Santa Ynez Wine Shuttle
Description
Our Wine Country Shuttle service allows you to experience 2-3 wineries at your leisure for the day. At each winery you can opt to purchase a tasting or enjoy wine by the glass or bottle. Food options will be available for purchase either at the wineries or in the quaint town of Los Olivos. If you want to explore the breadth and diversity that the Santa Ynez Valley Wine Country has to offer this is the tour for you! Our incredible guides will offer interpretation & history about the Santa Ynez Valley throughout the day.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Meet your guide at your central Santa Barbara hotel and board a comfortable air-conditioned luxury passenger van. Enjoy the views as you leave the city behind and head into the Santa Ynez Valley to explore the vineyard filled countryside. Pick ups are also available from Santa Ynez Valley and Solvang.
Explore the stunning vineyards and quaint towns of the Santa Ynez Valley while our guide shares some of the history and wine production secrets of the valley. We will visit three full production wineries and lunch will be enjoyed amidst the vineyards. We spend about an hour at each winery and allow approximately an hour for lunch at one of those stops. We have a few "local favorites" that we may visit on this tour, with great reviews from our clients and guides. You can read more about our partner wineries on our website. ~Brander Vineyard ~Vincent Vineyard ~Roblar Winery ~Rideau Vineyard ~Rusack Vineyards ~Andrew Murray Vineyards ~Fess Parker Winery ~Epiphany Winery ~Petros Winery ~Folded Hills
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up/drop off at all hotels, vacation rentals, and private accommodations in Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Valley. Alternatively, we can pick you up at the 1 Garden St parking lot, Santa Barbara, CA. Departure Point: Your accommodation or the 1Garden St parking lot. Address: 1 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (unless hotel/residence pick up is arranged) Directions to the Garden St. Parking Lot: From the South: Take Hwy 101 North toward Santa Barbara. As you enter the Santa Barbara area, exit at 96B Garden St./Laguna. Keep left to take the Garden St. ramp. Turn left onto Garden St. Drive .4 mi. across the train tracks and turn right. Park in the lot (1 Garden St., at the intersection of Cabrillo and Garden). Parking fees may apply. Your wine guide will meet you in the parking lot by the restrooms. From the North: Take Hwy 101 South toward Santa Barbara. As you enter the Santa Barbara area take the Garden St. Exit, 96B. Turn right at the end of the off-ramp onto Garden St. Drive .4 mi. across the train tracks and turn right. Park in the lot (1 Garden St., at the intersection of Cabrillo and Garden). Parking fees may apply. Your wine guide will meet you in the parking lot by the restrooms.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You must be 21 or older in order to consume alcohol
- Our wine shuttles require a minimum of 4 participants to run. You will be emailed with options if you have less than 4 people in your party.
- If you are a single traveler, please free to call our office to confirm availability
- Departure and arrival times are flexible, depending on your location & other pick-ups that day, but generally range from 9:45am to 10:45am. Pick-up times will be confirmed via phone or email the day prior. We are usually done by 3 or 4pm, heading back to town and returning by 5pm.
- If you do not require hotel pick-up, or are not staying in in Santa Barbara or Santa Ynez, you may meet the shuttle at the Santa Barbara Visitor's Center, 1 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- If meeting at the Visitor's center, the parking lot is immediately behind the Visitor Center building. Parking fees of $9 per day per car may apply.
Reviews(46)
We had a fantastic wine tour. Johnny picked us up at our Air B&B and was the best tour guide. We experienced beautiful land scapes, amazing wine flavors, and exquisite food.
Great day and highly recommend! Johnny our guide was great! All the wineries had a great relaxed vibe. Food at Vega was fantastic!
Super easy to have a driver for the day's adventures. Johannes was great! Would definitely book again. Didn't give a 5 because not all of the wine was good, but service was very good!
Wonderful full day wine tour exploring 3 vineyards in Santa ynez and Los olivos. Our amazing guide, Lesley, gave us so much information about Santa Barbara's and the surrounding area, what a relaxed day to remember. We got the prepaid lunch and 3 tastings which was well worth it. Met some lovely ladies and thoroughly enjoyed the day. Highly recommend
We really enjoyed this tour! It was carefully planned and executed. We were driven to the three wineries, never rushed and had a great lunch delivered to us. Our driver Caco (?) was knowledgeable about Califonia and the wine business as well. He told these 2nd generation Californians interesting facts they never knew. We bonded well with the other couples and never felt rushed. Would take whatever tour this group suggested in the future.
We went on a Valentine’s Day winery tour with Johnny as our guide and it was incredible! We were in a group of 8 with people all our age and the whole day was filled with laughs and memories. We can’t say enough great things about Johnny- he was hilarious and knowledgeable and kept the vibes going all day. We will definitely be back to SB soon!
Johanne picked us up from our hotel on time - gave us some great insight as to the history and typography of the area. Took us to some great wineries and the best one was Tomi Cellars. Great tour
The event was an amazing experience. Our driver was amazing, and provided a wealth of information about the history of each wine estate we visited. He was a true pleasure.
Sunny was a knowledgeable guide. The information and pacing were perfect. We really enjoyed ourselves. I recommend going with the lunch option.
This wine tour exceeded our expectations. Johann was an excellent guide and we were able to fit in a few extra stops. My daughter is Vegan and I was concerned that they wouldn’t be able to accommodate us. However, Lesley assured me that they could. Each of the wineries were alerted prior to our arrival and they couldn’t have been any more accommodating. Additionally, the lunch provided was delicious for the vegan AND for the non- vegans. A great day in the Santa Ynez Valley was had by all!!
