AUSTRALIA

Bridgewater Wines
Explorers
Club trip

4th – 16th April 2024

YOUR ITINERARY

SYDNEY - NEW SOUTH WALES

  • International flights to Sydney at own arrangements

  • Transfers from Sydney Airport to hotel (majority guests arrive in day prior)

  • Ferry ride Circular Quay to Manly on Sydney Harbour

  • Relaxed lunch at Hugo’s Manly, extraordinary views located on Manly Wharf

  • Overnight accommodation at Pier One Sydney Harbour, Autograph Collection Hotel - part of the Marriott Hotel Group. Soak up breath taking views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge located directly on the water

  • Relax on the Pier with laid back drinks and dining at Bar One

DAY ONE
Thursday
4th April 2024

  • Indigenous bush tucker cultural guided walk through the Royal Botanic Gardens from

  • Lunch at the iconic opera bar

  • Behind the scenes tour of the Sydney Opera House

  • Dinner at Porcine a French bistro above a bottle shop P+V wine and liquor hosted by owner and renowned wine presenter Mike Bennie

  • Overnight accommodation at Pier One Sydney Harbour Hotel

DAY TWO
Friday
5th April 2024

BAROSSA VALLEY - south australia

  • Flight Sydney to Adelaide VA0412 departing 0915, arriving 1055, direct transfer to Barossa Valley

  • Lunch at Hentley Farm, single-estate boutique winery nestled amongst rolling hills in the west of the Barossa Valley with special guest Jane Ferrari; Barossa Valley icon and storyteller

  • Overnight accommodation at Barossa Valley Shiraz Estate cottages (NB: Some shared cottages, all individual rooms and bathrooms)

DAY THREE
Saturday
6th April 2024

ADELAIDE - south australia

  • Tasting and lunch at Vanguardist, small batched hand crafted minimal intervention wines from the Barossa Valley

  • Tickets to AFL premiership football game Collingwood v Hawthorn at Adelaide Oval

  • Post match beverage at The Exeter Hotel, famous Australian pub

  • Overnight accommodation at EOS by Skycity, a new realm of luxury where the unexpected meets deep local knowledge

  • Enjoy a nightcap at Sol rooftop, Adelaide’s elevated all day destination perched atop the EOS by skycity hotel

DAY FOUR
Sunday
7th April 2024

MCLAREN VALE - south australia

DAY FIVE
Monday
8th April 2024

  • Tasting at Penfolds Magill Estate, the spiritual birthplace for some of the most famous Australian Winemaking stories.

  • Lunch at the Salopian Inn, described as an edible story - seasonal, fresh and vibrant produce

  • Afternoon tasting at D'arenberg Cube with Chester Osborn (subject to time)

  • Casual dinner at leisure

  • Overnight accommodation EOS by Skycity

ADELAIDE HILLS - south australia

DAY SIX
Tuesday
9th April 2024

  • Tasting at Deviation Road, family owned boutique premium handcrafted wines

  • Lunch Shaw +Smith, wines made exclusively from the Adelaide Hills and co-owned by Australia’s first MW Michael Hill Smith

  • Tasting at Murdoch Hill Wines post lunch

  • Dinner at leisure, suggest Afrikola - South African BBQ in a vibrant dining room with a hip hop vibe

  • Overnight accommodation at EOS by skycity

MELBOURNE - victoria

DAY SEVEN
Wednesday
10Th April 2024

  • Morning at leisure

  • Flight to Melbourne VA0218 departing 1140 arriving 1330

  • Laneway exploration of Melbourne 

  • Pre dinner drink rooftop QT Hotel

  • Dinner at Supernormal

  • Overnight accommodation at QT Hotel

Mornington Peninsula - victoria

DAY EIGHT
Thursday
11th April 2024

  • Transfer to Mornington Peninsula

  • Oysters & Pinot Gris by the sea

  • Casual lunch at Montalto 

  • Tasting at Ten Minutes by Tractor

  • Dinner at Flower Drum, a Melbourne Institution

  • Overnight accomodation at QT Hotel

YARRA VALLEY - victoria

DAY NINE
Friday
12th April 2024

 

  • Transfer to the Yarra Valley 

  • Wildlife Sanctuary Visit 

  • Lunch & tasting with Mac Forbes Wines

  • Four Pillars Gin Distillery visit

  • Dinner Jayden Ong’s guest visit by Sarah Crowe, Yarra Yering

  • Overnight accommodation at RACV Healesville

CENTRAL VICTORIA

DAY TEN
Saturday
13th April 2024

  • Transfer to Central Victoria

  • Lunch and farm visit with Matt Fowles Wine 

  • Onsite dinner at leisure and overnight accommodation at Melbourne Airport

Margaret River - WESTERN AUSTRALIA

DAY ELEVEN
SUNday
14th April 2024

  • Transfer to Melbourne Airport 

  • Flight JQ900 0820/1025 to Busselton

  • Visit to Ngilgi Caves

  • Tasting L.A.S Vino Nic Peterkin at Bunkers Beach house

  • Casual beachside dinner

  • Overnight accommodation at Pullman Bunker Bay

DAY TWELVE
MONday
15th April 2024

  • Tasting at Cullen Wines with Vanya Cullen 

  • Tasting and long lunch at Vasse Felix with Virginia Wilcox

  • Casual dinner at leisure

  • Overnight accommodation Pullman Bunker Bay

DEPARTURES

DAY Thirteen
TUESday
16th April 2024

  • Flight departures

RSVP

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST.

To register your interest in attending the Bridgewater Explorer’s Club trip to Australia, please complete your details and the registration link will be sent to confirm your place.

The estimated cost for the visit is $12,360 USD including all internal domestic flights and transfers (Sydney to Adelaide, Adelaide to Melbourne and Melbourne to Margaret River), all accommodation and meals with the exclusion of one dinner and two lunches. Note minimal allowance for beverages included, any beverage purchases in addition are at guests individual expense.

Terms and conditions will be sent upon registration. Please note, program elements are subject to change pending availability.