Our Top 7 Chocolate Tastings in the USA

1.Princeville Botanical Gardens Tour and Chocolate Tasting Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 774 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $126Our pick

Spend about three hours walking Princeville Botanical Gardens with a guide such as Troy, Lauren, Zoey, or Heidi. See rare plants, cacao trees, fruit, and honey hives, then taste Hawaiian produce and at least five single-origin chocolates. Expect hills, stairs, loose gravel, rain or shine, and a small group capped at 17 people.

“The guides are fantastic! I loved the interactive experience of walking through the Botanical Gardens (walking sticks and umbrellas provided), being able to sample the fruits and chocolate, as well as learning about the history of the gardens.”

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2.Kauai Chocolate Farm Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 666 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $145

Spend about three hours at Lydgate Farms near Kapaʻa, walking through cacao and botanical gardens with guides such as Sheri, Mason, Jess, or Brooke. Taste ripe cacao fruit, tropical produce, honey, vanilla, macadamia nuts, and estate-grown dark chocolate while learning how Hawaiian cacao becomes a finished bar. Children must be over 7.

“Excellent tour! Didn’t expect it to be so informative, especially about the benefits of quality dark chocolate.”

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3.Nashville’s Goo Goo Chocolate Tasting & Candy Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 247 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $55Best value

At Goo Goo Chocolate Co. in downtown Nashville, you’ll taste classic candies, learn how the 1912 Goo Goo Cluster became a local icon, and create your own premium chocolate treat. The one-hour class costs $55, welcomes small groups of up to eight, and includes an apron to take home.

“So fun! We had two littles and they loved it! Loved learning the history and being so hands on! Yummy!”

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4.Craft Chocolate Tasting and Farm Experience on the Big Island

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 95 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $135

Meet Wrenn, Colin, Ren, and their team at Honolii Orchards near Hilo for a small-group cacao farm tour and tasting. Walk through the orchard, try fresh cacao pulp, cacao juice, roasted beans, cacao tea, seasonal fruit, drinking chocolate, and roughly a dozen Hawaiian craft chocolates while learning how soil, genetics, and fermentation shape flavor.

“Be prepared to have your breath taken away by this beautiful cacao farm. It truly is a hidden gem and a slice of paradise. Colin and Wren are truly masters of their craft and it shows. Every chocolate lovers dream tour by far. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and the bounty of your farm. Mahalo! Hi Darwin!!”

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5.Chocolate Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 76 reviews · 2h 15m · from $85

Spend 135 minutes tasting chocolate, pastries, desserts, drinks, and creative treats at Seattle bakeries, chocolatiers, and specialty shops. Guides such as Ivy, Will, Woody, Jade, and Ben share chocolate-making stories and Seattle context while leading you through Pike Place Market. The route covers less than a mile and runs rain or shine.

“This was wonderful and delicious!! Ivy was knowledgeable and very friendly. Loved it!!”

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6.Big Island Hawaii: Craft Chocolate Tasting and Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 3h 30m · from $130

Spend 3.5 hours at Honolii Orchards near Hilo with guides Wren and Jude. Walk the cacao orchard, visit the fermentation room, learn chocolate’s story, and taste at least 10 single-origin Hawaiian bars, plus fresh cacao juice, roasted beans, cacao tea, macadamias, and seasonal fruit.

“Very cool chocolate farm tour and tasting. Learned lots of new things about cocoa raising and processing. Tasted 15 different types of chocolate and could actually tell the differences between them. Some good, some not so good and some amazing! We bought our favorites and decided to buy some more online!”

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7.Anchorage: Chocolate and Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 3 hours · from $110

Meet your English-speaking guide at the Egan Center, then ride in a small van to Chugach Chocolates and 61 Degree North Winery. Taste up to six chocolates, five locally crafted wines, and pair them using tasting cards. Guide Chris may lead the tour, sharing Alaska stories and practical food insight along the way.

“We had a great tour! We are local but wanted something unique. We sampled a lot of great chocolate and were each able to customize our wine tasting to our specific tastes. Chris was a great guide - very knowledgeable about Alaska and fun to have at the helm.”

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