About this tour
A 5–6 hour combined cooking class, winery tour and cycling experience in Sitges' Alt-Penedès wine region. You'll cycle around 10 km through vineyards, tour a historic winery, then learn hands-on how to cook traditional paella from scratch. The class includes wine or cava tasting, a take-home recipe card, and hotel pickup and drop-off at no extra cost.
Highlights
- Cook paella from scratch with hands-on instruction and expert tips
- Easy 10 km cycle through Alt-Penedès vineyards and rural landscape
- Tour of an established winery with tasting of local wines and cava
- Complimentary glass of wine or cava included with the experience
- Eat the paella you've prepared as part of the class
- Take-home recipe card to recreate the dish at home
- Free hotel pickup and drop-off from Sitges accommodation
What to expect
You'll be collected from your hotel in Sitges and driven to the Alt-Penedès wine region. The experience begins with an easy-paced bike ride of roughly 10 km through local vineyards, followed by a guided tour of a traditional winery where you'll sample regional wines and cavas. After the winery visit, you move to the paella cooking class, where an instructor walks you through preparing the dish step by step, sharing techniques and flavour secrets. You'll prepare and cook your paella, then sit down to eat what you've made alongside your complimentary glass of wine or cava. The session concludes with transport back to your hotel.
What travellers say
- Practical hands-on cooking instruction with take-home recipe
- Relaxed cycling pace suits casual riders and families
- Wine and cava tasting ties regional experience together
- Inclusive pricing with free hotel transfers both ways
- Eat your own cooked paella — direct payoff for learning
- Early or late timing may affect cycling comfort and light conditions
- Not suitable for people with significant cardiovascular limitations
- Group size and class dynamics not specified in advance
Themes summarised by our team from public information about this tour. Verify specifics on the operator's page before booking.
Good to know
This suits anyone wanting a practical, multi-activity introduction to Spanish food culture without requiring cycling fitness — the 10 km is described as easy and relaxing. The experience is family-friendly; infants can travel in a pram or stroller, and specialised infant seats are available on bikes. It's not recommended for people with poor cardiovascular health. Hotel pickup and drop-off are free; gratuities are not included. Bring comfortable shoes for cycling and prepare for potentially warm conditions during cooking. Group size isn't specified, so expect other participants. Peak season (summer) may affect availability.
Tour sold and operated by Viator via Viator. Descriptions on this page are original BookNow summaries written by our team — not copied from the operator. Prices and availability are confirmed at checkout.