Rioja Wine Tour: 2 wineries from San Sebastian
Overview
Available languages
8 hours
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Experience a day of exquisite wine tourism with our tour from San Sebastian to La Rioja, where you’ll discover why these lands, shaped since Roman times, are synonymous with excellence.
With private transport and hotel pick-up in San Sebastian, head to La Rioja to visit two contrasting wineries (one small and family-run, the other mid-sized) exploring traditional and innovative vineyard and cellar methods. Stroll among vines and barrels and enjoy a guided wine tasting highlighting the red fruit, vanilla, and spice notes typical of Crianza and Reserva wines.
Continue to Laguardia, a medieval gem with cobbled streets and underground cellars, for a small pintxos lunch paired with local wines and tips to explore the wine route further.
No expertise is required, just a desire to discover unique landscapes and meet the people behind each bottle, in a comfortable, intimate, and flexible day.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A minimum of 2 adults is required, among all bookings, for the tour to go ahead. If the minimum group for carrying out the activity would not be reached, an alternative date or full refund would be offered. If your booking was below this number we will contact you at least 2 days in advance to inform you in case the minimum group size was not covered by this stage. Please feel free to contact us anytime to confirm the total amount of bookings for your tour date.
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
If there are children included in the booking, three days before the tour we will contact you by email to confirm their weight and height and to select the appropriate child seat for the car.
Vegetarian and gluten-free options
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
La Rioja
Visit to the first winery and wine tasting
La Rioja
Visit to the second winery and wine tasting
What‘s Included
Two winery visits
Local guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
3 pintxos and 3 wines (small lunch)
Wine tastings
Lunch
Rain clothes and umbrellas
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Small group (Spanish)
Open tour: Small group tour up to 8 participants.
Minivan
Language: This tour will be in Spanish.
Pickup included
Small group (English)
Open tour: Small group tour up to 8 participants.
Minivan
Language: This tour will be in English.
Pickup included
Reviews
91 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Very good tour
131marcelaq,,Feb 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very good wine tour-2 wineries with lunch- Eider was our guide. Very enthusiastic, very cultured and more than friendly and helpful Worth it!!!
A must!
Dawn S,,Nov 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an absolute blast on the Rioja Wine Tour with Alby! Highly recommend the tour and the guide! We spent the day visiting 3 completely different wineries in the region and loved them all! There’s just so much history there- the staff at the wineries were so kind and full of information and passion for their work. We didn’t want to leave! We came to the region as strangers and left as friends- Alby played a huge roll in that. He is clearly “part of the family” at these wineries which ensures his clients have top notch, behind the scenes experiences- and we did! Alby provided great recommendations for other things to do, food to eat, restaurants to eat at, and wine to taste as well. He was authentic and his love for the region and being a tour guide shows. We loved every minute! Cannot recommend this tour and Alby enough!
Excellent wine tour. Highly recommend
Canucks583,,Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were very happy with the speed and efficiency of the booking process and our guide picked us up as arranged Alby was a great tour guide - very informative about the wine region and the different wineries and a fun companion for the day. We enjoyed meeting him and chatting The two guides at the wineries we visited were very knowledgeable and the wine was delicious Lunch at LaGuardia was fantastic
Worth it!
Katherine L,,Oct 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Know that it takes about 2 hours each way San Sebastian - La Rioja. Wine portions at the wineries were more than I've ever had on any wine tour elsewhere in the world! Snacks were substantial portions of local foods. Lunch in La Guardia was regional food at a small restaurant on their terrace. All the food and wine was great. Our driver, Diego, was a nice local guy who readily answered all questions about Spain, Basque culture, and the area. We toured in October so it was great to see the harvest process.
Tour of 2 wineries in the Rioja region.
Chris W,,Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We loved spending the day with Eider touring 2 wineries of the Rioja region. She was friendly, funny, and caring, all while getting us to where we needed to be safely. She clearly knows her stuff and has great relationships with the local folks which pretty much ensures you will learn a lot and be warmly welcomed wherever you go. You can’t go wrong with Eider as your guide!!
An absolute must!!
elisesmith929,,Sep 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Book it!! Javier was the BEST guide! And Rioja was by far the most gorgeous wine country we’ve ever been to. We learned so much at both wineries, from Javier en route and left with a case of wine. Total success!
Wine tour Rioja
Matthew S,,Sep 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great wine great tour And our guide Albi (Albo) was a ledge. I learned so much from him that we otherwise would never have found out.
Highlight activity of San Sebastián
rebeccap366,,Sep 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A great way to experience Rioja! Eider was an excellent operator, provided information about the area, showed us a traditional winery, an off the beaten path winery, lunch in a beautiful setting and taught us some of the Basque language. A highlight of our time in San Sebastián!
Excellent day in Rioja!
Rebecca P,,Sep 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great experience! Visited a traditional winery, an off the beaten path winery and explored LaGuardia.
Great day out
Irishwildrover,,Sep 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of the Rioja wine region. We visited two wineries - Bodegas Luis Canas and Tritium. These offered good contrasts, the former a larger scale operation, with the latter offering a more boutique experience. But both were very interesting and enjoyable with excellent hosts at each who explained the history of the wineries and treated us to a selection of excellent wines. After the two wineries we enjoyed lunch at a restaurant in a lovely setting in the beautiful medieval town of Laguardia. Our driver and tour guide Josean picked us up at our hotel and was excellent company and looked after us very well, explaining a lot of Basque history and culture to us. Importantly, he was also a very safe driver! Overall, a great day out.
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