3 Dessert Tours on the Riviera Maya to Build a Day Around

1.Artisanal Mezcal and Fine Chocolate Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 132 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $89Our pick

Meet Shamira in Tulum’s La Veleta neighborhood for a two-hour English-language tasting of five mezcals, five Mexican chocolates, citrus, peanuts, cacao, and grasshoppers. You’ll learn how agave spirits are made, compare flavor profiles, and enjoy a seasonal welcome cocktail in a small group of no more than 10.

“Very knowledgeable, really enjoyed the entire experience and we were able to ask other questions about Mexico as well”

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2.Artisanal Mezcal & Fine Chocolate Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 2 hours · from $102

Join Shamira in Tulum’s La Veleta neighborhood for five mezcals from different agaves and Mexican regions, paired with fruit, traditional snacks, water, and fine chocolates. Expect stories about agave, production, and ceremony in a small group of up to eight, with English or Spanish guidance.

“Shamira was so friendly and accommodating - She told the back story of how Mezcal came about and details on all their different varieties. We tried 5 different types paired with chocolate and other snacks that can’t be found anywhere else in Tulum - she sources these direct from the locals in Wahaca and other places around Mexico. AMAZING! Highly recommend - not to be missed. Thank you so much.”

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3.Tulum: Chocolate & Honey Sanctuary Experience with Cenote

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 6 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $129

Travel from Tulum toward Coba for a three-hour cacao and honey workshop, Mayan blessing, gourmet lunch, and swim in a sacred cenote. You will taste cacao, make chocolate, and may practice traditional grinding, but soap or candle-making is not guaranteed.

“First thing to know is that this is not in Tulúm, it is in Cobá which is about 45 minutes inland from Tulum. The description says you will make soap and or a candle- this never happened. We did get to taste cocoa beans and we all got to practice crushing them the way they used to do it. We did have a very small taste of a few different flavors of chocolate. Our guide was very knowledgeable and told us lots about how the people used to live in the ruins. They also did a blessing before we entered what used to be the house( now just a couple…”

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