Visiting a chocolate factory allows you to learn about the entire chocolate-making process from start to finish. And it just so happens that Singapore is located near some of the best chocolate factories in the world. Let your chocolate fantasies come to life at some incredible chocolate factories around Asia. Wonderfully, all these chocolate factories offer interactive tours where guests can go behind-the-scenes and learn about the history, evolution, and production process of chocolate, and more family-friendly activities which is a whimsical sensory experience for chocolate lovers. Feel like you’ve fallen into Willy Wonka’s world at these six interactive chocolate factories near Singapore:
1. Beryl’s Chocolate Museum
This delightful chocolate factory offers a whimsical chocolate experience and is one of the best in Southeast Asia. Located in Selangor, you can hop on a one hour flight or drive around four hours to reach the popular chocolate factory. Beryl’s Chocolate Museum offers informative tours that include educational videos, vintage machines, cocoa learning, Malaysian chocolate sampling, and more. Otherwise, you can visit Beryl’s Chocolate Kingdom which is a similar experience in Kuala Lumpur. Excitingly, the 20-minute tour is free.
๐No. 10, Jalan Raya 7/1, Kawasan Perindustrian Seri Kembangan, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia
2. Alluvia Cocoa Farm & Chocolate Factory
Feel like you’ve stepped into Wonka’s chocolate factory at this brilliant immersive chocolate factory in Vietnam. Located in Mekong Delta just 100km from Ho Chi Minh City, visitors are invited to learn about the artisanal bean-to-bar Vietnamese chocolate through interactive tours that explores that entire chocolate-making process. Particularly, the cocoa farm produces more than 1,000 chocolate bars a day with a unique fruity flavour. Immerse yourself in hands-on activities such as crafting your own chocolate and enjoy free iced cocoa. Prices begin at 200,000 VND (S$10) per person for a two hour tour. Certainly, this is a must-visit destination for chocolate enthusiast around Asia.
๐Mekong Delta, Vietnam
3. The Chocolate Factory Khao Yai
This magical chocolate factory in Thailand is definitely one of the coolest on our list. The venue combines a chocolate shop with a wide range of global chocolates, a cafe, and a restaurant offering delicious chocolate desserts and chocolate-themed drinks for a unique chocolate experience at Khao Yai National Park. While it doesn’t offer a full tour experience, there’s various engaging sections around the scenic property to learn about chocolate and taste top-quality chocolates. Plus, there’s an outdoor playground to keep children entertained.
๐352 Mu 2 Mu Si, Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima 30130, Thailand
4. Siamaya Chocolate Factory
Go on an award-winning chocolate adventure at this wonderful chocolate factory in Chiang Mai in Thailand. Just a two hour flight from Singapore, the sustainable venue offers chocolate-making workshops and factory tours daily from 3pm. Visitors can learn about local cacao producers, meet cacao farmers, and enjoy activities such as crafting chocolate bars, to name a few. The package costs เธฟ900.00 (S$33).
๐12/8 Wua Lai Rd Soi 3, Haiya Sub-district, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai, Chang Wat Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand
5. Wat Chocolate Cambodia
This is the first Cambodian chocolate factory which invites visitors into an immersive world of chocolate-making in Phnom Penh. Wat Chocolate is part of the broader brand in Siem Reap. The chocolate factory offers a one hour tour, accessible in English, which showcases the bean-to-bar chocolate process, as well as cocoa beans, fermentation, transforming cocoa into liquor, and plenty of engaging activities. Of course, you can taste the various stages of unique chocolate. Did you know this chocolate is 100% vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and soy-free? So it’s perfect for strict diets. Plus, there’s an alfresco terrace outside the factory cafe to enjoy your chocolate treats in the sun. Conveniently, the city of Phnom Penh is just a two hour flight from Singapore. Certainly, one of the best chocolate factories to explore in Asia.
๐64, street 360, BKK1 PHNOM-PENH, 12302, Cambodia
6. Maison Marou
Maison Marou is located in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City just a two hour flight from Singapore. The bean-to-bar chocolate factory is the perfect place to view the chocolate-making process. In fact, they offer FREE kid-friendly chocolate tasting tours every Saturday at 3pm at the flagship. In these sessions, you’ll get to meet teams of chocolatiers, sip rich hot chocolates, and learn about the bean-to-bar process and see how fine flavours become single-origin bars. Definitely, a fun solo activity or unique thing to do while on holiday in Vietnam.
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