Private Wine Tour from Zagreb: Two Local Wineries & Samobor
Description
Join us on a private trip to the region often called Zagreb’s vineyard and try some of the best Croatian wine, enjoy in the breathtaking landscapes and walk through the picturesque city of Samobor! Plešivica is famous Croatian wine region located 30 km southwest of Zagreb with centuries-old tradition in wine-growing and making a wide selection of high-quality and renowned wines with the emphasis on white and sparkling wines. You will have the opportunity to visit two local wineries, meet local wine-makers and try a selection of wines with distinctive aroma and taste. Besides enjoying in wine tasting and beautiful landscape of Zumberak Samobor Hills Nature Park you will explore the city of Samobor famous for its interesting culinary tradition and well-preserved 19th century charm.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Tour will start with pick up at your accommodation in Zagreb and an hour drive towards Plesivica wine region.
Before we reach Plesivica we will stop in the small town of Samobor famous for its interesting culinary tradition and well-preserved 19th century charm. You will see the main town square, St. Anastasia church and small colorful bridges which evoke a relaxing atmosphere.
Plešivica is a famous Croatian wine region located 30 km southwest from Zagreb, on the slopes of Samobor mountain range. Configuration of the terrain and the climate is ideal for the cultivation of grape vines therefore Plesivica region is home to some of the best wines in Croatia. Passing through this beautiful countryside landscape we will stop in a two local wineries to taste premium wines and traditional homemade specials. Our visit will include a guided tour of the wine cellar accompanied by interesting stories of wine-growing tradition in this region.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will pick you up from your accommodation in Zagreb (please provide us with name of the hotel or address of your private accommodation)
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(19)
Tour leader Tomislav was friendly and very courteous. The winery is also located in a beautiful environment full of nature, and the wine and food are of perfect quality. Thank you for a wonderful day in Croatia that will be a lifetime memory.
My sister and I had such a great time on this tour! Both local wineries had delicious wines, beautiful views, and great food. As a bonus, both wineries were also organic. Our tour guide was very informative and friendly and helped make our tour even better. Would fully recommend!
We visited two wineries that had excellent wines. The owner of Jagunic spent as much time as he could imtroducing each of the 6 wines. Many were sparkling wines and all of the wines were delicious . A charcuterie board was presented with locally made meats and cheese with bread made by the two owners grandmother! The next tasting also has delicious charcuterie . Our guide was a careful driver and also showed us sights in Samabor. I would repeat this trip over and over if I could!
My friend and I had a wonderful day wine tasting and visiting the sites at Samobor. We visited two beautiful wineries, one a small family owned winery whose winemaker educated us all about Croatian wines and happily answered our many questions. Tomislav is a safe driver and tour guide who planned a wonderful trip for us! I would definitely recommend Mapping Croatia.
Dear Christy, thank you so much for your kind words! We're thrilled you enjoyed the experience — it means the world to us!
Such an amazing experience! Our tour guide’s knowledge of the area was excellent and nothing was too much trouble for him. The winery served us great food and great wine that we ended up purchasing to be shipped to us.
Tom was an amazing guide. The two wineries we went to were great and we learned so much from Martin and Robert. Highly recommend this tour.
Our day with Tom was fun, entertaining and we learned many things about Croatian winemaking and history and even had a stop for coffee and the ‘National pastry’ I highly recommend !
Really great trip. Tom was professional courteous punctual. Tom had good relationship with both vineyards. We were really happy. Sorry we got abit tipsy. It was a very generous wine tasting. definitely great trip.
Fabulous tour with Tom today. The driving distance is relatively short (30 - 40 mins) which gives ample time for exploring the beautiful hills outside of Zagreb. The wine tastings were amazing, generous, and accompanied by superb cold cuts, cheese and breads. The winery owners willingly sat and chatted and shared the wine and food, telling us stories of their family businesses. Tom was an excellent, knowledgable and friendly guide. Could not recommend this highly enough.
We had a great day with Tom visiting the town of Samobor and two excellent wineries. Tom met us at our apartment and told us a lot about Zagreb and the area that we would be visiting on the way to Samobor. After a quick stop in Samobor for a delicious piece of Samobor cake and cappuccino we headed to the wineries. The tastings were fun as this wine region specializes in sparkling wines, but also produces non-sparkling. We visited two small family run wineries that produced excellent wines. We were able to spend time at each winery with family members discussing wine, the region and their specific methods. The area is beautiful. Tom made sure that we had a fantastic day. We highly recommend this tour!
