Recently Viewed
Chocolate Making and Tasting at a Local Factory in San Jos
4.9
75 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
-
Chocolate Tasting - Fresh cocoa fruit; dry and roasted cocoa beans; cocoa nibs;
chocolates in different concentrations; cocoa drink.
-
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
4.9
(75 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Txgrl4life
Jun 1, 2025
Great class - My family and I really enjoyed this class! The instructor was amazing and the information he shared was extremely interesting. I will definitely recommend this class if you are able to attend.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Amt97g
May 29, 2025
Learned the process of... - Learned the process of making chocolate as well as the history of it in a fun and hands on way. Great experience
Review provided by Viator
Rachelle_s
May 21, 2025
Excellent Chocolate Experience - We had an amazing experience at Tapir Chocolates. Our chef/ owner was very knowledgeable, patient and informative. It was our best activity during the visit.
Review provided by Viator
Julieinsacramento
May 18, 2025
Loved this tour/class! - This tour/class was very fun and facinating, especially if you enjoy chocolate, cooking, history, ecology, hands-on creative projects or sustainable local businesses. I don't think it's a great fit for under age 10, because there's a need to avoid contaminating ingredients, and a lot of information on many aspects of chocolate.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Grahammj1761vc
May 17, 2025
A wonderful experience - This was a great experience. My wifecand i went and had thectour to ourselves. The guide was eeally friendly and knowledgable. He told us about the history and cukture of chocolate, and walked us through the process of making it - from the tree to wrappibg a finished bar.
We got to make two bars each, too, under his careful supervision.
An amazing experiencw. Thoroughly recommended.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Leerv3254ya
Apr 13, 2025
Chocolate making class - The experience was amazing. Finding the place was a little difficult due to no signage. Over all a great experience. Marcio was very knowledgeable about chocolate and answered all questions.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Compass35145514568
Apr 11, 2025
Tapir Chocolates--not to be missed in Costa Rica! - Mauricio was the best way to end our first Costa Rica trip with my dad. We are both chocolate addicts and Mauricio led the perfect class, being both knowledgeable and full of good humor. It was the experience that made my heart and soul cry for Costa Rica and I didn't want to leave.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Karen_b
Apr 4, 2025
Fun time learning and tasting everything chocolate - We had a wonderful experience learning about chocolate, tasting and making our own chocolate bars. Very interactive and fun. I would recommend having one language, as 2 was a little distracting and we felt left out while others were speaking spanish.
Review provided by Viator
Grizel
Mar 20, 2025
Great chocolate making - I appreciate Mauricio knowledge and expertise in helping us learn about cacao. I enjoyed the class very much and am happy with the production of chocolate bars that we made. Indeed a fun class to take
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Shantel_w
Apr 20, 2025
Would not recommend - This was a very small operation and the place was difficult to find. The chocolatier was knowledgeable but I tried another class in San Jose and it was for half the price, more popular, much better organized and more enjoyable. I would not recommend this for $50-60 USD. It’s worth $20-30 at most.
Review provided by Viator