La Rioja Tour with Lunch in a Winery

Highlights

  • Tapas and wine tasting session in the bodega, overlooking the valley
  • Traditional 3 course meal lunch accompanied with the region's finest wines
  • Visit the hidden wine cellar caves in Laguardia
From £151 pp
  1. Choose date!
  2. Select time if there are different times shown
  3. Select number of people
  4. Check availability
Request Availabilty

What you'll do

Combining the enchanting landscape of the Basque country, charming, sun drenched local villages, world-class food and famous wine, this tour offers a myriad of unique delights. With the rolling hills of La Rioja as your backdrop, you'll see and taste a side to Spain most can only dream about ...

After hotel pickup, say goodbye to the coast for the day and you’ll wind your way through the mountains of the Basque Country until you’re met by the sunny hills of La Rioja, carpeted with endless rows of grape vines. You’ll be taken to a very special, four generation, family run Bodega where they’ll show you the whole wine making process.

Then hit the relax button, it’s the tasting and tapas session on the patio overlooking the valley. For lunch you’ll feast on a traditional 3 course meal accompanied by the regions finest, with the perfect dream setting right inside the winery. Off down through the vines we’ll stop off at a famed bodega and prepare to be wowed. Next it’s over to the eleventh century town of Laguardia to amble through the sun drenched cobbled streets visiting the hidden cellar caves full to the brim of the regions finest.

Start time: 8:30am
End time: 5:00pm

 

 

What's included

Included

  • Exclusive guide
  • All transport and transfers
  • Visit to Laguardia
  • Explore the cellar caves and enjoy some drinks
  • Visit to 3 wineries with winery tour including 5 tastings & tapas session
  • Visit to cellar caves with drinks and tastings
Your local host

Penny

I am a British girl who has been based in the Basque country for the last 11 years after I completely fell in love with the place and the culture. I have a great perspective of exactly what being a tourist in the Basque country means and how to make your San Sebastian tours as individual, memorable and as special as possible. I absolutely love San Sebastián and having lived here a long time, I found that a lot of the tours and experiences were the middle of the road, regular activities. We take people off the beaten track, it’s all about trying something and stepping out of your comfort zone. And that's exactly what we allow people to do.

I am a British girl who has been based in the Basque country for the last 11 years after I completely fell in love with the place and the culture. I have a great perspective of exactly what being a tourist in the Basque country means and how to make your San Sebastian tours as individual, memorable and as special as possible. I absolutely love San Sebastián and having lived here a long time, I found that a lot of the tours and experiences were the middle of the road, regular activities. We take people off the beaten track, it’s all about trying something and stepping out of your comfort zone. And that's exactly what we allow people to do.

Sustainability Efforts

What Sustainability Efforts are we Taking?

At Not in the Guidebooks we’re committed to empowering the local communities in Costa Rica. We work closely with the local people and their businesses to make sure that they receive a fair percentage of the money you spend on your holiday there. By partnering with local guides and suppliers, we’re able to create meaningful, authentic experiences that directly benefit the people who call this incredible country home.

Learn More

Location

You’ll be picked  up at your accommodation in San Sebastian,  then driven one and a half hours to the La Rioja region. You’ll be dropped off back at your hotel after your tour. Please let us know where you’re staying when booking.

 

What our travellers are saying...

We were a group of 8 guys celebrating a friends 40th Birthday and came to San Sebastian for a long weekend. Our guide took us to La Rioja where we spent the whole day, we visited 3 wineries and went to La Guardia (1000 year old town) for lunch. We asked to visit Marques De Riscal and our guide chose the other wineries and the restaurant. Both of his choices were excellent. Our guide was fantastic, friendly, accommodating, knowledgeable, fully bi-

Michael

Our guide not only introduced us to Rioja, but he entertained us with his stories and knowledge of the region. We were picked up at a convenient location, driven a lovely route to the wine region, shown the beautiful Gehry masterpiece that is the Hotel Marqués de Riscal, and treated to a tour and tasting at the Bodegas Luis Canas. For lunch, our guide made us a reservation at the Restaurante Marixa, which had an incredible view of vineyards and

Sam

Join our community

Get off the beaten track and support local communities that you visit.

Sign up for inspiriation for your itinerary, new experiences and special offers.