Chocolate Seaside Workshop & Wine Tasting

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Cozumel, Mexico

2 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Make your own chocolate using ancient Aztec-inspired techniques on this tour at Stingray Beach. After whipping up a batch of chocolate with the hands-on workshop, sample wine and chocolate pairings to get a taste for different strains of cocoa and even sip a chocolate martini by the beach.

Chocolate making workshop at Stingray Beach
Try your hand at a new skill with ancient roots
A must for chocolate lovers
All tastings and materials included

Sample Menu

Starter

CHOCOLATE MARTINI

(Or Cocoa drink for under age participants)

Main

Chocolate Tasting

7+ varieties of Mexican Articanal Chocolate. (Dark, milk, white, almond, chile, coconut, etc)

Main

Wine Tasting

Red and white wine to cleanse the palate between tastings.

What's Included

Bottled water
Snacks

You will be given the ingredients to create a small, but tasty amount of chocolate.
Alcoholic Beverages

Red & white wine ONLY FOR 18+ YEARS OLD

Private transportation

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
This tour happens at the stunning Stingray Beach facility in a street level, air-conditioned terrace overlooking the sea.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Stingray Beach

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Guests with chocolate or nut allergies should not take this tour.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Jennifer_F

This was such an enjoyable experience. Wendy and Yany were fantastic hostesses. Educational and we tasted plenty of chocolate and wine tasting. We loved making our own chocolate bar. I highly recommend this experience.

Reviews

4.9

based on 76 reviews

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My friend and I had a...

John_G, Dec 2025

My friend and I had a wonderful experience with Wendy. She was very informative and made it a fun experience. Anyone who likes chocolate should definitely come for an amazing experience.

Chocolate and wine lovers’ day in paradise!

Laura_H, Nov 2025

This was such a wonderful day! Wendy, our leader, was personable, well-spoken and had so much knowledge about chocolate and wine. Her assistant, Yani, was quiet but sweet. They made a great team and the experience was organized extremely well. My husband and my parents had a fantastic time and got to eat some delicious chocolate and taste excellent wine. Highly recommend!

Great experience

Jennifer_F, Sep 2025

Great activity, fun,...

Steve_H, Aug 2025

Great activity, fun, learning, great chocolate and wine. Wendy was great host. Beautiful scenery, bought chocolates to go.

It was interesting,...

Karla_G, Feb 2025

It was interesting, educational, a nice variety of chocolate. She was very knowledgable. There was an absence of personal connection with the group.

More than we thought it would be!!

Patti_K, Feb 2025

Great learning experience - great wine also! Wendy did a great job, lots of info on chocolate and history.

Chocolate with a twist!

Thomas_L, Dec 2024

Presentation, historic and tasting were memorable. Easy to follow instructions and the hostess was entertaining. Exceeded our expectations. Chocolate never tasted so good!

Great times!!!!!

Scott_C, Dec 2024

We had a great time!!!!! We loved making, tasting and learning about chocolate. The lady hosting was amazing.

Fun, informative.

Dodi_H, Nov 2024

We had such a great time! Wendy was informative, fun, and professional! What a great introduction to the history of the Yucatán and people. Her personal experiences added so much to the history as well.

Highly Recommend!

Nancy_G, Sep 2024

Lucy was friendly and knowledgeable! We thoroughly enjoyed our experience with her! We found out there is a lot we didn’t know about chocolate and wine.

Response from Host, Sep 2024

I appreciate your positive review, especially since I was the one who came up with the idea of creating a Chocolate Workshop. I had seen a presentation in Miami by a famous chef on the processing of chocolate and realizing that the Mayans had discovered this process thought it should be made into an informative "tour". (The Mayans never figured out, like the Swiss, to add milk to their formula. Likely due to their not having COWS!) It was also later at a dinner party where I was having a chocolate brownie for dessert with some leftover red wine, that I discovered how well the two went together. Again, I love that you enjoyed the experience!

Different reason to visit Cozumel

Alina_S, Jun 2024

Most folks when visiting Cozumel tend to lean towards booking beach/water related tours. This one was out of the norm and surprisingly enjoyable. We had a small audience with a pleasant and very informative instructor named Wendy. First, she provided us with a detailed step by step in making chocolate from scratch, and gave us a thorough background on its origination. Afterwards we actually got to make chocolate, and while it was being cooled, we got to experience matching and tasting different chocolates with more than one kind of wine. The whole experience just needed a bit more of spicing up a bit, otherwise, I would recommend it.

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Must do shore excursion activity in Cozumel

Audrine_M, Jun 2024

I am so glad I did this tour at Stingray beach at Cozumel. I had 5 adults and 2 children in my party when I booked the chocolate workshop and wine tasting tour, someone from the tour contacted me to tell me that children are not allowed because of the alcohol they serve but offered us the chocolate and pinata tour. Before I took up the new tour offered, they offered us a private tour for just my group for the chocolate and wine tasting at no additional cost. My group was the only people in the tour. Vanessa and Jasna were amazing. Vanessa started with explaining the history of chocolate and then went step by step with chocolate making and then pairing wine with chocolate. I was so glad to have my 3 yr old make chocolate with me. He enjoyed it thoroughly. When the 1.5 yr old in our party wanted some milk, Jasna made chocolate milk for which he cherished. Overall, it was an amazing experience. The room in which the tour is conducted is air conditioned, welcome relief from the heat and has beautiful views of the beach.

