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About Platypus Tours
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Join us on a Platypus small-group wine tour of the Napa Valley, the Sonoma Valley or the Russian River / Healdsburg wine country! The tour fee is $139 per person. You’ll visit three charming, back-roads wineries and be served a picnic lunch in an idyllic winery setting. Your tour guide will tell fascinating stories and share many interesting tidbits about local history, culture and wine making. Our specialty is intimate, light-hearted and truly memorable wineries. This tour is sure to entertain with a very approachable and easy-going style. Discover and savor new experiences tasting some of the world’s most celebrated wines. Our typical guest is not necessarily a wine expert but keen to learn a bit about wine and wine-making, and is open to sharing the experience with a few other like-minded wine adventurers. Here are the features:• Your tour of intimate wineries is crafted for you by your Platypus tour guide• Our long-standing relationships with many wineries result in enhanced tasting experiences for our guest• It’s a small group tour on a shuttle bus with limo-style seating (10-12 guests, usually)• We actively negotiate with wineries on behalf of our guests to keep tasting fees reasonable• Your guide will set up a tasty picnic lunch for you at a picturesque winery• Pick-up and drop-off from local area hotels is included.• We serve plenty of water on board• We can accommodate vegetarian, gluten-free and most other diet restrictionsWe also offer private tours for social, corporate, team-building and incentive groupsWe’ll help you make the most of your precious time in the Wine Country!707-253-2723 www.platypustours.com TCP-48176-S
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Platypus Tours (platypustours.com) has a 4.9 out of 5 rating on OK.one, based on 200 user reviews collected here. It is listed under Travel & Vacation and its reputation is excellent. Praise is nearly unanimous, with 99% rating it 4 stars or higher. Last updated 2026-08-30.
What reviewers say
AI generatedReviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the exceptionally knowledgeable, funny, and friendly guides who keep everyone thoroughly entertained and informed throughout the winery excursions. Travelers also love the seamless logistics, highlighting comfortable vehicle transport and extremely convenient door-to-door pickups from local accommodations. Some reviewers noted minor preferences regarding wine variety or scheduling details during their individual winery visits. A few consumers mentioned that specific stops felt slightly less informative or lacked engaging presentations by the hosts. Despite these occasional observations, visitors consistently emphasize the overall value and memorable nature of the guided trips.
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We have the most wonderful time on our…
We have the most wonderful time on our wine tour. Linda was fantastic and the wineries were so much fun.
Great experience…
Any incredibly unique experience visiting 3 very different vineyards and getting the insight into wine making from each. Andy was our guide and literally wrote a book on how to approach wine tasting. His stories as well as from the personnel at the wineries made it a truly memorable experience.
Courtney was an enjoyable guide and had…
Courtney was an enjoyable guide and had great rapport with the tourists as well as the vineyard hosts.
Absolutely wonderful time and…
Absolutely wonderful time and experience! Courtney was awesome!
You won't regret chosing Platypus!
Communication from the company and the guide, Courtney, was excellent. The van was very comfortable, and Courtney explained how the day would go. We had a fantastic group of people with whom we had a blast all day! The 3 wineries we went to were all great choices, and particularly the one where we had lunch, which was delicious! My daughter and I both would highly recommend Platypus!
great tour
our guide, courtney, was lovely and the other members of our group were super friendly and fun. the vineyards were fabulous and we even made an extra stop since we had some time before a tour at benziger. a great time was had by all.
Everyone made a wonderful impression!
Everyone made a wonderful impression!! From Tina who drove me to meet the group to Steve and our great group!!! Such great fun!!!
Book with them. You’ll be happy.
Amazing day. Would book with Platypus again without hesitation on any of their tours. From booking to execution it was flawless. And love the name. Casey is the perfect driver. Tons of knowledge, great personality. (PT, have new drivers shadow him to learn how to do the job properly) He picked 3 fantastic wineries to visit. Bus was great. U shaped couch helped make friends for the day. For guests: at the last winery my wife bought Casey a bottle of wine. He said it was the first time anyone did that. I’m shocked. Be better, people. She shouldn’t be the last.
Andy our wine guy was the best!!!
Wonderful guides and great wineries
Wonderful guides and great wineries. We will definitely use Platypus again when we come back!
It was awesome
It was awesome. Great group, just the right size. The wineries were fantastic and our guide was superb.
Great experience
Jared was amazing! His selection of wineries were spot on. The three he brought us to had a great, relaxing vibe to them and made the tastings more personal, not to mention amazing wines! The communication from making a reservation, confirming food allergies and pick up was flawless.
Already visited first vineyard
Unfortunately, we had visited the first vineyard (Sangiacomo) the day before. It is only 6 minutes out of Sonoma and very popular. We had tasted and bought win already so this was an unfortunate waste of our time. Sangiacomo is not the usual choice for Platypus which touts being smaller and unknown. We don’t think you shouldn’t go to this vineyard since there is a very good chance that someone staying in Sonoma has visited. It was very disappointing.
Reply from Platypus Tours 2025-10-31
Hi Kristi, Thank you for letting us know how your day went, I am truly sorry you repeated at Sangiacomo. We do ask guests to let us know if they are visiting places while in the area. We try to avoid places where guests are visiting on their own. We did have two buses in the Sonoma area on the day you visited if we had known ahead of time we could have taken you to a different area of the valley. I hope you will give us another chance to show you around please reach out if there is anything else you wish to share.
GREAT TOUR GUIDE!!!
My wife and I truly enjoyed our experience with Platypus Tours and our guide Steve. Steve kept the tour lively, fun, and still managed to provide just the right amount of “wine knowledge” for us to begin to digest some of the complexities around wine selections and what we like.
Rob was a great driver
Rob was a great driver. Knowledgable, friendly, helpful.
Great
Had an amazing experience with our guide Jason
AMAZING tour..
AMAZING tour... our guide Gary was amazing, very helpful and knowledgeable.... he even had my past itinerary so we didnt go to the same wineries.
Great Way to Experience Napa
The small group wine tour was perfect! Met amazing people and went to several wonderful wineries. Lunch, company, the tour and our host were all fantastic. And they picked us up from our Airbnb property. Highly recommend this great tour!!
Our day with Gary was the best
Our day with Gary was the best! He was punctual, kind, witty, and full of knowledge of the area and the wineries. The wineries we visited were so unique and we appreciated what felt like VIP service for our group. We thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the people with us in the tour, too. We can’t wait to return to the area and we’ll definitely do another Platypus Tour.
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