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PLAN
YOUR NAPA VALLEY VACATION
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Choose from hundreds of links to plan
your vacation to Napa Valley, including,
lodging,
wine
tours |
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and
tastings,
dining,
nightlife,
attractions,
day
spas,
tours
and sightseeing,
recreation,
transportation, |
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Where does
the adventure begin?
Wine tasting tours, hot air balloon rides,
ride and dine on the wine train, or dine
in any style restaurant, Napa
Town & Country Fair, horseback riding, amusement parks, fairs,
fishing, family
fun,
golf, bike tours,
cooking demonstrations,
Old Faithful Geyser, picnicking at one
of the beautifully landscaped wineries,
Safari west with 400 exotic mammals
& birds,
another wine tasting tour,
fishing,
petting zoo,
world class restaurants. For more
information
go
to
attractions
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More adventure cont.
Transportation
via hot air balloon is a fantastic way to view the Napa Valley. It's quiet,
peaceful, noise free and great for taking pictures.For best vacation results, make all of your travel arrangements in advance, whether your transportation is by limousine, taxi, ballooning, biking or hiking. All forms of transportation are fun. See more on our
transportation page. See our
attractions and
recreation pages for
business names, addresses, and phone numbers.
Winery Tours, Where to Start
There are too many wineries to see in one trip. In fact, there are many to
see in two visits. Research the wineries on the internet, pick out the wineries
you would like and visit and go from there. Three to four wineries a day is a
good viable limit. Most wineries are open 10am to 4:30pm.
Some of the wineries may have extended hours during the summer. A few newer
wineries may have free tastings and tours. Tasting fees are approximately
$10. If you're on a paid wine tasting and tour, tastings are
usually included with the tour fee. If you're on a short weekend trip or
planning to visiting more than three or four wineries in a day, it may be wise
to rent a limousine for the day and have a safe blast.
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When to visit The Napa Valley? |
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you have never been to
Napa Valley
you owe yourself
a treat. As you
arrive in Napa
you will awed by
it's pictorial
scenery of
cascading hills
with beautiful
perfect rows of
grapevines. The
landscape is second to none, and the beauty of the land
continues to improve. Where on one side of the street once stood
a glorious winery dating
back to perhaps the
1870's, across the way may be a new
beautiful and proud
winery.
Planning to visit Napa Valley but just not sure when to go? There are great year-round reasons to visit
Napa Valley. The best time depends on what you want from your
vacation in Wine Country.
Winter, despite the potential for rain, which is less
than 24 inches per year, is still a sight to behold. In January
mustard greens begin to grow. Their brilliant yellow flowers
against the bright green grasses and studded with the dark brown
color of grapevines lends to a beautiful sight across all the
hillsides.
January 30th starts the Mustard Festival, which is ongoing
thru the end of March. The Napa
Valley Mustard Festival is a non-profit community service
organization.
Spring is always a
great time of the year in Napa Valley. The air is fresh and
sweet, the grapevines are bursting, and the trees are blooming
bright colors of pink and yellow and white, and Napa
Valley is reborn once again.
Summer is of course, the busiest and best for many
including families. Who doesn't like Summer and all the
pampering possibilities of a spa, a scenic wine tasting tour,
and wonderful dinner at one of Napa's world renowned
restaurants. And recreational possibilities like biking or
hiking on one of the many hillsides or kayaking down the Russian
River.
Fall with it's glorious colors of change approaching,
is a picture to behold. Even in late fall Napa Valley
experiences Indian Summers where it can be well into the upper
80s or low 90s up to the middle of October. You can still have
great fun time and with fewer people to share it with.
This time of the year is special as well. Grapes are picked
and crushed for wine making. Some wineries give tours this time
of the year as well. Try to find a winery offering barrel
tastings. For more winery information
click here.
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