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Half Day Bike Tours
If a half day of causal bicycle riding through beautiful country is about your speed, then we have a series of California wine country bicycle tours and coastal guided bike tours for you.
All of our half day bicycle tours feature spectacular California scenery, top notch guides and a wonderful gourmet picnic lunch. These guided half day bike tours are a way to get some exercise and enjoy being pampered at the same time.
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“We so enjoyed our bike ride along the Pacific Coast Highway... We
want to compliment you on a wonderful experience from start to
fabulous finish. Your knowledge of the area and surroundings was
great. We loved the ride and the "no pressure" way of letting us
ride at our own pace... The gourmet picnic lunch was out of this
world. It was so pleasant and relaxing after the ride... If anyone asks
us what's fun out there in California, you can be sure we will point
them in your direction.”
Natalie and Tom Hosp
Fort Meyers, Florida
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Upgrade half day guided bike tours to include an afternoon of wine tasting by vehicle
Our half 'n half trips (a morning of cycling followed by an afternoon of wine tasting by vehicle) have been so popular, we are now extending this program to all our guided half day bike tours. For any of our half day bicycle tours, you can add an afternoon of wine tasting by vehicle for an additional $40 per person. We typically visit up to three wineries nearby the areas where we cycle. Tasting fees for three wineries throughout the afternoon (including the winery where we lunch, if relevant) are included. Please contact our office at 888-873-5610 for details.
Our Private Exclusive Tour Guarantee
All of our guided half day bike tours and California wine country bicycle tours
are guaranteed to be private
exclusive affairs. Once we meet you at the start of the tour, we are
yours for the rest of the trip. Our guides will cater to your personal
preferences and can change the tour (within reason) to fit your
needs. No one else will be on the tour. Our minimum booking size is
two people and our prices vary according to your group size. Treat
yourself to our personalized service!
| BIKING: Avila See Canyon - Half Day (Family Friendly) |
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Our Avila Beach See Canyon guided half day bike tour is our easiest and most family friendly bike tour. It's a diverse tour with a great combination of bike paths and scenic roads with coastal views, watchable wildlife and a few wineries as well. Our relatively easy cycling route starts near the trailhead for the Bob Jones City to the Sea Bike Trail and follows a scenic creek side bike path all the way to the picturesque seaside town of Avila Beach. Bicycling a short distance further along a classic beachside road, we come to Harford Pier, where local fishermen offer us their catch and sea lions cavort under the pier. Retracing part of our cycling route inland, we detour up See Canyon to Kelsey See Canyon Winery before ending with a gourmet picnic lunch at Avila Valley Barn (or an alternate location when the Barn is closed in winter). The cycling on this guided half day bike tour is relatively easy with much of it along a dedicated bike path and there are many non-winery attractions along the way. With so much to see and do in such a compact area, Avila Beach is truly an ideal destination for casual cyclists.
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| Distance | 11 miles with an option to add 6 additional miles. |
| Difficulty | Easy to Moderately Easy |
| Terrain | Mostly level with some short ups and downs. |
| Complimentary Pick-Up | SLO, Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Morro Bay, Los Osos. 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+ |
| $129 |
$119 |
$109 |
$99 |
$89 |
***On special request, this trip can also be done as an afternoon ride starting with lunch. Please let us know at time of booking if you'd like to make this change.***
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* All our biking tours are private tours! Min. booking size is two people. *
| BIKING: Paso Robles - Half Day |
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Look no further than our Paso Robles guided half day bike tour for one of the best California wine country bicycle tours around. Unlike heavily impacted Napa and Sonoma, the Paso Robles wine country has plenty of small, friendly wineries featuring award winning red wines such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Syrah as well as many relatively level roads with light traffic. Our wine country bicycle tour begins east of Paso Robles along a scenic road next to the Salinas River, passing bucolic ranches. A short climb away from the river brings you into the heart of Paso Robles wine country, where you have chances to taste at J. Lohr and Le Vigne wineries as well as visit an historic adobe church and graveyard. This popular guided half day bike tour finishes with a complimentary wine tasting and gourmet picnic lunch at San Antonio Winery Paso Robles tasting room. This California wine country bicycle tour of the Paso Robles area provides a great half day of wine tasting an cycling along mostly level roads.
