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Around the Bay Food and Wine Taste Trail: Discover Melbourne's Premier Culinary Locations
4.7
19 Ratings
Geelong
Embark on the Around the Bay Food and Wine Taste Trail and indulge in Melbourne’s premier culinary locations. Experience the flavors, beauty, and excitement of the Mornington and Bellarine Peninsulas with wine tasting, delicious meals, craft beer, and stunning scenery.
Embark on the Around the Bay Food and Wine Taste Trail and indulge in Melbourne’s premier culinary locations. Experience the flavors, beauty, and excitement of the Mornington and Bellarine Peninsulas with wine tasting, delicious meals, craft beer, and stunning scenery.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Geelong Waterfront - Geelong’s spectacular waterfront is the perfect place to start the day. Take the opportunity to breathe in the fresh sea air as we walk along the esplanade before getting the day underway.
- Scotchmans Hill Winery and Cellar Door - Set on the picturesque Bellarine Peninsula with magnificent views, our first stop includes a…
- Geelong Waterfront - Geelong’s spectacular waterfront is the perfect place to start the day. Take the opportunity to breathe in the fresh sea air as we walk along the esplanade before getting the day underway.
- Scotchmans Hill Winery and Cellar Door - Set on the picturesque Bellarine Peninsula with magnificent views, our first stop includes a wine tasting at this old French provincial barnhouse situated amongst the vineyards of an estate.
- Jack Rabbit Vineyard - Renowned for its breathtaking views, the house of Jack Rabbit Caf will give us an opportunity to break for lunch and taste some of the Bellarine Peninsula’s epic eateries in a local that the locals never want to leave!
- Searoad Ferries - As we sail upon the bay, enjoy a Devonshire tea as we observe the beauty of the bay. Watch out for dolphins!
- St Andrews Beach Brewery - This craft brewery set amongst the beauty of the Mornington Peninsulas was once a world-class horse training facility. Here we’ll join the locals for a beer paddle tasting and the opportunity to watch the brewers crafting and pouring great brews right from their stable doors
- Arthurs Seat - Next stop, Arthurs Seat where you will admire the panoramic views from Murrays Lookout across the bay to the city.
- Bathing Boxes Mornington Peninsula - These iconic bathing boxes are the area’s symbol of summer and are a tourist attraction to themselves. Locals frequent the renowned beaches where these bathing boxes that are set upon the colourful back drop of the crystal blue ocean and a coastline to die for.
What's Included
- Lunch included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and taxes covered
- Wine tasting at Scotchmans Hill
- Glass of wine at Jack Rabbit
- Beer tasting at St Andrews Brewery
- Lunch included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and taxes covered
- Wine tasting at Scotchmans Hill
- Glass of wine at Jack Rabbit
- Beer tasting at St Andrews Brewery
What's Not Included
- Snacks
- Gratuities
- Snacks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Immerse yourself in the diverse culinary offerings of Melbourne, sampling the finest food, wines, and beers from the Mornington and Bellarine Peninsulas. Experience the daily lifestyle of the locals in a journey filled with tantalizing flavors, stunning visuals and thrilling experiences. This tour promises a day filled with refined wine sampling,…
Immerse yourself in the diverse culinary offerings of Melbourne, sampling the finest food, wines, and beers from the Mornington and Bellarine Peninsulas. Experience the daily lifestyle of the locals in a journey filled with tantalizing flavors, stunning visuals and thrilling experiences. This tour promises a day filled with refined wine sampling, delectable meals, artisan beer tasting and breathtaking landscapes that offer plenty of photographic moments.
Location
Geelong Waterfront
Eastern Beach Road
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(19 Ratings)
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2259deb
Nov 13, 2023
Get out of city sight-seeing. Wine and beer tasting. Fabulous food. - This tour was fantastic and I highly recommend it. Great value for money and we went from Melbourne city around Port Phillip Bay to both the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas. Our guide Margaret was very enthusiastic and informative. She made the day extra special. 💕
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Poppah2017
Aug 18, 2023
Great Variety & Phenomenal Experience! - Did the "Around the Bay Food and Wine Taste Trail" today with Brooke. She was wonderful, enthusiastic and great fun to be around - very knowledgeable and a good laugh. Our whole group got along really well and had a fantastic time. The wine tasting was really nice, with different options to try and each wine was nice and slowly explained to us in how they differ. The food stop was incredible with generous portions (especially for a lunch!) and amazing quality. I enjoyed every part of this tour and would love to tour again with this company :)
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Hopstick
Jul 21, 2023
Excellent Day Out - Brooke was a phenomenal tour guide! She gave us tips, tricks and ideas for future tours and was an absolute riot the whole time. I was never bored and this was a great way to see the area. With it being mid winter, I am surprised that we got to see everything before the sun set. The weather really held out for us and I am glad we got to see the sights and enjoy it all.
