Australia · WINE TOURS
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Every capital has a wine region inside two hours: the Yarra from Melbourne, the Barossa and McLaren Vale from Adelaide, the Hunter from Sydney, Margaret River from Perth. Below is what a day at each actually looks like, how many cellar doors it covers, whether lunch sits inside the price, and who is doing the driving.
Laid-back Yarra Valley day trip from Melbourne with wine, gin or beer, cider options, and a private chocolate tasting plus acoustic guitar.
“I would never recommend this tour provider! The attitude, disrespect and rudeness was something I’ve never experienced before. Awful! Avoid at all costs.”
A full-day Yarra Valley tour from Melbourne with guided wine tastings, a big chocolate stop, and included alcohol, plus optional lunch.
“We saw very nice places. The Yarra valley chocolate factory was really really good. I really enjoyed. Nice wineries. We also saw some kangaroos. Amazing valley.”
A small-group Margaret River wine tour with canoeing, waterfall culture, remote sea cliffs, and a premium winery lunch, not the usual checklist.
“This tour was a great snippet of what the Margaret River Region has to offer!! It’s so different to the usual winery tour, but we loved it. Being out on the canoe was so stunning and peaceful. Sean’s knowledge of the area was very apparent Read more”
Small-group Yarra Valley day tour from Melbourne with four winery tastings, two-course lunch with wine, and a chocolate finale plus gin or beer option.
“Host was awesome fun. Weather was terrible but it didn’t matter, between the food, wine, gin, banter it was brilliant. Totally would recommend.”
Small-group Yarra Valley day trip with strawberry farm, wine tastings, chocolate, and optional gin flights plus lunch at St Hubert Estate.
“Great experience. Danny our guide was excellent. Very knowledgeable and quite funny, and his music taste was fab! Lovely tastings of both wine/fruit and chocolate. (only disappointment was no cheese tastings as advertised, or if not say which days the cheese tastings are closed!) Would recommend”
Full-day Barossa Valley wine tour from Adelaide with pickup, 3 winery tastings, scenic stops, and a regional lunch platter included.
“This was a great experience. Our guide and bus driver JR was very friendly and full of great history and stories about Adelaide and the wine region. The vineyards were beautiful and we were treated specially due to this tour. Each vineyard Read more”
Premium Barossa wine tasting from Adelaide with family winery cellar doors, Rosenvale crafted tour, winery lunch, and iconic Date Palms views.
“Aaron was a great guide, very knowledgeable and helpful. I loved the wineries particularly Kies. Not so impressed with lunch, looked as though it had been put out to early, slightly dried out. I would recommend this trip to anyone who likes wine. A great day out, lots of fun.”
Enjoy a relaxed, all-inclusive Yarra Valley day from Melbourne with tastings at four wineries, scenic breaks, and a proper lunch.
“We had a fabulous time with Andy and the other people on the tour. He was funny, informative and just a nice guy. The winery’s were interesting, particularly the Balgownie Estate. We would highly recommended this tour to anyone looking to experience the Yarra Valley and its wines.”
A full day in Yarra Valley tasting standout wines, optional gin and whisky, and guided chocolate samples, with scenic views from Melbourne.
“It was a very nice tour, well organized. Matt was a fantastic guide. Friendly, entertaining, knowledgeable and helpful. Good wines, especially on our first stop. Soumah Yarra Valley. However, I was most impressed by the sparkling red wine (Shiraz) on our last stop Balgownie Yarra Valley.”
Barossa day trip from Adelaide with hotel pickup, 4 winery tastings, gourmet lunch, Tanunda town walk, chocolate and Maggie Beer stops.
“Really good value for money - the wineries we got to go to were great, Kies Family Wines was an absolute highlight. I think we had enough time for the tastings themselves, but would have appreciated more time for lunch and less time at Read more”
3-hour Darwin Harbour sunset catamaran with 7-course tapas, unlimited sparkling wine, deck views, and option to BYO drinks.
“Excellent cruise… exactly as described. Food/drinks/staff/ service… the best. Second time I’ve been on this cruise, highly recommend”
Alpacas, scones, chocolate, olive lunch, coast views, and 3 boutique wineries in Margaret River on a small-group day tour.
“A visit to some of the smaller family owned vineyards is a must! Dani was very informative and gave us a lot of history about the area and a quick visit to a beach. We loved meeting the wine makers who followed their grapes all the way from the vine to the glass. A very interesting tour.”
Guided Adelaide Hills and Barossa day trip with Hahndorf, two winery tastings, and lunch, plus time at Maggie Beer’s and German village charm.
“Perfect! We aren’t big drinkers but wanted the wine tasting experience and also to visit Hahndorf😁 Also Deep was a friendly and entertaining tour guide.”
Small-group Tamar Valley wine tour from Launceston with 3 to 4 cellar tastings, a Tasmanian produce lunch, and door-to-door transfers.
“Really lovely guide, taking us to some lovely vineyards and provided great knowledge along the route!”
Yarra Valley grazing tour from Melbourne with wine, cheese, gin, wood-fired pizza and chocolate, hotel pickup and onboard Wi-Fi.
“Awesome trip, Jools and Numnuts were great, Jools was super friendly and fun. She was knowledgeable and helpful. We enjoyed all the tastings and having the chance to chat to the producers.”
