Puerto Vallarta Chocolate Tours: Our Top 4

1.Finca 18 Puerto Vallarta Tequila Tour + Chocolate Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 393 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $89Our pick

At Finca 18, guides such as Mario, Emily, Alex, Greg, and Javier lead you through a 12-acre family ranch, agave fields, and a small distillery. Expect a welcome cocktail, five-plus agave spirit pours, ranch snacks, and an optional chocolate pairing. Transportation is not clearly included, so plan your route.

“Yes I will say the information of how the make the tequila was interesting. But that was about it. I know opinions come & go. Mine personally is, don’t waste your time or money on this tasting. Not worth it. The day before we did an Unexpected Tequila tasting with a city tour that was way beyond better than this. There I brought 3 bottles, at this tasting we bought none.”

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2.Bean to Bar Chocolate Workshop in Puerto Vallarta

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 381 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $62

At ChocoMuseo Puerto Vallarta, an English-speaking guide leads you through cacao’s journey from bean to chocolate. Roast beans, make cacao tea and hot chocolate, taste historic preparations, then create custom chocolate bars with your choice of toppings. The two-hour class suits adults and children age five and up.

“Fun and informative! Rod was an excellent teacher, and we all really appreciated his enthusiasm and expertise.”

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3.Chocolate Tour in Vallarta

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 226 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $39Best value

At Planeta Cacao in rural Tondoroque, learn how cacao grows, open a fresh pod, roast and grind the seeds, then make chocolate with sugar, cinnamon, and toppings. Guides including Adrián, Rosa, Lia, Aldo, and Millie lead private English-language visits lasting about 90 minutes to two hours.

“We learned all about the history of growing Cocao and making chocolate. Our guide, Rosa, was very kind and knowledgeable! We cooked and ground our own chocolate and then made delicious truffles. We also sampled traditional Cocao beverages with cookies. A wonderful adventure!!!”

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4.Chocolate and truffles workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 157 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $62

At ChocoMuseo Puerto Vallarta, an English-speaking guide such as Rodrigo, Rod, or Zoar leads you through Mexican cacao, ganache, molded bonbons, and truffles. You make and take home your chocolates, then receive 10% off at the factory outlet. The small class has a maximum of eight people.

“What a great experience! We got a taxi driver (never take a taxi, they're corrupt, always take an Uber!) Driver drove us to wards downtown, stopped, and told us the meeting location was "just around the corner. " he was lying! We walked and walked, and our experience was supposed to start. They called us to be sure we were coming- we told them we were lost, but couldn't find street signs to let them know where we were. They called us about 5 minutes later to check in, and were very concerned. They said they would wait for us. The next call from them, i had to tell them…”

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