AJAW Chocolate LTD.

I had a fantastic time here on the chocolate making and tasting tour. The team were friendly, knowledgable and this was a great hour of the afternoon well spent. It was packed full of history and I learned how to make traditional Mayan chocolate, grinding roasted cacao beans by hand on a stone slab. I tried the Mayan chocolate drink with chilli and honey - it was absolutely delicious. Cannot recommend it enough!

I will never view chocolate the same way again. This historical chocolate making class was everything I wanted and more. We didn’t make sugar filled bars. Instead we learned about how sacred the chocolate drink and cocoa bean is. The teacher was very knowledge and we had a great time asking questions and learning. I highly recommend.

We went on the farm tour which added an extra layer of context to the demonstration. If you're a chocolate lover this will give you a new respect for the cultural importance of cacao. Thank you Adrian and the team for such a great experience.

We had an absolutely phenomenal time at the chocolate making workshop. We learned so much and the hosts of the workshop did an incredible job teaching us the history of cacao and showing us how to make Mayan cacao beverages. Absolutely great!

Very knowledgeable and fun to hear the Mayan stories and meaning. Had beautiful instruction on the pure ways the Mayans made chocolate and drank or as a ritual and be ordained at age 9. All in all a fun, interesting and enjoyable experience.

Stop by if you're in the area. The 70% chocolate bar is good. Customer service and explanation of the process is great! We didn't have enough time to attend a chocolate making class.

We called in here based on reading reviews of what to do in San Ignacio and it didn’t disappoint. We didn’t sign up to do the course due to the fact we had already done one in Antigua and we were roasting as it was a hot day but Elida was so welcoming and helpful. We were able to buy loads of different variations of cacao from her shop and we had the cacao nibs ice cream which was delicious! She even was so kind to order us a taxi back to our hotel after. Thank you so much! We loved our time there!

I had done chocolate tours in the region before but this is my favorite so far. The chocolate production happens from soil to bar at Ajaw. During the class, we tasted cacao from every stage and learned a lot about the history of chocolate for the Maya. They also sell all the different cacao products they introduce during the tour. Definitely worth the visit.