Experience the art of food and drink pairings in the scenic Hunter Region without having to worry about who is driving on this food and drink tour with a designated driver. Indulge in a range of all-inclusive tasting experiences that celebrate regional produce, premium Hunter Valley wines, local spirits, and artisan chocolates.

Match wines with food: cheese, chocolate, and seasonal local produce
Savor guided wine tastings at different venues
Relax with 2-way door-to-door transfers from key Hunter Valley locations
Premium spirit tasting at a local distillery

What's Included

Designated driver/guide
Wine tasting
Spirits Tasting
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Complimentary bottled water
Cheese Tasting
Chocolate Tasting
Air-conditioned vehicle
Complimentary storage & cooler box for any purchases

Additional bottles of wine or produce from cellar door tasting

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

03:00 pm

Pickup details

Pick-up from all Hotels and Accommodation located in Lovedale, Nulkaba, Cessnock, Rothbury and Pokolbin locations (only) commence at approx 2:15pm for a 3:00pm start. Provide your accommodation name/full address when booking. Your pick-up time will be advised the day prior (by 5:30pm) via text. Please note: we do not travel to Sydney.

What To Expect

Hunter Valley

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hunter Valley

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hunter Valley

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Hunter Valley

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Hunter Valley

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed

Most travellers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travellers

Operated by iHop Hunter Valley

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

Traveller Photos

Featured review

Natasha_S

Amazing!! The addition of food to this tour was an absolute stand out! Tim our driver from IHOP was friendly and a really good tour guide! Would recommended this tour to anyone going to the Hunter! Took us to some really off the beaten track wineries that I wouldn’t have gone to if I was just driving around! Beautiful!!

Reviews

5.0

101 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travellers.

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Perfect Afternoon with new friends

Leigh_N, Sept 2023

Tim was amazing.. informative, friendly & very accomodating. Tonya at the Winehouse was the perfect host. She had wit , charm & left you feeling like you were her new best friend … & she made a great charcuterie board !!! Nathan & Leonie at the Hunter Winelab were every girls dream … wine & chocolate . Super friendly . Pink Prosecco… yum!! Would definitely go back xx

Response from Host, Sept 2023

Thank you so much for your lovely and thoughtful review. We are so pleased that your afternoon was "perfect" and Tim really appreciates your kind words. It was our absolute pleasure to look after you and we hope to see you back again in the Hunter Valley.

Excellent tour!

Brittany_C, Aug 2023

Our guide Tim was excellent and knowledgeable about everything in the Hunter! He gave us a great tour! Wine lab definitely was the crowd favourite! Thanks for a great tour and would definitely book again to try new wineries!

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thank you so much for your wonderful review. It was our pleasure to look after you and Tim really appreciates your kind words. We hope to welcome you back to the Hunter Valley again soon!

Highly recommend!

Simona_N, July 2023

I highly recommend this tour. A great mixture of spirits and wine with lovely treats along the way. Such a fun experience and Graham was so attentive and helpful.

Response from Host, July 2023

Thank you for your recommendation and your kind words regarding the afternoon tour and our fantastic guide Graeme. It was our absolute pleasure to look after you on your day out in the Hunter Valley!

Wine, friends and laughs

Janae_P, June 2023

Loved everything about the experience! Our driver was Graeme who was super friendly and very helpful! Dropped us all where we wanted to go afterwards (witching the area of course) and the locations we were taken to were great, had lots of great wine, met new people and would recommend this to anyone :)

Response from Host, June 2023

Thank you so much for your lovely review and recommendation. It was our pleasure to look after your group. We are so lucky with our fabulous guides, who always try to make the tours a wonderful experience!

Great tour, everything...

Courtney_P, June 2023

Great tour, everything arranged and sorted, great size group, Graeme was very attentive and friendly. Would recommend

Response from Host, June 2023

Thank you for your kind review and recommendation. It was our pleasure to look after you.

Only 3 hours available? Do this tour!

Jeff_C, Mar 2023

Felicity was excellent - was on time at every step, informative and with loads of personality. Each tasting was worth the stop and exceeded expectations. In particular, the Wine Lab and Nathan was exceptionally informative and good fun.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thank you so much for your kind words, thoughtful review and recommendation. It was our pleasure to look after you and we are so pleased that the tour exceeded expectations!

Outstanding experience, excellent value

Raelee_H, Jan 2023

This tour was a fantastic way to experience the Hunter valley. The tour operators planned different winery experiences that exposed us to a variety of great food, wine and spirits. We were a family group of 8 with a range of ages and drinking/eating preferences. This tour catered to them all. It was great to have someone else (more of an expert than me) do all the hard work deciding where to go and transporting us to each of the venues. It meant we were really able to enjoy ourselves. The venues selected exposed us to a variety of wine styles highlighting the diversity of the 167 odd vineyards in the region. We were so well catered to with the food and wine, we all fell asleep on our return to the hotel and needed coffee shots to kick start us for the evening we had planned. Our family were also particularly please to spend time with the amazing dogs at some of the venues. Overall it was not just a great experience it was great value. It was so much more than what we had anticipated. I cannot recommend this tour highly enough. We have all agreed to do it again soon with different friend groups.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Thank you so much for your lovely comments and for taking the time to provide such thoughtful and positive feedback. We are so pleased that the group enjoyed themselves and it was our absolute pleasure looking after you. We hope to see you back again in the Hunter Valley soon.

