The Grand Water to Wine Tour

The Ideal Verde Valley Wine Adventure

This spectacular, fun and adventurous tour begins with an approximately 3 hour guided river trip down the incredible Wild and Scenic Verde River.  Our duckies, inflatable kayaks, are comfortable and safe making this trip ideal even for beginners, no experience necessary.  Your river trip will take you through the high desert wilderness of the Verde Valley with many small sporty chutes and drops like Treasure Island, Clear Creek Rapid, Rocky Drop, Tunnel of Love, Ash Banks, Butterfly Bend, and More!  Your Grand Water to Wine Tour continues to one of the premium boutique wineries in the Verde Valley, Javelina Leap Vineyard & Winery.  Javelina Leap is located in the Page Springs area of the Verde Valley just minutes from Sedona. Here you will savior award winning, handcrafted wines.  Enjoy your delicious lunch in a shady mesquite grove with picnic tables and a grassy park like setting.  On Friday and Saturday a guided tour of the barrel room and equipment "crush pad" is frequently an available treat.

If you would like to expand you wine tasting experience there are many small wonderful vineyards and wine tasting rooms close by as a compliment to your Grand Water to Wine adventure; such as Oak Creek Cellars & Page Spring Cellars and wine and beer tasting at the Desert Market (Cornville  & Page Springs Roads or Casey’s Korner).

Included is a $20.00 credit per adult for your wine tasting and can be used towards a gift shop purchase or a bottle of wine.  Gourmet Lunch Included.

Tour Time: Approximately 6 hours

Price: 139.00 Adult (must be over 21 and have a valid driver’s license)
Price: $119.00 for no wine tasting

Tour not recommended for children

Price includes:ducky, paddle, life jacket, awesome guide, gourmet box lunch, water and $20.00 per adult credit at the Javelina Leap for wine tasting, bottles of wine, or any gifts.

Trip Check in and Departure Times:

Sample Itinerary (for a 9:00 am trip)**

• 7:30 to 7:45 am arrivet at Javelina Leap in Page Springs (Maps) and park.  This is  where you’re Grand Water to Wine tour will end.

• Get all your stuff ready and be prepared to depart with our shuttle van for the river departly promptly at 8:00 am.   For suggestions on what to wear click here

• 8:00 Meet with our shuttle driver and depart for the river..

• 8:45 Shuttle arrives at Clear Creek River Access Point for safety orientation and ducky instructions.

• 9:00 Trip Launches for fun and sporty chutes and drops of Treasure Island, Clear Creek Rapid,  Rocky Drop, Tunnel of Love, Ash Banks and more!

• 11:00 to 11:30 Verde River Trip takes out at Beasley Flats.  (depending on season and water flow conditions). Snacks & water provided, and you’re off to Javelina Leap Vineyards for some great wine!

• 12:00 to 12:30 arrive at Javalina Leap Vineyards & Winery for a well deserved lunch and the beginning of an incredible wine tasting experience.

• 1:30 Many small wonderful vineyards and wine tasting rooms close by to explore: Oak Creek Cellars & Page Spring Cellars  and wine and beer tasting at the Desert Market (Cornville  & Page Springs Roads or Casey’s Korner).

If you are coming from Phoenix and would like to meet us at the river  (click here) for a map to Beasley Flats River Access Point. At the end of you trip you can follow our shuttle to Javelina Leap where the wine tasting potion of the Grand Water to Wine Adventure will begin.

Map and Directions: Click Here

** (Please note that all itineraries are subject to change due to river condition)