Combine the fun of a float trip on the Verde River with wine tasting at a Tuscan farmhouse and you get the idea...the best of two worlds.
The trip begins with a one hour Inflatable Kayak trip on scenic stretch of the Verde with just enough chutes and riffles to add a bit of excitement without ruffling any feathers. Your float trip ends in the shade of giant cottonwoods and the gravel path up through the vineyards to Alcantara Winery & Vineyards.
This favorite of the Verde Valley Wine Trail features award winning wines and friendly sommeliers who guide you through the tasting while overlooking the vineyards and the rolling hills beyond.
You even get a credit for purchasing wine or gift shop mementos. With great photo ops, fabulous scenery, abundant wildlife... and excellent wine, this is truly an unforgettable experience.
This fabulous tour lasts approximately 3 to 4 hours from start to finish.
Tour Time: Tour departs daily from the boathouse in Sedona at 1:30 p.m. Check in is at 1:00 to 1:15 p.m. and will return at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Price: $129.00 per adult(Must be 21 years of age and have a picture ID)
Each person receives a $20.00 credit to be used at the winery for your wine tasting ($10.00) and the purchase of wine or gifts.
Price: $109.00 per adult(Adults without wine tasting)
Price: $65.00for children 5-12 (must be in tandem kayak with adult)
If you are coming from Phoenix or are staying in the Verde Valley you can drive to the Alcantara Vineyards park your car and we will pick you up at about 2:00 pm sharp for your Water to Wine experience.
The Best of the Verde Valley Scenic Wine Tasting Tour
A tree hour, three wine tastings adventure
The Verde Valley is definitely on the map as an up and coming wine producing region. Sedona Adventure Tours will take you on a personal tour of all the best wineries and tasting rooms, and do all the driving. So you can just relax and enjoy the experience. You will visit three acclaimed wineries in the lush Page Springs region, along lower Oak Creek. This is not the desert!
The first stop is the adobe style tasting room of Oak Creek Vineyard set on the volcanic hillside above Oak Creek. Known for unique, full-bodied reds and gravelly whites, Oak Creek is a great place to get started.
Just across the road is Page Springs CellarsWinery, where winemaker Eric Glomsky crafts award winning Rhone-style reds, a Viognier and an excellent rose. The tasting room and vineyards, set amidst towering sycamores directly on Oak Creek, are absolutely gorgeous.
The final stop is Javelina Leap, where ‘colorful’ winemaker Rod Snapp presides over the saloon style tasting room and features his exceptional, and nationally recognized, Zinfandels. You will be amazed by the lush, green landscape and the quality of the wine and pleased with the casual ambiance of the wineries throughout this wonderful afternoon adventure.
Tour Time: 1:00 pm daily and last approximately 3-4 hours
We pick up at your location between 12:30 pm and 1:00 pm and return between 4:00 pm and 4:30 pm
Price: $99.00* per adult (includes all wine tastings) Must be 21 years of age and have a picture ID.
The old ghost town of Jerome has become the wine tasting center of the Verde Valley. Long appreciated as a great stop for interesting shops, unique galleries and breathtaking views, Jerome is now home to several tasting rooms within steps from each other. Sedona Adventure Tours has created the perfect itinerary so you can enjoy all of the best Jerome has to offer and let us do the driving to to and from Sedona. Your climate controlled van journey begins by exploring a portion of the Verde Valley Trail as you wind through the incredible scenery of Sedona and the Verde Valley. Once in the mile-high ‘city’ of Jerome we visit Bitter Creek Winery, Jerome Winery and Caduceus Cellars. Caduceus is owned by rock star and winemaker Maynard James Keenan, lead singer with the bands Tool, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle. You can get great insights into the triumphs and travails of winemaking by seeing his latest film, "Blood into Wine." You will have time on your own to cruise this quirky town, have a bite to eat and do some shopping, and perhaps mingling with some of the colorful characters who call Jerome home.
Tour departs Sedona at 12:00 p.m. daily and returns to Sedona at approximately 5:00 p.m.
Jerona Tour Choices:
Price:$129.00 pp - With wine tastings
Price:$99.00 pp - With no wine tastings
*Prices are subject to change and do not include tax or gratuities for your sommeliers, wait staff or guides, 15% gratuity recommended. Permitted with the Prescott & Coconino National Forest
