Sonoma Valley Open Air Wine Trolley Tour
Overview
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6 hours 30 minutes
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Experience the Sonoma wine region in a unique way – on a San Francisco-style trolley, for an open-air ride through rustic, sun-kissed Sonoma Valley. Stop at 3 different wineries to sip and swirl fine Northern California varietals. This open-air trolley will let you experience the picturesque vineyards like no other tour. On this tour, your friendly and knowledgeable guide will take you to three wineries for tastings. You will visit Sonoma's top historic landmarks and enjoy lunch during one of the scenic stops. The tour starts at 10:00 and and ends around 4:30.
Must be 21 years or older to take this tour.
Additional Info
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately. Jackets and rain protection are recommended in the winter months.
Minimum age is 21 years
MUST advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
No consumption of alcoholic beverage is allowed on the trolley
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Charter Fee and taxes (Gratuity not included)
Lunch
Pick-up from San Francisco is NOT included
Gratuities
Alcoholic drinks (Wine is available to purchase at each winery)
Optional Tastings at each winery
What To Expect
Sonoma Valley
Your day in California wine country starts as you hop aboard the Sonoma Wine Trolley, modeled after the famous historical cable cars of San Francisco. Enjoy the breeze as your knowledgeable tour guide whisks you off to four outstanding Sonoma-area wineries, known for both their wines and their hospitality. Each wine tasting takes place at the winery and a representatives at each winery will explain the different varietals you’ll sample and the background of the wineries (wine tasting fees are not included and you can expect fees of $30 to $40). There will be wonderful photo opportunities on this tour and your friendly guide will be happy to take a photo or two of your group so you can document your memorable day in wine country.
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Sonoma Valley Open Air Wine Trolley Tour
Reviews
843 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great variety of...
Lynn R,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great variety of wineries, knowledgeable guides, comfortable bus (due to weather) - fun time meeting people from across the country!
Sonoma
marie m,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great driver with lots of local history and the pick of the four wineries were absolutely awesome!!!
So much fun!!!! visited 3...
Janna F,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00SO MUCH FUN!!!! Visited 3 wineries with a group of strangers...returned best friends. Our guide had a great soundtrack for the ride home and most everyone belted ou t the tunes
Sonoma
Becky K,
Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Awesome wine venues and locations! Great driver with Paul! Good timeframe for experience. Highly recommended
First wine tour in Sonoma
P4386ICjosephg,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tha tour was excellent and the weather beautiful. Our tour guide / Trolly driver was personable and very knowledgeable. Great time, would recommend to anyone. Joe and Gemma
Outstanding
Craig M,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Beautiful day Great tour host Amazing views Great wine choices The Sonoma wine excursion was a wonderful way to explore the area and soak up the SUN!!!
Less than perfect tour
duaneo131,
Oct 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00I have been to Sonoma in the past and decided to take my wife so she could have the experience as well. The last time I was in Sonoma, I had taken a different wine tour (which I could no longer find) that was spectacular and had very high expectations. The wine trolley failed to deliver on what I expected and wanted for my wife. Let me start with the positives....the people that were on the tour with us were great and a really nice group. The driver was also very nice and accommodating, and did make the ride entertaining. So, on to the negatives... We visited four different wineries. Two of them are owned by the same vinter, so that was a disappointment. One of them was not even at a winery but at some location in a strip mall. The one thing that is hardly mentioned here on TripAdvisor and on the company's website is that you have to pay at each winery that you have a tasting at. These costs range from $30 and up, and on top of that, many of the wineries asked for/included a tip in the cost as well. Those extra costs really added up and made me regret taking the trolley. I would have saved a lot of money just going to the wineries I wanted myself and getting the tasting there at a place I wanted to go. I want to be clear that the wines were very nice and the wineries, except for one, were beautiful places. The food was also pretty good at VJB. My issue is with the winery selection being very limited and really all from the same vinter and the total cost. The last wine tour I was on included the cost of the tastings in the price, so all you had to do was enjoy the wine, the location, and the ambiance. That is what a wine tour should be. Not some glorified Uber ride, as someone else put it. Now, if you have never been to Sonoma and you don't mind all the extra fees, then this is an enjoyable experience, but I strongly suggest you check into either a different tour company or just doing the tour yourself.
Terrific way to tour wineries
Barb H,
Oct 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A group of 15 friends decided the wine trolley would be a great way to visit a variety of wineries in the Sonoma area, and it was. We loved the trolley ride, but be prepared to dress warmly on chilly mornings. Our driver had a good microphone system but was still hard to hear once we were on the road. We really enjoyed the four wineries, one (Mayo) not as much as the others. Lunch at VBJ was delicious. All in all, the trip was just what we hoped for.
If it’s going to rain, be...
Alison S,
Oct 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00If it’s going to rain, be prepared for a change in vehicle. We had a limo bus instead of the open air trolley. Great experience. Full of history. Wonderful wineries. Delicious lunch. Fantastic tour guide. Paul was unique.
Fun wine tour!
Joe R,
Oct 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a great time on this wine tour. The open air trolley is more of a novelty, but as long as the weather is nice, which it was for us, then it's a great way to get around. It does get up to speed, so be prepared for some windy conditions! We enjoyed all 4 stops, some more than others, but that's just how wine tasting goes. Michael was our driver and he was great!
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