Half-Day Swan Valley Winery & Brewery Tour
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“Swan Valley Epicurean Delights: Wine, Beer, Chocolate,
and More”
Indulge your senses on a half-day tour of the enchanting
Swan Valley, a paradise for your taste buds. This culinary journey blends the
best of Perth and the Swan Valley Region, promising a delightful exploration of
local produce, wineries, breweries, and chocolate creations.
Immerse yourself in the beauty of Western Australia as you journey through both
Perth and the captivating Swan Valley Region. Your scenic drive will take you
past iconic landmarks like the Swan Bell Tower and the Crown complex in Perth.
Arriving in the Swan Valley, you’ll be surrounded by the charm of old vines,
quaint cellar doors, and contemporary micro-breweries. This region is
celebrated for its unique breweries, wineries, and a rich history of fruit
cultivation. Delight in wine tastings at a local winery, where you can sample
various wine types and even take some home to enjoy.
Savor the atmosphere of a local brewery, where you can unwind with a refreshing
cold beer or cider, appreciating the craft behind every sip.
Your adventure continues with a visit to a chocolate manufacturing company.
Experience chocolate like never before with a diverse array of chocolate
products and indulgent tastings.
Explore the spectacular range of produce, including award-winning wines, and an
extensive selection of homemade jams, preserves, olive oils, local sauces,
dressings, spice mixes, and desserts. You’ll also have the opportunity to enjoy
liqueurs and food product tastings.
After an enjoyable tour of the Swan Valley, we ensure you’re comfortably
transported back to your accommodation in Perth CBD and Northbridge, leaving
you with lasting memories and the flavors of this extraordinary experience.
Treat yourself to a day filled with culinary delights, from
world-class wines and craft beers to delectable chocolates and artisanal local
products. The Swan Valley awaits, promising an unforgettable journey for your
senses.
Venture into a world of sensory delights in the Swan Valley, a haven that beckons with over 40 world-class wineries, six breweries, two distilleries, three cideries, a meadery, and an array of gourmet producers. This enchanting destination is a treasure trove of experiences, featuring bustling markets, vibrant artist studios, and more than 150 places waiting to be discovered.
A mere 25 minutes from the heart of Perth City, the Swan Valley extends a warm and inviting embrace, reminiscent of the sun that bathes the region’s vineyards, nurturing the grapes that create its world-renowned wines. Here, visitors are not just guests; they are welcomed like long-lost friends, enveloped in an atmosphere of sharing and inclusivity.
Picture yourself amidst the lush vineyards, where the earth is rich with the promise of exceptional flavors and the sky stretches endlessly in a brilliant blue canvas. The Swan Valley is a celebration of life’s finer things, a symphony of tastes, and an immersion into a world where every moment is crafted with care.
And let’s not forget the delectable chocolates that add a sweet note to this indulgent journey. Mouth-watering and irresistible, they are just one of the many treasures waiting to be savored in this gastronomic paradise.
Come, let the Swan Valley captivate your senses and elevate your appreciation for the good things in life. Whether you’re a wine connoisseur, a food enthusiast, or an art lover, this idyllic destination invites you to savor every moment in a tapestry of experiences that linger long after you’ve bid farewell to this enchanting corner of the world.
Embark on a Decadent Journey at the Margaret River Chocolate CompanyNestled in the heart of the historic Swan Valley wine region, a mere 20-minute escape from Perth’s vibrant CBD, lies a chocolate lover’s paradise—the enchanting Margaret River Chocolate Company. A must-do destination for both visitors to Western Australia and discerning locals, this haven of indulgence promises an experience that transcends the ordinary.
Step into our Swan Valley factory and tasting center, where the allure of exquisite chocolate beckons. Immerse yourself in a world of sweetness, where entry is not just free—it’s an invitation to a sensory adventure. Savor the pleasure of complimentary tastings, allowing your taste buds to dance amidst a myriad of delectable flavors.
Be captivated by the magic happening behind the scenes, as our expert chocolatiers craft their masterpieces. Witness the artistry through expansive viewing windows, providing a glimpse into the meticulous process that transforms fine ingredients into hundreds of irresistible chocolate products.
The Margaret River Chocolate Company is not merely a destination; it’s an ode to the art of chocolate-making. From rich, velvety truffles to intricately crafted bars, every creation is a testament to our commitment to delivering unparalleled quality and taste.
