Highlights:

  • Geelong waterfront
  • Wine Tasting
  • Ferry Crossing
  • Arthur’s Seat Lookout

Tour Description:
Explore Victoria’s food and wine scene and taste your way around the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, sightseeing along the way too. Leaving Melbourne, our first stop is the Geelong waterfront, an hour south-west of Melbourne. This seafront location is the perfect place to start your day with a morning stroll along the esplanade, taking in the historic boardwalk, sea baths, and far-reaching views over the bay.

We then make our way to a local vineyard for a wine tasting surrounded by barrels of aged wine. After our first stop it’s time to move on to another local winery for another tasting. Our final wine tasting opportunity of the day comes with a spot of lunch. Choose a tasty dish from the seasonal menu, paired with wine. After lunch we head to the Mornington Peninsula. From Queenscliff we catch a ferry across the water to the Mornington Peninsula. Enjoy a light afternoon tea on the ferry and take in the incredible views from the deck of the spectacular coastline. Once you’ve arrived on the Mornington Peninsula, it’s time to make our way to one of the area’s craft breweries. Out in the beer garden, you’ll get to take in beach and ocean views while sampling the brewery’s craft beers from a tasting paddle.

The tour then moves on to some sightseeing at Arthur’s Seat lookout with views that reach for miles over Port Phillip Bay and its surrounding coastline. The tour’s final stop is the seaside town of Mount Martha: another opportunity to get some wonderful sea air in your lungs. Stretch your legs with a stroll along the lovely sandy beach and be sure to grab a photo of the beachfront’s iconic bathing boxes, or beach huts, which line the beach sporting various bright colours. You’ll then be transported back to your chosen pick-up point in Melbourne, arriving back in the evening.

What’s Included:

  • Wine Tasting
  • Afternoon Tea
  • Brewery Tasting

Please note: All Freedom Day descriptions represent a typical itinerary and may not operate exactly as described. Local operators may vary from time to time.

Around the Bay Food & Wine Taste Tour, Melbourne is available in the following itineraries:
The Very Best of Australia
Treasures of Australia
Wonders of Australia
Essential Australia
Christmas & New Year in Australia