While taking a much needed relaxing weekend in New Smyrna Beach, we decided to book a ghost tour in…read moreDeland which is only about 30 minutes away. What caught our eye was that it is a pub and bar ghost tour. And they provide you with a ghost meter too. Even though we didn't see any ghost or any "activity" our guide was very knowledgeable of the area and many of the area has been investigated and confirmed that there is paranormal activity in some of the pubs and bars we visited! Highly recommend it. It was 2 hours of walking but we weren't rushed and we even got a parting gift!

Amazing Experience and Ting was amazing! Fun night for adults hearing about paranormal in Orlando…read moreand some history. Some good social spots around city as well. She totally customized tour based on our preferences and was amazing.

Want to spend 3 hours on a guided stroll down Park Ave stopping in restaurants, shops and learning…read moreabout some history? Check this out! Nice for locals and visitors. Having seen a lot of post cards for this event around Park Ave, we decided to give it a try this past weekend. We went with the Saturday tour and unfortunately, we were interrupted with some rain during our tour so we didn't get the full history and stroll that usually is part of it. Bummed but we didn't let it stop us from having a good time. Reid was our guide for the day and also a founder of this Food Tour. He was fun and very lighthearted throughout our experience. I do feel that since there was rain we missed most of what the tour was trying to accomplish, which was to give us a history lesson as well. I do have to say, I didn't learn much but since we were scurrying to each location, I know it was difficult. They do warn you of the rain, I mean, hello! It's Florida! So they recommend bringing an umbrella! Do yourself a favor and do that if there is more than 30% chance! You will be glad you did. For a $47 price tag, check out the stops we headed to and keep in mind, they are the same stops for each tour but they will be adding a new tour of the other end of Park Ave in the next few months. This is a tour of 6 businesses which consist of: Prato Ancient Olive The Spice & Tea Exchange Orchid Thai Cuisine Kilwin's Sassafras Sweet Shoppe Prato I have been various times so I already knew it was going to be a great kick-off to the tour. When you booked, there were an option of Wine or Beer. I went for the wine and a red wine was waiting as we were seated at the table. We tried 2 of their pizzas and had their house bread as well. It was lovely as you really can't have a bad experience in Prato. However, I think this would have been a great opportunity for someone from Prato to chat about their business but Reid did a pretty good rundown. Ancient Olive By far, Ancient Olive took the cake for being the highlight of the tour. WOW! Not only does this shop rock in it's own right, they know how to host a tour of people who love food and want a taste of local. We had someone from Ancient Olive walk us through an Olive Oil & Balsamic tasting, think Wine tasting but with Olive Oil & Balsamic. They also had some tapenade and a goat cheese spread with balsamic and almonds to snack on. They carry a local all-natural beverage mixer as well, Bungalow23 and we had the Prickly Pear. Just when we thought we were already in heaven, another door opened: Ice Cream with Olive Oil and salt... OMGGGGG... I could have stopped the tour here and taken a bath in this. You are not supposed to shop on this tour but it was raining and I spent almost $70 here. Such a great stop. The Spice & Tea Exchange They have so many teas, salts, spices and peppers than you could ever imagine. The best part is they have kick-a recipes to use and we tasted two of them on this stop. Beer cheese dip and an orzo pasta. The pasta was delicious! We also had one of their cold brew teas. Lovely stop. I did feel a little rushed from here on out but that may have been because the rain kept us at the 2nd stop for a long time. Orchid Thai Cuisine I have been here and unfortunately, everything we tasted, chicken satay and their appetizer platter was everything I have had here before. Didn't get much of a new experience here and didn't really learn anything about the business except they have been there for 6 years. Kilwin's My least fav stop on the tour. Not sure why we went with Kilwin's since it's not local. When we arrive, we really didn't learn anything about the business and no one from there interacted with us. We had a taste of the Winter Park Mud, vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips and carmel. It was good but the ice cream wasn't very smooth, it was more crystalized. I am not into fudge so I gave mine away. It was the turtle fudge. Sassafras Sweet Shoppe I adore this store so I was excited to see this on the stop. However, we only spent about 2 minutes in here and grabbed cotton candy and went and ate it under an awning outside and were sent on our way. A very abrupt ending but it was still raining out so I guess we couldn't expect too much. Overall, wasn't blown away but I did it with 2 friends and the others that were on the tour were fun as well. It was a lovely way to spend the afternoon even if the stops and content didn't blow me away.

Good food, new friends, perfect weather. What more could you want on a Saturday afternoon?…read more We had a great tour of Winter Park with Kiel. He's very knowledgable about the area and locations where we made stops. We also had great service at each of our stops, as Kiel is on a first name basis with everyone on Park Ave. I highly recommend this tour for out of town guests or if you'd just like to get to know your neighborhood a little bit better.

Excelent tour. Deland center town and around Stetson University is a great historic district. Stan…read moreis a retired history teacher and knows every house, business and alley. A great tour and very entertaining. Highly recommended.

