OVERVIEW
Travel through McLaren Vale, one of Australia’s oldest winegrowing region, taste delicious wines and organic olives, and lunch at a celebrated winery restaurant. Blessed by a Mediterranean coastal climate – with spectacular beaches just 15 minutes from vineyards and olive groves – McLaren Vale offers not just great wine, but some of Adelaide’s most satisfying sightseeing. After spending a couple delightful hours taking in the terrain by panoramic coach, you’ll visit The Farm Willunga to sample sustainably grown olives and olive oil, learn about how they’re produced, and browse the pure soaps and body care products also made here. You’ll tour a pair of boutique wineries to taste and compare some of the Shiraz and other varietal wines that have made the Vale so internationally famous. At one of the cellars, you’ll relax over a sumptuous lunch showcasing fresh and local ingredients – accompanied, of course, by wine. Stunning coastal scenery is on the menu for the return drive as you visit stunning Maslin Beach – captured on the big screen in numerous films – and pass through Glenelg and tony shoreside suburbs en route back to Adelaide. If you’re looking for an excursion offering exceptionally diverse scenery, flavors, and experiences – you’ve found it.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Enjoy a drive through McLaren Vale, a top-tier South Australia winegrowing region along the coast.
• Tour an organic, sustainable farm and sample olives grown in this mild Mediterranean climate.
• Visit two boutique vineyards for tours and tastings of wines that long ago put this region on the map.
• Enjoy a delicious lunch featuring fresh local produce, served at a celebrated winery restaurant.
• Stop in at picturesque Maslin Beach as your coach hugs the scenic coast roads back to Adelaide.
HELPFUL HINTS
• • Wear light, weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.
