Hotel Chocolat

Tree to Bar experience, Rabot Estate, Saint Lucia Most chocolate tours start with a sack of dried beans. This one starts in the groves of Rabot Estate near Soufrière, Saint Lucia's oldest working cacao farm, where Hotel Chocolat grows its own cacao. The Tree to Bar experience takes about two and a half hours: you learn to graft a cacao tree, follow the beans toward chocolate and make your own bar, with a market-style lunch included. Day visitors are welcome without staying at the hotel, and booking ahead is recommended, especially in busy periods. It is the fullest picture on this list of where chocolate actually begins.