Atherton Tablelands Food & Wine Tasting: A Small-Group Experience from Port Douglas
4.9
197 Ratings
Port Douglas
Embark on a small-group food and wine tasting adventure through the Atherton Tablelands from Port Douglas. Indulge in breakfast, coffee, tea, seasonal fruit, kangaroo, crocodile, chocolates, cheese, and more!
Duration: 9 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

  • Port Douglas - Take in the amazing diverse scenery as we take little used roads and tracks to explore the Atherton Tablelands, meeting local producers and tasting a variety of unique flavours of the tropics.

  • Atherton Tablelands - enjoy the diverse spectacular scenery

  • Rainforestation Nature Park - Our first stop is for an exclusive opportunity for breakfast. Set on the balcony of their Treehouse Restaurant we enjoy a delicious breakfast of tropical fruits (seasonal) wattle seed damper, a selection of tropical jams and local coffee and tea. After breakfast taste some unique liqueurs made on site at the Mountain Groves Distillery.

  • Emerald Creek Ice-Creamery - Next stop is Emerald Creek Ice creamery a family-owned business Positioned on 2.15ha on the Kennedy Highway between Mareeba and Kuranda.
    Their Ice-cream is made on-site in their factory using pure cream and full cream milk. Sorbets (dairy free, full fruit) also made on-site using local Tablelands fruit. This stop you will have a tasting cup of unique tropical flavours.

  • Humpy Nut World - Stop at ‘The Humpy’, the best place to go to for freshly harvested Atherton Tablelands produce straight from the growers. From vegetables to tropical fruits and hundreds of different varieties of nuts, dried fruits locally produced jams and sauces. Taste some seasonal fruits and many different flavours of hot local peanuts and macadamia nuts.

  • The Australian Platypus Park at Tarzali Lakes - Here we have a delicious lunch of Crocodile chorizo sausage rolls, Kangaroo skewers, smoked chicken and smoked Spanish Mackerel and salad. We sample Dragon fruit cider and Platypus local beer and wander down to see the Platypus playing in the lake.

  • Gallo DairyLand - Gallo DairyLand

Head through the picturesque village of Yungaburra to a fully operational dairy farm spread across 1000 acres of rich red volcanic soil with handcrafted chocolates and a gourmet cheese factory. Here we sample a full cheese platter andTaste irresistible Swiss style filled chocolates that are a work of art. 

  • Mt. Uncle Distillery - Here we stop for a tasting of some award winning spirits and enjoy the beautiful gardens and friendly animals.
  • Julatten - Here we enter a Private property of 165 acres and we head down to the Platypus Hut where we relax on day beds or up at the bar and watch for Platypus in the creek. We sip on Queensland white and red wine and Great Northern beer and get to know each other a little better.
What's Included
  • Small tastings of wines, liqueurs, beer and spirits
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Food and wine tasting
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • Additional Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional Information

Kick-off your day with a unique food and wine journey through Port Douglas, where you can savour the finest food and wine from the Atherton Tablelands.
Our journey commences with breakfast at the family-owned Emerald Creek Ice Creamery. Here, ice-creams are prepared in-house using rich cream, full fat milk and locally sourced fruits from the Tablelands. Next, we head to Jaques Coffee Plantation for a tasting session of coffee and tea, followed by sampling seasonal fruits and Macadamia nuts. Lunch awaits at the Platypus Park, where you can observe the animals frolicking and taste exotic delicacies like Kangaroo and Crocodile.
Our next stop is a functioning dairy farm where you can taste their handmade chocolates and cheese platter. Afterwards, we’ll enjoy a drink or two at Mt Uncle distillery. The day concludes at an exclusive location by a peaceful creek where we’ll unwind with some wine and beer.
Enjoy the diverse landscapes as we embark on this culinary adventure around the region’s ‘Food Bowl.’ With 7 unique gourmet destinations and limited to only 18 participants per tour, this is an intimate and exclusive experience not to be missed.

