Full-Day Tours Around the World: Our Top 13

1.Full-Day Tour: Concord Waterfall, Chocolate Factory, Rum Distillery, Grand Etang

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 871 reviews · from $115Our pick

This 7 to 8-hour island tour takes you from Concord Falls to Jouvay Chocolate, Sauteurs Bay, River Antoine Rum Distillery, and Grand Etang Lake. Air-conditioned transport, lunch, entrance fees, and hotel or port pickup are included. Guides such as Michael and Rolley add history, humor, and local insight.

“I had the absolute best time on this full-day tour. Michael made the experience unforgettable. He was funny, engaging, and very knowledgeable about Grenada’s history, culture, and everyday life. You can tell he truly loves what he does, and it shows in the way he made everyone feel comfortable and excited throughout the day. The tour itself was fantastic. We visited the waterfall, the chocolate factory where the chocolate and spices were incredible, the rum distillery, and the beautiful Grand Etang Lake. From start to finish it was seamless, fun, and eye-opening. This was the highlight of my trip. I left wanting to come back to Grenada and tell everyone…”

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2.Santa Marta: Minca Coffee, Cocoa, & Waterfall Full-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 102 reviews · from $78

Spend nine hours in Minca with a bilingual guide such as Tony, Gustavo, or Sadam. Hike through the Sierra Nevada, visit a coffee plantation, swim in river pools, eat lunch with mountain views, and make your own chocolate bar.

“Our Santa Marta: Minca Coffee, Cocoa, & Waterfall Full-Day Trip was exceptional. Tony, our guide, is an exceptionally knowledgeable environmentalist, wildlife biologist and botanist. He is wicked smart and super insightful. The way he conducts his tour is is really quite smart. He speaks in short phrases, first in Spanish and then English, at length. The whole experience was very interactive. To be honest, I didn't really want to go, but my partner did, so....That said, this was the best thing we did in our time in Colombia. It as Excellent! Thanks Tony!!! Darren & Nicole”

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3.Private Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest,Butterfly Farm, Chocolate Tour bird watching

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · 9 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $130

Leave Quito at 8:00 am with a private bilingual guide such as Francisco, Marco, or Christian. Visit hummingbirds, waterfalls, butterflies, and a chocolate workshop in Mindo, with time for lunch and optional cable-car or zip-line activities. Expect a long but flexible day with extra entrance fees.

“We enjoyed visiting the cloud forest and hummingbirds, butterflies, chocolate tour very much. Rick also found a good lunch place.”

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4.Full-Day Coffee and Cocoa Tour from Santa Marta

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 61 reviews · from $89

Travel from Santa Marta to Minca with a local English or Spanish-speaking guide. Walk through mountain streams and waterfalls, swim in a natural pool, learn how coffee and cocoa are produced, taste both, and enjoy lunch in a bamboo house. Guide Sadan has earned special praise.

“It was a great trip! We hiked thru jungles, took a break and swam near the beautiful waterfall, then we went to the coffee farm, saw how the coffee was made tasted a delicious coffee and coffee liquor, we also saw toucans there, it was beautiful! Then we hiked a bit more thru the jungles to a restaurant where we had the delicious meal with live music. After we learned about chocolate and made our own chocolates! The whole trip was really fun and good value for money! Definitely recommend to take this tour, you’ll not regret it!”

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5.Full Day Tour in Trancoso with Chocolate Factory

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · 8 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $24

Travel from Porto Seguro to Trancoso in an air-conditioned vehicle with a small group of up to 15 people. See the leafy Quadrado, visit São João Batista Church, spend four hours at Coqueiros Beach, and finish with chocolate tasting at Fino’s Di Porto.

“Experiência muito positiva! A Josi foi sensacional desde o momento de saída do hotel até o retorno! Valeu muito a pena! Passeio bem explicado, bem acompanhado e direção segura do Val. Com certeza farei outros passeios com Josi. Recomendo ++”

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6.Santiago: Full day Embalse del Yeso, Casa de Chocolate, picnic & Hot Springs

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 31 reviews · from $90

Spend 10 hours in a small group exploring Cajón del Maipo, with stops at Embalse del Yeso, Termas de Colina, Casa de Chocolate, and a picnic. Guides speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Breakfast and lunch cost extra, while hot springs entry and transport are included.

