Award-Winning Hunter Valley Wine & Cheese Tour from Sydney
Description
Discover why we have been awarded "Best Hunter Valley Tour Operator" for 4 consecutive years on this premium small-group wine tour from Sydney. We specialize in boutique family-owned wineries where passionate winemakers share their craft personally. Sample up to 20 premium wines including world-renowned Hunter Valley Semillon and Shiraz at 3-4 exclusive cellar doors, enjoy expert-guided cheese tastings, and savor a delicious local lunch with complementary wine. Your award-winning experience includes comfortable transportation through scenic countryside, visits to intimate boutique wineries in the Pokolbin area, comprehensive cheese tastings with local artisan varieties, and lunch in a scenic setting. Our local guide and expert presenters bring wine knowledge and insider access to family-owned properties where you'll discover stories behind wines available exclusively at these cellar doors.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Join your small-group tour at your designated pickup point and board our comfortable air-conditioned coach for the scenic 2-hour drive to Hunter Valley. Your expert guide shares regional history and points out landmarks as you travel across Sydney Harbour Bridge, past Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, and over the Hawkesbury River.
Drive through Cessnock, the charming gateway town to Hunter Valley's wine region and historic coal mining heritage.
Welcome to the Hunter Valley, Australia's oldest wine region.
Arrive in Australia's oldest wine region. In the morning we visit two carefully selected boutique family-owned wineries in Pokolbin and surrounding areas. Our small group allows us access to less mainstream, more intimate cellar doors including Saddlers Creek, Hanging Tree Wines, and Ernest Hill Wines, where passionate winemakers personally share their craft and vineyard stories. Sample up to 20 premium wine varieties including classic Hunter Valley Semillon, elegant Chardonnay, robust Shiraz, and innovative blends available exclusively at these properties.
Enjoy a delicious meal with both hot and cold options in a relaxed setting surrounded by lake views. Your lunch includes a glass of wine to complement your meal.
Drive by the renowned Hunter Valley Gardens precinct, passing the spectacular 60-acre botanical wonderland featuring themed garden displays including the famous Rose Garden with over 5,000 rose bushes and stunning Lake Walk.
Discover how premium local cheeses enhance wine appreciation and how they are locally made, through guided tastings featuring artisan varieties crafted by passionate regional producers.
Conclude your wine journey at Saddler's creek (or another handpicked boutique winery). Sample premium varietals while enjoying personal stories from passionate winemakers or cellar door hosts, gaining deeper insights into Hunter Valley's unique terroir and time-honored winemaking traditions that have defined Australia's oldest wine region for over 200 years.
Cross over the Hawkesbury River and the Mooney Mooney Bridge on the way back to Sydney
Arrive back at your original pickup points with enhanced wine knowledge and unforgettable memories of Hunter Valley's finest boutique wineries. You can bring a few bottles home with you too!
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
**Please contact Activity Tours to confirm or change your pick up time and location.** Pickup will be between 7am and 7:45am. We will confirm your tour, pick up time and location the day before your tour by text message or the Viator messaging system. Please make sure you are waiting outside the Hotel 5-10min prior to scheduled pick up. *7:00am-Mercure Central 818-820 George St, Little Regent St Entrance / *7:20am-Hilton Hotel rear entrance near Wilson car park, 255-259 Pitt St / *7:35am-Four Seasons Hotel (96-98 Harrington St, rear entrance) / *7:45am-Paradox Sydney Hotel, 27 O Connell St (was Radisson Blu)
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Pick-ups are from designated meeting points.
- Small-group tour with a maximum 14 participants
- Must be 18 years or older to taste wines
- Not suitable for children under 18 years of age
- Return to Sydney is around 6-6:30pm (depending on traffic)
Reviews(396)
We have had an amazing day out with our tour guide Stuart. He was very informative and professional and kept us on schedule. The wineries were very good , lunch hit the spot and we even got up close and personal with the wildlife. Our travel companion were an international mix and were great company . Have some wine to take home thanks for a fun filled day. Barry and Luanne New Zealand
Stuart was such a fabulous guide! It was a great day with great wine. Highly recommend
Thanks for your recommendation - we can't do much better than 10/10! Stuart will be delighted that you enjoyed your wine and cheese tasting tour in the Hunter Valley so much. Cheers!
Ben was a great host and all the wineries we visited were great! We had an amazing time!
Thanks for sharing - we're very pleased that you enjoyed your time in the Hunter Valley with Ben. Cheers!
Amazing day with Jeff. It was a small group of us so our experiences at the wineries were fantastic. I am recommending this ten out of ten. Lunch was great and it was all such a pretty surrounding on a beautiful day.
Thank you for recommending the tour! We're delighted that you had such an enjoyable day in the Hunter Valley with Jeff. Cheers!
Stuart was a fantastic guide for the Hunter Valley Wine and Cheese Experience! He was very knowledgeable and the locations included on this tour were all very special and unique. I would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone looking to visit the Hunter Valley while in Australia!
Thank you for recommending the tour! We agree that Stuart is a fantastic guide and are very pleased to have him working for us! We're glad that you enjoyed your Hunter Valley wine and cheese tasting experience and found the smaller places that you visited special. Cheers!
Had the most amazing day with Ben! The history, the wine the scenery was just perfect.
Thanks for sharing your amazing day in the Hunter Valley with Ben. Cheers!
We had Ben today, and he was fantastic! The local wineries were wonderful, both the tasting and the people. Was a special treat to see some wild kangaroos at our last stop.
Thanks for sharing your fantastic time with Ben in the Hunter Valley tasting the local wines. We're happy that you enjoyed a bonus at the end seeing the Kangaroos in the vines too!
Ben was awesome. Enjoyed the tour enjoyed the conversation. Ben was very informative and kept as well informed.
We agree - Ben is awesome! Thanks for your lovely feedback and we're very pleased that you enjoyed your day in the Hunter Valley. Please come again!
Ben was a wonderful guide and information source and an equally personable leader. We very much enjoyed being with him and our group which he fostered.
Thanks for your lovely feedback. We're delighted that you enjoyed your day with Ben and your group wine tasting in the Hunter Valley and that he could share some of his vast knowledge of the area with you along the way. Cheers!
Really fun day, wine, history and nature - Stuart was awesome.
Thanks for your recommendation! Stuart takes great pride in his tours and loves to show guests around so we're really glad that you enjoyed your time in the Hunter Valley with him as your guide.
