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opening times

Daily 08:00h – 17:00h

Contact Us

+1 758-459-7966

Email Us

hello@projectchocolat.com

What is Project Chocolat?

Tour our cacao farm and make a chocolate bar

Open daily from 0800h – 1700h.

We, British chocolatier and premium chocolate retailer – Hotel Chocolat – bring you Project Chocolat. An immersive initiative, set across 6-acres of the Rabot Estate in Saint Lucia. Here, at the home of our working cacao farm, we connect chocolate lovers to sustainable cacao-growing in unique, hands-on experiences.

On our comprehensive Tree to Bar experience, you’ll tour our farm and learn how we get from a cacao seedling to the end-product we all know and love, while treating the farmers and the planet kindly.  On our shorter experience, the Bean to Bar, you will skip straight to making your own chocolate bar while gaining delicious insider knowledge.

Choose between our two immersive Experiences

Included on the Tour

  • Rainforest tour of the cacao groves
  • Learn how to graft a cacao tree
  • Make your own chocolate bar
  • Market-style lunch included
  • Approximately 2.5 hours

Tree To Bar Tour

Tour our cacao farm and make chocolate

On our comprehensive Tree to Bar tour, you’ll head into the rainforest and become one of few people in the world to see where cacao originates as you tour our organic cacao farm. Our expert guides will explain how we get from a cacao seedling to the end-product we all know and love, while treating the farmers and the planet kindly. After grafting a tree and seeing cacao growing in its natural, lush habitat, you’ll handcraft your own chocolate bar.

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Included on the tour

  • Taste fresh cacao pulp from a pod
  • Learn the history of cacao
  • Craft your own chocolate bar
  • Lunch can be purchased on site
  • Approximately 1 hour

Bean To Bar Experience

Make your own chocolate bar

On our Bean to Bar, created especially for chocolate lovers, you will make your own chocolate and gain delicious insider knowledge. You’ll taste cacao pulp from a freshly cut pod, sample some Rabot Estate chocolate, and learn from the experts how to transform roasted cacao beans into a chocolate bar. (This is included within the Tree to Bar tour or can be booked as a standalone experience).

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Eat, drink, shop, and party with us

There’s More to discover at Project Chocolat

Eat & Drink

Explore new taste experiences with our cacao cuisine inspired by our combined West Indian and British heritage, served street-food style. Cool down with our famous soft-serve Ice Cream of the Gods or a refreshing cocktail at The Cacao Bar overlooking the spectacular views of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Walk-ins welcome for food and drink at Project Chocolat.

Shop

Complete your Project Chocolat visit by browsing our shop. Pick up Hotel Chocolat’s unmissable, award-winning selection of handmade micro-batch chocolate made with rare, ethical fine-flavour Island Grower cacao. Browse our range of unique cacao-infused alcohol, locally selected products or some branded merchandise to remember your experience by. Shop open daily, no booking required.

Events

Looking for a unique setting for an event? We’ll help bring your vision alive. Our experienced event planner is on-hand to help curate your private event at Project Chocolat. We also host a number of live music events throughout the year. Join us to party under the stars as you dance to an eclectic mix of local artists. Click the link below to see what’s coming soon.

Hotel Chocolat’s story

Hotel Chocolat was founded by Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris over 20 years ago with the intention to reinvent chocolate and make it exciting again. Today, we sell our premium chocolate in stores, cafés, outlets and online across the UK, USA, and Japan. Here in Saint Lucia, we grow sustainable cacao, have the boutique Rabot Hotel, Restaurant & spa, and host immersive chocolate tours at Project Chocolat.

Location

Where is Project Chocolat?

Project Chocolat is nestled within the lush Caribbean rainforest, on Saint Lucia’s oldest working cacao farm, Rabot Estate in Soufriere.

Guided by our expert team, indulge in a multi-sensory experience in an unparalleled location of natural beauty. Ask us everything you’ve ever wanted to know about chocolate while you’re here – curiosity is encouraged!

Elevate your experience

Stay at Rabot Hotel from Hotel Chocolat

Enjoy a unique stay in the rainforest, home of cacao.

Nestled on another part of the Rabot Estate, our St Lucia boutique hotel comprises of 25 private lodges, a restaurant and bar, infinity pool and spa. The open-air, luxury resort is set in lush rainforest surroundings with Piton views. It’s a place where the sounds of nature replace the noise of day-to-day life, stimulating and inspiring relaxation like no other place on earth.

Book a stay with us, or simply reserve a table at the Rabot Restaurant to experience our iconic cacao-cuisine, served Ă  la carte (external diners welcome, reservations recommended).

Tour. Eat. Drink. Shop.

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