Chocolate History Tour: Taste the Evolution

Embark on an immersive, artisanal chocolate tasting experience that takes you on a journey through time. Discover the rich history of chocolate and indulge in handcrafted chocolates made using traditional methods.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Servicios de Tecnologia y Comunicacion Garfield Tulum - Embark on a journey as sumptuous as chocolate itself, where each bite whispers legends and stories of ancient traditions, where the cosmovision of indigenous tribes reveals that chocolate was given to them as the most precious gift by the gods themselves.
    Nowadays these traditions, as well as…
What's Included
  • Snacks
Meal Options
  • Prehispanic Chocolate - Enjoy chocolate as the Mexican natives did thousands of years ago with this traditional recipe.
  • Greek yogurt with cacao nibs and honey - A healthy and delicious snack.
  • Sugar coated and vanilla Creolle cacao beans - The finest cacao in the world.
  • Spanish milk chocolate - The first European Chocolate recipe from the XVI…
Additional Information

Embark on an Unforgettable Chocolate Adventure!
Let’s journey through time and uncover the rich history of chocolate, starting from its sacred role in Olmec, Mayan, and Aztec ceremonies to its conquest of Spanish palates and subsequent spread throughout Europe and the rest of the world. From there, we’ll venture into the modern era of chocolate bars that…

Location
Rosa de Plata F
Calle 12 Sur
This experience takes place at our new tasting room in La Veleta in Tulum Town. The name of the building is Rosa de Plata F. Conveniently located, and close by ,many restaurants, boutiques and bars; you can get here by foot, bike, car or taxi.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jankid2025
Mar 3, 2025
Amazing chocolate tasting experience - Amazing story telling and tasting experience. I loved hearing the history behind chocolate and how it got exported all around the world.
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Aidenf860
Feb 19, 2025
Chocolate and history! - Samira was a fantastic knowledgeable host! She knows so much about the history of chocolate and made it a very enjoyable tasting experience merging history and chocolate. Her space is beautiful and very clean. I highly recommend her tasting if you’re a chocolate fan!
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Vickygj7809nz
Feb 19, 2025
Tulum Must Do! - Was simply amazing! So knowledgeable on both the history of chocolate and the history of it's production! Thank you once again for such a wonderful evening!
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Passport57434088973
Feb 19, 2025
Amazing chocolate tasting experience. - It was am amazing experience. Great tasting. The host has a deep and broad knowledge of the topic. And made it fun and interesting for all of us. Highly recommend.
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Fionagn4534uv
Feb 19, 2025
Incredible chocolate tasting experience! - Samira was such an excellent guide through the history and production of chocolate! We left with more understanding of where chocolate comes from, and happy bellies! Highly recommend!
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928me
Feb 19, 2025
Private, family chocolate tasting - Samira not only gave us a wonderful chocolate tasting experience, but she is also incredibly knowledgeable about the history of chocolate in mexico and throughout the world. She was very hospitable and her passion for chocolate is absolutely infectious!!
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189raleighk
Feb 17, 2025
Book it!!! - We had a near perfect trip to Tulum and the chocolate tasting with Sam was the absolute highlight. It was incredibly informative, fascinating and meaningful. Sam has so much knowledge and passion for the topic, and the 2 hours flew by. The chocolate was delicious and we learned so much about Mayan culture--just as much as a trip to the ruins, but right in town and much more accessible.
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B3542cyerinm
Feb 2, 2025
Well worth it! - Samira set was flexible in booking, friendly and engaging. Our time was fun, comfortable and so educational. Not in a boring way though. It was so interesting to link chocolate and history. The quality of the offerings was extremely high. We were able to buy items at the end but there was zero pressure. A great way to appreciate history, culture and CHOCOLATE!
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Candice_o
Jan 7, 2025
Best chocolate tasting ever! - Shamira was an excellent host for this experience. She was very knowledgeable about the history of Mexican chocolates, the plants/trees and how delicate they are when harvesting the cacao pods, the legends of Mexican chocolate and their medicinal purposes. She also explained why European chocolate is not the best chocolate in the world and that there are companies that are still using children as slaves to work the jungles where the cacao is grown for chocolate to major well-known companies. If it is not fair trade, there is most likely child slaves making the chocolate for mass production. She gave so much rich history and was very informative. She showed us the ancient process to make chocolate milk/chocolate water and let us try using the instrument. She has converted me to a dark chocolate consumer as I've never liked dark chocolate because it is bitter. Shamira explained to me WHY the US and European chocolate is bitter. Mexican dark chocolate is delicious and I will only eat Mexican dark chocolate. She told us that if there are more than 4-5 ingredients in chocolate it's not good. I purchased about 4-5 types of chocolate along with the chocolate to make hot chocolate when I returned home. Not only was there wonderful chocolate to taste but she had in her shop Mayan honey that I tried. I bought 2 jars, big enough for me to fit in my suitcase and take back with me. I will definitely come back not just for the informative lesson, but for her friendly spirit and the delicious chocolate.
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Chadhamre
Dec 14, 2024
Well worth it - Super informative and enjoyable. I learned a lot and really enjoyed myself. I highly recommend if you have an interest and chocolate.
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From $67
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).