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15 Food Tours in Australia Worth Booking

41 tours  ·  from $49 a head

This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 food tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to check before you commit.

Barossa Premium Wine Tasting Tour & lunch Departs 7 days a week - Kies Family Wines brings warmth to the first tasting
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Barossa Premium Wine Tasting Tour & lunch Departs 7 days a week

1.Barossa Premium Wine Tasting Tour & lunch Departs 7 days a week

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,475 reviews · from $128Our pick

Travel from Adelaide to the Barossa Valley in a small group of up to 20. Visit Kies Family Wines, Turkey Flat, and Rosenvale, with tastings, a regional platter lunch, Mengler Hill views, and stops at the Whispering Wall, Tanunda, and the Avenue of Palms. Guides such as JR, Russell, Aaron, and Baden add local stories and humor.

“Gave this 3 stars as I don't have another wine tasting tour to compare with. Our driver Thomas was fabulous, very knowledgeable and lots of fun, which makes for a great day. We really enjoyed Kies winery, the wine tasting experience Read more”

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Adelaide: Barossa Premium Wine Tasting tour & Winery Lunch - Kies Family Wines and the first cellar-door tasting
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Adelaide: Barossa Premium Wine Tasting tour & Winery Lunch

2.Adelaide: Barossa Premium Wine Tasting tour & Winery Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,452 reviews · 8 hours · from $126

Spend eight hours travelling from Adelaide to three family-owned Barossa wineries, with tastings at Kies, Turkey Flat, and Rosenvale. Your guide, possibly JR, Russell, Baden, or James, handles the driving and local stories. Expect a regional platter lunch, small-coach sightseeing, Tanunda, the Whispering Wall, Menglers Hill, and Seppeltsfield’s Date Palms.

“Made some new friends and JR was excellent. Made our host happy at Turkey Flat with our purchases.”

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Discover Barossa: 4 Wine Tastings, Gourmet Lunch, and Hidden Gems - Tanunda brings coffee, donuts, and a short walk
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Discover Barossa: 4 Wine Tastings, Gourmet Lunch, and Hidden Gems

3.Discover Barossa: 4 Wine Tastings, Gourmet Lunch, and Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,027 reviews · from $121

Travel from Adelaide to four Barossa wineries with an English-speaking guide such as Simm, Ashley, Harry, Jay, or Jerry. The day includes wine tastings, lunch at Kies Family Wines, Tanunda, Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop, chocolate, and hotel pickup from Adelaide CBD or Glenelg.

“Good itinerary, unfortunately the chocolate factory was closed☹ That was to be the highlight of my day as I am a non drinker.”

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Bruny Island Traveller - Gourmet Tasting and Sightseeing Day Trip from Hobart - The Neck lookout and Bruny’s best wide view
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Bruny Island Traveller – Gourmet Tasting and Sightseeing Day Trip from Hobart

4.Bruny Island Traveller – Gourmet Tasting and Sightseeing Day Trip from Hobart

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 786 reviews · from $197

Spend about 9 hours and 45 minutes exploring Bruny Island by ferry and comfortable air-conditioned vehicle. Your guide, possibly Alan, Dan, Claire, David or another Pennicott host, leads tastings of cheese, beer, wine, oysters, honey, fudge and more, with lunch at Adventure Bay and scenic stops at The Neck and in the forest.

“Bruny Island day trip was excellent- highly recommend! Our guide, David, was amazing! Tour included cheese tasting, honey tasting, oysters, chocolates, lunch, great viewing at Neck point outlook, walk through private gardens and lots more!”

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Chef-Led Hunter Valley Gourmet Food and Wine Day Tour from Sydney - The morning begins at Sydney Fish Market
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Chef-Led Hunter Valley Gourmet Food and Wine Day Tour from Sydney

5.Chef-Led Hunter Valley Gourmet Food and Wine Day Tour from Sydney

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 728 reviews · from $198

Spend 11 to 12 hours with chef and guide Jimmy, starting at Sydney Fish Market before visiting three boutique Hunter Valley wineries. Expect breakfast, lunch, wine tastings, chocolate, seafood, and freshly prepared pairings such as barramundi, kangaroo, scallops, and Wagyu. Pickup is offered from seven Sydney locations.

