Project Chocolat Tree to Bar Tour at Hotel Chocolat Saint Lucia
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Immerse yourself in a unique Tree to Bar chocolate experience from chocolatier and sustainable cacao grower, Hotel Chocolat, at their Rabot Estate in Saint Lucia - lunch included.
Plunge into the rainforest for a tour of the cacao groves and learn about sustainable cacao-growing. Find out how to graft a cacao tree before tasting cacao pulp from a freshly-cut pod. Then, sample chocolate made on the Rabot Estate and unique to Saint Lucia while crafting your own chocolate bar. (Experience approx. 2.5 hours)
Discover the famous cacao-cuisine and The Cacao Bar - all enjoyed overlooking a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lunch is included in the Tree to Bar tour price - you can arrive early and eat before or linger after and take in the rainforest views as you indulge in the market-style food.
Finish your Tree to Bar experience by treating yourself (or loved ones back home) to more chocolate and our cacao beauty & alcohol ranges, available to browse and purchase on our retail floor.
Additional Info
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Experiences are not suitable for children under 8 years old
We are Covid Certified
You must arrive for your experience with good time, ensuring you are not late
What To Expect
Tree to Bar Experience: Immerse yourself in our unique, multisensory tree to bar chocolate experience at Rabot Estate. Here, you can find out about how cacao grows. Plunge into the rainforest for a tour of the cacao groves, and learn how to graft a tree before hand-crafting your very own chocolate bar. Finish your experience with cacao cuisine, served street-food style - including the Cacao Burger, Cacao Beer-Battered Fish & Chips and fresh local produce. Try our famous soft-serve Ice Cream of the Gods and our cacao infused cocktails.
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Tree to Bar Experience
Chocolate Making: Craft your very own chocolate bar with our team, starting with tasting cacao pulp from a freshly-cut pod. Duration: 2 hours Market Lunch: Experience cacao cuisine, served street-food style. Including the Cacao Burger, Cacao Fish & Chips and fresh local produce. Tree to Bar Tour: Our guides will take you on a tour of our Seederie, where you’ll find out more about how cacao begins its journey. Shop: Browse our gifting area where you can pick up your favourite cacao-infused alcohol or beauty products, clothing, and bags.
What‘s Included
Lunch
From Tree to Bar Cacao Tour
Chocolate making experience
Transportation
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
564 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fun afternoon
Paula P,May 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Fun few hours! The rainforest tour was interesting as well as learning about the cacao bean. The included lunch was very good. Be prepared for a workout making your chocolate bar! Note: the walk up from the rainforest is steep and with the heat it was a struggle for some people.
An unforgettable experience for chocolate lovers!
Perry D,May 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Such a cool and unique experience! I loved seeing how the cacao beans grow and learning about the process of making chocolate. The guides were great and the tour was very well run. Pounding the chocolate is definitely an arm workout! After the workshop you get to enjoy a lovely lunch in a beautiful setting. Agree with reviews that said to wear good shoes for walking in the jungle, as well as bug spray etc. A must do in Saint Lucia !
A fun change of pace activity!!!
malikz706,May 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a very fun experience. My wife and I enjoyed learning the history of chocolate and the process of how it’s made. Our guide Nathan was really funny and made the experience that more enjoyable.
Absolutely fantastic
Rana Y,May 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Absolutely fantastic, a must do in St Lucia. Wear trainers and there is a bit of walking around the estate.
Better than Willa Wonka!
Samuel B,May 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This a nice excursion to Hotel Chocolat where you visit the site and take a tour and learn the process of how chocolate is made! You get to walk thru the site and observe how the plants are grown and observe plants in the fields. Also included is lunch and you get to make your own chocolate! Recommended for chocolate lovers!
No Nibs, No Chocolate.
Cassandrakeating,May 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour is a must do. It is very informative.
Fun learning about and making cocoa
amgoldberg,May 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent knowledge of the cocoa making process. Small group tours. From start to finish it was great. Very knowledgeable staff, great opportunity to view several species of plants in their forest. Making the chocolate was great fun. Lunch was good too.
Lovely experience, great...
Jeanette U,May 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Lovely experience, great to hear the cooperation between Hotel Chocolat and local farmers. Really enjoyed both the rainforest walk and the chocolate making (even if it did require a lot of pounding!)
This was a great...
Nicole M,May 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a great experience to walk through the process of growing cocoa trees and actually MAKING chocolate. Our guide (John) was very informative and friendly. The explanatory and rainforest garden portions were lovely and the actual chocolate making is INTENSE—your arms will get a workout! While it was fun to have the experience of making your own, you really appreciate the difference in refining chocolate that comes with machines—our homemade bars were fun but… our hand-ground texture left a lot to be desired! The food combinations with cacao were nice, although it hadn’t been clear to me that the included lunch is either consumed BEFORE the tour (some people arrived quite early for lunch apparently) or afterwards… Bear this in mind if you are combining activities! It was also not clearly explained what the included lunch actually included… we had to ask in the food court area, and there are many options there that are NOT included/are an extra cost. The cocktails are nice and we had a fun time with the bartender but they are very much on the sweet side and are an extra $15 USD per cocktail. For my gin-loving palate, I didn’t really taste much cacao in the gin to warrant taking a bottle home.
Excellent way to spend a morning.
Pioneer29760048308,Apr 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had an excellent morning walking in the plantation and making our own chocolate. All the staff were friendly and helpful. Special mention to Nathan our tour guide who was very knowledgeable and funny. Go for the longer tour it’s well worth it!!
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