So, whether you’re a devoted chocophile or a casual enthusiast, join us on this sumptuous journey where passion and craftsmanship converge. The Margaret River Chocolate Company invites you to indulge in the finest chocolates, celebrate the art of creation, and create sweet memories that linger long after you’ve left our chocolate haven in the heart of the Swan Valley.
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Fred who led us in the tour to the Pinnacles is a very personable tour guide. He provided thorough explanation along the journey from the city to the Pinnacles (down to street corners!), and this made the 3.5 hour drive really easy to get through. At the Pinnacles he also pointed us to where to look out for, where to take pics, and how to differentiate different types of Pinnacles, it was fun and educational. He also brought us to an extra scenic spot when the time allowed to add value to the trip.
Fiona who led us to Caversham Wildlife and Swan Valley is also very personable and efficient. Guide us to navigate the wildlife park in a swift manner so we could see as many animals and have more interactions with them. We covered all we wanted to do, thanks to her! Even when time was tight, she also made sure we had to time take plenty of pictures, enjoy the wine and chocolate too.
Our family of four genuinely enjoyed the two tours.
Very rarely do I write a bad review but in this case I need to so that others do not encounter what we did with Aussie Perth Tours. Wave rock and Hippos Yawn cave are awesome but the 4 hour drive each way was at times a 'White Knuckle' Ride in a 10 seater coach with inadequate air conditioning for an all day trip. However that is insignificant when you compare it to the driving standards of our male and female driver. On the way to Wave Rock, the 'sharing' drivers were going so fast and overtaking at breakneck speeds that we had to shut our eyes, especially when a 'Road Train' had to move off road into the dirt to avoid our coach. The speed was so high, I could not see the indicator on the speedometer, but I could see up to the 140 km/h mark. We had to screenshot Google maps to get a speed reading showing 134 km/h.
On the return journey, the speed was again 120 km/h minimum for most of the non urban driving. Several times the vehicle drifted either over the centre white lines or into the dirt on the side of the road narrowly missing markers and barriers. Again, see photo of the driver driving at 120 km/h.
Other things to note about this tour:
1. It was impossible to hear the audio most of the time. We kept having to say, 'We cannot hear you'. Also their audio kept cutting out and the radio kept interrupting.
2. When we did hear the audio, it was monotone, bland and at times useless eg. 'Here is a train station that people can get on and off at', 'Here is a caravan park that people can stay at'. At times it was just pointing out the blooming obvious.
3. When joining the coach, there were no introductions or friendly welcome. There was no rapport with the drivers/tour hosts.
4. 35 degree heat plus, and the driver had his window open making the air conditioning for the people in the back ineffective. When asked to close the window we found out the air conditioning was useless leaving us all hot and sweaty for the day.
5. When asked about the air conditioning not being adequate, it was palmed off as, 'Sorry but it is a very hot day and coaches are not designed to cope with this excessive heat'. This is PERTH and it has excessive heat!!!
ADDITIONAL!!!!!!
With regards to Aussie Perth Tours reply, we have never asked for a refund and have never sent a letter requesting one. Our Australian Friends who we were in contact with throughout the day, were outraged at how the tour was progressing and did contact APT whilst we were on the trip and after. They may have suggested this, but not us. APT - Get your story straight!
Also there were only two other people on the tour (both together) and they slept most of the way there and back, probably due to the heat in the small coach, so they would not mention the issues with the commentary as they were both snoring away, probably caused by the claustrophobic heat in the back of the coach. APT - Get your story straight! You make it sound like the coach was full. It had 5 people only. 3 in our party and 2 others.
Also the temperature was mid 30s, not 40 degrees. APT - Get your story straight!
Also, there is no acknowledgement or apology in the reply for the AWFUL driving experience, excessive speeding and narrowly missing oncoming Road Trains and bollards etc. Photo evidence is in the review.
IN SUMMARY - The reply seems to imply 'Sour grapes' and trying to get a refund, so this is misleading. We are not after a refund, just to prevent someone sustaining serious injury, and Aussie Perth Tours taking responsibility and learning from constructive customer feedback.
Have a nice day!!!
On the return journey, the speed was again 120 km/h minimum for most of the non urban driving. Several times the vehicle drifted either over the centre white lines or int the dirt on the side of the road narrowly missing markers and barriers. Again, I have included a photo of the driver driving at 120 km/h.
Other things to note about this tour:
1. It was impossible to hear the audio most of the time. We kept having to say, 'We cannot hear you'. Also their audio kept cutting out and the radio kept interrupting.
