Santo Domingo: Chocolate Tour + Optional Workshops – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Enjoy a unique interactive tour as you discover how the simple cacao pod is transformed into fine and exquisite chocolate. Explore the world-class choclate-making facilities of KahKow Organic Chocolate with tastings included.
PRICE: $21
per person
Start your experience at the Holographic theater where different ghosts from the world of chocolate come to life and tell the whole story of chocolate from the beginning of the time. Find out how cocoa reached Hispaniola and traveled to the rest of the world. Next, continue to the Cocoa Plantation where you will be able to sample some cocoa fruit and feel as if you are in a real forest. Head over to the Fermentation Room where the guide will show you all the processes of fermentation and dried and its importance in creating quality chocolate.
After that, be directed to the Sensory Room and be challenged to use your 5 senses for each of the ingredients that make up awesome chocolate. If you guess right, you will have the chance to taste different chocolate percentages of KahKow Organic Chocolate. Finish the tour in the glass box on the Spanish Patio where the tour guide will explain how all the machines in the factory work to produce the final product.
Upgrade your experience by adding on an optional workshop to the end of your tour. In the Soap Workshop, learn how to make your own soap with a cacao butter formula made by the workers at La Esmeralda. Add a special touch with your preferred aroma. Alternatively, choose the Chocolate Workshop and create your own chocolate bar.
Tour Highlights:
Discover the origins of chocolate in the Holographic Theater
Taste delicious cacao beans during an interactive, sensory tour
Learn about the post-harvesting techniques
Enjoy a small-group tour with personalized attention and an intimate atmosphere
Includes:
Interactive chocolate tour
Cacao bean tasting
Chocolate Workshop (if option chosen)
Soap Workshop (if option chosen)
Food and drinks
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