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The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

You won't visit any vineyards ... lunch and tasting fees and gratuity for your guide. Tours departing from Santa Barbara start at 9:45 a.m.; the tour typically lasts about 7 1/2 hours in total.

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