Top 4 Chocolate & Dessert Tours in Cusco

1.Chocolate Workshop in Cusco with Premium Organic Cacao

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $45Our pick

Spend about two and a half hours making pralines, mendiants, ganache, and hot chocolate with 100% organic Chuncho cacao from the Sacred Valley. You choose local jams, nuts, and other toppings, then pack your creations in a personalized box. Instructors have included David, Abelardo, and Randy; the workshop meets in central Cusco and offers views over the city.

“A last minute activity the night before we left Cusco! What fun we had! What a view ! What beautiful food at the restaurant after the CACAO CHOCOLATE making experience. A delightful, sassy and fun chocolate making teacher! They have other activities which are fun! Defiantly worth doing! The whole building has a vibe as soon as you walk in wish we had of discovered this area of town earlier!”

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2.Chocolate Workshop with the Best Local Organic Cacao

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · 2h 30m · from $47

Spend 2.5 hours at Limbus Restobar in central Cusco learning about local Chuncho cacao, making Belgian-style pralines and mendiants, and preparing hot chocolate. Instructors such as David, Marco, Alex, Ken, and Angel have led sessions. You’ll leave with about 21 pralines and 10 mendiants in a take-home box.

“De chocolade workshop was heel erg leuk om te doen. Onze chefs David en Marco legde alles goed en grappig uit, hadden veel kennis en waren erg gezellig! We hebben veel gelachen en heerlijke bonbons gemaakt. Echt een aanrader!”

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3.1.5h Cusco Chocolate Workshop – Truffles & Hot Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 8 reviews · 1h 30m · from $37Best value

At LIMBUS restobar in San Blas, a guide walks you through making, shaping, and coating 20 chocolate truffles with a choice of toppings. While they chill, you sip hot chocolate and chat. Workshops run for 90 minutes in English, Spanish, or French. Erika has led sessions praised for clear instructions and a fun atmosphere.

“It was so much fun to learn about the process of making truffles and chocolate in general. We had the best time! Erika explained everything perfectly❤️”

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4.Bean to bar chocolate workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews

In this two-hour workshop in Cusco, an English- or Spanish-speaking guide takes you from cacao bean to chocolate bar. Roast and peel cacao, grind it by hand on a metate, then make hot chocolate and a bar with ingredients chosen to suit your taste. You can take your handmade chocolates home.

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