This combo is taking place in 2 different locations. Please read below.
1ST PART: WORKSHOP AT TALAMANCA CHOCOLATE
At 10am on the day of your reservation. This event will take place at Talamanca Chocolate located in Playa Negra.
This is a must for chocolate lovers! During approximately 3 hours, you'll learn the entire process from tree to bar. You will make chocolate from scratch: roasting, grinding, tempering then molding with tasting all along the way. Puerto Viejo has a long history of cacao production and Talamanca Chocolate will share that history with you. There will be lots to learn and taste, from flavor development to label design, this is a full experience!
2ND PART: CHOCOLATE PAIRING AT CHOCO
Available 7 days before and 7 days after the date of your guided tour, anytime during the following hours: Tuesday to Thursday from 1pm to 7pm and Friday to Saturday from 11am to 4pm. This event will take place at Choco (downtown Puerto Viejo).
You'll have to select 1 of these 5 options:
CHOCOLATE AND BEER PAIRING: 3 x 4oz of each of our local draft beers, each coming with 2 pieces of our best chocolates.
CHOCOLATE AND WINE PAIRING: 3 x 2.5oz of each of our wines (1 white and 2 reds), each coming with 2 pieces of our best chocolates.
CHOCOLATE AND RUM PAIRING: 3 x 1oz of each of our local rums (5, 12 and 20 years old), each coming with 2 pieces of our best chocolates.
CHOCOLATE TASTING PLATE: Chocolate samples of all the different chocolate producers we represent for a total of 18 pieces of our best chocolates.
CHOCOLATE TASTING & A COFFEE OR A HOT CHOCOLATE: 3 x 2 pieces of chocolate from some local chocolate producers we represent, for a total of 6 pieces + a coffee or a hot chocolate of your choice.
This combo is taking place in 2 different locations. Please read below.
The 1st part of this combo will take place at Talamanca Chocolate located in Playa Negra. Take the dirt road south of the Ancora Blu Pizzeria and drive straight until the end of the road where you will see a chocolate brown building on your right hand side. The workshop will start at 10am the day of your reservation. Refer to the map.
The 2nd part of of this combo will take place at Choco located in the center of Puerto Viejo on Calle 217, 50 mts North of Hotel Puerto Viejo in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica. The pairing is available 7 days before and 7 days after the date of your guided tour, anytime during the following hours: Tuesday to Thursday from 1pm to 7pm and Friday to Saturday from 11am to 4pm. No reservation required, just show up at the boutique and mention your name to the Choco employee.
A making chocolate workshop in Playa Negra, an English/Spanish speaking teacher for the group.
A chocolate pairing of your choice at our boutique Choco in the center of Puerto Viejo. The experience is available in English, Spanish and seasonally in French.
Service fee (tip) and taxes are included in the price.
Transportation to/from Talamanca Chocolate and to/from Choco boutique is not included.
Not refundable. If you need to change the time and/or date of your reservation:
- More than 36 hours before the selected date and time: send us an email at info@cho.co.cr with the desired time and date and we will do our best to accommodate
- Within the last 36 hours before your selected date and time, and after your selected date and time: no changes