 To experience the amazing beauty of Napa valley, Napa valley tours are perfect ways. Napa Valley is located at the north of San Francisco is the second largest tourist spot in California. Napa Valley is well-known for the leading wine producing regions of the world.Napa wine tours are one of the best ways to experience all the historic wineries, Ferry/Bay Cruise, art galleries, and scenic beauty. If you wish to know more about Napa Valley then visit California wine country. There are many companies serving this region and are offering unpredictable services and needed assistance to the vacationers. These professionals guide you to experience the amazing attractions of Napa Valley. The tour companies also provide you to select your own program to explore the beautiful area. The tour experts also offer year round services to suit every person's plans.  In Napa there are many events and wine-related festivals taking place all through the year. Events such as the Annual Vineyard to Vintner Festival in April, the Calistoga Wineries Spring Celebration in May and also the Sonoma Wine Country during Weekends each July are the most famous events.Some of the famous festivals are: Napa Valley Festival del Sole is a famous summer wine festivals. Napa Valley Mustard Festival during Late January up to end-March is mustard season in the Napa Valley. Napa Valley Mustard Festival attracts tourists during these winter months. Premier wine and food festival during August combine the best of Sonoma's wine and food. The Home Winemakers Classic event held in the middle of July for local winemakers to share and collectively enjoy their home made wines. The music and wine festival takes place in the Guglielmo Winery held in September is the largest music festival of the year held in Napa wine County. The visitors to Napa Valley have opportunities to participate in various interesting events and festivals. There is a wide range of Napa Valley wine tours and wine-tasting tours available for visitors that include tour by comfortable limousine, buses, train, hot air balloon, bike etc. The best way to tour the wineries is by limousine if you can afford. You can enjoy the tour of the wineries in great comfort, when professional drivers will take you around and handle all the details.
Those taking a wine country tour from San Francisco, there are many options like bus, van, jeep, limo, or train. The trip from San Francisco to Napa is around 2 hours, depending on traffic. Most tour organizers have a large collection of vintage limos including a 1930 Chrysler Imperial, a matched pair of 1936 white touring limousines each carrying 14 passengers, and four antique Rolls-Royce limousines. A concierge service tour of Napa Valley in any one of these fabulous vehicles is possible. Balloons above the Valley takes visitors on a breath-taking sunrise flight to enjoy the bright morning air over Napa Valley, flying over the vines and vineyards, and eventually coming down to a champagne brunch. Napa Valley Bike Tours offers a range of cycle tours through the wine country. These include private tours which can be custom-designed. Visitors will be conducted through a range of one-day tours with different themes, or visitors can also simply rent a bike and tour the area with freedom. There are tour operators who take visitors soaring over the vineyards and wineries in Cabernet 1, for an expensive and exclusive trip at Napa. There are also Napa Winery Shuttle services that offer small group tours with door-to-door pick-up and drop-off throughout Napa Valley. The Wine Country Tour Shuttle operates daily from the Ferry Building in San Francisco, and offers fabulous private Napa Valley wine tours. The Napa Wine Tours site offers many tours and people can identify the tours that appeal to them most. Some tours operators now offer exciting daily wine tour in the Napa Valley and you can truly enjoy a full day of wine tasting and making new friends as you tour one of the world’s most famous wine regions in a luxury limousine. During this wholly satisfying and informative tour, you will learn about the local history and geography that makes Napa Valley such a sought-after destination for wine lovers all over the world. The World Famous Napa Valley is home to more than 300 wineries, and each winery has its own distinct taste, flavor and charm. Many visitors are astounded by the multiplicity of choice and quite often miss some of the best wineries the valley has to offer. It is worthwhile engaging the services of some experienced guides to help you plan your sojourn in this beautiful wine country. Whether you are a first-time visitor or a novice in wine tasting, or an experienced connoisseur of wines, the tourist guides are capable of custom designing a Napa wine tour itinerary to meet your needs. Millions of visitors arrive in Napa every year to partake of the grape, dine at the legendary restaurants, witness the hot springs spas, and experience the mild, Mediterranean weather. You will have great opportunities to travel to the lovely backroads and discover the relatively obscure and less known, family managed, small wineries.  