Guadalajara Tequila Tastings Tour
Description
Visit Tequila on a guided day tour from Guadalajara. Learn about the history and production of Mexico's most iconic drink, taste a variety of different tequilas, and explore the charming "Pueblo Mágico" of Tequila. Start with pickup from your hotel in Guadalajara and travel by private transportation to an artisanal tequila factory located in the town of El Arenal. Capture wonderful photos of the vast agave fields and learn about the different steps in creating traditional tequila. Try 5 types of tequila and an agave beer at the factory while you recite the "drunkard's prayers". Afterward, there will be a stop to purchase some lunch at a popular restaurant featuring live mariachi music. Travel to the "Pueblo Mágico" of Tequila and stroll through the charming streets. You can also visit a traditional bar to try the most famous cocktail in the region made with "cantaritos" tequila. After some time in the town, relax on the return journey to Guadalajara, with drop-off at your hotel.
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Itinerary
Start with pickup from your hotel in Guadalajara and travel by private transportation to an artisanal tequila factory located in the town of El Arenal. Capture wonderful photos of the vast agave fields and learn about the different steps in creating traditional tequila. Try 5 types of tequila and an agave beer at the factory while you recite the "drunkard's prayers".
Photo stop, where you can capture incredible photographs of the agave landscape.
Stop for lunch. We'll stop at "Mariscos el Carnal" restaurant, where you can enjoy a wonderfull lunch and enjoy live mariachi music. (Food and drinks NOT incluided)
Visit the magical town of Tequila where tequila was born. You will have free time to get to know the town, main streets, tequila shops such as José Cuervo, Casa Sauza or do any of your favorite activities.
Stop at Cantaritos Cheches. "Cantaritos" is the most popular and traditional drink in this part of Mexico, here you can enjoy it and have fun with good views. (Drinks not included)
Get comfortable on a relaxed trip to the city of Guadalajara IMPORTANT NOTE: the remaining hours will be allocated for travel time from pickup to drop-off.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up service starts from 10:00 am to 10:30 am. We usually use withes vans.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Important Note- The remaining (Hours) will be allotted for the travel time from pick up until drop off.
- The alcohol consumption age limit is 18.
Reviews(1)
The tour of the distillery to understand how tequila was was made was under 5mins. We spent 5mins talking about how the tequila is made but like 40mins hanging around in the gift & tequila shop till the point it felt uncomfortable not to buy anything. The prices there were not reasonable. In the tequila taste test, they spoke so quickly and it was broken english so hard to understand. They then took us to see the agave plants which again was a short stop. Took 2 photos and then we left. They then took us to this restaurant which was completely overpriced (average was 3-400 pesos per person for food & drink) when you can get it for 1/3 the price in town. They served predominantly seafood and I’m not sure why being an inland region, the tour operator would take us to a seafood restaurant rather than somewhere we could taste more of the local delicacy. This is a place a lot of the tour buses stop at so I think the tour operator gets a cut because there’s no way locals are paying these kinds of prices. The shrimp also tasted weeks old and was disgusting. I had to throw it out. They stopped here for more than 2 hours which was too comically long considering the most beautiful part of the tour, Tequila town was just a 1 hour stop. We also ended up getting there so late that traffic had started to pick up. I’d rather we have gone all the way there directly and ate. In terms of breakdown of time spent on the tour. We got picked up at 10 and got back by 7pm. 9 hours total of which 3 hours was transit time. 1 hours was free time to explore tequila town & the museum, 10mins was spent learning about the tequila process & plants and the rest was effectively stopping at random gift shops, restaurants and bars where the tour operator got a cut. That was where 4 of the 9 hours went. Overall the tour was disappointing for the amount of time and money invested.
