Beaujolais wine tours from Lyon start at a kerb on Place Bellecour and take you to the vines in a van of eight at most. Pick the half of the region, then a half day or a full one; every tasting is in the fare.
Meet at the tourist office pavilion on Place Bellecour at the time you pick when you book. Two family wineries follow, in the Pierres Dorées and at Montmelas, with a Lyon mâchon at the first. Eight guests at most; bring your own water.
From $112 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The 9 am full day from the tourist office pavilion: about three hours at a family estate around Fleurie, lunch at a village restaurant at your own cost, then three hours in Romanèche-Thorins. It runs in all weather, so dress for it.
From $161 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Meet at the Saint-Exupéry statue beside Café Bellecour, not the tourist office, ten minutes before the 9 am start. A winery and the village near Oingt, lunch near Mont Brouilly at your own cost, then a Fleurie estate.
From $184 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Four hours south from the pavilion across from the Royal Hotel. You start with a white and a red around Oingt, then a family estate at Le Bois-d'Oingt, where the producer pours reds, a white and perhaps a rosé.
From $126 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
North from the Bellecour pavilion at the hour you choose, to two family estates in two different cru appellations, in Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent and Fleurie country. Four hours, eight guests, and no bottled water, so pack a bottle.
From $112 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Arrive at the pavilion 15 minutes before your chosen start. The Château de Pizay's sensory circuit pours twelve estate wines, the road passes Fleurie, Morgon and Moulin-à-Vent, and a family winemaker pours five more.
From $112 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Meet at 1:50 pm, 50 m opposite the Royal Hotel, and leave at 2 pm. A Cercié family winery, ten minutes at the La Madone viewpoint above Fleurie and a Chénas château cellar, then back on the square at 6:30 pm.
From $126 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Meet by the tourist office pavilion in the middle of the square, ten minutes early. An hour at a Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin family winery, a drive through the Pierres Dorées, then an hour near Oingt with a mâchon.
From $114 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The 9 am crus half day from the middle of Place Bellecour: an hour on the Château de Pizay's circuit with entry in the fare, the wine route through Morgon, Fleurie and Juliénas, then an hour with a family winemaker.
From $114 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
About three hours around Fleurie, lunch in a village, then three hours in Romanèche-Thorins, with eight guests at most and every tasting in the fare.
Check availabilityIt is a day in the vines, sold per person, that starts and ends on Place Bellecour in the centre of Lyon. You walk to the kerb, a small van takes you north, and you are back on the square in the afternoon or early evening.
The vineyard starts less than 30 minutes' drive from the city, so a half day works as well as a full one. What changes from tour to tour is the half of the region: the golden-stone Pierres Dorées in the south, or the crus in the north. The both-halves day tastes in each.
No pickup to wait for, no train to catch. Nearly every tour here meets at the ONLYLYON tourist office pavilion on Place Bellecour, across from the Royal Hotel. The both-halves day meets at the Saint-Exupéry statue beside Café Bellecour instead. See how to get to the Beaujolais from Lyon for both kerbs.
Every shared van takes eight people at most, so your guide can answer your questions. You pay per person, so a solo traveller pays the same as each member of a couple.
You pay once. The estates' tastings are inside the price on every tour here, from $112 for a half day to $184 for the longest full day.
The full days leave at 9 am. The half days let you pick your start when you book, and the crus afternoon run leaves at 2 pm and is back at 6:30 pm.
The other way to go is a car and a guide for your party alone. Here is how the two compare, from each listing's own details.
| Shared, from Place Bellecour | Private | |
|---|---|---|
| Where you start | A kerb on Place Bellecour | Your Lyon address, or a train to the vines |
| Who rides | Up to eight guests | Your party only |
| Price basis | Per person | Per person, or one price per group |
| Half day | $112 to $126 a person | $250 a person, or $695 for up to three |
| Full day | $161 to $184 a person | $557 to $578 a person, or per group |
| Lunch | Your own cost | In the fare on some |
| Best for | Solo travellers and couples | Families, groups, a set pace |
If you are one or two, a shared day costs far less. If you are four, a per-group private day comes closer than you might expect. Compare them on private beaujolais tours.
A winery near Oingt and a walk through the village in the morning, lunch near Mont Brouilly, then a Fleurie estate, from the Saint-Exupéry statue at 9 am.
Check availabilityFamilies with young children. Several shared days set an age limit or leave out strollers. A private day at your own pace suits you better; see private beaujolais tours.
Anyone who wants lunch in the fare. No shared day includes it. The Land Rover day does, with lunch in the vines.
Anyone who only wants a glass. The Croix-Rousse blind tasting pours five wines in two hours without leaving Lyon, for $114.
Anyone short on time. Skip the full days and take a four-hour option on beaujolais half day wine tasting tour.
Every day from Lyon, private and shared, sits side by side on Beaujolais Tours.