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Laid Back Yarra Valley Winery Tour - Wine, Cider, Gin, Chocolate, Cheese and Lunch.

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Explore the Yarra Valley with our social, flexible and laid back approach to winery tours. We do the Yarra the way you want it and give you plenty of choice! Not pretentious, no boring guides, no-one taking themselves too seriously....We have created the perfect itinerary so that we can offer people choices on where they go. This is the tour for people who don't take wine too seriously!

Explore the Yarra Valley with our social, flexible and laid back approach to winery tours. We do the Yarra the way you want it and give you plenty of choice! Not pretentious, no boring guides, no-one taking themselves too seriously....We have created the perfect itinerary so that we can offer people choices on where they go. This is the tour for people who don't take wine too seriously!

Highlights

  • Visit 4x wineries in the beautiful Yarra Valley!
  • The itinerary for the day is based on everyone’s tastes and preferences
  • Enjoy lunch at St Huberts Estate and ‘Quarters’ - at your own expense
  • Visit Tokar Estate, Yering Farm Wines, Four Pillars and Yarra Valley Chocolaterie!
  • This experience caters to small groups, with a maximum of 20 guests per tour , however we occasionally do smaller vans of 11 seats.

We'll pick you up in the morning and focus on everyone getting to know each other. We get everyone to add to a Spotify playlist so we have some tunes and spend the first hour just chatting! The key is to find out what everyone's wants from this trip. Do we have wine experts? Do we have carefree wine lovers, Do we have gin or beer lovers? Lets adjust the day accordingly... we can accommodate everything from the wine genius to the first timer!

Feel free to BYO drinks for the drive in and out, it's that kind of laid back trip! We'll stop at four places, each consisting of 6-7 tastings. I have a bunch of wineries that I know you'll love and will go to them if no-one is too picky, however, I make sure I listen to the group.

Everything we do on the trip is discussed by the group in the morning. The group will have options to choose from including 50-70 different wineries, cheese factories, and chocolate factories, cider houses, restaurants, and breweries. We'll go to 4 of these places, however, if we choose the gin distillery, brewhouse or a restaurant there may be added expenses.

If you just want to come along and put your trust in me, we will visit four unique wineries, all with a point of difference, with a 45 minute stop at St Huberts Estates 'Quarters' restaurant where everyone will be able to order and pay their own way with lunch.

We'll also go for a search for Kangaroos in a secret spot I know of if there are some international tourists.

Itinerary

  • 8:55 DEPART 74 SPRING STREET EAST MELBOURNE
  • 10AM Yering farm wine and cider tasting
  • 11am Wine and cheese @ Tokar Estate
  • 12pm Lunch at your own expense at wither HUBERTS ESTATE/QUARTERS OR DOMAINE CHANDON
  • 1:45 Choice of either Gin and tonic paddles @ FOUR PILLARS GIN, Beer paddles @ WATTS RIVER BREWERY...or Wine tasting @ PAYTEN AND JONES
  • 2:45 Choice of Chocolate tasting @ Yarra Valley Chocolataire OR Round of drinks at your own expense @ Yarrawood Estate
  • 4:45-5PM Back at 74 SPRING STREET EAST MELBOURNE
Per Person $130.00 (18 years and over)

What's included

  • Pick up and drop off in Melbourne
  • 6-7 types of wine at 2 wineries, and 4 venues all together with a tasting at each venue (wine, cider, chocolate, champagne, beer, wine, cheese)
  • Opportunity to split from the group and do a wine tasting on us at a winery across the road from the gin distillery, or a brewery across the road.
  • Stop at Domain Chandon and explore at your own expense.
  • Fun, social & laid back guide with a focus on helping everyone feel comfortable and relaxed
  • Stop at a restaurant for lunch, at own expense
  • Four Pilars Gin Paddles
  • Wine and cider tasting @ Yering Farm Wines
  • Wine tasting and Cheese platters @ Tokar Estate
  • Chocolate tasting @ Yarra Valley Chocolataire

Duration

  • Allow approximately 7 hours for the whole experience

Location

  • Departure: 8:55 74 SPRING STREET EAST MELBOURNE
  • *This is across the road from HOTEL WINDSOR and is essentially on top of PARLIAMENT TRAIN STATION.
  • If you just put that address in,to Google Maps it will take you to an area of a road where buses can safely pull over and park, but there isn't any shopfront or actual address/building there. So just be waiting directly across the road from HOTEL WINDSOR and you'll see our bus there at 8:40am.

Restrictions

  • Minimum age: 1
  • Anyone under 18 years old must be accompanied by a guardian aged 18 years and over.

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Legal Drinking Age Enforced

  • To consume Alcohol you must be over the legal drinking age. You may be asked to produce Government Issued ID to prove your age.

Notes

  • Please Note: The price does not include lunch. We stop at a restaurant where you can buy your own lunch. You cannot bring your own food to the restaurant.

    Cancellations: Any cancellation within 24 hours of the tour will not receive any refund.

    Departure: 8:45am / Return: 5:00pm


Available Bookings from 23 Sep to 6 Oct 2024

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  • Per Person$104.00 Less than 6 at this price!

  • Per Person$130.00

  • Per Person$104.00 Less than 6 at this price!

  • Per Person$130.00

  • Per Person$130.00

  • Per Person$130.00

  • Per Person$130.00

  • Per Person$104.00 Less than 6 at this price!

  • Per Person$130.00

  • Per Person$104.00 Less than 6 at this price!

  • Per Person$130.00

  • Per Person$130.00

  • Per Person$130.00

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

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twickletoes from Australia wrote on 29 December 2021

Terrific winery tour!

I’ve been on a few wine tours but none was as good as this! Definitely highly recommend- great value for money. Andrew was an exceptional guide - he made the experience worthwhile. It was truly a genuine experience - from the interaction with Andrew and the other tourists to the wine, gin and chocolate tasting - absolutely fantastic! Thank you Andrew - a wine tour to remember 🍷☺️.

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mariap18 from New Zealand wrote on 06 August 2024

Amazing

Awesome Tour, lots of laughs & great variety, Todd was amazing.

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Sally Russell-Hall from Australia wrote on 12 March 2023

Fun day out

Great day out- recommend

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Alyse Gretton from Australia wrote on 10 July 2022

Book me is disappointing

Do not book through book me. They didn't communicate ny order and messed me around waiting for a bus that did not have me booked and left an hour before my confirmation email told me to be there. The tour guide was apologetic saying that book me has messed then around before and said that they would give me a refund

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shfrbeca from Australia wrote on 24 January 2023

Perfectly organised

This was an amazing tour! Communication was great from the night before till drop off at the end of the day. Music playlist was great, and such a nice touch to be able to make it our own. We visited a good amount of places for tasty wine and lunch, and each spot was accommodating to us. My highlight was Hubert estate for lunch and then Four Pillars for gin. Was blown away by the views and interiors at every spot! Can’t wait to come along again. Thank you!

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