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Dry Creek, Russian River Wineries Tour

(Russian River, Dry Creek & Alexander Valleys)

 
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Tour Highlights

  • Views! Gardens! Beautiful Architecture both traditional and modern
  • Gourmet Lunch in a truly off-the-beaten-path dining find
  • Tastings at 4 or 5 distinctive wineries
  • Tour of America's best-known producer of sparkling wines
  • Healdsburg's quaint town plaza
  • Option to visit Santa Rosa: "Peanuts" creator Charles Schultz' Museum, or botanist Luther Burbank's home, or the rose-oil factory

Afterglow or Regret?

  Choosing what to do with your limited time and resources is important and irreversible. Once back home either you live in the afterglow of a wonderful  experience—reviewing your pictures, recalling many priceless moments and stunning panoramas. Or you regret that you wasted your time herded in a crowded bus, tired and frustrated in a rent-a-car or way over budget in a limo. Sightseeing in the San Francisco Bay Area is expensive and while you may "save" $$ by opting for the cheaper alternative, you're sure to miss many hidden gems of the city, an unique winery, that truly memorable ocean vista.

  Make the mistake of choosing a big-bus tour and you pay the least per-person but must start the tour in a place convenient to them, spend most of your time looking through a window, missing the smaller family-owned and literally off-the-beaten-path wineries that are forbidden to buses. Forget spontaneity as the itinerary cannot respond to your requests. Most big buses go to the same wineries where you're often in crowds and exhorted to hurry. You get what you pay for.

  Choose to rent a car and spend precious time picking it up then poring over maps and getting lost anyway. As you drive you won't know what you're passing and you'll have no one to ask. You risk getting caught in traffic bottlenecks, missing the most scenic and interesting routes and off-road attractions, wasting time searching for gas stations, and if you're the driver, you can't take in the sights if you want to avoid an accident, and shouldn't drink and drive.

  Choose a limo and pay more—often a lot more with all their hidden fees—twist around in your seat since limos position you with your back to the scenery, experience a driver who's not necessarily an historian or knowledgeable about history or architecture, and forget about visiting many fascinating places where limos cannot physically go.

  Come with us and we'll help you remember that you're on vacation… minimizing your stress, maximizing your pleasure.

  There are many more reasons why we're your best choice for a Wine Country tour!

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Russian River Wineries Tour Itinerary

(Russian River, Dry Creek & Alexander Valley Wine Regions)

  When you've already "done" Napa and Sonoma yet still desire a relaxing day spiced with world-class wines, the AVAs along the Russian River beckon. They're lesser known than Napa and a little farther from San Francisco, but what they may lack in familiarity they more than make up in bucolic settings and quality wines. Click Here to see a FULL ITINERARY

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Connoisseurs' Choice: Specialized Tours where You Select the Wineries

  For the connoisseur who knows exactly what s/he wants… you name the wineries you most want to see. "Connoisseurs' Choice" tours are by definition "private" and are priced accordingly. Would you like to venture out to the spectacular Alexander Valley or Anderson Valley regions, or south to Carmel Valley or farther north to Mendocino… or even to stay overnight? Unleash your imagination.

What will it Cost?

Because each tour is designed to fit your interests, our fees vary. Basically you pay by the number of hours in your itinerary. We do not add the fuel surcharges, "license fees," "tax" and mandatory gratuities that many other companies do.

FEE*
Average Duration
Additional Costs (paid to vendors)
Gratuity
Minimum Duration
Minimum Fee
Add'l Hours

Not per-person

           
             
$460
8-9h
Tasting/Winery   Tour Fees
**
7h
$400
$60 ea
   
Lunch
       

  * These fees are for couples, groups of up to 6/7 people or solo travelers. Fees for groups of 7 to 25 (whereby we charter a minibus), please ask for a quote.

 ** A gratuity is customary and will be appreciated, but is not required.

Click Here to find out more about our Fees.