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Private Sidecar Winery Tour: Unique Santa Barbara Experience
3.8
32 Ratings
Santa Barbara
Experience the world’s first and only fleet of tandem sidecars on a private winery tour in Santa Barbara. Ride the vines in style and visit two tasting rooms for an immersive and intimate wine experience.
Experience the world’s first and only fleet of tandem sidecars on a private winery tour in Santa Barbara. Ride the vines in style and visit two tasting rooms for an immersive and intimate wine experience.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Carr Winery - This will be the first stop after we pick you and your group up. This is a beautiful winery of a 1940’s Quonset Hut in downtown Santa Barbara. Here you enjoy the ambiance of a working winery while sipping on delicious wines that are included in the trip.
- Jamie Slone Wines - This is the next stop, a family owned wine tasting room…
- Carr Winery - This will be the first stop after we pick you and your group up. This is a beautiful winery of a 1940’s Quonset Hut in downtown Santa Barbara. Here you enjoy the ambiance of a working winery while sipping on delicious wines that are included in the trip.
- Jamie Slone Wines - This is the next stop, a family owned wine tasting room in Santa Barbara. In this cozy tasting room or outside on our Terraza (cafe style patio,) you’ll discover our passion for family, entertaining and delicious handcrafted 90+ point wines from the best local vineyards. The staff will get you acquainted with the staff and you can relax and enjoy everything this location has to offer.
- Pali Wine Co. Tasting Room - After another exciting trip in the sidecars, we will bring you back to the first location where you will enjoy your 3rd and final wine tasting. Our drivers will leave you for the day, and let you enjoy your final tasting for as long as you need. The friendly staff will share their knowledge and help with any additional information.
What's Included
- Wine tastings at each winery.
- Wine tastings at each winery.
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Lunch
Additional Information
We have innovated the conventional motorbike sidecar to fit two people, creating the first and only collection of two-seater sidecars globally.
No matter if you’re craving for a fresh exciting pursuit or merely want to explore the vineyards in panache, our paramount aim is to offer our guests a unique, engaging, and intimate approach to experience this…
We have innovated the conventional motorbike sidecar to fit two people, creating the first and only collection of two-seater sidecars globally.
No matter if you’re craving for a fresh exciting pursuit or merely want to explore the vineyards in panache, our paramount aim is to offer our guests a unique, engaging, and intimate approach to experience this stunning wine region the way we are acquainted with – full of sophistication, elegance, and slight cockiness.
So, gather your beloved ones and mates, fasten your seatbelts, and let’s embark on a journey!
We have agreements with several locations nearby and during our tour, we will be exploring 2 of these tasting rooms.
Location
120 Santa Barbara St
Santa Barbara Street
This is a venue we contract with, we will be parked out front, waiting for you!
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
3.8
(32 Ratings)
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Karen_v
Mar 17, 2024
Great experience - Our driver Jacob was absolutely amazing and very knowledgeable and professional. He was a great driver and very safe when driving us on our tour.
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Bethany_k
Jan 15, 2024
Fun for everyone! - Amazing experience. We loved the 2 wineries, our driver, Fred was great, the whole experience was so fun. It’s a great way to see Santa Barbara if you haven’t been up in the hills. There are phenomenal views of the hills out to the ocean. It is a bit fast coming down the hill I must say and we felt a bit rushed at the second winery.
The last winery (where you start) wasn’t included so we only had two wineries. I would recommend figuring this part out ahead of time, as the ad implies three wineries, we are asking for a refund.
With all that said, I would do this experience again in a heartbeat. it was such a fun way to see Santa Barbara and get driven around after a few wine tastings.
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Goplaces277979
Jul 1, 2024
It was great! - The tour guide was a person by name of Mike, very enjoyable to be around .
The tour did not actually include any vineyards .We visited 3 wine bars and had a scenic ride up into the hills over looking the City of Santa Barbara .
