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Rum Tours and Day Trips: The 15 Best Worldwide

141 tours  ·  from $10 a head

Anything with a guide, a minibus or a tasting bench attached, in one list. The 15 below are the ones worth planning a day around, priced and timed, with everything else below them.

Eastern Madeira: Full-Day Tour with Rum Tasting - From Funchal to Terreiro da Luta
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Eastern Madeira: Full-Day Tour with Rum Tasting

1.Eastern Madeira: Full-Day Tour with Rum Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,575 reviews · 8 hours · from $37Our pick

Spend eight hours exploring eastern Madeira in a small group of up to 14 people. Your guide-driver takes you from Funchal to Pico do Arieiro, Ribeiro Frio, Santana, Porto da Cruz, and Ponta do Rosto. Expect mountain views, a short optional levada walk, traditional villages, and included rum tasting.

“An excellent day, Benjamin was a brilliant guide. Conducted the tour in two languages. We’ve seen the east side before, but he added so much more information to our trip. My mother uses a stick and he was very patient with her getting on & off the bus. The levada walk & viewpoint was amazing”

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Rum Tasting Tour at Casa BACARDÍ in Puerto Rico - The tram ride gives context, not factory access
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Rum Tasting Tour at Casa BACARDÍ in Puerto Rico

2.Rum Tasting Tour at Casa BACARDÍ in Puerto Rico

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,095 reviews · from $89

At Casa BACARDÍ in Cataño, sample four premium rums with a chocolate pairing, learn the brand’s history and aging methods, and ride a short tram loop around the distillery grounds. Your guide may be Alexandra, Itsy, Gabriella, Violet, or another local host. The visit ends at the bar and gift shop.

“Highly recommend! Itsy our guide was great. Informative, engaging , funny and knew her stuff. I left much more educated on rum. We went on a day that was forecasted for rain which was perfect!”

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Rum Tasting and Food Walking Tour in Nassau Bahamas - Graycliff Heritage Village Marketplace
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Rum Tasting and Food Walking Tour in Nassau Bahamas

3.Rum Tasting and Food Walking Tour in Nassau Bahamas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,030 reviews · from $98Top rated

Spend about three hours walking downtown Nassau with a local guide such as Cody, Shad, Jason, or Fox. Taste five rums, three cocktails, conch fritters, rum cake, and local appetizers, then make a drink at a speakeasy-style bar. The tour starts at John Watling’s Distillery and ends near Parliament Street.

“Our guide Cody guided us through rum tasting and the Bahamian History over the course of three hours. He was animated, knowledgeable and able to answer every question we had. We would highly recommend the tour with Cody, he made our day!”

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Full-Day Tour: Concord Waterfall, Chocolate Factory, Rum Distillery, Grand Etang - Sauteurs Bay: lunch with a Caribbean view
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Full-Day Tour: Concord Waterfall, Chocolate Factory, Rum Distillery, Grand Etang

4.Full-Day Tour: Concord Waterfall, Chocolate Factory, Rum Distillery, Grand Etang

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 871 reviews · from $115

Travel across Grenada in a small, air-conditioned van with a local guide such as Michael or Rolley. Swim at Concord Falls, taste chocolate, eat lunch above Sauteurs Bay, tour the historic River Antoine distillery, and visit Grand Etang Lake. The day runs 7 to 8 hours and suits first-time visitors short on time.

“Michael was wonderful, professional guide, he really was working very hard all day long. I learned a lot about Grenada, he was kind and answering all questions. He made this day really very good and memorable! Tour was very good!”

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Topper's Rhum Distillery Tour in St Maarten - Fermenting, distilling, filtering, and blending
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Topper’s Rhum Distillery Tour in St Maarten

5.Topper’s Rhum Distillery Tour in St Maarten

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 784 reviews · from $39

At Topper’s Rhum Distillery in Cole Bay, you’ll tour a 6,000-square-foot working facility with guides such as Cristina, Tasha, and Julia. Learn how rum is fermented, distilled, filtered, blended, aged, and bottled, then sample more than 20 rums, rum cake, and gelato. The lagoon views, restaurant, bar, and shop make it easy to stay for lunch.

“They were so nice and punctual made me feel right at home and I had the most fun! Everything was followed on the itinerary . Just perfect !”

