Rías Baixas Private Shore Tour: Wineries & Combarro Village

Skip the crowded stops and taste Albariño where locals do

A private shore tour of Rías Baixas from La Coruña that takes you to a 17th-century winery in the heart of the wine region, the preserved fishing village of Combarro (where you'll board a boat to see mussel farms), and coastal sites including La Toja's 1907 hotel and La Lanzada Beach. Wine tasting, mussels, bottled water and WiFi are included. A live guide speaks English, Spanish or German.

Step-by-step itinerary

Rías Baixas winery and coastal tour

• Visit historic Albariño winery
• Explore Combarro village by boat
• Admire San Caralampio chapel and La Toja hotel
• View La Lanzada Beach and chapel

The experience

Four to five hours is enough to move through the Rías Baixas at a pace that lets you actually taste what you're drinking instead of rushing between photo stops. The first winery sits in the heart of the wine region and dates back to the 17th century: old enough that it combines traditional handpicked harvesting with modern technology, and the tasting room lets you sample a range of Albariño expressions that shift with the terroir. From there you head to Combarro, a coastal village built on narrow granite streets lined with hórreos (the raised Galician granaries you see in postcards) and traditional houses that have stayed intact for centuries.

At Combarro you board a boat and sail into the ría to see the mussel farms up close: the working part of the village most tours skip. The route also passes La Toja, a hotel that opened in 1907 and hosted Gabriel García Márquez and other writers, along with its chapel of San Caralampio and a soap factory. You'll see La Lanzada Beach and its chapel, tied to the legend of women who gathered there on St. John's Night. The stops are timed to avoid peak hours and crowds, so you move through each place without the queue stress that turns a morning into a waiting game.

Wine tasting, mussels and bottled water come with the tour. A live guide in English, Spanish or German leads the group, and pickup is included. If you're arriving by ship, this tour is built around the port schedule so you're back in time for departure.

What’s included

• Wine tasting at a 17th-century winery.
• mussels and wine.
• bottled water.
• WiFi.
• a live guide in English, Spanish or German.
• pickup from your port or hotel.

Options for this experience

2 options

Includes a tapa and a drinkGuide in English, Spanish or German · No fixed timeA tapa with a drink is included: after the boat trip, while strolling through the pretty fishing village, you'll enjoy a tapa and a drink. Pickup is included.

Rías Baixas shore excursion from the portsGuide in English, Spanish or German · No fixed timePickup is included

You pick the guide language when booking.

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Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and German

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical level

Operated by Shore Excursions, City Tours in Galicia

Is this one for you?The private format and off-peak timing mean you taste and explore without the rush: ideal if you want to linger over a glass of Albariño or photograph Combarro's granite streets without a crowd behind you. If you're docking at La Coruña, the tour is timed to get you back before ship departure.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and German.

What is the winery like that we visit on this tour?

The first winery sits in the heart of the Rías Baixas wine region and has been producing Albariño since the 17th century, making it one of the oldest in the area. It combines traditional handpicking and sorting of grapes with modern winemaking technology, and has a tasting room where you sample their range of Albariño wines.

What happens when we get to Combarro?

Combarro is a preserved fishing village with narrow granite streets lined with traditional Galician hórreos (raised granaries) and historic houses. From the village you board a boat and sail into the ría to see the mussel farms, which is the working side of the village most visitors don't reach.

How long is this tour and what's included?

The tour runs four to five hours and includes wine tasting, mussels, bottled water and WiFi. A live guide in English, Spanish or German leads the group, and pickup is included.

Will we have to wait in long queues at the stops?

No. The tour is designed to visit each place during off-peak hours, so you move through the winery, village and coastal sites without the crowds or queues that build up during the day.