South Australia 2024: Small-Group Gourmet Tour with Oyster Shucking, Wine Tasting & Roundtrip Adelaide to Port Lincoln Flights
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South Australia 2024: Small-Group Gourmet Tour with Oyster Shucking, Wine Tasting & Roundtrip Adelaide to Port Lincoln Flights

Operated by: Luxury Escapes Tours
Overview
4 days
4 places
1 country
18+ yrs
relaxed
This offer has sold out
About the Tour
Your tour takes you to:
Adelaide
Port Lincoln
Coffin Bay
Sleaford
Port Lincoln
Adelaide
Port Lincoln

Discover the rich local produce, fine wine and exquisite fresh seafood of South Australia on a four-day small-group tour through Port Lincoln and Coffin Bay. Observe the art of oyster farming during an unforgettable tour of a Coffin Bay oyster farm, where you can taste these treasured molluscs fresh from the ocean. Sample the region’s finest varietals at Boston Bay Wines and discover flavours of the wilderness as you’re shown how to forage for bush tucker in Yarnabala bushlands. Satisfy your inner gourmand during incredible meals at the region’s best restaurants, including an Italian-style feast at the award-winning Del Giorno’s Cafe. Take in delightful natural scenery and the crystal-clear waters of Sleaford Bay, visit wild koalas at Mikkira Station and traipse the pristine beaches of Coffin Bay National Park, home to Eyre Peninsula’s best beaches.

Your journey takes you to: Adelaide – Port Lincoln – Coffin Bay – Port Lincoln – Adelaide.

Overview
4 days
4 places
1 country
18+ yrs
relaxed
This offer has sold out
Itinerary & map
What you'll see

Welcome to Adelaide, a city that’s brimming with up-and-coming cafes, secret bars, award-winning restaurants, serene parklands and vibrant marketplaces. Meet your group at Adelaide Airport (ADL) where you’ll catch your included flight to Port Lincoln at 1pm. Upon arrival, your local guide will greet and escort you to your accommodation at Port Lincoln Hotel before providing an overview of the exciting days ahead.

After settling into your room, freshen up for a brief tour of the town. This will be your chance to set sight on the Eyre Peninsula and get your first taste of ‘Australia’s Seafood Frontier.’ Take in the crisp atmosphere off Boston Bay as you drive along Tasman Terrace and Liverpool Street, discovering the countless provedores and crafters who have set up shop in this quaint seaside town. You’ll pass the life-size bronze statue of Makybe Diva, Port Lincoln’s three-time Melbourne Cup champion, and watch ships as they dock along the Port Lincoln Marina.

Round out the day with a dinner at Del Giorno’s Cafe. This decorated restaurant is a community staple and has served Italian cuisine, featuring the best of fresh, local seafood from a selection of handpicked purveyors, for almost two decades. The menu is bursting with notoriously flavoursome catches, including Spencer Gulf king prawns and southern bluefin tuna.

VIP Accommodation Upgrade:

  • Upgrade the accommodation for the entirety of your tour from an Ocean View Balcony Room to a Luxury Ocean View Suite (A$320 per person, subject to availability).
Inclusions
Port Lincoln Hotel (Ocean View Balcony Room)
Dinner

Today is a foodie’s dream, as you prepare to taste the world-famous oysters of Coffin Bay. Embark on a meet-the-producer experience and glide through crystal-clear waters – where pods of local dolphins play – to a working farm just outside the township. Learn how these coveted molluscs became the culinary pearls of the sea, then watch as these plump beauties are shucked straight from the ocean. Once you have tasted them fresh from the source, you’ll understand why Coffin Bay is considered one of the world’s best oyster regions.

Back on land, enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch on the foreshore before heading out to an immersive experience at Yarnbala, South Australia’s last grassy she-oak woodland. These conifer-like natives, with their ruby pom-pom and orange cattail blossoms, have inspired a deep connection to Country for the property’s custodian, who will share his wisdom and passion for the critically-endangered flora within the forest. You’ll also be introduced to bush food and be shown the ancient art of water divining, before being graced by a mesmerising didgeridoo performance.