“Francisca was an excellent guide and entertainer, and Andres a great driver. Our only concern was not being told well in advance what we may need to bring, or that the schedule could be disrupted, like they’re being no time for lunch. Bring extra warm clothing, extra food, extra water, and a towel.”

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7.Full Day Experience to Farm and Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $16Best value

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to BINON CACAO PARK in Ba Ria Vung Tau for a guided farm-to-factory tour. Taste cacao pulp and nibs, learn bean-to-bar methods, make and decorate chocolate, enjoy lunch, then browse the cafe and souvenir shop.

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8.Gruyères Cheese & Chocolate Full-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 9 hours · from $323

Spend nine hours with an English-speaking guide, usually Vitalii, traveling from Geneva to Gruyères. Explore the medieval village and castle, see how Gruyère AOP is made, then taste Swiss chocolate at Maison Cailler. Hotel pickup, transport, and admission are included, with groups limited to seven.

“This was a lovely and enjoyable trip to Gruyères. The transport was very comfortable, and the whole day was well organized. Visiting the cheese factory and the chocolate factory was a great experience, informative, fun, and of course very tasty. The village of Gruyères is charming and beautiful, and we had enough time to explore and enjoy the atmosphere. A big thank you to our driver/guide Vitalii for being friendly, helpful, and making the day run smoothly. Highly recommended!”

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9.Full-Day Chocolate, Cheese, Olive and Wine Tour from Stellenbosch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $141

Spend about eight hours tasting wine, chocolate, cheese and olives around Stellenbosch with pickup and drop-off included. Guides such as DD and Elma tailor the pace and explain pairings, regional history and wine-making basics. The group is capped at 13, and lunch costs extra.

“The driver was top rate. He not only gave us an overview of the area during the drive but also say with us at the wine tastings and taught us sooo much about wine. It was a fabulous experience”

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10.Hunter Valley Full Day Wine, Cheese and Chocolate Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $121

Spend about seven hours exploring Hunter Valley with a local guide such as Craig, David, or Ross. Visit boutique wineries, sample cheese and chocolate, taste local spirits, spot kangaroos, and choose your own lunch at a restaurant or brewhouse.

“Craig was very welcoming and a great tour guide. Many laughs but also very knowledgeable about the area. Good selection of wineries. Never felt rushed just all at a good pace. Lunch at Harrigan’s Pub was very good . Binnorie Dairy Cheese excellent. Highly recommend this tour.”

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11.Full Day ATV, Coffee, Chocolate Tasting & Party Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $110

Spend about six hours combining an ATV ride, Macao Beach, coffee and chocolate tasting, a freshwater cenote, snorkeling, lunch, and an open-bar catamaran cruise. Hotel pickup is offered, with an 8:00 a.m. start and a maximum group of 95 people.

“It was a very good experience and Very Fun I will do it again, you have the Cave, the Rides and the Aventure of the Cars, and we finished with the Catamaran later On”

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12.Full-Day Chocolate Cheese Olive and Wine Tour from Franschhoek

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $102

Spend about eight hours with La Rochelle Tours, visiting three estates on the Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, or Paarl route. You will pair wine with chocolate and cheese, sample olive oil, and travel with a driver-guide such as Elmo, whose wine knowledge adds useful context.

“Everything was perfect. Our guide Elmo was extremely knowledgeable on wine tasting and we learned a lot. Had an amazing time”

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13.Full-Day Private Zurich Sightseeing Tour and Chocolate Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $1,071

Spend about seven hours with an English-speaking Myswisspanorama guide, starting with hotel pickup. See Uetliberg, Old Town, Europaallee, Langstrasse, and Hönggerberg, then enjoy a Swiss picnic, lake cruise, and chocolate tasting. The private format lets you shape the day around your interests.

“We are very thankful for Marc he was very warm hearted and calm and gave us a good introduction to Zurich. We especially enjoyed the picnic at the Lindenhof Hill, enjoying organic food and Swiss Raclette made by him especially for us. He introduced us to the best luxury chocolate which we would never learn about had we not taken the tour. We learned alot in this tour. Marc gave us confidence to go around on our own and even gave us pointers for the rest of our vacation.”

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