Santa Ynez Valley Biking and Wine Tasting Tour

Overview

Experience Santa Ynez Valley Wine Country in a truly immersive way. Pedal comfortably on a Rad Power E-bike or challenge yourself on the hills with a Poseidon sport bike through quaint farms, idyllic Valley towns and stunning vineyards. Enjoy the fruits of those vineyards upon completing the course with two thoughtfully selected tastings at the featured wineries. Accompanying your estate winery experience is a locally sourced gourmet picnic lunch. .
• Two wine tastings and olive oil tasting are truly representative of the region from venerable local producers. Your guide has over 20 years of sommelier level wine experience.
• The wine country picnic is thoughtfully presented and a perfect pairing to the local wines.

City: Santa Barbara

Thu 12 Jun

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Starting at $194.00

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Thu 12 Jun

Starting at $194.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

2 Wine Tastings.

Alcoholic Beverages

Souvenir Water Bottle.

Professional Guide with Sommelier Experience.

Gourmet Picnic Lunch.

Use of Rad Power E-Bike or Poseidon gravel/road sport bike.

Olive Oil Tasting.

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Different distance options offered.
Closed toed shoes recommended.
Sunglasses recommended.
E-bike upgrades available upon request.

What To Expect

Clairmont Farms

Visit the farm

Hans Christian Andersen Park

Rest stop and snack in Solvang

Rusack Vineyards

Beautiful bike riding through Ballard Canyon AVA

Rideau Vineyard

Wine Tasting

Rancho Olivos

Olive Oil Tasting

The Brander Vineyard

Gourmet Picnic Lunch and Wine Tasting

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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 (102)

Carlo M

Jan 2014

I like to recommend I Bike Santa Barbara to all out of town visitors and locals alike. I really enjoyed the bike ride and all the amazing views. The weather was perfect and we got to see the Santa Ynez Valley in its full glory. Putting the wine tastings at the end was a great touch. The lunch was awesome and a surprise. We bought a bottle of wine and enjoyed our time at the last winery.

JoseRHernandez

Dec 2013

Talk about feeling like a VIP. I Bike Santa Barbara provided a unique bike tour, incorporated with wine tasting, olive oil tasting and lunch after the pleasant bike ride. William is a great tour guide, making sure my girlfriend and I had the best possible experience. He is a great motivator, knows the route/landmarks and has a true passion for his craft. The bikes are comfortable and William demonstrated how to use the gears for us newbies. The bike tour allows you to have an easy ride or if you choose, you can push yourself up some challenging hills, but William reassured my girlfriend that it was ok to walk the bike up if it was too challenging. We felt accomplished after the bike tour, as we told ourselves we worked for our wine! The Santa Ynez Valley is very beautiful, and the wine tastings and olive oil tasting in the town of Los Olivos was a great treat after our bike ride. The lunch and wine tasting at the Rideau Winery was a great finishing touch as well. We will be coming back, and we will take on the 30 mile bike tour next time with William and I Bike Santa Barbara. Thank you William for the once in a lifetime experience. This tour was the highlight of our weekend. P.S. William also gave us some great leads on restaurants for dinner and also some nice places to see.

DavidCycles2013

Oct 2013

Our Cruise Ship had a port of call in Santa Barbara and all of the wine tours they offered as excursions were expensive and involved "a motor coach" so we searched for an alternative. I am so glad we found I Bike SB! First off, unlike some other wine tour operators I Bike SB would take a reservation for two. William contacted us a couple of times before the tour to confirm our reservation an coordinate pickup times and location. It turned out it was just the two of us booked that day so we had lucked into a "private" tour. William is an excellent guide and long time Santa Barbara resident, he knows quite a bit about Santa Barbara and the Wine Country. William met us near where the ship's tender landed and whisked us into the van. Bikes, helmets, water bottles (yours to keep), and snack bars were already aboard and we headed out to CA 154 (San Marcos Pass) for a beautiful drive to Los Olivos in the Santa Ynez Valley. I happen to be a cycling enthusiast and my wife, although she keeps fit doing water aerobics, probably had not been on a bike in years. We both thoroughly enjoyed the ride. The hybrid bikes we rode were in good repair and the gearing was just fine for the terrain which did include some hills but nothing really steep and certainly nothing I would call a sustained climb. If it does get too hard to get up a hill there is no shame in walking. This ride is about enjoying the day and the scenery. We took it slowly, pretty much letting my wife set the pace. I clocked about 2 hours of riding time for the 15 mile course which was a very gentle pace. Of course I would have liked to have my road bike with and probably would ride the route twice as fast but that is not what the day was about. After the ride we visited a couple of wine tasting rooms and an olive oil tasting as well. The second room was in a house with beautiful grounds where William set up a delightful picnic lunch. After lunch we walked around the grounds a bit, took some more photos, and drove back to Santa Barbara where we met our ship in plenty of time. When you consider that this tour is all inclusive: bikes/helmets, tasting fees, lunch, transportation, and a guide, and everything is truly well done, I Bike Santa Barbara offers travelers a tremendous value. The quality of this experience exceeded my expectations.