2. When we did hear the audio, it was monotone, bland and at times useless eg. 'Here is a train station that people can get on and off at', 'Here is a caravan park that people can stay at'. At times it was just pointing out the blooming obvious.
3. When joining the coach, there were no introductions or friendly welcome. There was no rapport with the drivers/tour hosts.
4. 35 degree heat plus, and the driver had his window open making the air conditioning for the people in the back ineffective. When asked to close the window we found out the air conditioning was useless leaving us all hot and sweaty for the day.
5. When asked about the air conditioning not being adequate, it was palmed off as, 'Sorry but it is a very hot day and coaches are not designed to cope with this excessive heat'. This is PERTH and it has excessive heat!!!
We are glad we chose this tour!
Aussie Perth Tours
We had amazing Day tour to Moore River
Caraban Drive with seniors and thoroughly enjoyed the day!
We were well looked after and would recommended to any body who is looking for such fun!
Thank you and your caring staff
However, there was one significant downside before the tour: the customer service contact. The phone number provided on the website was always busy or never connected, making it impossible to finalize initial inquiries. We also experienced very slow or no response via email, which was quite frustrating.
Despite this initial communication hurdle, Fiona herself was incredibly kind and managed to arrange everything perfectly to fit our specific needs. We are extremely grateful for her effort and the excellent customized experience she provided. We highly recommend the tour itself, but the company must address the poor responsiveness of their booking contact channels.
The tour was well organised and sufficient time was given to visit the highlights .
Highly recommended!
There was no rush.Fiona took her time to show us around. My daughter and my mum truly enjoy this tour with Aussie Perth tours.i highly recommend.
I have booked with them to pinnacle it was wonderful tour
The tour didn't start well. I tried to call and confirm the pick up time and location, and also inform Aussie Perth Tours about a potential road closure at my hotel. Nobody bothered to reply to my message and calls were engaged all the time.
The driver came to pick us up at 9am. We were shocked to learn that we were the only 2 customers. That didn't bode well
As it turned out, this is the most over-sold, and over-priced tours I had in Perth.
Along the way, commentary was minimal, almost non existent. The places we visited were anything but interesting. The cave tour was boring, very badly lit, and the guide was basically talking to himself most of the time. Then, the driver dropped us at a spot in Yanchep Park, telling us to roam around for 15 min, without telling us anything else -- eg the significance of the place, or what to see or do. So we wondered off, trying to spend the 15 minutes meaningfully. Basically there is nothing to see or do. We went back to the van, and the driver wasn't even there. 8 minutes later, he returned to the van, with his breakfast. I guess the spot was chosen so that he can get his breakfast?
Then, a short distance drive later, we arrived at the Koala place. All the koalas were all high up in the trees. Nothing to see there. Then, the driver said to drive us to another place, without saying what is there. I thought we were supposed to have some kind of bushwalk or something or see some kangaroos in the wild, like what the tour description said . but no.
We arrived at this park. Again, he dropped us off, and told us to roam around for 30 mins, again, without offering more information about the significance of the place, what to do, what to see. Again, we had to try to spend 30 minutes of our time meaningfully at this park, which we failed.
After the agonizing 30 minutes passed, he drove us to the Hillarys. After telling us there are food places in the mall, and there is this Aqua place we can visit (tickets not included), he again dropped us off, without any further information. He then said another van will pick us up and return us to the hotel at 3:30pm. If we ended up earlier, we can call them to send a driver early.
The marina was nice, but the mall was very run-down. Nothing to shop there and nothing much to eat. Again, we had to somehow stretch our time to fill up the 2.5 hours we have. Again, we failed because there is simply nothing to do there. (The Aqua tickets were expensive. We are not doing to spend more $$ after spending $200+ each pax for this useless tour).
After lunch, we couldn't stand it any longer and called them to pick us up at 3:15pm.
In summary, this tour is the worst !!!!! DO NOT sign up for this tour. This is the MOST OVERSOLD and OVERPRICED tour. Considering the fact that a full day Wave Rock tour (by another agency) costs $200+ person, covered 10+ hours of driving (this tour only covers 2+ hours of driving), and included lunch (this tour doesn't include any meals. The only entry was to Yanchep which is just A$17 per vehicle).
Mary of Aussie Perth tours gave us possibility to fully appreciate Wildlife Park according to our interests.
We also had possibility to have good wine and chocolate tasting in two farms of Swan Valley.
We suggest to do this tour with Aussie Perth tours.
