Yarra Valley Wildlife and Wine Tour: Koalas, Kangaroos, and Tastings

Experience the best of the Yarra Valley on this full-day tour from Melbourne. Visit Healesville Sanctuary to see native wildlife, enjoy a delicious lunch and wine tasting at Yering Station Vineyard, and end the day with cheese and wine at De Bortoli Winery.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Healesville Sanctuary - Home to more than 200 species of Australian native animals and set amidst natural bushland, the Healesville Sanctuary is the ideal place to observe our iconic wildlife up close. An enhancement to the visit is a Kangaroo Encounter where you have the opportunity with a keeper to feed and pat these adorable animals (if the…
What's Included
  • Admission to Healesville Sanctuary
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Expert driver/guide assistance
  • Enjoyable lunch with a glass of wine
  • Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
  • Engaging live commentary during the tour
What's Not Included
  • Purchases of a personal nature.
  • Koala Encounter (currently AUD$30 per person per animal)
Additional Information

Embark on an intimate group tour, blending Victoria’s globally recognized Yarra Valley wine tasting experience with the observation of local wildlife. Depart from Melbourne on a journey to the Healesville Sanctuary, a refuge created for the preservation of threatened animal species. Spend your morning witnessing the habits of quintessential Australian…

Location
3000
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Amelias138
Dec 7, 2024
This should be on your itinerary - This tour exceeded expectations. Paul was extremely well organised and proved to be a very courteous and knowledgeable guide. The Healesville Sanctuary was brilliant. This organisation is to be commended for it’s approach to animal husbandry and conservation. We were lucky enough to have the fabulous Geoff as our tour guide. Geoff had an encyclopaedic knowledge of native Australian wildlife. The lunch at Yering Station matched the amazing scenery.
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Pierre_s
Dec 1, 2024
Amazing day in Yarra Valley - Great experience for both part of the tour. Exceptional guide ( Rob) who was able to personalize the experience. The sanctuary tour gave us a very good perspective of Australian wildlife and the wine tour and the quality of the dinner was just amazing. Great day that I strongly recommend.
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Vicki_a
Nov 27, 2024
We had a wonderful day... - We had a wonderful day and Adrian was a great guide. He took care of us and gave us history and insights into the region. The wine tastings were wonderful and the Healesville Santuary was very interesting and informative of the native animals.
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Heather_k
Nov 24, 2024
Wildlife, wine and cheese - Ron (our guide)kept us in stitches with his stories. Healey’s sanctuary was spectacular. Lunch was delicious- I don’t normally like eggplant but loved theirs. The wineries were good choices. I particularly liked the wine and cheese pairings.
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Natalia_t
Nov 10, 2024
Nice expirience - Wine day tour, the guide was fantastic, The grou also. I could practice my inglish The winerys were very nice
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Woo68
Nov 9, 2024
Fabulous Tour Company To Book With - What can I say …. This is the trip to go on. Shane our guide was fantastic - really helpful & informative about every aspect of the trip from the wines to all animals. Paul was fabulous keeping us up to date with collection points & times even sorted changes for us when we asked. FABULOUS DAY!
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Trailblazer618147
Nov 6, 2024
Wonderful day at the Yarra Value. - This may be one of the more expensive Yarra Valley tours but it was well worth it. There were only three of us in the new comfortable Mercedes Van so we were able to received great personal attention from our wonderful guide Garth . The Healesville sanctuary was much bigger than I expected with lots of native animals , birds and reptiles to see. The lunch at Yearing Station was five star in a very modern restaurant with a great view. The Wine and cheese tasting was most enjoyable and we even ended the day with a nice drive through the countryside where we saw several kangaroos in the wild. If you want to do the Yarra Valley but don’t fancy spending a day in a bus with 30 other tourists then pay the little bit extra for this tour. It was a memorable experience.
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Scott_w
Nov 2, 2024
Excellent Tour - Paul was a wonderful tour guide. Very informative and such a joy to talk with. He kept everyone engage and made sure all participants truly got the most out of our experience. Highly recommend this tour.
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Vimal_k
Oct 26, 2024
Day well spent with wildlife and wine - We had an awesome time with Rob during the wine and wildlife tour! Our first stop was Healesville Sanctuary where we were accompanied by a very knowledgeable volunteer, which was great! We met a lot of rescue Australian animals! Lunch at Yering Station was lovely with a lot options including seafood, vegetarian and wine! That was followed by 2 wine tastings and we tasted a range of really nice red and white wines. I was sufficiently tipsy by the end of it :) Overall it was a day well spent with a lovely group of people and Rob. Definitely recommend it!
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Ngosselin2
Dec 6, 2024
Nice wine tasting and great food - Great to combine sanctuary and wine tasting The food was amazing, awesome wine tasting and Rob our guide took really good care of us !
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