Maleny dairy tour: Why do a Sunshine Coast farm tour?

The Maleny dairy tour in the Sunshine Coast hinterland shows how milks, yoghurts and creams are made. This Sunshine Coast farm tour also includes feeding calves and produce-tasting sessions.

Maleny Dairies on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast is unusual in that it is open to visitors. Not only does this Sunshine Coast dairy sell its own products on site – it offers tours showing off how the whole operation works.

For locals, the main reason to visit Maleny Dairies is to get the products at factory-direct prices. The milks, creams, custards and yoghurts are sold cheaper than they are in the shops.

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Taste coffee and ginger, do rainforest walks, and visit the best lookouts on a highlight-packed hinterland tour.
Take a serene Noosa Everglades cruise along the mirror-like waterways – or canoe through the Everglades.
Learn to surf at a Sunshine Coast surf school – or try paddleboarding instead.
Combine sight-seeing and thrills on a fast boat tour.
Go e-mountain biking on the downhill trails of Tewantin National Park.
Kayak with dolphins as part of a beach 4WD tour.
Explore the Sunshine Coast from above on a seaplane flight.
Take an indigenous cultural tour – with bush tucker tasting.
Visit the region’s best craft breweries and distilleries on a drinks tasting tour.
Go jetskiing through the gorgeous Pumicestone Passage.
Taste wines, cheeses and chocolates on a hinterland food tour.
Watch migrating humpbacks on a whale-watching cruise.

Maleny dairy tour: What’s included

Visitors, however, might be more interested in the Maleny Dairies farm and factory tours, which show off how the produce gets from cows to shop shelves.

The tours take you to where the milk is made and allow you to feed the calves. They finish with a tasting session of products from the Maleny Dairies range.

How to book the Maleny Diaries tour

Tours need to be booked in advance via the Maleny Dairies website. There are four tours per day on weekdays, and five on Saturdays and school holidays. These Maleny Dairies tours cost $18 for adults.

The MilkBar, where the tastings are conducted, is open to the public from Monday to Saturday between 8.30am and 4.30pm.

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Visiting Maleny

Other attractions near Maleny include the Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, Gardners Falls, plus the Botanic Gardens and Bird Aviary.

If you’d prefer to stay in Maleny – a pretty hinterland town – there are several charming accommodation options. These include the Maleny Tropical Retreat Balinese B&B, the cottages and bungalows of Heaven In The Hills and the pool-equipped Maleny Lodge.

Top Maleny accommodation choices

The best places to stay in Maleny are:

For luxurious pampering surrounded by rainforest: Spicers Tamarind Retreat and Spa.
For rooms at a classic Aussie pub: Maleny Hotel.
For charm and mountain views: Maleny Terrace Cottages.

You can also drop by Maleny as part of a Sunshine Coast hinterland food and wine tour, which offers pick-ups from the coastal resort towns. There also full day hinterland adventure tours, which may be more to your taste.