Puerto Vallarta Cooking Classes

Great experience, Julio was very informative about the area and the food was delicious.

I would highly recommend spending time at this ranch. Our guide was the owner herself and her husband took us horseback riding. They showed us their beautiful farm where you find fruit trees of all kinds. They'll allowed us to relax in their coal Springs filled with natural water. The tequila tasting was so much fun and the food was tremendous. This is a must on your Puerto Vallarta trip!!

A unique and magical experience at Rancho mi Abuelo. Excellent guide, company, place, and above all, the food is delicious and unique. You will find the best beans in the world here. The food is very delicious and homemade, just like when you visited your grandparents as a child. I recommend the tour and the food from this great family team.

We enjoyed our salsa making class immensely! Miel and Sylvia were knowledgeable, fun, and patient. They shared loads of interesting information about the history of the ingredients. The salsas we made were delicious and I learned some tricks for prepping ingredients that will be game changers in my kitchen. I highly, highly recommend the class and any other future offerings from this dynamic duo!

We had so much fun making 4 different salsas! Sylvia is full of knowledge and incredibly charming. I will be back to PV and definitely do this again.

What a wonderful experience!! Riding up to the ranch through the mountains as the guide provided facts about the area set the tone for what became a truly inclusive experience. The cooking experience allowed for each family member to make their own delicious lunch with hands on experience with making each recipe! All the staff were amazing and friendly! We are definitely recommending this to other family and friends coming to Puerto Vallarta! And we will be going back!!!

This is a must do! Duke explained the history of the Casita! Got to go to the wine cellar. So neat. Francie was great with the sensory portion of the tasting. I have done a lot of wine tastings and this was one of the best.

Fantastic. Jeanne was pleasant very understanding, compassionate, fun and extremely knowledgeable. Rate her 11 out of 10.

What a fantastic experience this was! We were in Puerto Vallarta via a cruise ship and wanted to do a local cooking experience while in port instead of a cruise excursion. Before the tour started, Jeanne, our tour guide, was excellent at communicating and making sure we didn't have any dietary restrictions and giving us instructions on how to get to the meeting point.Jeanne is an amazing and patient guide! She readily answered all our questions and was so enthusiastic about everywhere we went! You can tell she really loves her city. She gave us a brief tour of the town, which happened to have Dias de los Muertos decorations up and explained the cultural significance. We were then led to a local tortilleria and learned about the tortilla-making progress and ate some freshly made tortillas, a small coffee shop to taste Mexican coffee, and then had a tour through the local fish and produce street market where we learned about all the different ingredients. Jeanne is very knowledgable! Afterwards, we had a cooking lesson at a restaurant where the head chef personally taught us how to make guacamole, enchiladas, use a tortilla press, and 2 different cocktails. We were also served some very delicious salsa. At this restaurant, we also had a delightful blind tasting test of around 14 different items that Jeanne had picked up from the market. I won't spoil what those were, it was definitely fun time guessing what some of the ingredients could be.I highly recommend Authentik Tours with Jeanne. After our tour, she gave us some recommendations on what else we could see nearby before we had to head back to our ship. We also really liked that she helped us take photos and videos and sent them to us, so we could enjoy our trip more easily. We'll definitely be looking to do other tours with Authentik Tours again in the future next time we're in the area!

We had a fabulous time making chile rellenos, salsa, guacamole and tasting tequila. This is out of the typical path of Puerto Vallarta in a beautiful location. Everything is fresh, the staff is exceptionally friendly and engaging and our group had a fabulous time.

We did the 60 minutes class with Diego - it was fun, educational and yummy! We learned about the chocolate making process and had some hands-on experience. And, although a bit silly, it was fun to dress up in the hats and aprons they provided – and it made for great photos. The three of us very much enjoyed this experience and came home with chocolate that we made.

My husband and I had an amazing authentic cooking experience at La casa de Abuela with Pepe and Rosa! They’re both so friendly and easy to be around. We are whole food plant based (vegan), and they catered the meal completely to accommodate us. The food was TO DIE FOR. Literally, of all the places we ate during our 10 day stay, this was hands down THE BEST! We loved learning how to cook all of it and especially loved eating it ☺️ 10 out of 10 experience, highly recommend if you like authentic, unique moments while traveling! This is for you.

This was a really fun and informative experience. It is perfect fit families with kids because they do a great job of explaining how chocolate is made and guiding participants through the process of making a chocolate bar. The whole experience was so much fun and we learned a lot and had a delicious time. Highly recommend this!

Awesome tour Love the fact that I got to experience making chocolate bars in Mexico. Staff was great and friendly! Im not a fan of long drawn out tours so this was perfect for me. Would definitely reccomend

Rancho Mi Abuelo was a remarkable mountain retreat just south of Puerto Vallarta. My two friends and I participated in a private Mexican cooking class and it was fabulous. All of the ingredients were fresh and delicious. Our instructor took us through the preparation of pico de gallo, guacamole, roasted veggie salsa and the star of the show, chili rellenos. We were in an open air setting, under the trees and surrounded by the authentic ranch setting. The cooking was done over an open fire and we even made our own tortillas from scratch. After our prep, the staff set up a lovely table for us to enjoy our culinary creations. It was really special and delicious. Our chef instructor, Olimpia, was just the best as well. She made everything easy, and she was so friendly. She made us very comfortable with learning some new cooking skills. I have done many excursions in the Puerto Vallarta area, and I must say this was a real winner. If you enjoy an out of doors, rustic but chic setting, you'll love this place. The cooking class is just one of their offerings. You can even spend the night in one of their quaint cabins.

Owner picked me up in PV, gave me some history on the area and the Ranch. Chef Laura was awesome. Was given a tour of the Ranch property. Horses, ATV’s, Restaurant, Cabins, soaking pools, hiking, etc. Just had a great time. The best thing….the people who work on the Ranch. Super nice and gracious. Highly recommend. ❤️