Adventure
6 Overnight Options
Luxurious Accommodation
Indulge in Wine & the Outdoors
FLEURIEU CLARE BAROSSA
Itinerary
In the morning pick up from the airport then head to Adelaide Central Markets, a South Australian culinary icon that dates back to 1869. Take a walk through of some of the most iconic providores in the markets. At the end of your tour, enjoy lunch at famous Italian café, Lucia’s.
After lunch enjoy a tasting at Bekkers, one of the top 6 winemakers in the country, then a drive down the Fleurieu Peninsula to check into the Coastal Lodge, overlooking Gulf St Vincent. The Coastal Lodge is a boutique retreat just past McLaren Vale with stunning views of the Fleurieu Peninsula Coastline. That evening you’ll be provided with dinner, made by the Italian wife of owner, Simon Burley.
In the morning enjoy a stunning drive through rolling hills to the mouth of Australia’s longest river, the Murray River. We’ll take a walk through the sand dunes to see the famous Coorong estuary system and the Southern Ocean that borders it, enjoying spectacular views. We’ll then cruise a strip of sand in the Land Rover so wild & isolated, you’ll feel you’ve truly escaped civilisation. Fully invigorated we’ll head to Port Elliot to see Horseshoe Bay, one of the most beautiful beaches on the Peninsula. Lunch is one of the region’s most iconic seaside diners, the Flying Fish Café.
A short drive later we’re in the holiday town of Victor Harbour to walk to the “Bluff” lookout, with its 360-degree views across Granite Island and the Southern Ocean. After climbing the Bluff we’ll tour the Softfoot Alpaca Farm. Established in the late 1990’s, Softfoot is a privately owned family farm dedicated to the breeding of World Class Alpacas as well as a Sanctuary and Genetic Ark for endangered Australian Marsupials. You’ll enjoy a private guided ATV tour of the property. Early evening we’ll drive to iconic local pub, the Victory Hotel, for a dinner in their famous cellar.
Check out of the Coastal Lodge late morning for your transfer to Clare Valley. Enjoy lunch at the famous Watervale Hotel in Clare Valley. Lunch offers broad choices, but will include some stunning meat dishes from the ‘Fires of Hell’ Argentinean asado style BBQ. The fires allow Watervale’s chefs to cook with fire and embers on grills, cast iron plate, and iron-crucifix, rotisserie, between coals, hanging above embers on hooks and chains, or slow baked in the embers themselves. Late afternoon we’ll visit the owners at Sussex Squire Wines, before checking in at Neagles Retreat in Clare Valley.
Price for Private Charter
2 pax: $6750 per adult
3-4 pax: $5500 per adult
5-6 pax: $4800 per adult
Tour Duration
5 days, 4 nights
Operates
On request
Group Size
Private charter for 2-6 adults.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations notified 7 days or more prior to arrival date will be entitled to a full refund. Cancellations within 7 days, 100% of the experience price will be charged.
BAROSSA PRODUCERS TOUR
Itinerary
Pick up from the airport, with luxury transfers to your accommodation. Arrive for two night’s accommodation at Barossa Shiraz Estate, a beautiful set of Villas in the heart of the Barossa. Enjoy a choice of dinner at local icon Vino Lokal with its selection of local tapas plates and outstanding wine collection, or we’ll organise it in-house catered to the cottage.
Highlights include a private masterclass at Torbreck Vintners, followed by a tour of Elderton’s original homestead and a private tasting in the Duke Room. Enjoy a two course lunch with matched wine at Vintners Bar & Grill, a Barossa icon and multi award winning restaurant that creates distinctive and brilliantly balanced dishes in the heart of the valley. Then, you’ll head to the Barossa Chocolate Factory to round out your lunch with 5 artisan hand-made chocolates complemented by 5 handcrafted Vineyard Rd Wines.
