Tours & Activities
It can be hard to organize play time to suit everyone’s interests (and budget!). We understand that you require a fresh and unique approach in creating leisure experiences to cater for your group’s range of interests.
The Hunter Valley boasts over 100 wineries, an interesting array of restaurants and cafes, world class gardens, soft adventure activities and local shopping experiences including galleries, antiques, gourmet food and craft stores.
Tours & Activities Options
Hands On Winery Tour
- Go beyond your typical cellar door visit with an exclusive behind the scenes winery tour to taste, appreciate and have fun with the popular wine varieties synonymous to the Hunter Valley!
- How it works: the tour is designed to cater for the varied levels of interest in wine that may exist in your group. For those light of heart… surprise fun ‘hands on’ team wine games (such as grape stomping!) can bring out the competitive spirit and laughter at each stop, or for the more educated palates in the group… an up close and personal wine appreciation session with a Hunter Valley Winemaker after finishing the games may be more their style. We tailor the tour to suit your group.
- What’s in it: 3 hour tour with private wine tasting at three wineries including one winery tour, three light hearted wine games, cheese plates, coach transfers and local experienced tour host.
- Extras: mix it up with a visit to a local brewery for a beer tasting, fill a Christmas hamper during the tour for your guests during the festive season, stop for a relaxing lunch or afternoon tea along the way.
Taste the Hunter Tour
- Experience a Taste of the Hunter… Hunter Valley Wine Country is one of Australia’s leading and most historically significant wine regions. Travel to three of the Hunters leading and unique wineries to experience personalised food & wine matched tastings, hosted by passionate wine experts, focusing on the Hunter Valley’s strengths – Shiraz and our world renowned Semillon.
- How it works: Along the way, you’ll get to tour the inner workings of an operating winery, and enjoy a roving morning or afternoon tea or of delicious local produce – matched with wines, including cheese, olives and olive oil, and sweets.
- What’s in it: 3 hour tour including; three private wine tastings including local produce tasting matched with the tastings, coach travel and local experienced tour host.
- Extras: Coach travel Ex Sydney, a relaxed lunch, wine gifts for guests.
Vitamin Me Workshops
- Does your team need a dose of Vitamin ‘Me’? An optional activity program for groups with diverse interests! We all feel the need for revitalisation, but everyone’s definition of taking ‘time-out’ is different… Our Vitamin ‘Me’ Session aims for collective rejuevenation and empowerment- but with a good dose of individualism!
- How it works: We design workshops based on your groups demographics, desiredlearning experiences and preferred relaxation diversions. We then source local professionals to run the workshops in interesting spaces around the Hunter Valley, or onsite at your hotel. Of course there is always some food and wine to enjoy as part of the experience.
- What’s in it: workshop presenters, facilitation and materials. Venue hire, refreshments and transportation.
- Sample topics: Styling and colour, Wellbeing, Meditation, Nutrition, Floral Design, Wine Masterclass, Photography, Creative Arts etc.
- Please note: Minimum numbers apply for each activity to go ahead
Other popular Activities
- Guided Trail Walks – early morning through the vineyards including pop-up BBQ breakfast
- Cooking Schools
- Drumming activities – great team bonding
- Creative workshops – in any mode of creative art, with a local artist (in a winery)
- Horse and Carriage Tours & transfers
- Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting – on site at your hotel or at a local venue
- Segway Tours – amongst the vines
- Cycling Tours – peddle power or electrical bikes
- Hot Air Ballooning – at sunrise
- Golf – there are 4 championship courses in the Hunter Valley
- Horse riding – through the picturesque Hunter Valley
- Day Spa Experience – there are plenty to choose from
- Aerobatic flights – for the daredevils
- Scenic Helicopter flights – over the valley
- Bonfire nights – during the winter months
What we offer
