Belgium · BELGIAN CHOCOLATE TASTINGS
Some of these hand you a tempering bowl, some walk you between shops with a box filling up as you go. The 15 below say which is which, what you take home and what each costs.
Review of Choco-Story Brussels, with Belgian chocolate history, praline demonstrations, tastings, audio guides, price, and practical tips.
“A very informative tour with some tasting and an excellent demonstration.”
Taste six Belgian beers and 10 chocolates while exploring Grand Place, Manneken Pis, and Brussels’ culinary past on a lively walking tour.
“This tour was the best! So much fun. Our tour guides Martin and Stefan were amazing. Martin was very entertaining and made the tour interesting. Would highly recommend.”
Make Belgian chocolate in Brussels, taste cacao from Haiti, and take home bars, mendiants, and truffles in this hands-on workshop.
“Amazing experience, very fun. Patricia was a great guide and was very informative about the chocolate. We had tasters along the way. We made truffles, our own chocolate bar and also different shapes of chocolate we wanted. I would definitely recommend to anyone visiting Brussels and I would definitely do this activity again”
Explore Bruges’ Choco-Story museum with audio guidance, chocolate-making demonstrations, tastings, and 4,000 years of cocoa history.
“The tour was very thorough and really covered all aspects of chocolate making. I also enjoyed the various activities which tested our knowledge gained during the tour. The fact that the tour was multifaceted and had a wide range of displays, made it intriguing and held my attention.”
Make Belgian chocolate in a small-group workshop, taste pralines, and explore 5,000 years of cocoa history at Choco-Story Brussels.
“Brilliant! Super friendly staff and really fun to do. My two girls aged 9 and 11 loved it and even my husband unleashed his creative side! Would highly recommend.”
Explore Brussels on foot with Grand Place, Manneken Pis, a waffle, Mary chocolates, major sights, and practical city tips.
“Our guide Sarah shared so many fascinating facts and stories as we walked to major sights and other areas of interest. I enjoyed the pace of walking and got to chat to members of the group as we went. It was a treat to eat a traditional waffle and sample delicious hand crafted chocolates. I highly recommend this walking tour.”
Make Belgian pralines and mendiants, learn chocolate tempering, enjoy hot chocolate, and take home a box from this Brussels workshop.
“It was enjoyable, the guide (Nein, I hope I got that right) was as very knowledgeable about chocolate. She engaged the group well and at the end you get so many chocolates. Highly recommend”
Explore Brussels landmarks, taste 10 Belgian chocolates, and make your own treats in this lively 3.5-hour walking tour and workshop.
“So informational and SUCH good chocolates as well! Avo was fantastic, a fount of knowledge and with a terrific sense of humor. We would definitely recommend this experience to friends and family!”
Make 35+ Belgian chocolates in a hands-on Bruges workshop with pralines, mendiants, hot chocolate, and a take-home golden box.
“Sara is a fun, well spoken, gentle teacher and guide. The chocolate making class is comprehensive and easy. Small group experience-quiet and low stimulation. Scent of chocolate is mild and not overwhelming. You create 35 small (delicious!) filled chocolates. Sara shares interesting history of chocolate and the birth of filled chocolates (pralines). Highly recommend this wonderful culinary experience!!”
Explore Brussels on a small-group history walk with Grand Place, Manneken Pis, Belgian chocolate, waffles, and useful local tips.
“Ian is a great guide and speaks good English. We had a lot of fun on this walking tour. Informative, fun and well paced. Chocolate and waffle tasting were added bonus.”
Make Belgian pralines and mendiants in Bruges, learn chocolatier techniques, and take home 30 handmade chocolates after a fun 150-minute class.
“Ranza was an amazing leader of the tour, we really enjoyed the whole experience. She was very passionate, patient and had cool and different stories to tell us! Besides, the chocolates we created were delicious and the whole workshop was very well organized and structured! Thanks a lot for your good energy, Ranza!”
Taste Belgian pralines, truffles, and hot chocolate while exploring Brussels landmarks on this lively 90-minute walking tour.
“Fraser was an excellent guide. Loved his Scottish brogue and his knowledge of the history of Belgian chocolate making. Fraser was patient with our questions and took the time to add little bits of Belgian history into the tour.”
Taste Belgian chocolate, beer, waffles, whiskey, and local history on a five-and-a-half-hour small-group tour in Brussels.
“Imagine if you had a tour guide who loved what they did when they worked with bigger tours operators, but their bosses continually wanted them to stick to the same main/boring script. They got fed up with that and instead they broke off and tailored a tour to show the real Brussels (food, beer, culture) in a small group setting. This is one tour I cannot recommend enough to truly see what Belgium is all about. You get just the right amount of food, beer, chocolate, whiskey, and history. The value is definitely worth the price and I can say that if I ever came back I’d even consider rebooking.…”
Review Choco-Story Bruges, a four-floor chocolate museum with audio exhibits, Belgian praline demonstrations, tastings, family tips, and honest value advice.
“This was a great little musuem. We got audio guides and they do a child's version that my 4 year old loved using and did listen to. A really nice way to learn about chocolate, lots of clever and interactive ways of showing the story. And all you can eat chocolate buttons at the end!”
Make Belgian truffles, mendiants, and a chocolate bar while learning bean-to-bar secrets in this practical Brussels workshop.
“This was an excellent experience; way better than I expected. I was in a small group of just 10 people, all very interested in the exercise. The tutor was an expert. she was very knowledgeable and was funny. she made the whole exercise really interesting and fun, and the time flew by. I learned some simple things about chocolate which I will remember. Some things to remember ... - You will need around 2 hours available - It is done in a group - You will get chocolate on your clothes! - You take away what you make”
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