Tuscan Wine Safaris: Small-Group Wine Tasting Tours from Florence
by Walkabout Florence Tours
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✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€260Overview
Tuscany is known for its vineyards and wines, and these small-group wine safaris from Florence offer a way to explore them by air-conditioned 4x4 vehicle. The tours run between seven and ten hours and include visits to historic wineries, guided tastings of local wines, cheeses, salumi, and extra virgin olive oil, plus a traditional Tuscan lunch or dinner. The Full-Day Chianti Wine Safari travels into the Chianti Classico region, visiting two wineries housed in Tuscan villas. Guests will tour ancient cellars, taste a variety of Chianti Classico DOCG wines alongside cheese and cured meats, and enjoy off-road drives through private vineyards with photo stops. Lunch with local appetizers and handmade pasta is served at a winery restaurant. The Full-Day Val d’Orcia Wine Safari visits the Brunello di Montalcino and Montepulciano wine areas. It includes wine tastings of Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino, a multi-course lunch with wine pairings at a Pecorino cheese farm in Pienza, and afternoon visits to Montepulciano’s historic wine cellars for Vino Nobile tastings. The Morning Chianti Wine Safari with Lunch runs about seven hours and features an off-road drive through vineyards, a visit to a family-owned organic winery, guided tastings of Chianti Classico wines, cheeses, and cured meats, followed by a Tuscan lunch with appetizers and homemade pasta. The Sunset Chianti Wine Safari with Dinner departs Florence in the late afternoon for an off-road tour through Chianti hills. It includes a panoramic wine stop at sunset, a visit to a boutique winery for tastings of wines, cheeses, and cured meats, and an outdoor dinner with appetizers, handmade pasta, desserts, and local wines. An English-speaking sommelier guides all tours. Vegetarian and other special diets are not available. The minimum age to participate is 18. Gratuities and hotel transfers are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Full-Day Chianti Wine Safari
This nine-hour tour travels from Florence deep into the Chianti Classico wine region, known for Sangiovese wines and vineyard-covered hills. It includes visits to two top-rated wineries located in Tuscan villas, with tours of their ancient cellars. Tastings of Chianti Classico DOCG wines are paired with cheese and cured meats. The tour includes off-road driving through private vineyards, stopping at viewpoints for photos. Lunch is served at a winery restaurant and features local appetizers and handmade pasta.
Full-Day Val d’Orcia Wine Safari: Brunello and Montepulciano
This ten-hour tour visits the Val d’Orcia area, including Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wine territories. Participants visit prestigious wineries to learn about Brunello’s aging process and taste Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino wines. Lunch is a multi-course meal with wine pairings at a Pecorino cheese farm in Pienza. The afternoon continues with off-road travel to Montepulciano, visiting historic wine cellars and sampling Vino Nobile wines.
Morning Chianti Wine Safari with Lunch
This seven-hour half-day tour features an off-road drive through Chianti vineyards with stops for panoramic views and photos. It includes a visit to a family-owned organic winery, where guests receive a guided tasting of Chianti Classico wines paired with cured meats and regional cheeses. The tour concludes with a Tuscan lunch that includes local appetizers and homemade pasta with wine pairings.
Sunset Chianti Wine Safari with Dinner
This seven-hour tour departs Florence in the late afternoon and travels into the Chianti hills by off-road 4x4. The tour includes a stop at a panoramic spot to enjoy a glass of wine as the sun sets. Participants visit a boutique winery for a tasting of Chianti wines paired with local cheeses and cured meats. The evening ends with an outdoor dinner featuring appetizers, handmade pasta, desserts, and local wines.
