Muscat Raisin Route - Small group with lunch included


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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 8 hours

Departs: Andalucia, Andalucia

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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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.


What's Included

Guided visit to Almachar

Guided visit to El Borge

Guided visit to Moclinejo

Lunch: menu + 1 drink per person (please let us know if you have any special request or allergies)

Official guide (which also will be your chauffeur) in English, German and/or Spanish.

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

Visit to a local family in their traditional Andalusian cortijo with raisin production system

Visit to the Museo de la Pasa (Raisin Museum)

What's Not Included

Any other aspect not mentioned above

Any other expenses non-related to the activity


Traveler Information

  • ADULT: Age: 12 - 80

Additional Info

  • Bring comfortable shoes and with enthusiasm to walk
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • If you get sick easily in cars, we recommend to bring with you some anti-sickness medication to prevent it
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Bring comfortable shoes and with enthusiasm to walk
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • If you get sick easily in cars, we recommend to bring with you some anti-sickness medication to prevent it
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Almachar
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!

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

El Borge
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.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Moclinejo
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.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free






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