RIOJA & RIBERA DEL DUERO
Visit the two most famous wine regions in Spain
We develop the best itinerary according to your needs to achieve one of our Rioja and Ribera del Duero Wine Tours, always accompanied by a local expert so you can totally enjoy your experience Like a Native. Our guides grew up in the wine region and they can take you anywhere you want in a tour designed exclusively for you.
First day: RIBERA DEL DUERO
With our Rioja and Ribera del Duero Wine Tours you may choose the transportation* that best suits your needs, using your own car, private or public transportation) to get from Madrid to Ribera del Duero, where our adventure begins. .
*We will help you plan your trip from Madrid, whether you come in your car or public transport.
Depending on the time that you want to spend in Ribera del Duero, you can choose one of the following tours:
Half Day Wine Tour
We will start our day by visiting a traditional winery to learn about the process of making the different classifications of Ribera del Duero and the importance of the type of barrel for its elaboration. Then we will go to the old town of Aranda del Duero which is full of underground cellars with 8 centuries of winemaking tradition and with 7 kilometers excavated over 9 meters. There we will be with the third generation of winemakers where they will learn how wine was made in ancient times..
Approximate duration: 5 hours (9am – 2pm)
Price: From 150 Euros/Person
Includes: Private transport in Ribera del Duero, guide, visit to 2 wineries with wine tasting in each.
Half Day Wine Tour with Lunch
Same as the “Half Day Wine Tour” and includes a lunch with traditional Castilian tapas from Ribera del Duero. Experience an unforgettable meal in the most Spanish style, of Spanish tapas, in one of the medieval towns of the Ribera del Duero, while we walk through its charming narrow and cobbled medieval streets, in addition to visiting during the morning two of the best wineries to visit in Ribera of the Duero.
Approximate duration: 7 hours (from 9am to 4pm)
Price: From 180 Euros/Person
Includes: Private transport in Ribera del Duero, guide, visit to 2 wineries with wine tasting in each and includes traditional Tapas lunch menu from Ribera del Duero
Full Day Wine Tour
Same as “Half Day Wine Tour With Lunch” and includes a visit to a vineyard with the winemaker’s winemaker and tasting of his best estate wines. We will go one of their vineyards where the winemaker will show us the challenge they face every year, and we will taste their best estate wines, a real opportunity to learn first hand from the experience of winemakers experts with centuries of winemaking tradition!
Approximate Duration: 9 hours (from 9am to 6pm)
Price: From 210 Euros/Person
Includes: Private transport in Ribera del Duero, guide, visit to 3 wineries with wine tasting in each and includes traditional Tapas lunch menu from Ribera del Duero.
Complete your experience with the famous Roasted Suckling Lamb in the Wood-Fired Oven
Gastronomy is very important in our Rioja and Ribera del Duero Wine Tours. We recommend completing your experience with the Roasted Suckling Lamb in the Wood-Fired Oven. Ribera del Duero is famous for its incredible roasts in wood fired ovens.Our Specialty is Roasted Suckling Lamb with salt that they smoke in clay casseroles. Tender soft and juicy the lamb is a temptation for anybody that enjoys great gastronomy and we offer this experience with the winemaker, the best experience that you can have in the region.
Total price including Lamb would be as follows:
· Half Day Ribera del Duero Wine Tour with Roasted Suckling Lamb: 220 Euros/Person
· Full Day Ribera del Duero Wine Tour with Roasted Suckling Lamb: 250 Euros/Person
Second day: RIOJA
With our Rioja and Ribera del Duero Wine Tours you may choose the transportation that best suits your needs, (using your own car, private or public transportation) to get from Ribera del Duero, to Rioja where our adventure begins.
*We will help you plan your trip from Ribera del Duero, whether you come in your car or public transport.
Depending on the time that you want to spend in Rioja, you can choose one of the following tours:
Half Day Wine Tour
Rioja has a tradition of making fine wines of over 2000 years, that is why we have an incredible variety of tours and you can choose from several styles of wineries, like 15th century underground winery, 19th century centennial wineries, or modern and avant-garde, some of which are family owned and others large corporations. We recommend to visit an underground and a modern boutique winery to discover the marvelous differences between them, but you can choose the style that you please and we will do our best to accommodate you.
