Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Hunter Valley Wineries, Vintage Hunter Wine and Visitor's Centre Main Road, Pokolbin, Cessnock, New South Wales 2325 Australia
We visit 3 wineries on this tour with guided tastings by a local supplier at each venue.
The wineries differ depending on availability.
Behind the scenes tours of the wine production facility may be available on the day.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Hunter Distillery, 1686 Broke Rd, Pokolbin, Cessnock, New South Wales 2320 Australia
Choose 6 organic spirits to taste at the award winning Hunter Distillery
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: De Iuliis, 1616 Broke Rd, Pokolbin, Cessnock, New South Wales 2320 Australia
Family owned winery where you'll take an exclusive 'behind the scenes' production tour and taste premium wines
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Stop At: Hermitage Road Cellar Door - Hunter Farm Wines, Corner Hermitage Road & Mistletoe Lane, Pokolbin, Cessnock, New South Wales 2320 Australia
Taste a range of independent wine labels and varietals paired with local cheese
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Hunter Valley Resort + Farm, Hermitage Rd &, Mistletoe Ln, Pokolbin NSW 2320, Australia
Lunch is a choice of 6 main course options with GF and vegetarian catered for. Includes a glass of wine or beer
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Pokolbin Estate Vineyard, 298 McDonalds Rd, Pokolbin, Cessnock, New South Wales 2320 Australia
Enjoy paired tastings of wine + chocolate
Duration: 45 minutes
See Availability.
Traveler pickup is offered
In Cessnock we pick up from Cessnock Aldi @ 9.45am
We can pick up from other accommodation but please call our office 02 9318 0853 to ask first
We CANNOT pick up from any accommodation on Old North Road due to time constraints
We require an Australian mobile number so we can call you a few days before departure to confirm your pick up location and time
10:00 AM
6 hours 30 minutes(approx.)
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Not wheelchair accessible
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available; please advise at time of booking if required
Please note: Pickup is only available from the Pokolbin, Cessnock, and Lovedale areas. You must pick one of these options during the booking process. If you need to change your departure location, please contact your local operator directly as they do not stop at all locations if a location has not been selected
Near public transportation
Minimum age is 18 years
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Venues to visit are subject to change. Please contact us a day prior to your tour date if you wish to confirm which venues we'll visit.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 hours of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Posted By : Curiosity54934652855
Fun and exciting! Everyone was really friendly and it was an overall really great trip.
We particularly enjoyed the chocolate and wine pairing.
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Posted On : 2023-10-13
Posted By : Roy
The experience of the tour was great it was the miscommunication with viator that was horrible. Apparently there was no pickup available from our location never should have been offered per vendor! Vendor paid for our uber ride to a meeting spot & we paid the return to our hotel. We would like to request a refund of uber ride. Please contact me so I can send over uber receipt.
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Posted On : 2023-10-10
Posted By : Lauren_K
We had very generous pours from the winery’s. The chocolate and cheese pairings were great. The specific winery tour guides were very knowledgeable too. Unfortunately we did not get to go to one of the wineries listed (De Iuliis) I am not sure why this was. This was listed on the itinerary and we were looking forward to this place. We were not told why we didn’t go here. The driver is a driver only - no extra information provided about the area. He seemed to always be in a rush and was happy that he was getting an “early mark”. A great small group however and you can easily get to know people. In comparison to other winery tours we’ve done it is average for its price.
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Posted On : 2023-08-14
Posted By : Lynette_W
Wonderful driver and host friendly knowledgeable. Fantastic wine and distillery visits. Definitely worth it a great day out
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Posted On : 2023-05-05
Posted By : Dean R
Fun day exploring the Hunter. A beaut location best enjoyed by letting the guide take you great places- and letting the worry go of driving home after gorgeous wine
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Posted On : 2023-02-04
Posted By : Ann_J
It was great being picked up by our friendly and knowledgeable tour guide Peter at our accommodation in Cessnock.
Though there was a mix up with the first winery he quickly resolved the issue and a substitute winery was found.
The choice of wineries was great. The distillery chosen was great and the presenter there was personable and engaging. Lunch was delicious.
Peter was very understanding when we had to deal with a family medical emergency in another state during the tour.
He also added an extra stop at a chocolate factory at the end.
We were then deposited back at our accommodation at the end of a lovely day.
The only disappointment was there wasn't more cheeses to be tasted but we think that was meant to happen at the missed winery who couldn't accommodate our tour that day.
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Posted On : 2023-01-20
Posted By : Robert_G
Great day, visited a number of wineries and enjoyed the wine and cheese pairings offered at a couple of the stops.
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Posted On : 2022-10-08
Posted By : 818jemmal
Our favourite parts were the distillery and the cheese and wine tasting.
Tom was an amazing host driver and would definitely recommend this company to anyone I know that are coming up towards the Hunter Valley.
I wouldn't change a thing about this trip at all, the entire experience was great. We really enjoyed ourselves.
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Posted On : 2021-12-18
Posted By : Abiela_W
Julie was the perfect tour guide and ensured we had an amazing time. I would definitely recommend exploring the Hunter Valley with her 😊
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Posted On : 2021-12-16
Posted By : Teenbeans
Fantastic tour! Cheeks our tour guide was awesome! Very well organised, didn’t feel hurried, beautiful wineries and cheese tasting. Lunch was yum!! Bought lots of wine and cheese. Would highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2021-06-19
