• Begin your vacation with a welcome wine tasting and a fabulous dinner to follow.
  
• Choose from a selected list of Perth and Margaret River accommodations, including beach resorts and rainforest retreats.
  
• Taste exquisite wines aboard a boat while traveling down the Swan River. It’s a special excursion that includes a gourmet lunch and live entertainment
  
• See the major attractions in Perth and Fremantle, including Millionaire Row, major his-torical sites and a visit to a local brewery.
  
• Enjoy your private tours, tastings and winery activities in the Perth Hills, Swan Valley and Margaret River Area.
  
• Experience a winemaker’s lunch and dinner extravaganza with regional dishes and re-serve wines.
  
• Take a specialty food tour, with visits to a local cheese factory, olive oil and gourmet food shop, and chocolate and candy factories.

Day 1
Welcome to Perth Australia! Stretch… relax and get ready for your adventure Down Under. A welcome wine tasting sets the tone of the trip.

Day 2
Boat shoes are needed for the Swan Riverboat excursion. A picnic with Houghton & Perth Hill wine are perfect compliments to the day as you motor towards the prestigious Sandalford Estate for a private wine tasting. Next up is the Water Edge Winery for another private tasting and delicious three-course lunch at the riverside restaurant overlooking the Swan River.

Day 3
Tour Perth and Fremantle today. Start at Kings Park botanical gardens, where you will experience a walk through the tree canopies on the Tree Top Walkway, continuing to Cottesloe Beach and concluding with historical Fremantle. On the way back to Perth, you will board a boat, cruising by the extravagant waterfront houses of Millionaires Row. A wine tasting and three-course lunch will be served before arriving back in Perth. Then, via private van, your guide will take you past the University of Western Australia with stops at the Royal Perth Yacht Club, the Barrack Street Jetty, the Bell Tower, the Perth Mint, and the Old Swan Brewery, where you can sample beer and ales.

Day 4
It’s beach day…..at the quaint town of Margaret River. This may include stops at Leeuwine State for a private food and wine pairing, and Voyager Estate for a vineyard walk and tasting. Lunch is arranged at Brookwood Estates, and you will end your day at Capel Vale. Choose an oceanfront restaurant for your evening meal. *Private Rainforest cottages are also an option for lodging.
Day 5
Margaret River is home to over 350 limestone caves, some open to the public. You will have a privately guided tour through both Jewel and Mammoth caves before your gourmet box lunch in the beautiful Karri Rainforest. Afternoon options include yachting, snorkeling or fishing.

Day 6
Handcraft today’s tasting with winery choices including Evans and Tate, Cape Mentelle and Moss Wood Winery. In the afternoon, you will arrive at Xanadu Winery for a blending exercise, private tasting and winemaker’s dinner. *Lunch is also included.

Day 7
Culinary shopping begins with the Margaret River Cheese Company for a cheese tasting, before heading to sample olive oils and other gourmet food products at Olio Bello. Eat lunch at a charming café with local drink favorites like lavender ale and chili cola with lime. The Margaret River Chocolate Factory tour and tasting is a delightful confection. Tonight you will have a farewell wine tasting with dinner reservations at Vat 107.

Day 8
Today you will say goodbye to Western Australia and begin your journey home.

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