A winery or brewery day is a driving problem before it is anything else: the best stops are spread across two states, and somebody has to get the group between them and home again. We have been running these tours for years. The typical group is about sixteen people on a five-hour private charter, and the vehicles that do most of this work are the limo coaches and the 31-passenger party bus, with the Chrysler 300 stretch for smaller parties.
Kansas-side wineries
Aubrey Vineyards in Overland Park is the closest to the southern suburbs and appears regularly in our tour records. Bourgmont Winery, out past Bucyrus on Quivira Road, is the classic countryside stop, and groups starting from rental houses in Louisburg often pair the two. From our garage in Bonner Springs the whole Johnson County loop is an easy afternoon.
Missouri wine country
Weston is the day trip most people ask about — a small historic town north of the airport with wineries in and around it — and Riverwood Winery near Rushville sits a little further up the river. Groups from Kansas City, Blue Springs and Overland Park make a full day of it, and we have run tours as far as St. Joseph. Out-of-town days are quoted by the hour like everything else, with drive time from Bonner Springs included in the plan.
Kansas City brewery and distillery routes
Inside the city the route is shorter and the stops are closer together. Boulevard Brewing on Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City Bier Company in Waldo, Amigoni Urban Winery in the West Bottoms, J. Rieger & Co. in the East Bottoms and Tom’s Town on Main Street all recur in our bookings, and Johnson County groups often start at Limitless Brewery in Lenexa or Brewtop in Overland Park before heading into the city. Four stops in five hours is a comfortable pace for an in-town route.
Which vehicle for a tour
- Black Limo Coach (18-20) and Custom Limo Coach (16-18) — the most common tour vehicles, sized for the typical group
- Party Bus — 31 passengers for a large group travelling together
- Luxury Mini Coach — 27 seats, coach comfort for the longer Missouri days
- Mercedes Sprinter limos and the Chrysler 300 stretch — groups of 8 to 13
How a tour day runs
You pick the stops; we plan the order and the timing and do all of the driving in between. Pickup is from one address — often a hotel such as the Element in Leawood, the Hyatt Place or SpringHill Suites at Lenexa City Center, or Hotel Kansas City downtown — and the day ends where it started. Five hours covers a Johnson County or in-town route comfortably; allow seven or more for Weston or St. Joseph. Book a little longer than you think you need: extending on the day is possible when the schedule allows, but a vehicle booked back-to-back cannot stay.
Every vehicle is owned, maintained and driven by us — never brokered out — and we have been on Kansas City roads since 1990. Call or text 913-441-2674, or get an instant estimate from the quote engine and we will confirm the date while you are on the phone.