In the afternoon, visit Coffin Bay National Park, home to Eyre Peninsula’s most pristine beaches, and stroll along their sparkling sands before returning to Port Lincoln, where the remains of the day are yours to enjoy.

VIP Upgrade Dining Experience:

  • Elevate the evening with a five-course tasting menu and Peter Teakle wine paring at The Line & Label (A$165 per person).
Inclusions
Port Lincoln Hotel (Ocean View Balcony Room)
Breakfast and Lunch

After breakfast, explore the stunning coastline at Sleaford Bay, where glistening waters may uncover local marine life. Later, a scenic drive through Whalers Way will bring you to Mikkira Station, home to the only wild koala population on the peninsula, as well as plenty of kangaroos and emus. In addition, the on-site historic homestead offers a glimpse back in time to the lives of the region’s pioneers.

In the afternoon, visit Boston Bay Wines for a world-class tasting of premium varietals at this second-generation, family-owned vineyard and be treated to a fabulously plated ‘Feed Me Fordie’ culinary experience.

Return to Port Lincoln well-fed, with the rest of the evening yours to enjoy once again.

Inclusions
Port Lincoln Hotel (Ocean View Balcony Room)
Breakfast and Lunch

As the tour draws to a close, spend your final morning exploring the last unturned stones of Port Lincoln or enjoy a leisurely walk along the foreshore. Your guide will drop you back at the airport at 11am, where you will be able to board your flight back to Adelaide with the group, your tour finally ending on arrival.

Want to know more about Adelaide? Our insider travel guide includes handpicked places to eat and drink, the best activities in the area, and special experiences to make your trip memorable.

Inclusions
Breakfast
Highlights & inclusions
The following are included in your tour package:

South Australia is renowned for its incredible food scene and this stunning gourmet tour will take you to two of the state’s epicurean hot spots: Port Lincoln and Coffin Bay.

The highlight of your tour is a unique harvest experience on the Coffin Bay Oyster Farm Tour. Join a farmer on a floating pontoon where you’ll shuck and taste both Pacific oysters and native Angasi oysters. This is a once-in-a-lifetime gourmet experience, as you feast on the world’s most sought-after oysters plucked straight out of the ocean while discovering the art of oyster farming.

Taste delectable local produce at the Del Giorno’s, where everything from the seafood to the lamb and beef is sourced locally. Then in Port Lincoln, stop for lunch at the iconic Fresh Fish Place. This award-winning, family-owned company has been serving delicious fish dishes since 2000 and is now the largest supplier of seafood in the region. The menu is bursting with produce from local fishermen and includes fresh garfish, flathead and nannygai.

Accompanying your fine-dining adventure, breathtaking views greet you at every turn of this tour, from marina views during a seafood lunch to the Boston Bay vistas as you sip local wine. Explore breathtakingly beautiful Lincoln National Park, overlooking scenic granite headlands, sheltered bays and islands. Reward yourself with morning tea at Stamford Hill after an invigorating climb, then visit Cape Donington and the pristine beaches and lookouts on offer.

Take in quintessential Australian wildlife with a visit to the koalas at Mikkira Station and Glen Forest Tourist Park, a 400-acre farm home to dingos, kangaroos, wombats and more. And at pristine Coffin Bay National Park, famed for its white sandy beaches, stop for morning tea at the beautiful Yangie Bay picnic area and take in the scenic vistas of native bushland and perfect blue ocean.