“Had a great time, Jimmy was a great guide and it was an interesting and unique experience. The wine tastings were excellent and really enjoyable, both in quality of wine and the actual experience itself. My partner and I really enjoyed the day, glad we found this one.”

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Luxury Hunter Valley Wildlife & Wine Tasting Tour from Sydney - Leaving Sydney in a small, comfortable minibus
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Luxury Hunter Valley Wildlife & Wine Tasting Tour from Sydney

6.Luxury Hunter Valley Wildlife & Wine Tasting Tour from Sydney

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 652 reviews · from $89

Leave Sydney at 7:30 a.m. with Kangarrific Tours for a small-group day in the Hunter Valley. Guide Sam or another experienced host leads you to a wildlife park, cheese and chocolate tastings, two boutique wineries, and an optional lunch. Expect a comfortable minibus, about 10 hours on the road, and extra fees for wildlife entry, wine, and lunch.

“Great wine tasting experience, had over a dozen different wines and saw a bunch of wild Kangaroos! Sam was great, knowledgeable and fun to be with all day. Just keep in mind it is about 2 hours to and from the city!”

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Ultimate Swan Valley Food and Wine Day Trip from Perth - Wine tastings with room for variety
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Ultimate Swan Valley Food and Wine Day Trip from Perth

7.Ultimate Swan Valley Food and Wine Day Trip from Perth

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 650 reviews · from $121

Spend 6 to 7 hours exploring Swan Valley from Perth in an air-conditioned minivan. With guides such as Wes, Ron, Peter, and Steve, you visit wineries, taste cheese, chocolate, liqueurs, and beer, and enjoy a winery lunch with a drink. Group sizes can be small, though the overall activity allows up to 23 people.

“Fabulous tour in the vineyards today with Wes our tour guide, scrumptious lunch plenty of wine and great value for money with cheese platter to start and tasty hot chips to finish the afternoon.”

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Hobart: Bruny Island Gourmet Sightseeing Day Tour - Starting in Hobart and crossing to Bruny
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Hobart: Bruny Island Gourmet Sightseeing Day Tour

8.Hobart: Bruny Island Gourmet Sightseeing Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 553 reviews · 9h 30m · from $194

Spend 570 minutes exploring Bruny Island with a local guide, tasting cheese, oysters, wine, beer, mead, honey, fudge and ice cream. You’ll visit The Neck, Mavista Rainforest, the Bligh Museum and HIBA’s private gardens, with lunch at Adventure Bay. Guides such as Zoe, Paul, Daniel and Alan are known for lively local stories.

“The tour guide was amazing. He is an outstanding personality with great amount of human touch. Dear Tour Guide, I wanted to express my sincere gratitude for his exceptional consideration during our tour. His attentiveness and thoughtful guidance made the experience truly enjoyable. He had gone above and beyond to ensure everyone felt comfortable and well-cared for. Best regards, [Your Name]”

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Melbourne Foodie Discovery Walking Tour - Degraves Street and the first proper food break
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Melbourne Foodie Discovery Walking Tour

9.Melbourne Foodie Discovery Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 530 reviews · from $92

Walk Melbourne’s CBD with a guide such as Andrew, Dave, Chev, or Rob, stopping for coffee, Chinese food, sweets, and a drink. You’ll pass Bourke Street Mall, Royal Arcade, Degraves Street, Collins Street, The Block Arcade, and Hardware Lane while learning city stories. Groups are capped at 10 people.

“It was a wonderful experience. 3 hours of walking around for a total 1 km and half with 7 local food experiences. A lot Melbourne history thrown in. Dave was a brilliant guide.”

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Mount Tamborine Wine Tasting Tour from Brisbane or the Gold Coast - More wine, better comparison
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Mount Tamborine Wine Tasting Tour from Brisbane or the Gold Coast

10.Mount Tamborine Wine Tasting Tour from Brisbane or the Gold Coast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 456 reviews · from $169

Spend about eight hours touring Mount Tamborine with The Vino Bus, tasting wines at several venues and sampling award-winning liqueurs at Tamborine Mountain Distillery. Guides such as Boris, Ari, and Barry drive the small group, explain the region, and keep the day lively. Lunch, snacks, water, and hotel transfers are included.

