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Private Sidecar Winery Tour: Unique Santa Barbara Experience
3.9
38 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
- Alcoholic beverages
- Alcoholic beverages
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
3.9
(38 Ratings)
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Suzanne_m
May 30, 2025
Excellent Experience! - We had the pleasure of a wonderful driver and guide named Rod. He was knowledgeable and friendly. We rode Sun, 5/29/25 at 3:30pm
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Stephanie_k
May 27, 2025
Must ride! - What a fun ride through the hills of Santa Barbara! Rod took us all over and hit some scenery spots that were on our bucket list. Wine is not included but the wineries we were taken to were enjoyable with fantastic ambience.
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Cindy_a
Nov 25, 2024
Sidecar success - Sidecar was an awesome experience! We’re in town for a few days with family and this was a great activity with incredible views and a quick little tour of the city. Rod was a pleasure — was great to hear from a born and raised local.
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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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Shannon_j
Mar 23, 2025
Unique activity. Some details to be aware. - Our driver, Rod, was awesome. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and wanted to know what we wanted from the experience. We stopped at two wineries, not 3 as stated on Viator app. Jamie Slone is a small but highly recommended tasting room. The owner's wife was funny and genuine, and they offered a small yet tasty menu if you are hungry. We drove around and up to the hills which offered great photo ops. The reason I gave a 4 was there was a miscommunication between the company and Viator which stated 3 wineries with tasting fees included. This was not the case and had to pay for the tastings. However, our driver and the side car company made it right and offered compensation for this. Just be aware, if booking on Viator, the details listed are not correct- only 2 wineries and tastings are not included. I would do it again, but directly through the company.
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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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Valentina_g
Jul 5, 2025
Fun but not what advertised. No winery just tasting rooms in town. - The side car drive is fun! And our driver was very nice and friendly. Disappointing that there was no winery tour just 2 tasting rooms in town and a drive to a lookout point for pictures. Not what the descriptions says. Apparently the winery where they do the tour was closed for the holiday, but they should have told us when we booked. Overall we had fun but the description is misleading.
Also at the first tasting they said it was not included and we had to pay, then I showed them the ticket and they agree to honor and pay for the tasting.
Without the tasting included the price is too high for just a drive of 15/20 minutes in town. And 2.5 hours would not have been enough for all that is described in the ticket. Pictures of the sidecar driving through a wine yard is misleading. Not what they offer.
We would do it again if it matched the description online.
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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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