All Bento Goncalves Tours & Excursions in 2026

Most Vale dos Vinhedos tours include lunch, but usually in a restaurant located between winery stops—served separately from the wines. This four-course meal at a family-run winery in Faria Lemos does things differently—each course is a family recipe paired to a specific wine (made on-site), with family members present at the meal to discuss what's in your glass and how the winery operates.

Most Vale dos Vinhedos tours follow the same circuit of the region's largest wineries, with group buses operating on tight schedules. This private tour from Bento Gonçalves keeps things relaxed with a driver-guide who builds the day around you—choosing wineries based on what you want to taste, mixing larger producers with smaller boutique vineyards, and setting the pace to suit your needs.

Embark on a 14 mile (23 km) train journey through Italian history in Brazil. Start your adventure at Bento Gonçalves, travel through Garibaldi. Then continue to the Epopeia Italiana Park. Experience nine real-life scenarios made into interactive visual exhibitions to learn the stories of Lázaro and Rosa, thought to be Brazil’s first Italian immigrants. Learn about the hardships they hardened to help bring Italian culture to Rio Grande Do Sul.

Owner of the vehicle is the driver himself. Private and exclusive tour with flexibility of time and possibility to customize itinerary.

Most Vale dos Vinhedos visits race through three or four wineries in a day with brief tastings at each. This single-winery experience runs the opposite way—choose six wines from a menu with a variety of options, then taste them all in one sitting with a sommelier or enologist (winemaking expert) guiding the discussion of grapes, regions, and what makes each varietal distinct.

Private and exclusive transfer for up to 4 travelers with executive car or SUV. Driver / guide is the owner with extensive knowledge of the region. Possibility to customize the tour and plot the itinerary between traveler and guide, within the duration of the same and options listed. Flexibility of schedules and stops at the points visited fleeing mass tourism or schedule to meet. Opportunity to enjoy the hospitality of Bento Gonçalves and Serra Gaúcha, its culture, gastronomy and architecture, where wine tourism, one of the most beautiful destinations in Brazil, receives numerous visitors throughout the year. Next to this terroir, with beautiful landscapes in the 4 seasons of the year, wineries are open doors offering visitors tasting wines and sparkling wines of unparalleled quality and flavor. This way, wine lovers and professionals can visit the best wineries and pan for quality labels. You will be enchanted with the world of wine!

Vale dos Vinhedos's biggest names handle heavy bus-tour traffic, while smaller family operations—many tracing back to 19th-century Italian immigrants—offer a different kind of visit, often with the winemaker showing you the cellar themselves. Head out from Bento Gonçalves with a driver-guide who knows the producers personally, and customizes the route and stops to suit your preferences.

Serra Gaúcha is considered one of Brazil’s premier wine-growing regions, but knowing where the go takes insider knowledge. Make the most of your time with this private tour from Bento Gonçalves with a local driver-guide. Visit a century-old winery and the largest sparkling wine cellar in the area, or customize your visit to your interests.

Private and exclusive transfer for up to 4 travelers with executive car or SUV. Driver / guide is the owner with extensive knowledge of the region. Possibility to customize the tour and plot the itinerary between traveler and guide, within the duration of the same and options listed. Flexibility of schedules and stops at the points visited fleeing mass tourism or schedule to meet. Opportunity to enjoy the hospitality of Bento Gonçalves and Serra Gaúcha, its culture, gastronomy and architecture, where wine tourism, one of the most beautiful destinations in Brazil, receives numerous visitors throughout the year.

Many Bento Gonçalves wine tours lock you into a set itinerary with no choice over tastings, but this customizable, private option is entirely tailored to you. Join a local driver-guide and set out to a selection of wineries, each one based on your preferences. And, as you only pay for the tastings you want to try, there's no money wasted on uninspiring pours.

Vale dos Vinhedos's grape harvest runs for a short window each Brazilian summer, with the wineries opening their fields to visitors who want to participate rather than just taste. From Bento Gonçalves, go straight to the harvest itself—picking grapes and pressing them by foot, while listening to Italian songs traditional to the immigrant communities that founded the vineyards.