Mary of Aussie Perth tours gave us possibility to fully appreciate Wildlife Park according to our interests.
We also had possibility to have good wine and chocolate tasting in two farms of Swan Valley.
We suggest to do this tour with Aussie Perth tours.
The only good thing was the kindness of the guide, the driver of the minibus.
If anyone wants to get a stupid tour wasting money, Aussie Perth tour is your best choice.
To Aussie Perth tour: Do not reply to me, any word from Aussie Perth tour will make me sick again.
Thank you
They picked us up on time and got us to all of the spots we wanted to go to. We were able to stop at a couple of places we wanted to (including the beach!) and even took us to a second winery. Huge thumbs up!
saw lot of things in short time.hotels 100pc
suggest out wave rock ,long drive last day.
try to busselton then south coast to albany
poss 2 nights there.then esperence 2 night
if not head back to perth via wellington dam/collie.
Here you get transport to the area and the cave and that’s it.
Do yourself a favour. If you want to visit Yanchep rent a car for the day and you’ll do it for a fraction of the cost of this tour
I had a wonderful time as the tour was fantastic. Graham is a very informative and friendly tour guide and we had a instant connection. It felt like an old friend had given me the tour to places that I have never been before.
Once again, thank you Phil. You truly made my day!
BE AWARE THAT AUSSIE PERTH TOURS DOES NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY (FINANCIAL) KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE A REFUND
Aussie Perth Tours lacks the necessary (finacial) knowledge to make a refund through the credit card used to pay or via a bank transfer.
Explanation: I live in the Netherlands. English is therefore not my native language. Apologies for any mistakes.
I will try to make the story as short as possible, it covers many months.
Before covid broke out I had booked in 2019 a tour in 2020 through Australia for my partner and me. I had paid for all transport, all hotels and all excursions.
Due to covid I have had to cancel that trip twice (2020 and 2021)
I have asked all organizations to put the paid amounts on an account for the future.
Many complied with that request, but a few preferred a refund and did so through the credit card I paid with.
Aussie Perth Tours agreed that the two booked and paid excursions could be rescheduled.
Through repeated emails I have asked to reschedule the excursions.
Because I received no response for a very long time, I called the number mentioned on their website several times (26X)
I did not get an employee on the line.
Finally I turned to the CPA (Consumer Protection Australia) and after many email exchanges, the CPA indicated that I was entiteled to the refund, but that they didn’t have the resources to enforce the refund. (complaint reference No. 214362)
Aussie Perth Tours informed me that they have tried to refund the money through the credit card, but that this was unseccessful, and they sent copies of those attempts.
I have been in contact with my bank who was surprised that it had not worked out. The bank provided me with all the necessary information for a refund through the credit card, which information I forwarded to Aussie Perth Tours.
I also indicated that a refund was also possible via a bank transfer and that I would pay the associated costs. This can be indicated when making a bank transfer: who bears the costs.
I also provided all the necessary data for the bank transfer (such as the name of my bank, de the number of my account, the BIC/SWIFT Code)
This happened well before we left to Australia.
Before leaving to Australia (our trip: November 22, 2022 to Januari 24, 2023) , I found out that I still had not received a refund.
Because their office was located – according to their website – in Perth and our hotel (Pan Pacific) was only a few hundred meters away from that office, we walked there.
On the door was the message that the office was no longer located there and that Aussie Perth Tours only could be contacted via the website or by telephone.
Because our bad telephone experiences in the past, I sent Aussie Perth Tours an email, in which I explained in which hotel and how long we were staying in Perth.
I didn’t receive any response on that email.
To date I have not received a refund.
Remarkable detail: only when CAP contacted Aussie Perth Tours, I immediatly received a somewhat angry email from them.
I repeat again: other organizations were able to do a refund through the credit card or bank transfer. (Royal Carabian gave a refund via a bank transfer when they had cancelled the cruise leaving from Sydney on January 9, 2023; I had paid them too via a bank transfer)
IN SHORT: BE AWARE THAT AUSSIE PERTH TOURS DOES NOT HAVE TE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE A REFUND
Bernard The Netherlands, June 26, 2023.
thanks very much!
It's unfortunate that I have to strongly recommend against this company since the tour itself, and the tour guide, were fine, and this tour is great for first time visitors to Perth. I would recommend this type of tour, but from another tour company that does not engage in deceptive business practices like this one. Customers should be told about all fees at the time of booking so they can make an informed decision whether to take the tour or not.
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