
Valencia Horchata Private Tour, Workshop, and Tasting Experience
3 h
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Stop At: Carrer Rei en Jaume, 2, 46120 Alboraia, Valencia, Spain
You'll be picked up at your accommodation and after 15-20 minutes you will arrive to Alboraia town to visit the Valencia garden called L’Horta Nord. This landscape is drawed by an incredible irrigation system inherited from the Arabs, centenary traditional farm houses, and little gardens plenty of crops. On this tour you will discover this folkloric countryside and their native plantations, like the tigernut.
Tigernut is a small tuber. In Europe it only grows in the north of Valencia city (Alboraia town), and it holds the Valencia Qualified Designation of Origin.
The horchata is a natural, healthy, refreshing and nutritious drink made with the tigernut, exclusive product of L’Horta Nord. The Valencian people loves it, and it is one of the most widely consumed drink, especially in the summer time.
First you will stroll the tigernut fields, and the expert guide will explain you how it is sowed and cultivated. Then, you will visit an authentic tigernut drying building, situated in a singular Horchatería surrounded by the crops, that maintains its original structure and the different machinery for the Horchata cultivation, over several generations.
It’s time for action! You will carry out a Horchata Workshop, where you will learn to make homemade Horchata yourself.
To finish, you will savor a freshly handmade horchata with fartón (Valencian typical sweet), enjoying the beauty of surroundings. After that, we will take you back to your accommodation.
Duration: 2 hours
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Carrer Rei en Jaume, 2, 46120 Alboraia, Valencia, Spain
You'll be picked up at your accommodation and after 15-20 minutes you will arrive to Alboraia town to visit the Valencia garden called L’Horta Nord. This landscape is drawed by an incredible irrigation system inherited from the Arabs, centenary traditional farm houses, and little gardens plenty of crops. On this tour you will discover this folkloric countryside and their native plantations, like the tigernut.
Tigernut is a small tuber. In Europe it only grows in the north of Valencia city (Alboraia town), and it holds the Valencia Qualified Designation of Origin.
The horchata is a natural, healthy, refreshing and nutritious drink made with the tigernut, exclusive product of L’Horta Nord. The Valencian people loves it, and it is one of the most widely consumed drink, especially in the summer time.
First you will stroll the tigernut fields, and the expert guide will explain you how it is sowed and cultivated. Then, you will visit an authentic tigernut drying building, situated in a singular Horchatería surrounded by the crops, that maintains its original structure and the different machinery for the Horchata cultivation, over several generations.
It’s time for action! You will carry out a Horchata Workshop, where you will learn to make homemade Horchata yourself.
To finish, you will savor a freshly handmade horchata with fartón (Valencian typical sweet), enjoying the beauty of surroundings. After that, we will take you back to your accommodation.
Duration: 2 hours
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private guide
- Private tour for a maximum of 4 people
- Guided visit to Alboraya town, tiger nut fields, farmhouses, and a drying building and horchatería
- Horchata-making workshop
- Horchata and fartón sweet tasting
Not included
- Gratuities
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Guided tour is available in Spanish and English.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- Comfortable walking shoes and clothes, hat and water are recommended (2 km. walking).
- Transfer is done in a private vehicle. Pick up time is 9:30am. You must by at your accommodation main entrance 10 minutes in advance.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
100%
Cultural
70%
Food
60%
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