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Project Chocolat: the Tree to Bar experience
From cacao pod to chocolate bar
About Project Chocolat: the Tree to Bar experience
Project Chocolat covers six acres of the Rabot Estate, and its Tree to Bar tour takes you into the plantation to see how cacao grows before you make your own bar. It is the most direct way to understand why Soufrière, with its rainforest, volcanic soil and long history of cultivation, is the island’s cacao country.
Why it's on our list
- Make your own bar
- On a cacao farm
- Book ahead
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Project Chocolat: the Tree to Bar experience before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Project Chocolat: the Tree to Bar experience, as the crow flies.
- Rabot Hotel from Hotel Chocolat50 m1 min walk
- Ladera Resort450 m5 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Project Chocolat: the Tree to Bar experience are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Sulphur Springs450 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 4 min
- The Pitons3.4 kmWalk 42 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Anse Chastanet4.4 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Marigot Bay15 kmCar or taxi 33 min
- Hewanorra airport (UVF)15 kmCar or taxi 33 min
- Castries Market21 kmCar or taxi 44 min
- George F. L. Charles airport (SLU)21 kmCar or taxi 46 min
- Reduit Beach28 kmCar or taxi 60 min
- Gros Islet29 kmCar or taxi 61 min
- Pigeon Island30 kmCar or taxi 63 min