*As seen as ‘Laid back Small-Group Yarra Valley Winery Tour with Wine,Gin,Cider,Cheese + more’ On Tripadviser and GetyourGuide*
On your own? Just a couple of you? Join our group tour!
Experience our Yarra Valley Wine Tour with some ‘soon-to-be’ drunk friends!
We go where YOU want to go!
Funnily enough, we didn’t really like wine tours to begin with..: The Old boring driver, no-one talking, a wine guru taking themselves a little too seriously, a tiny but very expensive meal, no control of the music, no drinking on the bus….but most of all.. we hated that we couldn’t change the itinerary to what we or the group wanted. Their itinerary was set before even meeting us……But with over 100 different vineyards, breweries, chocolate, cheese restaurants and distilleries… it seemed silly to be so regimented.
SO ….We thought we’d change all of that!
We want to try to give everyone a chance to input in the tour and make the day up as we go along. We don’t want to go to places where no-one really feels like it.
Of course we have a default itinerary!
And If no-ones too picky or being decisive we will takeover.
We like to include a wide range of things..not just wine…From Four Pillars Gin, to a small local cider place, a chocolate factory or a cheese place or Domain Chandon…..We can’t do everything! but we try to accomodate best we can for everyone.
If your over wine, we’ll check out a cider house.
Dont like cider? We’ll check out the brewery.
Don’t like Beer? We’ll go to a Gin Distillery.
Don’t like alcohol? We’ll take you to cheese and chocolate
Don’t like what everyone else likes? We can split you up for a tasting and go where you want.
We want this tour to be all about the feel and the group we have on the day.
So in basic terms: Everything is possible on our Public trip! We want you to book with us knowing we will make this day as personal as possible… where we put the focus on getting everyone to get to know each other, have a laugh, all contribute music to the playlist for the day and enjoy all sorts of food and drinks while doing it.
The Usual Day Out
Every group is different, Every day is different, but if no-one was too bothered and we had to generalise, this is our standard perfect day out..
What’s included
4-5 Venues which includes all tastings
Generally we do 2x wineries, a restaurant for lunch with a museum on it also, 1 x Gin place and a 1x Chocolate tasting.
Central pick up location at 74 SPRING STREET EAST MELBOURNE
Ability to be picked up closer to the Yarra Valley (Please contact us about this)
Ability to have an input on the the itinerary
Have control of Music the entire time
Pick up and Drop off from Central Melbourne
Bring your own drinks for the bus ride
The ability to get picked up/dropped off closer to the Yarra (case-by-case)
$130 pp
BOOK THE DAILY PUBLIC TOUR
Tee Pee Tours – 4 STEP PROCESS
Step 1: Make your booking
When you make your booking directly on our website, we will have asked you to tell us your 4 ideal spots you’d like to visit on the tour. We always like to personalise the tour based on the group we have, so this is our way of understanding early what everyone wants. After we receive your booking or you’ve contacted us on [email protected] or 0423 237 833, we will have sent out an automatic email telling you of all the details; from where to be, what to bring, what the rough itinerary is planned to be and anything else we think you need to know.
Step 2: Let us know of anything!
If there is a particular place you wanted to go, or a particular dietary requirement or concern you have, you’ll need to contact us via email or phone so that we know beforehand. Although our drivers are trained to accommodate any changes on the day, it does really help us to plan as best as possible. The automatic email invites you to reply with anything we should know or any place you want.
Step 3: The Day Before
Normally within 24 hours of the tour starting, we will send you an email that will include your drivers details and phone number, and the itinerary that we have tentatively locked in. It invites you to make any last requests as well in case there has been some changes.
Step 4: The Day of Your Tour
On the day of your tour, our professional and friendly staff will be there to pick you up from St Pauls Cathedral, Flinders Street at 8:50am and then drop you off at ACMI Museum (across the road from pick up sot) at 5pm . Our guides provide recommendations, plenty of banter and overall, make sure everything runs smoothly.
You got a question do ya?
I like the idea...but how does it work if people want different things from the day?
We really pride ourselves in trying to please everyone! It’s very common that we may have some that want one thing but the other half want the other..
