ATV Wine Tour Malibu: Saddlerock Ranch vineyard ride

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Vineyard & Ranch on Four Wheels

You ride a 4x4 through Saddlerock Ranch vineyards in Malibu, stopping at a Chumash archaeological site, mountain overlooks, and organic gardens. Snacks and beverages are included. The whole thing takes two hours, and groups stay under six people, so you get the ranch without the crowds or the logistics of arranging your own transport.

Step-by-step itinerary

Private 4x4 Vineyard Tour in Malibu

Begin guided 4x4 vineyard tour
Explore Saddlerock Ranch vineyards
Visit Chumash Native American site
See organic vegetable garden
Stop at mountain top overlooks
Enjoy included snacks and beverages

The Experience

You've just landed in Los Angeles, or maybe you're staying nearby with an afternoon open. Two hours is enough time to skip the highway and get into the hills where Malibu actually is — not the beach town, but the ranch land behind it. Saddlerock Ranch is where this 4x4 tour happens, and it's the kind of place that doesn't announce itself from the road.

The vehicle does the work here. A private 4x4 means you're not walking the vineyard rows in the heat; instead, you climb into something that handles the dirt roads and steep terrain, and your guide drives you through the property while pointing out what matters. The tour hits the grapes themselves — the vines that become Saddlerock and Malibu Family Wines — and then branches into the stranger parts of the ranch: a Chumash Native American archaeological site on the property, mountain-top overlooks where you can see across the valley, the organic vegetable garden. It's not a wine-tasting tour in the traditional sense. It's a landscape tour that happens to be a vineyard, and the 4x4 is what makes covering all of it possible in two hours.

Snacks arrive during the drive — crackers, tapenade, cheeses, and non-alcoholic beverages included. If you want wine, that's available too. Groups stay small, capped at five people, which means the guide isn't herding a crowd and you're not competing for questions or views. The minimum height requirement is 57 inches, and the terrain rules out spinal injuries and pregnancy, but otherwise it's open to any fitness level — you're sitting in the vehicle most of the time.

What’s included

Your two-hour private 4x4 tour includes a guide, access to the vineyard, the Chumash archaeological site, mountain overlooks, and the organic garden. Snacks such as crackers, tapenade, and cheeses are provided, along with non-alcoholic beverages and the option to purchase alcoholic beverages during the tour.

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Malibu Wine Hikes

Is this one for you?Right for travelers with a free afternoon in Los Angeles who want to see Malibu ranch land without driving themselves. The 4x4 handles terrain a regular car can't, which is what gets you to the archaeological site and overlooks in two hours.