Its a cultural and sensorial experience about cacao in the west coast of México, plus, this chocolate tour is the beginning of new agroturistic projects in a rural community. Its a wonderful way to support the farmers and local towns around.
Posted By : Jessica_M
Had a very intimate group of 4 people. 2 being strangers. We got to try the cacao fruit, roast, grind and make it ourselves. It was a
Great experience. The women leading the tour were amazing and knowledgeable
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Posted On : 2024-05-04 12:45:37 
Posted By : Wanderer25645470289
Planeta Cacao was exactly the type of experience we were looking for. Our family of 5 spent 2 hours there and will never forget it. The garden is beautiful and peaceful. The history of chocolate was very interesting. Kids aged 12, 9, and 7 all loved participating in the multi-step process of making chocolate from cacao beans. We got to try chocolate covered coffee beans, mint chocolate, and a cold chocolate/oat/cinnamon drink, among other treats. The tour guide, Aldo, and owners were all extremely friendly. Easily accessible by taxi. The staff called us a taxi when we were ready to leave. Make sure to pick up some treats from their shop before leaving!
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Posted On : 2024-04-30 19:49:24 
Posted By : veronicaannis
Small group tour around a quaint chocolate farm. Was fun and interesting and tasty! Definitely have your ride figured out before you go, it’s a little remote and service was spotty at best
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Posted On : 2024-04-28 21:13:36
Posted By : Andrew_F
The absolute highlight of our trip to PV! My 8 and 10 year old and I had a wonderful time learning about the process from pod to chocolate cacao and then actually making our own creations. Our guide (Mina?) was fantastic with the kids and we all loved the tour and our creations
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Posted On : 2024-04-07 20:21:24
Posted By : TravelTripin
We enjoyed a charming chocolate tour for our family of four, and really enjoyed the opportunity to make our own chocolate.
One of the founding partners of Planeta Cacao is a professor from the University of Guadalajara in Mexican food culture and heritage. That is evident at the beginning of the tour with the great history of the cacao tree, and subsequent use in Mexico, over the past several hundred years.
After getting a chance to see several different types of cocoa trees, we got a hands-on opportunity to make our own chocolate. We roasted cocoa beans in a clay pot, shelled the beans, and then ground them multiple times and made our own chocolate. Amazing how delicious and simple, fresh ground cocoa and sugar can taste.
One of the revelations was the owner gave us a taste of chocolate water. As its name implies, it was made with just cocoa powder and water - no milk - and was served room temperature. Super delicious.
After making our own chocolate, there is a small little store next to the demonstration kitchen where you could buy Planeta Cacao products. It’s a small operation and the only disappointing news was they don’t deliver their products internationally. That just means we’ll have to come back next time we visit Puerto Vallarta to buy more of their wonderful products.
We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and highly recommend Planeta Cacao.
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Posted On : 2024-04-01 10:05:13
Posted By : Leejnd
This is a FABULOUS experience, and one I recommend for all visitors to the Vallarta area! We learned everything about the history of the cacao bean and how it became the “drink of the gods” in Meso-America, and eventually the dessert we’ve all come to love. We saw everything from the trees to the flowers to the pods to the beans, and then we roasted, peeled, and ground beans and actually made chocolate! Added some sugar and cinnamon, formed our own chocolate bars and then ate them. YUUUUM!
The place itself is lovely, and the hosts speak excellent English. You can tell how much they love what they do, and respect the importance of chocolate in the history of Mexico (and the world). And because we literally made chocolate from the bean, we now know what REAL chocolate is supposed to taste like.
This was one of the best activities we’ve done in Vallarta. Totally worth it!
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Posted On : 2024-03-27 17:38:47
Posted By : soniabX750YI
This was a fascinating experience! Brisa was knowledgeable and friendly. We learned a lot about cocoa in the garden and the highlight was making our own. We’ll never look at chocolate the same way again. Highly recommend this. Easy to get to by cab.
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Posted On : 2024-03-07 21:50:31
Posted By : dbid22
This was a very educational experience. I completely enjoyed it. Loved the hands on experience. It wasn't an all day adventure but it was exactly what I enjoyed about it.
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Posted On : 2024-03-03 13:08:38
Posted By : leifw811
Truly a great experience. Highly recommend to anyone traveling near Puerto Vallarta. Very interesting history. Amazing hosts.
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Posted On : 2024-02-25 12:56:34
Posted By : kwkirton
Although there was just my friend and me, the staff was so kind and inviting. You'll learn the history of chocolate and actually make your own chocolate from pod to treat. They were a bit short staffed the day we went, so the owners did our tour, so that was a privilege. She even recommended a nearby (walkable) place for lunch after and helped us make sure we could get a ride back into PV. This is about 40 min's (with good traffic) N of PV. It may take a few tries, but you can get an Uber to here. It'll probably be a little further down the road than your driver's Uber shows, but if in doubt you can ask a local for directions. Definitely a great addition to the trip and way to see a small town outside the touristyness of PV. Don't miss it!
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Posted On : 2024-02-24 12:51:01
