OAXACA
Oaxaca’s best days out.
The 11 chocolate & cacao experiences travellers book most around Oaxaca, with what each one costs, how long it runs and the operator you go with.
Oaxaca street art in Jalatlaco, a hands-on woodblock print, then Chimalapa cacao tasting with coffee and tea included.
Most Popular“In depth explanation of the political meanings + inspiration behind the murals which gave us more insight into Oaxacan culture.”
Taste Oaxaca cacao in a small-group, 2-hour class with 15–20 samples, cocoa-based toast, and a house drink in English.
“Fascinating. Historical and cultural background of cacao, as well as information about the science of chocolate. Then there's the fun part of sampling and making chocolate drinks. Entertaining and informative.”
Make Oaxacan chocolate from roasted cacao to your own hot drink, with a clay comal, hand-peeling, and tasting plus cocoa toast.
“Pealing the cacao beans was fun. The guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. I highly recommend this tour.”
Hands-on Oaxaca chocolate-making at Teolab. Learn cocoa basics, mold your own bars, taste samples, and take home 150g.
“All of the people were absolutely amazing. Our "chef" was Roberto and he was so helpful and fun. I highly recommend this activity”
Taste 100% cacao through spicy Oaxacan chocolate, then learn and make your own ancestral drink in a one-hour artisan class.
“Ingrid was very knowledgeable about all aspects of chocolate. I was amazed at the tasting variety. She did a great job.”
Roast cacao from seed to cup, hike through Sierra Norte pine forests, and learn traditional chocolate-making in Oaxaca’s mountains.
“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.!”
1-hour Oaxaca chocolate class where you toast cacao, grind it into bars, then use it for simple mole and hot chocolate.
“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…”
Make Oaxacan-style take-home chocolate in a small, hands-on class in Oaxaca City, led in English by Tomás.
“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…”
Hike to Santa Catarina Ixtepeji from Oaxaca’s hills, through pine forest, then warm up with handmade hot chocolate at the mirador.
“We had an amazing time with our guide Ivan. He took us up beautiful mountain roads and guided us up gentle trails through an old growth pine forest blanketed with wild flowers. He was patient, his English was good and he showed us medicinal and edible plants as we hiked up to an observation platform…”
A 2.5-hour walk in Oaxaca Centro mixing art gallery visits, artist conversations, and local chocolate tastings with cocoa history.
“We loved it! The tour guides were locals with a great deal of knowledge of the local art scene and chocolatiers. The community workshops were a great example of collective action and innovation.”
Art galleries plus Oaxaca cacao tastings on a 2.5-hour small-group walk, with coffee, chocolates, and a guide who keeps it moving.
“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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