Make Your Own Chocolate: Make chocolate the way the Mayans did centuries ago. Your adventure begins with a guided island tour and sightseeing highlights on your drive to a cacao plantation. There, you’ll have a chance to learn how cacao trees are planted and cared for as well as how cacao pods are harvested. Get a close look at the complete lifecycle of this amazing tree. While waiting for your chocolate bars to set, join your guide for a tour through the botanical gardens, where you will see the famous Honduran mahogany, coffee trees, orchids, and more. Plus, savor a traditional lunch featuring chicken, rice, beans, and fried plantains.
What’s Included:
Accessibility: This tour is ambulatory accessible. Guests must take a few steps (up/down), walk short distances, and transfer to a seat.
Requirements & Restriction: Minimum age – 4 years. Children under the age of 4 can go along with their parents or legal guardian at no charge; however, they cannot participate in the chocolate making. Children under 4 do not require a ticket but must be accompanied by a paying adult. Use of hair nets and gloves is required to maintain safety standards and cleanliness.
What to Bring: Cash or credit/debit card for additional purchases.
Good to Know: While visiting Roatan, you will be on the Bay Islands National Marine Park, the largest protected marine area in Honduras. Please do not litter, and do not touch, disturb or buy souvenirs made from marine life. Your support makes all the difference; help conserve this marine protected area. And as time permits, please visit the Marine Park’s kiosk as you transit through the Isla Tropicale Cruise Terminal to learn more about this precious resource.