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Bundaberg Rum Behind The Scenes Distillery Tour And Museum Experience - Enter the working distillery with an easygoing guide
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Bundaberg Rum Behind The Scenes Distillery Tour And Museum Experience

6.Bundaberg Rum Behind The Scenes Distillery Tour And Museum Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 724 reviews · from $21Best value

Tour Bundaberg Rum’s working distillery with guides such as Shazza, Gina, Amber, or Deb, then taste two rums at the bar. Your visit also includes the self-guided museum, the Molasses Well, the Barrel House, and a look at how molasses becomes one of Australia’s best-known spirits. Allow about one to two hours.

“We thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience especially our tour guides Sandy and Ronnie those ladies were outstanding very informative and extremely entertaining promoting the company that they love . Would highly recommend this tour to all .”

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Rum Reggae and Rhythms Tour: Dancing and Cocktails - Bahama Barrels: island-made wine in a casual setting
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Rum Reggae and Rhythms Tour: Dancing and Cocktails

7.Rum Reggae and Rhythms Tour: Dancing and Cocktails

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 651 reviews · from $73

Meet at Parliament Square for a four-hour adults-only ride through Nassau with reggae music, unlimited rum punch, cigar rolling, chocolate, wine, moonshine, and rum tastings. You’ll visit Graycliff, Bahama Barrels, John Watling’s Distillery, and Cable Beach. Guides such as Comfort, Clever, Trina, and John keep the mood social, but eat first and pace yourself.

“Be prepared for an amazing time. Tour guides are amazing and your cup is never empty. Rum tour was amazing and the stops were great. Highly recommended asking if they stop st the cricket club for food top notch. Wine and moonshine tasting. Chocolate tasting as well. Cigar tour great as well. Eat before going on tour”

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Private Aruba Snorkeling Excursion with Rum Punch - Malmok Beach and the shallow water near Boca Catalina
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Private Aruba Snorkeling Excursion with Rum Punch

8.Private Aruba Snorkeling Excursion with Rum Punch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 507 reviews · from $140

Take a private two-hour snorkeling trip from Palm Beach aboard a 26-foot Bayliner. Your captain, often Lex, Boi, Boyd, or Shaka, chooses calm spots such as Malmok and Catalina Bay. Expect gear, bottled water, soft drinks, rum punch, and time to look for turtles, fish, coral, crabs, and urchins.

“Our boat driver, Boy, was amazing—so kind and attentive! He took such great care of us throughout the trip. If you’re looking for a private and personal experience with your family or friends, this is the perfect option—especially if you want to avoid crowded boats. Boy truly made the entire experience even better. We’ll definitely be booking again when we return to Aruba!”

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Paraty: Jungle Waterfalls and Cachaça Distillery Jeep Tour - From Paraty into the Serra da Bocaina forest
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Paraty: Jungle Waterfalls and Cachaça Distillery Jeep Tour

9.Jungle Waterfalls and Cachaça Distillery Jeep Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 491 reviews · 6 hours · from $37

Spend six hours in a 4x4 jeep exploring Pedra Branca, Tobogã, and Poço do Tarzan with guides such as Everton, Luis, or Gilberto. Expect short walks, cold swimming holes, a natural rock slide, lunch by the river, and a cachaça tasting at Engenho D’Ouro. English and Portuguese guides are available.

“the activity was very fun. The guides were very friendly, organised and talkative. The waterfalls were wonderfull also the restaurant picked for lunch was very good and the portions were huge. We were a big group (of four cara in total travelling) so in some places we had to wait a little bit longer for everybody to enter the jeeps but that's okay.”

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Rum Craft Cocktail Tour in San Juan - Walking through the old city between drinks
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Rum Craft Cocktail Tour in San Juan

10.Rum Craft Cocktail Tour in San Juan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 373 reviews · from $64

Spend about two hours walking Old San Juan with a bilingual guide and a group of no more than 10. Visit three bars, taste three rum cocktails, and connect Puerto Rico’s rum trade with landmarks such as San Juan Bautista Cathedral and a 1753 chapel. Guides have included Pedro, Pablo, Alberto, Claudia, Danny, Diego, Gwen, and Raul.

