Wildlife Tours: Cafe Bus - Discover the Yarra Valley Winery Tour
DEPARTS : WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY & SUNDAY
The Wurrundjeri people called the Yarra River “Birrarung” which means “river of mists”. You will be enchanted by this mystical valley and it’s gourmet delights.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
*Wine tastings at 3 Yarra Valley wineries
*Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice-creamery
*Napoleone Brewery & Ciderhouse
*Cheese, Crackers and liqueurs plus strawberry picking and tastings!
*Local snacks for morning tea
*Picnic style winery lunch at Dominique Portet WInery
*Cheese and crackers and gourmet snacks for afternoon tea
*Unlimited free coffee from our on-board coffee machine
WHAT TO BRING
*Warm clothes on cold days, hat, camera, and sense of fun
A winery tour unlike any other! Cafe Bus is like your favorite cafe (on wheels!) with comfortable lounge seats arranged in booth configuration to encourage a fun social athmosphere, an on-board coffee machine providing unlimited free coffee, and cool music to suit the mood of the tour.
Cafe Bus Yarra Valley Day Trip Includes:
Yarra Valley Chocolatarie and Ice-Creamery
Try many free chocolate samples at the brand new Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery and watch the chocolatiers at work.
Napoleone Brewery and Ciderhouse
Sample delicious ciders and ales at this rustic farmhouse at the heart of the Yarra Valley
Gateway Estate
Cheese and Crackers, Chutneys and Fruits and strawberry Liqueuers and ciders made from produce grown onsite at this farmhouse at the gateway to the Yarra Valley.
Dominique Portet Winery
Sample wines produced by this 10th Generation winemaking family and enjoy a tasty picnic style winery lunch with a French influence. Become a Petanque (French for Bocci!) champion for a day!!
Rochford Winery
Sample award-winning wines and browse the gift shop for some local treats.
Killara Estate Winery
Travel to the upper Yarra Valley and sample more wines in this beautiful vineyard with one of the best views in the Valley and finish the day with antiasto platesand good company!
Our Pickup locations & Times:
PICK UP LOCATIONS
Quick Find
Location
Time
Base Backpackers
Between Barkley & Acland St
17 Carlisle St, St. Kilda
07:10
Claremont Hotel/Guesthouse
Next to South Yarra Station
189 Toorak Road, South Yarra
06:50
Coffee Palace
Corner of Grey St & Jackson St
24 Grey St, St Kilda
07:20
Exford Hotel
Corner of Russell St & Lt Bourke St
199 Russel St, Melbourne
07:50
Habitat HQ
Between Inkerman St & Carlisle St
333 St. Kilda Road, St. Kilda
07:15
Holiday Inn
Corner of Spencer St & Flinders Lane
575 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
07:35
Hotel Discovery
Between Queens St & Elizabeth St
167 Franklin St, Melbourne
07:55
Ibis on Therry
Corner of Therry St & Victoria St
15 Therry St, Melbourne
07:55
Immigration Museum
Corner of Flinders St & Market St
400 Flinders St, Melbourne
07:40
Lilydale train station
09:00
Mantra Hotel on Russell
Near corner of Russell St & Lonsdale St
222 Russell St, Melbourne
07:50
Nomads Melbourne (Industry)
Between William St & Queen St
196-198 A'Beckett St, Melbourne
07:55
Novotel St. Kilda
Next to Alfred Square
16 The Esplanade , St Kilda
07:10
Radisson Hotel
Corner of William St & A’Beckett St
380 William St, Melbourne
07:55
Rydges on Swanston / Rydges Carlton
Near corner of Swanston St & Grattan St
701 Swanston St, Melbourne
08:00
Rydges Melbourne
Corner of Exhibition St & Lt Bourke St
186 Exhibition St, Melbourne
07:55
Ringwood Train Station
Please direct customers to PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ACROSS MAROONDAH HIGHWAY
08:50
Space Hotel
Corner of Russell St & McKenzie St
380 Russell St, Melbourne
07:55
St Paul's Cathedral
Corner of Swanston St & Flinders St
Opposite Fed Square
07:45
The Nunnery
Corner of Nicholson St & King William St
116 Nicholson St, Fitzroy
08:00
Travelodge Southbank
Corner of Riverside Quay & Southgate Avenue
9 Riverside Quay, Southbank
07:25
Travelodge Docklands
Between Bourke St & Collins St
66 Aurora Lane, Docklands
07:20
YHA Melbourne Central
Corner of Flinders St & Swanston St
562 Flinders St, Melbourne
07:35
Urban Central
Corner of City Road & Clarendon St
334 City Road, Southbank
07:30
Victoria Park Train Station
Please direct customers to SERVICE STATION on JOHNSTON ST
08:15
Yarra Valley
Please direct customers to COLDSTREAM BREWERY
694 Maroondah Highway Coldstream
09:20
Package this tour with a morning Hot Air Balloon ride over the Yarra Valley for an extra $395!
Pickup from the hot air balloon arrival site and return to your accomodation in the city or Yarra Valley.