Margaret River: Wine Tasting & Caves Private Tour Perth

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Free cancellation

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Duration12h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · PT +2

PickupAt your hotel

Granite rocks carved by waves, wine tastings you choose, and a limestone cave with crystal formations

You get picked up from your Perth hotel at 08:00 and spend the day choosing two wineries for free tastings, stopping at Busselton Jetty, Yallingup lookout, and optional Ngilgi Cave with its crystal formations. Lunch and coffee are your own expense, but chocolate and wine tastings are included. The itinerary bends to your preferences—your guide recommends venues and helps you prioritize what matters—and you're back at your hotel by 20:00.

12h

Step-by-step itinerary

Margaret River region private tour

Depart hotel at 08:00
Coffee break (own expense)
Drive through Ludlow Tuart Forest
Visit Busselton Jetty and museum
Optional train ride on jetty
Stop at Yallingup Beach Lookout
Visit Canal Rocks lookout
Wine tasting at two chosen wineries
Lunch at chosen venue (own expense)
Visit Margaret River Chocolate Factory
Chocolate tasting
Explore Margaret River town
Optional visit to Ngilgi Cave
Optional visit to Leeuwin Lighthouse
Visit Yahava Koffee Works for tasting
Return to hotel at 20:00

The Experience

The drive south from Perth takes you through Ludlow Tuart Forest, where the only remaining tuart trees in the southwest stand between you and the coast. By mid-morning you're at Busselton Jetty—the longest wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere—and the scale of it hits you as you walk out over the water. The optional underwater observatory sits at the end if you want to see what's below, but most people just stand there looking at the Indian Ocean and the curve of the bay.

Then comes the part you actually plan: two wineries of your choice from Margaret River's collection, with free wine tasting at each. The region is vast—over 100 kilometers from cape to cape—so your driver-guide helps you pick which ones make sense for the day and the route. Vasse Felix, the founding estate from 1967, sits on the first floor of its restaurant with views over the home vineyard and gardens; if you eat lunch there, the tasting fee drops away. You choose the venue for lunch too, and you pay for it separately. The flexibility sounds simple until you're actually there and realize you're not following a fixed schedule—you're building the day as you go.

Between the wineries, you stop at Yallingup Beach Lookout on the Indian Ocean cliffs, then Canal Rocks where granite formations carved by coastal water create a natural narrow channel. Ngilgi Cave sits optional on the itinerary—limestone with crystal formations inside—and so does Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse in Augusta if you want to push south. The chocolate factory in Margaret River town comes with free tasting, and Yahava Koffee Works rounds out the afternoon with coffee and tea tasting before the drive back to your Perth hotel around 20:00. The whole day runs twelve hours from pickup at 08:00, which sounds long until you realize how much ground you've actually covered and how little of it felt rushed.

What’s included

Private air-conditioned vehicle with professional driver-guide.
hotel pickup and drop-off from central Perth.
bottled water throughout the day.
wine tasting at two wineries of your choice.
chocolate tasting at Margaret River Chocolate Factory.
coffee and tea tasting at Yahava Koffee Works.
stops at Busselton Jetty, Yallingup Beach Lookout, and Canal Rocks.
live commentary in English, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Libertino Travel

Is this one for you?Best for travelers who want to see Margaret River's main attractions—wineries, coast, and caves—without arranging transport or choosing between dozens of options; the private format and customizable stops mean you're not locked into a fixed schedule, and the guide's local knowledge saves you from backtracking across a region that spans over 100 kilometers.