Start your day with a magnificent 4WD trip through a series of farm trails right up to Steingarten Vineyard at the top of the Barossa Ranges to enjoy a glass of this most famous riesling overlooking the valley. We’ll then head to Seppeltsfield Estate for a tour of the Vasse Virgin Olive Oil and Skin Care factory to try their amazing soaps and therapeutic products, then a degustation lunch at acclaimed Fino Restaurant, which food critic John Lethlean calls the “best place for a long lunch in Australia”. We’ll finish the day with a tour of the famous Centennial Cellar and the Taste Your Birth Year Port experience.
Price for Private Charter
1-2 pax: $3500 per adult
3-4 pax: $3200 per adult
5-6 pax: $2800 per adult
Additional night’s accommodation from $300 per person.
Tour Duration
3 days, 2 nights
Operates
On request
Group Size
Private charter for 2-6 adults
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations notified 7 days or more prior to arrival date will be entitled to a full refund. Cancellations within 7 days, 100% of the experience price will be charged.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WINE EXPLORER
Itinerary
Pick up from the airport, with luxury transfers to your accommodation. Arrive for two night’s accommodation at Mt Lofty House Estate, a boutique hotel located high above the Piccadilly Valley in the Adelaide Hills Wine Region. Enjoy a 4 course “Valley to Verandah” dinner & matched wine in their award winning Hardy’s Verandah Restaurant, a 3 Chef Hat Restaurant that was voted the number 1 restaurant in South Australia.
Explore some of the most famous wineries in the Barossa. Highlights include a private masterclass at Torbreck Vintners to experience the winery that has achieved a perfect score of 100 points no less than 5 times in Wine Spectator. Taste exclusive wines made from old vineyards and from fruit that comes from some of the finest growers in the Barossa, before heading off for a two course lunch at Vintners Bar & Grill. After lunch head of to Seppeltsfield Estate and savour the experience of walking alongside the longest lineage of single vintage wines in the world in the Centennial Cellar, culminating in a private tasting direct from the barrel of your birth year. Visit Vasse Virgin, where staff will show you their range of natural skin care products, using a traditional cold process method. Finish the day with a panoramic 4WD trip into Jacob’s Creek Steingarten Vineyard, which stretches across 3.6 hectares of the Barossa Ranges. The name Steingarten translates to ‘stone garden’ and you’ll enjoy a glass of this most famous riesling overlooking the vineyard atop the Barossa Valley.
Return to Mt Lofty House for a history tour and then enjoy dinner catered to your room.
Explore the very finest elements of the Fleurieu Peninsula & McLaren Vale all brought together in one day tour. Coast, wine, food, nature and wildlife are the order of the day. Highlights include a leisurely morning walk overlooking ancient Onkaparinga Gorge, a winery tour and tasting at Samson Tall, a tour of Wirra Wirra’s historic ironstone cellars followed by Angelus Bell ringing, craft tasting and lunch at Red Poles Restaurant & Cellar Door or Wirra Wirra, a tour of the Indigenous Art Gallery at Red Poles, then a tour and tasting at the d’Arenberg Cube. Finish the day with a majestic drive down Silver Sands beach to see spectacular coast and biodiversity, then hop from the coast to the hills to explore one of the region’s most famous cellars at the Victory Hotel along with a sunset sparkling.
Price for Private Charter
1-2 pax: $3000 per adult
3-4 pax: $2600 per adult
5-6 pax: $2200 per adult
Additional night’s accommodation from $300 per person.
Tour Duration
3 days, 2 nights
Operates
7 days per week by appointment
Group Size
Private charter for 2-6 adults
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations notified 7 days or more prior to arrival date will be entitled to a full refund. Cancellations within 7 days, 100% of the experience price will be charged.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WINE & OUTBACK EXPLORER
Itinerary
Explore some of the most famous wineries in the Barossa. Highlights include St. Hugo Past, Present and Future Wine Tasting plus lunch and matched wine. This tutored tasting of six wines showcases St Hugo’s power and elegance, honed after years of carefully crafted winemaking. Head off to Seppeltsfield Estate and savour the experience of walking alongside the longest lineage of single vintage wines in the world in the Centennial Cellar, culminating in a private tasting direct from the barrel of your birth year. Visit Vasse Virgin, where staff will show you their range of natural skin care products, using a traditional cold process method. Finish the day with a panoramic 4WD trip into Jacob’s Creek Steingarten Vineyard, which stretches across 3.6 hectares of the Barossa Ranges. The name Steingarten translates to ‘stone garden’ and you’ll enjoy a glass of this most famous riesling overlooking the Valley.
