Vipava Valley Wine Tour: 6 Organic Wines from Ljubljana

Six wine samples at two family-run organic estates in the Karst landscape.

A six-hour wine tour from Ljubljana to Vipava Valley, where you visit two organic wineries at their home estates and taste six wines paired with local food. The tour includes three hours of sightseeing through the Karst landscapes where Mediterranean air meets Alpine slopes, plus transportation in a modern van with an English-speaking guide. Minimum age is 18.

Step-by-step itinerary

Vipava Valley wine tasting and sightseeing

• Travel to Vipava Valley
• Explore Karst landscapes
• Visit organic winemakers' estates
• Taste six wines and food delicacies

The experience

The tour starts with a drive from Ljubljana into Vipava Valley, a wine region built into the Karst landscapes where Mediterranean warmth and Alpine cold shape the grapes. You spend the first three hours seeing the valley itself: the terrain, the villages, the way the land sits between two climates. Then you arrive at the first organic winery, where you taste wines made on the estate and eat appetizers designed to go with them. The second winery follows the same pattern: six wine samples total across both stops, each one paired with local food.

A driver and guide who speaks English travels with the group in a modern air-conditioned van. The tour runs six hours door-to-door, and pickup is included from your Ljubljana hotel or accommodation. The wineries you visit are working family estates, not tourist facilities, so you see how the wine is actually made and stored. Sustainability and purity are the operating principles at both places.

What’s included

• Visit to two authentic organic wineries at their home estates.
• six wine samples with appetizers.
• three hours of Vipava Valley sightseeing.
• transportation in a modern air-conditioned van.
• English-speaking driver and guide.
• organization and tax.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to SaturdayDeparts at 14:00

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AgesAdult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be booked

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 4 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by To do in Slovenia

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to taste wines at working family estates rather than commercial tasting rooms, and you are comfortable traveling as part of a shared group in a van. The fixed itinerary (three hours of valley sightseeing followed by two winery stops) means you see the landscape before you taste the wines it produces.

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Top questions

What exactly happens during the three hours of sightseeing in Vipava Valley?

The sightseeing takes you through the Karst landscapes and the valley itself, showing you the terrain and villages where the wines are grown. It is not a guided walk or a museum visit. It is a drive through the region that frames what you will taste later at the estates.

How many wine samples do I get to taste, and are they paired with food?

You taste six wine samples total across the two wineries, and each sample comes with appetizers designed to match it. The food is local and chosen to complement the wines from that estate.

Is this tour private or shared with other travelers?

The tour operates as a shared group experience in a standard van. You travel with other wine enthusiasts, not alone or as a private booking.

What is the minimum age for this tour?

The minimum age is 18 years old.

Does the price include transportation from my hotel in Ljubljana?

Yes, pickup from your Ljubljana hotel or accommodation is included in the tour price. The driver picks you up and returns you at the end of the six hours.