The Blue Grass region is located in central Kentucky and provides picturesque pastures and rolling hills. The area is famous for its large horse farms and horse racing, bourbon distilleries and rich history. Available tours of the area range from outdoor activities to sampling the local Kentucky fare and scenery. Most tours begin in Lexington, Kentucky's second-largest city in the heart of the region.
This 4-hour tour gives a full experience of the Kentucky Blue Grass region. After visiting some of Kentucky's largest horse farms, visitors experience Keeneland, one of Kentucky's largest and most historic horse racing tracks. The tour ends at a bourbon distillery where visitors get a 200-year-old history of Kentucky's famous bourbon industry.
Lunch included in the three-stop tour features local Kentucky food and beverage. Tours begin at 10 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. and are available seasonally six days a week, Monday through Saturday.
Blue Grass Tours
817 Enterprise Drive
Lexington, KY 40510
859-252-5744
bluegrasstours.com
This tour takes cyclists through the heart of the Kentucky Blue Grass region. This seven-day tour begins and ends in Lexington taking cyclists through Bardstown, Kentucky's "Bourbon Capital" and other small and historic Kentucky towns. During the course of the tours, cyclists will bike more than 440 miles on paved roads of central Kentucky.
All meals and lodging in local, historical hotels are included in the tour price.
Black Bear Adventures
13 20th Ave.
Isle of Palms, SC 29451
888-339-8687
blackbeardadventures.com
The Kentucky Blue Grass region is rich with history in wine and spirits. This three-day tour shows the area's history of wine and bourbon. Visitors will learn how the spirits were initially made and how they are produced today. Tastings of the beverages are available at the distilleries.
Visitors are responsible for their transportation to and from the distilleries. Those interested in the tour can call for more details.
W&S Tour/Woodford County Tourism
141 N. Main St.
Versailles, KY 40383
859-873-5122
bluegrasswineandspirits.com