  • Minimum age is 18 years
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
  • Please advise food allergies direct to the operator prior to the tour
Location
Port Douglas
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(197 Ratings)
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143georgiav
May 18, 2024
Highly recommend - Highly recommend this amazing tour! I'm not one to book or do many touristy things whilst travelling so I wasn't sure what to expect. Our guide Bridget was so informative of the whole region and accommodating that it made the whole experience much more worth it. The food and drinks were so delicious and unique to FNQ, and I don't believe you would get that type of local produce and knowledge with another tour.
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Michael
Apr 24, 2024
And Now For Something Completely Different.....and don't miss it. - Absolutely stunning day out. So much variety of foods and drinks. Very different experience for us. We would never have found these out of the way places on our own. On the tour we met several friendly and interesting people. A tour is only as good as the fellow guests and the tour guide. Bridget is the best ever. Seriously. So knowledgeable, a fantastic personality and very helpful and friendly. It isnt easy to talk on an amazing range of subjects for almost 10 hrs and retain the interest of all on board, who all played their part and interacted so well. A big shout out to Rosa, Ian and Sarah. We all saw a lot and learned a lot. 5 star value. Mike and Dot.
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Anneg510
Apr 20, 2024
Small group tasty tour - Great day trip to Atherton Tablelands. Tasty food and interesting commentary by our wonderful guide, Brigid. Would recommend for something a bit different
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Rod
Apr 19, 2024
A great variety - Chris was a great host and treated us to a great variety of experiences. The food and drink visits were well timed and engaging and I loved the range of different landscapes we visited
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Gloriacl365tz
Mar 21, 2024
Food drinks and good company; what's not to like? - I Brett is a great tour guide; knowledgable about his area, friendly and sometimes even funny. He gives a wealth of information about all the diverse areas he drives through. We were a group of 8 people and he took us to numerous stops along the way. We were fed, wined and dined throughout the way. Everything was produced by local small enterprises and we learned about the food but also about the wildlife and the people of the area. I wish I could remember all the stories Brett told. It was a really enjoyable day.
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Davidzz169mt
Mar 10, 2024
Best Food Tour Ever! - We had Brett himself as our tour guide and he was so great. He is so knowledgeable, friendly, and talked a lot about the area. We did the food tour with him. You get so much food that was made fresh and grown locally. It was all really good and I think this should be a top priority for experiences in Port Douglas.
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Paulhu9131on
Feb 1, 2024
Fabulous - A fantastic combination of seeing the Tablelands and sampling some of the produce being grown in the area. Some considerable effort has gone into planning this trip. You see and sample so much ( I think it was seven seperate stops) but it doesn’t feel at all rushed. You drive past and see so many crops and plantations you wouldn’t believe so much produce is produced in this area. The transport was comfortable , our tour guide Chris was fantastic and we we were blessed with some lovely company throughout the day. I noticed how carefully they catered for everyone, so don’t worry if you don’t want to taste the kangaroo or crocodile, that’s no problem. Chris was a true professional, he couldn’t do enough for us. I can thoroughly recommend this trip 👍
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Havingfun50
Dec 27, 2023
An amazing way to get to know all that Tablelands has to offer - What an amazing day! Brett is so knowledgeable and passionate about the area and it is infectious. They grow and raise so many different foods and the itinerary and various spots that Brett has picked to stop and sample and get a full taste of it all is exceptional. Food and diet restrictions were really well handled too. The lunch with full explanation of tropical fruits was the best! Highly recommend.
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Josh408
Sep 9, 2023
Taste the Tablelands - Was a long but mainly enjoyable day as we traversed the Tablelands to taste the produce of the local area. Glen was our guide and driver and provided interesting commentary on the region. We had plenty to eat and drink, with the highlight being lunch at the Platypus Park at Tarzali Lakes. A notable stop was at Jacques Coffee plantation for a sample of coffee and liqueurs. We marvelled at the fascinating history of this family and their coffee plantation. Mt Uncle Distillery gave us a chance to sample locally made and potent tequila, gin and whiskey. A long day in the bus and many kms travelled through nice Australian outback. Perhaps needs to pare back so more time can be devoted to the more interesting stops.
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Msqmackay_qld
Mar 23, 2024
Needs to improve - Collected on a bus by a very bubbly Bridgette. First stop lovely view over the Lake Barrine for breakfast. Which was served cold and the poached egg was hard, can overlook this though as it was very tasty. On the way up our bus made a weird loud noise which Bridgette checked out. An international guest suggested it might have been a blow out which wasn’t correct. Bridgette explained in great detail how experienced she was having her MC, grew up around a work shop, worked in a tin mine (who cares, it doesn’t make you an expert) and knows a thing or two about mechanical things. It was delivered very rudely, and we felt sorry for the guy who had dared to say something. 2nd stop at Winter & Mann at Yungaburra and a bus changeover where we sampled tasty local produce, chocolate and marshmallow. Great little shop full of local gourmet products and clothes run by two very passionate owners. Loved Yungaburra, gorgeous little town. A car pulled over next to us on the way and said our brake lights weren’t working. After investigating it was found by one of the passengers that if the lights were turned on they “sometimes/kind of worked”. We continued on our way in an unroadworthy vehicle…. 3rd stop Platypus Park for a “gourmet lunch and wines”. After a walk down an unpaved slippery muddy walkway and slope was nice to see the platypus. Lunch was served and goes down as one of the worst meals I have experienced, couldn’t finish it. Rubbery dry red claw, tough kangaroo, old salad, chorizo pastry where’s the crocodile? on a plate that just looked like a mess. Any of the reviews that enjoyed this has a very low standard when it comes to food. 4th stop Gallo Cheese & Chocolate. Nice. 5th stop Humpy Nut World for fresh fruit and nuts which were tasty. 6th stop Mt Uncle Distillery, great gin, rum and agave products and facility very nice. 7th stop Emerald Creek Ice Creamery, ice cream was ok. Overall, thanks but no thanks and fix the brake lights please.
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