PRIVATE La Rioja Tour of 3 wineries from your hotel in Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain
This PRIVATE Rioja Wine Tour Experience is a completely private wine tour to the famous La Rioja wine-making region. Transport in a comfortable, private, air-conditioned vehicle to the beautiful wine country. Experience 3 winery visits with accompanying tastings, sightseeing, beautiful photo opportunities of a Frank Gehry designed winery, and a private guided tour of the medieval city of LaGuardia. One of the wineries will include a tour of their 400 year old cave with subsequent tastings. You will experience a total of 9 premium and unique tastings (red/white) in total on this wine tour.
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Haro, Haro, La Rioja
We will visit a spectacular subterranean winery beneath a centuries old village in the beautiful Ebro Valley of the La Rioja wine country. This winery will include a 1 hour tour and 3 subsequent tastings of their premium wines only available to clients who visit this special winery.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Samaniego, Samaniego, Province of Alava, Basque Country
Our next visits will be tasting experiences at boutique family-run wineries. We will have tastings of the most premium wines from their oldest vines. You will also get to sample their limited-quantity olive oil with fresh bread, cheese and chorizo.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Laguardia, Laguardia, Province of Alava, Basque Country
We will then head to the 10th century village of Laguardia for lunch at a local restaurant or pintxo/tapas bar depending on your preference and appetite. After lunch, we will take a leisurely stroll through the beautiful town pointing out sites of interest. There is also amazing photo opportunities of the entirety of the beautiful Ebro Valley.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Bodegas Marques de Riscal, 01340 Elciego Spain
We will take you to see the Frank Gehry designed Hotel Marques de Riscal for photos and a walk through the vineyards.
Duration: 10 minutes
Inclusions
- 3 winery visits with a total of 9 tastings, olive oil tasting, chorizo, fresh bread and cheese.
- Driver/guide
- Hotel or port pickup and drop-off
- Round-trip private transfer
- Transport by private luxury vehicle
- Fully insured and licensed by the Basque government
Exclusions
Additional information
- Infant seats available
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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