Muscat Raisin Route - Small group with lunch included

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8 hours 30 minutes
Pick-up offered
Free cancellation
1 - 8
Mobile ticket

Overview

If you like raisins come with us to learn more about the best raisins in the world. Firstly we will visit an Andalusian country house with breathtaking views and a traditional raisin production system. The muscatel raisin of Málaga was recently awarded by the FAO as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System, you will discover why with this trip. Second stop will be Almáchar, a beautiful white village where we will do a walking tour and visit the Raisin Museum. Then we will visit El Borge, the heart of the Raisin Route and there we will do also a walking tour where you will enjoy a tasty lunch cooked with local products in a very special restaurant.
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

Itinerary
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

Ticket delivery

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Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
machinete
September 2020

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.

639lauril
October 2022

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...

Deborahhaywood
September 2020

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...

georgie_james31518
August 2019

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.

Y4251ZGstefanief
September 2022

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...

BackPacker542708
September 2021

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.

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