Yarra Valley Day Trip with Local Wine Tastings from Melbourne
4.7
67 Ratings
Melbourne
Embark on a Yarra Valley day trip from Melbourne and indulge in local wine tastings. Explore boutique wineries, enjoy stunning landscapes, and savor award-winning wines in a small group setting.
Duration: 8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Melbourne - We travel east from Melbourne on a 1-hour journey either way to Yarra Valley.
  • Lilydale - As we head east through the suburbs of Melbourne, we pass through the suburbs of Ringwood, Lilydale and Healesville the gateway to the Yarra Valley ranges.
  • Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery - For those with a sweet tooth, we stop by the delicious Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice-creamery to sample chocolate.
  • St Huberts Cellar Door - Guests will get to enjoy a premium full-tasting experience at one of the newest cellar doors in the Yarra Valley. Take a stroll through the gallery below and take in the scenic views of the region. Absolute highlight to start the day!
  • Healesville - Enjoy the atmosphere and local shops and cafes of the Healesville Township.
  • Gruyere - Enjoy a wine tasting at one of the Yarra Valley’s boutique wineries.
  • Yarra Valley - Enjoy a wine tasting at one of the unique local wine estates.
What's Included
  • Free time to explore Healesville
  • Cellar-door presentations
  • Transport from Melbourne included
  • Three distinct wine tastings
  • Guidance by an expert, English-speaking guide
  • Comfortable AC mini-coach for a small group
What's Not Included
  • Any meals not indicated
  • Personal expenses
Additional Information

Inviting all food and travel enthusiasts to join us for an unforgettable day in the gorgeous Yarra Valley. Experience the delights of the palate as we embark on a tasting expedition and savour carefully selected wines, all amidst the backdrop of breathtaking landscapes and idyllic vineyard vistas.

Our journey sets off with a rendezvous at the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice-Creamery for a delightful chocolate tasting. Participants will get the chance to tour three distinctive wineries and winery estates. However, there may be instances where our schedule and winery visits need adjustment due to unforeseen events like large group sizes, special festivities, and unexpected winery shutdowns.

We’ve also carved out some leisure time in Healesville so that participants can enjoy a leisurely lunch and acquaint themselves with this charming introduction to the Yarra Valley. This tour’s aim is to provide an authentic experience of the Yarra Valley as seen through a resident’s perspective and not just as a passive winery hopper.

Our exceptional wine tour traverses all the hidden gems of the Yarra Valley in an intimate group setting of approximately 20 individuals.

  • Not suitable for children aged 18 and under
Location
Old Melbourne Gaol
Russell Street
Our default meeting point for this tour is Old Melbourne Gaol, 377 Russell St, Melbourne (opposite Space Hotel), Melbourne @ 8:45am. If you are traveling prior to this date, or wish to change your pickup location please contact our friendly reservations team
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Susanlr7475sv
Mar 29, 2024
Pleasant and enjoyable Yarra Valley visit - A wonderful day with a good blend of customers and an itinerary that was well paced. We enjoyed all aspects of the day and would highly recommend
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Helen_s
Jan 21, 2024
Very enjoyable!! - Beautiful wineries, all very different in stunning surroundings. The chocolate tasting was such a wonderful experience and the staff were very lovely and welcoming. Paul was our driver and guide and he was lovely and very informative. Would definitely do it all again!!
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Terrie_s
Aug 22, 2023
Perfect full day at Yarra region. - Beautiful day out to see the countryside, 1 hour drive out of city then hopping from place to place. I liked how we could choose our own restaurant/cafe for lunch or have 1.5 hrs to look at eclectic local Healesville shops. The wineries were good options. Each different and knowledge of region was supurb. Madge was an excellent tour guide.
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Bonnie_m
Mar 20, 2023
Great experience - The tour guide was great, and the best part about the tour was that we got to stop between towns and visit multiple places we would not have known about otherwise! Although lunch was not included, we stopped for breakfast and lunch so there was opportunity to get breakfast and lunch. I would highly recommend this tour!
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Sarahjane_t
Mar 4, 2023
Amazing time - Amazing trip, driver was very nice and knowledgeable, had an awesome time with friends, needed a cheese platter at one of the wineries though
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Jessica_h
Jan 9, 2023
Fantastic day out - Fantastic day, couldn’t have asked for more! The wineries, wine tasting and views were incredible and our guide Madge was great! Would recommend this to anyone wanting to explore the Yarra Valley wineries :)
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Sonia_c
Dec 19, 2022
We loved it! - Air-conditioned minibus picked us up at Ringwood Station and about 20 of us enjoyed visiting the Yarra Valley chocolaterie and having three wine tastings. Lunch was at Healesville and not included in the tour cost - this is the only drawback as the description was not fully clear about lunch. However the brewery in Healesville was a great place to have some beer tasting and pizza. Good communication from bus driver throughout the day and we are grateful to him for dropping us off closer to home rather than Ringwood. We visited St Hubert's, Boat O'Craigo and Medhurst. Thank you to the tour company for a smoothly run lovely day out.
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Olivia_s
Dec 17, 2022
Amazing Yarra Valley Wine Tour - The driver was lovely, the wine was delicious and so was the chocolate. Cannot recommend this tour enough. You will meet some incredible people too. For my first tour experience, it was amazing 🧡
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Helen_p
Jun 2, 2023
Wine tasting experience - The wines at Stephanie’s Estate was better than the rest. Wish the tour could have the option of wine pairing with food menus.
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Mark
Jan 6, 2023
Disappointed - We are disappointed with the tour. The visit to the Chocolaterie was very rushed with no time allowed to get a coffee or hot chocolate with the couples that did waiting excessive amounts of time to get served. This made us late to the next winery. Was then rushed a bit at St Huberts however the wine tasting was very professional and very well done. We then rushed again to our lunch break in Healesville where our time in the town was cut down by 15 minutes to catch up on time. Somehow this did not help as the tour guide noted on several occasions that we were still behind time. We then proceeded to Medhurst and Fergusson wineries for our next tastings. Both wineries seemed to not very interested in our tour. Medhurst made (16 pax) us stand at the counter in an area that would only comfortably fit 4 people when all of the tables and chairs were vacant and in fact there was no one in the winery at the time. When we arrived at Fergusson we were shuffled into the cellar door and we waited for about 5 minutes with no service with the tour guide finally going to the staff to see “what was going on”. They sent a young lady to serve us who was disinterested and gave no commentary about the wines at all and made us feel like we were just an annoyance. Again we were all made to stand and pass out the wines to everyone in a muddled group. I mentioned this to the tour guide who said that this is just they way they do it. This is quite amazing as we have been to most of the wine regions in Australia and have never been treated this way when going to a winery. We were made to feel like we did not matter and second class as we were on a wine tour. Tour guide did not really seem too interested in remedying the issue and we just felt like she just wanted to get the tour done and go home.
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