Let's say you just want to ride about a couple of hours through some ridiculously gorgeous areas and after that you want to spend the rest of the afternoon wine tasting by van at some of our fine local wineries. Well, then we have the perfect wine country bike tours for you. These cycling and wine tasting tours of California's Central Coast offer the best of both worlds.

BIKING: Pacific Coast / Paso Westside

Combine the best of Pacific Coast Highway biking in the area with the wineries west of Paso Robles and you have an unbeatable combination. In the morning we shuttle up to Ragged Point at the very southern tip of Big Sur. Climbing on our bikes, we cycle down an isolated and pristine stretch of Pacific Coast to Cambria, stopping to visit a colony of odd looking elephant seals along the way. With just a few hills, but no major climbs, this is perhaps the easiest way to take in some of the world class scenery by bike that the area has to offer. For those interested in a shorter ride that minimizes riding with narrow shoulders, we can do a shortened 12 mile version of the biking portion of the trip. This version eliminates the somewhat hillier stretch on

the northern part of the route where the shoulders tend to be much narrower, but still gets to all the main attractions of the ride. After a picnic lunch at a cozy seaside park, we head inland by van to taste the wines on the west side of Paso Robles. Lone Madrone, Castoro Cellars and Windward are among our favorites. Depending on interest, we can also work in an olive oil tasting at Willow Creek Ranch. Coast and wine - an unforgettable combination and the perfect day trip for a California wine country cycling holiday.

Distance 21 miles (short option 12 miles) Difficulty Moderately Easy Terrain Mostly level with some short ups and downs Complimentary Pick-Up Morro Bay, Los Osos, Cayucos, Cambria. Please call if interested in pick-up fees for other locations. Price per person, by group size (bike rental incl.) 2 3 4 5-9 10+ $169 $159 $149 $139 $111

Note: On this tour you do not actually cycle between wineries for tasting. In the morning we ride in gorgeous areas that don't have wineries. In the afternoon we shuttle by vehicle to wineries for tasting. If you prefer to cycle between wineries, we have several trips that do this:

All our morning bike / afternoon wine taste tours are fully guided tours that include everything to make your time with us as pleasant and care free as possible. Included in the price of the tour are:

1. Bicycle and helmet.
2. Guide and vehicle support.
3. Printed directions for the ride and usually a map as well.
4. Snacks and water.
5. All necessary shuttles during the tour.
6. Gourmet picnic lunch.
7. Wine tasting fees at up to three wineries.
8. Pick-up from nearby hotel (pick-ups at hotels not near the trip can be arranged for an extra fee - contact us for details).

It is challenging to come up with a difficulty rating system that is relevant for everyone. A very fit cyclist might consider our "Moderately Strenuous" trips to be not hard at all, while someone who exercises infrequently or is not used to cycling might find a "Moderately Easy" tour to be quite a challenge. Our bicycle tour rating system is based on the approximate fitness level of a casual recreational cyclist who rides at least once per week and rides over fifteen miles on a regular basis. If you ride less or more than this, please adjust your expectations of the tour accordingly. To flesh out the rather subjective difficulty rating, we also include the distance for each tour and a terrain description. We are also available by phone to discuss the difficulty of any of our tours.