Meeting point
Your guide will be holding a WALKABOUT TOURS sign, right by the taxi stand at Santa Maria Novella train station across from the outside McDonald's
End point
Your guide will be holding a WALKABOUT TOURS sign, right by the taxi stand at Santa Maria Novella train station across from the outside McDonald's
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Tuscan Wine Safaris: Small-Group Wine Tasting Tours from Florence
by Walkabout Florence Tours
Choose from 3 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€260Overview
Tuscany is known for its vineyards and wines, and these small-group wine safaris from Florence offer a way to explore them by air-conditioned 4x4 vehicle. The tours run between seven and ten hours and include visits to historic wineries, guided tastings of local wines, cheeses, salumi, and extra virgin olive oil, plus a traditional Tuscan lunch or dinner. The Full-Day Chianti Wine Safari travels into the Chianti Classico region, visiting two wineries housed in Tuscan villas. Guests will tour ancient cellars, taste a variety of Chianti Classico DOCG wines alongside cheese and cured meats, and enjoy off-road drives through private vineyards with photo stops. Lunch with local appetizers and handmade pasta is served at a winery restaurant. The Full-Day Val d’Orcia Wine Safari visits the Brunello di Montalcino and Montepulciano wine areas. It includes wine tastings of Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino, a multi-course lunch with wine pairings at a Pecorino cheese farm in Pienza, and afternoon visits to Montepulciano’s historic wine cellars for Vino Nobile tastings. The Morning Chianti Wine Safari with Lunch runs about seven hours and features an off-road drive through vineyards, a visit to a family-owned organic winery, guided tastings of Chianti Classico wines, cheeses, and cured meats, followed by a Tuscan lunch with appetizers and homemade pasta. The Sunset Chianti Wine Safari with Dinner departs Florence in the late afternoon for an off-road tour through Chianti hills. It includes a panoramic wine stop at sunset, a visit to a boutique winery for tastings of wines, cheeses, and cured meats, and an outdoor dinner with appetizers, handmade pasta, desserts, and local wines. An English-speaking sommelier guides all tours. Vegetarian and other special diets are not available. The minimum age to participate is 18. Gratuities and hotel transfers are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Full-Day Chianti Wine Safari
This nine-hour tour travels from Florence deep into the Chianti Classico wine region, known for Sangiovese wines and vineyard-covered hills. It includes visits to two top-rated wineries located in Tuscan villas, with tours of their ancient cellars. Tastings of Chianti Classico DOCG wines are paired with cheese and cured meats. The tour includes off-road driving through private vineyards, stopping at viewpoints for photos. Lunch is served at a winery restaurant and features local appetizers and handmade pasta.
Full-Day Val d’Orcia Wine Safari: Brunello and Montepulciano
This ten-hour tour visits the Val d’Orcia area, including Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wine territories. Participants visit prestigious wineries to learn about Brunello’s aging process and taste Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino wines. Lunch is a multi-course meal with wine pairings at a Pecorino cheese farm in Pienza. The afternoon continues with off-road travel to Montepulciano, visiting historic wine cellars and sampling Vino Nobile wines.
Morning Chianti Wine Safari with Lunch
This seven-hour half-day tour features an off-road drive through Chianti vineyards with stops for panoramic views and photos. It includes a visit to a family-owned organic winery, where guests receive a guided tasting of Chianti Classico wines paired with cured meats and regional cheeses. The tour concludes with a Tuscan lunch that includes local appetizers and homemade pasta with wine pairings.
Sunset Chianti Wine Safari with Dinner
This seven-hour tour departs Florence in the late afternoon and travels into the Chianti hills by off-road 4x4. The tour includes a stop at a panoramic spot to enjoy a glass of wine as the sun sets. Participants visit a boutique winery for a tasting of Chianti wines paired with local cheeses and cured meats. The evening ends with an outdoor dinner featuring appetizers, handmade pasta, desserts, and local wines.
Meeting point
Your guide will be holding a WALKABOUT TOURS sign, right by the taxi stand at Santa Maria Novella train station across from the outside McDonald's
End point
Your guide will be holding a WALKABOUT TOURS sign, right by the taxi stand at Santa Maria Novella train station across from the outside McDonald's
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.