Depart Sydney with your experienced and knowledge driver/guide providing detailed background, history and of course the exceptional wines of Hunter Valley region.

Morning tea/coffee with fresh muffins is shared with Australian native animals at a premier wildlife park. Departing the freeway, we travel through National Parks, where enroute we view several sections of the original 1820 convict built Old Great Northern Road. Into historic Wollombi village, a wonderful example of the small colonial rural townships. Taste "Dr. Jurds Jungle Juice" at the Wollombi Taven.

The Hunter Valley is Australia’s oldest winemaking region. It boasts the country’s oldest winery and over eighty wineries and cellar doors with some of the latest winemaking and tasting facilities Arrive at Brokenwood winery for an in-depth wine tasting followed by lunch at the Hunter Resort. Lunch is a continuation of the wine tasting and you are given tastings of 4 wines chosen to cross-taste the different wines with different types of food.  

On completion of lunch, we visit the Hermitage Cellars where you have the opportunity to sample wines from up to 8 different local wineries – featuring 5 of the most significant boutique wineries in the region.   From here, we head off to Oakvale Winery. Established in 1893 at the foothills of the Brokenback Range, Oakvale is proudly one of Australia’s oldest working wineries. The cellar door also has a fabulous range of Olive Oils and gourmet gifts. Here we will enjoy a tasting of selected wines accompanied by tastings of Hunter Valley Cheeses.  

Our final stop of the day is at the Hunter Valley Chocolate Company for a “Chocolate Adventure” – a delightful stop to sample (and buy) hand made chocolates.    

• Scenic drive from Sydney to the beautiful Hunter Valley on a small-group tour
• Opportunity to taste over 30 wines, from up to 10 different wineries
• Unique circle route in small group, luxury touring
• Wine and food appreciation lunch
• chocolate and cheese tasting
• Hotel pickup and drop off