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Yum

PHYLLIS_D, May 2024

.Very interesting. Hostess was wonderful. Loved learning how to pair the wine with chocolate. It was fun making your own chocolate.

Response from Host, Sep 2024

A great start to the day!

Judy_V, Apr 2024

What a great activity for our group! There were 5 of us and not only was it a fun event, it was educational and the energy in the room was fantastic. Would definitely recommend you take some time out of your vacation and book a seaside chocolate and wine day! :)

Lots of fun, and I made some delicious chocolate if i say so myself.

Wendy_W, Apr 2024

Lucy and her team made it really fun! Interesting, educational, and a lot of fun. Nice small group. So much more to making chocolate than I ever knew.

Response from Host, Sep 2024

This was fantastic!

Jennifer_A, Mar 2023

We learned so much! Wendy was wonderful, taught with clarity and humour. The whole experience was wonderful, start to finish!

Chocolate Making & Wine

Chris_T, Feb 2023

Wendy did a great job presenting. Very educational and enjoyable experience. Staff members were very helpful and made it a memorable experience. Lots of wine and we liked being able to take home the chocolate we made. Easy to get to facility from the cruise port. Staff helped flag down a taxi for our return trip to the port. Based on videos and pictures, I was expecting more out of Stingray Beach itself (reason for 4 rating). It was much smaller and more consolidated areas for water activities. We were told we could visit the grounds during our visit. When we got there we were told we could not walk down near the water.

We’ve been coming to...

Pat_K, Feb 2023

We’ve been coming to Cozumel for well over 10 years and always look for new adventures. Wine and chocolate, what can go wrong?? Loved Wendy’s enthusiasm and love for what she’s doing. Great job!!!

Amazing chocolate & wine pairing!

Debbie_M, Nov 2022

Lucy was awesome, explaining the history of chocolate in Mayan culture, then teaching us as we made our own chocolate bar. We started with a yummy refreshing chocolate martini, then ended the 2 1/2 hrs with delicious wine & chocolate pairing! The venue was a beautiful air conditioned building right on Stingray Beach with a gorgeous view! Highly recommend this activity!

Lots of fun

James_K, Oct 2022

We had a great time, making the chocolate and then doing the chocolate and wine pairing. Lucy and Wendy made the whole experience. A lot of fun. They have a beautiful, air-conditioned location and we truly enjoyed the experience. We highly recommend this activity.

Super fun for the family!

Catherine_T, Aug 2022

Easy location to take a taxi to! Very educational and super fun, even our teenage daughter liked it! The wine tasting was good, the chocolates were excellent and the instructor was great!

This is one of the best...

Tom_B, Aug 2022

This is one of the best excursions we have ever done on a cruise. We booked it directly with Viator. Lots of fun and very knowledgeable guides. Both the wine and the chocolates were great. Highly recommended

Well worth the small fee

Jenni_D, Aug 2022

We had an incredible time! We learned so much about chocolate and the history of its making while enjoying good wine paired with delicious chocolate. Wendy was so knowledgeable and entertaining. You will not be disappointed. We loved it AND got to make our own chocolate to take home.

Wendy is wonderful!!!

Kathleen_W, Jul 2022

My friend and I thoroughly enjoyed this workshop! Wendy has such a beautiful spirit about her and her passion for chocolate is evident. She gave us the perfect mix of the history of chocolate making and significance in the Mayan culture. I would highly recommend this for anyone interested in chocolate and how to pair chocolate with wine.

Chocolate and Wendy are a Terrific Duo!

Susan_S, May 2022

My husband and I had the most delightful time with Wendy learning all about chocolate! She was so personable and engaging and really knows her topic. My husband had been unsure about taking the class, but left raving about how wonderful Wendy and the class was. Thanks!

Great birthday morning!

Dawn_S, Apr 2022

Wendy was so much fun to learn from! The workshop, chocolate making and wine pairing was just what we needed to kick off our birthday celebration day! Wendy was incredibly knowledgeable on all topics. We will be back.

Tour guide Wendy was very...

Deb_L, Mar 2022

Tour guide Wendy was very informative and a pleasure to listen to. It was fun making the cocoa from the nut to paste.

Very well presented,...

Robert_M, Jan 2022

Very well presented, great venue, interesting and lots of fun. Plenty of chocolate and wine makes for a very good day.

Great private interaction!!

DetailsMatter, Aug 2021

Fairly small group (7 total) that made it very personal & intimate of a tour. We learned a lot of the history of cocoa & the process used, etc. loved their photographer who took great angeled shots & professional looks throughout the whole process. Their flavors were amazing & the vanilla honey was something I could not leave without!!

Great experience

frania_s, Jul 2021

If you are a chocolate lover you will love learning about the chocolate history and tasting the most delicious and unique chocolate. You also get to do your own chocolate to make hot cocoa.

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