★★★★★
Golden Stones half day from Lyon
Our guide said openly that the job was new, but the love of Lyon, the wine and the countryside came through, in very good English and with answers to every question.
Andrew · United States · September 2026
Beaujolais Tours Reviews
What travellers wrote after a Golden Stones half day, a full day in the crus or a private day in a vintage Land Rover, retold in short beside each operator's own published rating. Comparing Beaujolais guided tours? The ratings and prices sit side by side below.
What travellers said after the day
These are travellers' own accounts, paraphrased. The low scores stay in, because they tell you something useful. A half day spends a good part of its four hours in the van. An old Land Rover is a rough ride. And a lunch promised on a listing is worth asking about before you go.
★★★★★
Golden Stones half day from Lyon
The first estate was traditional, with elegant and reserved wines and the better view; the second was modern and livelier, and those were the wines I preferred.
Lőrinc · Hungary · August 2026
★★★★★
Golden Stones half day from Lyon
Two family wineries that could not have been more different, good tastings and a lot learned along the way.
Jodie · Canada · September 2026
★★★★★
Golden Stones half day from Lyon
A lovely run out into the region with two very pleasant vineyards and excellent guides.
Birgitta · Sweden · September 2026
★★★☆☆
Golden Stones half day from Lyon
Four hours in all, and about two of them in the van. Two wineries and a 35-minute walk round a village; I would have swapped the village for a third winery.
Colleen C. · May 2026
★★★★★
Golden Stones half day from Lyon
Great guides. The streets in the little villages are steep, which was fine for me but hard going for some of our group.
Vera F. · May 2026
★★★★★
Golden Stones half day from Lyon
On time at the start, two vans of eight, and two very different tastings. We learned a lot in a short morning.
Christy D. · May 2026
★★★★★
Golden Stones half day from Lyon
My husband and I learned a great deal about wine and how the trade works. The guide made the afternoon, and we would send anyone who loves wine on it.
Margaret P. · September 2026
★★★★★
Full day in the crus from Lyon
Small and larger wineries, every wine good, and lunch was our favourite meal of the trip. We mentioned cheese and the guide fitted in a stop at a local fromagerie.
Bradley C. · October 2025
★★★★★
Full day in the crus from Lyon
We tasted outdoors in the sun and stopped at a chapel above the valley. The two-hour lunch is not in the price, so bring a card for it and the wineries, but it pulls the day together.
Jacob F. · July 2024
★★★★☆
Full day in the crus from Lyon
A friendly guide who knew the wine inside out, two wineries, and lunch at a restaurant with a view over the vines.
Amy H. · July 2024
★★★★★
Full day in the crus from Lyon
I am no wine expert, and I booked it to see another corner of the Lyon region and learn how the wine is made. Travelling solo, it was also a good way to spend a day with other people, and the guide translated for the growers.
Helen C. · September 2023
★★★★★
Private day by vintage Land Rover
Collected from our Lyon flat, then 40 minutes to a château to swap into the Land Rover. Wine and cheese on a hilltop in the vines, a four-course lunch, and no driving for us all day.
Eleanor D. · June 2024
★★★★★
Private day by vintage Land Rover
A few producers, some fine views, and a barbecue cooked for us in the vineyard while we drank the wine.
Robert L. · August 2024
★★★★★
Private day by vintage Land Rover
Six stars if we could: excellent wine, the kindest people and an outstanding lunch.
Micael T. · September 2024
★★★★★
Private day by vintage Defender
Well organised and friendly, with a barbecue in the middle of the vines as the high point. The old Land Rover was fun, and yes, the wine is good.
Nicolas · Switzerland · September 2024
★★★☆☆
Private day by vintage Defender
A local guide who knew good winemakers, but for the price the old car was slow, rough and loud for people in their sixties, two wineries felt light, and lunch should have been included.
Donald · Australia · September 2024
★★★★★
Half day in the south from Lyon
A fine introduction to the Beaujolais: two family vineyards and a guide who was a delight. The rosés and reds were our favourites.
Sarah D. · April 2025
★★★★★
Half day in the south from Lyon
The first winery was small and excellent, with seven wines poured by the owner. The second impressed us less but was still worth the stop.
Richard P. · July 2025
★★★★★
Half day in the crus from Lyon
Two vineyards in different appellations, fourteen wines, and the harvest under way while we were there.
