Rioja Alavesa Turismo

At Rioja Alavesa Turismo we offer and organize activities and programs for wine tourism and active tourism in the wine regions of La Rioja and its mountains and roads. Any event you can imagine. We offer solutions for all budgets, for groups or individuals; for companies, groups, associations and individuals.

Very special days with a common denominator: Wine. It will be very present in each of the activities we carry out since La Rioja is one of the regions par excellence when it comes to wine.

Many possibilities to choose from and get to know La Rioja and its wine culture:

Wine tourism: The most characteristic activity with visits to several Rioja wineries in which we will see the wine production process and the different elements that are part of it such as corks, barrels, etc.

Hiking: Routes throughout La Rioja visiting wineries, medieval sites, river banks and mountain areas.

Mountain bike routes: With a little more speed than on foot you can also discover all the benefits of these lands and be able to travel great distances.

Quad routes: We motorize ourselves with trips in these 4-wheeled vehicles to feel the power of their driving.

Horseback riding routes: We ride along the trails using obedient horses as a means of transport that will take us calmly through the Rioja countryside.

4x4 routes: From an off-road vehicle we will see what La Rioja and its mountain roads offer us.

Balloon rides: From above we present some magnificent rides from which you will see absolutely everything.

Boat trips: Catamarans and sailboats to navigate the coasts of the Cantabrian Sea.

Paintball: Paint wars between the forests to defeat your enemies.

If you are thinking about a bachelorette party, a team building event or some other celebration, we have everything necessary to accommodate our activities for that special day you have in mind.

Rioja Alavesa Turismo puts at your disposal a fleet of catamarans and sailboats to spend an unforgettable day in the waters of the Cantabrian Sea and other points of the Spanish coast.

We have all the details so that you can also celebrate events such as bachelor parties, business meetings, private shows and more. We have boats of various sizes that will adapt to the size of your group.

You will have an experienced skipper to take the ride. We set the celebration you want to organize on the boat with music, good food and even shows. Can you imagine getting all your friends together to sail and have an incredible day?

You will have your boat for a few hours or several days, as you prefer, so your days of rest in the best company you want. You can dock in various places and snorkel or take a swim in the sea.

A perfect plan for anyone, whatever your tastes, well... who doesn't like to enjoy the best views? A trip that combines the relaxation that comes from feeling surrounded by the sea with the party and entertainment that you can experience on our boats.

Do you want to enjoy an activity different from those usually offered by the active tourism sector? Would you like to feel the sensation of flying thousands of meters above the ground? Then, Rioja Alavesa Turismo is your place.

We offer our clients the possibility of taking a panoramic flight aboard a hot air balloon, always through the best food and wine landscapes such as:

• La Rioja
• Ribera de Duero
• Castilla La Mancha
• Biscayan coast

They can be done in two different modalities. One is the captive balloon, in which the balloon is tied to the mainland by means of a rope that keeps it at a distance. 50 meters high above the ground.

The other option, the most spectacular on the other hand, is free flight, with which the pilot will delight us with a flight lasting 1 hour and a quarter. A unique opportunity to enjoy our geography in the most spectacular way: from the sky.

You will participate, if you feel like it, in the process of assembling and inflating the balloon and then deflating and collecting it.

Can you imagine a better gift, even for yourself?

At Rioja Alavesa Turismo we organize the most fun and exciting paintball battles in different areas of La Rioja, always in the best-themed fields you can find. find. We arrange the battle between forests and meadows and with several parapets that will recreate a dogfight between two teams or between all of them.

As if it were a guerrilla war, you must hide in the undergrowth and come out on rare occasions to shoot down your rival with an accurate shot of paint using the marker. Those who are stained will be eliminated.

The team that manages to take over the opposing team's flag or the one that manages to protect its own flag will win the victory.

You will have (to start) a marker gun with a total of 100 balls of biodegradable paint, with the possibility of reloading during the game. You lead your desire to "get revenge" on your best friend with a good shot of paint.

