From Austin: Hill Country BBQ & Wine Shuttle
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Austin, USA
- 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Enjoy a half-day experience filled with barbecue and wine without having to get behind the wheel after drinking with a wine country and barbecue shuttle from Austin. Your driver takes you to the outskirts of Austin to visit two popular wineries, where you can taste locally produced wines at your own expense, and the Salt Lick BBQ.
- Enjoy round-trip transfers from Austin to the Texas Hill Country area
- Onboard air-conditioning makes for a comfortable trip even in the heat
- A vehicle that only takes up to 10 won't feel crowded
- Early lunch stop at Salt Lick BBQ ensures a satisfying meal experience
What's Included
- Driver/guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- It is recommended you bring $35 for BBQ at Salt Lick. Wine Tastings cost about $17-20 each.
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 103 E 5th St., Austin, TX 78701, USA
Inside the AUSTIN VISITOR CENTER
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Start time.10:30âŻam
Itinerary
After making your own way to the Austin Visitors Center to meet your shuttle, travel to Texas Hill Country. Enjoy time at each stop, trying some authentic Texas barbecue and wine-tasting without worrying about your transportation.
Drinks and food are at your own expense. Your tour ends with return to Austin in the mid-afternoon.
Drinks and food are at your own expense. Your tour ends with return to Austin in the mid-afternoon.
1
The Salt Lick BBQ
50 minutes ⢠Admission Ticket Free
2
Fall Creek Vineyards
45 minutes ⢠Admission Ticket Free
3
Duchman Family Winery
45 minutes ⢠Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Tour departs from the AUSTIN VISITOR CENTER located at 103 East 5th Street, Austin, TX 78701, USA
- Due to winery requirements, this tour is for 21+
- Please arrive 15 minutes prior to start time for check in. We are unable to delay the tour for guests who arrive late.
- The tour runs rain or shine, however we reserve the right to cancel the tour in the event of extreme weather and/or hazardous road conditions that would potentially affect the safety of our guides and guests.
- Guests with limited mobility are welcome to bring a wheelchair or portable scooter on board to be folded and placed in the rear of the van. The vans are not equipped with a ramp or wheelchair lift however, so all guests must be able to step up into the vehicle (about 12 inches).
- Due to vendor regulations, pets and emotional support animals are generally NOT permitted. Guests with a service dog MUST contact the local tour operator in advance to request approval.
- NOTE: This is an early lunch stop so come hungry!
- If you have cold or flu-like symptoms or if you are feeling ill in any way, please do not join the tour.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
This was a wonderful experience! Our guide, Trace did a fantabulous job! He was professional, knowledgeable, funny, kept us on track with our winery reservations. Both wineries were amazing! I did like one slightly more than the other but I still enjoyed both. I also got a bottle of wine from each winery!! The BBQ at Salt Lick was delish! The pork ribs were so delicious and well seasoned đ. Met some cool and fun group of people on the tour. We had a blast! Definitely recommend especially with Trace as the guide!!!
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Travelers consistently praise the tour guides for their extensive knowledge, engaging storytelling, and personalized attention, which create an informative and welcoming atmosphere. The food and beverage offerings, especially the authentic BBQ at Salt Lick, receive unanimous acclaim for their flavor and quality. Wine tastings at scenic wineries are highlighted for their enjoyable variety and well-timed scheduling, contributing to a flavorful and well-rounded tour experience.
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Was a blast! It says lot when a tour with a van full of wine lovers becomes more about the stories, fun, and laughter that former strangers shared as friends. Justin and Trey were wonderful and we wouldnât hesitate to recommend this wine country tour to anyone.
Loved the small group. Ike got everyone to introduce themselves and it was fun to see how much everyone had in common. Be prepared to pick a favorite party song to play on the way home.
Fun day at the hill country guide was excellent and the stops were all good highly recommend the tour
A brilliant day seeing another side to Austin / Texas. Great food and great wine. Brilliant chance to meet new people - we spent the rest of the day with half of the other guests! Evan was knowledgeable and engaging, telling entertaining stories and sharing new facts. Best day out and a highlight of our trip - which after being at the F1 for the weekend, speaks volumes!
This tour was great! Jax was full of information about the BBQ and wine! Very relaxed pace and enjoyable! Would definitely recommend.
We really enjoyed this tour! Joel was a great guide! He was really entertaining while providing lots of interesting information! A+++
Our tour guide, Brent, was great! He made the trip fun and informative. The BBQ at the Saltlick was great! The two winery stops were perfect as a follow up to the lunch at Saltlick.
I did this as a solo trip to meet new people and drink great wine. It was so much fun. I highly recommend the experience.
This is a wonderful calm experience that involves great food and wine. We had Joey Zimmerman and he was awesome . I definitely recommend doing it again with him.
Joey was amazing, i would recommend this tour to anybody! 10/10. Get Joey for your tour for sure! Come and enjoy
Wonderful experience! Great BBQ and lovely wineries. Nice people too! Thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Highly recommend!
