Local Connections: Hands On Chocolate Experience with Women's Co-op
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Points of Interest
- Cultural Experience
Description
Be sure to read the Special Notes further down this page for important requirements and restriction.
Engage in an immersive cultural experience and assist some enterprising women on this impactful day. Board a motorcoach for a 40-minute ride from port to Altamira and the Chocal-a Cacao, Women's Chocolate Cooperative. Here, you'll discover a tiny organic-chocolate factory run by a group of local women committed to earning while remaining close to their families. You will have the opportunity to participate in the cocoa production cycle, learning about planting and cultivating the organic cacao trees and preparing the raw materials. Then you will help produce and package the chocolate bars that are sold. Assist at several work stations to gain a broader experience. At the completion of this rewarding day, bid good-bye to the friendly local women who appreciate your support. This tour is produced in partnership with Fathom Travel's cruise with a purpose initiative, offering an incredible opportunity to both enjoy a relaxing vacation experience and give back to the local community.
Special Notes:
Minimum age required to participate is 8 years old. Activity takes place both indoor (inside chocolate factory) and outdoor (at cacao trees nursery). Comfortable clothes and closed toes shoes recommended, bring sunscreen, sunglasses, cap, umbrella or rain poncho, cash for souvenir.Details
Tour timeline may vary to avoid overcrowding, etc.
Depart from Pier to Chocolate activity
- Transport type: Air Conditioned Transportation
- Transport Capacity: 50
- Travel time: 00:45
- Air conditioned: Yes
Arrival, welcome intro, educational talk, explanation of the day's activities. Group will be divided into subgroups and assigned to stations
- Time at site: 00:20
Activities at the Cacao Plant Nursery. This part includes: filling grow bags with soil planting Cacao Seeds, transporting filled bags to nursery (then wash-up)
- Time at site: 00:50
Tour of the area, to learn organic cacao cultivation process
- Time at site: 00:15
Travel time to factory
- Transport type: Air Conditioned Transportation
- Transport Capacity: 50
- Travel time: 00:10
- Air conditioned: Yes
Arrival to Chocolate Factory, welcome intro and snack (hot chocolate and fresh bread)
- Time at site: 00:20
Activities at the Chocolate Factory. This part includes: Sorting cacao beans, cleaning cacao nibs, wrapping and molding chocolate
- Time at site: 00:50
Gift Shop and bathroom break
- Time at site: 00:15
- Restroom available: Yes
- Shopping available: Yes
Drive back to port
- Transport type: Air Conditioned Transportation
- Transport Capacity: 50
- Travel time: 00:45
- Air conditioned: Yes