Top Melbourne Day Trips

It was a beautiful drive by ocean road. It is windy and won’t recommend for those who have motion sickness. We saw koala bears and kangaroos and enjoyed the beauty of the 12 Apostles. Our driver Steve went out of his way to make sure we saw lots of koala bears and kangaroos and made the trip enjoyable. . We were visiting from Toronto and would highly recommend it.

My friend, visiting from overseas who I took on this tour enjoyed it. For a Melbourne local, the historical aspect of the places we went to (most of which I’ve seen from private visits in the past) that Bill, our tour guide shared was a what I appreciated most. Having a smaller tour group was also good.

The hosts at every venue were awesome and kept the great wine flowing. Shoutout to Gil, our driver and guide he was top-notch and kept the whole trip entertaining from start to finish. Highly recommend letting Gil drive you around for an afternoon of drinks.

We had a great tour of the Moonlit sanctuary and headed to the Penguin Parade. We were disappointed that we didn’t find out until 15 minutes before arriving at the Penguin Parade that photos of the penguins were not allowed. The description of the tour should mention this. Even some of the tourist photos show the penguins and those should be removed.

This tour was very nice and convenient to see the great ocean road! It was nice to relax and enjoy the scenery with the ocean on your left hand side throughout the drive. Our tour guide Peter was a great and knowledgeable guide! Would love to take another tour with him. Our group took return times seriously and we were able to get back on time to Melbourne. The sights and group were great!

Great tour guide - Michael was friendly, informative, and took us safely to and from our destination. He also took photos of us and gave relevant local advice. Thanks, Michael! Tour ran on time (in fact, we left 8 minutes early as everyone was ready to go!) with no issues. Tour bus was new, clean and comfortable. Great way to see the Dandenongs and go on the Puffing Billy if you don't want to drive.

Outstanding tour with great venues (wineries + distillery) providing a good variety of wines & gins to try. I would highly recommend this TeePee Tour to anyone looking for a “laid back” experience in the Yara Valley!! The tour start to finish was incredibly professional, great communication from Andrew on pick up location and details about the tour itself, and nothing but excellent customer service throughout. Our tour guide for the day, Matt, is an incredible guy who made the experience a memorable one. He shared his knowledge about the area and venues; however did not continuously natter for the sake of it. Matt also answered questions thoroughly, ensured everyone felt welcome on the tour, and accommodated late minutes requests from parties on the tour. His driving was very professional and we felt safe at all times. The wineries provided a rounded tasting experience, giving good sample sizes of each wine on the itinerary, plus a few bonus samples of additional wines available for those who had a particular interest in other available options the winery had on offer. All without being pretentious, or making people feel they had to be a wine snob to enjoy the experience. Lunch at Hubert Estate was delicious, the pizza was delicious and perfectly timed to help soak up the alcohol consumed in the morning, ready for gin tasting in the afternoon (or wine tasting instead of gin if preferred). The chocolatiers to finish allowed the tour to be more than simply “wine tasting”, but an introduction into what the Yara Valley has to offer. There is an option to only go to wine venues throughout for those who only want to sample wine; but personally the blend of wineries, a distillery and the chocolate factory did not over stimulate the taste buds or make confuse the tastings… which will allow for further purchases from the venues directly for the wines/gins we liked. Huge thank you to Andrew for all the comms and work put into the itinerary; and a bigger thank you to Matt for making the day a great one!

A great day out learning about so many different wines and all the different requirements needed for a great harvest. Our guide was extremely pleasant and jovial. Full of good local knowledge & answered lots of our questions. So nice to meet & mix with lovely people from all over the world