Yarra Valley Wine & Wildlife: Private Regional Tour

Taste local wines and meet native wildlife in one afternoon among rolling vineyards

A private, fully customizable tour of Yarra Valley combining wine tastings at cellar doors, a visit to Healesville Sanctuary wildlife park, farm-to-plate lunch, and a maker-led tasting at a gin distillery or local dairy. The itinerary adapts to your interests, and a live English-speaking guide and hotel pickup are included. Duration is 7 to 9 hours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Wine, wildlife, and local flavors

• Visit Healesville Sanctuary
• Meet and feed wildlife with ranger
• Tour cellar doors and taste wines
• Enjoy farm-to-plate lunch
• Visit gin distillery or local dairy
• Walk around local reservoir

The experience

This is a private tour built around what you want to see, not a fixed route everyone follows. You start with gourmet morning tea, then move through the region's cellar doors to taste pinots and chardonnays while winemakers talk through their craft. Lunch lands at a restaurant or cellar door among the vineyards: casual or elegant, your call. The day typically includes Healesville Sanctuary, where you can either walk the park at your own pace or arrange for a ranger to take you behind the scenes to hand-feed and pet animals. The choice is yours.

The final stop is either a state-of-the-art gin distillery producing gins with Australian botanicals, or the local dairy for cheese tastings: whichever fits your mood. If neither appeals, you can take a leisurely walk around a nearby reservoir instead. Because this is fully customizable, most interests, preferences and limitations can be worked in, and the guide adapts the day as you go.

Hotel pickup is included, and the tour runs 7 to 9 hours depending on how long you linger at each stop. Airport pickup is available for an extra $150 AUD. The region itself is known for combining wine, food, wildlife and craft producers in one area, so a single day reaches all four without feeling rushed.

What’s included

• Gourmet morning tea.
• tutored wine tastings and cellar door experiences.
• lunch.
• maker-led gin distillery or cheese dairy tasting.
• hotel pickup and private guide in English.
• access to Healesville Sanctuary (entry fee separate if you choose the ranger-led option).

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 10:00

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (5 to 95 years) · Under 5: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsNo refund if you cancel.

ConfirmationConfirmation within 48 h

Prices and times updated 14 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Localing Private Tours Melbourne

Is this one for you?Book this if you have a half or full day free and want a guide who drives while you relax, stops at wineries and wildlife spots based on your interests, and handles all the routing decisions.

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Top questions

What exactly happens at Healesville Sanctuary on this tour?

Healesville Sanctuary is Victoria's premier wildlife park, and you choose how to experience it. You can walk through at your own pace, or arrange for a ranger to take you behind the scenes to meet, feed and pet native animals. The ranger-led option is booked when you customize your itinerary.

Can I skip the wine tastings if I don't drink alcohol?

Yes. The tour is fully customizable, so you can replace wine stops with other activities the region offers, or spend that time differently. The guide will work with you to build a day that suits your interests.

How much time do I spend at each stop?

There's no fixed schedule. You set the pace. The 7 to 9 hour duration gives you flexibility to linger at cellar doors, the sanctuary, or lunch as long as you like, and the guide adjusts accordingly.

Is lunch included, and what kind of restaurant?

Lunch is included and can be casual or more elegant. You choose the style when you customize the itinerary. Options are typically at restaurants or cellar doors set among the vineyards.

What's included in the morning tea and the final tasting?

Gourmet morning tea starts the day. At the end, you pick between a maker-led gin tasting at a state-of-the-art distillery or a cheese tasting at the local dairy. Both are included, and you choose which one fits your interests.