Hunter Valley Wine Tour - Self-Guided GPS Audio Guide

New9 hFree cancellationBy Wine Trails

About this activity

Drive the Hunter Valley yourself, with a GPS audio guide that plays automatically as you go. Your booking unlocks Australia's oldest wine region in the free Wine Trails app: pick your date and starting point — Cessnock, Pokolbin, Broke or Lovedale — choose the cellar doors you want, and the app builds your personal route with turn-by-turn narration. 84 narrated stories cover 62 cellar doors and the people behind them: as you roll into Pokolbin you'll hear how James Busby stepped ashore in the 1820s carrying vine cuttings gathered across France and Spain, and how every Australian wine region that followed traces its genetics back to that single act. No group, no schedule, no guide — pause for a long cellar-door lunch, replay anything, and the audio keeps working when the signal drops on the back roads toward Broke. You'll need a car and a designated driver; tastings are booked and paid directly with the wineries.

What's included

✓Cellar-door narration for Tyrrell's, Brokenwood, Audrey Wilkinson and Tulloch
✓Email and in-app chat support
✓Complete offline download - audio, maps and route stored on your phone
✓GPS audio tour of the Hunter Valley with stories playing automatically at each stop
✓Buy once, no expiry, with free content and audio updates for life
✓In-app map with every winery, village and lookout pinned
✓Trip planner to build and reorder your own route
✓One purchase covers everyone in the vehicle
✓Regional chapters on James Busby, Hunter Semillon and the founding family dynasties

Not included

✕Wine tastings and cellar-door tasting fees (paid directly at each winery)
✕Food, meals and snacks
✕Transport - you drive your own car or rental vehicle
✕Fuel, parking and road tolls
✕Mobile data or wifi to download the tour before you set out

Meeting and pickup

These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.
These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.
These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.
These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.

Good to know

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
By giving your phone number you agree to receive up to 2 texts from Wine Trails about this booking (your tour link and a tour-day reminder)
Msg & data rates may apply. Msg frequency: max 2 texts per booking. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help
Before you travel: download the free Wine Trails app (iOS or Android) and create your account while you are on wifi
Unlock your region in the app: tap Redeem a booking or code, choose Booked online, then enter your Viator booking reference (starts with BR-) and the last name on the booking
Download your tour over wifi before you drive: coverage in wine country is patchy and the offline download keeps the narration playing
One booking unlocks the Hunter Valley on your account for good: unlimited routes and tours, no expiry, no subscription

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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