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Hunter Valley Wine & Dine Tour

from A$1350
10 hours
Sydney
Free Cancellation (7 days prior)

Spend a private day in the Hunter Valley with your own guide and Mercedes, picked up from your Sydney hotel or home. You choose the cellar doors, the cheese, chocolate or distillery stops and the lunch spot, with fuel, tolls and park fees covered. Tastings and lunch are paid as you go.

Quick read before you book.

  • Build your own list of cellar doors, or let your guide choose
  • Mix in cheese, chocolate, spirits or craft beer between wines
  • Lunch wherever suits, from country pub to fine dining
  • Watch for wild kangaroos on the late afternoon drive
  • Guiding available in German, Japanese, Spanish or French

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Included in this tour.

  • Private guide and driver for the day
  • Private Mercedes vehicle, including fuel, parking and tolls
  • Pickup and drop off at Sydney CBD and North Shore hotels or private addresses
  • National park entry fees
  • Bottled water
  • Child and booster seats on request

Commonly asked questions.

Pickup is usually between 7am and 9am from Sydney CBD or North Shore hotels, or private addresses in the CBD and Northern Suburbs. The drive takes about 2.5 hours, and you head back between 3pm and 5pm.

No. Wine tasting fees and lunch are paid on the day, so you only pay for the stops you choose. Your guide can recommend venues to suit your taste.

Cancellations made within 7 days of your tour attract a 20% charge, and cancellations less than 48 hours before pickup are charged in full. Where possible, Sydney Adventure Tours will offer to reschedule rather than cancel. Tastings or lunches booked on your behalf may be non refundable, depending on each venue's policy.

Yes, it's a private tour, and child and booster seats are available if you request them in advance.

Comfortable shoes, clothing for the weather, a hat and sunscreen. Warm jackets, raincoats and umbrellas are on board if you need them.

Kangaroos are sometimes seen grazing on the drive back in the late afternoon. For more reliable spots, see our guide to where to see kangaroos.
Yes. If you also want to see the Blue Mountains, the Blue Mountains wildlife and Scenic World tour runs as a small group day trip from Sydney.

More about this tour.

This is the Hunter Valley day you design yourself. A private guide collects you from your Sydney hotel or home in a Mercedes, and from there the stops, the pace and the lunch table are up to you, or to your guide's local picks if you'd rather not decide.A typical day starts with two cellar doors and a local cheese tasting, then lunch anywhere from a relaxed country pub to a long fine dining table. Afternoons can bring another cellar door, a vodka and schnapps tasting at a distillery, a brewery stop or a chocolate tasting, with venues such as Pepper Tree, Tyrrell's, Margan and Hope on the list.Already staying in the Hunter? The tour can start and finish there, and one way transfers to or from Sydney are available too. Add a slower day by booking the Harvest the Hunter carriage tour or the Flavours of the Hunter half day tour during your stay.This tour has multiple options;
  • Return day trip from the Sydney CBD or North Shore
  • Start and finish in the Hunter Valley
  • One way transfer between Sydney and the Hunter Valley
  • Slower scenic route via Wollombi and Mount View
Explore the sample itinerary, check availability for your date, then book your private day in wine country.

Additional info.

  • Pickup between 7am and 9am; the drive takes about 2.5 hours each way
  • Wine tasting fees and lunch are not included
  • Request child or booster seats when you book