The 10 Best Tequila Tours in Puerto Vallarta for a Boozy Good Time
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I have been on several Puerto Vallarta tequila tours throughout the years, and vetted all the tours in this article to make sure they’re highly-rated and well-reviewed — so all you have to do is book a tequila tour, and enjoy!
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Want to head into the jungle for an ATV adventure, followed by tequila tasting? Interested in a Puerto Vallarta to Tequila day trip? Want to find the best tequila distillery tours Puerto Vallarta has to offer?
With tons of Puerto Vallarta tequila tours, it’s hard to know which are worth the money. That’s why I’m here to help!
Below, you’ll find the 10 top-rated Puerto Vallarta tequila tours, so you know you’re making the right choice when booking your tour.
Our Top 3 Picks: Best Tequila Tours in Puerto Vallarta
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Tequila Distillery Experience
✔️ Tour a famous distillery
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Botanical Gardens & Tequila Tasting Tour
✔️ Gardens tour
✔️ Lunch included
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Tequila Tasting & ATV Ride
✔️ Professional guide
✔️ Pickup & drop-off
The Top 10 Best Tequila Tours in Puerto Vallarta
1. Tequila Distillery Experience, Jose Cuervo & Tequila Magic Town
⭐️ Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 8 hours | 🥃 Check Rates and Availability
If you’re in the market for a trip from Guadalajara to Tequila, look no further than this Puerto Vallarta tequila distillery tour — especially if you want to visit the world-famous José Cuervo distillery.
On this tequila Jalisco tour from Puerto Vallarta, you’ll kick off the day with a pickup from your hotel, then board a minivan and head into the agave fields of Jalisco.
It was a fun day and we learned a lot. The support staff were excellent. We would love to come and do this again and bring friends to share it with.
-rob (SEE MORE REVIEWS)
Along the way, you’ll learn all about these succulent plants that become tequila. Your first stop will be in the famous magical town of Tequila, the birthplace of — you guessed it: tequila!
Buy a tasty lunch at this UNESCO World Heritage Site town, then take a tour of either a traditional tequila factory in Puerto Vallarta or the world-famous José Cuervo distillery in Mexico.
Enjoy tasting multiple tequilas and learning a ton on this amazing tequila Tasting Tour Puerto Vallarta before returning from Tequila to Puerto Vallarta.
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2. Botanical Garden and Tequila Tasting from Puerto Vallarta
⭐️ Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 6 hours | 🥃 Check Rates and Availability
If you love horticulture and admiring local plants, this incredible PV Tequila Tasting & Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens Tour is just the thing for you.
Visit a 20-acre botanical garden (8 hectares) filled with more than 3,000 different kinds of plants, then tour a tequila distillery, learning all about this Mexican beverage. Finish the day with lunch, and samples of tequila.
Great time with a great tour guide. The highlight of the trip was the tequila distillery and tequila tasting. We all had a great time.
-david (SEE MORE REVIEWS)
One of the best tequila tours Mexico has, travelers absolutly loved it! They raved about how unique the overall experience is, and the amazing guide. 🥃 Tequila Distillery Tour Puerto Vallarta, here we come!
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3. ATV Adventure Tour in Puerto Vallarta, Including Tequila Tasting
⭐️ Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 7 hours | 🛞 Check Rates and Availability
Adrenaline and tequila combine on this incredible Puerto Vallarta ATV Tequila Tour!
This excursion is the perfect action-packed Mexican adventure. Hop on an ATV and bomb through jungly trails in the Sierra Madres.
Awesome experience! Friendly guides and beautiful scenery. Would definitely recommend and love to do again!
-Beth (SEE MORE REVIEWS)
Cool off (and rinse off the dust) with a refreshing swim in a crystal-clear river beneath a waterfall. Finish off your ATV adventure with a delightful tequila tasting.
Travelers loved this tour, the guides, the scenery, and the spirits. It is undoubtedly one of the best ATV tequila tours Puerto Vallarta has available!
