Around The Bay Food And Wine Taste Trail

Well organized tour. Pick up and drop off excellent. The only negative was it was too rushed at the wine tastings and even the hosts were annoyed about that situation. Lunch was excellent, the brewery was outstanding and an excellent experience and set up. Definitely a five star experience but just a little fine tuning and it will be number 1. Thanks guys.

Great day with 2 tastings at Winneries, amazing lunch location, ferry ride and ending at The Stables Brewery with a final drive to the Mornington peninsula lookout. Gary was fantastic, very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Highly recommended to cover off both sides of Port Phillip Bay. Excellent Day 👍👍

What a fabulous day. Coffee, wine tastings, a delicious lunch followed by a ferry ride and then beer tastings. A small group tour with a great driver, Gary. It was a great way to finish off our trip to Melbourne.

An excellent winery and brewery tour, with sightseeing and ferry ride. Would highly recommend this tour for any wine connoisseur.

Brilliant quide All winery places visited excellent Couldn't fault it, scenery superb Lovely lunch. Would recommend to anyone.

Gary was an amazing guide... and a pretty awesome personal photographer too! We thoroughly enjoyed the wine tastings and lunch was delicious! Even with the overcast weather it was still a beautiful day. I've been on many wine tours and this was one of the best!

Would happily follow Matt wherever he was leading, however wacky or dangerous. No danger here though, with excellent choice of venues and photo stops, other than over-indulging and laughing and learning too much. Highly recommended.

Good trip & excellent Guide cum Driver , Very Polite & smile & Supportive, Thank you Explore India , I am visitor from India ,

Brilliant day from pickup to drop off. Margaret was a fantastic tour guide and made us all feel very comfortable and relaxed. Vineyards and brewery were outstanding. Our lunch was very nice. Mornington peninsula is beautiful. Great value for money. Thanks.

This tour was fantastic and I highly recommend it. Great value for money and we went from Melbourne city around Port Phillip Bay to both the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas. Our guide Margaret was very enthusiastic and informative. She made the day extra special. 💕

Did the "Around the Bay Food and Wine Taste Trail" today with Brooke. She was wonderful, enthusiastic and great fun to be around - very knowledgeable and a good laugh. Our whole group got along really well and had a fantastic time. The wine tasting was really nice, with different options to try and each wine was nice and slowly explained to us in how they differ. The food stop was incredible with generous portions (especially for a lunch!) and amazing quality. I enjoyed every part of this tour and would love to tour again with this company :)

Mark was good and informative. Sufficient time given at all stops, to see and enjoy the different places of interest. However, only negative points are: 1. Onboard Music was not pleasant to everyone. 2. Jack Rabbit Winery set meal lunch was not up to standard … I was kinda disappointed with the tofu curry dish. Overall it’s good except the food.

Brooke was a phenomenal tour guide! She gave us tips, tricks and ideas for future tours and was an absolute riot the whole time. I was never bored and this was a great way to see the area. With it being mid winter, I am surprised that we got to see everything before the sun set. The weather really held out for us and I am glad we got to see the sights and enjoy it all. The first winery was my personal favourite, and being the only table present at the time really made it all that more intimate. Lunch was delicious and there is plenty to choose from! As someone who needs to be dairy free that there was more that 1 option on the menu was a total surprise. The ferry was great, the sun was out for most of it although sadly we saw no wildlife. When we got in, the table at the front right at the window was reserved and our afternoon tea was waiting. Brooke took our drink orders and they all arrived swiftly. The brewery wasn't an option the day I took the tour but instead we headed off to another winery that had fantastic views. Afterwards, we headed out to Arthurs Seat and the bathing boxes. Brooke lead the group in a handful of impromptu van sing-along moments as well. Plenty of toilet stops which is always nice when you have 6 glasses of wine and a cup of tea. Utterly chill vibe and everything was clearly meticulously planned by Explore Australia. Will tour with them again.

We booked our tour with Explore Australia as it was a small group tour and covered areas that most other tours do not. Brooke was our guide for the morning and she was friendly, cheerful and very informative. Brooke gave us plenty of insight into the local areas that we visited. We had plenty of stops along the way for us to take photos, go to the bathroom or get a coffee. Brooke dropped us to the ferry where we were provided with a great lunch. Once we crossed the bay we arrived in Sorrento where Mark picked us up. Our tour continued with another informative and friendly guide. We were unable to visit the brewery on our tour but instead visited the Mornington Peninsula Chocolaterie which was amazing. We were able to sample plenty of the chocolates and given time to browse the shop afterwards to stock up. This was an added bonus to the tour which everyone enjoyed. There was plenty to see in the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsula areas with quaint towns and rugged coastlines. We had a great day, very relaxed and would highly recommend this tour and thank Brooke and Mark for making the day even more enjoyable.

