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Boutique Atherton Tablelands Small-Group Food and Wine Tasting Tour from Cairns

5 (242)
Cairns, AU
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Boutique Atherton Tablelands Small-Group Food and Wine Tasting Tour from Cairns

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Cairns, AU
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Embark on an unforgettable food and wine adventure with the Boutique Atherton Tablelands Small-Group Food and Wine Tasting Tour from Cairns. This tour is designed for food lovers who want to experience the best of the Atherton Tablelands. Start your day with a delicious breakfast overlooking the picturesque Lake Barrine, surrounded by lush rainforest. Indulge in unique tea and local cheese tastings at Nerada Tea Plantation and spot adorable Tree Kangaroos. Enjoy a mouthwatering lunch at Platypus Park while watching these fascinating creatures play. Sample tropical fruit wines and liqueurs before visiting a working dairy farm for chocolate and cheese tastings. Next, savor some award-winning spirits at Mt Uncle distillery before ending the day at Jaques Coffee Plantation for coffee and tea tastings with delectable scones. With a maximum of 18 participants, you'll have plenty of opportunities to relax and enjoy the stunning landscapes as you taste your way through the region's "Food Bowl."

About this experience

  • Free Cancellation For a full refund cancel at least before the start of your booking
  • Admission Included
  • 10 hours
  • Suitable for 1-12 Participants
  • Private Tour, Small Group Tour
  • Guided Experience
  • Fantastic food and wine tasting adventure
  • Delicious breakfast overlooking a crater lake
  • Tasting tropical Indigenous products in a river pavilion
  • Unique lunch and Platypus spotting at Australian Platypus Park
  • Tasting award-winning spirits at Mt. Uncle Distillery
  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Wine tasting
  • Driver/guide
  • Live commentary on board
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Food tasting
  • Food and drinks, unless specified

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Introduction

Embark on a delightful food and wine tasting adventure through the picturesque Atherton Tablelands with the Boutique Atherton Tablelands Small-Group Food and Wine Tasting Tour. This immersive experience will take you on a journey through a variety of contrasting landscapes, offering a unique taste of the region's culinary delights and natural wonders. With a maximum of just 18 participants, this intimate tour allows you to indulge in the best food and wine that the Atherton Tablelands has to offer.

What to expect?

Prepare your taste buds for an extraordinary feast as you sample a range of exquisite food and wine offerings. From a delicious breakfast overlooking the stunning Lake Barrine to a wine and liqueur tasting at a tropical fruit winery, this tour guarantees an abundance of sensational flavors. Discover indigenous tropical products, watch platypuses play, and savor a delectable lunch featuring Crocodile, Kangaroo, and other local delicacies. Explore a working dairy farm, feast on chocolates and seasonal fruits, and enjoy tastings at an award-winning distillery and a renowned coffee plantation.

Who is this for?

This tour is a perfect fit for food and wine enthusiasts, nature lovers, and adventure seekers. Whether you're a connoisseur looking to expand your palate or simply someone who appreciates fine dining, this experience caters to all. The small-group setting ensures an intimate atmosphere, allowing you to connect with fellow travelers and local producers along the way. The tour is also suitable for those seeking a unique and immersive exploration of the breathtaking Atherton Tablelands region.

Why book this?

Elevate your food and wine experience with this exceptional tour that combines gastronomic delights with stunning natural scenery. Immerse yourself in the authentic flavors of the Atherton Tablelands as you meet local characters and producers along the way. From the diverse range of tasting experiences to the breathtaking landscapes, this tour offers a truly unforgettable adventure. Indulge in the region's finest produce, get up close with native wildlife, and learn about the intricacies of coffee production. With a relaxed pace and a focus on quality, this tour ensures an unforgettable day filled with delicious memories.

Good to know

During this 10-hour tour, you'll visit seven unique gourmet stops, each offering a different culinary delight. From a picturesque breakfast overlooking a crater lake to a visit to a fully operational dairy farm, you'll have the opportunity to taste a wide variety of locally produced food and beverages. Be sure to bring your camera to capture the stunning landscapes and wildlife encounters. Comfortable attire and walking shoes are recommended as there will be some walking involved during the tour. Prepare for a day of gourmet delights, exceptional scenery, and unforgettable experiences.

Reviews

Previous participants of this tour have praised the exceptional quality of the food and wine tastings, highlighting the diverse range of flavors and the knowledgeable guides who provide fascinating insights. Many have expressed their satisfaction with the intimate small-group setting, allowing for meaningful interactions with local producers. The breathtaking beauty of the Atherton Tablelands and the up-close encounters with unique wildlife have left a lasting impression on reviewers, making this tour a highly recommended experience for all.

How long before the event do I need to book?

  • You can book at any time before the event

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Your Itinerary

Cairns

A fantastic food and wine tasting adventure exploring the Atherton Tablelands, eat and drink all day long, meet the local characters and producers along the way.

Lake Barrine

Here we overlook the stunning natural crater lake surrounded by lush rainforest. We enjoy a delicious breakfast of local produce and local coffee and tea in the original Victorian Tea house.

Rainforest Bounty

A private property to enjoy a tasting of their tropical Indigenous products they make whilst sitting in the river pavilion overlooking the Johnstone River.

The Australian Platypus Park at Tarzali Lakes

Australian Platypus Park at Tarzali Lakes These wonderful creatures can be found in a spring fed pond, we take a wonder down to see them in this magnificent setting then sit down to a unique lunch. The lunch is produced onsite using their smoked products and include Crocodile, Red Claw (Yabby) Kangaroo, Smoked chicken and smoked Spanish Mackerel, the a choice of Platypus boutique beer or Dragon Fruit cider and a Lemon Myrtle tea.

