Hunter Valley All Inclusive Boutique Wine Tour from Sydney
Description
Journey through Australia's oldest wine region with the 4-time "Best Hunter Valley Tour Operator" winner. Our intimate small-group experience (maximum 14 guests) unlocks exclusive boutique family-owned wineries and hidden cellar doors most tourists never discover. With expert sommelier guidance, taste up to 20 premium wines including world-renowned Hunter Valley Semillon, Chardonnay, and Shiraz while meeting passionate winemakers personally. Your day includes guided artisan cheese tasting, gourmet lunch at scenic Cypress Lakes with wine, plus luxury air-conditioned transport featuring onboard refrigeration for your wine purchases. Learn terroir secrets through professional wine education, spot native kangaroos grazing among historic vines, and enjoy transparent all-inclusive pricing with no surprise charges. With convenient hotel pickup and drop-off from 4 central-Sydney locations, this award-winning adventure delivers authentic access and unforgettable memories in the Hunter Valley.
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Itinerary
Meet your award-winning small-group tour at your designated hotel pickup point and board our luxury air-conditioned coach for the scenic 2-hour journey to Hunter Valley. Your expert local guide shares regional history and points out landmarks as you travel across Sydney Harbour Bridge, through Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, and over the historic Hawkesbury River.
Arrive in Australia's oldest wine region after passing through Cessnock, the gateway to the region's wine and tourism attractions
Before lunch we will visit 2 exclusively selected boutique family-owned wineries in Pokolbin and surrounds. With a flexible itinerary, we seek out more intimate cellar doors where passionate winemakers personally share their craft, vineyard philosophy, and family stories. Sample up to 20 premium wine varieties including classic Hunter Valley Semillon, elegant Chardonnay, robust Shiraz, and innovative blends available exclusively at these boutique vineyards.
Enjoy a delicious meal at Cypress Lakes, featuring both hot and cold choices in a relaxed scenic setting. Your lunch includes a complimentary glass of premium wine.
Pass by the spectacular 60-acre Hunter Valley Gardens with its famous Rose Garden and themed botanical displays - a perfect preview of the region's natural beauty
Learn about local cheese-making and enjoy a guided tasting of various artisan varieties, all made in-house.
Sample estate-exclusive varietals while enjoying personal interaction with the winemaker, gaining deeper insights into Hunter Valley's diverse terroir and innovative winemaking techniques that define this historic region.
Pass over the mighty Hawkesbury River and the Mooney Mooney Bridge on the way back to Sydney
Arrive back into Sydney after a day full of gourmet food and boutique wine, incredible memories and new friends. Dropoff back at your original pickup point.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
**Please contact Boutique 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
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Tour is not suitable for minors under 18 years of age.
- Return to Sydney is around 6-6:30pm (depending on traffic)
Reviews(108)
A fantastic full-day wine tasting experience in the Hunter Valley. All three venues offered more than just tastings — each gave a thoughtful refresher on local history and the stories behind their wines, which added real depth to the day. Getting to explore key spots around Pokolbin was a highlight, and the warmth of the hospitality throughout made it genuinely memorable. A special mention to our guide Raphael, who made the whole experience feel personal and well-curated. Would absolutely return if given the chance — highly recommended.
Thank you for your recommendation! We're very glad that Raphael was able to give you such an enjoyable day wine tasting in the Hunter Valley, and that the presenters at each cellar door was able to add more depth to your appreciation of the wines - that is exactly what we aim for!
Great wine tasting experience in the Hunter Valley including lunch and a visit to a cheese factory. Ben was a great host, very entertaining and knowledgeable. Loved that we visited smaller, family run wineries with some fantastic wines. Highly recommend.
Thank you for your recommendation! We're so pleased that you enjoyed your wine and cheese tasting tour in the Hunter Valley with Ben as your guide, and that the wines that you tried were to your taste. Cheers!
Patrica was fantastic, as were all the vineyards we visited! Well worth the trip out and some fascinating wines and stories behind them!
Thank you for your lovely feedback which is really appreciated. We're delighted that you enjoyed your day with Patricia in the Hunter Valley and learnt a bit about the wines that you were tasting along the way.
Great day. Really nice and funny driver with also all brilliant vineyards.
Thanks for sharing your brilliant day! Cheers!
Had a lovely time, Patricia was an excellent driver and host! Visited three lovely small wineries with nice tastings and explanations about the wines. Enough time to enjoy the wine, company and scenery. Would definitely recommend
Thank you for your recommendation! Your kind words really mean a lot to Patricia and the team. We're very pleased that you enjoyed your relaxing time in the Hunter Valley.
Good wine tasting experience with a good variety of wines, friendly host and Ben, our driver and guide was outstanding.
Thank you for your lovely feedback. We're really pleased that you enjoyed your day wine and cheese tasting with Ben in the Hunter Valley. Cheers!
Take the boutique tour on this one. A tad more expensive but the small group of 10 makes for a casual and uncomplicated day. Visited 3 wineries, one cheese and chocolate establishment and had an excellent lunch at a local country club- all included. Plenty of bathroom stops and a very accommodating driver, John . Each winery discussed wine making and gave 5 sample tastings of their popular wines. There was no shortage of samples. A full day from Sydney and worth the time and money
Thank you for your great feedback. We're delighted that you enjoyed your day in the Hunter Valley and felt the small group boutique tour was worth the time and money. Cheers!
Great visit. Excellent wine tastings that we could buy and great cheese tasting
Thanks for your lovely feedback. We're really pleased that you enjoyed the wine tastings and the local Hunter Valley cheese tasting too! Cheers!
Enjoyable day however the driver was not very engaging or friendly . Went to 3 vineyards. Very enjoyable wines and great hosts at each all made you feel very welcome and the wine tastings were all generous. Lunch very average at the golf course and certainly not fresh or delicious, nothing highlighting any Australian delights and when asked, didn’t even know where the wine that came with the meal came from. Cheese tasting was just rushed cheeses on a toothpick while standing in a crowded space with very little information on the cheese making process. Choc stop very similar experience, tasting only of 5 tiny bits of chocolate, nothing about the making or process of the chocolate. Nice group of people made the day enjoyable along with the fantastic wines. Have to say that the wineries made the tour great, not the tour company.
Thank you for your feedback. We are really pleased that you enjoyed the local Hunter Valley wine tastings and the company of others on the tour, even if the lunch and cheese were not as you expected. We appreciate your feedback and we are currently reviewing the cheese tasing part of the itinerary so will take this into account. Thanks again.
A great experience with exceptional wine. We even got to see kangaroos.
Thank you for your lovely feedback. We're really glad that you enjoyed the boutique Hunter Valley wines that you tasted and also got to see some kangaroos as a bonus! Cheers!