When you go on their web site you get the impression that your going to visit Vineyards so it’s a little deceiving but still very enjoyable.
Thanks
GR
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Williamwx3248io
Mar 16, 2024
Wild in a mild way - This was a very unique and enjoyable way to visit a couple of wineries. Everyone smiles and waves at you as you go by- great vibe.
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Mksneed
Jun 22, 2024
Very Disappointed!! - The tour was very disappointing since it was not what it was described to be. You will NOT be riding through the vines as was stated in the listing, the tour is strictly inside the city. You will NOT go to 3 wine rooms as was stated in the listing. I would not take this tour or any affiliated tours through this company again.
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Navigate14964057474
May 13, 2024
TripAdvisor, I'm disappointed in you. With so many negative reviews from this company, why are you still working with them? - I've used TripAdvisor many times for many years, in different cities, and I haven't been disappointed (until now) with TripAdvisor. Let's begin..
I was planning a Mother's Day event on May 12, 2024, in Santa Barbara for two wonderful mothers. I was searching TripAdvisor (as I do for all of my trips), and I saw that they offered a Sidecar winery tour. I had used TripAdvisor for a Sidecar ride in Napa Valley. It was fantastic. No issues. While reading the reviews about Sidecar in Santa Barbara, it was a 50/50 positive/negative reviews. Due to limited activities in Santa Barbara on a Sunday, I decided that I would take a chance, and hopefully, I would be able to give a good review.
Boy, was I wrong ! Unfortunately, I have to agree with the negative reviews. Here's my experience with Santa Barbara Sidecar. The day before the schedule ride, I received a text message from Sidecar company. I thought that it was for confirmation. I was so wrong. I text basically ,said that they had drivers call out sick, so they didn't have enough drivers to accommodate my 12:00 appointment. They wanted to know what, day, and time would I like to reschedule. I told them that I was only in town for one day. Please refund my money. I haven't received any refund, nor did they respond to my text. TripAdvisor should have dropped this Santa Barbara Sidecar company from their website a long time ago due to many negative reviews. Now , I have to figure out how to get my $300 + dollars back. Don't take a chance like I did if you don't want to get scammed by Santa Barbara Sidecar company. Believe the negative reviews.
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Andrew
Apr 16, 2024
Still waiting for refund!! - They literally cancelled on us the night before we were due to go on the tour and still waiting for my refund...!!!!! Not good enough.
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Susan_b
Feb 20, 2024
Stood us up and still charged credit card - What a waste of a company! I received a confirmation the day before our outing but the next day no one showed up at the pick up location. While waiting for them to show up I called their number and no one answered. I sent 2 emails and today 2 days after the failed event they have not responded and I see that they have accepted payment from my credit card. I’m disputing the charge of 330. Don’t trust this company- they should have at least let us know they couldn’t honor our appt. In addition, another couple was waiting at the pick up location- their appt was 30 mins before ours. They waited an hour and then left since no one showed for them or us.
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Cristina_e
Feb 18, 2024
No one showed up - disappointed - I booked this experience very far in advanced and on the day no one showed up. We tried contacting them multiple times and no one answered. We never got to experience it. Be aware of this!
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Brandon_h
Feb 18, 2024
SCAM& HOAX - We showed up at 3:45…. Waited for the sidecars to show up. They came at 4:10… they told us they never start their tours at 4pm, that the company we purchased thrift doesn’t exist, and we got screwed and scammed. I called and reported, still haven’t heard back. I planned our entire evening around this adventure and we were told it was a hoax. The bike drivers said they are outta inland empire and came here only for a special bachelor party and usually don’t show up here, random coincidence. I called the owner of the sidecar company kept going to voicemail, then it said it was after hours… my wife and I ended going back to our hotel as by the time we got this all figured out everything was closed. I am so beyond disappointed and frustrated…. I’m about to go online and make everyone never use Viator and sidecar tours or whatever the hell this is…. You’re truly
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