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4. Puerto Vallarta Mexico Tequila Tour in Jalisco
⭐️ Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 12 hours | 🥃 Check Rates and Availability
Spend an entire day dedicated to learning about Mexico’s premier spirit on this Small Group Jalisco Tequila Tour from Puerto Vallarta.
Start the tour with a tasty breakfast of birria tacos, then a lovely drive through the agave landscapes of Jalisco. Next, you’ll enjoy a guided tour of the town of Tequila, the birthplace of this alcoholic drink.
I could never rate this tour with Cervando highly enough. The experience is more than mere tourism.
-Breanne (SEE MORE REVIEWS)
After spending time in the pueblo magico, or magical town of Tequila, you’ll get to visit the oldest tequila distillery in Mexico.
During your guided tour of La Rojena, you’ll see the entire tequila-making process and taste multiple tequilas. Finish off with a mouth-watering Mexican barbecue at the historic Casa Sauza.
This is definitely the Best Taco and Tequila Tour Puerto Vallarta Mexico has available. One of the best tequila and food tours? Yes please!
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5. Puerto Vallarta Adventure Tour: Zip Lining, Rappelling & Tequila Tasting
⭐️ Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 2.5 hours | 🧗🏻 Check Rates and Availability
Get ready for a day full of outdoor fun in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range.
This Puerto Vallarta Adventure Tour will take you ziplining, rappelling, inner-tubing — and of course, tequila-tasting.
The zip-lining will have you hooting and hollering with glee as you zoom through high treetops.
Continue with a nature walk, followed by an adrenaline-packed 80-foot free fall (24 m), or 90-foot rappel (27 m).
We had an amazing time. We highly recommend this tour. It was so full of activity and the staff did a great job making it safe and fun!
-deb (SEE MORE REVIEWS)
Next, you’ll float down the Río Cuale River in an inner tube. Refreshed and ready to return?
Hop on a donkey to make your way back upriver for the final experience — tasting the best tequila in Puerto Vallarta!
That’s right: You’ll finish off this epic day with the best tequila tasting in Puerto Vallarta Mexico.
If you’re looking for adventurous things to do in Puerto Vallarta, this is it.
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6. Horseback Riding & Tequila Tasting in Puerto Vallarta Mexico
⭐️ Rating: 4.92 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 3.5 hours | 🐴 Check Rates and Availability
Join your team of hosts at an authentic Mexican hacienda for this truly unique experience that combines horseback rides one of the best tequila-tasting tours Puerto Vallarta has to offer.
🤔 Tequila Fun Fact: Did you know that tequila is only made in the Mexican state of Jalisco, and a few limited regions in other states? It’s true!
This was the best experience ever! The listing doesn’t even do it justice… From the horse back riding to the tequila tasting to the food and pool amenities. It was all 10/10!
-Mariajose (SEE MORE REVIEWS)
You’ll start out the day getting paired with your horse at the hacienda, and then heading out for a tranquil walk along the Río Mascota River.
After the ride, you’ll return to the hacienda to enjoy a traditional Mexican food lunch with tequila tasting of locally-produced, exclusive tequilas you (likely) won’t find anywhere else.
Don’t forget your bathing suit because there will be time for swimming, or just relaxing poolside with a Margarita in hand, at the sprawling hacienda.
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7. Sunset Tequila Tasting Party in Puerto Vallarta
⭐️ Rating: 4.95 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 2.5 hours | 🥃 Check Rates and Availability
Taste five different kinds of tequila and watch the sunset from a rooftop on this Puerto Vallarta Sunset Tequila Tasting, the best tequila tour Puerto Vallarta has to offer that also combines a gorgeous sunset.
During this tasting party on a rooftop terrace at a tequila bar Puerto Vallarta, you’ll get to try tequila blanco, tequila rosa, tequila reposado, tequila añejo, and extra añejo tequila.
