Ica Wine and Pisco Vineyards Tour: El Catador and Lazo
From €17 per person
See availability →An Ica wine and pisco vineyards tour built around two artisanal wineries, El Catador and the Lazo winery museum, with tastings of pisco, wine and pisco cream and a guide in English or Spanish.
This Ica wine and pisco vineyards tour is a good fit if the national spirit is what you came for. Pickup is from your hotel or the bus station, and in about four hours you see how the old methods of making pisco and wine still work today.
The first visit is El Catador, an artisanal winery that is popular with Peruvian and foreign visitors and has won awards at home and abroad. It is known for its semi-prepared pisco sour and its fine pisco cream, and its shop sells souvenirs finished in leather and wood.
The second visit is the Lazo winery museum, a rustic collection set up inside the winery itself. Among the pieces on show are mummified trophy heads, ceramics, goldsmithing and remains of cloaks from pre-Hispanic cultures.
- A tour of the winery facilities
- An explanation of the traditional way of making pisco and wine
- Tastings of the different varieties, with the chance to buy bottles
An English or Spanish guide goes along, and entrance tickets and tourist transport are included. Meals are not.