Private Montepulciano Tours
Hours, prices and access verified by the Montepulciano Tours team — last checked 2026-09-20.
Private Montepulciano tours put your party alone with the guide, the grower or the farmer, at your own pace. They range from a morning with the pigs to five hours on e-bikes, and every one is priced per person.
Private tours in Montepulciano
★★★★★ 4.9 (183 reviews · 5 hours)
Local wines pouredStarts in MontepulcianoYour group only
Five hours on an e-bike for your party alone, from a shop ten metres off Piazza Grande. The route runs down past San Biagio to two cellars, eight wines between them. Lunch is not in the fare.
From $186 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 4.9 (84 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes)
Farm lunch, no tastingStarts in MontepulcianoYour group only
Only your group, on a working farm where the Cinta Senese pigs live half wild. Children meet Ciro, the tame one; adults get cured meat and cheese. Wheelchair access and infant seats listed.
From $52 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 4.8 (9 reviews · 2 hours)
Local wines pouredStarts in MontepulcianoYour group only
Your party only, for two hours at a small grower in Sant'Albino. A walk in the vines, the natural cellar, then at least three wines with local food on the terrace or below ground.
From $58 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 4.9 (17 reviews · 2 hours)
Local wines pouredStarts in MontepulcianoYour group only
Two hours on foot with your own guide, meeting in front of the city hall on Piazza Grande. You set the pace, ask what you like and finish with a glass. Museum tickets are extra.
From $154 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Five hours in the vines, for your party alone
An e-bike each, a route down past San Biagio to two cellars and eight wines, from a shop ten metres off Piazza Grande.
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What a private Montepulciano tour is
It is a tour that only your party takes. You meet at the operator's address, follow the
route they sell, and nobody else joins you. That changes the pace and the questions, not the
places you see.
The private tours here are four very different things: a walk of the town with your own
guide, a tasting at a small grower, a morning on a pig farm and a day on e-bikes. Each
operator marks its own listing as private.
There is no queue to skip in Montepulciano and no door a private guide opens that a shared
one cannot. You are paying for company, not access.
Why choose a private tour
You set the pace
On the private walk your guide goes as fast or as slowly as you like, and stops where you
want. On the e-bike day you ride at your own speed with nobody waiting for you.
Your questions come first
At Sant'Albino the grower talks to your party alone, including about the rare grape
varieties they keep. On a shared tasting you hear the talk given to everybody.
It suits families and mixed groups
The farm visit takes a party of up to thirty, lists wheelchair access and infant seats, and
lets children meet Ciro, the tame pig. A shared cellar hour takes nobody under 18 to the
glass.
It is not always dear
Private here starts at $52 a person on the farm and $58 at the grower.
Only the walk and the e-bike day cost more than a coach day.
Private tours vs a shared tasting
Most visitors book a shared cellar hour. Here is what private changes.
| A private tour | A shared tasting |
|---|
| Who comes | Your party only | Groups of 10 to 25, mostly strangers |
| Pace | Yours | The group's |
| How long | 1 hour 30 to 5 hours | 1 hour to 1 hour 45 |
| Starting point | Piazza Grande, Via Ricci, Sant'Albino or the farm | A cellar in the centre or a grower below the town |
| Children | Welcome on the farm | Nobody under 18 is poured wine |
| Fare, per person | $52 to $186 | $35 to $52 |
Check availability from $58
If you want one good tasting and the town to yourself afterwards, a shared cellar hour
does the job. If you want a guide who answers your questions, go private.
What you get, and what you don't
- The walk: two hours with your own guide from Piazza Grande and a glass of
wine at the end. Museum tickets are not included; the tower and the Museo Civico charge on
the door.
- The grower: a walk in the vines, the natural cellar and at least three
wines with local food. Getting to Sant'Albino is up to you.
- The farm: the pigs, the olive grove and lunch. Nothing is poured.
- The e-bikes: the bike, helmet, lock, rain jacket and two tastings. Lunch
is not in the fare, and you follow the shop's route on your own.
The town on foot, with your own guide
Two hours from the city hall on Piazza Grande, at your pace, with a glass at the end. Two people or more.
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Planning a private tour
- Budget: $52 to $186 a person. Every fare is per head,
so a party of four pays four times the figure.
- Party size: the walk books for two or more; the grower and the walk take
up to fifteen, the e-bike day twelve and the farm thirty.
- Where to meet: the walk and the e-bike day start on or beside Piazza
Grande; the grower and the farm are outside the walls. Check the map of the car parks and meeting points.
- Weather: the e-bike day and the farm visit can be cancelled for bad
weather. See the weather on the ridge before you pick a month.
- Cancel free: all four refund in full up to 24 hours ahead.
Who should choose something else
Frequently asked questions
What does private mean on these tours?
Only your party takes part. You still meet at the operator's address and follow their route, but the pace, the questions and the stops are yours. It does not buy you access to anything the shared tours miss.
What is the cheapest private tour here?
The
Cinta Senese farm visit, from $52 a person, then the grower at Sant'Albino at $58. The private walk of the town costs $154 and the private e-bike day $186.
Is there a minimum number of people?
The private walk books for two or more. The others quote per person and let a single traveller book, though a party of one pays the same per head as a party of four.
Is a private tour worth it?
It depends what you want from it. Private buys pace, questions and your own group, not access — there is no queue to skip here. The listings flagged private by their operators are not all dear: one private tasting is $58.
Do the tours include hotel pickup?
Mostly not. Where it exists it is an option rather than the default, and the listings that exclude it say so in their own words. Assume you are meeting at the address on your confirmation.
Can children come?
To the farm visits and the home cooking classes, yes. One farm takes children from three and lists infant seats, and the home classes take them from four. Most tastings set a minimum age of 18.
Can I cancel?
Nearly every listing here refunds in full if you cancel at least 24 hours before the start. The Vespa day is the exception: it is non-refundable, and its card says so on its face. Check the policy on the booking page before you pay.
Happy to share the room? Compare the private tours with every shared one on Montepulciano Tours.