California Wine Country Walking Tour

Flight & Transport Inclusions

All internal ground transport

Group Size

Independent

Accommodations

Napa Valley, St. Helena

Your two night stay will be Ideally located in the heart of historical St. Helena. This welcoming hotel boasts spacious rooms with vaulted ceilings and fireplaces, small “Juliet” balconies overlooking the courtyard, spa, or hillsides, and classic décor and furnishings. A full-service spa and fitness center is on site. Within walking distance of the town with its many shops, restaurants, and cafés, the hotel also offers complimentary car service to its sister property, The Restaurant at Meadowood (reservations required)—recipient of three Michelin stars (one of only two restaurants with this rating west of Chicago!).

 

Sonoma

A contemporary boutique hotel on Sonoma Plaza, fabulously situated among art galleries, wine-tasting rooms, and cafés. Spacious luminous rooms have modern décor with French doors opening onto a private balcony with views of either the plaza or garden courtyard. An outdoor swimming pool, heated from May to October, has private cabanas and daybeds for relaxing. The restaurant sources local produce for its sophisticated cuisine, and serves in a warm main dining room, the garden courtyard, or fireplace lounge. Steps from the hotel are the numerous historical buildings surrounding Sonoma Plaza—a National Historic Landmark.

 

Glen Ellen

With the feel of a sophisticated home, this inn invites relaxation in its fireside public rooms and tranquil grounds and gardens, with an outdoor swimming pool and hot tub. Guest rooms are contemporary with Asian-inspired accents and furnishings, muted colors and fabrics. Included are a bountiful breakfast in the dining room, an evening wine and cheese reception in the sitting room, and fresh-baked cookies and refreshments throughout the day. Spa treatments are offered in-room, in the spa loft, or in a private outdoor cabana. In the heart of Sonoma wine country, Glen Ellen is at the intersection of vineyards, hiking trails, and state and historical parks and gardens.

Additional Information

This tour is one of our Self-Guided Walking Adventures, rated easy to moderate, with an average of 4 to 7 miles per day and limited options. The walks have elevation gains and losses from 500 to 900 feet. You often walk along paved walking paths, dirt roads, and quiet country lanes, or transition to gravel and earthen trails through vineyards and valleys and alongside creeks, and also access single-track hiking trails with some roots and stones in state parks. Classic Wine Country scenery includes rolling vineyard-covered hillsides, state parks with varied California forest of redwood, firs, eucalyptus, and chaparral. Towns visited have elegant 19th- and 20th-century architectural treasures, including Landmark Sonoma Plaza, heritage homes, and grandiose stone winery buildings. Winery visits to well-known vintners and tastings are included on each full day

Trip ID#:

CalWinWal