Custom itinerary

Custom Santa Barbara Wine Itinerary

$500.00

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Itinerary design fee, per couple. Credited in full against the trip when you book it with us.

Santa Barbara is two trips in one county: the Santa Ynez Valley with Los Olivos and the Sta. Rita Hills, and the city with its Riviera hotels and Funk Zone. Custom is how you get the split right, and the hotel that goes with it.

What we'd build it around

Stay. San Ysidro Ranch or El Encanto if the hotel is half the point; Kimpton Canary or Hotel Californian downtown; Fess Parker Wine Country Inn, The Landsby in Solvang or The Genevieve in Santa Ynez for the valley nights.
Sip. The Hilt and Babcock in the Sta. Rita Hills, Happy Canyon and Folded Hills, Presqu'ile in Santa Maria, the Los Olivos tasting rooms on foot, the Funk Zone for an urban afternoon.
Eat. Bettina for the city night, S.Y. Kitchen and The Victor in the valley, The Hitching Post II for the tri-tip, Sushi by Scratch in Montecito for an omakase.
Days. Polo on a Sunday at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, the Old Mission, a beach afternoon, a driver on the valley days.

Already like the look of the set trip? Santa Barbara, 4 nights from $4,300 per couple is the version we'd take ourselves. The custom one starts from the same book and goes wherever your answers take it.

What the design fee covers

A day-by-day itinerary written for you: the hotel, the tastings, the tables, the timings and the driver days, with a line on why each stop made the cut.
Every reservation made and held in your name once you book: winery appointments, restaurants, the hotel and the driver.
Two rounds of revisions, then a final version you can carry on your phone.
A quote for the whole trip, priced per couple like our set trips, with the $500 taken off the balance.
A direct line to us while you travel.

How it works

Answer the questions above and add the design fee to your cart. Two minutes.
Within two business days we send a first draft and a quote for the trip.
We revise together, up to two rounds, until it reads like your trip.
A deposit confirms the dates and we make every booking. The balance is due 45 days before you travel, with the $500 credited against it.

The fine print

One design fee covers a party of up to six travelling together; for larger groups, write to us before you buy. The fee is credited in full against a trip booked with Cellar Mouse within twelve months of the first draft. It is not refundable once the first draft has been sent. Flights are never included. Deposits, balances and cancellations for the trip itself follow the same terms as our set trips.

How our trips work

Tell us about the trip

Two minutes. We use this to write the first draft and price it. Anything you're not sure about, leave blank and we'll ask.

Travel dates required How fixed are the dates? Travellers required Nights required Budget per couple, not counting flights required

What should the wine days be built around? Tick everything that applies.

Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir and ChardonnayHappy Canyon Bordeaux varietiesRhône styles in Ballard CanyonLos Olivos tasting rooms on footFunk Zone urban wineriesEstate visits with the winemakerA city night with a Michelin tablePolo Sunday or a beach afternoon

Must-visit wineries, restaurants or hotels (or ones to skip) Dining Where you'd like to sleep Pace Who's coming, and is there an occasion? Anything else we should know? Phone (optional)

Your email comes through with the order. We reply within two business days with a first draft of the Santa Barbara itinerary and a quote for the trip.