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La Rioja Wine Region: Experience the Best Spanish Wines and Traditional Cuisine
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Haro
Experience the best Spanish wines and traditional cuisine in the famous La Rioja wine region. Explore century-old and boutique-style wineries, stroll through vineyards, and enjoy a traditional Riojan lunch with wine pairings.
Experience the best Spanish wines and traditional cuisine in the famous La Rioja wine region. Explore century-old and boutique-style wineries, stroll through vineyards, and enjoy a traditional Riojan lunch with wine pairings.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Haro - After pickup from your accommodation in San Sebastian, we will head to the city of Haro in La Rioja Alta wine region. We will take a formal guided visit of a traditional Riojan winery located in Haro’s famous Train Station District. After the guided visit, you will enjoy a tasting of two glasses of wine at the winery.
Following the formal…
- Haro - After pickup from your accommodation in San Sebastian, we will head to the city of Haro in La Rioja Alta wine region. We will take a formal guided visit of a traditional Riojan winery located in Haro’s famous Train Station District. After the guided visit, you will enjoy a tasting of two glasses of wine at the winery.
Following the formal winery visit and tasting, we will take a short stroll through Haro’s Train Station District and enjoy an additional quick tasting of 2-3 wines at another winery.
- Laguardia - We will leave the Rioja Alta wine region behind and cross the river into the Rioja Alavesa wine region to head towards its capital: the village of Laguardia.
We will take a guided stroll through this enchanting medieval village, and later head to visit a smaller, family-run winery located in the Rioja Alavesa wine region. At the winery, we will learn a bit about its history and enjoy a tasting of two of their wines.
- Rioja Alavesa - We will take you to enjoy a typical 3-course Riojan lunch paired with wine.
- Bodegas Ysios - After lunch, we will head to Ysios winery, famous for its architecture, for some wonderful photo opportunities.
- Bodegas Marques de Riscal - We will head to Bodegas Marques de Riscal, designed by Frank Gehry, for some additional photo opportunities.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Wine tasting at one winery of the Region (three wines)
- Driver/guide
- All fees and/or taxes
- Lunch
- Friendly local guide
- Guided winery visit and wine tasting at one centenary-old winery of La Rioja Region
- Private transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Wine tasting at one winery of the Region (three wines)
- Driver/guide
- All fees and/or taxes
- Lunch
- Friendly local guide
- Guided winery visit and wine tasting at one centenary-old winery of La Rioja Region
What's Not Included
- Any additional food or wine tastings not specified.
- Any additional food or wine tastings not specified.
Additional Information
We invite you to discover the most famous wine region of Spain, La Rioja, where traditional family wineries coexist with more avant-garde ones.
During this full day tour, we will get the opportunity to explore the different styles of wineries of La Rioja Wine Region, from century-old to boutique-style wineries. We will stroll through vineyards, learn…
We invite you to discover the most famous wine region of Spain, La Rioja, where traditional family wineries coexist with more avant-garde ones.
During this full day tour, we will get the opportunity to explore the different styles of wineries of La Rioja Wine Region, from century-old to boutique-style wineries. We will stroll through vineyards, learn about the elaboration processes employed in winemaking, and, of course, taste the wines of famous wineries in La Rioja Region. In addition to this, our tour includes a traditional Riojan lunch with wine pairings.
After completing the tour, you will have learned about the history of the area and the different styles of wines produced today in La Rioja Region.
Hotel pickup and drop-off is included.
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Please include your pick-up location in San Sebastian at time of booking
Location
Haro
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(21 Ratings)
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Carla_v
Oct 5, 2023
Exceptional vineyard tour - This tour with Ander was unsurpassed! Not only was he exceptionally knowledgeable about the history of the Basque region but his knowledge of vineyards and winemaking as well as his personal relationship with vineyard owners and staff ensured a really comprehensive and fun tour. Sasha at Magu vineyards provided a thorough, detailed and educational overview and tour of the winemaking process to include barrel making. Marta at Luis Cana provided such heart to her description of the vineyards and Luis Cana the founder, that we shared family stories that literally brought us both to tears. Tastings were phenomenal and truly a memorable experience sitting outside overlooking the vineyards. Lunch in Lograno was exceptional. Enjoying our meal ouside of the restaurant at a white tableclothed small table, views of the cobblestone street and flowers hanging from balconies, added to the ambience most of us have only read about in travel magazines. This tour was worth every cent. Ask for Ander!!!
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Shelby_m
Sep 28, 2023
The Roha wine region is a must see! - This tour is a wonderful introduction to the Basque wine scene! The tour operator - Go Basque (Ander) - traces the history of wine making up to present. Our tour included a stop and lunch at La Guardia, a charming walled town. Ander was particularly accommodating and good company!
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Joannako8640uv
Jul 24, 2023
Memorable Wine Tasting Tour of Rioja - Our group of 4 wine lovers highly anticipated our trip to Rioja, since our we had to cancel our trip back in 2020 due to the pandemic. Nina was fantastic in booking the trip, helping to customize our winery stops as well as our lunch option.
