About this experience
Leave Placencia at 08:30 am for a scenic drive to experience Maya culture first hand, participate in Mayan cooking and visit a Mayan cacao farm and processing factory.
The experience begins with learning to cook a meal the Mayan way on a fire hearth. You will learn how to make tortillas and tamales from scratch in a real Mayan kitchen. Take advantage of the experience to ask lots of questions about how the Mayans live, work, raise their families while you are preparing your lunch. The Maya are a proud of their culture and happy to share their stories. Bring your cell phone or camera and take video so you can share your new culinary skills with friends and family when you get home. Make sure you get the recipes!
After enjoying the lunch that you have just cooked, visit the cacao farm to see how the cacao is grown, harvested and dried. Then head over to the little chocolate factory to make chocolate from cacao beans the old fashioned way. Make and eat your very own chocolate bar.
At a glance
- Duration: 7 hr
Plan your experience
Set aside 7 hr for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Local guides to help you plan
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What is included
- Transportation.
- Lunch
- Lunch.
- Park Fees.
- Pick Up and Drop Off in Placencia Village.
- Tour Guide.
Not included
- Alcoholic drinks.
- Gratuities.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off outside of Placencia Village (but can arrange)
Itinerary and highlights
Enjoy the drive on the Placencia Peninsula road between the Caribbean Sea and the Placencia Lagoon to the Southern HIghway
Meeting and pickup information
- Departure Point: Splash Dive Center Address: Peninsula Club, (Across from Chabil Mar Luxury Resort) Placencia Village, Stann Creek, Belize. Return point: Splash Dive Center
Languages and tickets
- English — Guide
- Spanish — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Splash Dive Center Limited (but shown as Splash Dive Shop on Trip Advisor)
Meeting points and locations
Accessibility and practical details
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Infant meals not included.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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