We had a small group tour starting in Austin driving out to the Hill Country. We had never been outside Austin and wasn't aware that there was a wine country region (Texas Hill Country) near Ausitn about an hour away. Frist stop was the eat lunch at the Salt Lick BBQ restaurant in Driftwood. BBQ was amazing where you'd want The Thurman's Choice plate of brisket (best in the world), Pork Ribs and Sausage or splurge for a Family Style (everything) with all sides being delicious. If you want wine with your meal then walk back to the Salt Lick Cellars (tasting room with souvenirs) building behind the restaurant. We ordered the Salt Lick BBQ Red wine since it sounded like it should be with a BBQ plate (very tasty). We also bought some flavored olive oils that were awesome. We crossed the street to the Fall creek Vineyards. A high-end small winery (low production) with nice wines but a little pricy for the value of the wine they produce (closer to Napa prices). Then drove to Duchman Family Winery that is a large scale winery with high production yields, large selections of various wines and rental facilities for events. The wines are very affordable for the quality of wines they produce. We were surprised that we enjoyed many of the wines since we tasted all of the ones they had opened, We then joined their wine club to have a case of wine shipped to Georgia a few times a year (cost per bottle with shipping fee was way below local wine store prices of comparable wines so that was a no brainer decision).
That was the tour so if you love great Texas BBQ and wine the this is your tour. And think about joining a wine club if you can since it helps local family owned wineries to stay in business and also provides you with interesting/hard to obtain wines to share with your friends (or not).
After a rough start, we had a great afternoon of barbecue and wine with Evan, our driver and tour guide extraordinaire. Our tickets did not mention meeting at the visitors center. So we started at the wrong location but the tour improved once we connected with Evan and our group. The barbecue and sides were delicious at Salt Lick. The two wineryâs we visited provided a great tasting experience. Evan is an engaging, fun tour guide who gave us the history of the sites we visited and more. This was an enjoyable half day excursion into Texas Hill Country! I recommend Hill Country BBQ and Wine with Detour Travel.
It was a relaxed and fun trip. Wished we had extra time to tour Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood instead of just having lunch. Winding through the scenic Texas Hill Country leading to local wineries offered incredible views and good local pours. Connor did a really good job keeping us entertained.
Ike was an EXCELLENT guide! He was fun and very knowledgeable. The food and wine were some of the best. I highly recommend this tour.
This tour was so much fun! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable. And personable .the barbecue at salt Lake was delicious. I particularly loved the Dutch man winery. The tasting experience was phenomenal. I could honestly say I would do this tour again.
What a fun time we had with Ike. This tour was perfect to get us out of the city for a day. The BBQ at Salt Lick was fantastic, we also enjoyed our time at the wineries. Ike made it fantastic!
Jax the guide was wonderful!!! Salt Lick right as they open was great. Driftwood winery was so quaint and friendlyâŚand 6 pours were nice! The next winery had a beautiful setting, but white wine tasting only got us 2 wines. Disappointing in comparison. It was a great day with my family though.
Evan was incredible as a guide with his knowledge of the history of the Hill Country and various businesses we visited. He was also accommodating to my mobility issues.
If you havnt done Austin, if you're travelling from interstate or overseas then this is the #1 experience to do... can not recommend more highly. Thanks for the memories! Just a couple of Aussie girls having a blast... cheers
The drive in the hill country and stops at the vineyards (2) and Salt Lick were great. We all enjoyed ourselves. Jaxâs was a great host and provided a lot of details about the area.
We had such a great time on this tour! The food at Salt Lick was amazing, the wine at Driftwood and Duchmann's was phenomenal, and Joel our guide and driver was the best! He was kind, knowledgeable about the area and its history, and made sure we were able to enjoy ourselves. Would absolutely do this again!
Great host, and relaxing tour, good food, fun Texas wine tasting. Learned a lot about Texas wine grapes and wines.
Kelty was an amazing tour guide. Very informative of the local history and activities, and made the whole experience so much fun. Both vineyards were beautiful, and the wine tastings were wonderful. I think The Salt Lock served the best brisket I have ever had. Five stars, all around. Thank you!
Joel is an amazing guide. I enjoyed every moment. We had a great experience with the other people on the shuttle. Both vineyards offered quality wines.
This winery and BBQ trip as fantastic. The wineries were impressive and the food was great! Jax was a wonderful tour guide and very knowledgeable.
Kelty was great! Phenomenal tour guide â I enjoyed her knowledge about the region and Austin. Her advice about our stops, including tips for lunch and how to be successful and manage time at the wineries was super helpful. The Salt Lick was great â awesome food and the two wineries were fun! It was a perfect day!
Ask to travel with IKE!! He us absolutely amazing and wear shorts and something cool. Ask for the moist brisket if you stop by Salt Licks Bar b Que.
Horrible. We texted them 45 mins before to let them know that there was a car crash and we would be 10 mins late. They didnât respond at all and we showed up 8 mins late. They already left. Responded over an hour later said they called me 4 times. I have no missed called why would I email them if they werenât going to answers. I been with Viator for several years and this is the first time Iâve dealt with unprofessional people. Never again.
It's was perfect and we learned a lot about Austin and neighbourhoods. We saw very nice scenery in the Hill's countryside
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