4 Chocolate & Cacao Workshops in Mexico Worth Booking

1.Finca 18 Puerto Vallarta Tequila Tour + Chocolate Pairing

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

At Finca 18, guides including Mario, Greg, Alex, Emily, and Javier lead you through a 12-acre family ranch, agave nursery, fields, and distillery. Expect a welcome cocktail, five or more agave spirit pours, guacamole, ranch-made snacks, and an optional chocolate pairing. The small group is limited to 10 people.

“The three of us really enjoyed hearing about the history and seeing the process from start to finish and each step at Finca 18. Greg was super friendly and knowledgable. The tasting taught us so much about Raicilla/Mezcal/Tequila and was able to better understand and taste profiles. It’s a beautiful property and the drive out. Highly recommend.”

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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, a guide such as Rodrigo, Martin, Elias, or Zoar leads you through cacao’s Mexican story, roasting, shell tea, hot chocolate, tastings, and hands-on chocolate making. The two-hour class suits adults and children age five and up, with small groups capped at eight people.

“We had a combination of kids and adults ... host catered to both the host was a wealth of knowledge about the history of chocolate and how chocolate is made. The kids had a ton of fun making the chocolate.”

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3.Chocolate Tour in Vallarta

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

At Planeta Cacao near San Vicente, learn how cacao grows and became chocolate, then roast, shell, grind, sweeten, and shape your own batch. Guides including Adrián, Rosa, Aldo, and Lia lead private English-language visits with cacao drinks, cookies, tastings, and time in the garden.

“What a wonderful and informative tour. We opted for the longer tour. Our guide gave a thorough and informative history of how chocolate came to be such a delicious dessert. We saw from start to finish how to make chocolate and even roasted the cocoa beans, ground them, added sugar and were able to shape, decorate and eat the chocolate we made.”

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4.Tour to Uxmal Kabah and Chocolate Museum from Mérida

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 102 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $81

Spend about 10 hours visiting Uxmal and Kabah with a Spanish-English guide, then enjoy a three-course Yucatecan lunch and Choco Story’s cocoa exhibits, gardens, animal shelter, and Mayan chocolate ceremony. Guides such as Saúl, Mauricio, Pedro, Michelle, and Anel have received strong praise, but bring cash, water, snacks, and sturdy shoes.

“Great trip to the site. Long day but well worth it. Would certainly recommend it. Note that extra cost to enter.”

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