Choco Story uxmal
Choco Story uxmal
4.5
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Tours & experiences
Explore different ways to experience this place.
Full view
What is Travellers’ Choice?
Tripadvisor gives a Travellers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travellers and are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor.
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Top ways to experience Choco Story uxmal
The area
Address
Reach out directly
Best nearby
We rank these restaurants and attractions by balancing reviews from our members with how close they are to this location.
Restaurants
4 within 5 kms
Attractions
11 within 10 kms
Contribute
Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.
Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as waiting time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.
Popular mentions
We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
4.5
357 reviews
Excellent
198
Very good
104
Average
42
Poor
5
Terrible
8
These reviews have been automatically translated from their original language.
This service may contain translations provided by Google. Google disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to translations, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from forgery.
Perpetual Motion
Florida504 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
I was cajoled into visiting by my wife and because it was right next to the ruins of Uzmal we gave it a try. The price seems a bit steep but once in it becomes worth it. A pleasant walk through the jungle leads to displays of cultural and chocolate interest. There is a ritual performance given about every 15 min which is very cool. There is also a demonstration of chocolate drink making where you get a chance to taste the real thing. Along the way there are indigenous animals and many trees and plants that are identified. Over all it takes about an hour. The walk ends in a grossly overprice gift shop...skip, you won’t miss anuthing.
Written 2 February 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
GiblinVanBauzanum
191 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
This museum is a nice "walking and experience" kind. You get to see different plants of Yucatan as well as some of their wild animals (though caged...). A Mayan ritual and traditional chocolate beverage preparation and taste demonstrations take place regularly.
The shop is full of delicious goods, though maybe a bit expensive.
Really great to experience with kids, they will love it!
The shop is full of delicious goods, though maybe a bit expensive.
Really great to experience with kids, they will love it!
Written 27 January 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
markanderson2017
Playacar, Mexico73 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
A great little walk through chocolate history. It is 180 pesos per person to enter and you get to walk through a section of jungle that displays the various plants and some rescued animals along the way. There is a re-enactment of a ceremony to bless the chocolate and then you get to taste the hot chocolate, which is produced the same way that the Mayans have done for many centuries, and are given a demonstration of how they processed the cocoa. The signs are all in Spanish, English and French so understanding is made very easy. A nice thing to do after Uxmal.
Written 12 October 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
BrakiWorldTraveler
Belgrade, Serbia19,452 contributions
Jan 2021
We visited this place as, I can say now, we were misled by good Google and TA reviews. I wonder what those people found so interesting here, but for me it's nothing more than an ordinary tourist trap set in a good location, just across the street from the imposing Uxmal ruins.
The "Story" depicts everything - little bit cocoa producing and trade history data displayed in Mayan shacks - almost known and boring long reading facts on boards.
Then you have monkeys and deer you can see and feed, like in a zoo. Also, some crocs in a pond.
There's a touristy Maya shaman performance and dance in the woods - so artificial, and at the end cocoa tasting.
Maybe it's a good idea with young kids, but even my two teens were bored.
The "Story" depicts everything - little bit cocoa producing and trade history data displayed in Mayan shacks - almost known and boring long reading facts on boards.
Then you have monkeys and deer you can see and feed, like in a zoo. Also, some crocs in a pond.
There's a touristy Maya shaman performance and dance in the woods - so artificial, and at the end cocoa tasting.
Maybe it's a good idea with young kids, but even my two teens were bored.
Written 5 February 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Christina M
San Diego, CA289 contributions
June 2022 • Friends
I actually leaned a lot of information about the historical use of cacao and it’s eventual introduction to Europe. They also had a demonstration of a Mayan ceremony honoring the rain god Chaac and made some drinking chocolate for sampling. Also, the animals are all rescues, which gave me some peace of mind.
It’s all outdoors or in open air buildings, so it can get quite warm. Bring a fan and a cold drink.
It’s all outdoors or in open air buildings, so it can get quite warm. Bring a fan and a cold drink.
Written 20 June 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
adrenalinejunkie007
Los Angeles, CA57 contributions
Feb 2023
We visited ChocoStory as part of a private tour to Uxmal. The exhibits showing the process and history of chocolate were pretty informative; there was an 'interactive' exhibit showing the process of converting the cocoa seed to chocolate (with beverage samples provided) that was brief but enjoyable. It's a relatively quick walk-through and good for kids as there is some interaction with native animals available as part of the tour. However, during our time there weren't many of them available (deer, birds...and we didn't see alligators either) so it shortened our expected time there. I wouldn't go out of my way to visit it, though.
The chocolate slushie drink at the cafe near the entrance is sooooooooo good I bought two; one for the walk and one for the drive back to Merida. Very delicious for my tastes!
The chocolate slushie drink at the cafe near the entrance is sooooooooo good I bought two; one for the walk and one for the drive back to Merida. Very delicious for my tastes!
Written 13 March 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
mezaco
Canada461 contributions
Apr 2023 • Solo
I was pleasantly surprised by this experience. I had some time to spare after Uxmal before my bus and I was expecting a one-room building with bland old dioramas. But it's an interesting and informative place. It's an outdoor museum in a peaceful jungle setting and the exhibits are set in various huts along a pathway. Each hut has different detail about the history of chocolate and how its made. In one of the buildings, you get to sample freshly made drinking chocolate. In another area they do a Mayan ceremony. It also houses some animals, and although I don't like zoos, they are careful to point out that it's not a zoo and they are all rescues. There is also descriptions of the various plants that you find in the region. And there is also a store (although I am not sure the chocolate is actually from there as one packed I looked at said "imported from Belgium!") . If you are going all the way to Uxmal anyway, it's worth a visit.
Written 4 May 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Sandra69
13 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
Right opposite the archaeological site of Uxmal, we decided to visit it on a whim. More than 2 hours of wonderful discovering the history of Maya Cocoa through this ecomuseum of mine, indoors (hut) and half outdoors (well-maintained plant park). This place is completed by a Mayan ceremony and animals rescued from mistreatment (monkeys, jaguars, crocodiles, etc.) and ends with a cocoa tasting. Price 180pesos per person which is totally worth it! Bring change for the “propina”. Self-guided tour with explanations in FRENCH, or English or Spanish! Highly recommended
Written 29 October 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Hortense0604
Paris, France15 contributions
July 2024 • Family
This museum is also a sanctuary for formerly abused animals. In addition to the history of cocoa you can see monkeys, jaguars, deer ...
However, we do not visit any chocolate factory or laboratory. It is only the history of cocoa that can be disappointing for gourmets.
However, we do not visit any chocolate factory or laboratory. It is only the history of cocoa that can be disappointing for gourmets.
Automatically translated
Written 26 July 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
LordCaptainTea
La Paz, Mexico200 contributions
Sept 2023
I visited it as part of a tour to Uxmal. The place is located right in front of the archaeological site of Uxmal. The place is well set up and consists of a circular walking tour of approximately one hour along a jungle path that has 6 or 7 Mayan-style houses with a very entertaining exhibition each regarding the history of chocolate. You can also find four places with animals on the way (two jaguars, a jaguarundi, two deer and some birds), as well as a place where a 10-minute Mayan ceremony towards cocoa is held and another place where you can do a tasting. of chocolate prepared in the traditional way. The staff is quite attentive and in general it becomes a good experience. For children, I think there is a workshop but I didn't go in.
Written 27 September 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Una hora y media aproximadamente al final hay un pequeño espectáculo con música igual vale la pena que lo vean!
Buen viaje!
Written 31 July 2017
Showing results 1-2 of 2
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Is this your Tripadvisor listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim your listing