  • Three nights of accommodation at Port Lincoln Hotel with premium bedding and a private balcony looking out across Boston Bay
  • Roundtrip intrastate flights between Adelaide and Port Lincoln
  • Learn the history of oyster cultivation at a Coffin Bay oyster farm, sail out among the bottom cages and taste oysters shucked straight from the ocean
  • An immersive 1.5-hour nature and culture experience delving into South Australia’s history in the grassy she-oak conservatory of Yarnbala
  • Visit wild koalas at Mikkira Station, one of the last regional bushlands these creatures call home
  • Dine on local Eyre Peninsula produce and seafood at the award-winning Del Giorno’s Cafe
  • A chef-curated five-course culinary experience at family-run Boston Bay Wines
  • Visit the glimmering, pristine beaches of Coffin Bay National Park
  • Air-conditioned private luxury transportation throughout
  • The services and company of a knowledgeable, local guide

VIP Upgrade: Upgrade the accommodation for the entirety of your tour from an Ocean View Balcony Room to a Luxury Ocean View Suite (A$320 per person, subject to availability). You may also choose to indulge in a five-course degustation dining and wine-pairing experience at The Line & Label restaurant, part of Peter Teakle Wines, on Day 2 (A$165 per person).

Private departures available: Enquire about private touring for groups of two to six (with a maximum limit of four adults and two children), available on request.

Dates & pricing
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Give our team a call on +61 3 7032 3381 for more tour options
Things to know

Booking Summary: After you book, please follow the instructions in your booking summary email and ensure you complete your traveller information details in full.

  • Luxury Escapes asks that you please complete your Traveller Details form within 7 days of booking. Following its completion, our Tours Concierge Team will be in touch to assist with any additional arrangements – including flights.
  • Traveller Details are required in full to confirm all arrangements for your tour. Please complete the Traveller Details form as soon as possible in your ‘My Escapes’ account. Failure to complete the form within 30/60 days of departure may result in losing your spot on the tour.
  • If your booking is on a non-guaranteed departure, this initial email is not your tour confirmation. Tours often require a minimum number of travellers to go ahead, so your departure may not be guaranteed immediately.
  • Please note that for guaranteed departures, a minimum of two people are required to book. In the event that only one passenger has booked, you will be given the opportunity to move your departure to another date.
  • Once there is an update on the status of your tour, you will be contacted via email by the Luxury Escapes’ Tours Concierge Team, and they will advise if the tour has been confirmed. Please do not book flights or make any non-flexible arrangements until you receive this update.
  • Should you require assistance with your tour, please contact our Tours Concierge Team at tours@luxuryescapes.com, who will be happy to assist with any of your queries and who will support you right up until you return from your journey.
  • For tours that allow children, the child must be XX years or over and must share a room with an adult.
  • Children are the same price as adults.

Update 19 December 2024: Amendments & Cancellations section updated, please see below.

Please note, our 7-Day Change of Mind ‘No Questions Asked’ Refund Guarantee and Date Change policy does not apply to Tours

  • All deposits, service fee, and payments are non-refundable.
  • Where Luxury Escapes Tours may allow a cancellation for credit due to exceptional circumstances (and at its sole discretion) and where a cancellation/credit is not otherwise permitted, an additional service fee above and beyond the existing fees in the agreed payment schedules applies for A$300 per person will apply.
  • For Trusted Partner operated tours, additional fees may apply.

Date Changes

  • Changes can be made on request by contacting the Tours Concierge Team at tours@luxuryescapes.com.
  • Tours pricing is dynamic and can change at any time.
  • Additional fees and fare difference may apply.
  • Changes are not permitted after your final payment date.
  • For Trusted Partner operated tours, additional fees may apply.
  • Date change conditions listed above do not apply to flights or pre- and post-tour accommodation booked with us. Flight fulfilment and changes are governed by the airline(s) selected at the time of booking. For your air travel, you are bound by the terms and conditions and fare rules of the selected airline(s). For pre- and post-tour accommodation, these reservations are not directly linked to your tour and may require a separate cost to change, as stated in your ‘My Escapes.’