Girls weekend away

Kelly_K, Jan 2023

Was wonderful tour totally enjoyed ourselves food and wine taste was great and the people were great

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Thanks Kelly for your lovely review and for choosing us to look after you! If there is anything in addition we could of done to of made your experience 5 stars, Management welcomes feedback at: explore@ihophuntervalley.com.au or 0455 535 035.

Amazing!!

Natasha_S, Nov 2022

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Thank you for your lovely review and recommendation. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your tour with iHop Hunter Valley!

Great time

Carmen_B, Oct 2022

We had a lovely experience. We meet quite a few nice people on our journey. Greame was very funny and talkative. We learnt n tried so many different wines and food. Overall lovely experience

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you for your feedback and for choosing us to look after you! Please don't hesitate to get in contact if there is anything in addition we could of done to of made your experience 5 stars! We hope we get the opportunity to look after you again! Ph) 0455 535 035 or email: explore@ihophuntervalley.com.au

Amazing!!

Mikaela_C, Aug 2022

Had such a great time. Loved going to some of the smaller wineries and the food was amazing. Can not recommend highly enough

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Really nice feedback, thank you so much! We look forward to seeing you again!

For my first Wine tour I...

Emma_G, Aug 2022

For my first Wine tour I was so happy with the entire experience! Our guide Kristy was amazing and each winery was so unique with amazing food and drinks. Would definitely do it again!

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Thank you for your kind feedback and for choosing us to look after you! Was a pleasure looking after you on your "girls" day out and look forward to the next time!

Wine Adventure

David_C, July 2022

We had a great time Tim was fantastic we got court in flood water put us behind but we finished the tour. it was an adventure. Great IHOP tour recomend it to all

Response from Host, July 2022

Thank you for choosing us to look after you! We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your day with us. If there is anything we could of done in addition to of made your trip 5 stars, Management would really value your feedback at: explore@ihophuntervalley.com.au or 0455 535 035. Thanks again and we hope to see you back again soon!

Great tour - give it a go

James_M, June 2022

Had a great time in the tour with our local guide Felicity, who was very knowledgeable about local producers. We got to visit small local wineries that we would normally miss and enjoyed the food and wine pairings all along the way.

Response from Host, July 2022

Thank you for choosing us to look after you! We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your day with us. If there is anything we could of done in addition to of made your trip 5 stars, Management would value your feedback at: explore@ihophuntervalley.com.au or 0455 535 035. Thanks again and we hope to see you back again soon!

Food, wine, scenery and good times.

Kevin_W, Apr 2022

We had a relaxed day filled with wonderful tastes and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the Hunter Valley.

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Was such a pleasure looking after you both for the day! We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your time with us and hope you got some wonderful photos along the way! We hope to see you back down this way again for another great day out! Happy travels.

Great experience

Darcy_O, Apr 2022

All the winery stops were great! Pete our tour guide was really informative and a great bloke. Would definitely recommend IHOP to a friend

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Thank you so much for choosing us to look after you! So pleased to hear you enjoyed your day with us! Pete is an amazing driver/guide and feel very fortunate having him as a part of the team! We look forward to seeing you again!

Laughed so much our faces ached

Bronwyn_M, Apr 2022

Our concert was cancelled due to rain but the weekend ended up awsome. Our tour guide was amazing and made the experience so much fun. Felicity went above All expectations With uncompromising customer service. This sentiment was expressed by the entire group . So much fun. Would defiantly recommend this tour

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Thank you so much for choosing us to look after you! We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your time with us and have passed your lovely comments onto Felicity. We look forward to seeing you again :-)

Joyous experience!

Rachelle_D, Apr 2022

Amazing tour that my friends and I were lucky enough to share with an amazing group and tour guide. The amount of laughter we shared was the highlight of my stay in the hunter valley.

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Thank you so much for choosing us to look after you! We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your time with us! We look forward to seeing you again :-)

Enjoyable day, tasted...

Yvonne_B, Mar 2022

Enjoyable day, tasted some great wines, cheeses,chocolates. Lunch was beautiful. Met some nice people. Would definitely do this again.

Response from Host, Mar 2022

Thank you so much for your lovely review and for choosing us to look after you! If there was anything we could of done to improve your experience from 4 to 5 stars, we certainly welcome your feedback at: explore@ihophuntervalley.com.au or 0455 535 035. We hope to see you again soon! Team iHop

Great way to see, taste and drink the Hunter

Candice_K, Jan 2022

Graeme was a fantastic host, taking us to great spots around the Hunter with care. Highly recommend this tour over many others I have attended.

Response from Host, Feb 2022

Thank you so much for choosing us to look after you! Graeme is such a great guide and passionate about his own back yard! We hope to see you again soon :-)