Wineries
Gone Walkabout Safaris
02 49158515. [email protected] (http://www.gonewalkabouts...). gone walkabout safaris operate 7 days a week with guaranteed departures every day, picking up participants from their accommodation in newcastle and hunter valley. cost is $60 per person.
Wine Country Tours
02 9484 0477 fax 02 9980 1109, [email protected] wine country tours (http://winecountrytours.c...) offer 8 person wine tours hosted by a winemaker with 25 years experience. the tour includes private cellar inspections, as well as morning tea and lunch. participants are picked up from their accommodation in sydney. cost is $150 per person.
The Hunter Valley is a major wine growing region. Tours of vineyards and wine tasting tours are a huge industry. A number of local operators run tours of wineries:
Cheers Bus
0408 987 057. [email protected]. (http://www.cheersbus.com/) this cessnock based tour company offers wine tours from $35 per person. half day tours are available, as are full day tours including lunch.
Aussie Wine Tours
02 4991 1074 0412 735 809. fax 02 4990 6969. email [email protected] (http://www.aussiewinetour...). this cessnock based tour company offers wine tours from $45 per person weekends and $35 per person weekdays.
Red Carpet Tours
2 windsor road, willoughby. ph 02 9967 3238 fax 02 9967 3638, [email protected] (http://www.redcarpettours...). red carpet tours run 18 person day tours of hunter valley wineries, including morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. participants are picked up from their accommodation in sydney. cost is $155 adults and $135 concessions.
In addition, there are several tours that set off from Sydney for day trips or weekend-long visits to the Hunter Valley wineries:
Hunter Valley Day Tours
Visitors information centre, wine country drive, 02 4938 5031. fax 02 4938 5083, [email protected] (http://www.huntertourism....). hunter valley tourism offers full day wine and cheese tasting tours for $80 per person. pickup is available from most hunter valley towns.
Boutique Wine Tours
02 9499 5444. [email protected] (http://www.boutiquewineto...). boutique wine tours run luxury 14 person max day tours of the hunter valley wineries, picking up participants from their accommodation in sydney. cost is $115 per person with lunch or $99 per person if you purchase your own lunch.
Wine Country Limousines
193 bimbadeen road, mount view. 02 4991 7484 [email protected] (http://www.winecountrylim...). up to seven people can share a limousine for a wine tour from 10am to 5pm.
The Sebel Kirkton Park Hunter Valley
Hunter Valley hotel offering boutique Hunter Valley accommodation in Pokolbin. Located only 2hrs from Sydney, our Pokolbin hotel is ideally positioned to experience Hunter Valley wineries and attractions.