Yarra Valley wine tours from Melbourne: Best wineries to visit
The easy way to visit several top Yarra Valley wineries in a day is on a Yarra Valley wine tour from Melbourne. Several operators offer such tours – pick according to the style you prefer.
The Yarra Valley is one of Australia’s top wine regions, and it has the added bonus of being very close to Melbourne. If you’re going to do a wine tour from Melbourne, then the two most likely options are the Yarra Valley or Mornington Peninsula.
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Yarra Valley wine tours from Melbourne
There are several companies offering Yarra Valley wine tours from Melbourne. These include Dancing Kangaroo, which has something of a party vibe on its trips.
The Dancing Kangaroo tour stops for tastings at three Yarra Valley wineries. But it also includes a two course lunch and chocolate tasting at the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery. There’s also a craft beer or cider stop thrown in.
All wine-tasting fees are covered in the tour price, and pick-up is outside St Paul’s Cathedral on the corner of Swanston and Flinders Streets in central Melbourne. The day tour costs $169.
There are several other companies offering Yarra Valley wine tours, though. These include Yarra Valley Wine Tasting Tours, which is slightly cheaper at $150. These tours visit three Yarra Valley wineries, although they like to mix the cellar doors about a bit.
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Yarra Valley wineries
Regular stops include Yering Station, Yering Farm, Rochford Wines, Coldstream Hills, Greenstone Estate, Stefani Estate and Corniola Wines. Rochford Wines is the lunch stop, where there’s also the chance to taste gins.
The Yarra Valley Touring Company offers a range of wine tours, but it leans more towards the tailored tours. These are private Yarra Valley wine tours, where the itinerary and the specific Yarra Valley wineries chosen are matched to the tastes and preferences of the group. Options include the Dominique Portet Winery, Domaine Chandon, the Four Pillars Distillery, Balgownie Estate, Coombe Winery and Innocent Bystander in Healesville. Prices start at $295 per person.
Other things to do in the Yarra Valley include hot air balloon rides, the Wirrawilla Rainforest Walk and walking to La La Falls.
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- Get the very best views – on a hot air balloon flight over the city.
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- Feast and see the sights at the same time – on a four course dinner cruise along the Yarra River.
- A genuinely excellent street art tour, led by prominent street artists. (Highly recommended ✅)
- The also superb Aboriginal heritage, plants and bush food tour in the Botanic Gardens. (💲 Great value 💲)
- Best of Melbourne bike tour – you can see more on two wheels than walking.
- Hidden laneways bar crawl OR foodie discovery tour OR chocolate and dessert tour.
- Combo ticket for Australian Sports Museum and MCG tour.
- Hassle-dodging advance tickets for the Melbourne Skydeck, Melbourne Zoo, the Ice Bar (with cocktails) and Sea Life Aquarium.
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