26 Feb 2025
Incredible experience. As one who has a small hobby farm, this was certainly one of the most enjoyable and informative experiences we have had in decades of international travel.
The tour is a "hands-on" tour at a small family-owned and operated cacao farm where they grow both "Nacional" and a hybrid variety of cacao trees. They also grow Hibiscus which they package as dehydrated flowers for use in brewing tea. You'll get to see and participate in many of the steps involved in making incredible chocolate bars from the cacao beans grown there at the farm. At the end, you can purchase chocolate bars, Hibiscus and other things to take home with you (no pressure to buy, but those are available).
During our visit, we enjoyed a delicious lunch on the patio of the home of our wonderful hosts and got to meet their little boy and friendly farm dogs! And the chocolate...the best I have ever had!
Our guide Mario and his driver were great. Five stars!