Alejandro is very knowledgable and gave a great presentation. The sunset views provided a beautiful backdrop to a wonderful evening!
-deanne (SEE MORE REVIEWS)
As you sip and savor, you’ll learn about the way this special tequila is produced by one of Jalisco’s premier tequila-producing families.
After tasting the tequila, you can enjoy another full hour of open bar, plus freshly-made guacamole with an awesome view.
If you were looking for the best sunset spot in Puerto Vallarta, you found it! Besides the views and booze, travelers loved the excellent value of this tour and the super storytelling host.
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8. City and Tequila Tour in Puerto Vallarta
⭐️ Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 6 hours | 🥃 Check Rates and Availability
Ready for the best Puerto Vallarta city tour and tequila tasting in town?
This top-rated Puerto Vallarta City Tour Tequila Factory Excursion will get you exploring the beauties of the city, including the Zona Romantica and the famous rock arches visible from Los Arcos National Park.
You’ll also tour the top tequila distillery Puerto Vallarta has to offer, Rancho Verano, and get to taste tequila. Rancho Verano is an amazing Mexico tequila distillery, offering great information and fabulous alcohol.
Excellent!! Perfect tour guide, driver and photographer!! The food [was] excellent and the tequila gentleman [guide] was very educated.
-tomas (SEE MORE REVIEWS)
In town, you’ll visit the must see Puerto Vallarta sites, like the Melacon (Boardwalk).
You’ll hear fascinating stories about the famous seahorse statues, the history of Puerto Vallarta, fire opals and tequila.
Travelers loved learning about Puerto Vallarta on one of the Best Tequila Factory Tours Puerto Vallarta offers.
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9. Tequila Museum & Tequila Tasting in Puerto Vallarta
⭐️ Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 1.5 hours | 🥃 Check Rates and Availability
Immerse yourself in the world of tequila on this Guided Tour of Viva Tequila Museum Puerto Vallarta.
This cool spot is inside the Teatro Vallarta, which is located downtown. You’ll learn all about tequila, including how it originated to how it’s developed over time.
This was a great experience. We all enjoyed it. Very knowledgeable and personable host. Answered all questions.
-kathleen (SEE MORE REVIEWS)
Afterwards, put your senses to work during a professional tasting experience.
You’ll learn to distinguish between four different kinds of tequila so that you know which kind of tequila you like the best.
Travelers loved this tour, calling it a “great experience,” and other reviewers commented on the super knowledgeable host.
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10. El Tuito Day Trip from Puerto Vallarta with Tequila and Lunch
⭐️ Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 7 hours | 🍽️ 🥃 Check Rates and Availability
Visit the colorful town of El Tuito on this Puerto Vallarta Tequila Day Tour, one of the best tequila tours from Puerto Vallarta available.
This tour will take you about one hour south of Puerto Vallarta to a lovely town where you’ll visit an artisan bakery, the botanical gardens and a tequila distillery.
Great tour. Very informative… The restaurant at the gardens is wonderful. The food was great!! The people that work in the garden and the restaurant are so nice. Great trip, worth taking the tour!
-tahlei (SEE MORE REVIEWS)
Enjoy learning how tequila is made, tasting various tequilas, eating a delicious traditional lunch (at your own expense), and exploring a lovely Mexican community on this excursion.
If you don’t want to go too far afield but still get out of the urban complex, this could be the best tequila tour in Puerto Vallarta for you!
Tequila Tours in Puerto Vallarta: FAQs
What city in Mexico is known for tequila?
Although not a city, the town of Tequila is the most well-known town in Mexico when it comes to this agave-based drink.
Not only is Tequila the birthplace of its eponymous drink, but the surrounding region was also declared a Mexico UNESCO World Heritage Site because of the abundance of the blue agave plant there.
The area is a historical and cultural epicenter for everything tequila.
