Hunter Valley Wine Tour ex Hunter Valley - Lunch, Cheese, Chocolate, Distillery
Overview
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Spend a delightful day in Australia's oldest wine production region of the Hunter Valley on this small-group, premium full-day tour from the Hunter Valley. Your guide will take you to three select boutique wineries for comprehensive wine tastings including the Hunter's renown Shiraz and Semillon varietals. Enjoy a one course lunch with a glass of wine or beer at a Hunter Valley restaurant, perhaps accompanied by a craft beer tasting paddle. Experts will lead you on paired tastings of wine + cheese and wine + chocolate. Take an exclusive behind the scenes wine production tour, plus visit the Hunter Distillery for tasting of award winning organic vodkas, gins and spirits. Learn all about the region from your knowledgeable driver-guide while relaxing, listening to music and chatting with new friends on board your luxury Mercedes Benz vehicle. With all vehicle emissions offset, this carbon neutral tour of the Hunter Valley offers reflects best of quality and sustainability.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available; please advise at time of booking if required
Please note: Pickup is only available from the Pokolbin, Cessnock, and Lovedale areas. You must pick one of these options during the booking process. If you need to change your departure location, please contact your local operator directly as they do not stop at all locations if a location has not been selected
Minimum age is 18 years
Venues to visit are subject to change. Please contact us a day prior to your tour date if you wish to confirm which venues we'll visit.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Carbon neutral with all vehicle emissions offset
Travel in a premium vehicle with a professional driver/guide
Behind the scenes wine production tour
Accommodation pickups from Cessnock, Poklobin and Rothbury areas. Call 02 9318 0853 to arrange
Spirit tastings including vodka, gin and schnapps
One course restaurant lunch + complementary glass of wine or beer
Paired wine + chocolate tastings
Paired wine + cheese tastings
Gratuities
Options
Pick up voco Kirkton Park
voco Kirkton Park : Departs 10.15 am from voco Kirkton Park, 336 Oakey Creek Rd, Pokolbin. Please be ready 10 minutes before departure
Pickup included
Pick up Cypress Lakes
Cypress Lakes Resort: Depart 10.15am from Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort, 15 Thompsons Rd, Pokolbin. Please be ready 10 minutes before departure
Pickup included
Pick up Chateau Elan
Chateau Elan : Departs 10.15am from Chateau Elan at The Vintage, Rothbury. Please be ready 10 minutes before departure
Pickup included
Pick up Hunter Valley Resort
Hunter Valley Resort: Departs 10.15am Hunter Valley Resort, Hermitage Rd &, Mistletoe Ln, Pokolbin. Please be ready 10 minutes before departure
Pickup included
Pick up Mighty Hunter Valley
The Mighty Hunter Valley: Departs 10.15am from The Mighty Hunter Valley, Wine Country Dr, Nulkaba. Please be ready 10 minutes before departure
Pickup included
Pick up The Convent Hotel
The Convent Hotel: Depart 10.15am from The Convent Luxury Hotel, Hunter Valley, 88 Halls Rd, Pokolbin. Please be ready 10 mins before departure
Pickup included
Choose your own pick up
Cessn/Pokol/Roth/Lovedale: Please provide the address and name of your accommodation. No picks up available in North Rothbury, Mount View or Broke
Pickup included
Pick up Crown Plaza Hunter
Rydges Resort Hunter Valley: Departs 10.15am from Crown Plaza, 430 Wine Country Dr, Lovedale. Please be ready 10 minutes before departure
Pickup included
Pick up Mercure Hunter Valley
Mercure Hunter Valley: Departs 10.15am Mercure Resort, Cnr Broke And, McDonalds Rd, Pokolbin. Please be ready 10 minutes before departure
Pickup included
Pick up Cessnock Hunter Valley
Cessnock Aldi: 10.00am departure from Cessnock Aldi, 165-167 Wollombi Rd. Please be there 10 minutes before departure
Pickup included
Operated by Colourful Collective Travel
Reviews
77 reviews
Great tour with friends!
AmandaB,
Sep 22, 2024
4.0Stefan was a great tour leader. Good group of people on tour with us Aussies from Sweden, Germany, California & Chile! Cheese tasting was great, chocolates were delicious. Markets at Sobels Winery were fun! We weren't fussed on the vodka/gin distillery, though it was fun to try.
Very enjoyable
Kristy R,
Aug 3, 2024
5.0Ronnie our tour guide/driver made the experience very enjoyable. All wineries were different to the mainstream and very enjoyable. I would highly recommend it
Disappointing promotion & costing of tour
NeilandKim R,
Jul 24, 2024
3.0When I booked this tour, it was promoted as a Carbon neutral vehicle with emission offsets / luxury Mercedez Benz vehicle With half the number of guests on the bus. We were picked up late with the driver stating there were several resorts with the same name which there in fact aren't only to return their for lunch, I suspect the driver was not that experienced. False promotion of the tour does not encourage people to tell others of the day.
No pickup
Roy,
Oct 10, 2023
5.0The experience of the tour was great it was the miscommunication with viator that was horrible. Apparently there was no pickup available from our location never should have been offered per vendor! Vendor paid for our uber ride to a meeting spot & we paid the return to our hotel. We would like to request a refund of uber ride. Please contact me so I can send over uber receipt.
Good day out.
Lauren K,
Aug 14, 2023
4.0We had very generous pours from the winery’s. The chocolate and cheese pairings were great. The specific winery tour guides were very knowledgeable too. Unfortunately we did not get to go to one of the wineries listed (De Iuliis) I am not sure why this was. This was listed on the itinerary and we were looking forward to this place. We were not told why we didn’t go here. The driver is a driver only - no extra information provided about the area. He seemed to always be in a rush and was happy that he was getting an “early mark”. A great small group however and you can easily get to know people. In comparison to other winery tours we’ve done it is average for its price.
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