Itinerary Amendments & Changes

  • Occasionally our itineraries are updated prior to departure. This may be to accommodate changes in weather, public holidays, common seasonal changes to timetables and transport routes, and unforeseen circumstances.
  • In the event of a change in itinerary (for safety reasons or due to events outside of our control) that results in cancellation or change fees toward flights (or other parts of your travel) we will notify you as soon as practicable.
  • You will be responsible for any associated costs or will otherwise have the right to a refund (less any costs incurred or paid to third parties).

Surcharges

  • After completing your booking, your tour cost may be subject to additional surcharges due to factors beyond the control of Luxury Escapes.
  • Where the cost of delivering your selected tour materially increases between the time of purchase and delivery, we reserve the right to increase the balance due. Increases may be in relation to, but not limited to, currency fluctuations, taxes, airfares, fuel surcharges, tour costs or government changes due to health and safety restrictions. A material increase will be considered one in excess of 10% of the package price.

Fine Print and package inclusions are accurate at the time of purchase and not subject to change, unless updates or corrections are specifically noted in the latest Fine Print with a timestamp. Please check the Fine Print prior to departure for any updates.

We reserve the right to modify prices for marketing and commercial reasons. Please note that full terms and conditions apply. Refer to website’s terms and conditions.

Accommodation for the duration of your tour is included in the Tour package.

  • You can find relevant accommodation details for each day of the itinerary on the Tour offer page, or in your My Escapes.

Please note:

  • Accommodation is subject to availability and may be substituted for a hotel of a similar or higher standard without notice.
  • Rooms will be made available after 3pm on the day of arrival. Checkout is required by 10am. Early check-in and late checkout may be available upon request. Subject to availability. Additional fees may apply.
  • Maximum room capacity (Twin Share) is two adults. Maximum room capacity (Solo) is one adult.

Pre- & Post-Tour Accommodation Pre- and post-tour accommodation can be booked to extend your stay before or after your tour by contacting our Tours Concierge Team at tours@luxuryescapes.com.

Luxury Escapes uses a range of accommodation partners. For pre- and post-tour accommodation options where we can offer the same hotel as the start and end of your tour, your pre- and post-tour accommodation will be booked independent of your tour. If the hotel for your tour changes, this will be independent of your pre- or post-tour accommodation booking. In this instance, change fees may apply on your pre- or post-tour accommodation, if you choose to change; change fees can be found in your ‘My Escapes.’

For pre- and post-tour accommodation bookings, you may be required to check out of your room and check in again on the first or last day of your tour. You will need to confirm these details directly with hotel.

Please contact the Tours Concierge Team at tours@luxuryescapes.com for further information.

  • Return international flights
  • Visas
  • Single supplement
  • Meals/drinks not stated in the itinerary
  • Optional activities/tours, personal expenses/transfers not mentioned
  • Travel insurance (required)
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Dining inclusions do not include drinks (unless otherwise stated). Menus are subject to change without notice.

Transfers

  • Arrival and departure transfers are available on the first and last day of your tour only, unless you have booked your pre- and post-tour accommodation through Luxury Escapes.
  • If you have booked pre- or post-tour accommodation outside of Luxury Escapes, you will forfeit your complimentary airport transfers.
  • Please note ‘Private Transfers’ refers to transfers that are exclusive for your tour group and may be shared amongst other members of your group if arriving on the same flight or another flight arriving within a 30-minute window.
  • Flight details can be added to your Traveller Forms via ‘My Escapes’ and will be required 30/60 days prior to travel to confirm your transfers.

Travel Insurance

  • Travel insurance is required on all our tours, which (at a minimum) covers medical expenses and repatriation. You may not be permitted to join the tour group if evidence of travel insurance is not provided prior to your trip. If you are unable to obtain travel insurance for whatever reason, you may be required to sign a waiver and/or provide a letter from a medical practitioner which confirms you are fit for travel. For any enquiries regarding travel insurance, please call 1300 88 99 00 or email sales@luxuryescapes.com.

