Hunter Valley All Inclusive Boutique Wine Tour from Sydney

Highlights

Inclusions

Itinerary

1. 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.

   Passes by

2. Arrive in Australia's oldest wine region after passing through Cessnock, the gateway to the region's wine and tourism attractions

   Passes by

3. 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.

   2 hAdmission included

4. 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.

   1 h

5. 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

   Passes by

6. Learn about local cheese-making and enjoy a guided tasting of various artisan varieties, all made in-house.

   30 minAdmission included

7. 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.

   30 minAdmission included

8. Pass over the mighty Hawkesbury River and the Mooney Mooney Bridge on the way back to Sydney

   Passes by

9. 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.

   1 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 133 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

Showing reviews written in English.

• 5Great value and very informative

  I had an amazing day. Stuart was very funny and very informative as we drove to the Hunter Valley. The wineries were amazing. It was such a great day. Absolutely recommend this company and doing this trip.

  L1940WGkyliegOctober 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Fab experience!

  Such a beautiful day! Stuart drove us around telling us all about the area and some of the history. The wineries were just fabulous, delicious wines, perfect lunch break and we also got the cheese tasting. Totally recommended! Thank you!

  653annalaurafOctober 2026via Tripadvisor

• 4good but spoilt by bus breakdown

  Very good tour of the wineries .Cheese factory a little disappointing . Lunch VG at golf resort. All going well until the bus broke down and delayed several hours. Guide , in my opinion didn't take charge and one guest" positively unhelpful" to say the least. Sorted in the end but could have helped by dropping us off at our hotel as a gesture

  wildroverEnglandOctober 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Lovely Day Adventure Out of Sydney

  This was such a fun day! My husband and I decided to book this excursion so we could get out of Sydney for one day of our vacation. We went in with no real expectations and we were blown away by the whole experience. Stuart picked us up right from our hotel (Paradox, and they have a few other direct pickup/dropoffs). We were the last to join the group (14 total) before hitting the road. Stuart spent the 2-hour drive up to the vineyards telling us about the area, its history, cracking some jokes, and telling us stories of his experiences in the area. He was a gem! We went to 2 boutique wineries that had amazing tasting rooms and the friendliest staff ever, then stopped at a country club for lunch where we got to see some wild kangaroos grabbing a drink from a water feature on the golf course, then made it over to a cheese tasting for a nice (and needed) break from drinking before heading to a final vineyard. The last vineyard had an entire mob of kangaroos jumping through their rows of grapes. It was quite a sight! We blew a tire on our way back to Sydney and appreciated Stuart even more for keeping everyone calm and laughing as we waited only 30 minutes for a tire change. You want Stuart as your guide if anything crazy were to happen! The small group we went with all ended up having such a great time together. I would recommend this experience to anyone looking for a little adventure out of Sydney for a day!

  KATHERINE_ROctober 2026via Viator

• 5Fabulous wine country trip!

  Fantastic experience, totally recommend! Our tour guide, Stuart, was the highlight of our trip. He was very knowledgeable, punctual, professional, and a great driver. We had fun and truly enjoyed all 3 wineries and the cheese factory, but the best was seeing a bunch of kangaroos at the last winery! 10 out of 10!!

  gabrielbZ9640XESeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Excellent winery tour

  Excellent day with Stuart. A very well planned itinerary giving us plenty of time to enjoy the 3 wineries we visited and the cheese tasting. Highly recommend this tour .

  denisebQ6829FKSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Hunter Valley

• Its from-price is 28% above the median of the 67 experiences we list in Hunter Valley.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 13 of 67.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Hunter Valley

The Hunter Valley is a New South Wales wine region of vineyards, horse studs and low ranges, a couple of hours' drive north of Sydney.

The valley follows the Hunter River inland from Newcastle, with the main wine district around Pokolbin and the town of Cessnock at its gateway. Vines have grown here since the 1820s, which makes it one of Australia's oldest wine regions, and semillon whites and shiraz reds are its best-known bottles. Many cellar doors sit among gum trees and lawns, with long views across the rows.

See all 67 experiences in Hunter Valley