Taco tasting around Puerto Vallarta and Pitillal

We did the Taco Tour with Puerto Vallarta Discovery Tours this morning, and it was hands down one of the best experiences we’ve ever had! Our tour guide, Heidy, was absolutely amazing. She shared so much local history and culture, making every stop even more meaningful. The tacos were the best we’ve ever had, and the surprise treats along the way made it even better—homemade popsicles, fresh churros, and, of course, some tequila! Every stop felt authentic and gave us a true taste of Puerto Vallarta. If you’re visiting Puerto Vallarta, this tour is a must-do. It’s the perfect mix of incredible food, local culture, and fun. We would absolutely do it again and can’t recommend Heidy and Puerto Vallarta Discovery Tours enough!

Our group of 8 had the pleasure of having Eric as our tour guide for our taco tour in Puerto Vallarta and nearby areas. Eric readily shared his extensive knowledge of Mexican food, culture and history while we enjoyed the various types of tacos, including Birria, seafood, Barbacoa and carnitas (my favorite). He has a great personality with a sense of humor and was very accommodating with our group that included some seniors that needed extra assistance. His van was comfortable and well maintained. We hope to take another Discovery tour next week and will definitely ask for Eric.

We were picked up at our hotel no problem and picked up other guests on other tours. The van had small cramped seats. No leg room. We got to the meeting point and were moved to a different van with more leg room. Two others joined. Our guide was Emma and driver was Giovani (or a name close to that). Emma wasn’t very friendly. She didn’t try to engage us or build any community among her and the group. I have no idea what the names of the establishments were, we were never told. The first stop Emma said it was a tripe taco and you could also have beef if you wanted. She didn’t tell us the significance of tripe or why it’s eaten. She said she didn’t like it. All but one of the taco places were shady looking. Thankfully, we didn’t get sick. It didn’t seem as if any of the places aside from our last stop was expecting us. We only had a table ready for us at the last stop. We went to a popsicle store with delicious popsicles, but learned nothing about the family that owned it. Nor did we learn anything about any of the establishment’s. We stopped at a tortilla factory. Didn’t learn about the process to make them just saw them coming off the machine and being packed. Nor did we have a taste. I’m attaching a picture of our guide at our popsicle stop. She sat by herself eating her popsicle playing on her phone. She did talk to two school girls at the popsicle shop, which is more than she talked to us. Also, the guide and our driver had many conversations in Spanish in the van. I don’t speak Spanish, so had no idea what they were saying, I felt that was rude. It wasn’t about the drive. For future, if the driver talks to the guide about something, the guide should tell us what was just said. They both spoke English, so speaking in Spanish is suspicious and makes me feel like they are taking about us. Emma, our guide should have been talking to us while we were driving and telling us about the areas, history and culture. Overall, the food was good, but the guide and actual tour was lacking.

+6

Great experience. Heidi was an awesome guide. Great tacos. Make sure you go hungry! More than just a taco tour. Heidi takes you to other interesting sites.

Professional tour guide, Adrian, introduced my husband and I to 5 wonderful locally created tacos...beef, pork and seafood. Each offering was delicious and varied from the one before. We also were treated to coconut ice cream bar and a chocolate factory. GREAT tour!