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Experience the ultimate private escape to the stunning Hunter Valley. Savour world-class wines, craft beers, and artisanal spirits on a personalised journey tailored just for you. 🍷
Duration: 7 Hours (10am – 5pm)
Mandatory Requirements
- Minimum group of 4 people
- Minimum 24 to 48 hours notice required
- A lunch stop is essential
Please note: Pick-up and drop-off times from your accommodation are external to the 7-hour tour duration, and there is no additional charge for this travel time.
Choose Your Perfect Tasting Itinerary
Option A: Wine, Brews & Bites
- 3 premium wineries + lunch stop + your choice of 1 brewery, distillery, cheese tasting, or chocolate tasting. 🍫
- Please confirm your choice of “Brewery or Distillery, Cheese or Chocolate” in the special requirements box when booking.
Option B: The Ultimate Wine & Cheese Experience
- 4 premium wineries + lunch stop + cheese or chocolate tasting.
- Please confirm your choice of “Cheese or Chocolate” in the special requirements box when booking.
Tailored to Your Taste
We are delighted to recommend a curated list of exceptional Hunter Valley wineries and handle all the bookings for you. Alternatively, if you have personal favourites you are dying to visit, simply let us know and we will do our best to secure your tastings. 🥂
What is Included
Your premium package includes a private luxury vehicle, a professional driver, and basic tasting fees.
Please note, lunch is not included in the tour price. We will happily organise and book a 1.5 to 2-hour lunch stop at one of the region’s finest dining spots, where you can purchase your own meals and drinks.
Recommended Dining Spots:
- Pescara Restaurant, Pokolbin
- The Wood Restaurant, Pokolbin
- Iron Gate Kitchen
- Hunters Quarter
- Bistro Molines
- Baume, Pokolbin
- eRemo Restaurant & Bar
Convenient Pickups & Transfers
Enjoy complimentary pickup and drop-off from your accommodation in Cessnock, Nulkaba, Pokolbin, and Lovedale. 🚗
Newcastle, Port Stephens & Central Coast
Want to be picked up from these areas? Simply select the Return Transport Charge for your region from the Optional Extras when booking online.
Sydney Transfers
Please note we do not offer same-day return trips to Sydney. To book a Sydney transfer, your pickup date must be different from your drop-off date. Simply add the Sydney Return Transport Charge from the Optional Extras when booking.
*Public Holiday Surcharge applies on Public Holiday Calendar Days.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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.
- Your tour timing starts at your first tasting destination/venue. The tour timing ends after you finish your last tasting. For Instance, if you have booked a full day tour from 10am till 5pm then we will book your first tasting at 10am and your last tasting will be finished by 5pm. Your pickup & drop off back times from accommodation are outside/external of your itinerary tasting hours. We usually allow 15 to 30 minutes for the pickup & drop off times depending on your accommodation location. Extra charge applies only for pick ups & drop off outside free pick up & drop off zones.
- 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.
- Please check with the driver if you are running over the booked times on the day. We do have consecutive bookings, other commitments and need to stick close to booked timings. If possible, any additional time to the total booked hours will be charged @$50 per 30 minutes. This can be paid in cash to the driver on the day or can be transferred into our bank details on the website.
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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











