5 Luxury Wine Tours in Australia That Earn the Upgrade

1.Barossa Premium Wine Tasting Tour & lunch Departs 7 days a week

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,475 reviews · from $128Our pick

Travel from Adelaide to the Barossa Valley with a small group of up to 20. Visit the Whispering Wall, Kies Family Wines, Turkey Flat Vineyards, and Rosenvale Vineyards, with a regional platter lunch, Mengler Hill views, and guides such as JR, Russell, Aaron, Vin, Peter, or Baden.

“A well planned trip with some excellent wines along the way, a great lunch and an engaging tour guide”

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2.Adelaide: Barossa Premium Wine Tasting tour & Winery Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,452 reviews · 8 hours · from $126

Spend eight hours with an English-speaking guide such as JR, Russell, Baden, or James, visiting Kies, Turkey Flat, and Rosenvale. You’ll taste award-winning wines, eat a Barossa platter lunch, stroll Tanunda, stop at Whispering Wall and Menglers Hill, and photograph Seppeltsfield’s Date Palms.

“Thomas was fantastic he made the day so much fun and his knowledgable insight all the way along the journey ! Wine tasting and lunch was excellent !”

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3.Luxury Hunter Valley Wildlife & Wine Tasting Tour from Sydney

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 652 reviews · from $89Best value

Join Kangarrific Tours and guide Sam for a 10-hour small-group outing from Sydney to the Hunter Valley. Visit Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary, meet Australian animals with a ranger, taste cheese and chocolate, enjoy two boutique winery tastings, and add a relaxed wine-country lunch.

“We had a perfect day with several wine, cheese and chocolate tastes and a wonderful lunch. The guide was also excellent and our tour group has been perfect.”

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4.Premium Hunter Valley Wine Tour with Lunch from Sydney

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 415 reviews

Spend a full day travelling from Sydney to Hunter Valley in a small group of up to 18. Visit three cellar doors, tour wine production, enjoy lunch with a drink, and taste local cheese, chocolate, gin, vodka, and other spirits. Guides such as Peter, Michael, Tony, Eddie, and Sean have all earned warm praise.

“We recently did a wine tasting day tour to Hunter Valley as a group of four girls, and while there were some enjoyable moments, the overall experience was mixed – with the tour starting strong but tapering off quickly in quality and service. Booking & Pre-Tour Experience The booking process was easy and straightforward. We appreciated receiving the waiver via email beforehand – though a helpful improvement would be for the tour description to explicitly mention to watch out for the pre-tour email and waiver (it’s easy to miss!). Pick-Up & Transport Pick-up on the day was on time, and the location was easy to find. However, with multiple tour…”

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5.VIP Swan Valley Wine Tour – Premium Small Group Wine & Gourmet Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 340 reviews · from $157

Spend about seven hours with Tim of Best of Perth Tours, visiting boutique Swan Valley cellar doors, sampling local wine, enjoying a gourmet lunch and cheeseboard, and finishing at the Margaret River Chocolate Company. Groups are capped at 10, with air-conditioned transport, water, and onboard refrigeration.

“Tim has been an excellent 👏 guide. His deep knowledge and experience including his good humor brings such great delight to this exclusive tour. I enjoyed the tour very much.”

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