Highly recommend this tour well managed with a fantastic tour guide and a comfy bus. Great lunch and afternoon tea with convenient pick up and drop off point near souther cross train station would go again so thank you

An absolutely beautiful day! Mark our driver was lovely and friendly, the venues we went to were top notch, great wine tasting at the winery, great food and amazing views at lunch. Geelong turned on the sunshine and we had a lovely stroll along the harbour taking pictures with the character totem poles! The afternoon kept on giving, the ferry trip was super organised with afternoon tea supplied on board, beer tasting at the 'The Stables Brewery' was great and then we headed to 'Murray's lookout' where the sun had started setting and again the views were magnificent. Lastly a visit to the Beach huts for some more photos and then a snooze in the bus (That's the joy of having a driver!) on the way back to Melbourne listening to Mark's eclectic play list! I would highly recommend this trip.

The whole experience was fantastic from pick up to drop off. Mark, the bus driver for the first part of the journey was very nice and very informative. We had plenty of time during the stops to look around and see the sights. Lunch was very nice, in a very relaxed atmosphere with beautiful views. Mark dropped us at the ferry and escorted us on board where our afternoon tea was waiting for us. We were then met by the lovely Brooke, who was very bubbly and chatty. She took us to the other sights and the beer tasting, which all was amazing. All in all it was a perfect day.

What a great day. Our driver Matt was super friendly, knowledgeable and fun. Lovely stops ( loved the totem poles in Geelong) , also found Nessie the Loch Ness monster ( important to us Scots) there. Wine and beer tasting added to the day and super lunch at Jack Rabbit. All in all an experience I would highly recommend.

There was a little bit of everything and was a well-rounded trip. The ferry ride was very comfortable and enjoyable. Matt (our guide and driver) was very friendly (and his recommendations for mussels was a good call). I would've liked to spend more time at the winery, but it was still overall a very enjoyable day around the bay.

Very lovely your through the wine country. It also including a nice beer tasting at a converted stable. We were lucky enough to have beautiful weather and see kangaroos and some dolphins from the ferry so keep you're eyes open. Brooke was a lovely guide. Thoroughly enjoyed

Spent a truly special day of experiences with our great tour guide Matt. He made our day all the better. Thankyou to Polly also for providing a comprehensive explanation of our proposed tour, taking into consideration my mobility limitations. Huge thanks to both of you.

Great experience. We hadn’t been to this area before, so was great to l see and learn about these regions

Our tour guide Kyle was very friendly and extremely informative. We had sufficient time at our stops and took in some spectacular scenery.

Nice circumnavigation of port Phillip bay from Melbourne. I suggest getting rid of beer tasting and replace with another winery

Spent a fantastic day yesterday enjoying this tour. Pick up was prompt in a nice, clean and modern mini bus. Matt the Guide was brilliant and kept us entertained and informed throughout the day. All the stops were well thought out. Amazing scenery plus great food, wine and beer . Love the concept of the ferry ride as part of the tour - beautiful views. Brilliant that you literally go all around the bay in a loop and do not have to repeat any scenery etc. Lunch at Jack Rabbit was delicious. Fantastic tour for both locals and tourists.

I've been on wine tours in the past but this was incredible! Matt, our tour guide, was such a gem! He had lots of knowledge about the region and also great relationships with each of the people at the various stops. The wineries were great but the perk of getting to go to a brewery and cinder distillery had us really pleased by the end of the day ;) The lunch was delicious as well and very filling. Overall, this experience was incredible and we got to see some great scenery. We certainly got more than our money's worth.

Three family members participated. The wine tasting at Scotchmans Hill and lunch at Jack Rabbit Wine Yard were so wonderful and unforgettable memories. I was a little nervous when the participants split up and the bus and guide changed when I got on the ferry, but the amazing scenery and craft beer helped to quench it. For us, though, it would be better if we had more time to sample and buy wine, even if we didn’t have to stop by a little.