5 BBQ Wine Tours the Drive Pays For

1.From Austin: Hill Country BBQ & Wine Shuttle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 954 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $69Our pick

Leave Austin at 10:30 a.m. for Salt Lick BBQ, Fall Creek Vineyards, and Duchman Family Winery. Your driver handles the roads while you pay directly for lunch and tastings. Guides such as Evan, Kelty, Joey, Luke, and Ike are known for making the 11-person ride social, funny, and full of local detail.

“The BBQ was great, the wine tour was unexpectedly great as well. Who knew Texas produced so much wine? And like the tour guide said “it’s not a bunch of hillbillies making fruit wine” I found some of the best Chardonnay and Merlot I’ve ever tried.”

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2.From Austin: Hill Country BBQ & Wine Shuttle

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 190 reviews · 4h 30m · from $69

Spend 4.5 hours with a small group of up to 11, starting with an early lunch at Salt Lick BBQ before visiting two Hill Country wineries. Your English-speaking guide handles the driving and adds local stories along the way. Guides such as Jax, Ike, Joey, Kelty, and Trace are often praised for making the ride friendly and informative. BBQ and tastings cost extra.

“Trace was a great guide/driver for our BBQ lunch & wine tasting. Salt Lick BBQ was delicious and Trace got us there at just the right time to avoid the crowds! His knowledge of the history of Salt Lick made dining there even more meaningful. Likewise he was a wealth of information about both wineries. He knew the best spots for photos & took great shots! He was very attentive to our comfort & our safety getting in & out of the van. We really enjoyed visiting the outskirts of Austin. It was a pleasure to spend the afternoon with Trace. You should definitely do the tour.”

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3.Sunset Cruise with Greek BBQ & Unlimited Aperol Spritz, Beer Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 159 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $48Best value

Set sail from central Rhodes with hosts including Panos and Katia, cruise past the Old Town walls, stop at Kallithea Springs for swimming and a freshly prepared Greek barbecue, then return beneath the sunset with unlimited Aperol Spritz, beer, and wine. The boat holds up to 80 people and returns to the starting point.

“Great few hours spent on the boat. The staff were so friendly, the drinks flowed and the BBQ was tasty and a good amount. We swam off the back of the boat, it was cold but when in Rhodes..... sunset was beautiful, really good value for money too. Loved the whole thing and would highly recommend.”

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4.Paphos: Blue Lagoon Afternoon Cruise with Swim, BBQ & Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 60 reviews · 6 hours · from $70

You’ll ride from Paphos to Latchi, cruise along the Akamas coast, and spend two hours swimming at the Blue Lagoon. A BBQ with Cypriot dishes, seasonal fruit, local wine, and juice is served aboard before the sunset return. Hotel pickup is included from many Paphos locations.

“My partner and I had a great time on this boat trip! Pickup and drop off at the boat was organised for us which made everything very easy. The weather was beautiful and the swim in the blue lagoon was an unforgettable experience. Food and wine was served towards the end of the trip with the food being very tasty and filling. On the transfer back from the boat to our hotel my partner left his AirPods on the bus. We contacted the tour provider once we realised and after they investigated this they confirmed that the driver found the AirPods and we could collect them the next day. This…”

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5.Thassos: Full-Day Cruise with BBQ, Wine, and Swim Stops

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 32 reviews · from $54

Spend seven hours aboard a large tourist boat off Thassos, with hotel pickup, three water stops, snorkeling, a Greek BBQ, salad, bread, coffee, wine, and music. Your English- and Greek-speaking local captain shares island stories while you pass pine-fringed shores, rocky headlands, caves, and quiet bays.

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