“Mount Tamborine was very beautiful and scenic. Driver was very friendly. Bus was a little run down. Only negative would be that there were no cheese and crackers provided on the tour, I thought being winery tour the snack may have been this but instead we were provided a small pack of chips from a share box!”

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Adelaide: Half-day McLaren Vale & Glenelg Wine Tasting Tour - The Adelaide Hills drive to McLaren Vale
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Adelaide: Half-day McLaren Vale & Glenelg Wine Tasting Tour

11.Adelaide: Half-day McLaren Vale & Glenelg Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 417 reviews · 5h 30m · from $63Best value

Travel from Adelaide to McLaren Vale in a small group of up to 20 people, with wine tastings at Haselgrove and Chapel Hill, a photo stop at the d’Arenberg Cube, and a coastal pause in Glenelg. Guides such as Craig, Bruce, Jordan, and Peter add local stories along the way.

“Fantastic journey to the vineyards with knowledgeable driver. Great introduction to wine tasting would definitely recommend!”

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Margaret River Winery, Brewery Tour with Gourmet Lunch. - Winery tastings with a broad range of styles
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Margaret River Winery, Brewery Tour with Gourmet Lunch.

12.Margaret River Winery, Brewery Tour with Gourmet Lunch.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 401 reviews · from $157

Spend about seven hours visiting Margaret River wineries, a brewery, and local food producers in an air-conditioned minivan. Guides such as Adam, Peter, Rhys, and John mix regional history with wine and beer tasting. Lunch includes Australian bush foods, with vegetarian meals available by request. Pickup covers Margaret River, Busselton, and Dunsborough.

“The group was just a dozen of us so a perfect size for meeting new people while still feeling like an intimate group. Everyone was picked up at their accommodations yet it felt as if we never went out of our way. We were taken to a whole verity of different places, all charming. Our host was fantastic! Can’t wait to go again”

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Melbourne: 3-Hour Foodie Discovery Walking Tour - The first bakery and coffee stop set the pace
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Melbourne: 3-Hour Foodie Discovery Walking Tour

13.Melbourne: 3-Hour Foodie Discovery Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 313 reviews · 3 hours · from $91

Walk Melbourne’s CBD with guides such as Chev, Dave, Rita, and Andrew, stopping for coffee, dumplings, banh mi, sweets, and a drink. You’ll use laneways, arcades, cafés, and small eateries that are easy to miss alone. The seven tastings are generous enough to replace lunch, while the guide adds city history and practical food tips.

“Dave was a great guide. The walk was very managable, and the sights and stories were fantastic. The food was excellent - DON'T have lunch beforehand!”

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Melbourne Food Tour with 8+ Food Tastings in Hidden Laneways - Yarra River Park and Melbourne’s beginnings
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Melbourne Food Tour with 8+ Food Tastings in Hidden Laneways

14.Melbourne Food Tour with 8+ Food Tastings in Hidden Laneways

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 304 reviews · from $116

Spend 3.5 hours walking Melbourne’s central laneways with a local guide such as Troy, Louise, Jeanie, or David. Expect eight or more tastings, including Australian bush foods, cheese, chocolate, Vegemite, coffee, wine, and a secret dish, plus stops at Federation Square, Chinatown, and Degraves Street. The tour is for adults 18 and over.

“A very nice tour with some great food choices. However some of them were not so special. I expect all the choices to be unique on a food tour.”

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Queen Victoria Market Ultimate Foodie Tour - The tasting route, from oysters to hot jam doughnuts
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Queen Victoria Market Ultimate Foodie Tour

15.Queen Victoria Market Ultimate Foodie Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 295 reviews · from $78

Spend about two hours tasting seasonal foods at Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market, from Coffin Bay oysters and kangaroo to Victorian olives, cheese, dolmades and hot jam doughnuts. Guides such as Hannah, Irene and Sonia add market history and vendor stories. The group is capped at 10, and the tour ends inside the market.

“Couldn't fault it. The guide was lovely and extremely knowledgable. The stories from the various stall holders was delightful and their produce superb. I would highly recommend it to any foodie.”

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