The town of Tequila is located in the state of Jalisco Mexico. Going on a day trip to Tequila from Puerto Vallarta is a great way to delve into the world of this famous spirit.
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How many types of tequila are there?
There are six different types of tequila: Blanco, joven, reposado, añejo, extra añejo and cristalino.
Not all lists of tequila types will include joven and cristalino, as these are newer sub-categories of tequila.
Tequila distilleries in Puerto Vallarta and Jalisco are always experimenting, and the newer joven tequila is one of the results.
Tequila joven tastes like a blanco tequila, but with a rounder and more complex flavor.
Cristalino tequila (AKA añejo claro) is aged for 18 months in American and French oak barrels.
Next, it’s filtered through charcoal to remove some color and woody flavor. The result is a complex tequila with a bite.
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What city is famous for tequila?
Although not a city, the town of Tequila in Jalisco state is the most famous spot for tequila in Mexico.
Not only is it the birthplace of tequila, but it is still home to major tequila production.
If you hope to visit a tequila distillery near Puerto Vallarta, heading to the town of Tequila could be a great choice.
You can even take a Tequila city tour Puerto Vallarta style.
Because of the red volcanic soils, the area around Tequila is perfect for growing blue agave.
To make certified tequila, you must use the Blue Weber agave plant, which grows abundantly in Tequila, Mexico.
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Is Puerto Vallarta known for Tequila?
Yes — Puerto Vallarta is known for tequila, and booking an authentic tequila tasting is one of the most fun things to do.
This popular tourist spot on the coast of Jalisco, Mexico, is near many of the top small-batch tequila distilleries Puerto Vallarta offers.
Going on a Puerto Vallarta tequila factory tour is a great way to learn all about the process of producing tequila.
If you are looking for the best tequila distillery in Puerto Vallarta, consider visiting Rancho Verano.
This distillery offers a great tequila factory Puerto Vallarta Mexico tour, as well as amazing tasting opportunities.
Of course, going on a tequila tour in Puerto Vallarta Mexico is also an awesome choice.
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How far is Puerto Vallarta from Tequila?
Tequila is about 170 miles (272 km) from Puerto Vallarta. The Puerto Vallarta to Tequila drive takes about 4 to 4.5 hours, depending on traffic and road conditions.
If you don’t have your own transportation, consider booking a tour to Tequila from Puerto Vallarta.
If you’d rather not go quite so far, check the blog post above for the best Puerto Vallarta tequila tours available in town, so you don’t have to make the drive from Puerto Vallarta to Tequila.
You can visit famous distilleries, go ATVing and tequila tasting, or head to a tequila museum — all in Puerto Vallarta itself.
There are so many unique things to do in Puerto Vallarta that you don’t have to leave town.
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Where is the best place in Mexico for Tequila tasting?
The best place in Mexico for tequila tasting is Jalisco state — known as the heartland of tequila in Mexico.
You can visit some of the area’s most famous distilleries or check out the best tequila-tasting downtown Puerto Vallarta has to offer.
This Jose Cuervo Tequila Train Tour is another awesome option.
🚂 Note: While there’s no Jose Cuervo tequila train tour from Puerto Vallarta, you can take the train from Guadalajara.
This well-known and well-loved tour will take you on a train ride through Jalisco’s tequila production country — while you take in the scenery and enjoy all-you-can-drink tequila during your time on board.
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Where is the tequila capital of the world?
The tequila capital of the world is Santiago de Tequila — usually known simply as Tequila.
🇲🇽 In case you were wondering, yes, there is a town called Tequila, Mexico. This town in Jalisco, Mexico, is the birthplace of tequila.
It is a pueblo magico, or magical town, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site — all thanks to the blue agave grown (and converted into spirits) here.
Although locals have been making a fermented beverage in this region for centuries, it didn’t become tequila until the Spanish arrived and distilled the locals’ brew.
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Where are the tequila distilleries in Mexico?
