Immerse yourself in the rich history of Mayan cocoa and honey conservation at Tulum Sanctuary. Learn how to create your own chocolate and participate in a workshop on preserving the unique Maya bee. Take home handmade honey soaps and candles.
- Chococacaomaya - Explore a sanctuary of chocolate and honey on a guided tour and try your hands on making soap, and chocolate from natural products. Enjoy a scrumptious meal before swimming in the sacred water.
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- Gourmet organic or vegan chocolate and honey tasting
- Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
- Refreshing swim in a Cenote
- Interactive Chocolate Experience
- Hands-on Mayan honey workshop including candle or soap making
- Access to Cenote for swimming
- Drinks of any kind
- Any other product or service not mentioned on the inclusions list
The start of our journey will be marked by our arrival at a sanctuary. Here, a blessing will be performed by one of our shamans before entering the jungle where our sacred place resides. This ceremony is meant to show gratitude to the primordial spirits of cocoa and honey for augmenting the experience.
Our skillful chocolate makers will walk us through the history of Mayan cacao, explaining the usage of its seeds. Moreover, we’ll be learning the process of making our own chocolate - from roasting and shelling the seeds to grinding them on metates. The choice of adding your desired ingredient to create personal chocolate blend is also available. A workshop on Maya bees’ preservation, the only stingless bees globally, will also be conducted as our sanctuary is keen on protecting them. The unique tasting honey produced by these bees is often regarded as medicinal. Participating in honey collection and making honey infused soaps and candles with your own hands will be an exciting part of this expedition. You can take one of these handcrafted items home as a souvenir.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.