Vicky · United Kingdom · August 2026
★★★★★
Half day in the crus from Lyon
A morning out of a Lyon heatwave. The first vineyard was beautiful, we tasted rosés and reds, and the snacks were welcome.
Kirsten · United Kingdom · June 2026
★★★★★
Wine route half day with Pizay
A good mix: a big estate with a wine quiz and twelve wines to pour yourself, then a grower in Moulin-à-Vent who shared a great deal.
Steven · United Kingdom · September 2025
★★★★★
Half day with the Pizay tasting
The interactive museum's game taught us to taste with every sense but hearing, and we tried whites, rosés and reds.
Jessy K. · April 2025
★★★★★
Half day with the Pizay tasting
We learned about the geology, the wines and how they are made, and tasted with all our senses.
Cornelia V. · June 2024
★★★★★
Afternoon in the crus, 2 pm start
A pleasant drive into the countryside for two wineries, with a guide who was expert and fun at once.
Chris A. · October 2025
★★★★★
Afternoon in the crus, 2 pm start
A good use of half a day: plenty of tastings, and chances to buy bottles to take home.
Megan L. · April 2023
★★★★★
Full day, Golden Stones and crus
Well planned from start to finish: two wineries, eight or nine wines, and the landscape of the region in between.
Magdalena G. · March 2026
★★★★☆
Full day, Golden Stones and crus
An exceptional guide, a great first winery and lunch stop. The second estate was weaker and less organised.
Russell S. · April 2026
★★★★★
Full day, Golden Stones and crus
The guide took our group out for the whole day in a comfortable nine-seat van. Friendly, well organised and full of information, with good wine and fine countryside to go with it.
Stephen M. · July 2024
★★★★★
Blind tasting in the Croix-Rousse
A small group, a lot learned and a lot of laughs, good wine and a lovely room.
Joelle F. · April 2026
★★★★☆
Blind tasting in the Croix-Rousse
The door is hard to find: the number above it is faded, and the room is up a dark stair. Inside, an old silk-weavers' loft, four regional wines and a cheese board.
Gerard T. · February 2026
★★★★★
Blind tasting in the Croix-Rousse
We wanted vineyards, but over the holidays none were open, and this was the right answer: shorter, and we now know how to choose a French wine.
Deidre A. · December 2025
★★★★★
Private Signature day with lunch
We let the guide pick the vineyards and the restaurant. The lunch was the best meal of my week in France.
Shelley · United States · February 2026
★★★★★
Private Signature day with lunch
Private tastings at two estates, a case shipped home, and a restaurant far beyond what we expected.
Cheryl · United States · October 2025
★★☆☆☆
Private Signature day with lunch
Not worth the money beyond the views. The promised lunch was a few pieces of cheese and meat in a garage, with no restaurant at all.
Beata D. · June 2026
★★★★★
Private Signature day with lunch
Varied wines and a superb lunch, and the countryside made it the best day of our trip.
Ashley M. · February 2026
★★★★★
Private half day by Defender
Fun, educational and delicious, all in one morning.
Kevin · United States · June 2026
★★★★★
Private Golden Stones half day
Collected at our hotel, we tasted a red and a white beside a lone chapel looking over Oingt, walked the village, then met the couple who run a small winery.
Francisco G. · September 2024
★★★☆☆
Private Golden Stones half day
Lovely views and a hilltop tasting, but Oingt was shut and deserted that afternoon, and the owner at the winery spoke no English.
Jill R. · June 2024
★★★★★
Private Golden Stones half day
Two wineries in and around Oingt, including a grower whose vines were planted by a grandfather more than a century ago.
Maryann N. · January 2026
★★★★★
Private tasting day from Lyon
We knew wine but not the Beaujolais, and this opened our eyes: an organised, accommodating guide and two small estates we will remember.
Kenneth B. · May 2026
★★★★★
Private tasting day from Lyon
Every winery had a reason to be on the list, a different appellation or a different way of farming. One of the best tours we have taken anywhere.
Lauren S. · May 2026
★★★★★
Private day with a wine merchant
Three small houses, and winemakers who clearly cared about their wine and their land.
Beverly A. · August 2025
★★★★★
Private day with a wine merchant
Worth it: good wine from small producers, a delicious lunch and two professional guides.
Ashley B. · May 2023
What travellers keep saying
The guide makes the day
Across every format, the praise lands on the guide by name: the one who knew which growers to visit, the one who fitted in a cheese shop, the one who cooked a barbecue in the vines.
