Chocolate: From tree to the bar, in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

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Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Reviews

Location

Santa Marta

Duration

3 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 8 guests

Language

English, Spanish

Other

Gluten-free, Family-friendly, Pet-friendly

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Discover the journey of cacao from sustainable forests to your hands-on chocolate workshop. Explore ecological practices, enjoy a chocolatier class, and unwind by pristine farm rivers.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Artisanal Chocolate, from the garden to the table is a wonderful experience for the people who want to know more about the cacao and his star sub product, the chocolate. The participants will make a tour for a sustentably cacao forest, they will know all about his ecological management and his transformation,and then, they will be to enjoy a chocolatier class. The participants will can to stay for enjoy the beautiful and crystal clear rivers close to the farm.

Sample Menu

MAIN

vegetarian option 1

Squash cream with quinoa, chickpea croquettes stuffed with cheese, red brown rice (with paprika), sautéed vegetables with house sauce.

MAIN

vegetarian option 2

Chickpeas in coconut milk, lentil meatballs, brown rice curry, steamed vegetables with homemade vinaigrette.

MAIN

option with fish

Sea fish in house sauce, brown rice in coconut milk, fresh salad with homemade vinaigrette, breaded yucca fingers from the garden.

MAIN

option with chicken

Chicken in house adobo sauce, green plantain chips with homemade mayonnaise, roasted vegetables with homemade vinaigrette.

What You Get

Materials for the class

Chocolate Tasting

Chocolate te for your arrival

Private Transportation $48,000 COP Round Trip

Lunch

Vegetarian options are priced at $25,000 and fish and chicken options are priced at $35,00000

Debit and credit card payments, digital or physical

Good To Know

Suitable for people with celiac disease, diabetes and those with intolerances to all foods, except cocoa.
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for pregnant travelers

What You’ll Experience

The traveler will experiment a tour in a cacao farm, they will transform with their own hands the cacao in chocolate, creating pices like chocolate bon bon, chocolate bars, pure cacao, covered fruit. The participants also will can stay enyoing and crystal clear river close to the farm and they will taste some chocolates , for the lunch, we offer diferent options like vegetarian, with fish or with chicken (the lunch is not including, has an adittional cost)

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

77376W37+575, Santa Marta Magdalena, Colombia, CO

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You take a bus in Santa Marta that goes to Bonda, you tell the driver to leave you at the Bonda police station and next door, you will find a collection of motorcycle taxi drivers, you take one of these motorcycles and tell him to take you to La Esperanza Reserve or "Finca de Melissa".

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
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Reviews

5.0

based on 8 reviews

(TripAdvisor)

Memorable experience 10/10!

April 11, 2026

We had an amazing experience with our host Solano! He truly made the experience special with the whole item art. He was very knowledgeable and it was so cool learning about the process of making ch...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Excellent experience

March 30, 2026

A very chévere tour, to do among friends or family. Adapted also for foreigners who do not speak Spanish and perfect to know cocoa production and a delicious tasting at the end. The hosts were very...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Must do in Santa Marta!

March 25, 2026

This experience was very special and we can only recommend everyone who likes nature and chocolate to do it! The motorcycle ride up to the house was amazing and the nature around the house is stunn...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Happiness in the sweet

February 21, 2026

It was a unique experience, the motorbike ride, the view, how homely it felt, the host. Everything was spectacular. Let’s say that for ignorance it was a bit complex to get to the pickup point, but...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Experience making artisan chocolate

February 21, 2026

Excellent experience, great attention from the hostess as well as invaluable being in nature and hearing birds and water fall into the surrounding river. Everyone should go if they have the chance.

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