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Chocolate Making and Tasting at a Local Factory in San Jos
5.0
51 Ratings
San José
Guided by professionals, you will enjoyably uncover the full journey of cocoa transforming into chocolate. Additionally, you will be provided with all the necessary materials to produce and take home your own customized chocolates.
Guided by professionals, you will enjoyably uncover the full journey of cocoa transforming into chocolate. Additionally, you will be provided with all the necessary materials to produce and take home your own customized chocolates.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Tapir Chocolates - This is a confectionery studio offering a comprehensive sampling of all cocoa derivatives. Initially, a succinct overview of cocoa’s history in the Americas is presented, accompanied by a tasting of raw cocoa fruit. Subsequently, participants sample cocoa seeds at various stages of refinement, including nibs, cocoa powder, cocoa…
- Tapir Chocolates - This is a confectionery studio offering a comprehensive sampling of all cocoa derivatives. Initially, a succinct overview of cocoa’s history in the Americas is presented, accompanied by a tasting of raw cocoa fruit. Subsequently, participants sample cocoa seeds at various stages of refinement, including nibs, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, and chocolate beverages. Moving on to the contemporary realm of chocolate-making, guests will savor chocolates of varying cocoa intensities and then craft their unique chocolate blends, incorporating a variety of local ingredients and their personal touch of creativity. To conclude, eco-friendly packaging materials are provided, enabling attendees to wrap their handmade chocolates and take home a delightful souvenir of the experience.
What's Included
- Snacks
- Creative materials for eco-friendly packaging (boxes, wrapping paper, stickers, etc.)
- Inputs for personal use (caps, aprons, gloves)
- Equipment necessary to make chocolates (molds, spatulas, machines)
- Snacks
- Creative materials for eco-friendly packaging (boxes, wrapping paper, stickers, etc.)
- Inputs for personal use (caps, aprons, gloves)
- Equipment necessary to make chocolates (molds, spatulas, machines)
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
- Private transportation
Meal Options
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Chocolate Tasting - Fresh cocoa fruit; dry and roasted cocoa beans; cocoa nibs;
chocolates in different concentrations; cocoa drink.
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Chocolate Tasting - Fresh cocoa fruit; dry and roasted cocoa beans; cocoa nibs;
chocolates in different concentrations; cocoa drink.
Location
Tapir Chocolates
You can find our location as “Tapir Chocolates” in Google Maps, Waze or Uber. Yellow Gates.
Is the Street 29, Av 7 & 9.
Costarican direction: From "Parque Francia" 150mts North, is a white house, the only one with yellow gates (in front of the Kinder Garden).
Barrio Escalante, San José, Costa Rica.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(51 Ratings)
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Sarah_g
Jan 2, 2025
The fresh cacao seeds,... - The fresh cacao seeds, the knowledge and kindness of Mauricio and Lucy, and the making of our chocolate bars! My son had a great time and wants to do this again.
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Traci_w
Jan 2, 2025
Reggie Williams Family Vacation - Had a great time learning about the cacao production and Costa Rica’s history. Lots of fun making our chocolate bars and creating our own special blend. Decorating our wrappers was just added fun! Definitely recommend!
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Janais2000
Dec 30, 2024
Choc Full of Goodness! - This was a great experience from start to finish. The owner, Mauricio is an excellent teacher and his passion is poured ou into the chocolate making. He gave us a full insight into the process of chocolate making from bean to bar, and patiently guided us through making our own chocolate bars. It was an informative and fun experience, and I loved the many options for filling and topping our chocolate bars. The decorating of our own packaging is a fun finishing touch which personalizes the experience. Looking forward to eating my chokkies when I get back home and reliving the experience! I highly recommend adding this tour to your itinerary.
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Renee_m
Dec 28, 2024
Great Experience! - This was such a great experience to see cacao from raw fruit to finished product and understand why genuine dark chocolate is a healthy food and why, when it is high quality it is so expensive! It was a fun class and we learned a lot. Mauricio, the guide/owner of Tapir Chocolates is very passionate about chocolate and he was an excellent teacher! We got to make 2 chocolate bars each, one filled and one just with added components.
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Erin_c
Dec 15, 2024
Must Do! - This was such a great experience! Our chocolatier was knowledgeable, friendly, and just a great instructor overall. The chocolate is super tasty and the fillings were unique, so different than what you’re used to. I would 1000% recommend this experience when in San Jose! We’d do it again in a heartbeat.
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Karenbv1500dl
Nov 21, 2024
Fun and unique - Even tho we had done a coffee and chocolate tour, this was completely different as we made choc bars to take away with us. Maurico is knowledgable of all things cacao and obviously enjoys sharing his craft. He was meticulous with his cleaning, and generous with his encouragement. Meeting other ‘choco lovers’ was great - lots of happy conversation. Going home with your very own delicious creations is pretty special and unique. Whether you share them or not is up to you! Currently his place is unmarked when you go there - can be uncertain to find- but they are looking at new premises in the future which hopefully will address this. Don’t miss!
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Stella_d
Nov 20, 2024
Fun - This was an insightful and fun experience! The chocolate we made is delicious and owner is passionate about what he does.
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Gary_c
Nov 16, 2024
Fun, informative and tasty - Absolutely a fun and informative time. Bonus, the chocolate is tasty, drinks and dinner are delicious! Such great hosts. Note, no sign saying Tapir Chocolates but host saw us and came right out. Hint, look for the yellow painted metal gates.
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Ansell_s
Oct 31, 2024
Nice & knowledgeable teacher - The instructor runs a chocolate factory & he is extremely knowledgeable! He reviewed the entire chocolate making process in detail. We tasted different types of chocolate & we had a chance to create our own chocolate bars. We even got to wrap & package it professionally. There’s no detail that he left out. We were worried there would not be options for us as are vegan but he had a lot of plant based chocolate & fillings. When looking for the place, look for the yellow gates.
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Sabrinaanjum85
Oct 16, 2024
Great class - For the class I was the only one there, but it was a fun experience. It was very informational, the history of chocolate, and the indigenous people's discovery and chocolate, then to the chocolate making process and tasting. Then making a chocolate bar. 10/10 would recommend.
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