Chocolate Tours in Cozumel: Our 5 Favourites

1.Chocolate & Margarita Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 207 reviews · 1 hour 40 minutes (approx.) · from $45Our pick

At The Mayan Cacao Company in Cozumel, a Spanish and English-speaking guide leads you through Mayan cacao traditions, a real Mayan house, local plants, tortillas, handmade chocolate, and a chocolate margarita. Guides such as Angel, Roberto, Paty, and Eduardo are praised for making the 1-hour-40-minute visit warm, funny, and easy to follow.

“This was an amazing family experience. Angel was GREAT! He explained the Mayan Cocoa Company experience to us and he was very informative. My family had a wonderful time. I highly recommend this excursion, you won’t be disappointed. Thank you Angel!”

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2.Chocolate Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 92 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $39Best value

At The Mayan Cacao Company in Cozumel, guides such as Paty, Angel, Eduardo, and Mario lead a hands-on cacao lesson and chocolate workshop. You’ll hear how the Maya used cacao, grind beans with a mortar and pestle, season your mixture, and leave with your own chocolate creation. Samples and store shopping follow.

“Paty was an excellent tour guide… warm and welcoming… she gave us just enough information and was super friendly. Thank you! Bought chocolate to go. 😉”

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3.Chocolate Seaside Workshop & Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 76 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $48

At Stingray Beach, guides such as Wendy and Lucy lead a small English-language workshop on Mayan chocolate traditions. You will process cocoa, make a small chocolate creation, taste seven or more Mexican chocolates, and pair them with red and white wine. The air-conditioned venue has beach views, though the experience is about chocolate rather than swimming.

“Very well presented, great venue, interesting and lots of fun. Plenty of chocolate and wine makes for a very good day.”

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4.Chocolate Tasting & mayan Presentation

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $82

Start at Chocolates Kaokao with Mexican coffee, cacao samples, and a hands-on chocolate bar you take home. Then visit a Mayan cultural setting for tortillas, sauces, tequila, and a short presentation before finishing with tacos at a local family restaurant. Guides may include Adolfo, Guillermo, Memo, Nancy, or Jafet.

“Enjoyable tour! Adolfo was a great guide, and Nancy at the chocolate place was wonderful too. We learned a fair amount about chocolate and tequila, and the tacos at the end were delicious.”

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5.Hands-On Chocolate, Tortilla, Salsa & Honey Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Spend about four hours at Tierra Maya learning Mayan food traditions with stone tools, fresh dough, and honey from sacred Melipona bees. You will make chocolate, salsa, and tortillas, taste seasonal local liqueurs, and travel in a private air-conditioned vehicle. Guide Charlie may also tailor the outing with scenic island stops.

“Charlie was an excellent tour guide - the best! We appreciated his flexibility and his vast knowledge of the area and its history. Tierra Maya was an great experience. Each of the four stations taught us something new. Learning about and seeing the Meliponini bees and sampling the honey were a highlight. He taught us enough to know that we need to come back to Cozumel for another visit! We packed a lot into our half day tour and it was wonderful - Cenote (with crocodile), chocolate, east coast beaches and more.”

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