Activities, Tours & Wineries
From outdoor adventures, to wine tasting and tours of Hearst Castle, there’s never a dull moment in San Luis Obispo! Visit San Luis Obispo Car Free… Let us show you how! Show your SLO Car Free voucher, and receive these special benefits through December 31, 2012! Register here for a SLO Car Free voucher. Restrictions may apply.Beach Butlerz | Breakaway Tours | Central Coast Food Tours | Central Coast Outdoors
Exploration Station-Grover Beach | Hearst Castle® Theater
History Center of San Luis Obispo | J & J Riding | San Luis Obispo Museum of Art | SLO Walking Tours
Wineries
Beach Butlerz
Car Free Discount Offer for 2011 and 2012: SLO Car Free registrants get a 10% discount off any Beach Butlerz furniture rental**
Beach Butlerz five-star services will change a beach enthusiasts typical day at the beach into a remarkable beach experience. Beach Butlerz offers the highest level of beach services by renting premium quality beach furniture, providing beach spa services, meals at the beach, and other beach ware to enhance a beach enthusiasts time at the beach.
Breakaway Tours and Event Planning
Car Free Discount Offer for 2011 and 2012: SLO Car Free registrants get a 10% discount off Insider’s Wine Tour to Edna Valley or Paso Robles. *
Breakaway Tours has been Uncorking California’s Central Coast Wine Country since 1995! We’re the company for you if you can you answer “Yes” to any/all of the following:
- Ever feel a little confused about wine?
- Interested in learning about wine in a fun and interactive way?
- Thirsty for something more in your wine tour then just “something to do”?
- Crave more then just a designated driver?
- Prefer to spend the day with others of like mind?
Then join us on our Insider’s Wine Tour of Paso Robles or Edna Valley.
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Central Coast Food Tours
Car Free Discount Offer for 2011 and 2012: SLO Car Free registrants get a $5 discount off a Central Coast Food Tour Ticket! ***
Join Central Coast Food Tours in a step-by-step, bite-by-bite exploration of our beautiful and delicious San Luis Obispo. Each of our guided tours includes 6-8 food and beverage tastings and several stopes at interesting architectural and historical features along the way. A Central Coast Food Tour is perfect if you are visiting and want to get an insider’s view, or if you live on the Central Coast and want to discover something new!
Central Coast Outdoors
Car Free Discount Offer for 2011 and 2012: SLO Car Free registrants get a 10% discount off any Central Coast Outdoors tours**
Central Coast Outdoors enthusiastically supports SLO Car Free. They offer guided bike, hike and kayak tours of the SLO area. Kayak tours are on Morro Bay, bike tours go along the coast and/or through local wine country areas and hiking tours feature Big Sur and other local areas. Explore the SLO area with the local experts! All biking tours offer hotel pick-up (often complimentary) and bikes are included in tour price.
Custom Bike Tours by Central Coast Outdoors
Car Free Discount Offer for 2011 and 2012: SLO Car Free registrants get a 10% discount off a custom bike tour**
Imagine pedaling your bike among sun drenched oaks between exclusive wineries or biking down the Pacific Coast Highway with a salty breeze at your back… Central Coast Outdoors handles all the details! Custom Bike Tours by Central Coast Outdoors offers custom, private bicycle tours of California’s Central Coast as well as other beautiful California coastal and wine country regions.
Chamisal Vineyards
Car Free Discount Offer for 2011 and 2012: 2 for 1 tastings and in addition 10% discount on any wine purchase! Wine is organic and SIP certified.
Come taste Organic and SIP certified wine. Our historic Chamisal property, the first vineyard planted in the Edna Valley, has long been producing wines of a distinctive character – bold, complex and intriguing. With the ideal climate of the region and the exceptional clonal selection planted on our vineyard, our winemaking philosophy is to simply reflect the natural characteristics of this remarkable estate.
Exploration Station- Grover Beach
Car Free Discount Offer for 2012 and 2013: SLO Car Free registrants get a FREE child’s admission with each paid adult admission
The Exploration Station in Grover Beach is a non-profit, public facility where families can enjoy revolving science exhibits, interactive displays, and weekly activities designed to spark the imagination and creativity of the youth and adults in our community. Conveniently located near the transportation hub of Grover Beach, near the Ramona Garden Park, the Exploration Station is easily accessible by transit. If you are coming from Amtrak, its an easy 0.7 mile walk or you can hop on the RTA Route 24 for a fast 7 minute ride!
Hearst Castle® Theater
Car Free Discount Offer for 2011 and 2012: SLO Car Free registrants get a 25% discount off movie tickets at the Hearst Castle Theater located at the Hearst Castle Visitor Center.
The Hearst Castle Theater at the Hearst Castle Visitor Center is a 5-Story screen theater showing the resident film “Hearst Castle, Building the Dream” as the companion film to Hearst Castle tours. Hearst Castle – Building the Dream was produced exclusively for this theater. Breathtaking original cinematography combined with vintage clips and stills from the 1920’s and 30’s allows visitors to experience the building of Hearst Castle® and the life of the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. With this special offer, you can receive 25% off the film. The film is an attraction in itself or you can use this offer with the purchase of any tour, except Tour 1 which already includes the film in the price of that ticket. For Hearst Castle general ticket and tour information, click here: www.hearstcastle.com
History Center of San Luis Obispo County
SLO Car Free Discount for 2011 and 2012: 10% Discount off an ipod rental!
At the History Center, we are all about community and sharing stories from our past. Step back in time using our podcast walking tour. Rent an ipod from our downtown location or upload the tour from our website. You will be guided around San Luis Obispo accompanied by stories and historic images from the past. Learn how the mission was founded, about great floods and fires through the city, and how great buildings came to be. Visit www.historycenterslo.org for more information or find us on YouTube to preview the tour.
J & J Riding
SLO Car Free Discount for 2010 and 2011: $5 off per couple
J & J Riding has been a family owned and operated business for 13 years, right here in Morro Bay. Experience the unique adventure of horseback riding on the coast with the only company on the Central Coast that allows you to get over a walk and where you don’t have to stay in lines. You will have absolute fun in the surf!
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
SLO Car Free Discount for 2011 and 2012: 25% off a T-shirt
The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art is the hub of visual arts in San Luis Obispo County and a beacon of find art exhibitions on the Central Coast. Offering classes, lectures, movie nights and many more events. The mission of the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art is to provide and promiote diverse visual arts experiences for people of all ages and backgrounds through exhibition, education, and collaboration. The Museum’s Permanent Collection conserves an artistic legacy on the California Central Coast.
Links to more activity and tour information:
San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center Activities Listings
The San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce has a more complete listing of things to do in the city.
San Luis Obispo County Visitors & Conference Bureau Activities Listings
The San Luis Obispo County Visitors & Conference Bureau has a more complete listing of things to do throughout the county.
Ag Adventures of the Central Coast
Ag Adventures of the Central Coast has information on agriculture tourism, farm stays and harvest festivals on the Central Coast.