Cultural Feast

Quality local food and wine interspersed with indigenous culture – this five-day tour focuses on unique offerings around the Victorian and South Australian border.

Renmark features an impressive range of wineries, distilleries and eateries around the Murray River; Budj Bim invites you to experience Gunditjmara country; Dunkeld and the Grampians offer plentiful food, views, wildlife and indigenous artwork.

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Budj Bim - Michael Peters

Royal Mail Hotel - Tourism Australia

Royal Mail Hotel - Tourism Australia

Tour Highlights

Serene Murray River cruising
Luxurious Pike River villas
Special wine and distillery tastings
Ancient aquaculture at Budj Bim
Fresh and fabulous fine dining
Majestic Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park

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What is included?

All-inclusive tour (unless stated on itinerary)
Well-appointed private aircraft by Kirkhope Aviation
Every seat a window seat
Premium small group touring, maximum 10 passengers, fully escorted
Private departure lounge, fast access, no crowds
Free on street parking
All meals and beverages with evening meals In-flight snacks and refreshments
All stopover ground transfers, tours, activities and entry fees
Ensuited accommodation

Touring route

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Tour Itinerary: Cultural Feast

B,L,D: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 1: Melbourne to Renmark (L,D)

Departing Moorabbin airport at 9.00 am, fly to Renmark, just over the border in South Australia. Head to Mallee Estate for a winery tour and a tasting of their offerings, then on to Pike River. With six luxurious, individually decorated villas, most with views out over the Pike River, a tributary of the mighty Murray, you may not want to go anywhere!

Lunch at the onsite Riverland Wine Centre, then spend a few hours relaxing, taking in the views, and maybe taking a stroll around the bush and along the river. A BBQ with local wines on the deck of one of the villas completes your day in this stunning region.

2 nights: Pike River, villa

Day 2: Renmark (B,L,D)

Start the day with a cruise on the Murray River. Redgum forests, wetlands and abundant wildlife provide photo opportunities. At the same time, scar trees and ring trees illustrate the region's 30,000+ years of indigenous habitation.

Enjoy a tasting paddle at the Woolshed Brewery, a small winemaker Oaks Works tour, and then to 23rd Street Distillery for a tasting and lunch. Drop into St Agnes Distillery, established 1925, for artisan spirits and wine tastings, before learning about the art of farming Murray Cod.

Dine at Earth Restaurant, showcasing the finest Riverland produce.

Day 3: Renmark to Budj Bim to Dunkeld (B,L,D)

Fly east to Portland in Victoria to visit Budj Bim, a World Heritage site in Gunditjmara Country. Begin with lunch at the Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre, with their signature Kooyang (eel) dishes. A private cultural walk of Tae Rak (Lake Condah) will help you to appreciate the complex aquaculture network created at least 6,600 years ago.

Back to the airport, fly next to Hamilton, then transfer into Dunkeld and the famous Royal Mail Hotel, renowned for glorious food, at the southern tip of the Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park. Beautiful rooms with balconies looking out to the mountains, award-winning dining featuring ingredients from their bountiful Kitchen Garden – glorious! Dine at Parker Street Project, the more casual of their two highly-rated restaurants.

2 nights: Royal Mail Hotel, Mountain View Room

Day 4: Gariwerd / Grampians National Park (B,L,D)

Head into Gariwerd, the Grampians National Park, for a day of impressive views, abundant wildlife, spectacular wildflowers and rich cultural heritage.

Start with a short walk to Piccaninny lookout to see the great plains of western Victoria, Mt Sturgeon and Mt Abrupt, and the spectacular Victoria Range and valley to the west. Stop off at the Brambuk National Park and Cultural Centre for insight into the park and its indigenous history.

Lunch in Halls Gap, then discover more dramatic natural attractions from numerous lookouts and waterfalls, plus diverse wildflowers and wildlife.

Dinner is a five-course degustation menu with matching wines at the Royal Mail's award-winning fine dining restaurant, Wickens.

Day 5: Gariwerd, Dunkeld to Melbourne (B,L)

Back into Gariwerd, it's a 15-minute leisurely walk from Buandik, past Buandik Falls, to discover the Billimina rock art within a massive rock overhang. Gariwerd contains southeast Australia's highest concentration of rock art, and this small section has over 2500 motifs of red ochre.

Lunch at the historic Bunyip Hotel in Cavendish offers delicious, locally grown meals in a country pub setting. Spend some time exploring this lovely country town before heading back to Melbourne, arriving around 5.00 pm having experienced some of the region's culinary, cultural and natural wonders.