3 Rioja wineries-Top wines Tasting Contrast Tour
Joined 2020
Rioja wine tour with a private guide
This full day tour combines wine tastings in the world renowned Rioja area with lunch in a local restaurant, home made real food, not touristy!
3 wineries to be discovered on the Tour.
Best way to see the contrast between the ancient way of making wine, a modern luxury winery, and a boutique top 90+ Parker points wines tasting!
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At Your Hotel
San Sebastian
Pick up at your hotel in San Sebastian
Rioja wine region
3 wineries to be discovered on the Tour.
Best way to see the contrast between the ancient way of making wine, a modern luxury winery, and a boutique top 90+ Parker points wines tasting!
The tour is designed to guide you into one of the oldest traditional «cave-cellars» in the area, dug 7-8 meters deep under the houses, hidden and unique experience and oportunity not to be missed!!
Walk beside the vineyard, take amazing photos, admire visiting-tasting wines in the most famous local beautiful wineries, «Marques del Riscal» cellar ( designed by Frank Gehry, the architect who designed the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao)!
Walking tour along the medieval streets of Laguardia, one of the most charming towns in La Rioja area before discovering local home made food. Lunch in an off the track local restaurant, not touristy and real home made food!
Explore the Rioja wine valley and region in 5 hours relaxed tour.
San Sebastian
Return to your hotel in San Sebastian
Ending Point
At Your Hotel
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
What’s Included:
Private air conditioned transport.
Private driver service
Private small group
Wine tastings
English, Spanish and Basque speaking local and private guide.
Lunch in a local restaurant.
Entrance fees to the wineries
All transport expenses, such as toll roads, petrol & parking fees.
Hotel pick up and drop off.
What’s Extra:
Other food and drinks
Tour Important Information
Minimum drinking age is 18 years.
Food options are available for any kind of people.
Important message from the supplier
All my tours are completely flexible so I could adapt them to any need or willing.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2020
About Tour Guide Iker B.
Born in San Sebastian, Basque Country, I’m an enthusiastic person who loves travelling and sharing my experiences with people.
I have visited over 60 countries and guided travellers for over 12 years.
After travelling around the world in my last big trip, during 14 months, I decided to set up this bussiness to offer the travellers an unique view of the Basque Country & Rioja and surroundings like a local.
I have a long experience guiding people along the Basque Country, specially around San Sebastian, Bilbao, Pamplona, Vitoria as well as the French-Basque Country and the famous Rioja Wine region.
As well as I travel abroad often, I love to work showing my city and surroundings, guiding people to the best places, not only to the touristic ones, but to the off-the-track ones too. Always adding some of my little stories and anecdotes of each place making the journey more enjoyable and unique.
Living in a place with a food-culture like us, it adds an extra value to my tours, being a member of a Gastronomy Club as I am (famous «sociedad gastronónica») in San Sebastian .
This is only one of some of the tips I would offer you, considering that the only way to visit and access to them is being invited by a member! Great experience not to be missed!!
Would you like to listen to some of the stories I have to share, while I show you the beautiful country where I live in is? If you are looking for real Basque guides, you found it.
Come and feel the experience of the Basque Country with real local Basque guides! Ongi etorri! («Welcome» in Basque)
Reviews
Charles B.
“Wonderful day out with Iker”
Our day with Iker was perfect. He organized our trip exactly the way we asked for and was extremally accommodating (i.e. stopping to look at something in a place that was originally not scheduled) He was extremally knowledgeable about local culture, local history, local food, etc. We had a wonderful day out!!! 10/10 for Iker
Iker B.
Thank you so much for your review!! Really appreciated Best regards from San Sebastian Iker
Alberto A.
“Rioja Wineries Private Tour w/Daniel from Iker tours”
Our private tour of the Rioja wineries with our guide Daniel Gonzales was fantastic. The wineries selected were beautiful offering excellent wines with very generous tasting. Daniel was very knowledgeable of the Rioja region and wines in general. Daniel also provided some great restaurants to try in San Sebastián and Barcelona. His recommendations did NOT disappoint! The lunch provided with the tour was equally impressive. A truly traditional experience of local cuisine! The family had a great experience. Highly recommend this tour and ask for Daniel!
Iker B.
Thank you for your review Alberto. It was a pleasure to guide you in Rioja. Best regards from your Basque guides in San Sebastian Iker
Daniel D.
“Great tour with Iker!”
What a wonderful Pintxos tour with Iker! He is so knowledgeable and personable with his clients. The food, the wine, the hospitality was perfect!
Iker B.
Thanks so much for your review Daniel Hope to see you soon back again in San Sebastian Iker
$750/ per group
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