Admission Included

Gallo Dairyland

We now head towards the historic village of Atherton. Driving through this thriving hub, a patchwork of amazing farmland and rolling green hills appear before us. We are on our way to a fully operational dairy farm spread across 1000 acres of rich red volcanic soil with delicious handcrafted chocolates and a gourmet cheese factory.

Mt. Uncle Distillery

Here we stop for a tasting of some award winning spirits and enjoy the beautiful gardens and friendly animals.

Jaques Coffee Plantation

Next stop Jaques Family Coffee Plantation. They grow and roast Australian Arabica Coffee beans in the rich soils of the Tablelands. Relax and take in the remarkable locations whilst learning the insight of the finer details of coffee from tree to cup. Enjoy a coffee and liqueur tasting platter with homemade Lemonade scones with local jam and cream.

Emerald Creek Ice-Creamery

If Jaques Coffee plantation is closed we will stop here for a cup of Jaques local coffee, scones with local jam and cream and a taste of some unique flavours of ice cream and sorbet

Humpy Nut World

Stop at ‘The Humpy’, the best place to go to for freshly harvested Atherton Tablelands produce straight from the growers. From vegetables to tropical fruits and hundreds of different varieties of nuts, dried fruits locally produced jams and sauces. Taste some seasonal fruits and many different flavours of hot local peanuts and macadamia nuts.

Reviews

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5 (242)

Michael Z

Absolutely stunning day out. So much variety of foods and drinks. Met so.many friendky and interesting people. Very different experience for us. We would never have found these out of the way places on our own. A tour is only as good as the fellow guests and the tour guide. Bridget was the best ever. Seriously, what a personality and couldn't do enough for everyone on board. It's not easy to talk for almost 10 hrs and retain the interest of all on board who played their part and interacted so well. A shout out to Sarah, Rosa and Ian. We saw a lot and learned a lot. A genuine 5 star experience. Mike and Dot.

zaccarytc

My wife and I both agreed that this was the favorite tour of our Australian honeymoon. Brett was incredibly funny and informative and the local eats/drinks were fantastic. Couldn’t have asked for a better time.

666neinem

Excellent day with Bridget as our brilliant tour guide for the day. Extremely knowledgeable and so much fun. Plenty to eat, drink and see. A full day of entertainment. Do not have dinner plans for the same day, you won't need it. Highly recommend this experience.

Tommi_C

Our Outstanding Guide was Brigett... A beautiful area to explore plus an exploration of your tastebuds with all local foods and drinks. I loved that I could see a more rural environment and visit with the friendly locals. I highly recommend this tour.

Warren_F

What a cool day!!! Bridget our guide was awesome, she has atleast a library of books to write given her knowledge of the area!!! Destinations were great, food and tastings epic....you won't go home hungry that's a given!!

GetUpandGo-Miami

Bridget was a fantastic, enthusiastic, and informative guide. This is an all day affair where you will get to learn about the wonderful region around Cairns with tons of history and facts about the wildlife you may encounter. Get ready to eat and no two stops are the same, you’re going to get a taste of everything this scenic and enchanting area has to offer. Highly recommend!

RodneyN_F

This was a fantastic trip we were shown great countryside and a great selection for foods and wine. Our tour guide Bridget was extremely helpful, and very knowledgeable about the locals foods and point of interest. We would recommend this trip to anyone it was great great great.

Kendra_K

You will not be hungry on this trip. Brett and Bridget were wonderful hosts showcasing the gorgeous Tablelands and the food that comes with it. You definitely won't leave hungry either and will get an all around breathtaking view of the landscrap.

SchatziSunshine

We had the most excellent full day tasting tour - from pick up at our hotel in Palm Cove first thing - to drop off later that afternoon! Brett was a fabulous tour guide - happy to share his love and knowledge of the region with us! We did the Saturday tour and it ended up being just 7 on the bus, plus Brett. We loved that this tour also was for adults only! And because we were in a smaller group and the traffic was kind - we got to see more a little more of the Atherton tablelands than we would otherwise from a scenery perspective. The pace of the tour was excellent - all the stops were well spaced so that you didn't actually realise how much driving was happening. Brett's knowledge of all the places we visited was brilliant and we especially loved getting to visit stops that bigger operators are not able to (like Rainforest Bounty). Our first stop was breakfast at The Teahouse on Lake Barrine and we got to pick from quite a few options prior to the tour start, so that it was ready at the venue not long after we arrived. I chose the bruschetta and it was hands down the most beautiful tomato based bruschetta I've ever had! BUT I'm told that the smoked bacon is totally not to be missed - and my husband concurs! This definitely set us up for the day - with lovely tastings at all the stops. Another highlight was lunch at the Australian Platypus Park where we got to observe Platypus in their natural habitat - it was amazing! AND then the lunch was a fabulous mix of small items on your plate - the best (for me) was the kangaroo kebab, the meat was SO tender, and I know that can be hard to achieve with roo meat! But everything was REALLY good tbh - nothing was left on the plate, that's for sure! In the afternoon our stops included Gallo Dairyland (Omg the cheese is divine! As well as the small handmade chocolates) and Mt Uncle Distillery where I ended up getting their Ooray Gin made from Davidson Plum - quite delicious (Ooray is the aboriginal word for Davidson Plum) Totally a brilliant day and I can 100% recommend! And as an added bonus - a percentage of each ticket goes to the Reforest project - every tree is planted on the Atherton Tablelands in the Mabi Forest and helps remove the CO2 impact we create as well as preserving native plants and wildlife.

Sharyn_B

What an amazing day. Chris our driver was informative, attentive and funny. We were taken to 7 different venues 300 kms travelled. We can not name a favourite. If you enjoy good food and conversation this is the tour for you. Small groups rock!
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2024-05-03 23:06