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Val d'Orcia Wine Safari Tour – Pienza, Montepulciano, Brunello

Embark on a unique Val d'Orcia safari through Tuscany’s rolling hills, cypress avenues, and medieval towns aboard a rugged offroad vehicle. Begin in Montalcino with a cellar tour and Brunello wine tasting, then relax over a Tuscan lunch in Bagno Vignoni, famed for its ancient thermal springs. Enjoy free time in Pienza to sample Pecorino cheese and browse artisan shops, before ending your journey in Montepulciano with a boutique Vino Nobile di Montepulciano tasting.

- The tour starts and ends in Florence, traveling along the historic Via Francigena dirt roads.
- In Montalcino, visit a family-run winery and experience a guided tasting of Brunello di Montalcino.
- Lunch in Bagno Vignoni features locally sourced ingredients in a tranquil village setting.
- The final stop in Montepulciano includes a relaxed, intimate tasting at a boutique winery off the tourist trail.

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00:10wow sarah our guide and luca our driver were phenomenal from the moment they picked us up
00:17at our hotel to the moment they dropped us back off they were super accommodating and mindful of
00:21creating the very best experience for us they never made us feel rushed even though we did
00:26have an itinerary to get through and they truly navigated the day with ease it was such a full
00:31day of fun and sun in val dorsia a year or two ago we had gone on the guiani wine
00:36safari with walkabout
00:37tours and it was the highlight of our trip so we were keen to go on a wine tour with
00:41them again
00:42although it's a different experience going on a private tour i would say it was better in every
00:47way we really got to know the winemakers and had plenty of time for diving deep into the details
00:52of wine production the wines were sampled were truly spectacular our lunch stop was fantastic
00:58and the pasta dishes were truly some of the very best i've ever had getting the chance to visit
01:03piensa and buy pecorino was the cherry on top of it all i personally think val dorsia is incredibly
01:10underrated and everyone should consider going on this tour especially if you enjoy brunello and
01:14novela de montepulciano next time we come to florence we are absolutely asking walkabout tours
01:21to take us on another wine tour grazie mille sarah and luca you're the best
01:27we absolutely loved our walkabout wine safari it was one of those perfect days where everything
01:33just clicked the scenery the wineries the food all of it toscany is already beautiful on its own
01:40but seeing it through this kind of experience just takes it to another level our guide sarah made
01:47the day even better she was incredibly informative without ever feeling scripted and she had this
01:52great way of making the whole group feel relaxed and taken care of lunch was amazing it was one of
01:59those meals you keep talking about afterward and each stop along the way felt genuinely special
02:04highly recommend this tour and especially sarah it was a day we won't forget booking this tour was
02:11one of the best decisions my wife and i made while on our honeymoon in italy gloria was an incredible
02:17host guiding us through the tour and keeping us laughing along the way her passion for her country
02:22and knowledge of wine kept us very engaged the whole time between visiting the small boutique wineries
02:28and beautiful tuscan countryside towns this tour was a standout and something i would suggest to anyone
02:33visiting florence and the bus driver nando got us there and back without a hitch so glad we had him
02:39behind the wheel thanks again gloria and nando it was a perfect day and one we will remember and talk
02:46about for many years to come we visited two wineries in the city of piensa and had lunch at bonio
02:52vignone
02:52the vehicle was a van for eight people not a jeep but it was super new clean and comfortable the
03:00first
03:00winery was amazing in terms of taste also the lunch was delicious and the scenery magical our driver was
03:06fabian he was extra polite funny and well prepared to give us a great tour and many information regarding
03:12wine food and tuscany in general last but not least we were sharing this tour with six other travelers
03:19whose mood and personalities were great and vastly contributed in the overall experience
03:24we cannot recommend this tour enough fabian was the perfect guide for a perfect day he was very
03:31informative and had the best sense of humor we met wonderful people drank delicious wine and ate
03:37amazing food the tour van itself was very comfortable and pick slash drop off were as planned it's a full
03:44day but so worth it we really appreciated the thoughtful choice of vineyards towns and the amazing lunch
03:51provided we just received the wine we purchased and can't wait to open a bottle we went on this awesome
03:58wine tour and will definitely highly recommend it all of the places we visited were great
04:04gloria is super knowledgeable about the tuscany wine region and all of the areas that we visited
04:09she provided a lot of insight as we were traveling to the different vineyard and on the bus which was
04:14very
04:14comfortable our driver was amazing navigating very narrow roads in some cases we thoroughly enjoyed the day
04:21and definitely recommend it
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