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Water to Wine: Unique Arizona Kayak Tour
4.8
367 Ratings
Cottonwood
An exceptional excursion in Arizona that merges the excitement of a kayak journey on the Verde River with wine sampling! Water does exist in the arid desert, celebrated with wine on this exclusive Water to Wine Tour.
An exceptional excursion in Arizona that merges the excitement of a kayak journey on the Verde River with wine sampling! Water does exist in the arid desert, celebrated with wine on this exclusive Water to Wine Tour.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Verde River - The Classic Water to Wine tour begins with approximately an hour and a half inflatable kayak trip on a scenic stretch of the Verde River with just enough chutes and riffles to add a bit of excitement without ruffling any feathers. Your river trip ends in the shade of giant Cottonwood trees at the confluence of Oak Creek and the Verde…
- Verde River - The Classic Water to Wine tour begins with approximately an hour and a half inflatable kayak trip on a scenic stretch of the Verde River with just enough chutes and riffles to add a bit of excitement without ruffling any feathers. Your river trip ends in the shade of giant Cottonwood trees at the confluence of Oak Creek and the Verde River. Here, you take the gravel path up through the vineyards to the Tuscan farmhouse at Alcantara Vineyards for your wine tasting delight
- Alcantara Vineyards and Winery - The Alcantara Vineyards is a favorite on the Verde Valley Wine Trail, featuring award-winning wines and friendly sommeliers to guide you through the tasting. Each customer gets a $20 credit (included in price) to use for wine tastings, food or gifts.
What's Included
- anding and/or facility fees
- $20.00 Wine Tasting Credit Per Person (wine tastings, food or gifts)
- Use of Inflatable kayaks, paddles and PFD’s
- Guides
- anding and/or facility fees
- $20.00 Wine Tasting Credit Per Person (wine tastings, food or gifts)
- Use of Inflatable kayaks, paddles and PFD’s
- Guides
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Must be 21 year old and photo ID requied for any wine tastings
- Gratuities
- Must be 21 year old and photo ID requied for any wine tastings
Location
3445 S Grapevine Way
South Grapevine Way
River trip floats back to the vineyard where you parked your vehicle.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(367 Ratings)
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Katherine_c
Nov 11, 2024
A+ Kayaking - Scotty was an awesome guide! Kayaking on the river was our favorite thing from our trip and having a glass of wine and cheese plate after was amazing.
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Janelle_n
Nov 5, 2024
Perfect pairing, river paddle and wine. - This self guided paddle through some short fast rapids was perfect. You can go fast or slow, up to you. We had a bonus sighting of a bald eagle❣️ Being from California, near wine country, the Alcantara wines were very surprisingly good. A great experience overall.
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Kyle_l
Nov 2, 2024
Fun way to start off birthday weekend - Matthew our guide was entertaining, gave us lots of advice and was clear on safety. The kayaking was just enough challenge to keep us on our toes, enough small rapids for some funand enough floating to take in the scenery! Saw some wonderful wildlife as well! Great way to kick off my wife's birthday weekend!
The winery afterwards was fantastic, wonderful wines and delicious pizza! We will definitely do this again! But won't forget to bring bug spray for some mosquitoes during the kayak.
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Laura_s
Oct 30, 2024
Most relaxing kayak trip - This was the most relaxing but also fun kayak trip we have ever taken. Scotty was a great guide and gave us good information about the river. We did see a lot of ducks and an owl.
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Cindy_p
Oct 28, 2024
Awesome Adventure! - This was a great outing. Nice group, Matt was quite entertaining. So glad he was able to float with us. The winery after was a bonus. Would recommend to all age groups and will def do again!
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Faye_q
Oct 12, 2024
“Wicked” Fun Time-The Boston Ladies - This excursion was so great ! We had such a fun time. There was a good amount of claim water and little rapids. We had lots of laughs and fun. The winery was really nice and such a comfortable and cozy vibe !
We loved Ben and his awesome, fun and witty personality. He was very informative and we could tell he LOVES his job.
Great staff and great fun !! 5 Stars for sure !!!
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Coleen_c
Oct 12, 2024
Water to wine - This water to wine kayak trip was so much fun! Ben started us off and his sense of humor was awesome! He also gave us great tips on how to navigate the river and use our paddles. Once we were on the river it was really fun going through the little rapids and some of the slower areas were just beautiful and peaceful. The wine at the end was also delicious! I highly recommend this experience.
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Kristen_a
Oct 13, 2024
Fun experience! - We loved the experience and everyone was super friendly and we loved Ben’s sense of humor!! The only negative we would pull is we feel the price point was a bit high for only 1 hour in the river. It would have been nice to have more time on the river! Otherwise we loved it!!
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Elizabeth_s
Oct 11, 2024
Fun - Great experience! The kayaking portion felt a bit short, but was otherwise awesome. I went solo so the winery portion was so-so.
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Michael
Oct 12, 2024
Nice idea poorly executed by two completely different companies using each other to draw business. - Nice concept but I just can’t recommend it for 180 bucks each. You book through 3rd party @ 20% increase. The winery and the river tour are completely different companies. The river co. stores their equipment on winery property where you eventually disembark the river on winery property. You then drive up to the winery lot in your own car. The river was beautiful and it was a nice hour. The winery was not organized, there was no tour nor anyone to sort of guide you along the process. Great concept just not worth 180 bucks.
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