State: New South Wales
Operator: Australian Eco Adventures
Minimum Price: AUD $ 1,090

Breakfast with Koala's, magnificent Blue Mountains Views, National Parks, Boutique wineries and an introduction to the method of winemaking..all this in 3 days!

Day One Sydney – Blue Mountains (BL)

Departing city hotels we drive our breakfast location, Featherdale Wildlife Park where we enjoy a special environment free of other tourists – breakfast consists of fresh croissants, bread rolls, cheese, spreads, fresh fruits, juice tea/coffee. After breakfast we enjoy meeting Australian animals including kangaroos, emus, wombats, dingos and more…. without other tourists. We then depart Featherdale Park as it opens to regular visitors and travel to the Blue Mountains – we ascend Bells Line of Road and pause at Bilpin, citrus region of Sydney and this is a chance to purchase fresh fruit from the gardens. Leaving here we continue past Tomah Botanic Gardens and further up the mountains for a stop near Mt Wilson. Here we have a short nature walk where the native flora is described in an informative and interesting manner and we see wonderful Blue Mts valley and wall views. From this point we cross the mountains to Mt Victoria to enjoy a buffet lunch at the Historic Imperial Hotel. We then continue to Govetts Leap for magnificent Valley and waterfall views. Drive to see the views of Megalong Valley from amazing Narrowneck Plateau – hear our guide demonstrate a “cooee call and echo”. From here you will be delivered to your accommodation (approx 2.00pm). The afternoon is free for you to wander the many tracks that run through the mountains, relax in the grounds of your accommodation or take an optional tour. Dinner tonight is own expense.

Overnight: Lilianfels Blue Mountains - Valley View Room / Whispering Pines – Pine Suite

Day Two Blue Mountains – Hunter Valley (BL)

Your guide will call at 0800 to collect you for the day – departing Katoomba we drive down the Great Western Highway to Springfield and travel through the rural town of Richmond before turning north to travel alongside Wollemi National Park to Putty. We visit a farm for Devonshire morning tea/coffee and scones before entering the Hunter Valley wine areas and enjoy tastings at 2 fine boutique wineries and lunch at a renowned Hunter Vineyard Cafe. Your day finishes after lunch when we deliver you to your choice of Hunter Valley Accommodation. The remainder of the afternoon is yours to relax at the property or you may wish to tour some more wineries or enjoy other Hunter activities.

Overnight: Peppers Guest House, Hunter Valley – Vintage Room / Hunter Resort – Hunter Room (moderate)

Day Three Hunter Valley – Sydney (B)

After breakfast we transfer you to join The Hunter Valley Wine School which commences daily at 9.00am and is an informal tutorial of wine education. Walk through the on site vineyard of 30 year old Shiraz vines and discuss matters viticultural. Then it’s off to the crusher and into the Winery to see the air bag presses, huge tanks, the Potter Fermenters, the filtration equipment, and the largest Rotovats in the Hunter. From there, the tour then moves through into the Oak Cask maturation area, and on into the Wine Tasting Cellars. An informal wine tutorial and tasting follows. On completion of the wine school you return to your accommodation to check out and time at leisure. (Lunch own Expense)

2.00PM: You are collected from your accommodation and continue on to a final wine tasting before commencing our return journey to Sydney via the freeway to arrive at your city hotel at approximately 5.30pm arrival.

Notes:

Tour Code: A187PG & HR
Special Departure Dates: Sunday to Thursday
Trip Duration: 3 days
Departs from: Client's Sydney Accommodation
Tour Ends: Client's Sydney Accommodation
Departure Days:

• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Sunday

Departure Time: 7.30 a.m
Return Days:

• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Saturday

Return Time: 5.30 p.m
All Prices: $1090.00 pp twin share From $650.00 per Child