Private Wine Tours McLaren Vale or Adelaide Hills

About This Experience

This is a private day with local owner-operator Shane Buckley for a party of up to four people who know each other. You choose McLaren Vale or the Adelaide Hills, then either nominate your own cellar doors or let him build the day, and the plan can change as you travel. Transport is a Toyota Prado GXL with air conditioning, bottled water and snacks on board.

Pickup from Adelaide Airport, the city centre, Glenelg and anywhere south up to Port Noarlunga is included, and other areas are quoted at booking. The day runs six to seven hours.

The sample itinerary in the listing is a McLaren Vale one, with about an hour at each stop: the d'Arenberg Cube with its Alternate Realities Museum and top-floor tasting room, Oliver's Taranga in a heritage-listed 1850s stone cottage run by sixth-generation vignerons, Samuel's Gorge in an 1853 farm shed above the Onkaparinga Gorge National Park, and Hugo Estate as a lunch stop with platters. The listing presents these as examples only. It names no Adelaide Hills venues, so a Hills day is planned with you; one reviewer describes a relaxed Hills day with lunch in Hahndorf.

Tasting and entrance fees, alcohol and lunch are not included, so budget for them on top of the per-person fare. The minimum age is 18, and cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start.

Highlights

• Private day for your own party of up to 4
• Choose McLaren Vale or the Adelaide Hills
• Set your own itinerary or have one planned, adjustable on the day
• Hosted by local owner-operator Shane Buckley
• Sample McLaren Vale stops: d'Arenberg Cube, Oliver's Taranga, Samuel's Gorge, Hugo Estate
• Six to seven hours of touring

What's Included

• ✓ Private transport in an air-conditioned Toyota Prado GXL
• ✓ Pickup and drop-off from Adelaide Airport, the CBD, Glenelg and south to Port Noarlunga
• ✓ Local guide with wine knowledge
• ✓ Bottled water
• ✓ Snacks

Not Included

• Cellar door tasting and entrance fees
• Alcoholic drinks
• Lunch
• Pickup outside the included areas (quoted at booking)

What to Bring

• Photo ID (minimum age 18)
• Card for tasting fees, lunch and wine purchases
• A layer for cooler weather in the Hills
• A shortlist of cellar doors you would like to visit

Good to Know & Caveats

• Private for up to 4 people who know each other.
• The price is per person and falls as the party grows: the supplier's schedule lists A$240 each for two, A$200 each for three and A$170 each for four (the booking page converts to your currency).
• Minimum age to book is 18.
• Venues in the listing are examples only; the itinerary is flexible and can change on the day.
• Pickup outside the included areas is quoted at the time of booking.
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure.

Meeting Point

Pickup and drop-off included from Adelaide Airport, the Adelaide CBD, Glenelg and anywhere south up to Port Noarlunga. Other areas can be quoted at the time of booking. The listing does not state a pickup time.