Group excursion from Bratislava
Small Carpathian Wine Tour
Half a day in one of Slovakia’s eight wine regions — a castle, two wine towns, a cellar and a village street.
- Max 7 hours
- Coach and on foot
- Guides in 6 languages
- Net rates on request
The excursion
What this day is
Twenty minutes north of the capital the vineyards start, and this excursion is the straightforward way to show a group what is immediately outside Bratislava. The Small Carpathians run along the south-eastern slopes above Bratislava and are, after the Slovak part of the Tokaj region, the country’s most important wine area.
The day combines one of the best-preserved castles in Slovakia with the two towns that make the wine, a tasting in a cellar, and a walk through Svätý Jur on the way back. It works as a half-day for a group already doing the city, and it is short enough to put in front of an evening programme.
A similar route runs for individual travellers under our retail brand, Bratislava City Tours, as the Small Carpathian wine tour.
Hour by hour
How the day runs
The order can be changed, the day can be shortened, and it can be joined to another excursion — tell us what you need and we re-quote it.
Departure from Bratislava
The guide and the coach meet the group at the Park Inn by Radisson Danube hotel or at your own hotel, and head north into the Small Carpathians.
Červený Kameň Castle
One of the most romantic castles in Slovakia, its white bastions standing on a wooded ridge above the vineyards, with some of the largest cellars in Central Europe beneath it.
Modra
The historic wine-growing town, also the home of Slovak majolica pottery.
Pezinok and the tasting
Pezinok is the centre of Slovak wine production. A tasting of local wines in a stylish cellar, with a snack or a full wine dinner if you want the day to finish there.
Svätý Jur
A short walking tour of the historic centre of Svätý Jur on the way back, then the return to Bratislava.
Optional
What you can add to the day
Each of these is quoted per person and added to the excursion only if you want it.
Coach for the day
From 14 up to 49 seats, held for the duration of the tour.
Červený Kameň Castle
Entrance and a guided visit of the interiors.
Wine tasting
Three samples of local wine, served with a small snack.
Majolica pottery
Entrance to the majolica workshop in Modra.
The rate for this excursion covers the licensed guide for the duration shown.
The coach, the entrance fees, the tastings and the meals are quoted separately and added only where you want them.
Net rates
Tell us the dates, the group size and the language
Send us the date, how many people and which of the six guide languages you need, and we come back with the net rate for this excursion — normally within one business day.
Coach, entrances, tastings and meals can be quoted with it, and accommodation and transfers put on the same contract.