Oakville, Rutherford and St. Helena are the three widely acknowledged famous wine regions in Napa Valley. All three regions lie next to each other. These three regions have earned popularity by making world class Cabernet Sauvignon. Napa Valley is home for some of the best wineries and consistently produces first-class quality wine.The Stage Leap region is isolated from the Napa Valley by a succession of hills. As it is behind the hills and at a higher altitude in the hills it is pleasant and cool while all the other Napa Valley Wineries are hot. The Mount Veeder AVA is popular for its rare and higher quality grape production. Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Syrah are widely grown on these sunny mountain slopes. Howell Mountain is similar to The Stage Leap region that is located in another elevated region in the northeastern hills of Napa Valley Wine Country. The region enjoys good weather, full of well-known wineries, and draws a large figure of tourists. Grapes grown here have unique flavor and aroma. Chiles Valley contains some of the well- known historic vineyards that that have survived the ravages of time. Other familiar wineries in California wine country are: Artesa Winery, Farella Vineyard, PlumpJack Winery, Jade Mountain Winery and Rudd Winery.  There is a popular misconception that the wine country tour is meant only for people fond of tasting wine. Nothing can be farther from truth. There are a lot of wondrous things one can enjoy on a wine country tour - apart from tasting wine. We list below ten exciting things you can do while touring the wine country - though we are not attempting to rank them.A SAFARI TOUR: Safari west situated between Calistoga and Santa Rosa is spread over 400 acres of land and home to nearly 350 species of animals. The sojourn will last for more than two hours and you will be escorted by local naturalists. You will go round largely traveling in an open-air safari vehicle, and partly on foot. HOT AIR BALLOON: Most hot air balloon rides in Napa are offered before dawn because of the optimal air currents and favorable atmospheric conditions. There are many companies operating hot balloon rides and some even offer brunches and/or wines. The ride is terribly exciting and nobody going on a wine country tour should miss this. SHOPPING: Shopping opportunities abound in the Napa Valley and you can start your shopping expedition from downtown area of Napa, and go up all the way north to Calistoga. To obtain a complete shopping experience, visit Downtown Napa, the Hatt Market in Napa, Southern Yountville, including Vintage 1870 Shops, Grapevine Wreath Company in Rutherford, Olive Oil Shop at the corner of Rt. 29 and Rutherford Rd in St. Helena and Ca' Toga Galleria in Calistoga.  CYCLING: Going around on a bicycle is an exciting experience in the Napa Valley - particularly during early mornings and early evenings when the temperatures is pleasant. Even in the middle of the day, the dry heat is quite conducive to cycling. There are organizers who will arrange for tours that combine biking and wine tasting - if you are not able to plan your own schedule.MUDBATHS & SPAS: There are some hotels and country clubs in the Napa Valley that offer mud baths and spas. But most people prefer a spa in Calistoga, a town founded in the 1860's and known for its volcanic ash and peat-moss mud and mineral baths. Calistoga is located near natural mineral and mud springs and hot water geysers, thus making it the ideal spot to enjoy mud baths and spend time in spas. GLIDING: Have the experience of a lifetime by riding gently and silently through the air in a glider. Check with Crazy Creek Gliders who earlier operated out of Calistoga has now moved about 20 - 30 minutes north to Middletown for expanded space to park more planes. MARINE WORLD: Visit Vallejo, about an hour from mid Valley, where you will find Six Flags Marine World that combines wildlife park, an oceanarium and theme park. Your wine country will not be complete without a visit to this place. GOLF: There are a few golf courses in the Napa Valley and players addicted to golf will not be required to forget golf while on a wine tour. One can find one 18 hole public course in Napa, and two other 9 holes public courses - one in Yountville and one in Calistoga. There are also private links - 18 holes at both Silverado and Chardonnay Country Clubs, and 9 holes at Meadowood country club. NAPA WATERS: Napa River Adventure offers a variety of watercraft that allows all visitors to experience the sparkling waters of Napa River. There are regular scheduled cruises on an electric, luxury riverboat that provide the opportunity to tourists to relax in comfort on a guided tour. You will instantly fall in love with the majestic mountains, and learn about wildlife such as the blue heron, the osprey, the egret, and the kingfisher. FESTIVALS: Throughout the year there are innumerable festivals celebrating many things other than wine. There are also several shows, concerts, and arts demonstrations. For instance, you can attend the Napa Valley Dog Show, Zarzuela Opera Festival, Napa Chef's Market, Wine Country Film Festival, Music Festival for Health, Bluegrass jams, Micro-Brew Fest, Mustard Festival, Memorial Weekend Sprint Car Races, Silverado Parade and Napa Valley Shakespeare Festival. |
