4 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 $80Best value

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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