Yarra Valley Winery Day Tour

Winter mid-week special only $99

Our expert guides guarantee a social, entertaining and educational day out on this specialised Yarra Valley Wine Experience, departing daily from Melbourne.

Enjoy a personalised yarra valley bus tour in the company of an average number of 12 -20 people (max. 24) in our luxury, air-conditioned fun bus.

This winery bus tour is exceptional value and includes:

Winery Tour Features

A Real Wine Expert, (not a snob!) as your guide that will entertain and educate you
Cellar Door Tasting at Yering Station, Yering Farm and Balgownie Estate
A La Carte Lunch at Balgownie Estate including a glass of estate wine
A private tour of Domaine Chandon plus a glass of their premium sparkling wine and light tasting platters
Departs 7 days a week all year guaranteed (except Dec 25 & 26 and Jan 1)

Itinerary

9.00am - 9.50am: Meet at pick up points.

10.00am: Depart final pick up point for Yarra Valley, just under an hour in our deluxe coaches.

11.00am - Yering Station
Learn how to swirl, sniff, slurp and then taste in this historic cellar door, home of the Yarra Valleys first vineyard and adjacent to its award-winning, architecturally designed winery and restaurant with sculpture garden.

12.00pm – Balgownie Estate
Clearly one of the most stylish venues in the Yarra Valley with wines to match; Balgownie Estate have a marvellous restaurant with fantastic views and great wines to taste at the cellar door. Enjoy a high quality restaurant lunch with a glass of Balgownie Estate wine to compliment your meal.

1.40pm - Yering Farm
One of the Yarra Valleys more boutique wineries, Yering Farm has stunning views and is oozing with rustic charm. Experience wines made with traditional methods in their cellar door, which showcases antique copper wine making tools used by pioneer wine makers.

2.15pm - Domaine Chandon
French Champagne company Moet & Chandon's Australian production house offers the perfect way to finish the day.Our special access guided tour through the winery, demonstrates the process for making these world famous bubbles.We emerge from the riddling room to jaw-dropping views where a relaxing glass of Australia's best bubbly and light tasting platters await.

3.30pm: Depart the Yarra Valley for Melbourne.

4.30pm - 5.00pm: Return to Drop off points.

*Itinerary & timing may change without notice

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Our vehicles for this tour are licensed to seat a maximum 24 passengers however a maximum 7 passengers for any one group booking is allowed. We will not guarantee that individual bookings wishing to join a group to increase the size of that group over 7 will be on the same bus. Larger groups can have an adverse effect on the dynamics and balance of our public tour experience therefore groups over 7 passengers should refer to our private group page.

Tour Video

To gain a sense of what your can experience on your tour to the Yarra Valley tour check out our video.

Pick Up Times & Locations

There are 6 convenient locations for passengers to board the bus for the Day Tour. Please be ready at the pickup locations 10 minutes prior to departure.

9:00am	-	The George Hotel, corner Fitzroy St & Grey St, St Kilda. (wait at front)
9:20am	-	7-11 convenience store, corner Flinders St & Spencer St, City. (wait at front)
9:30am	-	St Paul's Cathedral, corner Flinders St & Swanston St, City. (wait at front)
9:35am	-	Her Majesty's Theatre cnr Lt Bourke and Exhibition St, City. (wait at front)
9:40am	-	Hertz Car Rental, 97 Franklin St, City. (wait at front)
9:50am	-	Roundabout @ corner Queensberry St & Howard St, North Melbourne.