Excursion Chocolate making in sausalito tour at San Francisco

Travel a short distance to the nearby town of Sausalito and to the Dandelion Chocolate factory and learn the fine art of chocolate making.

Dandelion Chocolate is a bean-to-bar chocolate factory in the Mission District of San Francisco. The owners opened their workshop building from their lifetime love of chocolate. In their factory in the Mission district of San Francisco, they roast, crack, sort, winnow, grind, conch, and temper small batches of beans and then mold and package each bar by hand. By sourcing high quality beans and carefully crafting tiny batches, Dandelion Chocolate tries to bring out the individual flavors and nuances of each bean.

Meet your knowledgeable Dandelion Chocolate knowledgeable tour guide, who leads you through the complete chocolate production process, from cacao beans to the finished chocolate bar. Along the way, taste the cacao fruit and roasted cacao beans from different origins, taste warm melted chocolate as it is refining, and of course finished single origin dark chocolate bars. Enjoy an informative session of chocolate making and taste a variety of exotic samples as you make your own chocolate bar.

Depart the Dandelion Chocolate Factory and view the street art murals in the nearby Mission District neighborhood. The Mission District is a virtual outdoor art gallery full of vibrant murals. Throughout the neighborhood, hundreds of walls and fences are adorned with colorful works of art featuring themes ranging from cultural heritage to social political statements. Learn the back story of art and movements that inspired Clarion Allen and the Women's Building before heading back to the cruise pier in San Francisco.

Return to the pier.

Note

Please note: This tour is not recommended for guests with nut allergies. This tour involves walking and standing for prolonged periods, making it not recommended for guest with walking difficulties. Guests are recommended to wear comfortable walking shoes.