Mornington

Mornington Peninsula Tours

With more than 200 vineyards and 60 Mornington Peninsula wineries featuring 50 cellar doors, this is one of the hottest spots in Australia to sip a little, learn a lot and discover some gems for your own cellar.

This is the perfect Kabargo journey.

Let us know the wineries and places you’d like to visit and we’ll use our expertise to make it happen!

…Or you can choose one of our recommended tours below.

Our suggestions…

Custom Made Tour

The beauty of a day out in the Victorian regions with Kabargo is that you can lead the way. We will work with you to design a day that suits you. Wineries and places of choice, key locations – It’s all up to you.

Let Us Get You There…

Tour Cost – $880 (incl. GST)
For groups above 7 we can customise a quote based on group size.

Includes – 

• Luxury transport
• Private guide/driver for the day
• Bottled water and snacks. 

Tour Duration – 1 Day  (8hrs approx.)

Pickup – Melbourne CBD or Mornington Peninsula at 9am to 9.30am.
(Please arrive 20 minutes early)

Drop-off – Approx. 5pm to 5.30pm in the Melbourne CBD or Mornington Peninsula

Tour Runs – Weekends, Public Holidays and during the week on demand.

Enquiries – Call Giovanna 0499 616 142, or email info@kabargo.com

If you would like Kabargo to do all the organising for you, take a look at our
pre-packaged itineraries below. These tours are ideal for pre-wedding, wedding, honeymoon, anniversary, birthday and other celebrations.

Smaller Wineries Tour

Take this tour to discover some of the more boutique style wineries that offer an amazing intimate experience and produce excellent quality wines.
Talk to us if you have a different winery in mind.

Tour Cost: From $273pp
For groups above 7 we can customise a quote based on group size.

Includes:

• luxury air-conditioned transport
• private guide/driver for the day
• bottled water and snacks
• Visit three wineries/Cellar doors
• Tastings and gourmet lunch

Tour Duration: 1 Day (approx 8 hours)

Itinerary

9.30am – Gather in the Melbourne CBD, St Paul’s Cathedral, Cnr Swanston and Flinders St, OR designated address.  
(Please arrive 20 minutes prior to departure time)

9.45am – Depart for Prancing Horse Estate

–Tasting with cheese platter at Prancing Horse Estate
Elegance, complexity, excitement, power, a work of art. In applying organic and bio dynamic practices, Prancing Horse Estate seeks to maximise the flavour potential and fruit balance in their vineyards.

– Tasting at Mantons Creek Estate
Hidden down a quiet country lane, Mantons Creek Estate is a secret gem not to be missed. The winery has a sustainable viticulture approach, producing small amounts of super premium fruit. Varieties include Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Muscat, Rose’, Gewürztraminer, Tempranillo and Shiraz.

– Lunch at Mantons Creek Estate/Quattro Restaurant.
This secluded and tranquil haven offers an exceptional intimate and relaxed Mediterranean inspired dining experience to be enjoyed while sipping on estate produced wine.

– Tasting at Ocean Eight Winery
Owned by the Aylward family who started producing wine on the Mornington Peninsula in 1997.  The focus was top quality wine that suited the climate of the Mornington Peninsula, specialising in Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and recently released a sparkling wine, inspired by French Champagne. Ocean Eight’s wines are made in small quantities and batches to ensure high quality can be achieved.      

5.30pm – Melbourne CBD, St Paul’s Cathedral Flinders St, OR designated address.

Twilight Tour

Watch the sunset over the wine region, while you enjoy a wine tasting, local cheese, gourmet produce and a stunning landscape before settling in for an evening of great food and fun with friends.
Talk to us if you have a different winery in mind.

Tour Cost: From $270 pp
For groups above 7 we can customise a quote based on group size.

Includes:

• Luxury air-conditioned transport
• Private guide/driver for the day
• Bottled water and snacks
• Visit 2 wineries
• Visit one distillery
• Tastings and shared Gourmet dinner

Tour Duration: 1 evening (approx 8 hours, 30 mins)

Itinerary

1.30pm – Gather in the Melbourne CBD, St Paul’s Cathedral, Cnr Swanston and Flinders St, Melbourne Vic 3000 OR designated address.  
(Please arrive 20 minutes prior to departure time)

1.45pm – Departing for Stumpy Gully Vineyard

Tasting at Stumpy Gully Vineyard
This family-owned and operated winery makes their wine using 100% estate grown fruit. Frank and Wendy Zantvoort relocated from Holland to the Mornington Peninsula in 1989. Today the vineyard produces from four distinct blocks, 11 varieties of wine including the classic Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. More exotic varieties are grown, too, including Pinot Grigio, Viognier, Marsanne and the first Peninsula-grown Sangiovese.

– Tasting at Rare Hare at Willow Creek Vineyard
This is a special sort of place, defined by aspect, soil, and toil. In this world, no vineyard, vintage, or wine is the same and every moment of enjoyment differs too – shaped by the bottle, milieu, food, or mood. We invite you to savour the fruits of our labour, within view of the vines on which they were born.

