7 Dessert Tours in Guatemala, Compared

1.Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Workshop in ChocoMuseo Antigua

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 353 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $32Our pick

A small-group bean-to-bar chocolate workshop in ChocoMuseo Antigua. Roast, crush, taste cacao drinks, and take home 90g chocolate.

“Learned a lot about chocolate, it's origin, history, and agriculture. Really enjoyed the hands on experience with roasting, peeling, and grinding cacao beans that we ended up using for tea and hot chocolate. The instructor, Diana, made the whole experience fun and enjoyable with her sense of humor. My favorite class I took during my trip in Guatemala.”

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2.Discover Chocolate Making in Antigua Guatemala

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $25Best value

Discover Mayan and European cacao drinks, roast cacao beans, taste 100% to white chocolate, and mold 70g bombons in Antigua.

“I think it was fun. I’ve done this before but mainly wanted to 9 yr old son to try it. You get some chocolate history, tastings, and then you pour some chocolate in a mould to take home. Nice, short experience.”

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3.Private Chocolate Tasting Experience in Guatemala

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $56

Private Antigua chocolate tasting with cocoa-to-bar lessons, handcrafted chocolate samples, and a chance to make your own bar with pickup.

“It was a wonderful experience with Giovani! Got to see the making of chocolate by hand in a beautiful cottage setting! Had never seen chocolate made by hand on a small scale. We were shown every stage of the making process. Fascinating. Then we Were given their wonderful hot chocolate with warm bread with butter up on the roof top portion of the home. Loved our tour! We got to buy chocolate we tasted to bring home instead of just buying it in shop & have no idea whether it’s good or not. This was the way to experience Guatemala chocolate!!”

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4.Guatemalan Bean to Bar, Ceremonial Cacao and Chocolate Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $75

Antigua cacao workshop where you learn a Mayan sacred drink and taste 4 Guatemalan chocolates, comparing origin and toasting in 90 minutes.

“Me and my sister absolutely LOVED this experience making a traditional cacao beverage and tasting delicious local chocolate. If you are staying in Antigua you will not regret adding this to your itinerary. Our guides were so friendly, knowledgeable and made the experience so fun and enjoyable!”

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5.Chocolate workshop; gastronomic experience of cocoa.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 1 day · from $32

Learn about Guatemalan cocoa like the Maya, smell every step, roast and grind beans, then take home your own chocolate bar.

“Ingrid was exceptionally helpful and informative! My family does not speak Spanish but she was patient and interactive to help me translate for them. Overall we had a great experience. Muchísimas gracias”

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6.Antigua Chocolate Tasting and Mountain ATV Tour

★★★★★★★★★★2.5 · 3 reviews · from $120

ATV adventure from Antigua to Cerro de la Cruz, Hobbitenango, and Earth Lodge, plus a Chocolateria Antigua chocolate tasting.

“After I paid, The company informed me that my planned trip was unavailable but that I could go to the earlier trip. I did not choose the earlier trip bc I had plans. I corresponded with the company about another option but nothing came of it. In the end, I was charged the full amount and received no services.”

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7.Wine and Chocolate Tour in Antigua

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $55

Taste Antigua’s nispero fruit, artisan wine, and chocolate chapín in San Juan del Obispo on a 2-hour guided tour with pickup.

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