This food tour with Tracy was fabulous. She knew the history of Ivanhoe Main Street, and took us to…read morethe neatest, and all very different, food venues. Come hungry! The offerings at the five spots are delicious and filling. Ivanhoe is a quaint area of locally owned eclectic shops. The walking part of the tour does not cover a large area, but there are curbs to step up and down. Free parking is in a big school lot. I recommend this tour, and I would do another tour with Tracy.

and so ... you know a Food Tour was bound to be happening …read more.. Orlando FL took a lesson from the nationwide Main Street America, which leads an inclusive, impact-driven movement dedicated to reenergizing and strengthening older and historic downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts nationwide -- and they divided into "districts" ... the Milk District, the Packing District and so on ... we went to the Ivanhoe Lake/Village District ... beautiful little neighborhood quite unaffected by the neighbor nearby (mouse's house!) Started with a bit of shopping and a sip of wine at Maffrey's ... a way cool shop filled with many delightful items. From there we took a walk about to The Thirsty Topher bar and Ziggy's Pizza ... great slices with very unique toppings! Walked by a restaurant named Russell's ... then to The Piney for many - Shrimp and Grits (pink rice sourced from Congaree & Penn)! I have a honey, melted cream cheese on toast points that was delicious. Piney named in honor of the huge pineapple plantations that thrived for years here in this area (prior to trade embargo with Cuba and HI becoming a state!). Then to an organic cafe - Equalbro where we had a chicken salad wrap and a pineapple/tumeric smoothie. Then to Washburn Imports which houses a "speakeasy" like wine and beer bar ... here we got shredded duck, with melted brie and carmelized onions on toasted bread ... and our final stop Kelly's Homemade Ice Cream for the finish ... so much deliciousness in one afternoon! Yum!! https://wanderingpalmadventures.com/ Owner, Operator Tracy was friendly & knowledgeable.

The service is good. The food was not very good. I expected better. Over all I had anice time…read more The staff was very accommodating Jamie was very nice and helpful. I would try it again. Maybe the food will be better.

I have been wanting to go on the Barbara Lee for YEARS and we finally did it! I decided I wanted to…read morecelebrate my birthday during their Italian Night with a wine pairing. Our party ended up being 20 of us and we were able to share a unique link for purchasing tickets so our party was all linked together as one party. When we first boarded, there really wasn't any direction as to what to do or what we could do so we just sat down at our table and waited for someone. We weren't sure if we could or should go to the bar to order drinks or if we could walk around before dinner. It took a while (10+ minutes) for anyone to approach our table.) Once someone approached our table we ordered drinks and then walked around the boat. We went to the top deck to take some photos and watch the sunset before dinner started. Once dinner started we were able to go the buffet as munch as we wished. Since it was Italian night they had all Italian dishes, none of the dishes really stood out but nothing was bad. It was good, but not like wow! While eating they started pouring our wine samples. We got two red and two white samples and a sommelier talked us through each sample. After the first two samples they gave us a break to walk around, go to the bathroom, etc. I would have preferred a shorter break in the middle of dinner and more time in the beginning so that we could spend more time on the deck while the sun set. Tickets for this event were $65 and in my opinion it was worth it. We had a great time and it was something I could check of my bucket list!

I took this tour with a group of co-workers. We were promised a private tour and then on the day of…read moreour tour we were paired with another couple. They were lovely people but this was disappointing because we wanted to treat this tour as a special company retreat and be able to discuss performance reviews, which now was impossible due to having additional guests present. There was very few food stops that we could not have just gone to ourselves, such as sampling olive oil at an olive oil store. At the end, a single dish of Mac and cheese was purchased for 8 people and they just passed that around with tiny paper plates and plastic silverware, not impressive at all. We also told them about dietary requirements of some of us and these were not taken into consideration at all, so one person who paid $45 for a tour ended up eating a single macaroon and a small side of cold black beans. This was not the experience we had hoped for.

This was a great experience! My wife and I went on this tour earlier this year with Jamie and John…read more(the owners). We came hungry and left over-full (but not in a bad way - the food kept getting better and better so my stomach just had to suck it up). It'd make for a great date-day/night. Very inexpensive for what it is, and a fun way to see Winter Garden.

I had a pretty good time on this tour. It was fun to walk around downtown and sample stuff from…read morerestaurants I'd never been to before. Be sure to choose a day with a favorable weather forecast. We went on a really hot day, but thankfully water was provided. If you have dietary concerns, be sure to eat beforehand. There might be cases where you don't get to try an item that's offered. Some restaurants offer alternatives, others don't. I'll admit I was disappointed with a restaurant that only offered a coffee shot. I don't really drink alcohol, and I don't really drink coffee, so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Red Mug Diner was the star of our tour. They served the best club sandwich we've ever had at a restaurant. Of the five places we went, that's the one we're excited to return to. For what you get, I'd say look for a Groupon if you plan to do this tour.

Great tours! Both the food tour and crafty cocktail tours are a must do for locals and those…read morevisiting from out of town. Tour guides are fab. So friendly and a lot of fun. The tours are adult family fun activities!