Elevated Detours
$ Pricing Varies
Elevated Detours take your Hill Country experience to the next level. In addition to curated tastings at select venues, these tours include exclusive, enhanced experiences designed to make your day truly memorable. Enjoy a cave or dungeon tasting, indulge in cheese and chocolate pairings, or go behind the scenes with a production tour to see how the wine is crafted. Each Elevated Detour is thoughtfully tailored to create a one-of-a-kind journey through the heart of Texas wine country.
Just looking for tasting tour? Inquire about our Private Detours here.
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Summary
Our Elevated Detours are unique experiences that can be tailored to your interests. Tastings may include facility tours, food pairings, or exclusive seating. Meet a rhino, interact with elephants—the possibilities are endless. Need ideas? Our team is happy to customize a tour just for you.
This detour operates 7 days per week.
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What's Included
While these detours are different, you can expect each to, at a minimum, include:
Pickup/drop off at the location of your choosing (limitations apply. See FAQs and Policies for more information)
Tasting fees included
Bottled water and snacks
Pricing does not include gratuity
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Booking and Cancellations
100% payment is required at the time of booking.
Unfortunately, due to the nature of these detours, refunds may not always be available. Details regarding cancellation and refund requests specific to these detours will be provided at booking.
To request an elevated detour or to inquire about options available, please don’t hesitate to contact us. You can reach us by email at info@hillcountrydetours.com, call or text us at (830) 998-3844, or here.
Our goal is to provide you a fun and safe visit to each venue
With this in mind, we do require that our guests help us to ensure everyone has a pleasant experience. Please review the following list of our guest expectations.
Punctuality
For our detours, we reserve a specific time for our guests at each venue we visit. So as to not jeopardize the detour, we ask all our guests to be ready for pick-up at the designated time. To stay on schedule, our detours may be unable to wait for those guests that are not prepared to leave at the onset of the detour. Missing guests will still be charged according to our cancellation policy.
Once our tour commences, our guests should expect about an hour at each venue.
Golden Rule
Probably the best overall rule is to imagine if you were a winery owner or server - how you would like your guests to behave at your place. In some cases, they are inviting you to their home.
Outside Beverages
Absolutely NO alcoholic beverages are allowed at any venues OTHER THAN from that venue. This is a legal requirement that applies to “bonded facilities” and the entire group will be expelled if just one person violates this rule.
Public Intoxication
Public intoxication is a crime, regardless of whether you have a designated driver or are in a limo/bus/shuttle. It is unlawful to serve or sell alcohol to an intoxicated person. Servers cannot serve anyone they suspect is over or near the “legal limit” of alcohol. It is a judgement call and management will support their TABC trained employees, and if you are advised you cannot be served, please refrain from arguing and walk away. Additionally, the venues we visit, by law, will excuse the entire group if ONE person is considered “over the limit” of alcohol.
Legal Age
Servers may ask for IDs to confirm you are over 21. Obviously, this so they may verify that you are of legal age to consume alcohol. Please do not be offended if you are asked and be prepared to show it.
Bartending
Remember that only the employees at each venue are allowed to handle open bottles at the tasting bars. Please do not reach for a bottle to pour yourself.
Behavior
Please respect your fellow patrons at each venue. Disorderly, loud, groups are a distraction to fellow guests trying to enjoy their experience. Please be aware and considerate. Any disruptive guests may have their detour concluded and asked to find an alternative way to their drop off destination.
Patience
Saturdays and Holidays are the busiest days. Staff members are striving to serve everyone equally and ensure everyone has a good experience. They appreciate your patience you may experience a wait in line for an accessible place at the serving area.
FAQs
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We’re happy to provide pick-up and drop-off at any hotel or residence in the Fredericksburg, San Antonio, Boerne, or Dripping Springs areas. If your group requires more than one pick-up or drop-off location, an additional fee may apply.
For added convenience, guests may also meet us at the Fredericksburg Visitor Center or the Boerne Visitor Center (see maps below). When booking your tour, simply note your preferred pick-up and drop-off locations—we’ll confirm or adjust as needed in your detour confirmation email.
If you have any questions, we’re always glad to help.
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As much as we would love to include our pets, we do not allow pets on board for any of our detours.
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Our guests are welcome to include a lunch stop as part of their customized itinerary and some elevated detours may include pairings with the tastings. In addition, many venues offer food available for purchase to complement your tastings.
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Yes - depending on availability! Elevated Detours are completely customized to meet your preferences, so we will try to accommodate your requests.
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Since each elevated detour is different, the length of time each takes will vary.
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Since each elevated detour is different, the time allotted at each venue may vary.
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We accept credit and debit cards as well as payments made through Venmo and PayPal.
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We have established relationships with many breweries, wineries, and distilleries and we’re happy to visit any venue our guests wish to experience, based on availability.
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You may bring food along but note that many venues do not allow outside food or drink. However, food is available for purchase (if not already included) at several venues, and snacks are provided on your detour as well.
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Our Elevated Detours may have a guest minimum for private parties, but there typically is no minimum otherwise. The maximum number of guests will be limited to 11 or less, depending on the detour.
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Your ID, cash or cards to purchase wines to bring back or for the gratuity for your guide, comfortable clothes and shoes, and a fun attitude!
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Please check out the latest regarding our available vehicles on the “Our Vehicles” web page.
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We encourage you to book your detour as early as possible to ensure you get your desired date.
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No, we do not allow smoking in our vehicles.
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Gratuity is not included. Gratuity is at your discretion and the industry standard is 20%.
Optional pick up and drop off locations
Fredericksburg Convention and Visitor Bureau
302 E. Austin St.
Fredericksburg, TX. 78264
Boerne Convention and Visitors Bureau
282 N. Main St.
Boerne, TX. 78006