On the day of the tour, we were warmly greeted at our hotel in San Sebastian by Ander. He was due to be our guide back in 2020, so it was 3 years in the making! Once we were on our way, Ander provided helpful information, background, and history during the whole drive to the Rioja wine country. We began our tour in the town of Haro with stops at few of the smaller producers. Ander was incredibly flexible adding in extra stops here and there as we had extra time. We then headed to two fantastic smaller wineries in the countryside. Both were quite unique, using some newer methods and techniques, while respecting the traditions of the region. We had a delicious, relaxing lunch where we were able to try some local specialties. Finally, we rounded out a memorable day with a tour of the quaint town of La Guardia and a quick stop to take in the architectural sights of a few modern winery buildings. Even though this was a repeat trip to Rioja for some of the group, it was an entirely new, exciting, and unforgettable experience for us all. Ander was unfailingly informative and engaged throughout the entire trip.
Ander and Nina were also incredibly helpful with tips and suggestions for the rest of our time in Basque country. Their cheat sheet of Pinxto bars was invaluable for our Pinxto crawl later in the week. The Go Basque team really made us feel like we were part of the Basque country family. We hope to return for future tours with the team.
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Juliam_t
Apr 24, 2023
Personal Rioja Wine Tour - Anders showed us a diversity of wineries, each with a unique wine and personality. Anders catered the personalized tour to us and what we wanted to do while staying within the guidelines. Wonderful experience!
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Djh1
Jan 28, 2023
Fantastic Day in Rioja - In early November we did the Rioja Full Experience Private Tour with the company Go Basque.
From the very beginning, when I contacted them regarding booking our tour, they could not have been more helpful.
Unlike many tours, no payment was required to book and confirm the tour, but full payment would be required one month before, which was fine with us.
I dealt with Nina throughout the entire booking process, and she was unfailingly helpful with my myriad of questions. She helped us decide which wineries to visit, which type of tour to take and assisted in explaining what sort of food we could expect on our included lunch in a winery.
When the day arrived our driver, Ander, picked us up at our San Sebastian hotel right on time.
Ander was simply wonderful and ensure that we had a fantastic day. Nothing was too much trouble; every question was answered and was truly the perfect guide.
The wineries chosen were incredible, exactly the type of things that we wanted to experience in the Rioja region. Ander also gave us plenty of stops of photo opportunities of things that we were interested in.
The included lunch was quite delicious and there was a huge amount of food.
Before the day started, Ander warned that we would probably sleep on the way back. I inwardly scoffed as I never sleep in cars, or in the day, and certainly not with strangers. Well, this was a different day! We had so many wine tastings that also included lovely nibbles of jamon and cheese, followed by the huge lunch then a guided walk around La Guardia. Once we got in the car for the long journey back to San Sebastian, both my husband and I fell into a peaceful sleep.
We had an amazing day and highly recommend Go Basque, and particularly Nina and Ander if you want the perfect private Rioja wine tour.
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Michael
Jul 29, 2022
Amazing day tour!! - This tour is a fabulous way to experience the Rioja wine region. From beginning to end Ander was an excellent host with his knowledge and attention to detail. He looked after us both impeccably and we had some great conversations throughout the day. We would thoroughly recommend this tour. We hope to go back to San Sebastian and would certainly use Go Basque again.
Thanks again Ander.
Best wishes
Colin and Rhoda
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Tom_h
Jun 4, 2022
Best Tour Ever - Ander was the best guide you could have ever asked for. The tour was fantastic and we had such a fun time. Highly recommend for people visiting and wanting to experience really good wine and wineries.
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Jonathan_p
Feb 23, 2020
Beautiful Rioja day trip- must to do! - If you love wine, this is a must while you are in the area. First of all, we’d like to thank go basque tour for an amazing day trip- Ander was so knowledgeable and personalized the tour according to our want- it was a wonderful day trip. We visited several continual wineries as well as a few boutique wineries. The region of Rioja is beautiful and we were able to enjoy the scenery while driving and walking around. We also visited a little town of LaGuardia and had a delicious lunch. We are so happy that we did this tour! Thank you, go basque tour, Ander and Nina for this amazing experience!
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Espen_m
Nov 23, 2019
What a tour!! - We went on a private tour with Ander to 3 different locations and with 3course lunsj at the 4th. The winerys were great,but most of all it was Anders knowledge about the winerys, and San Sebastian in general that made our day. We highly recomend a trip with him. It was absolutely one of our best days of our holiday.
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Rossr597
Nov 9, 2019
Amazing day of wine tasting and site seeing. - Nina and Ander were great hosts that guided us thru a number of wineries and local points of interest. Their passion for the area and the local wine culture was very evident and added to the overall experience. We also did a local cooking class that Go Basque arranged which was a fantastic experience. I would highly recommend these tours and Go Basque
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