Sydney Cheese Tours: The 4 Best Days Out

1.Award-Winning Hunter Valley Wine & Cheese Tour from Sydney

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 367 reviews · from $168Our pick

Spend about 11 hours traveling from Sydney to the Hunter Valley, tasting up to 20 wines at three or four boutique wineries, sampling local cheese, and enjoying lunch with a glass of wine. Guides such as Jeff, Ben, Raphael, and Stuart add regional stories, while kangaroo sightings are a welcome bonus.

“The venues were excellent. The hosts were great and very friendly. Very informative. I felt very comfortable.”

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2.Hunter Valley Wines, 2-Course Lunch, Cheese & Chocolate Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 132 reviews · from $157Top rated

Travel from Sydney to the Hunter Valley for wine tastings at Audrey Wilkinson and Mount Pleasant, a two-course lunch with local wine at voco Kirkton Park, plus chocolate and cheese samples. Guides such as Stephen, Yan, and Alfie lead the day, which runs about 12 hours and returns to Central Station.

“Overall experience was nice. It did feel a bit rushed but overall I would do it again. The chocolate and cheese tastings were not what I expected as they were more like samples and not tastings but overall I would do it again.”

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3.Wine Tour with 2-Course Lunch, Choc & Cheese

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 100 reviews · 11h 30m · from $155Best value

Travel from Sydney to two Hunter Valley wineries, including Audrey Wilkinson and Mount Pleasant or similar, with wine tastings, a two-course lunch with local wine, chocolate at Hunter Valley Chocolate Company and cheese at Binnorie Dairy. Guides such as Chen, Alfie, Alan and Tom have led recent departures, though the stops can vary.

“The tour was wonderful, and the guide (Alfie) was very funny and gave a lot curious infos”

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4.Award-Winning Hunter Valley Wine & Cheese Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 36 reviews · 10 hours · from $166

Spend 10 hours exploring Hunter Valley with an English-speaking guide such as John, visiting 3 to 4 family wineries, tasting Semillon, Chardonnay, and Shiraz, sampling artisan cheese, and enjoying lunch with wine. Pickup is available from four central Sydney hotels and the group is limited to 14 people.

“The first winery, Sadler’s Creek was excellent, the others were very good. Lunch was well organised and tasty. Timing was very good, we didn’t feel rushed at all.”

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