Passports & Visas

  • A visa may be required. It is the traveller’s responsibility to ensure they’re holding a current visa for the countries they’re visiting. If the traveller is on a non-Australian passport, a valid re-entry visa may be required.
  • You are responsible for visas, entry, health and other requirements, and any documents required by laws, regulations, orders and/or requirements of countries visited. Luxury Escapes and/or its servants and agents are not responsible for passport and visa requirements or for any loss you sustain for failing to comply with laws, regulations, orders and/or requirements of countries visited.
  • A valid passport with a minimum validity of 6 months beyond your return travel date is required for all passengers (including children and infants).

Traveller Details

  • Traveller Details must be completed for each individual traveller. This information can be added directly to your ’My Escapes’ account.
  • Travellers must advise of any medical conditions or dietary requirements. Failure to provide such information in advance of your tour may result in an inability to cater to your requirements.
  • We work with exceptional local tour providers to present uniquely crafted packages that encompass sightseeing tours and excursions. Our tour provider partners are dedicated to making every effort to accommodate specific requirements. However, it should be noted that the extent to which they can address mobility and accessibility needs may vary, depending on the nature of the sightseeing tour and activities involved. Please contact tours@luxuryescapes.com so we can advise whether your specific needs can be accommodated.
  • Special dietary requirements can be catered for in most cases, however, on occasion this may not be possible due to location, lack of availability of unique ingredients, and other extenuating circumstances. It is always advised to carry any necessary supplies with you.
  • Passport details are required for all bookings. In some cases, a digital copy of your passport may be requested by Luxury Escapes to book certain elements of your trip.
  • If a photo of your passport is requested, failure to provide valid photo ID will result in your booking being cancelled and all monies paid remaining non-refundable. When requested, a digital copy of your passport must be provided for each guest at least 90 days prior to your tour departure.
  • Should you require any assistance with your Traveller Details, please contact our Tours Concierge Team at tours@luxuryescapes.com.

Tour Pace

  • It’s important to note that specific activities and intensity levels may vary between different tour operators and destinations. When selecting a group tour, it’s advisable to carefully review the itinerary, activity descriptions and fitness requirements to ensure a suitable match for your preferences and physical capabilities.
    • Relaxed: Leisurely pace with limited walking or physical demands. Opportunity for ample free time and leisure activities. Suitable for individuals seeking a laidback experience.
    • Moderate: Usually more than one day in a location. Balanced mix of exploration and physical engagement. Suitable for participants with a reasonable level of fitness. Exploring cities on foot, visiting landmarks and guided excursions. Requires a moderate level of stamina and physical activity.
    • Active: Activities most days. Generally, not staying in a location for two days or more. Suitable for participants with high fitness levels and a sense of adventure.

Travel Styles

  • Fully Guided Tour:
    • You’ll have a tour guide with you throughout the entire trip, from start to finish.
  • Partially Guided Tour:
    • You’ll have guides at specific locations or portions of the trip, but not the entire time. There might be different guides for different regions.
  • Self-Guided Tour:
    • You will not have a guide for your trip. You will be provided with detailed trip notes with elements, such as accommodation and transport pre booked for you.

Health and Fitness Acknowledgement:

  • Travellers acknowledge that they are required to have a good level of health and fitness to undertake the activities in this tour.
  • There are limitations to the degree of accommodations that can be made if travellers are unable to partake in the included activities on this tour. Please consider suitability as additional costs could apply.
  • Travellers also acknowledge and agree that neither we nor the tour provider will be able to provide medical or other assistance in the event that they are unable to complete any aspect of the tour as a result of their health or physical condition (nor are we liable for any loss, damage, expense, injury or death arising from such).
  • Please note: For complimentary transfers to be fulfilled outside of arrival and departure date, all pre- and post-tour accommodation bookings must be booked through Luxury Escapes no later than 60 days before departure. After this time, any pre- or post-tour accommodation bookings made will not be eligible for complimentary transfers.
  • Passengers are permitted one piece of baggage with a maximum weight of XXkg on tour.
  • Passengers are permitted one additional, smaller hand-piece of baggage with a maximum weight of 7kg on tour.
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