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This private full-day experience showcases the very best of South Australia’s Limestone Coast. Travelling in comfort with your local host, you’ll enjoy exclusive access, premium dining, iconic wines and unforgettable wildlife encounters.
Minimum 2 guests | Maximum 8 guests
Highlights include a guided visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Naracoorte Caves, stunning dining in Coonawarra, historic regional insights, private tastings and a rare wildlife experience not open to the public.
What’s Included
Guided exploration of the UNESCO World Heritage Naracoorte Caves
Hosted lunch and wine tasting at Ottelia, Coonawarra
Visit to the historic Coonawarra Railway Siding
Private Wynns Coonawarra Icon tasting experience
Guided Confido olive oil tasting
Exclusive visit to a private kangaroo sanctuary
Stop 1 – Naracoorte Caves
Begin your day with a scenic drive from Penola to the UNESCO World Heritage listed Naracoorte Caves. Enter the Victoria Fossil Cave and discover one of the world’s most significant Ice Age fossil sites. Guided by an expert, explore dramatic chambers adorned with stalactites and stalagmites while learning about extinct megafauna including giant marsupials and the elusive marsupial lion. This immersive experience offers rare insight into Australia’s ancient past.
Stop 2 – Ottelia, Coonawarra
Travel to Coonawarra for a hosted lunch at Ottelia. Enjoy a seasonal set menu showcasing the region’s finest produce, thoughtfully prepared and beautifully presented. Your lunch is paired with a tasting of Ottelia wines, offering a relaxed and refined dining experience in a stunning setting.
Stop 3 – Coonawarra Railway Siding
After lunch, pause at the historic Coonawarra Railway Siding. Learn how this late 19th-century rail link played a vital role in shaping the region’s wine industry, transporting grapes and barrels to markets far beyond the Limestone Coast. A must-visit photo opportunity and a meaningful connection to Coonawarra’s past.
Stop 4 – Wynns Coonawarra Estate
Visit the birthplace of Coonawarra wine at Wynns Coonawarra Estate. Be welcomed at the historic Gables with a glass of Wynns Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon before enjoying a private cellar door tour. Descend into the original underground cellar for an exclusive tasting of the Wynns Icon Series, including the John Riddoch Cabernet and Michael Shiraz, while learning about the estate’s remarkable history.
Stop 5 – Confido Coonawarra
Enjoy a guided olive oil experience at Confido Coonawarra, a boutique olive grove known for its premium extra virgin olive oils and warm hospitality. Learn how seasonal conditions and craftsmanship influence flavour, aroma and texture during a relaxed and sensory tasting.
Stop 6 – Penola Private Kangaroo Sanctuary*
Your day concludes with a truly special experience on private property near Penola. Visit a secluded wildlife sanctuary dedicated to caring for orphaned kangaroos unable to survive in the wild. Meet the carers, learn their stories and, when conditions allow, enjoy gentle, supervised interactions including feeding. An intimate and deeply memorable wildlife encounter.
This experience takes place on private property and is not open to the general public. Subject to availability and may be substituted if unavailable.
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Our party of 6 had an awesome day. We were expertly looked after by Kerry who shared a great deal of her local knowledge and some fun facts.
The wineries chosen for us gave us a great appreciation of the wine varieties being grown in the region. Yes there is more than red.
I highly recommend a day with Kerry and the wineries you will visit with her. Just remember you don’t have to like every wine you taste To enjoy a great day
We are not wine drinkers but thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Lunch was very good. The mixture of cheeses, meats and condiments was perfect. Plus we got to enjoy wine.
Accommodation very clean and easy to spend time in, while close to main street cafe's and Pubs.
Simon and Kerry excellent hosts
Thanks
Chris and Deb
The apartment was perfect in every way, so close to town, bright, neat, impeccably clean, and so well appointed.
They had thought of everything, right down to the details! Separate cups for tea and coffee, cheese boards and knives, and several different types of wine glasses, and even the solar activated night light and underfloor heating in the bathroom.
The bed was by far one of the best we have slept in away from home!
We had a wonderful and cosy 2 night stay, and the wine and chocolates that welcomed us was a beautiful touch.
Thank you Simon and Kerry.
Helen and Peter
The apartment was perfect in every way, so close to town, bright, neat, impeccably clean, and so well appointed.
They had thought of everything, right down to the details! Separate cups for tea and coffee, cheese boards and knives, and several different types of wine glasses, and even the solar activated night light and underfloor heating in the bathroom.
The bed was by far one of the best we have slept in away from home!
We had a wonderful and cosy 2 night stay, and the wine and chocolates that welcomed us was a beautiful touch.
Thank you Simon and Kerry.
Helen and Peter
We loved our stay with Simon and Kerry and the wine tour we did was fun, informative and well worth doing. All the communication I had with Simon before we arrived was prompt and professional with all my questions answered. We were met on arrival with a bottle of wine and lovely cuvée chocolate and it is those little extras that made the whole experience so good. Very comfortable bed with quality bedding. A very well appointed bathroom, again high quality towels and toiletries. In the lounge/kitchenette was a microwave, decent size fridge and a good selection of crockery, cutlery etc. very happy to see a variety of good wine glasses and an Espresso machine! Really good value, accomodation exceeded expectations
Normally we take ourselves around cellar doors but so glad we decided to take the tour with Coonawara Experiences. We had such a good time. It was very personal and lots of fun. The lunch platter was lovely and meeting the people running the tastings was what really made it. Kerry and Simon are very obviously passionate about the Coonawara and the local produce. Book a tour with them, you won’t regret it.
Enjoyed our day with Simon who was a knowledgeable and interesting host.
Spotted the Brown snake before we did and saved us. :-)
Had a lovely trip out into a few wineries that we wanted to visit and Simon accommodated our requests
We were made to feel like locals and very welcomed! Massive thanks to the team for such a great day :)
If you haven’t done a Coonawarra Experiences experience, then you must put it on your bucket list .
Topped off with an excellent lunch at Ottelia .
We had the best day tasting wines with 2 other couples who we had the best time with, Kerry was a wealth of information during the day and Simon was fantastic to chat with on the phone and organised our day perfectly
Well done guys ????
He managed to adjust the tour to our taste and pace, and provide an extremely fun experience.
Highly recommended!
Our tour was a private tour in a modern comfortable van.
Booking and planning was easy with Simon being very responsive to all of our requests. Our tour was over 2 days with the days tour being hosted by Kerry on the first day Simon on the second. Both were friendly and knowledgeable.
It’s obvious that Simon and Kerry are liked and respected by the wineries and restaurants ensuring that as tour guests we were given 5 star treatment throughout.
We were unable to stay in their accommodation on the first night but Simon arranged for nearby accommodation and then transferred us to their appartments. Their apartment is well appointed and comfortable. The bathroom is spacious and modern, the bed comfortable and the kitchenette had all we needed. The bottle of wine and chocolates on arrival are a nice touch.
We have loved both our visits.
The following day, our tour of the Coonawarra Wine Region along with lunch at Ottelia was excellent.
Our host, Simon was a mine of information on the region and took the time to explain to us the history of the Coonawarra and its early inhabitants, all of which we both found of great interest.
The accommodation provided by Simon & Kerry was superb as was the Wine and chocolates..
The van was clean, comfortable and in good condition.
Simon was full bottle on the wineries, vines and wine makers. He has strong community relationships.
Simon asked us what wines we wanted to try and tailored the trip to our tastes and preferences.
The staff at all wineries we visited were attentive, knowledgeable and pleasant.
We had a hearty lunch in the middle of the tour.
We were with a like-minded crew.
Well done Simon!
Definitely a must do experience.











































