Hunter Valley All Inclusive, Wine, Chocolate Tasting and Lunch

Sydney, Australia

11 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Visiting the Hunter Valley is a great opportunity to experience a typical Australian wine region from Sydney, but planning it and driving yourself can make things tricky. An easier and more convenient approach is to join a full-day tour that showcases the region’s best side, from wine-tasting at cellars and wineries to sampling local chocolates and sitting down to a scenic lunch.

Experience the charms of the Hunter Valley in one action-packed day
Lunch, snacks, and wine tastings are all included to make things easier
No need to worry about a designated driver when wine-tasting
Round-trip transport makes the start and end of the day a cinch

What's Included

Alcoholic Beverages

Wine tasting at three wineries
Lunch

Restaurant lunch with your choice of beverage
Behind the scenes winery experiences
Friendly and informative guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Free time to shop & explore
Free Audio Guide App

WiFi on board
Additional wine, food, or souvenir purchase

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Please wait outside of the hotel at least 10 minutes before your pickup time

Meeting point

Christ Church St Laurence
812 George St, Haymarket NSW 2000, Australia
St Laurence Church - 7:20am

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.7:00 am

Itinerary

Sobel's Winery

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

4 Pines at the Farm - Hunter Valley

1 hour 45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hunter Valley Gardens

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Drayton's Family Wines

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Peterson House

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Near public transportation
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This tour is suitable for adult (18 years and above)
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

IvetteTahis_R

It was an unforgettable experience! Mr. Alan was a our guide. Picked us without an issue, his stops were long enough to rest and keep going. Wineries chosen were spectacular, you'll be right where the wine is made or a nice seating area trying endless tastings. They are abundant and they are very proud about their product so feel free to ask questions. The kangaroo stop is so fun! I highly recommend it while in Sydney. Food was excellent quality served with wine and other drinks. I had the steak and it was good. Good size servings. Chocolate stop was interesting. Alan is such a sweet and knowledgeable guy!

Reviews

4.0

based on 29 reviews

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rkstrasbu, Apr 2026

This was advertised as visiting 3 wineries. We only visited 2 and then tasted poor wine at a brewery. Not what we signed up for! Alan was 30 minutes late from pickup so everything was rushed, even at the good winery. Disappointing.

The pick up address for...

Patrick_P, Jan 2026

The pick up address for the Four Seasons Hotel is wrong. The actual pickup location is on an entirely different street than the listed address. The wineries visited are at best mediocre. With all the wineries in the Hunter Valley it would not be difficult to select wineries with a much better quality of wines. The lunch was good, much better than the wine tasting at that winery. I would not go on this trip again.

Wines not for bouggie pallets

Linda_C, Dec 2025

If you have an experienced wine pallet the wineries on this tour offer mostly sweet wines. We did not find any wines that we wanted to purchase. Most disappointing was the winery that presented a blue wine (artificial coloring added) Sobels winery had some lovely fortified (ports) wines. The driver / tour guide was excellent, bus was clean. If you prefer (jungle juice) sweet tart wines the wineries on this tour are for you.

Late pick up to start the day... didn't visit all tour spots

Jessica_B, Dec 2025

We were very excited for this experience. We were given a pick up time of 7:20 and by 7:35 when the bus had not arrived yet, I called the tour provider, who advised they were held up and stuck in traffic and would be there for pick up in 10 minutes. I had to make another phone call at 7:50 as the driver had still not shown up. Finally, at 7:53 the driver arrived, almost 35 minutes late, so this started the day out on quite a sour note. After speaking to fellow patrons, the pick ups were late at every stop by at least 30 minutes. First winery, Sobel's was amazing with a wonderful wine tasting and very interesting history of the winery. We were obviously late to the second winery 4 Pines at the Farm, as we sat straight down to lunch and although we had a wine tasting, it was at our table and felt rushed. The next stop advertised on the itinerary is Hunter Valley Gardens. We did not go here even though part of the cost covered entry to here. The item says "take a break and explore Hunter Valley Gardens Village" and there was supposed to be 45 minutes allocated to this. We were taken to Pepper Creek Village instead, which has very little there, and were given just 20 minutes there (but this wasn't needed - it has 1 shop and a restaurant). When t he driver was asked about going to HVG he gave 3 different excuses other than it was cut because he was 35 minutes late and had to make up the time. The final winery was again good and we had a range of products to sample. Our final shop was the Peterson's Chocolate shop which had some great things on offer but was a little on the expensive side. I later contacted the tour company regarding these above issues, particularly not visiting the Hunter Valley Gardens as I had chosen this tour due to the visit there, and I was told I would be given a call back. I instead received a message via Viator suggesting I had misunderstood the itinerary. I knew it was to the HVG Village but we did not go there and they did not seem to acknowledge this. Also noted was that there were internet issues that delayed the pick up time, which was different from what I was told when I had called. They acknowledged that patrons had lost time on the tour due to their mistake. Again, a simple message sent out to patron advising at the time would have been appropriate rather than several patrons having to call to find out what was happening. I have asked for a partial refund for the entry to HVG, which the experience notes is part of the full cost, as we did not attend there. I am yet to hear back from them a week later. have given 2 stars for the wine tasting and the lunch which was really good. The other 3 stars have been lost due to the late pick up and patrons losing time based on that, the non visit to HVG Village and finally due to the poor response from the operator.

