About the Tour

Around the Bay Food & Wine Lovers Tour

Scour the bay area around Melbourne for the best food and drink producers in the region with our Around the Bay Food & Wine Lovers Tour. This guided tour takes in both the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, which together mark the entrance of the grand Port Phillip Bay. In doing so, you’ll have the chance to sample the region’s extraordinary range of foods, wines and beers while also exploring the Melbourne area’s coast by sea and by land.

Tour Details

Operates: Monday, Wednesday & Friday

Departs: 8:30am

Returns: 6:30pm

Available Fares

Adult from: $195

Child from: $169

Infant from: $169

Important Information

Child prices are available for children aged 0 – 15 years. If you are travelling with a child under 3 years old, please select an infant fare when you book and provide the child age in the notes to request a protective seat.

On occasion, it may not be possible to visit the locations listed in this itinerary. In this case, we will visit an alternative location to offer a similar experience.

Itinerary

Around the Bay Food & Wine Lovers Tour Itinerary

Starting at a variety of centrally-located pick-up points in Melbourne, our driver and guide will escort you in air-conditioned comfort to the Bellarine Peninsula, which lies to the south and west of Port Phillip Bay. Breathing in the fresh sea air of Geelong’s coastal esplanade, you’ll make your way to your first of four tasting sessions. At the French-inspired Scotchman’s Hill vineyard you’re free to sample the latest vintages under the guidance of the in-house sommeliers.

At the Jack Rabbit Vineyard, you’ll be treated to a lunch packed full of local produce, before you cross from the Bellarine Peninsula to the Mornington Peninsula on the opposite side of the bay as part of a dolphin-spotting and sightseeing cruise which includes tea and scones.

Switching from wineries to breweries, your next destination has you tasting the very best craft beers in the beer garden of the St Andrews Beach Brewery, which has gone from strength to strength since opening in 2015. For alternative views of the peninsula, your tour then directs you to the Murrays Lookout, from where you can look down on your final stop, beaches that have crystal-clear waters to one-side and brightly-coloured bathing boxes to the other. Having explored the region, your driver and guide will take you back to central Melbourne.

What's Included?

Tastings at one winery
Tastings at one brewery
Lunch at a winery with a glass of wine*
Bay sail from Queenscliff to Sorrento with afternoon tea
Friendly and informative guide
Comfortable transport with central Melbourne pick up

*Please include any dietary requirements in the notes when you book

Pickup Locations

Location	Address	Time
Geelong Fishermen’s Pier	1a Yarra Street, Geelong	09:45 AM
Her Majesty’s Theatre	219 Exhibition Street, Melbourne	08:15 AM
Mail Exchange Hotel	688 Bourke Street, Melbourne	08:30 AM
Mercure Melbourne Southbank	9 Riverside Quay, Southbank	07:55 AM
Regent Theatre	191 Collins St, Melbourne	08:05 AM