Thats where our expertise of the area comes in. Almost every stop is very close to each other. Chocolate is across the road from wineries. Cider is across the road from beers. Big wineries…small wineries….They are all close! We even at times can seperate the group for one stop to please everyone! Its seriously not a hassle.
We have this down-pat!
That all said, we have a plan that is actually booked everyday and it is strcutured in a way to give everyone choices throughout the day. It it normally this…
8:40 Driver Arrives @ 74 SPRING STREET EAST MELBOURNE
8-40-8:55 Get everyone on the bus and ideally depart.
9:00 at the latest Depart
10:00 Wine and cider tasting @ Yering Farm Wines
11:00 Wine tasting @ Tokar Estate
-12:00 Lunch at your own expense @ St Huberts Estate, ‘Quarters’ restaurant where everyone orders and pays their own way. There is also an indigenous art museum here to explore and a cellar door to get a wine tasting for 10$ of you want. I’d allow 25-35$ for lunch.
-1:45 Four pillars Gin- Gin paddles on us OR wine tasting at a winery across the road. Will split group if need be.
-3pm Chocolate tasting @ Yarra Valley Chocolataire and Ice cream OR if time allows and driver has the ability to, we can split those who want to keep drinking at a winery (Yarrawood Estate) close by (not guaranteed)
-4pm (ish) Depart
-Anywhere between 4:50-5:10 Arrive back in Melbourne.
I have someone that doesn't drink... Can they get a discount?
Unfortunately with our public tour, every seat regardless of drinking is $130
Can kids come?
Absolutely! But we dont jhave child seats ourselves. You will either need to bring them or be OK with them sitting your lap. Unfortunately we do still need to charge. For children at an age where they can sit on your lap, we do not charge at all… However anyone between 3 and 18 will be charged IN FULL 130$. Every seat is charged the same. We can compensate by offering mocktails and extra things at each spot.
What's in a tasting?
A tasting normally involves a small amount of wine, perhaps a little bit more than what you would get in a shot of tequila. Generally at each vineyard, you receive 6-7 wines. This equates to one glass at each venue. You will also be invited to listen to the cellar doors wine experts to teach you about what flavours you might be able to taste and how the wine was made….However…if you don’t care too much about that, just smile and drink!
We have some Vegans...
Nobody’s perfect. But we can happily accomodate for all dietary requirements!
How many people come on the tour?
It depends…
We have 2 vehicles. One with 13 seats, one with 25 seats. We can never guarantee which vehicle is used and what the group size will be. If you ABSOLUTELY want a small 12 or less group, then we might not be for you anymore! Due to an increase in demand for us we have decided to take on a few more people each tour and get a bigger bus.
Either way, Our tours never exceed 18 people. When we are busy we may run both of these vehicles and split the group up into two groups, so if being in a small group is important to you, please let us know, but we can’t promise it!
Most of the time however, we are 15-18 ppl on one bus with 25 seats. We purposefully don’t fill the bus so people can have lots of space and so that the tour still has an intimate feel and ‘small group’ feel. We feel like we’ve perfected that group size. Anymore and it feels a little too big!
We require a minimum of 5 to run a tour otherwise it urns the risk of cancelling… Everyday for 18 months we have been fully booked so the likelihood of being cancelled is low!
Can I bring drinks? Can we drink on the bus?
Yes, you can! We don’t mind if you bring drinks on the bus, however we always encourage to buy some of the local wine too! It is important to note that you cannot BYO drinks to any wineries…including the picnic stop. There is wine to purchase there!
What should I bring?
We have an esky/cooler with ice and don’t mind if you bring your own drinks or snacks along. As long as its respectful!
What time and where do we meet and get dropped off?
We pick up at 8:45 at 74 SPRING STREET, EAST MELBOURNE .
This is across the road from ‘Hotel Windsor’ and on top of Parliament Train Station,
Any tram in the CBD/City area going in an easterly direction will take you there for free in less than 10 minutes.
Please allow an extra 20 minutes for traffic and ubers cancelling
Any other questions? Ask us anything
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