Overnight
Sequoia Lodge Suite, SA’s newest luxury lodge. Perched on the eastern rim of the Piccadilly Valley wine region, the private lodge excites with an unparalleled, sweeping outlook over the basin, vineyards, villages, and bushland. Includes overnight accommodation, breakfast, Hardy’s Veranda dinner & matched wine, plus history tour of Mt Lofty Estate.
Explore the very finest elements of the Fleurieu Peninsula & McLaren Vale all brought together in one day tour. Coast, wine, food, nature and wildlife are the order of the day. Highlights include a breathtaking 4WD trip around ancient Onkaparinga Gorge, a private tour of Wirra Wirra’s historic ironstone cellars followed by Angelus Bell ringing, take a tour of the Indigenous Art Gallery at Red Poles, lunch at top 100 Australian restaurant, Salopian Inn, then visit the Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard and their private Chateau, the White House. Since its establishment in 1971, the Hickinbotham Vineyard has become a part of Australia’s wine heritage, supplying fruit to produce many of Australia’s greatest wines, including Penfolds Grange. Highly limited, Hickinbotham now produces its own wines that are regarded as some of the best single estate wines in Australia. Visit the “White House”, Hickinbotham’s private chateau, for a drive tour of the estate and tasting with the Vineyard Manager or Winemaker. After Hickinbotham, take a majestic drive down Silver Sands beach to see spectacular coast and biodiversity, then finish the day with a scenic helicopter flight over McLaren Vale’s coast and vineyards, guaranteed to take your breath away. On your return to Sequoia, enjoy a tailored menu in your suite or dinner cooked by the fire-pit overlooking Piccadilly Valley.
Drive up to Flinders Rangers in luxury 4WD through Clare Valley, Melrose, and Hawker. Enjoy a tasting and lunch at one of the most famous small-batch wineries in the Clare Valley. In Melrose visit the famous North Star Inn for a cleansing ale with the locals. At Hawker take a walk to the summit of Jarvis Hill to see spectacular views of the Central Flinders Ranges. After Jarvis Hills drive the stunning Flinders Ranges Way to see incredible ancient geology and rock formations, then check in to Rawnsley Park Homestead.
Overnight
Stay at the traditional Australian homestead at Rawnsley Park Station. Built-in 1950 from stone quarried on the property, has been beautifully renovated and transformed into indulgent, contemporary accommodation. Sit on the wide verandah and soak up the breathtaking views of the surrounding Chace Range – or take a dip in your private swimming pool, then enjoy a 3-course dinner at their acclaimed Woolshed Restaurant, built around the old shearing quarters.
In the morning take a private tour of Rawnsley Park with the Station Manager, to learn the history of the property and see working areas of this famous sheep station. Late morning you’ll take a majestic drive tour through Bunyeroo and Brachina gorges before arriving at the Prairie Hotel for lunch. The Prairie Hotel is owned by the Fargher family, who have run sheep and cattle in the Flinders Ranges for four generations and in 1991 bought their local pub, turning it into an outback dining sensation and must-do for any Flinders visit. After lunch visit the old copper mining town of Blinman before returning to Rawnsley Park Station for a dinner under the stars, catered privately to your homestead.
Enjoy breakfast followed by a 30 minute scenic flight over Wilpena Pound, enjoying the majesty of this ancient crater from the most scenic vantage point – the air!
