Muscat Raisin Route - Small group with lunch included
Overview
Finally we drive to Moclinejo, where we will do a short walk to walk off the lunch.
This day trip includes round-trip hotel transport from the coast between Nerja and Torre del Mar.
Inclusions
- Pick-up/drop off on coast accommodations from Torre del Mar to Nerja (please ask for other pick-up/drop off points) in a Mercedes Vito van.
- Small group of minimum 2 people and a maximum of 8
- Official guide (which also will be your chauffeur) in English, German and/or Spanish.
- Visit to a local family in their traditional Andalusian cortijo with raisin production system
- Guided visit to Almachar
- Visit to the Museo de la Pasa (Raisin Museum)
- Guided visit to Moclinejo
- Guided visit to El Borge
- Lunch: menu + 1 drink per person (please let us know if you have any special request or allergies)
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Almachar, Almachar, Costa del Sol, Province of Malaga, Andalucia
Are you into raisins? If so you cannot leave la Axarquia without tasting the best raisins in the world. Rasins from muscatel grapes in la Axarquía are characterised by its great size and its intense sweetness. It is an exquisit, healthy nourish listed as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System by FAO. We give you the opportunity to go deep into the inland villages of la Axarquia and get to know first hand all the secrets of this delicious nourish.
Our first stop will be an Andalusian Cortijo with breath-taking views and a traditional raisin production system, where you will see for yourself how are they made and will meet a local family that does the production of raisins for a living. They will show you all the tools they need in order to do their job and of course you will try their sweet product!
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Almachar, Almachar, Costa del Sol, Province of Malaga, Andalucia
Next stop will be Almáchar, capital of the muscatel grape and an important stop on our route. We will visit their beautiful streets and of course the Museo de la Pasa (Museum of the Raisin), where we will learn a bit more about this product and will see old tools that were used to pick them, the Museum is based in a typical old house of La Axarquía, so you will se how the people used to live in this area.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: El Borge, El Borge, Province of Malaga, Andalucia
After the visit in Almachar we will drive you to El Borge, in the very heart of the raisin route. We will take a walking tour on their beautiful streets, where we will find a lot of references of this kind of cultivation, main economic sustenance of this village.
Here you will enjoy a delicious lunch in a very special place, the Museum of the Bandits. It used to be the house of the bandolero El Bizco from el Borge and nowadays is one of the best restaurants in the area.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Stop At: Moclinejo, Moclinejo, Province of Malaga, Andalucia
Lastly we will drive you to Moclinejo, a humble, small village surrounded by mountains where we will do a short walking tour to see the most important monuments and you will learn about its history with our official guide.
You will travel in a small group with maximal 8 people, no hurry and no stress, just have a nice day learning about about our culture and traditions.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Dog friendly trip: If you want to bring your dog please contact us in advance
- Bring comfortable shoes and with enthusiasm to walk
- If you get sick easily in cars, we recommend to bring with you some anti-sickness medication to prevent it
- Bring a water bottle along with you
- If you come in hot months make sure to use sun screen. Most of our trips outdoors, so it is very important to protect yourself from the sun.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Quizás toda la explicación sobre las pasas y su cultivo. Me pareció muy interesante. La visita al pueblo de Borge fué muy instructiva. Y sobre todo el cariño con que Cipriano trata a sus clientes.
Quizás toda la explicación sobre las pasas y su cultivo. Me pareció muy interesante. La visita al pueblo de Borge fué muy instructiva. Y sobre todo el cariño con que Cipriano trata a sus clientes.Friday 30.10 my wife and I took part in a guided tour to the famous mouscatel and raisin areas in Axarquia. The first stop on the trip that Cipriano a very nice and knowledgeable guide took us to was to Manuel and Mari, a farming couple who have their area on the outskirts of Almachar. All far...
Friday 30.10 my wife and I took part in a guided tour to the famous mouscatel and raisin areas in Axarquia. The first stop on the trip that Cipriano a very nice and knowledgeable guide took us to was to Manuel and Mari, a farming couple who have their area on the outskirts of Almachar. All farmers who harvest raisins have no mechanical aids, so does Manuel. These farmers are called heroes because of the hard work they do on the steepest slopes. Manuel's eyes lit up when he told about his work and he showed how to use scissors to cut off each individual dried grape from the bunch of grapes. Next time I buy mouscatel raisins I think each raisin is cut individually and perhaps by Manuel. The next stop was the town of Almachar where the raisins from farmers were sorted and packaged for onward deliveries to various buyers. Here is the only machine, the sorting machine, in the entire raisin production. Lunch was taken in the town of el Borge, the town's hotel which housed a restaurant frequented by the bandit El Bizco de El Borge in the 19th century. I leave other activities to others to deal with. I can wholeheartedly recommend this trip. Sr. Cipriano is super guide!!Today I went on the Raisin Tour with a couple of friends, the tour guide and one other. We visited the raisin terraces and was told how raisins are produced. I now understand how difficult the whole process is. We visited the raisin museum and church in Almáchar. I particularly loved El Borge a s...
Today I went on the Raisin Tour with a couple of friends, the tour guide and one other. We visited the raisin terraces and was told how raisins are produced. I now understand how difficult the whole process is. We visited the raisin museum and church in Almáchar. I particularly loved El Borge a small Andalusian village with a beautiful church. The Town Council even turned on the fountain for our arrival! The included lunch was delicious. Very relaxed tour with a great tour guide. Many thanks Ole TripsWell worth doing this tour as an alternative day out. We enjoyed the day learning about the Raisins, the history of farming and visiting the towns that are proud to be a part of the Raisin and Muscat wine heritage. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and made the tour relaxed and enjoyable.
Well worth doing this tour as an alternative day out. We enjoyed the day learning about the Raisins, the history of farming and visiting the towns that are proud to be a part of the Raisin and Muscat wine heritage. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and made the tour relaxed and enjoyable.Eine sehr interessante Tour mit vielen insider Informationen und man hat Einblick in den ganzen Prozess rund um die Rosinen. Auch wer keine Rosinen mag wird danach ein Fan :)! Cipriano beantwortet kompetent alle Fragen, spricht viele Sprachen und plant die Tour kurzweilig und interessant. Vielen...
Eine sehr interessante Tour mit vielen insider Informationen und man hat Einblick in den ganzen Prozess rund um die Rosinen. Auch wer keine Rosinen mag wird danach ein Fan :)! Cipriano beantwortet kompetent alle Fragen, spricht viele Sprachen und plant die Tour kurzweilig und interessant. Vielen Dank für den super Service mit Abholung bei uns vor Ort!Der Ausflug in die Rosinendörfer ist der Hammer. Für Besucher mit Interesse für andalusische Kultur und Tradition ein muss. Cipriano ist ein sehr professioneller Guide, und wir kommen sehr gerne wieder.
Der Ausflug in die Rosinendörfer ist der Hammer. Für Besucher mit Interesse für andalusische Kultur und Tradition ein muss. Cipriano ist ein sehr professioneller Guide, und wir kommen sehr gerne wieder.