Australia · LUNCH EXPERIENCES
The good lunch experiences run small groups and fill up weeks ahead. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of Sydney’s Blue Mountains tour with Scenic World rides, lunch, koalas, wildlife park entry, and a Parramatta River ferry ride.
“Great range of activities based around the Blue Mountain. Kat was excellent - v knowledgeable and informative”
Taste oysters, cheese, chocolate and more on a full-day Bruny Island tour from Hobart, with a lighthouse climb, local lunch and ferry tickets included.
“Absolutely stunning views, great cuisine and overall lovely experience. David did a fantastic job guiding us with funny jokes and useful information about surroundings. Would do again, highly recommended.”
Review of the Blue Mountains day tour from Sydney, with Wentworth Falls, Three Sisters, local lunch, transport, costs, and walking tips.
“Very nice trip, despite okayish foggy weather. Kieran made it all for us to experience the Blue Mountains to its best”
Review of Melbourne’s Yarra Valley wine tour with four tastings, lunch, chocolate, and optional gin or beer, including value and practical tips.
“While I'm sure the other tour guides are just as amazing, we can only speak for Seany. It was a wonderful easy day with amazing views, great wine and great company. The smaller group size is perfect and make the tastings feel intimate. LunRead more”
Spend a full day tasting Barossa wines, enjoying a regional platter, scenic views, and family-run wineries with Adelaide pickup.
“This was a great experience. Our guide and bus driver JR was very friendly and full of great history and stories about Adelaide and the wine region. The vineyards were beautiful and we were treated specially due to this tour. Each vineyard Read more”
Taste Barossa wines at three family wineries, enjoy a regional lunch, and see Tanunda, Menglers Hill, and Seppeltsfield from Adelaide.
“Aaron was a great guide, very knowledgeable and helpful. I loved the wineries particularly Kies. Not so impressed with lunch, looked as though it had been put out to early, slightly dried out. I would recommend this trip to anyone who likes wine. A great day out, lots of fun.”
Explore Saxon and Hastings reefs from Cairns on a luxury superyacht, with five hours of snorkeling, buffet lunch, and wine on the way home.
“Great day out a the reef. Was amazing to visit two different reefs. Marine biologists was very knowledgeable. Very friendly and helpful staff. Also enjoyed lunch.”
Explore remote western K’gari from Hervey Bay by boat with kayaking, snorkeling, sand dunes, wildlife, lunch, and whale watching.
“Incredible day! The crew were super friendly, very knowledgable with so much information about the island and the wildlife. The crew ensured that my partner’s allergies were well catered for and overall the food was delicious. The crew were great at accommodating to make sure my parents were able to take part in some of the activities regardless of their age! The activities throughout the day were so fun, from kayaking to jumping in the river, the crew all made sure we were safe and they joined in too! The boat was spacious with everything you needed. Overall the island is gorgeous so that won’t disappoint, but it is so…”
Review of Kangaroo Island’s 16-hour day tour from Adelaide, with ferry travel, sea lions, Remarkable Rocks, lunch, and practical booking advice.
“Amazing experience. Best part of the day were the kangoroo's, the koalas and the sea lions. Thank you very much to Dani for an amazing day”
Cruise Tasmania’s Gordon River from Strahan with Sarah Island history, rainforest walks, local lunch, and Huon pine heritage for $109.
“it was just a relaxed informative and enjoyable day”
Review of Adelaide’s Barossa wine tour with four tastings, lunch, Tanunda, Maggie Beer, chocolate, pickup, value, and practical tips.
“It's a long day but fairly enjoyable. Everything was a bit mediocre -- the guide, the vineyards, the bus, etc. Our tour was on an incredibly hot day and a couple times our entire group was in the sun ready to be picked up at the appropriate time and the bus was not.”
Explore Atherton Tablelands waterfalls, rainforest, swimming holes, lunch, and Indigenous stories on a full-day tour from Cairns.
“Clint was great as a guide very informative ! Day was jam packed but well paced. Really enjoyed it overall. Food was nice and snacks were provided which was a bonus.”
Review of Mooloolaba’s 90-minute seafood lunch cruise, with prawns, canal views, commentary, table service, pricing tips, and practical advice.
“We had a wonderful time, the skipper was so full of information & the crew lady was so helpful, was a beautiful calm day”
Review of Margaret River’s 7-hour small-group wine and farm tour, with alpacas, emus, chocolate, olive-farm lunch, and three wineries.
“A visit to some of the smaller family owned vineyards is a must! Dani was very informative and gave us a lot of history about the area and a quick visit to a beach. We loved meeting the wine makers who followed their grapes all the way from the vine to the glass. A very interesting tour.”
Sydney whale-watching cruise with harbour views, breakfast or BBQ lunch, live commentary, and free return trip if no whales appear.
“Lunch was really good and plentiful. Whale watching was fabulous! David was very informative and helpful with locating the whales and helping us find/see them. Highly recommend!”
Pick a coastline, a cellar door or a national park.
