For independent self-drive wine tours Spain and Portugal are the perfect destination. Long famous for the full-bodied red wines of La Rioja and Ribera del Duero, sherry wines of Andalucia and Ports from the Douro Valley, the world’s oldest wine region. Spain and Portugal together boast over 100 regions under the Denominación de Origen system, including many wonderful smaller regions, virtually unknown in our supermarkets and great value for money.
Wine Tours in Spain & Portugal
Visit Spain and Portugal’s foremost wine regions, famous names like La Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Rias Bajas, Porto, Alentejo, Dão and Vinho Verde, or discover new up-and-coming denominations like El Bierzo, Cigales, Ronda or Toro. Travel independently and stay in small independent hotels – or authentic castles and palaces!
We specialise in the lesser known areas of Iberia, avoiding the crowds. All our tours pass through or near wine regions – in Spain and Portugal it’s almost impossible not to! And wherever you go you’ll find wonderful walks in stunning scenery, rich heritage, proud local gastronomic traditions and a warm welcome – so much more than just wonderful wine.
Take an independent tour through the Spanish and Portuguese wine regions and discover a different side of the Iberian Peninsula.
About the tours:
- Independent touring with all the info and support you need
- Bespoke itineraries – designed and organised by our experts
- Fly to Spain or Portugal and we’ll include a hire a car
- Or we’ll build in the ferry travel to Spain
- Request a personal quote with route map, highlights…
- Travel with full directions, guidebook and touring map
- Regional guides, essential docs formatted for mobile and tablet
Below are some examples to give you an idea:
General info about our toursChoose from our Wine Region tours in Spain & Portugal
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Discover the Alentejo PO19
Circular tour of Portugal's Alentejo region
Based on 11 nights self-drive independent tour in Portugal
£1275/pp
The Costa Brava Run PC6
From Atlantic via Pyrenees to glittering Med
Based on 14 nights self-drive independent tour in Portugal and Spain
£1900/pp
Discover the Basque Country NC11
Bilbao – Rioja Alavesa – San Sebastian Tour
Based on 7 nights self-drive independent tour in Spain
1250/pp
A Taste of Northern Portugal PO1
Minho Coast – Porto – Douro Valley Tour
Based on 7 nights self-drive independent tour in Portugal
£850/pp
Wine & Castles Tour IC3
Rioja to Salamanca route
Based on 8 nights self-drive independent tour in Spain
£975/pp
Castilla y León Tour IC2
Burgos – León – Salamanca – Segovia
Based on 14 nights self-drive independent tour in Spain
£1475/pp
Douro Wine Valley Tour PO4
Porto and the Douro Valley
Based on 7 nights self-drive independent tour in Portugal
£750/pp
Porto, Douro & Las Beiras PO10
Highlights of the Douro Valley & Centro de Portugal
Based on 14 nights self-drive independent tour in Portugal
£1625/pp
Porto, Douro & Dão – Wines of Portugal Tour PO13
Porto & the Douro Valley plus Viseu
Based on 7 nights self-drive independent tour in Portugal
£750/pp
Wine Regions of Portugal Tour PO14
Alentejo – Dão – Douro – Minho – Porto
Based on 10 nights self-drive independent tour in Portugal
£1150/pp
Between tastings?
Though a fantastic reason to visit the less touristic regions of Spain and Portugal, wine tasting alone doesn’t make a rounded holiday experience. There’s no need to worry as wherever you go there’s plenty to see and do within easy reach of the vineyards…
The wine regions are naturally centred on the iberian Peninsula’s great rivers; the Ebro, Duero / Douro and Tajo rivers which flow from the high plains of ‘meseta’; the Guadalquivir in the south and in the north the Sil, the ‘sacred river’. Beside their natural beauty these river basins have seen the passing of civilizations from the Tartesus through the Romans and Moors to the present day, leaving an immensely rich and varied heritage to discover and explore.
Other regions, like Rias Bajas in Galicia, Txakoli in Euskadi and Manzanilla in Sanlucar de Barrameda are right on the coast, allowing you to combine tastings with days on the beach.
Most regions can be combined with city visits – Pamplona, Burgos, León, Sevilla, Salamanca , Santiago and even Madrid are all within easy driving distance of the bodegas and of course the great wine centres of Logroño, Valladolid and Jerez are well worth a visit for their cultural aspects as well as the obvious. In Portugal Porto, Lisboa, Viseu and Évora combine perfectly with the wine regions of Douro, Dão and Alentejo.
There’s invariably good walking or cycling to be had among the vines and the mountains are never far away. See the individual tour pages for more detail on what’s on offer in each stop-over. Or give us a call – we’d love to hear from you!