Getaway Adventures/Wine Country Bikes — Local services in Healdsburg

My wife and I (ages 39) signed up for the Russian River Peddle and Paddle tour while we were in town for a wedding in mid-August 2022. We were not disappointed! Our adventure started out in a cool, beautiful California Redwood grove. Raphael, our guide, was knowledgeable about locals sights, wineries, and the local ecosystems. We pedaled on a road for about half a mile through a green and lush forest, and when we got to the bottom of the hill, it opened up into a BEAUTIFUL warm valley of vineyards. It was a little warm at this point, but the wind from the bicycles and our athletic clothing kept us nice and comfortable. We stopped at the Gracianna winery for a tasting, plus short walk through their vineyards, then headed back to the Redwood grove (starting point) for a delicious lunch that Raphael had gone ahead and set up for us in the shade of the Redwoods. We then changed in to our sandals and bathing suits for the kayak portion of the tour (we kept these in our backpack, but you could easily keep them in your car at the parking lot) and started our Russian River tour. We saw beautiful ducks, a hawk, and tons of fish, plus all the beautiful flora along the way. We only got warm a couple times despite the 90 degree weather, because you could easily just splash some cool water on you. We did swim twice to REALLY cool off (the water felt around the 70s) and after soaking for a minute or two, my body felt great again to continue without being uncomfortable at all. Raphael was also able to take many photos along the way, both with his phone and with ours, and made a great record of our trip without us having to worry about it. Would highly recommend this tour for anyone looking to bike/taste/kayak in the Napa or Russian River Valley's (it was maybe a 45 min drive from our...

This was a fun trip! Believe it or not, I had a gift certificate that was given to me back in 2016. After making several phone calls, they were nice enough to honor the gift certificate with some upcharge due to the 6 year difference in pricing. If you want an electric bike - you can but that is subject to an additional fee. (you really don't need, if you don't mind a few rolling hills) We rode for approximately 16 miles and visited 2 wineries. Both wineries were wonderful and both delivered a very personalized wine tasting. Both wineries were small - but just the way we like them! Lunch was served at our second stop and the food was perfect. A little disappointed that our trip did not include one more stop. Our tour guide Antonio (I believe this is correct) was great. Our fellow riders were also friendly which just made the trip more enjoyable. Cons: If you are a cyclist - you do have to remember this is a guided tour and the pace is much slower than I would have liked. I think the trip is expensive - lunch is included in the price - but the tasting fees were not. Sonoma wine tastings are high in my opinion, which we spent an additional 130.00 + tip to our guide. So total all in was around 700.00 for the two of us. Setting aside the cost for this "adventure" (especially being I didn't pay the full amount) - I gave them 5 stars - because the trip was fun and the...

Our first time on a bike tour we weren't sure what to expect. Randy at Getaway Adventures designed a custom 6 day/6 night self-guided tour for us that took us around Sonoma County. We chose hybrid bikes and it was the right choice for the experience we wanted, but Getaway offers road bikes and e-bikes too. Near Healdsburg we biked the Dry Creek and Alexander Valleys, then proceeded town to town seeing the Russian River Valley, Bodega Bay, Highway 1 along the coast, and Armstrong Redwoods. Randy provided a route for us to take each day with recommendations of places to stop for food and wineries to visit. The biking gave us good appetites and the food we had was excellent. There is so much wine available so we wanted to do tastings each day, and ended up buying some wine along the way. Randy coordinated having it shipped home to us which exceeded my expectations. Thanks for a...