Sayulita Food Tour: Chocolate Tasting & Local Markets

Learn to make chocolate at a working cacao garden, then taste your way through Sayulita's markets

A guided activity from Puerto Vallarta to the coastal town of Sayulita, where you taste artisan chocolate at a local cacao plantation, learn the family recipe for making it at home, and visit traditional markets and candy shops. Your guide is a certified local who drives you in an air-conditioned vehicle and can pick you up from the cruise terminal if you arrive by ship.

The experience

The drive from Puerto Vallarta to Sayulita takes you through the coast to a town known for its food culture and artisan producers. Your guide stops first at a working cacao garden, where you learn the history of chocolate and walk through the plantation itself. This is where the tasting happens: a sampler of different flavored artisan chocolates made on-site, and you get the family recipe so you can recreate them at home.

After the cacao garden, the tour moves through Sayulita's local markets and a family candy shop, where you see how the town's food traditions actually work, not as a museum exhibit, but as places where locals still shop and eat. Your guide handles all the driving and knows which stops matter most. The vehicle is air-conditioned and bottled water is provided throughout the day.

If you're arriving by cruise ship, your guide is authorized to pick you up directly from the terminal in Puerto Vallarta. Dietary needs (vegan, vegetarian, or other restrictions) can be accommodated if you mention them when booking.

What’s included

• Artisan chocolate tasting with a sampler of different flavored chocolates.
• the family chocolate recipe to take home.
• visits to local markets and a candy shop in Sayulita.
• air-conditioned vehicle with bottled water.
• pickup from your hotel or cruise terminal in Puerto Vallarta.
• guide in English or Spanish.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to FridayDeparts at 09:00

AgesAdult (18 to 58 years) · Senior (59 and older) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Child (3 to 12 years) · Infant (under 3): free

GroupUp to 11

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 30 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 13 days ago

Good to know

Infant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Vallarta Roots

Is this one for you?This tour works best if you want hands-on time at the cacao garden and the freedom to ask questions as you go, rather than moving quickly through multiple stops. Your guide is a certified local who drives, so you can focus on the food and the town instead of navigation.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years); Child (3 to 12 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly happens at the cacao garden in Sayulita?

At the cacao garden, you walk through the working plantation, learn the history of chocolate and how it's produced there, taste a sampler of different flavored artisan chocolates, and receive the family recipe so you can make chocolate yourself at home.

How long is the drive from Puerto Vallarta to Sayulita?

The activity runs for 6 hours total, which includes the drive to Sayulita, time at the cacao garden, the chocolate tasting, and visits to local markets and the candy shop.

Can I book this tour if I'm arriving on a cruise ship?

Yes. Your guide is authorized to pick you up directly from the cruise terminal in Puerto Vallarta, so you don't need to arrange separate transportation from the port.

What's included in the tour besides the chocolate tasting?

The tour includes visits to local markets and a family candy shop in Sayulita, air-conditioned transport in the guide's vehicle, and bottled water throughout the day.

Can the guide accommodate dietary restrictions?

Yes. Let your guide know if you're vegan, vegetarian, or have other dietary conditions when you book, and accommodations can be arranged.