The Real Rioja Explore Tour - Private experience

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Duration
9 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 7 guests
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English, French, Spanish
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Embark on a wine adventure in La Rioja, touring family vineyards, savouring wines and tapas, exploring Laguardia's cobbled streets, and visiting hidden cellar caves. A private experience awaits.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Yes your great wine adventure is here.

Step behind the scenes for this fantastic tour of this famous wine region full to the brim of tastes and unforgettable times.


Greeted by the sunny hills of La Rioja, first stop is a very special family run vineyard where they’ll show you the whole wine making process from vines to wines. Then hit the relax button, it’s the tasting session in a dream spot overlooking the valley followed by traditional tapas. Next off to a famed vineyard and prepare to be wowed. Now it's time for the 11th century town of Laguardia to amble through the cobbled streets visiting the secret cellar caves full to the brim of the regions finest. We'll top this off with a casual tapas lunch.



What You Get

Private transportation
Guided cellar cave tour including taster.
Bottled water

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

1

Villabuena de Alava

Delve behind the scenes and visit a special 4 generation family run winery for a full guided to tour. You'll learn about the whole wine making process from start to finish topped off with tasting and tapas session on the veranda overlooking the vines.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
2

Laguardia

We'll explore the streets of this beautiful 1100yr old walled town. Set on a hill and surrounded by vineyards this picture perfect place has plenty of secrets to uncover from the Santa Maria de los Reyes church to the labyrinth of tunnels and cellar caves hidden below foot. We'll give you a chance to go below ground and explore our favourite cellar for a unique tasting. Then it's time to settle down for a 3 course traditional lunch with incredible view out over the valley.
3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
3

Elciego

A La Rioja tour wouldn't be the same without a visit to the famed Marques de Riscal winery, take a step into the world of Frank Gehry and take a glimpse of this incredible building and try the vino tinto which originally put them on the map.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

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Pickup Details
We can also pick up from hotels not mentioned and apartment & vacation rentals or designated spots in Rioja, San Sebastian city & close by.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Excellent Tour!
September 15, 2023
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My husband and I had a wonderful day touring the Rioja region with Borja! Experience San Sebastian Tours really does it right. We booked this tour only one day prior which of course didn't give the...read more

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A great experience!
August 04, 2023
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Strongly recommend both the Rioja Explore Tour and the Train Track Trail Mountain Bike tour. Penny and Borja were very professional and made sure we got the best out or these experiences. We had lo...read more

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Highly recommend this Rioja Road-trip
October 20, 2022
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The Real Rioja Explore Tour exceeded all our expectations! Our driver B was amazing - prompt, gregarious, and knowledgeable – and he was the perfect MC for our day in Rioja. At our first stop, we l...read more

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just brilliant
June 13, 2022
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just brilliant. we toured on bikes, very little on road, and got to know so much about san sebastian. Borja was great. informative, and fun

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Our trip from San Sebastian to Rioja Wine Tour
November 07, 2021
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Our trip to San Sebastian, took a higher level thanks to the La Rioja Wine Tour ….absolutely amazing…Our tour guide, Borjas was great, excellent service and attentions, 3 amazing wineries with his...read more

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