Price for Private Charter
2-4 pax: $9500 per adult
Included:
- Two nights in a Sequoia Lodge Suite
- Two nights at the Rawnsley Station Homestead
- All tours, transfers into the Flinders, and scenic helicopter and plane flights
- All meals and beverages
- Optional: return airfare from Port Augusta on Rex Airlines OR private charter from Rawnsley Park Station with Chinta Air
Not included:
- Return airfare to Adelaide (unless option is selected)
Tour Duration
5 days, 4 nights
Operates
Available from April 2020 – click the button below to request!
Group Size
Private charter for 2-4 adults
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations notified 7 days or more prior to arrival date will be entitled to a full refund. Cancellations within 7 days, 100% of the experience price will be charged.
BAROSSA, CLARE & FLINDERS
Itinerary
Explore some of the most famous wineries in the Barossa. Highlights include Elderton Wines is one of the most celebrated winemakers in the country with numerous accolades including the trophy as the world’s best shiraz in 2000 at the London international Wine and Spirit Competition. Experience a masterclass of their wines in the dining room of their original homestead with one of the owners. Then visit Torbreck Vintners, bringing together some of the finest vineyards and growers in the region to make their ultra-premium wines, which have been given the perfect 100 point score five times by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. Take a barrel room tour & private cellar door tasting. Enjoy lunch at local Barossa icon, Vintners Restaurant. After lunch head off to Seppeltsfield Estate and savour the experience of walking alongside the longest lineage of single vintage wines in the world in the Centennial Cellar, culminating in a private tasting direct from the barrel of your birth year. Visit Vasse Virgin, where staff will show you their range of natural skin care products, using a traditional cold process method. Finish the day with a panoramic 4WD trip into Jacob’s Creek Steingarten Vineyard, which stretches across 3.6 hectares of the Barossa Ranges. The name Steingarten translates to ‘stone garden’ and you’ll enjoy a glass of this most famous riesling overlooking the Valley.
Overnight
Check in to Barossa Shiraz Estate for a dinner of local produce platters matched with Barossa wines.
Drive up to Flinders Rangers in luxury 4WD through Clare Valley, Melrose and Hawker. Visit the old winery at Sevenhill Cellars, the first winery in the Clare Valley, then enjoy a winery tour, tasting and lunch at one of the most famous small batch wineries in the Clare Valley, O’Leary Walker Wines. In Melrose visit the famous North Star Inn for a cleansing ale with the locals. At Hawker take a walk to the summit of Jarvis Hill to see spectacular views of the Central Flinders Ranges.
Overnight
Rawnsley Park Station in your own sumptuous Eco Villa and enjoy dinner at the Woolshed Restaurant. Enjoy starry views back at your villa, with a retractable ceiling offering night-sky viewing from the comfort of your bed.
Take a majestic drive tour through Bunyeroo and Brachina gorges before arriving at the Prairie Hotel for lunch. The Prairie Hotel is owned by the Fargher family, who have run sheep and cattle in the Flinders Ranges for four generations and in 1991 bought their local pub, turning it into an outback dining sensation and must do for any Flinders visit. After lunch visit the old copper mining town of Blinman before returning to Rawnsley Park Station for dinner.
Enjoy breakfast followed by a 30 minute scenic flight over Wilpena Pound, enjoying the majesty of this ancient crater from the most scenic vantage point – the air!
Price for Private Charter
2-4 pax: $6750 per person
Included:
- Two nights in a Residence at Barossa Shiraz Estate
- Two nights in a Rawnsley Station Eco Villa
- All tours, transfers into the Flinders, and Wilpena scenic flight
- All meals and beverages
- Optional: return airfare from Port Augusta on Rex Airlines OR private charter from Rawnsley Park Station with Chinta Air
Not included:
- Return airfare to Adelaide (unless option is selected)
Tour Duration
4 days, 3 nights
Operates
Monday to Thursday by appointment OR Saturday to Tuesday by appointment
Group Size
Private charter for 2-4 adults
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations notified 7 days or more prior to arrival date will be entitled to a full refund. Cancellations within 7 days, 100% of the experience price will be charged.