Huerto Ribera Tour with Vermouth Workshop and Tasting
ID: GYG941116-1776298
Category:
Country: Cuba
Duration:
02:30 hours
Description
Explore Huerto Ribera in Carcaixent, the "orange cradle" near Valencia. Learn about citrus cultivation, collect oranges, and enjoy a tasting of Valencian products.
Begin your experience in Carcaixent, known as "the orange cradle," just 35km from Valencia. Discover a 19th-century modernist house and stroll through its gardens and orange groves. Learn about citrus cultivation, including its history, varieties, pruning, grafting, and flowering.
Walk among fruit trees, including oranges, tangerines, avocados, Buddha's hand, citrus caviar, lemons, kumquats, grapefruit, pomegranates, papayas, and medlars. Collect your own oranges (in season, from October to June) and visit the Naranjas Ribera warehouse to learn how oranges are calibrated and selected before being sent across Europe.
Gain insight into the current state of Valencian citrus growing. Visit the well that irrigates the orange orchard. At the end of the visit, taste typical Valencian products, such as orange juice, tangerines (in season), Valencian liqueurs, homemade jams, and orange blossom honey.
Learn how to make a Vermouth in the orchard, taste different varieties, and create your own.
Highlights
- Immerse yourself in the world of citrus cultivation at Huerto Ribera
- Walk through gardens and orange groves, learning about citrus history
- Collect your own oranges (in season) and learn about citrus cultivation
- Visit the warehouse to see how oranges are calibrated and selected
- Enjoy a tasting of Valencian products, including orange juice and honey
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Orange picking is seasonal, from October till June
Wear comfortable clothing and shoes for walking
Dentro de la finca tenemos parking para los clientes que pueden aparcar su coche con toda tranquilidad y seguridad
INCLUDED
- Tour of Huerto Ribera's 19th century modernist house exterior
- Walk through gardens and orange groves
- Learn about citrus cultivation, history, varieties, pruning, grafting, flowering
- Collect your own oranges (in season)
- Visit Naranjas Ribera warehouse
- Learn about orange calibration and selection
- Visit the well for orchard irrigation
- Taste typical Valencian products like orange juice, tangerines, Valencian liqueurs, homemade jams, and orange blossom honey
- Make and taste Vermouth
NOT INCLUDED
- Transportation to and from Huerto Ribera
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
