McLaren Vale Wine Tasting & Glenelg: Half-Day from Adelaide

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Duration6h

GroupUp to 18

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Two Wineries & a Sunset Beach: McLaren Vale in an Afternoon

You taste wines at two established McLaren Vale cellar doors, drive through the Onkaparinga Hills watching for wildlife, and finish with a beach walk in Glenelg before hotel drop-off. The small-group format (max 20) keeps the pace conversational, and your guide handles all the driving so you're free to focus on the region itself. Hotel pickup and drop-off mean no transport logistics to manage.

Step-by-step itinerary

McLaren Vale wine tasting and Glenelg

Travel through Onkaparinga Hills spotting wildlife
Visit Kay Brothers for wine tasting
Enjoy wine tasting at Haselgrove Wines
Drive along coastline with scenic views
Stroll along Glenelg beach and jetty
Return to Adelaide CBD

The Experience

There's something about driving into wine country that shifts your whole pace — the hills roll open, the air changes, and suddenly you're not thinking about the city anymore. That's what happens on the drive through Onkaparinga Hills toward McLaren Vale. Your guide handles the route while you watch for kangaroos and the occasional koala in the trees. It's not rushed; it's the kind of half-day tour that doesn't feel like you're ticking boxes.

The wine tasting starts at Kay Brothers, where you step into their cellar door surrounded by vineyard views that stretch across the valley. It's a structured tasting — not a casual pour-and-chat situation, but a proper one where the wines make sense in sequence. After that, you head to Haselgrove Wines for a second tasting experience. If you want to add a cheese platter (it's optional, at your own cost), the pairing works well enough that you'll probably do it. The group stays under 20 people, so there's room to ask questions without feeling like you're holding up a line.

On the way back to Adelaide, the tour takes the coastal route. You get a proper look at the water and the light before stopping in Glenelg for a short beachside walk along Gulf St Vincent. It's not a long stop — maybe 20 or 30 minutes — but it's enough to feel the shift from wine country back to the city. If you want to skip the walk and take the 35-minute tram back to Adelaide instead, you can. Most people don't. Hotel drop-off wraps up the afternoon, so you're back without having to arrange your own transport or figure out timing.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Adelaide, local guide, wine tastings at Kay Brothers and Haselgrove Wines, drive through Onkaparinga Hills, and a beachside stroll in Glenelg along Gulf St Vincent. A cheese platter is available at Haselgrove for an additional cost if you wish to add it.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by See Adelaide

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste McLaren Vale wines without arranging your own transport or timing the stops yourself — the half-day format fits an afternoon without eating into the rest of your day, and the small group keeps the experience conversational rather than crowded.