Check out this link and this video to see the different styles of wineries that you can visit in Rioja, over 6 centuries of history!
Approximate duration: 5 hours (9am – 2pm)
Price: From 110 Euros/Person
Includes: Private Transportation in Rioja, Guide, Visit 2 wineries with wine tasting.
Half Day Wine Tour with Lunch
Same as “half day tour “ and includes lunch with a selection of tapas/pintxos in the medieval town of Laguardia, a 10th century walled city chosen as one of the most beautiful cities in Spain.
You can also choose another option for lunch:
– Traditional Riojan Lunch in a restaurant (add 20€ per person)
– Picnic in a vineyard to enjoy the view (add 25€ per person)
– Gourmet meal in a Winery/Restaurant with wine pairing (add 40€/60€ per person)
– Lunch at a 1 star Michelin Restaurant (add 120€ per person)
Approximate duration: 7 hours (9am to 4pm)
Price: From 150 Euros/Person
Includes: Private Transportation in Rioja, Guide, Visit 2 wineries with wine tasting in each and lunch of tapas/pintxos “like a native” in the medieval town of Laguardia.
Full Day Wine Tour
Same as “half day tour with lunch” and includes a third winery after lunch
We can personalize your tour depending on the type of winery you would like to visit. Our favorites are the following:
– The last winery in Rioja that still makes wine doing the traditional stepping of the grapes, a fascinating journey into the 15th century.
– The only winery in Rioja that allows tasting from 3 barrels made from different kinds of oak, to learn about the different qualities.
– One of the most exclusive 19th century estate style winery in Rioja, where we will learn about the vineyards.
Approximate duration: 9 hours (9am – 6pm)
Price: From 200 Euros/Person
Includes: Private Transportation in Rioja, Guide, Visit 3 wineries with wine tasting in each and lunch of tapas/pintxos “like a native” in the medieval town of Laguardia.
Get the best experience doing the tour with the winemakers in our tour “Like A Native”
In our Rioja and Ribera del Duero Wine Tours we want to offer an exclusive experience “Like A Native”, introducing you to our winemaker friends who will personally show your their wineries, will let you in on their winemaking secrets, and you will have the privilege of tasting their wines with them, learning about the many generations of family heritage.
You can ask the winemaker anything you like and learn every detail about the winemaking tradition.
· Full Day Wine Tour “like a native”: 250 Euros/Person and includes: Private Transportation in Rioja, Guide, Visit 3 wineries with wine tasting in each and lunch of tapas/pintxos “like a native” in the medieval town of Laguardia.
Third day: RIOJA / BASQUE COUNTRY
Besides taking one of our Rioja and Ribera del Duero Wine Tours, many of our clients spend several days in Rioja because there are so many activities to do. you can prolong your stay in our region and hire other tours with our local partners in Madrid and/or the Basque country.
Complement your Rioja and Ribera del Duero Wine Tours with one of the following destinations:
RIOJA
Many of our clients want to do a 2 day tour in Rioja , where we visit the two most important subregions, one day in Rioja Alta and another in Rioja Alavesa.
We can also complement your visit, taking a guided tour of the City of Logrono, famous for its historical landmarks and gastronomy, with several streets with hundreds of tapas bars paired with the best wines of the region.
If you’re looking for adventure, you can take a hot air balloon flight over the vineyards or a horseback riding!
BASQUE COUNTRY
Our clients love to visit cities such as Bilbao and San Sebastian in the Basque Country, and take a gastronomic or historical tour.
For those staying in Bilbao you cant miss our excursion to the Vizcaya Bridge, the Famous Guggenheim museum, Gaztelugatxe, Bermeo and Gernika and take a Basque cooking class, one of the best cuisines in Spain.
If you’re staying in San Sebastian, we recommend a visit to the coastal towns of Biarritz, San Juan de Luz and Hondarribia, that we are sure you will definitely love!
MADRID
There are many things to do, like historical, cultural, museum, gastronomic and enological visits, or even take a Segway tour at the Retiro Park.
Madrid has many interesting cities close by that you can visit, such as Toledo, Segovia or Avila and many day trips such as the Escorial or Valle de los Caidos.
If you want to feel authentic Spanish culture, we recommend one of the most spectacular Flamenco shows in Spain and taking our tapas and wine tour.