Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, we tour all year! Winter is an excellent time to enjoy visiting the Temecula Valley. All our tours are available all year-round. Tastings and tours are often exclusive and unique to the season, and guests may experience behind-the-scenes and intimate experiences not possible during the busy summer months. Please view all of our Taste Temecula - Little Bus Tours

No. Tour schedules reflect the availability of wineries, breweries, and restaurants and are not adjustable. For private, full-day tours only, we may alter itineraries.

Yes! Private tours are ideal for special occasions and those who prefer a more intimate, VIP experience.

Public tours include other groups. Private tours are exclusive to your group and are available on most tours for a premium; These tours lists public and private rates. Select the option to upgrade to a private tour when booking online. Call our office for information on all our private tours.

Tour itineraries are listed on weekday tour's , including pictures and links to the facilities (scroll down on the tour pages). Winery, brewery, and Mead requests are welcome but not guaranteed. 

Guests often ask us: "How do you choose the stops?" Good question! We carefully select our partners based on three factors: do they have great products, are their staff knowleagble and is the experience unique or excellent? If they don't deliver on these, we don't visit. We constantly seek out a better tour experience for our guests! We regularly review guest and Tour Guide feedback, and each year we adjust our itineraries to add exciting newcomers and replace those who do not meet expectations.

We'll always do our best to deliver a great tour! The venue, facility tours, and some experiences are subject to availability, season, group size, and other factors out of our control. Due to unforeseen circumstances and availability, Taste Temecula - Little Bus Tours reserves the right to change vehicles, guides, schedules, and facilities with notice. 

Yes. Winery and facility tasting fees are included in tour rates. Your Tour Guide will advise you if you visit a facility with optional tasting fees (an extra fee to taste Frozen wine, for example). The number and variety of wines offered at wineries are subject to change and are at the facility's sole discretion. Most facilities offer five to six tastings at each stop.

We offer both tours with a lunch and tours without a lunch. Lunch tours are designed to allow time for a lunch stop. Whit some non-lunch tour stop's we will allow time to get something however they EXCLUDE the cost of lunch. We select restaurants based on quality, availability, group size, requests, holidays, and other factors. Guests pay the restaurant directly for non-lunch tours. Restaurant requests are welcome but not guaranteed. Taste Temecula - Little Bus Tours is NOT responsible for communicating food allergies, dietary restrictions, and guests should inform the restaurant upon arrival if they are ording food on their own. Lunch stops typically offer vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. 

We accept cash and credit cards, including American Express, MasterCard, and Visa.  Gratuities are NOT included - suggested gratuity: 15-25%. For groups of eight or more, private tours, and prepaid invoices, an 18% gratuity will be added. Split payments are available for groups with a 50% deposit required at the time of booking. Your Tour Driver will collect the balance of the payment at the start of the tour.  For large groups, please organize payment in advance and present your Tour Guide with one payment method.

Plans sometimes change. We get it; it happens to us too. So we're happy to provide a hassle-free, 100% refund no questions asked for guests that purchase trip insurance. within 2 hours of the start of the wine tour's and 48 hours for package deals. Once a tour is booked we start to schedule your group into the wineries & hot air balloons for your tour, and we can't quickly fill your slot, so we can't provide you with a refund in that case, and there is a 100% charge for the entire invoice. Very, very rarely, we're the ones that have to cancel. We'll try hard not to, but if we do, we'll ask if you prefer to reschedule or have us refund you. Should government restrictions prevent tours from operating, reservations can be rescheduled or are 100% refundable.

Taste Temecula - Little Bus Tours is proud to maintain a modern and immaculately maintained fleet. Our fleet includes Mercedes Sprinter limo buses, Mercedes 450GLE SUV and a 30 Passanger limo bus!

Tours are available to book online all year for groups of 2-12 guests. We can accommodate group sizes upwards of 30: please contact us for more information and a personalized quote. Large groups travel together in our fleet but may be separated into smaller groups at facilities.

We are pleased to offer complimentary pick-up and drop-off from downtown Temecula. We also offer custome pick ups at some of our local hotels, Airbnb, B&Bs, and residences for the private tours and for the large group tours. Our goal is to provide a safe and convenient service to guests while ensuring adequate time is spent tasting and not riding in a vehicle!

We understand that our region offers various accommodation options outside our pick-up zone. Guests staying outside these areas may be eligible for pick-up and drop-off on full-day tours only for an additional fee of $10-20 per person depending on group size, location, and which tour they are joining. For guests staying outside of these locations and wishing to join public, mixed-group tours, we suggest hiring or arranging alternate transportation to meet us at a central pick-up point. 

Don't hesitate to contact us if you are unsure if your accommodations are within our pick-up zone or have other questions.

Tours are available to book online all year for groups of 2-26 guests. We can accommodate group sizes upwards of 30: please contact us for more information and a personalized quote. Large groups travel together in our fleet but may be separated into smaller groups at facilities.

No. We encourage you to have fun, but please be aware of local laws, and safety is paramount. As for food and snacks no Wine and cheese are a great pairing, but not so much in a vehicle. We take great pride in maintaining an impeccable fleet, and that includes ensuring guests don't smell cheese dropped behind the seats and smashed into our carpet! Outside food or beverages are not permitted. Complimentary bottled water is provided. Guests are welcome and incuraged to pre-order a lunch or purchase food from one of the stops.

Tours are designed for guests of legal consumption age, and many guests appreciate the opportunity for an adult environment. Children under 21 are not permitted on public tours but may be allowed on private tours & Hot air ballon rides. Temecula community services offers a variety of FUN things to do whether it is Summer Camps, Contract Classes or Special Events!

No. We love animals, too! For allergy and cleanliness reasons, pets are not permitted, no matter how well-trained or adorable they are. However if you have a service animal we do offer private tours that you can bring them on. Please call for more information.

Yes! Tours operate rain or shine. Tastings are usually inside tasting rooms, cellars, or beneath covered patios, and we offer complimentary umbrellas. Rainy days are an excellent time for tours: you're not missing a day on the beach or the golf course! Please dress accordingly.

Yes! We welcome (and rock) bachelor and bachelorette groups! Please wear appropriate attire and respect other winery, Brewery and Distillery guests. 

Yes! Online reservations are available for single travelers, However since we require a minimum of six guests for a public tour. Please call us and we can usually find a seat on a tour for you to join!

Yes! Give one of the best gifts ever, wine. Gift certificates are available for purchase here in various denominations, are suitable for any tour, and never expire. You can customize the card design, recipient, and delivery date or send it to yourself to print. Your friend or colleague enters the code online when they choose to book, and the gift certificate is easily redeemed.

What are the best breakfast and brunch recommendations in Temecula? Always ask the locals! Our recommendations include Patsy's Country Kitchen, 1909, and Swing Inn Cafe.

Where are the best patios and burgers in Temecula & Murrieta? Our hosts advice for the best lunch restaurants in town includes Goat & Vine, Public House, and Stadium Pizza.

Where are the best restaurants in Temecula for dinner? Little bus Tours appreciates Great Oak Steak House, Yard House, and Small Barn