“surprised my friend with this tour for her birthday...very intimate group setting (it was just my friend & i, the guide and another couple)...our guide was super knowledgeable & had great energy...overall all the drinks were distinctive & unique, so I would rate the experience 9/10 (sad it had to end after 3 lol)”

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Gran Canaria: Rum, Wines and Banana Tour - The banana farm in Arucas
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Gran Canaria: Rum, Wines and Banana Tour

11.Rum, Wines and Banana Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 261 reviews · 8 hours · from $81

Spend eight hours exploring northern Gran Canaria by air-conditioned bus. Visit a banana farm and the Arehucas rum distillery, then head to Agaete for wine, coffee, local food, and a mojo-making workshop. Guides such as Tom, Julia, and Yeray are praised for lively multilingual commentary, though long pickup routes can make the day tiring.

“An excellent trip. Everything went very smoothly from pickup to each activity.”

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St. Nicholas Abbey Heritage Great House and Rum Distillery Tour - The old film and the story it preserves
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St. Nicholas Abbey Heritage Great House and Rum Distillery Tour

12.St. Nicholas Abbey Heritage Great House and Rum Distillery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 257 reviews · from $45

Visit St. Nicholas Abbey at your own pace, then see the 1658 Jacobean Great House, plantation film, working steam mill, syrup factory, and artisan rum distillery. The experience includes rum tasting and a complimentary drink. Guides such as Simon, Meghan, and other estate hosts add useful detail to the house and rum presentation.

“The video was really good - and this was my third visit. The china is worth a view and we enjoyed coffee on the terrace. The tour guide was very informative.”

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Kō Hana Hawaiian Rum Distillery Tour and Tasting for One - Who will enjoy this most
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Kō Hana Hawaiian Rum Distillery Tour and Tasting for One

13.Kō Hana Hawaiian Rum Distillery Tour and Tasting for One

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 238 reviews · 45 minutes to 1 hour (approx.) · from $25

Spend about 50 minutes at Kō Hana Distillers in Kunia, where guides such as JJ, Emily, Andy, and Kaimana explain Hawaiian sugar cane and rum making. You will taste fresh cane juice, see the farm and barrel room, sample rum and barrel-aged products, and receive a souvenir glass. The tour is limited to 15 people.

“Great tour guide very friendly staff and knowledgeable learned alot about sugar cane and the rum. Did some tasting their honey is delicious recommend this one for rum lovers”

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St. Lucia Food and Rum Tour - Taste authentic St. Lucian Food and Culture - Morne Fortune and the view over Castries
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St. Lucia Food and Rum Tour – Taste authentic St. Lucian Food and Culture

14.St. Lucia Food and Rum Tour – Taste authentic St. Lucian Food and Culture

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 204 reviews · from $205

Spend four to six hours with a local guide such as Delvin, Chris, Andy, or Richard, traveling by air-conditioned vehicle from Cap Estate through St. Lucia’s west coast. You’ll eat bakes, cocoa tea, fish, fruit, cashews, and home cooking, with rum tastings, village stops, and a visit to Tony’s farm.

“We had a great day with Richard as our tour guide. He had a lot of knowledge of the island and showed us a more intimate peek at island life on St Lucia. We loved the hospitable breakfast and lunch provided and Tony’s fruit farm was our favorite stop. I highly recommend this tour as a great way to see a different side of St Lucia that wasn’t so touristy.”

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Nassau: Rum Tastings and Culinary Walking Tour - Starting at John Watling’s Distillery
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Nassau: Rum Tastings and Culinary Walking Tour

15.Rum Tastings and Culinary Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 200 reviews · 3 hours · from $98

Walk central Nassau with a local English-speaking guide, stopping at John Watling’s Distillery, historic sites, pubs, and a private speakeasy. You’ll taste five rums, enjoy three cocktails, sample conch fritters and rum cake, learn cocktail-making, and hear how pirates, blockade runners, and bootleggers shaped the Bahamas.

“This tour was one of the best I have ever been on. I am not exaggerating when I say that and it is largely due to our guide, Fox. The knowledge, experience, and overall connection to our group was top tier. We laughed A LOT. We had some great drinks. The speakeasy is elite. His storytelling about the Bahamas history with pirates was so fire. Highly recommend this. 11 out of 10 service. Make sure to tip my guy Fox as he is well worth it!”

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