Chocolate Experience

Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Making Experience in Cartagena

Explore the bean-to-bar process and create your own chocolate to take home in a hands-on, family-friendly workshop about Colombian cacao, flavor and craft.
Guests smiling and pouring cacao ingredients during a hands-on chocolate making experience at Lunático in Cartagena
  • 2-hour hands-on workshop
  • Explore the bean-to-bar process
  • Colombian cacao culture
  • Chocolate tasting
  • Create chocolate to take home
  • Minimum age: 5+
  • Advance reservation only

Explore cacao, flavor and chocolate making

In this hands-on chocolate experience, you'll explore the journey from cacao beans to finished chocolate while creating your own chocolate to enjoy and take home. Guided by Lunático's team, you'll learn about Colombian cacao culture, explore key steps of the bean-to-bar process and discover cacao through flavor, texture and craft.

This experience is designed to be interactive, sensory and easy to follow — ideal for families, couples, curious travelers and anyone who wants to discover Colombian cacao in a practical way.

Host and guest interacting with cacao beans and origin materials at Lunático in Cartagena

What you'll do

  • Learn about Colombian cacao culture
  • Explore the bean-to-bar chocolate process
  • Crack and winnow cacao beans
  • Taste cacao and chocolate flavors
  • Mold and decorate your own chocolate
  • Create chocolate to enjoy and take home
  • Share the experience in a relaxed small-group setting

What's included

  • 2-hour hands-on chocolate making workshop
  • Step-by-step guidance from Lunático's team
  • Cacao beans and chocolate-making materials
  • Introduction to the bean-to-bar process
  • Chocolate tasting
  • Molding and decorating your own chocolate
  • Chocolate to take home
  • Small-group setting
Chocolate tasting board with Colombian chocolate bars and cacao samples at Lunático in Cartagena

Practical information

Location
Getsemaní, Cartagena
Duration
2 hours
Format
Small group / private available by request
Group size
Open-group experiences up to 12 guests
Minimum age
5+
Language
English / Spanish
Reservation
Advance reservation required
Price
Live price shown in booking calendar
Dietary needs and allergies
Tell us in advance

Final price may vary by date, availability, seasonality or promotions and is confirmed in the booking calendar.

This experience involves cacao and chocolate products. Dietary needs and allergies should be shared before booking.

Before you book

  • This is a hands-on chocolate making workshop.
  • Guests explore key steps of the bean-to-bar process.
  • Guests mold and decorate their own chocolate.
  • Guests take chocolate home after the experience.
  • The experience is family-friendly and suitable for guests aged 5+.
  • Dietary needs and allergies should be shared in advance.
  • Lunático Experience operates by advance reservation only.

Book your chocolate experience

Choose your preferred date and time in the booking calendar. The final price, availability and payment details are confirmed there.

Planning a private chocolate experience?

Tell us about your group and our team will review the best available private chocolate-making format based on date, group size and availability.

Private group making chocolate together in a hands-on session at Lunático in Cartagena

Bean-to-Bar Chocolate FAQ

Ready to create your own chocolate?