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Bespoke Hunter Valley Wine Experiences
Immerse yourself in the breathtaking beauty of the Hunter Valley with a premium private wine tour tailored just for you. Beyond world-class wineries, this renowned region boasts exceptional craft breweries and boutique distilleries waiting to be discovered. 🍷
Tour Highlights and Inclusions
- Luxury Travel: Travel in style and comfort in a private luxury vehicle with a professional driver. 🚗
- Tastings Included: Your tour price covers basic tasting fees at your selected venues.
- Flexible Itineraries: Choose your preferred destinations or let us curate a personalised list of recommendations.
- Convenient Transfers: Enjoy complimentary pick-up and drop-off from Cessnock, Nulkaba, Pokolbin, and Lovedale.
Customisable Itinerary Options
Select one of our carefully designed itineraries to match your group’s taste:
Option A
Includes 3 wineries, a relaxed lunch stop, plus your choice of either 1 brewery/distillery visit or a cheese/chocolate tasting. Please specify your preference in the special requirements box when booking.
Option B
Includes 4 premium wineries, a relaxed lunch stop, and a delicious cheese or chocolate tasting. Please confirm your choice in the special requirements box when booking. 🧀
Gourmet Lunch Stops
A lunch stop of 1.5 to 2 hours is required to pace your day. While food and drinks are paid for directly at the venue, we will gladly secure your reservation at one of these highly recommended local restaurants:
- Pescara Restaurant, Pokolbin
- The Wood Restaurant, Pokolbin
- Iron Gate Kitchen
- Hunters Quarter
- Bistro Molines
- Baume, Pokolbin
- eRemo Restaurant & Bar
Important Tour Details
- Duration: 7 hours of touring (typically 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM). Pick-up and drop-off times are external to these hours at no extra charge.
- Requirements: Minimum group size of 4 guests. A minimum of 24 to 48 hours notice is required for bookings.
- Extended Transfers: Return transport from Newcastle, Port Stephens, and the Central Coast can be added via the Optional Extras during checkout.
- Sydney Transfers: Same-day return trips to Sydney are not available. For Sydney transfers, your pick-up date must differ from your drop-off date. Please select the Sydney Return Transport option under Optional Extras.
- Surcharges: A public holiday surcharge applies on official public holidays.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Booking Terms and Conditions
- When booking, if you chose to pay booking deposit payment of 50% only. Then the balance 50% payment will be due 72 hours before the actual tour commences. All booking must be paid in full for the tour to commence.
- Additional charge of $2.5 per km applies for any pick ups and drop offs outside “Free Pick Up Zone”
Free pick up zone – Cessnock, Nulkaba, Pokolbin and Lovedale areas. - No open alcoholic beverages allowed in the car.
- If the car gets dirty due to any spills or unfortunate event of sickness. Cleaning fees of $260 will apply, which will be charged at the event.
- All bookings must be paid in full for the tour or transfer to commence.
- Once booked this price cannot be changed case of any changes to the original booking. For instance post booking changes to number of passengers, changes to pick up and drop off locations.
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Everything was also so easy to organise, which made planning the day completely stress-free. A special mention as well to Martelle, who was absolutely lovely. I've done a few tours in the Hunter Valley but this was by far my favourite. If you’re looking for a relaxed, reliable and genuinely enjoyable way to explore the Hunter Valley wineries, Designated Driver is a must.
I highly recommend DDHV!
Highly recommend for any groups wanting top tier and affordable shuttle service in Hunter Valley!
Bill was attentive, kind, knowledgeable and a true gentleman, we had an amazing day and really appreciated Bills advice and suggestions, he’s such a lovely guy. Book with confidence, you won’t be disappointed.
We had the best time on our half-day wine tour with Designated Driver Hunter Valley – it honestly exceeded all expectations! Everything from the booking process to the day itself was absolutely fantastic.
Sam and Martelle were brilliant – so warm, professional and organised. Martelle was beautiful to meet in person on the day, and she made the whole experience relaxed, fun and completely stress-free.
We visited wineries we never would have discovered on our own – and they ended up being our absolute favourites of the trip. The whole experience felt personalised and perfectly curated.
Could not recommend this company more highly – 10/10! We’ll definitely be back.
From the beginning Sam was knowledgeable and friendly, he t experience with Sam
It was lovely meeting you and your wife and would recommend Designated Driver to get you around the Hunter Valley.
Nothing was a problem. His car was beautiful and clean and whenever we returned from our tastings he was there waiting for us with doors open and bottles of water. I would highly recommend Sam and his business for your time in the Hunter Valley and will look forward to our next trip in the beautiful part of the world. Thank you from us all.
What stood out was how relaxed the whole day felt. There was no stress about directions or driving after tastings; it was just a smooth, enjoyable ride through one of the most beautiful wine regions in NSW. The team was flexible with our schedule and ensured we felt well taken care of from start to finish.
If you're planning a trip to the Hunter, I can’t recommend Designated Driver Hunter Valley enough. The service was a lovely surprise and truly elevated our stay — we’ll be booking with them again next time we’re in town