***On special request, this trip can also be done as an afternoon ride starting with lunch. Please let us know at time of booking if you'd like to make this change.***
| Distance | 12 miles with an option to add 5 additional miles |
| Difficulty | Moderately Easy |
| Terrain | Mostly level with a few short hills. No major climbs. |
| Complimentary Pick-Up | Morro Bay, Los Osos, Cayucos, San Luis Obispo, Atascadero, Paso Robles. 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+ |
| $139 |
$119 |
$109 |
$99 |
$89 |
* All our biking tours are private tours! Min. booking size is two people. *
| BIKING: Edna Valley - Half Day |
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The Edna Valley is a delightfully compact wine growing region just south of San Luis Obispo and is the perfect destination for a California wine country bicycle tour. Ringed with dramatic hills and closer to the ocean than Paso Robles, the wineries of the Edna Valley produce excellent Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs. This guided half day bike tour of the Edna Valley meanders through rolling terrain in the heart of this picturesque vineyard filled valley with opportunities to taste wines at such award winning wineries as Saucelito Canyon, Kynsi, and Chamisal.
We finish our cycling at Baileyana Winery, located in a restored historic schoolhouse, and enjoy a complimentary wine tasting along with a gourmet picnic lunch. While there are a some short hills on this California wine country bicycle tour, there are also plenty of scenic wineries along the way to tempt you with a quick tasting break, making this guided half day bike tour the perfect choice for cyclists who want to maximize wine tasting opportunities along the route.
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| Distance | 10 miles with an option to add 6 more miles |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Terrain | A mix of relatively level riding with some hillier stretches. |
| Complimentary Pick-Up | SLO, Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Morro Bay, Los Osos. Please call if interested in pick-up fees for other locations
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| Price per
person, by group size (bike rental incl.) |
| 2 |
3 |
4 |
5-9 |
10+ |
| $139 |
$119 |
$109 |
$99 |
$89 |
***On special request, this trip can also be done as an afternoon ride starting with lunch. Please let us know at time of booking if you'd like to make this change.***
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Our Edna Valley Bicycle Tour Voted #1 Adventure on
the Central Coast
by Outdoor Writers Association of California.
See the article.
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* All our biking tours are private tours! Min. booking size is two people. *
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| BIKING: Pacific Coast Highway - Half Day (Family Friendly) |
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We've cherry picked the best of the coastal riding in the area for
this Pacific Coast Highway bicycle tour. After meeting in Cambria (or
at your nearby hotel) we shuttle past Hearst Castle to Ragged
Point. Climbing on our bikes, we cycle down an isolated and pristine
stretch of the 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
Pacific Coast Highway bicycle tour is perhaps the easiest way to take
in some of the world class scenery by bike that the area has to
offer.
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A picnic lunch at a picturesque seaside park caps off an ideal
Pacific Coast bike holiday.
For families (or others) interested in a shorter ride that minimizes riding with narrow shoulders, we can do a shortened 13 mile version of this 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.
| Distance |
21 miles (short option 13 miles) |
| Difficulty | Moderately Easy |
| Terrain | Mostly level with some short ups
and downs. |
| Complimentary Pick-Up | Los Osos, Morro Bay, 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+ |
| $129 |
$119 |
$109 |
$99 |
$89 |
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We do a similar version of this tour as a Morning Bike / Afternoon
Wine Taste tour.
Click here for
details.
What is included in the price of your guided half
day bike tours?
All our half day bicyle 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:
- Bicycle and helmet.
- Guide and route support.
- Printed directions for the ride and usually a map as well.
- Snacks and water.
- All necessary shuttles during the tour.
- Gourmet picnic lunch.
- Pick-up from nearby hotel (pick-ups at hotels not near the trip
can be arranged for an extra fee - contact us for details).
- Note that winery tasting fees (except at wineries where we picnic)
are typically not included in our half day bike trips. Winery
tasting fees are included in our
AM Bike / PM Wineries tours.
How do you determine difficulty ratings?
On our California guided half day bike tours, 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 not be 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 guided bike tour and a terrain description. We are also
available by phone to discuss the difficulty of any of our tours.
What bicycles do you provide with your
tours?
We feature Norco Performance
Bikes on our California guided half day bike tours.
You have the choice of a hybrid
bike with upright handlebars or a road bike with drop (racing style)
handlebars. Both bikes are designed for efficient travel on the road
and have Shimano components. Both bicycle styles have a map case attached to
the handlebars and the hybrids also have a rear rack bag to store
gear. We stock a variety of frame sizes to fit your needs. Please
supply your desired bike type, height and pedal preference when you
reserve a trip so we can pick the appropriate bike for you.
Will the guide cycle with us?
All of our guided half day bike tours except the Pacific Coast ride are loops
designed so the guide can cycle with the group. The Pacific Coast Half
Day trip is a one way trip down the coast, so the guide must stay with
vehicle to shuttle riders to the start and have the lunch ready at the
end.
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