Shared small group · Accessible · 4 hours · Maximum 11 guests
The Ultimate Morning Half-day Wine Adventure
Four stops in four hours, back in time for a long lunch of your own choosing. Tasting fees included, and the valley at its freshest.
This is a group tour, so HVT26 applies.
Use promo code HVT26 and save on all group/shared tours! Valid for bookings from January to December 31st 2026.
Celebrating an 18th, 21st, hens or bucks?
Our shared public tours aren't suitable for group celebrations like 18ths, 21sts, hens and bucks parties.
Want a structured, pre-planned day out? Call us on 0456 737 888 before you book. Or add the private bus surcharge to your booking to close out the remaining seats, so the tour is just your group.
The morning, well spent
Mornings are the Hunter's quiet hours: cellar doors just opening, tasting benches uncrowded, and the light still soft over the vines. This half-day adventure makes the most of them, moving through organic, natural and boutique wineries with a guide who knows exactly which doors to knock on. By early afternoon you are back where we found you, glass raised to a day that still has plenty left in it.
Tour runs from 9:30am to 1:30pm, pickup to drop-off. Small groups, maximum 11 guests.
Your tour includes
- Up to four amazing stops in four hours, perfect for a quick yet indulgent escape
- Tastings at two boutique wineries: discover handcrafted wines in stunning settings
- Visiting local cheese and chocolate shops with delicious, locally made treats to buy and take home
- Local spirits stop: enjoy a vodka and spirits tasting at Small Mouth Vodka or The Garden Cellars
- Wine tasting fees? Covered! No surprise costs, just pure enjoyment
- Modern, clean and comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
- An experienced local tour guide with insightful, entertaining commentary
- Wheelchair and mobility accessibility, subject to availability, arranged at booking
No lunch stop, so fuel up before we go! Have brunch or an early meal before the tour. You finish by early afternoon, so ask our guide for the valley's long lunches too.
Pickup
Complimentary pickup within 10km of Hunter Valley Gardens (including Lovedale, Cessnock, Nulkaba, Rothbury and Pokolbin). Pickups start from 9:30am, confirmed the night before by text, email or phone. Not heard from us by 7pm the night before? Call 0456 737 888.
Wheelchair access
This tour is accessible, subject to availability. Tell us you need the hydraulic lift at the time of booking so we can have everything ready.
Prefer the afternoon?
The same much-loved shape runs after lunch too: see the Afternoon Half-Day Adventure.
Group tours are 18+
Shared tours are for adults only. Bringing the family or a mixed group? A private tour welcomes children with prior notice.
Hen's and buck's parties
This tour is not suitable for hen's and buck's parties. Non-disclosure will incur the cancellation of your day tour. For celebrations, see the Pre-Wedding Celebration Tour.
Prefer to talk it through first? Send us an enquiry or call 0456 737 888.
Got questions about your Hunter Valley wine tour?
We have a wealth of knowledge about the local wine region, boutique wineries and artisan producers here in the Hunter Valley. Get in touch to talk through your own requirements and we will shape the best wine tour we can for you.