9 Oaxaca City Chocolate Tours Worth Booking

1.Art walk & Cacao delight

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 111 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $89Our pick

Walk Oaxaca and Jalatlaco with guides such as Tony, Antonio, or Margaux, learning how murals connect to local politics and culture. Visit studios, make a woodblock print to take home, then finish at Chimalapa Cacao with three cacao drinks and an explanation of Oaxacan chocolate.

“Knowledgeable guide who shared Oaxaca's history and its influence on street art themes. You'll see murals that are not typically viewed by tourists who often do not stray far from the main attractions.”

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2.Cacao, Chocolate Experience in Oaxaca for Small Groups

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 92 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $80

At Chimalapa Cacao in central Oaxaca, an English-speaking host such as Lucy, Martín, Elvia, or Azomalli guides you through 15 to 20 cacao and chocolate tastings, from unsweetened cocoa to drinking chocolate, with a cacao toast, house drink, and stories of Oaxacan cacao culture.

“This was a wonderful experience. So full of information. The chocolate is delicious! I had a great time. Everyone is so friendly.”

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3.Make Your Own Chocolate with Oaxacan Tradition Private Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $98

In central Oaxaca, guides such as Fernanda, Diego, Lupita, and Ruth introduce you to local cacao, then help you roast, peel, grind, sweeten, and drink it. This English-language class takes about 2.5 hours, welcomes children, and limits the group to four people.

“Top family experience! Fernanda was great with my 9 year old, who declared this the best tour in Oaxaca. Outstanding experience!”

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4.Cacao day experience from the wood to your cup!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $179

Start in Oaxaca with Rut and Ervit, roasting cacao and making artisan chocolate from raw seeds. Then hike about two hours in Ixtepeji’s pine forest with homemade cacao before lunch and a molinillo workshop in Las Ánimas. Margaux may lead your private group.

“Learning how to work with Cacao and making hot chocolate was great. The hike afterwards was absolutely magical. The mountains were amazing and our guide Margaux was the best.!”

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5.1 Hour Oaxacan Chocolate Making Class with Mole-making and Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $40Best value

At Casa Crespo in central Oaxaca, an English-speaking guide leads you through toasting cacao beans, grinding them, shaping chocolate bars, and using them in a simple mole and hot chocolate. The one-hour class begins at 3 pm, holds up to 14 people, and ends at the meeting point.

“What a fun and educational class this was!! We heated up cocoa beans and made actual chocolate to make hot chocolate and chocolate ice cream . We also learned how to make a simple mole with chocolate and it was all hands on with the instructor guiding us . At the end of the class we were served our mole sauce over chicken and the chocolate ice cream for dessert . Dinner was served on a rooftop patio with twinkling lights . It was a phenomenal experience and we 100% recommend taking this class !!!”

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6.Make Oaxacan-style take-home chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $60

At Etnofood’s two-and-a-half-hour class in central Oaxaca, Tomás guides you through cacao’s origins, grinding, mixing, molding, and tasting. You design 150 grams of chocolate to take home, sample local creations, and prepare Oaxacan hot chocolate in a group limited to six people.

“My wife and I had a great class with Tomas. He introduced us to the history and production of the cacao beans as well as an interesting personal story of his grandmother and her inspiration to his chocolate career. We produced from start to finish some delicious candies and a Oaxacan hot chocolate. The whole experience was wonderful and memorable.”

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7.Art Workshops and Chocolate Shops Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $59

Walk Oaxaca City with an English-speaking guide such as Pablo, visiting art spaces, the Zócalo, Museo Textil, and community workshops while tasting water chocolate, sweets, and coated chocolates. The 2.5-hour tour starts at 5 pm and is limited to 10 people.

“Fantastic walk around town seeing art galleries and eating chocolates! Pablo was knowledge and worked hard to make sure the whole family mom, dad, and 2 teenagers really enjoyed the experience- definitely recommend!”

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8.Private Monte Alban VIP : Mezcal and Zapoteco Art

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 8 hours (approx.)

Spend about eight hours with Juan and your private group of up to four, visiting Monte Albán, Teotitlán del Valle craft workshops, a mezcal palenque, and the Tule tree. Hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, water, insurance, and mezcal tasting are included. Meals and Monte Albán admission cost extra.

“BEST TOUR GUIDE EVER!!! Juan is a skilled storyteller and English/Spanish bilingual perfect! I wanted to see Monte Alban, Alebrije workshop, barro negro/coyotepec, and textiles! Juan can customize any tour for you. I went with my two friends! A private tour is awesome!!! He does tours all over Mexico and is a certified federal tour guide. Would recommend him to anybody!!!! Can’t wait to come back to Mexico again to have him as our tour guide!!! Next time we better hire him for 3 days in a row to show us around everywhere!!! HIGHLIGHT of our trip!!!!”

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9.Visit of Chocolate and Ancestral Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $53

At Chimalapa Cacao in central Oaxaca, you’ll taste several chocolate styles, choose 1 to 2 cups, sample mini bars, and learn to prepare a traditional drink with local utensils. The one-hour visit is in English and limited to 15 people.

“Such a fun and educational experience. Learning about how chocolate is made and tasting the varieties was really fun”

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