Two estates that differ
The best-liked days pair a traditional family estate with a more modern one, or a large estate with a small grower. Travellers remember the contrast more than the number of wines.
Half days are short
About an hour each way in the van leaves two hours for the tastings and a village. If you want more time among the vines, a full day or a private day gives it to you.
Private days are pitched to you
Travellers who knew wine and travellers who did not both say the private guides chose estates to suit them, from organic growers to a different appellation at every stop.
Operator ratings and review counts
These figures are the operators' own, published on their booking pages and shown as they stand. They belong to the operators, not to us. The second column says which half of the region the day spends its hours in, and the third where it starts, most often on Place Bellecour in Lyon.
| Tour | Where | Starts | Rating | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Lyon: Golden Stones Beaujolais Wine Tasting Tour | Golden Stones, south | Place Bellecour, Lyon | 4.7 | 609 | From $112 per person |
| Lyon Wine Tasting: Small-Group Blind Tasting with a Sommelier | A tasting in Lyon | Croix-Rousse, Lyon | 4.9 | 239 | From $114 per person |
| From Lyon: Beaujolais Wine Tour with Tastings | The crus, north | Place Bellecour, Lyon | 4.7 | 227 | From $112 per person |
| Golden stones Beaujolais Wine Tour with Tastings from Lyon | Golden Stones, south | Place Bellecour, Lyon | 4.7 | 181 | From $114 per person |
| From Lyon: Beaujolais Wine Route Half-Day Tour | The crus, north | Place Bellecour, Lyon | 4.7 | 134 | From $112 per person |
| Beaujolais wine tour from Lyon half day | Golden Stones, south | Place Bellecour, Lyon | 4.9 | 124 | From $126 per person |
| Full Day Private Tour of Beaujolais by vintage Land Rover | The crus, north | Belleville station, 9 am | 5.0 | 89 | From $567 per person |
| Beaujolais Half Day Wine Tasting Tour | The crus, north | Place Bellecour, 9 am | 4.6 | 71 | From $114 per person |
| Beaujolais Crus wine tour from Lyon Full day | The crus, north | Place Bellecour, 9 am | 4.9 | 65 | From $161 per person |
| Beaujolais Crus Wines & Castles (2:00 pm - 6:30 pm) - Small Group Tour from Lyon | The crus, north | Place Bellecour, 2 pm | 4.9 | 38 | From $126 per person |
| Beaujolais Day Guided Tour - Winery Tours and Tastings | Golden Stones and crus | Bellecour, Saint-Exupéry statue | 5.0 | 31 | From $184 per person |
| Private half-day tour to Golden Stones Beaujolais with tastings | Golden Stones, south | Lyon hotel or Bellecour | 4.8 | 26 | From $695 per group, up to 3 |
| Beaujolais and Burgundy Private Winter Wine Day Tour From Lyon | The crus, north | Mâcon Ville station | 5.0 | 22 | From $567 per person |
| From Lyon: Beaujolais Signature Experience Wine | The crus, north | Lyon pickup, 10 am | 4.8 | 20 | From $578 per person |
| Private Beaujolais wine tour | The crus, north | Lyon hotel pickup | 5.0 | 15 | From $1,158 per person |
| From Lyon: Beaujolais Signature Wine Experience | Two wineries | Lyon hotel pickup | 5.0 | 11 | From $567 per person |
| Beaujolais & Perouges Medieval Town - Private Tour - Full Day from Lyon | Golden Stones and Pérouges | Lyon pickup, 9 am | 5.0 | 10 | From $950 per group, up to 4 |
| Beaujolais Region Wine Tasting Private Day Tour from Lyon | The crus, north | Lyon pickup, 9:15 am | 5.0 | 6 | From $1,158 per group, up to 4 |
| From Lyon : Beaujolais Private Day Tour by Vintage Defender | The crus, north | Belleville station | 4.7 | 5 | From $557 per person |
| Lyon: Private Half Day Beaujolais Wine Tour by Defender | The crus, north | Belleville station | 5.0 | 5 | From $250 per person |
A tour with hundreds of reviews and one with a handful are not a verdict on each other. The gap is mostly how long each has been on sale, and how many seats it sells. A private day with a 5.0 from a few groups is worth reading closely rather than skipping.
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