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The Overland Trail private railcar is running the Santa Barbara Vino Train from Los Angeles to the Downtown Santa Barbara Wine Trail on select Saturdays almost every month! Some of the prior trips have completely sold out just from members of the Orange County Wine Meetup Group and the Southern California Rail Travel Meetup Group before tickets were even made available to the public! If you didn't get a chance to go on a prior trip, or would like to go again, here is another chance! CALL 800-539-7245 TO BOOK NOW!
There will be an escorted tour by Tom Anderson of as many of these wine tasting rooms as time allows with a break for lunch at one of the many Santa Barbara eateries. At no extra cost you are welcome to tag along on the escorted tour, or you may go off to explore at your own pace. Each wine tasting room charges between $5 and $15 for between 3 and 7 pours at each room. You are not required to participate in the tastings at every stop (or any stop).
Round-trip in the private railcar including breakfast and dinner plus wine, soft drinks or coffee is just $125.00. You can park directly under the MTA building at L.A. Union Station all day for just $6. Amtrak staff may not be aware of this special event but they will be able to point you to the right track if you ask for Train #799. The Overland Trail private railcar will be on the Amtrak train that has just one level, usually the only Amtrak train without 2 levels in the station. The train departs Los Angeles at 7:30AM arriving in Santa Barbara at 10:30AM. The return train departs at 4:31PM arriving back at 7:15PM. Buy your ticket soon to avoid disappointment! Below are the details of this trip: The Santa Barbara Vino Train is just the ticket for those wishing a day of escape. Enjoy an easy going get-a-way with first class service and personal attention. The special day will be filled with wonderful adventure, great food and lots of premium wine tasting! Our wine tour will be fun, educational and will tantalize your taste buds. Do you love wine? Do you love adventure? Do you love the mystique and romance long associated with exotic train travel? Then ... please peruse these features......
Most of the wine tasting rooms in the above map are within 3 blocks of the Amtrak Station where we will depart the train about 10:30 AM. Most of the wine tasting rooms open at 11 AM. Some in our wine tasting group like to wait until after lunch before visiting many or any of the wine tasting rooms. That is OK. You are welcome to come along with the guided group, rejoin the group a bit later, or just do Santa Barbara on your own. It's your day! Below is a map of some of the restaurants that are within a few blocks of the Amtrak Station:
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This trip operates on the same days as the above train. This is really just a continuation of
the above. After passengers of the wine lover's train disembark in Santa Barbara, the riders
of the Santa Barbara - San Luis Obispo train will board. Simple snacks and beverages are included.
The train makes a quick turn around in San Luis Obispo to head back to Santa Barbara. Do not plan
to be able to spend any time off the train in San Luis Obispo. This is basically just to enjoy
the scenic ocean view ride in a private railcar between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. If you
wish to originate in Los Angeles, you can either purchase a ticket to ride the wine tasting train
or you can purchase a round trip ticket from Amtrak to ride in the Amtrak coach section as far as
Santa Barbara before moving up to the private railcar.
OTHER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Luncheon By The Sea: Date: Saturdays, March 12 & May 7, 2011, Price: $149 per person round trip between Los Angeles to San Deigo with more than 4 hours to tour San Diego. Includes a 4 course gourmet luncheon with wine and champagne. CLICK HERE for more details.
Click here for the "official map"of the The Downtown Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail. Note: Some of these wine tasting rooms are no longer in business and some are located well beyond walking distance of the Amtrak station. The map that we have provided of just the wine tasting rooms near the Amtrak station is a better guide to use for this trip.
Click Here for photos of The Wine Depot in Brea, California.
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