3 Day Tour Adelaide, Barossa & Clare Valley

Day 1     An introduction to the Barossa Valley

We depart Adelaide at approximately 9.00am, travelling via the township of Gawler, located just outside of Adelaide and into the southern portion of the Barossa Valley, where we visit the heritage listed Whispering Wall reservoir, an audio oddity, where a whispered word may be heard over 100 metres away!

After a refreshing morning tea, we travel on to the famous Chateau Yaldara winery where you can taste the wines, photograph the magnificent Chateau and enjoy a leisurely stroll through their stunning gardens.

Surrounded by vineyards & rolling hills, our next stop is Grant Burge wines. Here you can taste award winning wines in the stunning Grant Burge Cellar Door, nestled above the picturesque Jacobs Creek.  We then enjoy lunch at the Barossa Weintal Resort. No trip to the Barossa is complete without a visit to Peter Lehmann winery, situated on the banks of the Para River, where you can taste award winning premium wines, including some very special “Cellar Door Only” wines.

We travel through the Barossa Valley to Wolf Blass winery, where we taste more premium Barossa Valley wines, and visit their award winning Visitor Centre. Surrounded by vineyards, we travel to Bethany Wines, in Bethany Village, settled in 1840, and see some of the original settlement buildings. This afternoon we have a little free time to peruse the Main Street of Tanunda & an opportunity to visit Wholer’s.

Evening Meal& Deluxe accommodation at the Barossa Weintal Resort.

Day 2     Visit the Clare Valley

After breakfast, served in our restaurant, we head to the Clare Valley for a day of exploring another wine region.
 

Bounded on the western side by the Spring Gully Conservation Park, we travel to Skillogalee, a boutique family owned and operated winery located in the heart of the picturesque Clare Valley. From here we visit Eldredges vineyards cellar door. Operations here began in December 1994 after many months of renovating an 80 year old stone cottage.

Travelling the Spring Gully Scenic Drive route, located directly west of Sevenhill overlooking the Blyth Plains, we travel back to the heart of the Clare Valley to the Clare township, where we call into Leasingham Winery. From here we travel towards Sevenhill, a picturesque town on the outskirts of the Clare Valley, to Sevenhill Cellars, nestled among the vineyards close to St. Aloysius Church.

This is the oldest existing winery in the Clare Valley, built in 1851 by the Jesuits who migrated to Australia from Austria, seeking a life free from religious and political persecution. Initially the main purpose of the cellars was to provide sacramental wine for religious use and this has been ongoing. Sevenhill Cellars now produce white, red and fortified wines as well as sacramental wine.
 

On our leisurely drive back to the Barossa Valley, we travel via picturesque Mintaro.  Mintaro has seen little development during the twentieth century, and is now renowned for its intact early-Victorian character. By 1860, Mintaro was also South Australia’s leading producer of high quality slate. The stone was used locally, as well as in many significant buildings in Adelaide and elsewhere, and was especially prized for billiard tables.

The quarry is still operating, with some aspects of production unchanged from the 1860’s and is believed to be the oldest continuously operated quarry in Australia. We have some free time at Auburn, birthplace of CJ Dennis, before returning to the Barossa Weintal Resort.
 

Evening meal &deluxe accommodation at the Barossa Weintal Resort.

Day 3     Barossa Valley & district historic surrounds

After a delicious full cooked breakfast, we depart the Barossa Weintal Resort, destined for Menglers Hill lookout, for a spectacular morning view of the Valley.  A great opportunity for a photo capturing the contrasting colours of the vines & paddocks.

We then visit Yalumba wines; one of the few large original family owned wineries, here you can taste the great wines of the Barossa Valley and admire the historic buildings. We now have the opportunity to visit the South Australian Company Store, a showcase of everything South Australian, from local produce and souvenirs to a café offering stunning views across the vineyards.

Lunch is served at the Barossa Weintal Resort.

We then travel to Kapunda, a famous mining town, before heading to the delightful township of Freeling, and the famous “Gungellan Hotel”, featured in the well know McLeod’s Daughter’s television show, before returning to Adelaide approximately 5pm.
 

Fare

$599.00 per person (Double or Twin Share) Includes Breakfast, lunches, dinners, accommodation and transfers.