Alsace's Gems Small Group Day Tour from Colmar
Description
Alsace is certainly one of the most beautiful regions of France. This tour was designed to give visitors the opportunity to discover some of the most relevant sights of the region. The visits include Haut-Koenigsbourg castle, thrilling Riquewihr, small villages and a scenic drive along the famous Alsace Wine Route.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Visit of Eguisheim village or similar.
Discover the magical village of Riquewihr. Surrounded by ramparts, the village has been very fortunate to survive war and destruction. Enjoy free time for personal discovery and lunch (at own expense).
After lunch, follow the breathtaking Alsace Wine Route. As you stop in one of these villages, experience a wine tasting session during which you will be introduced to the local wines.
Finally, reach Haut Koenigsbourg Castle. Here, follow your guide for a tour of this mighty fortress that overlooks the valley.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Children under 4 years old are not allowed on the tour
- Tour requires minimum 2 passengers (adults) to operate
- Please note that the infant seats are available upon request, please inform us at the moment of the booking (number and age of the children)
- Pets are not allowed on the tour
- Please note that this tour is not available on Saturdays and Sundays from Nov. 16th to Dec. 25th, 2025
- Haut Koenigsbourg castle : visit of the castle can be challenging (this tour includes some great deal of walking and Alsace villages have still a large number of cobblestone streets. The visit of Haut Koenigsbourg castle includes walking and quite a number of stairs. This tour is definitely not recommended for persons with limited mobility)
- Please note that the visit to Eguisheim cannot be guaranteed during the winter months due to seasonal crowds and timing constraints
Reviews(93)
A fabulous small tour, our guide was excellent, friendly, knowledgeable and fun. The towns visited were beautiful, like a Disney movie set but real and stunning. The castle was amazing, would highly recommend this tour
Francesco was an outstanding tour leader: professional, friendly, supportive, and incredibly knowledgeable. He made every effort to ensure we had a memorable experience and always felt well looked after. Even though the tour could accommodate up to eight people, only the two of us booked at the last minute. Rather than cancelling or scaling back the experience, Francesco made us feel special and provided a personalised tour. The villages we visited and places we went and we wouldn’t know about if not for his recommendation, were stunning, full of charm and character, and are an absolute must-see. Highly recommended! PS: We learned a lot of details about wines and wine making process because of his wealth of knowledge and experience.
Wonderful tour of the Alsace. Tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history and culture of the region. His expertise in various subject areas made for an entertaining and educational day. Highly recommended.
Lucas was our personable guide for the four gems of Alsace. This tour would be a great introduction to the charming half timbered wine villages and turbulent history of this area. Highly recommend!
Tour guide was amazing (Violetta). She really catered the trip to us, asking what we wanted to do first due to the weather & our energy levels. She was super informative at the castle & about the Alsace region in general. Even took us to beautiful view points of the town to take pictures. Only part that could’ve been a bit better was the wine tasting. The wine was great, same with the company but it was in a little store with no chairs versus an actual winery. We spent about an hour there trying really good wines but it was kind of random. I would say this tour is an amazing way to see 2 towns, try some wine & also get a very informative tour of the castle! Vehicle was air conditioned too & plenty of places to stop to go to the bathroom if we needed! It was a group of 5 of us & then 3 others so it was a small enough tour that could be customized
Other than the timing issue, everything was great. Although the itinerary originally planned for us to spend 2 hours in Riquewihr — the most beautiful village on the program — we only had 1 hour there. Also since it coincided with lunchtime, we had to explore the village quite quickly and couldn’t fully enjoy it. Apart from that, everything was very well and enjoyable.
The Alsace wine route with its picture postcard towns is always a stunning place. We toured with a very young tour guide named Lucas who was newer and who was doing a great job. He was kind and sensitive to our needs. Showed us excellent things.
Our chauffeur, guide Monsieur Didier was absolutely marvellous. His sense of humour, knowledge of history & culture etc par excellence. He made the experience simply delightful. Thankyou
Very fun, well organized, the Guia - Thierry knows the region very well and has fun stories. Thank you Thierry
We took this tour on a very cold snowy day in January and it was still fantastic. The roads were too bad to go to the castle but our guide led us to an additional town, and we had a little more time to thoroughly explore all the other beautiful towns in the region.
