Puerto Vallarta Food Tour: Authentic Regional Cuisine Exploration in Mercedes Sprinter
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Puerto Vallarta
Embark on a mouthwatering Puerto Vallarta Food Tour and discover the authentic regional cuisine of this vibrant city. Sample delicious barbacoa tacos, tortas ahogadas, tamales, and more while exploring hidden foodie gems in a Mercedes Sprinter. Book your culinary adventure now!
Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Vallarta By Road Food Tour uncovers typical Jalisco and Vallarta dishes while leaning these neighborhoods. We visit stands and restaurants  known and loved by locals, stands that have been around for generations.  You’ll experience the life of a local as you go around the bay, stopping to eat outside, alongside regulars. In addition to the delicious foods you will learn the culture and history of each town. The tour  leaves you feeling more connected to our beautiful Vallarta. We will begin in 5 of December neighborhood with barbacoa tacos and quick look at the market from there we will head off to Versailles area to try a local favorite Torta Ahogada with carnitas. We then head of to the Pitillal for cochinita pibil and tamales . Now we will head to downtown for shrimp tacos, marlin , and chocolate. This tour will hit some off the beat and path spots as well as some famous landmarks. Exploring Vallarta has never been ths delicious!

What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Includes 7 tastings, food tour guide, and transportation.
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup
Additional Information

Vallarta By Road Food Tour explores the foodie gems of Puerto Vallarta. While riding in a 20-seat Mercedes Sprinter, we will have stops in Vallarta neighborhood of Pitillal, Versalles, 5th of December, and downtown Puerto Vallarta. You will sample an amazing variety of authentic regional eats. Full portion samples, enough for a satisfying lunch, are included in the ticket price. Authentic tasting locations include barbacoa tacos, tortas ahogadas, tamales, atole, aguas frescas, coffee, seafood tostada, birria tacos, and flan. Come explore these hidden foodie gems around Vallarta with our colorful guides.

  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Location
Vallarta Food Tours
Avenida México
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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Vicki_d
May 29, 2024
Awesome tour - This was the best food tour I have taken. Our guide was so informative. I highly recommend this tour as you will eat food from the local neighborhood 😋 And lots of it!!! It is well worth your money 💰
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Sgcaver12
May 21, 2024
Fantastic food tour in PV - Joana our tour guide for this 4 hour food tour in an air conditioned mini bus was great. Many of the places have been in business for years. From 2nd breakfast tacos, pork belly & beef tacos, tamales both savory & sweet, carnitas sandwich, shrimp blue corn tortilla, bakery & cheesecake. You won't go hungry. In fact, do not eat breakfast. I am a picky eater & have food sensitivities. The tour also accommodated my lactose intolerance & I had fully enjoyed the tour. The Aqua Fresca & soft drinks included. Beer & margaritas for extra charge & they looked great. I highly recommend this tour.
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Jessica_d
May 8, 2024
Lots of food - The driver, Bernardo, was excellent. He told us so much fun and interesting information about Puerto Vallarta. He was easy to engage with and got us the most amazing food. The tour was a driving one and the drive felt safe and comfortable.
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Bolac85
Apr 29, 2024
Well fed and happy! - Did a tour with Miel and we had the best time! She was extremely knowledgeable and passionate of the history of Mexico's food culture. We were plenty full by the beginning of the tour so make sure not to have a big breakfast before! All the places she took us to were amazing. Highly recommend this tour!
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Katy
Apr 9, 2024
Excellent tour!! - We had a great time on the Vallarta by Road Tour with Bernardo. The stops included a great variety of food to try from spots we wouldn't have found on our own. Since it was a driving tour, we were able to see much more of the area than we would have just walking. Bernardo was an incredible tour guide. He was very knowledgeable about the area and the history of the foods and places we visited. I highly recommend this tour!
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Carrzoo
Mar 13, 2024
We really enjoyed Vallarta by Road food tour - Excellent food tour, guide was very informative and engaging and the food was delicious. I will point out that there are several places in the description of this tour that say that there are 7 stops and there are actually only 6. There was plenty of food though, everyone was stuffed at the end. This is a driving tour with limited walking required so it’s an excellent choice for people with limited mobility
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Melaniekushnir
Feb 28, 2024
Vallarta By Road + Bernardo = 100000000+ Stars! - I was on a cruise with my 76 year old mother and my two sisters. A few weeks prior, I emailed Vallarta Food Tours to ask if there was any chance they could do a van tour on a day where they usually do not. My mom, who is a fit and active 76, is awaiting knee-replacement surgery and couldn't do a three-hour walking tour. Honestly, I had no expectations... that's a big ask and it would have been fine for Vallarta to say 'nope.' Alas, within hours, Paul wrote back and opened up the van tour for us. How kind! Still, my expectations were limited. I have fun wherever I go. Let me be clear - Bernardo and this tour were the HIGHLIGHT of our trip! It was the best day of the entire trip. I'd give them 100 stars if I could. Bernardo is smart, kind, engaging, and exudes this thoughtful energy that makes you want to hear his stories and knowledge. Each and every place we ate was phenomenal. The paletas at the end... yes please. He knew every corner of PV and its environs. The restaurant and taco stand owners clearly like Bernardo as much as we do. Everyone lights up when he walks in a room. Even hearing him talk about the Vallarta Food Tours owners and their kindness, makes you happy. We should all have great employers and all bosses should have such awesome staff. When in PV, I can't recommend Bernardo and Vallarta Food Tours enough. Thanks, Paul and Bernardo!
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Carmen
Feb 23, 2024
Excellent food. Great guide. Wonderful city. - I’ve taken many Vallarta Food Tours over the years & today’s “Original Downtown Tour” led by Joana was one of the best. In addition to tasting the mostly taco tour, we met the owners of the family run stands and restaurants, learned about licensing, the history of PV, and the forward thinking mayor who welcomed “romantics” to the city. Who knew that there are “morning” tacos and different “night” tacos and that the average family eats 2.2 kg of tortillas/day - approx 11 tacos each? Well done, Joana!
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Tracihj9550sy
Feb 19, 2024
Great tour! - This food tour was a hit! It said to come hungry, and after stopping at so many wonderful places, we left stuffed and happy. Joana is a wonderful tour guide. Personable, kind, and very accommodating. She was able to alter a few dishes to help with dietary needs to make it pleasant for everyone in our group. She is knowledgeable of the area and the restaurants we visited, explaining the history of each dish and why we were tasting it. Highly recommend!!!
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Ml436363
Feb 19, 2024
Great tour - We had a great time on this tour! We took this tour as a shore excursion and we didn't realize until about 15 minutes before we were supposed to meet them that we were supposed to meet them on Puerto Vallarta time not ship time (ship time was 1 hr behind shore time so we thought we had plenty of time). They were very quick to respond and said no problem, go ahead and get off the ship when you can and we will be waiting for you. Joana was our guide and she was very thoughtful, knowledgeable and kind as was the driver. They picked us up in a nice airconditioned van and took us to 7 different locations. We tried shrimp tacos, goat tacos, torta ahogada and some of the best cheesecake we have had anywhere! We also toured a working Panderia which was interesting and fun. Our group of 13 were between the ages of 25-83 yrs old and all of them commented on how good the tour was. Do not eat before you go on this tour because you will be really full by the time you are through. The food was amazing and the service was outstanding! Thank you Joana for taking us on such a great tour,
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