– Dinner at Rare Hare Restaurant
The acclaimed winery restaurant and cellar door at the Jackalope Hotel boasts indoor and outdoor dining overlooking the vine-laced hills. A hand-crafted wood-fired oven takes pride of place in the dining space while executive chef, Guy Stanaway cooks with a sense of curiosity and brings a balance of heat, acidity, depth of flavour and texture to each plate.

– Tasting at Jimmy Rum Distillery
The Peninsula’s first rum distillery is a real hit with guests, not only for the delicious and varied rums but also for the excellent tasting offered.  Although new on the block, these guys offer a fun tasting experience while being really informative about rum, an often misunderstood spirit.

10.00pm – Melbourne CBD, St Paul’s Cathedral Flinders St, OR designated address.

City Escape Tour

This tour is a true gourmet adventure away from the city life.

Talk to us if you have a different winery in mind.

Tour Cost: From $315 pp
For groups above 7 we can customise a quote based on group size.

Includes:

• Luxury air-conditioned transport
• Private guide/driver for the day
• Bottled water and snacks
• Visits to three wineries
• Visit to one distillery
• Tastings and Gourmet lunch to share

Tour Duration: 1 Day (approx 9 hours, 30 mins approx.)

Itinerary

9.00am – Gather in the Melbourne CBD, St Paul’s Cathedral, Cnr Swanston and Flinders St, Melbourne Vic 3000 OR designated address.  
(Please arrive 20 minutes prior to departure time)

9.15am – Depart for Quealy Winemakers

– Tasting and cheese platter at Quealy Winemakers.
Kathleen Quealy is one of the most, if not the most well-known winemakers on the Peninsula and the first person to plant Pinot Gris/Grigio in Australia. The cellar door is in the middle of a working winery giving visitors an authentic experience with great wine. Taste their sparkling wine, pinot noir, pinot gris, skin contact wine, aromatic white blends, sweet wine or a sangiovese blend with bread and olive oil in their Winery Cellar Door.

– Tasting at Paringa Estate
The Cellar Door showcases their iconic line-up of wines and if you arrive on the weekend you will get the opportunity to taste their single vineyard wines which are included in the famous Langtons Classification. A winery that arguably receives the most accolades on the Mornington Peninsula, the tasting list here will take you on a journey that really sums up the region.

– Tasting with Lunch at Blue Range Estate Restaurant
With the breath taking views from the restaurant and surrounds, you truly feel on top of the world. The boutique villas on the property are a place of peace and serenity, where guests can indulge in an unforgettable experience. 

– Tasting at Bass & Flinders Distillery
Founded in 2009 with a passion for adventure and a desire to create a range of high quality, artisanal gins brandies and liqueurs, that truly reflect our home and heritage.  Proudly the first distillery on the Mornington Peninsula, the original inspiration was drawn from a love of classic brandies produced in France.  Using many of the same traditional production techniques, they set out to produce their premium aged spirit, Ochre brandy, that proves just how good Australian brandy can be.

6.30pm – Melbourne CBD, St Paul’s Cathedral Flinders St, OR designated address.

Discovery Tour

A great tour for those guests who have been to Mornington Peninsula before and are looking for something a little different.

Talk to us if you have a different winery/experience in mind.

Tour Cost; From $370pp
For groups above 7 we can customise a quote based on group size.

Includes:

• luxury air-conditioned transport,
• private guide/driver for the day,
• bottled water and snacks,
• Perfume experience
• visit to one winery and one brewery
• tastings and lunch to share

Tour Duration: 1 Day (approx 9 hours)

Itinerary

8.30am – Gather in the Melbourne CBD, St Paul’s Cathedral, Cnr Swanston and Flinders St, Melbourne Vic 3000 OR designated address. 
(Please arrive 20 minutes prior to departure time)

8.45 am – Depart for The Perfume Experience

– The Perfume Experience at Tu Solus Australia
Create your own personalised fragrance that is distinctly ‘you’. In this three hour workshop you can create a special scent from fruity, flowery, woody to every other aroma in-between. Gather your friends for a fun-filled day out that involves the mixing and matching of essential oils and essences to create your very own perfume. Choose from over 100 aromas and finish with bottling, labelling and packaging. Suitable for everyone.

– Tasting at Hickinbotham Estate
This is a rustic family-friendly restaurant, winery and brewery located in Dromana. The Hickinbotham Family have been involved in the art of wine making since 1936 – at the forefront of Australian wine production for three generations.

– Lunch at Mintaro At Hickinbotham Estate
This restaurant, winery and brewery boasts serene surrounds overlooking lush green vines with a relaxed vibe of cobbled brick floors, warm open fireplace and live music. Start with pan-seared calamari and Catalonian chorizo, or rare beef tataki, before larger plates of char-grilled lamb fillets, or battered local snapper, made with house Pilsener, finishing with desserts like peach cobbler with vanilla bean ice cream.

6.00pm – Melbourne CBD, St Paul’s Cathedral Flinders St, OR designated address.

Kabargo Wine & Winery Tours reserve the right to adjust and change the timing and inclusion of wineries based on the group and cellar door booking availability.