To protect you from the impacts of paintballs, we will equip you with protective masks and protection all over your body.

Rioja Alavesa Tourismwants to offer you an exciting motorized experience: It involves taking routes on board quads through the most beautiful places beautiful of La Rioja. When we talk about a quad we are referring to a 4-wheeled vehicle, very similar to a motorcycle, both in handling and shape.

In the recreational environment or in agricultural tasks, they are called ATV, while the name quad is used when their function is purely sporting.

Feel the speed and at the same time the mobility over difficult terrain of these quadricycles with which you will travel the Riojan roads on routes lasting 1 hour together with the rest of the group and a guide who will lead the expedition.
Having only two gears, quads are easy to drive. A brief explanation before starting will help you become familiar with them.

If you encounter mud and water along the way, we will have everything you need so you can clean yourself during and after the route. But we warn you! Having these elements on our route makes everything much more fun!

Rioja Alavesa Tourism brings you closer to the Rioja landscapes where you will find vineyard fields, mountain places and architectural complexes in which to get lost during one or several days of hiking.

La Rioja has an extremely varied landscape to explore on foot along different paths. We have a good selection of routes for you to do tourism in a totally natural and relaxed way.

Some of the bestjourneysare these:

• Ezcaray – San Millán: Through the GR-93 trail we travel through the mountainous area of La Rioja through the Sierra de la Demanda arriving at the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla with excellent views of the peaks of Urbión and Cebollera and among dense pine or beech forests.

• Briones - Davalillo Castle – San Asensio: This route has a very interesting medieval air with visits to several fortifications and also wine centers such as the Dinastía Vivanco Museum.

• Anguciana – Haro – Ermita de San Felices: Gentle route without much unevenness along the banks of the Tirón River, passing through the cliffs of Bilibio or the Bodegas Bilbaínas.

• Laguardia – Cruz del Castillo: Ascent to the Cruz del Castillo at almost 1,500 meters of altitude, with its unmistakable “five fingers”. Visit to the Ysios wineries.

It is advisable to be in good physical shape to do the routes with guarantees since they are long and some have a considerable slope.

The paths are well marked so you will have no problem following the established route.

Rioja Alavesa Tourism merges wine tourism with horseback routes with a tourist proposal through the vineyards of some of the best Rioja wineries. A magnificent way to get to know the places from which these prestigious wines come from on the back of beautiful horses.

Very pleasant routes jogging through the extensive wine-growing lands of La Rioja and Álava. What better way to learn more about this admired animal and everything that surrounds it with its preparation and cleaning.

By always being in the company of a professional rider you will not have any problems when it comes to riding, so you will be enjoying the entire experience at all times.

We get off the horse and prepare to also visit the wineries in the area with a wine tourism tour in which we will learn the secrets of wine creation. There is no better land than ours to learn about the process and preparation of such a historic drink.

With small tastings to check the quality of the Rioja wines, it will be what completes a different day that will combine tradition and fun.

Horses, wine and vineyards in the cradle of great wines in La Rioja.

Do you want to live an exciting experience aboard a 4x4 all-terrain vehicle? At Rioja Alavesa Turismo we offer you a tour of the roads and mountains of Ezcaray between pine forests and mud where driving becomes wild and very adventurous.

Our tours start from Labastida, a town that, although Alava, has a lot of La Rioja because it is located between these two provinces, which is why it translates perfect for this type of activity and get to know the best of both thanks to the driver-guide who will tell you the best stories.

Try tourism through these motor beasts. Its traction will allow you to climb trails of all types, steep, muddy, with pools of water, etc. Even if you prefer, you can go to the route with your own all-terrain vehicle and follow in the wake of our guides.

You will also learn driving techniques in difficult situations and see beautiful Rioja mountain scenery during journeys of about 4 hoursthrough La Rioja Alavesa and La Rioja Alta, /strong>areas where vineyard fields, hermitages and even dolmens abound that we can see as we pass along these paths full of legends.