Top Santa Barbara Beer & Brewery Tours

Santa Barbara’s Craft Beer scene is super happening, and you’ll get to taste like a local on this energetic and educational walking tasting tour. We’ve chosen the best of our local breweries for these tastings, which include three unique craft breweries and the option to purchase lunch featuring fresh local California cuisine as you sip along the way. As you will see, each brewmaster in our region draws their brew inspirations from Santa Barbara and beyond, and you’ll learn about the history of each brewery, and fun cultural and historical facts about our beautiful city along the way. You’ll explore our cool downtown hotspots, which will include a visit to our bustling FUNK ZONE, and the excitement of our State Street scene. This tour includes all of the craft beer tastings at each brewery, and there are plenty of options for everyone. This is the liveliest and most interesting beer crawl in paradise, so come get your beer on and learn about Santa Barbara along the way!

Discover the beauty of California’s famed Central Coast wine region on an all-inclusive Santa Ynez wine tour from Santa Barbara. Relax in a luxury passenger van as breathtaking landscapes lead you to the Santa Ynez Valley, where you’ll enjoy exclusive tastings at three partner wineries. With lunch, snacks, and insights from a knowledgeable local guide included, this is more than a tour—it’s a curated wine experience.

Ride through the towns and vineyards of the Santa Ynez Valley wine region on this e-bike tour with transport from Santa Barbara. With a guide, you'll pedal a Rad Power E-bike to wineries, a lavendar farm, the town of Solvang, and other spots for wine and olive-oil tastings and lunch. A bike tour allows you to enjoy better views of the scenery than from inside a car.

Taste some of Santa Barbara’s great wines as you visit top winemaking destinations in Santa Ynez Valley. Make three stops for tastings at a mix of family-owned vineyards and small-production tasting rooms, and enjoy a picnic lunch. You’ll get an intimate experience of the wine region as you sample the wines and hear from your guide about winemaking in California.

Embark on a 2.5-hour private sidecar winery tour through Santa Barbara, an elegant and stylish way to explore the beautiful wine region. A unique fleet of tandem sidecars is perfect for couples or friends looking for something fun and adventurous—all you have to do buckle up, grab your loved ones and let's go. You'll have exclusive access to two locations as part of this tour; indulge in luxury while discovering what Santa Barbara has to offer.

Tour Santa Barbara wine country with a guide on this full-day small-group outing. Perfect for couples and small groups who appreciate exclusivity, this tour visits intimate, family-owned vineyards not typically open to the general public. Get the VIP treatment with tours of the cellars and vineyards, often with the owners themselves.

Explore the Santa Ynez Valley Wine Country on this easy tour. Visit 2-3 wineries with our Wine Country Shuttle service, while learning about local history from one of our tour guides. Travel in comfort and style from your pickup in central Santa Barbara, onboard a luxury, air-conditioned van. Stop for a tasty lunch in whimsical Los Olivos.

Whatever the occasion – anniversary, birthday, bachelor/bachelorette party, corporate outing, graduation, day out with friends, girls getaway – we guarantee that we will take the hassle out of planning and put together your perfect day. Mentioned by Travel + Leisure as one of the best tour companies in California, We prides itself on offering high-quality top-rated private tours, transportation and shuttle services around Santa Barbara Wine Country. As a boutique tour company with years of experience in the wine & spirits industry, including sommelier training, we use our knowledge and expertise to create the best wine tasting tour customized for your group. Whether you are experienced or novice wine tasters, have specific wineries you want to visit or want us to create your perfect day start to finish, we will build a day that fits your groups tastes, goals, and budget. Please not tasting fees or meals are not included and will be paid directly to the wineries.

Learn all about Santa Barbara’s spookiest ghost stories and supposedly haunted highlights—and enjoy top-rated local wine as part of the experience—on this two-in-one, small-group tour. Meet your guide right at an area winery, indulge in sips and samples, and listen to their tales of paranormal encounters. Then embark on a walking tour around town, from El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park to City Hall and Chinatown.

Experience some of Santa Barbara's best local wines while visiting three Santa Ynez vineyards. This all-inclusive tour allows you to sample a variety of wines at each winery, and enjoy a picnic lunch at one. The best vineyards are selected depending on the time of year you visit, so you see a range of wineries with different atmospheres and strengths.