Tuscan Horseback Ride: Visits to S.Gimignano, Chianti Winery and Wine Tasting
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Experience the authentic sights, sounds, and smells of the Chianti region on a horseback ride through vineyards, woods, and rolling hills. Visit San Gimignano and enjoy a Tuscan lunch and wine tasting at a local winery.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • San Gimignano - One hour and half horseback riding across olive groves and Tuscany countryside.
What's Included
  • Comfortable roundtrip transportation by AC 8-seater minivan
  • Informative English-speaking tour guide
  • Pre-ride orientation, helmet, and insurance
  • One-hour horseback ride with great photo opportunities
  • Guided visit to the medieval town of San Gimignano
  • Authentic three-course Tuscan wine pairing lunch at a Chianti winery
  • Tasting of a selection of wines and olive oil produced by the visited winery
  • Opportunity to buy and ship local products
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Experience the charm of the Tuscan landscape in a unique way - on horseback! This equestrian expedition requires no former knowledge and lets you explore the true essence of the Chianti region away from the hustle-bustle. We’ll ride through verdant vineyards, untouched forests, olive plantations and undulating hills presenting a series of eye-catching and memorable vistas. After touring the famous medieval town of San Gimignano, we’ll relish a traditional Tuscan meal followed by a guided Chianti wine tasting at a local winery. For those not keen to ride, the tour offers a 20 euros discount! While the others enjoy their horse ride, you can stroll around the farm, uncover the process of apiculture and honey manufacturing, learn about saffron farming and harvesting, comprehend the olive oil production, and delight yourself with some drinks. We assemble at 9 am in Florence, at via Curtatone 9.

  • Infants (0-6 yo) are allowed to partecipate the tour but not the horse ride
  • Kids (older than 6 yo) are allowed to partecipate the horse ride if they are taller than 1.10 meter
  • Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free meals available upon request
Location
Via Curtatone, 9
Via Curtatone
We meet at 9 Am in via Curtatone 9, just outside Cafè Gamberini, about 5 min walk from the central train station in Florence
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Carla_d
May 26, 2024
Tuscany Dream Day - Absolutely fantastic!! I highly recommend this day trip. I can honestly say it was everything we could have wished for and the highlight of our holiday.
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Ann_c
May 25, 2024
Taste of Tuscany - Our guide Christian was great, told us lots of interesting details about the places we visited and made the minivan trip fun by playing some famous Italian opera songs, and a few other more recent songs. The horse ride was fun for me as I had no experience riding, but others who were riders, were disappointed at the slow pace. There was no mention in the tour notes about wearing long pants, so a couple of girls in shorts received scratches on their legs from bushes close to wear the horses trod. Time to ourselves in San Gimignano was a nice way to explore at our own pace, and the lunch at a chianti winery was beautiful. Highly recommend this tour
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Abbi_c
May 21, 2024
Great tour - Such a great way to spend the day. The tour guide was great and the horses had so much personality. We loved the medieval town.
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Deborah_b
May 21, 2024
Fun and enjoyable - Beautiful day. Enjoyed the horseback riding and the farm was absolutely beautiful. Food was amazing! Beautiful views of Tuscany and our your guide was very friendly and took great pictures for everyone in the group along the way.
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Greg_j
May 20, 2024
Experience Tuscany from a saddle..... the best day ever! - This Tuscan experience was the best. You can not beat a horse ride through vineyards and olive groves, a beautiful walk through a fairytale Medieval town, followed by a delicious multi course lunch with local wine pairings.......a perfect day! Thomas was so informative in a warm and casual manner, it was like having a ride and a incredible lunch with an old t.
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Victoria_c
May 20, 2024
Excellent tour of Tuscany - Excellent tour! We had Lorenzo as our tour guide and he was incredible! He was very handsome as well and we all enjoyed that very much. Highly recommend this tour, the views are stunning and unbelievable!
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Andrea_t
May 19, 2024
So much more than I expected - Horseback riding in wine country (Tuscany) - what could be better? We signed up and Tomasso was our guide. He was really easy to talk to - very friendly and full of information. I’ll admit that I thought the riding would be the best part. It was fun being back in the saddle again since I rode often as a child, but the push-button horses were a bit slow. I still thoroughly enjoyed the views, though. I think that for less-experienced riders this would be unintimidating and very special. Giacomo was in charge of the horses and he’s an expert rider. He wasn’t our guide, though. Tomasso rode along with us. He and Giacomo took photos so nobody would drop their phones - or the reins. Next was our visit to San Gimignano. It’s a gorgeous medieval town. After giving us some history and pointing out the Gelateria Dondoli, Tomasso turned us loose to explore. I wish we had had more time. There were many art galleries and we bought some pieces in two of them. We’ll just have to go back another time. Finally, we arrived at Corvucci Wines for a wine-tasting extravaganza. I thought it was just a Chianti tasting, but we tried it all - Prosecco, a white, a rose, a Chianti and some Super Tuscans. All were delicious. We bought some to be shipped home. The lunch itself was also wonderful. And, it was fun to pet and visit with the family’s Mastiff and pug. They were adorable. Thanks again to Tomassso, Giacomo and Francesco Corvucci for a memorable experience. The photos were an added bonus.
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Manafortusa
May 18, 2024
Excellent news - Our tour guide Max was full of energy and information. He accompanied us all along the way. Our first stop was at a ranch to ride the horses. We were given detailed guidelines for safety and then took a horseback ride with the ranch owner through breathtaking country side. From there we headed to San Gimignano where Max walked us through some of the streets and gave us historical highlights. We also had some time to explore on our own. From SG we went to a family owned vineyard for a wine tasting and lunch. Fabulous host and fantastic food. The panoramic views were stunning.
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Sarah_r
May 17, 2024
Amazing! - The experience was excellent! We had so much fun horse back riding and felt safe. The wine tasting and lunch was delicious and our tour guide catered to our group by staying later than expected! It was so much fun!
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Sherry_s
May 14, 2024
More than wine tasting - Our tour guide Max was wonderful he went above and beyond what we all expected Would recommend this to anyone who wants more than just wine tasting Cheers
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