There are hundreds of tequila distilleries in Mexico, with most located in Jalisco state — the birthplace of tequila.
In Jalisco, there are many options for visiting a distillery. You can tour the town of Tequila or explore some of the many great tequila factories in Puerto Vallarta.
Other distilleries can also be found in certain areas of Nayarit state, Michoacan state, Guanajuato state, and Tamaulipas state.
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What is the tequila train Puerto Vallarta?
There is no tequila train that leaves Puerto Vallarta — but there is this Jose Cuervo Express Train that begins in Guadalajara, and goes to Tequila.
While you might hear it called the “Puerto Vallarta tequila train,” it’s actually not that at all.
The train originates in Guadalajara, which is several hours west of Puerto Vallarta by car.
The train is run by Jose Cuervo, Mexico’s premier tequila brand.
If you want to book this Tequila Day Trip from Guadalajara with Jose Cuervo Express Train, you’re in for a real treat.
The Jose Cuervo Express Mexico offers tourists the opportunity to board a train in Guadalajara, and journey through 40 miles (64 km) of blue agave fields.
You’ll visit the town of Tequila, tour a distillery, eat lunch, watch a show, and taste various Jose Cuervo tequilas.
The best part? You can drink unlimited tequila while on board the train 🥃
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Where can you buy tequila in Puerto Vallarta?
If you are wondering where to buy tequila in Puerto Vallarta, some of the best spots are Chile Tequila, Tequilera Arrecife, La Cava, and Noble Corazon.
Noble Corazon Tequila Puerto Vallarta
This is another great tequila-tasting spot offering fabulous spirits and great information.
📍 Google Map: It is located on Calle Guadalupe Sánchez.
La Cava de Tequila
This is another popular spot offering some of the best tequila-tasting Puerto Vallarta Mexico has to offer.
Enjoy the cozy vibes, friendly staff, and fabulous selection of tequila, mezcal, raicilla tequila and Mexican beers.
CHILE TEQUILA Puerto Vallarta MEXICO
This great tequila store Puerto Vallarta has amazing tequilas available for tasting and purchase, plus the owners are super friendly and offer top-notch service.
This could be the best place to buy tequila in Puerto Vallarta.
📍 Google Map: Find Chile Tequila just across the street from Devil’s Ice Cream on Augustin Rodriguez.
Tequilera Arrecife Puerto Vallarta
Another one of the best tequila Puerto Vallarta shops in the area.
📍 Google Map: Located in Old Town Puerto Vallarta, they have more than 50 flavors of tequila — so you can taste and buy to your heart’s content.
My Final Thoughts on the Best Tequila Tours in Puerto Vallarta
No trip to Jalisco Mexico would be complete without tasting the region’s premier beverage on one of the best Puerto Vallarta tours.
ortunately, there are plenty of ways to do that.
No matter what kind of excursion you’re after, you’re sure to find something amazing on this list: from tranquil sunset tastings to adrenaline-packed adventures to immersive tequila museums.
Don’t know which tour to pick? I recommend this Tequila Distillery Experience, Jose Cuervo & Tequila Magic Town — the most complete tour.
This list includes the most amazing tequila tours Puerto Vallarta Mexico has to offer — including tequila tours that include whale watching (in winters only) and a trip to Islas Marietas Islands (the Mexico hidden beach).
You can travel to Tequila Mexico from Puerto Vallarta, enjoy the best taco and tequila tour Puerto Vallarta has to offer, and plenty more.
Oh, and in case you’re wondering, the tours are all available in English.
Now the only question is, Which of these tequila tours in Puerto Vallarta do you fancy?
(Note: There are no private tours of a tequila factory near Puerto Vallarta, but it’s more fun to drink tequila in a group anyway.)
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I can tell you firsthand that a PV tequila tour is one of the best ways to enjoy Puerto Vallarta tequila and the local Jalisco tequilas from Mexico — so I’m glad you landed on this article to book yours.
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