Overall, our tour was amazing thanks to Dustin!!
He was very knowledgeable and loaded us with interesting facts and information. I would definitely recommend this tour and I highly recommend requesting Dustin! Please give the man a 20% tip or more, he deserves it! Especially if you requested an email of his recommended restaurants. He’s also more than happy to take your photos, also priceless. Oh! And at one point during the tour I heard his laugh when he was chatting with a friend from a wine venue and OMG! ..his laugh instantly reminded me of David Spade’s laugh from Joe Dirt! After that, I heard it once more on the bus. But man, after that, I couldn’t stop thinking about David Spade. It was such a trip! Especially after all the wine! Hahahaha! Hilarious! For all those reasons, definitely book this trip! It’s worth your money! Oh! Also, Cline winery was my favorite! I didn’t want to buy anything right away because it was the first stop but I deeply regret it. Buy at Cline! ❤️
I was dissatisfied with the confirmation call and the unfriendly representative I spoke with 24 hrs prior. Apparently, I was supposed to receive a menu to elect our lunch options, but didn’t. She wouldn’t send it to me so I could review it and call her right back, but she also didn’t know the lunch items in detail so I was stuck on the phone with an unhappy rep in a pickle. I ended up asking to talk to someone else and she said she was trying to find the lunch elections. If I had to do it again, I wouldn’t have chose the lunch upgrade. The whole experience from the phone call, to the food, to the wine, and service was very disappointing. I hope they partner with another restaurant because that is pretty much the only complaint.
Sonoma has quite a few restaurants to choose from, we weren’t pleased with the one chosen for us. Tip: If you don’t elect the lunch upgrade, choose the restaurant well before your trip, and make reservations if possible. You should be able to ask Extronimical Tours what your ETA will be for Sonoma Square. Also, know your order before drop off because you have limited time until the next tasting. So plan efficiently and you will have a blast!
Tip: When at Muir Woods, once you get to the bridge you planned for, if they are still doing detours due to construction, just go back the way you came so ensure you’ll make it back in time and the bus doesn’t leave you behind. We had to ask an construction worker the way back from the fourth bridge instead of going back the way we came and it took twice as long. We literally had to run back the last 10 minutes so we didn’t get left behind. Again, if you go to the 4th bridge (as Dustin recommended) turn around and go back the way you came in. It only took 20 minutes to get there walking briskly. We would have had 25 minutes left had we done that. Instead we were running up to the bus, panting and sweating. It made for a funny memory but boy, it was extremely stressful during the moment.
Request Dustin, retrace your steps at Muir Woods, but at Cline, and plan your lunch! Follow the tips and I’m sure you’ll have a 5-Star day! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️