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Santa Barbara Vineyard to Table Taste Tour by E-Bike

Santa Barbara Vineyard to Table Taste Tour by E-Bike

Overview

E- bike through the vineyards and quaint towns of the Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara's world class wine growing region. Your single-day tour is fully supported, with round trip transport from Santa Barbara in a 2018 high top shuttle van, an expert guide, Rad Power Bike, included wine tastings, olive oil tasting, Italian-inspired gourmet picnic lunch, and souvenir water bottle. Experience the beauty of this region at the perfect pace, feeling the breeze on the bike, with frequent stops to learn about the vineyards, drop in on the friendly towns, and visit with the fun animals along the way. When the riding is done, the fun is just beginning as you are rewarded with outstanding local wine tastings, olive oil tastings, and a fresh and thoughtfully prepared picnic lunch at a gorgeous winery.

City: Santa Barbara

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $189.00

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $189.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

2 Wine tastings

Professional guide

Use of bicycle

Lunch

Olive Oil Tasting

Use of helmet

Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Comfortable athleisure wear with closed toed shoes and sunglasses recommended.
Provide heights for proper frame size.
Provide any dietary restrictions for lunch.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
The bike tour is naturally socially distanced. We require masks during the travel time in the van.

What To Expect

I Bike Santa Barbara Wine Tours

Comfortable high-top shuttle van transport from Santa Barbara to the wine country over the scenic San Marcos Pass.

Clairmont Farms

Ride to beautiful Lavender Farm and learn about lavender oil production

Solvang

Biking break at the charming and fun Danish Village. Guests often enjoy an authentic pastry or other treat here.

Rideau Vineyard

Completion of ride is rewarded with an outstanding Los Olivos tasting experience with one of our finest local wineries.

Rancho Olivos

Taste local olive oils

The Brander Vineyard

Gourmet picnic lunch amongst the vineyards. Another wonderful tasting flight of wines from one of our pioneering local producers

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (96)

Brad B

Oct 2016

Did I mention how awesome our experience was? My wife and I recently took a cruise from Seattle and Santa Barbara was our first stop. Typically, we seek out local adventures that are not offered on the ship as we usually enjoy being away from our shipmates for a while. In our quest to find something more our style, versus riding around in a large bus all day, we found this tour. We got off the ship’s tender and located just across the street; we were picked up by our guide & owner of the company, William. Once loaded into the van we headed east for about 45 minutes, or so to the little community of Los Olivos. Prior to our arrival, we opted for the 12-mile route, there are also a 15 and a 9 mile tours available. Once in Los Olivos we put on our safety equipment, did some final bike fitting and headed on down the road with our guide. About 3 or 4 miles down the path, we stopped at Clairmont Lavender Farm. Based on our early October visit, the lavender had all been harvested, but we did enjoy the aroma, especially around the “still” – it was almost a rich deep honey smell. Back on the bikes, we headed further down the road through the Danish community of Solvang, once through the city we headed up a few hills to the ending point of the cycling portion of our tour, mile 12. Once there, we stepped into Rusack Vineyards for wine tasting. The wine and the service at the winery was excellent, but not the best part! While we were tasting wine, William headed out on his bike to the starting point to bring the van to us. As he has a rule no riding while drinking- and we couldn’t have been happier! In the comfort of the van, weighted down by our bottle of wine purchases, we headed back to the community of Los Olivos. Out of the van and into the Kaena Wine Tasting facility, another excellent choice for wine tasting. After our tasting their we headed across the street for Olive Oil tasting at Olive Tree Hill – friendly staff and a huge selection of infused olive oils and flavored balsamic vinegars inside. Once again, we purchased wine at Kaena and then a case of various olive oils and balsamic to enjoy once we returned home. Last stop Rideau winery; we got out of the van, headed to the tasting room. While we were enjoying the wines, William had set up a picnic lunch on the patio of the winery. Not your typical picnic fare, we enjoyed freshly made sandwiches, one had pesto on it that was so fresh they must have hand-chopped the pinon nuts that morning, just before preparing the sandwiches, an arugula salad with fresh grapefruit segments and a very light olive oil dressing, assorted cheeses and crackers, and Amoretti cookies for dessert! All paired extremely well with our wines. Again, this was an awesome tour! The itinerary well thought out, perfect selections of wineries to experience (none of them produced over 8500 cases of wine a year – so family-run wineries); easy cycling with a couple of hills to push you and make you appreciate the upcoming tastings. William was more than happy to modify the tour in order to make our departure time on the cruise. At the end of the day we did not feel as we had been simply rushed in and out, we felt we had ample time for every experience from wine tasting, olive oil tasting, lunch and cycling. William’s gracious hospitality throughout the entire day made our experience all that much more enjoyable. I would recommend this tour to anyone that has a desire to cycle and do wine tasting, and definitely recommend it to those arriving via cruise ship and want a chance to enjoy the wine country of Santa Barbara! William, thank you for everything, we had a blast and will be sure to tell all of our friends!

tomandmia

Jul 2016

We have been coming to Santa Barbara for years, and in addition to eating some great food (and lately being able to taste a lot of local wines!) we usually try to do something active. The ocean and hills and the usually fine weather just call for that! This was our first time doing a bike tour and it was amazing. William was a pleasant guide, punctual and keeping us on schedule, but not at all pressuring. He gave us some interesting information about the various vineyards we passed and made sure we were always aware of what was ahead of us on the ride. The scenery is breathtaking and the ride is a perfect mixture of work and leisure. We are not cyclists, although we enjoy biking, but we were able to do the full 15 miles without a problem. Lunch was fresh and delicious and not too heavy. We will definitely do this one again and recommend it to friends. Well worth the money for an activity in the Santa Barbara area.

Eileen D

May 2015

Such a cool concept and creative way to wine taste in a beautiful California setting. If you're looking for a fun and sporty adventure - this is it! The owners of this company are kind, knowledgeable of wine/vineyards in the area, and excited for you to participate in I Bike Santa Barbara. They are liked by many on the tour as you will experience when visiting the lavender farm, wineries for tasting, and olive oil tasting bar. My husband and I are excited to drink a bottle of the Hapa, Kaena wine we purchased and to use our new oils from Olive Hill Farms when cooking my grandmother's risotto using her recipe from Italy. Thank you I Bike Santa Barbara!