Wine Country Discovery Tour to Napa & Sonoma
Highlights
- Marina district home to the Palace of Fine Arts.
- The historic Presidio and the world famous Golden Gate Bridge.
- Marin County home to the picturesque Sausalito.
- Carneros wine growing region home to the Wine Country best Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
- Napa Valley (Oakville, Calistoga, Yountville, Rutherford, St. Helena).
- Gourmet Picnic lunch often takes a place within a winery or in a restaurant.
- Visit Napa back roads such Silverado trail and its hidden wineries.
- Drive back to San Francisco via Napa and Sonoma Valleys with an optional stop at Sausalito.
Description of Wine Country Discovery Tour to Napa & Sonoma
Combine both Sonoma historical wineries and Napa elegant and excellent wine in one-day tour. For an affordable flat-fee, you'll get a 9-hour day trip that combines all in one. The valleys of Napa and Sonoma are known all over the world for their excellent wine quality. Located about an hour driving north of San Francisco. We start this memorable day with a trip across the Golden Gate Bridge on the way to the historic Wine country of Northern California, the birthplace of the statehood of California and home to the first US wineries. Are you looking for discovering the world famous Wine Country of Sonoma and Napa Valley's all in one day? You come to the right place. You don't have to take several wine tours to explore both valleys. Our Wine Country Discovery Tour combines and offers the best of Sonoma and Napa in one day Wine Tour. You can join us with your friends or partners and colleagues to get away from work for a relaxing journey driving through the vineyards and the surrounding rolling hills. We can't guarantee sun every day but fun for sure! The panoramic and scenic views of the beautiful Wine Country will amaze you. We manage to arrange and book charming wineries away from the crowded ones to provide you with special and personalized service you deserve. We will show you some unknown wineries off the beaten paths. Eventually, meet with some friendly wine makers and sommeliers who will kindly share with you the secrets of the wine making process.
Explore and admire the unsurpassed quality of life, the sunny and the scenic hilly wineries surrounded by natural beauty, and thriving agriculture. You will be touring the charming courtyards and boutique wineries. From tasting to shopping to simply relaxing in the serenity of California's natural beauty. Enjoy an outdoor lunch with cheese, sausage, olive plates, BBQ, steak, ribs, and vegetarian deli.
After lunch, we drive to new wineries either in Napa or in Sonoma. Our goal is to have you spending quality time in the wineries rather than in the traffic driving between two wineries. Our adventure combines also wine tours within the wineries and wine tasting with sommeliers or wine experts. It's a pleasant and an informative tour.
Our suggested and most common wineries may include three to six wineries from the following: Cline, Chateau St Jean, Ledson, Larson, Jaccuzzi, Homewood, Viansa, Buena Vista Winery, St. Francis Winery, Loxton Cellars, Nicholson Ranch Winery, Gloria Ferrer, Domain Carneros Sparkling Wine, Sterling, Castillo di Amorosa , Andretti Winery, Beringer Vineyards, Bouchaine Vineyards, Madonna Estate, Mumm Napa, Robert Mondovi Winery, Rutherford Hill Winery, V.Sattui Winery, Vine Cliff Winery, Chandon.
We remain flexible to go to other locations and wineries depending on time, traffic, customers taste and budget. Our groups are small which becomes an asset for the tour as everybody gets to know everybody making the trip a pleasant one.
As to lunch, it may take place anywhere in Sonoma or Napa Valley's outdoor or indoor restaurants.
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We highly recommend our 4x4 SUV tour to better explore Wine Country Discovery Tour and its highlands in-depth. In addition, the SUV is allowed to go through many famous streets where vans, buses and stretch limousines are restricted, such Lombard Street, the crookedest street in the USA. It's more affordable for a group of three or more to go on the SUV than on the Van or bus tours. Book online and save money and time or contact us by phone at 1800-210-3008.Check out our Yosemite Valley as well
Prices for Wine Country Discovery Tour to Napa & Sonoma
By Bus:
| Tour Prices: | Adult (12+) | Child (5-11) | Senior (60+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Price | $99.99 | $89.99 | $97.99 |
| Online Discount | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Online Price | $89.99 | $79.99 | $87.99 |
- Daily Departures
- Duration: 8 hours approximately
- Pick-up time: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
- Return: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- 4 person minimum
Itinerary for Wine Country Discovery Tour to Napa & Sonoma
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMDrive to Sonoma & Napa Valleys
Our Wine Country Discovery Tour starts by driving through Marina District, home to the Palace of Fine Arts dominated by the Presidio and the Pacific Heights. We keep driving north through the colorful and iconic Golden Gate Bridge passing Sausalito in Marin County on highway 101 dominated by the imposing Mount Tamalpais. As we drive north on highway 101, you can see Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, a 1956 double-decker bridge that measures 5.4 miles and San Quentin State Prison that profiles at the near end of the bridge. A few miles away, you will be able to see Franck Lloyd's architectural masterpiece and national monument known today as Marin County Civic Center. This eclectic landmark is crowned by circular domes symbolizing galaxies and infinity, has been the perfect setting for a number of science fiction movies such; Star Wars, Gattaca and THX 1138. We now exit highway 101 to go on highway 37 East towards Napa Valley via Sonoma Valley. As we cross the bridge the separates Marin from Sonoma County, you can enjoy the views over Stone Tree Golf Club and the hanging houses overlooking San Pablo Bay and its picturesque lagoons. We are now coming into the southern part of Sonoma Valley as we pass Sonoma's famous Infineon Raceway on highway 12 that takes us to our first winery.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PMFirst Winery
Arriving to the picturesque rolling hills of Napa or Sonoma Valley where you will enjoy your favorite wine tasting before lunch.
12:00 PM - 2:00 PMLunch Time
Lunch time may take place anywhere in Napa or Sonoma Valley in a restaurant or as a picnic lunch within a winery we will choose for you the same day according to your taste and expectations. Our schedule is flexible to match your needs and expectations.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PMMore Wineries
Our Wine Country Discovery Tour will offer you now a relaxing afternoon for more wine tasting and panoramic excursions that combines the best wine growing regions in one. We may visit some wine caves and hidden wineries to add more charm to your Wine Country Discovery Tour. A wine connoisseur will share with you the amazing story of the Wine Country while you taste your favorite wine over the picturesque rolling hills or from the terrace of a castle overlooking one of Sonoma or Napa charming valleys.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMBack to San Francisco
Our Wine Country Discovery Tour will now take you back to San Francisco after such amazing journey with an optional side trip via Sausalito where you can decide either to stay with us or enjoy Sausalito and leave back to San Francisco via the ferry (tickets are not included). We often choose to make the breathtaking photo stop at Marin Headland overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay area at the end of the day. The Golden Gate Bridge is San Francisco's most colorful and iconic monument. Thanks to its astonishing giant dimensions, the Golden Gate Bridge becomes the most photographed bridge in the world. These spectacular sweeping views have drawn millions of tourists from all over the world. The Golden Gate Bridge inspired Hollywood most famous movies, such James Bond, in a "View to Kill" and much more.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMDrop Off
Our tour guide will drive you back to your hotel via the famous Pacific Heights (optional). The Pacific Heights is the most expensive area in San Francisco where some Movies stars and celebrities live such : Robin Williams, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Don Johnson, Danielle Steele, Nancy Pelosi, Lars Ulrich and more. We may drive by some famous movie locations such the house where Mrs. Doubtfire was filmed.