The wineries were good...

Linda_R, Dec 2025

The wineries were good with knowledgeable people. The wines were a good selection. However, the hosts were silent during most of the journey and they could’ve been better at talking about the countryside we were traveling through and even told us about the history of Hunter Valley.

Wine and chocolate

lewisje1984, Nov 2025

Three wineries in the hunter valley w a nice small group. It was nice the wineries were tasty and the drive around the valley was nice.

Good Tour - Emma is a Great Guide

Chris_M, Nov 2025

Emma was very good Three wineries, well two plus a brewery Sobels winery was mediocre at best, the serving person was just a wine pourer, no factual information about the wines and advised every one poured that they sell boxes of that wine, the wine was ok but to be honest was just ok, wine tour at this winery was quite basic but ok 4 Pines was ok, lunch here was ok, can choose a beer or wine with lunch, the wine was explained well even though none are made on premises which again was ok Draytons winery was the best out of all three, Emily was a great host and knew the wines very well and was very engaging, would recommend this winery, we became a member and spent nearly $1000 which was again a reflection on the service and the wines. Overall a good experience but if you don’t like whites which I don’t, then this may not be the tour for you, perhaps a suggestion, each one should be flexible for the audience. Chocolate tasting was ok, very over priced chocolate though. Great job Emma with driving and looking after the group

Wine forward

Heather_G, Oct 2025

Overall is was good. No one was able to state why they don’t ship to the US, so I ended up giving away wine I purchased. Also, if you are looking forward to be being tipsy then I recommend this trip.

Emma was great

Gillian_I, Jul 2025

Emma was wonderful, her energy incredible. Very kind, helpful, knowledgeable and professional. However, suggestions I would make would include a coffee/bakery stop on the way up. 7am pick up means people are up 6am or before and may not feel like breakfast so early, we passed a couple of potential places so no need to go out of your way. A coffee/snack stop in the long drive would have been appreciated by many. The first winery was really interesting and they were prepared for us. The lunch winery then gave us a weird room with a view of a carpark when tables with amazing views were available and the place practically empty?! Why? The food was also pretty poor quality and very overcooked. Time for a different lunch stop?. The place was nearly empty so why we weren't treated more respectfully was a question. We got the uninspiring person telling us about wine and the enthusiastic one was helping 2 people who arrived after us?! The wine was poor, the 'rose' particularly rough. Apparently you should drink it with ice and lemon, neither provided with the tasting or glass they gave me with lunch! When you have a wine tour of people who presumably like wine, why on earth do wineries bring out dregs of basically empty bottles to serve them first? The first winery opened a new bottle each time for us, it was noted. 3rd winery was supposed to be the most historic of the area and then you walk into what looks like a dated 1960's staff canteen??? Apparently they had a fire, put up a new building and added a few photos!!! The server tapped our glasses twice each mini pour which was odd, could they not teach staff how to serve wine?!?? It was run down frankly. Again, why not choose a better winery? Wine dyed blue with food dyed and non functioning toilets with blue bleach!!! It was unsavoury in my opinion! Lastly a 'chocolate shop' tourist trap. We all bought the overpriced chocolate and weren't even taken to the main shop where you could get coffee??? They made a fortune from us but made it feel as if they were doing us a favour???!!! The scenery is stunning and Emma was great but the itinerary could be improved

A 2 hour bus ride to get...

Kyle_S, Jun 2025

A two hour bus ride to get there but fairly scenic. Each winery was great and offered unique angles on the region’s wines. Lunch was really good and filling. Our tour guide, Emma, was fantastic and made sure we were all having a good time, was knowledgeable of the area, and easy to get along with.

Fantastic!!! A must!

IvetteTahis_R, May 2025

Alan was a fantastic...

Kaster_T, May 2025

Alan was a fantastic guide that went to details and extra mile to ensure we visit his ‘friend’ Billy and kangaroos right infront of us ! Had a great time ! Kudos Alan !

Wine tasting, great lunch, chocolate factory.

Kevin_D, Mar 2025

This was just what we needed. We had a free day in Sydney and wanted to see some of the wine country near the blue mountains. Our driver and guide Karen did a wonderful job keeping us on schedule and helped to get the most out of the trip. She also provided lots of interesting information about the region and Australia. The wines were excellent and each winery had its own personality. We bought a few to bring home in our luggage. .It was a long day but fairly comfortable. Much easier leaving the driving and logistics to the professionals. As a bonus, We even saw a few wild kangaroos!