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Learn to Cook Mayan Style & Make Your Own Chocolate Bar

Placencia, Belize
  • 7 hours (approx.)
  • Group discounts
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Immerse yourself Mayan culture on this half-day guided excursion. After a convenient hotel pickup in Placencia Village, spend the day with Ernesto and Aurora Saqui and learn about Mayan traditions like herbal medicine and how to prepare tortillas and tamales on a hearth. Visit a cacao farm and discover the old-fashioned method of making chocolate—then enjoy the memorable experience of making your own.
  • Explore Mayan traditions and ceremonies with the help of a local family
  • Visit the jungle and learn how to make indigenous herbal medicines
  • Prepare and taste local foods like chocolate, tortillas, and tamales
  • Make the most of limited time with convenient hotel pickup and drop-off

What's Included

  • Pick Up and Drop Off in Placencia Village.
  • Transportation.
  • Tour Guide.
  • Park Fees.
  • Lunch.
  • Lunch
  • Alcoholic drinks.
  • Gratuities.
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off outside of Placencia Village (but can arrange)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Splash Dive Centre
    2287 Placencia Peninsula Road, Placencia 00000, Placencia, Belize

    Departure Point: Splash Dive Center Address: Peninsula Club, (Across from Chabil Mar Luxury Resort) Placencia Village, Stann Creek, Belize. Return point: Splash Dive Center

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.8:00 am

Itinerary

Maya Center Village (Pass By)

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Infant meals not included.
  • Service animals allowed
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews

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From $250.00

per person

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

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On average, this is booked 29 days in advance.

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