The first winery was my personal favourite, and being the only table present at the time really made it all that more intimate. Lunch was delicious and there is plenty to choose from! As someone who needs to be dairy free that there was more that 1 option on the menu was a total surprise. The ferry was great, the sun was out for most of it although sadly we saw no wildlife. When we got in, the table at the front right at the window was reserved and our afternoon tea was waiting. Brooke took our drink orders and they all arrived swiftly. The brewery wasn't an option the day I took the tour but instead we headed off to another winery that had fantastic views. Afterwards, we headed out to Arthurs Seat and the bathing boxes. Brooke lead the group in a handful of impromptu van sing-along moments as well. Plenty of toilet stops which is always nice when you have 6 glasses of wine and a cup of tea.
Utterly chill vibe and everything was clearly meticulously planned by Explore Australia. Will tour with them again.
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Annemarie68_13
May 27, 2023
Great day out! - We booked our tour with Explore Australia as it was a small group tour and covered areas that most other tours do not. Brooke was our guide for the morning and she was friendly, cheerful and very informative. Brooke gave us plenty of insight into the local areas that we visited. We had plenty of stops along the way for us to take photos, go to the bathroom or get a coffee. Brooke dropped us to the ferry where we were provided with a great lunch. Once we crossed the bay we arrived in Sorrento where Mark picked us up. Our tour continued with another informative and friendly guide. We were unable to visit the brewery on our tour but instead visited the Mornington Peninsula Chocolaterie which was amazing. We were able to sample plenty of the chocolates and given time to browse the shop afterwards to stock up. This was an added bonus to the tour which everyone enjoyed. There was plenty to see in the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsula areas with quaint towns and rugged coastlines. We had a great day, very relaxed and would highly recommend this tour and thank Brooke and Mark for making the day even more enjoyable.
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Jessray13
May 25, 2023
Around the bay - Highly recommend this tour well managed with a fantastic tour guide and a comfy bus. Great lunch and afternoon tea with convenient pick up and drop off point near souther cross train station would go again so thank you
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O6454rllindah
May 3, 2023
An absolutely beautiful Day! - An absolutely beautiful day! Mark our driver was lovely and friendly, the venues we went to were top notch, great wine tasting at the winery, great food and amazing views at lunch. Geelong turned on the sunshine and we had a lovely stroll along the harbour taking pictures with the character totem poles!
The afternoon kept on giving, the ferry trip was super organised with afternoon tea supplied on board, beer tasting at the 'The Stables Brewery' was great and then we headed to 'Murray's lookout' where the sun had started setting and again the views were magnificent.
Lastly a visit to the Beach huts for some more photos and then a snooze in the bus (That's the joy of having a driver!) on the way back to Melbourne listening to Mark's
eclectic play list! I would highly recommend this trip.
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Sharonro544wc
Apr 17, 2023
A perfect day - The whole experience was fantastic from pick up to drop off.
Mark, the bus driver for the first part of the journey was very nice and very informative. We had plenty of time during the stops to look around and see the sights.
Lunch was very nice, in a very relaxed atmosphere with beautiful views.
Mark dropped us at the ferry and escorted us on board where our afternoon tea was waiting for us.
We were then met by the lovely Brooke, who was very bubbly and chatty. She took us to the other sights and the beer tasting, which all was amazing.
All in all it was a perfect day.
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Voyager800316
Mar 7, 2023
A good one to book. - What a great day. Our driver Matt was super friendly, knowledgeable and fun. Lovely stops ( loved the totem poles in Geelong) , also found Nessie the Loch Ness monster ( important to us Scots) there. Wine and beer tasting added to the day and super lunch at Jack Rabbit. All in all an experience I would highly recommend.
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Calebl344
Jan 28, 2023
A little bit of everything for a well-rounded day trip around the bay. - There was a little bit of everything and was a well-rounded trip. The ferry ride was very comfortable and enjoyable. Matt (our guide and driver) was very friendly (and his recommendations for mussels was a good call). I would've liked to spend more time at the winery, but it was still overall a very enjoyable day around the bay.
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271josephl
Aug 7, 2023
Relaxing Day Trip - Mark was good and informative.
Sufficient time given at all stops, to see and enjoy the different places of interest.
However, only negative points are:
1. Onboard Music was not pleasant to everyone.
2. Jack Rabbit Winery set meal lunch was not up to standard … I was kinda disappointed with the tofu curry dish.
Overall it’s good except the food.
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