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Build your Custom Adventure Itinerary.

   

 

   

Emerald Empire Adventures has moved

We are now in our new location at 9001 North State St. in Redwood Valley on Hwy 101. We are in the big red and white quonset hut next to the Ukiah Antiques Mall on thh east side of Highway 101, the Redwood Highway. There's almost always someone here so stop by anytime. We are now renting bikes, rafts and inflatable kayaks for you self guided types, as well as providing a full range of guided Custom Adventure Experiences and many scheduled events.

Are YOU a Hidden Treasure of the Emerald Empire?

If you wish, we'll put up a profile of you on the appropriate Hidden Treasures page, our Partners Directory, where our Adventurers can add you or your venue to their Itineraries, as they customize their Adventure Experience. Our mission is to act as the string that ties together a unique necklace of all the Hidden Treasures concealed throughout our Emerald Empire, designed by and for each individual or group. By spreading the wealth we enrich ourselves and each other. This is the real hidden treasure of this Emarld Empire.

   

 

   

18th Annual A Taste of Redwood Valley, Father's Day Weekend June 19, 20 & 21

Hopland Passport Weekend

Friday night Vintner's Dinner

Saturday and Sunday all day

Private wine tasting at 9 local wineries and the world renowned Germain-Robin Craft Distillers.

Emerald Empire Adventures will provide safe comfortable transportation with a local docent/guide to let you in on the local culture, history and vintages. For details and booking information click here.
   

 

   

Emerald Empire Adventures has moved

We are now in our new location at 9001 North State St. in Redwood Valley on Hwy 101. We are in the big red and white quonset hut next to the Ukiah Antiques Mall on thh east side of Highway 101, the Redwood Highway. There's almost always someone here so stop by anytime. We are now renting bikes, rafts and inflatable kayaks for you self guided types, as well as providing a full range of guided Custom Adventure Experiences and many scheduled events.

Are YOU a Hidden Treasure of the Emerald Empire?

If you wish, we'll put up a profile of you on the appropriate Hidden Treasures page, our Partners Directory, where our Adventurers can add you or your venue to their Itineraries, as they customize their Adventure Experience. Our mission is to act as the string that ties together a unique necklace of all the Hidden Treasures concealed throughout our Emerald Empire, designed by and for each individual or group. By spreading the wealth we enrich ourselves and each other. This is the real hidden treasure of this Emarld Empire.

   

 

 

Create a Custom Adventure Itinerary

1. Imagine YOUR Adventure

2. Build an Itinerary by choosing from the many activities and services shown throughout our site, and we will handle the details. Whatever interests you, add it to your Adventure Itinerary by entering the number in your party in the box provided and clicking the "Add to Itinerary" button. You will have the opportunity to modify or remove any item on your Adventure Itinerary each time you add a new item. Use your browsers "Back" button to return to your search for more experiences to add to your Itinerary.

3. When you have assembled an Adventure Itinerary that suits your unique and particular specifications, proceed to check out at our on-line Front Desk by clicking the "Create Itinerary" button. There we ask you for contact information, dates of your stay with us and any comments or special requests you may have. NO CHARGES are made at this time. Any information you provide will be used solely for the purposes of working together with you and our Partners to finalize the details of your Adventure.

4. We will contact you by whatever means you specify and put flesh on the bones of your itinerary, customizing every detail to suit the varied interests of your party. We may also suggests other activities or places of interest (some not to be found on any map) that we think might interest you, based upon our further communications.

5. Charges for Custom Adventure Itineraries will be billed only after our initial consultation, based on 50% of the estimated total cost. This charge is NON-REFUNDABLE upon cancellation by the Adventurer and will be applied to our coordination and booking costs.

6. Upon confirmation of all items on the Itinerary, the final booking fee will be billed out. This fee must be paid within 60 days of billing and not less than 30 days prior to your travel date.

 

A note about quoted costs; Many items show a nominal $10 "booking" or "contact" fee. In these cases, final costs are impossible to determine without further consultation and the amount shown is a placeholder. Final costs will be determined BEFORE you book. The costs shown on our Special Events are accurate and comprehensive, for that event.

We generally cater to groups of from five to fifty, but special arrangements can be made for smaller or larger groups. We encourage you to consider brining people with a wide range of interests and levels of fitness along. Those who get tired halfway up the hill will be accommodated and those who would prefer to walk the beach or soak at the spa can do so as well. Together with the physical, we offer the cultural, because music and art and healing and...... Best just to browse our profiles of Hidden Treasures and Special Events let your imagination guide you.

You MUST book custom adventures at least 30 days ahead, and we encourage you to think about next year as well.

 

A note about dates; Our special events have a drop-down to select from the various dates a particular event is scheduled for. Most of our Hidden Treasures items have no date associated. If you are building a custom Adventure Itinerary, you will have the opportunity at Check Out to specify your travel window, the span of time when you'll be here with us. In consultation with you and our partners, we will then construct a schedule including specific dates and times for each item on your Itinerary.

Our Special Events generally have a few open seats and will probably be able to accommodate you on shorter notice, especially singles and smaller groups. So Emerald Empire Adventures and spend a day or two (or three or four) getting to know our backyard.

Our Services

Emerald Empire Adventures will provide guides, transportation, equipment rental and booking consolidation services. We will work with you to assemble a package of events, tours, accommodations and services such as chefs, musicians and speakers at your campsite or lodgings, create custom menus, pick you up at the airport or your hotel and drop you off, move you from location to location and confirm and book all outside vendors so that you just have to show up, rock on and roll home when you are done. And DONE you will be; well done!

The itinerary builder is intended to provide and ESTIMATED COST ONLY. Costs will be final at the time of booking.

Our Partners

In our Hidden Treasures section you will find a trove of the many gems of experience we have unearthed for you. Scatted throughout this region you will discover an idiosyncratic new society brining itself into existence by sheer force of will and imagination, as well as world heritage class natural wonders. Through these partners in hospitality, viticulture, entertainment, healing arts, and more, we can hook you up like only a local could. You can cycle the high windy ridges or ride surf-swept beaches on horseback, dive the coastal waters, raft the wild rivers, relax at luxurious country spas, attend events, tour our vast and growing society of sustainable living experiments, ride the Skunk Train and much, much more, just ask us.

All prices quoted here are approximate only and are subject to change without notice. The Itinerary builder is intended to provide an ESTIMATED COST ONLY. Costs will be final at the time of booking.

When you "Check Out", you will generate an e-mail to us containing your Itinerary, comments and contact information, we will get right back to you so we can work together with you and our Partners to craft your Custom Adventure.

Special Events

Click on the colored blocks in the calendar below to read a description of of our already scheduled Special Events. You can jump right to the full event description page and book in with us by clicking the link in the calendar description here and adding the item onto your Itinerary from the page you jump to. The "Add to Itinerary" button on each Special Event Profile, complete the checkout process and we will drop you an email or give you a call to confirm. (On-line payment coming soon) Or you can follow the links in the pop-up and explore what others have to say about our destination.

 

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Bike & Vine Multi Sport Community Event Cage Match
Pub or Vineyard Tour Rafting Singles Events Cycling

 

 

   
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