VALLEY WINE TOURS: Luxury Small-Group experiences in Clare & Barossa
OUR PHILOSOPHY: Intimate, Authentic, Unforgettable
Why choose a local guide?
From boutique cellar doors to iconic estates, you’ll see what makes the Clare and Barossa Valleys truly special. Based locally, we specialise in small shared wine tours and private wine tours for groups of four, with door-to-door pickup from your Clare Valley or Barossa Valley accommodation. Each tour is a comfortable and immersive experience that highlights the valleys’ culture, history, and beauty. Stay a few nights, embrace the country pace, and enjoy a relaxed day of great wine, regional food, and genuine local hospitality.
Travel in Comfort with Local Pickup and Small-Group Style
Escape to the country and uncover the beauty of South Australia’s premier wine regions in comfort. Whether you’re sharing the day with friends or travelling as a couple, your experience will be tailored and memorable. Choose from a shared tour, a private group of four, or a special occasion outing, each designed to combine great wine, local stories, and genuine country hospitality. We provide door-to-door pickup from various locations across both regions, so you can relax and enjoy the journey. Discover the character and charm of Clare Valley and Barossa Valley wineries with Valley Wine Tours.
Why we DON'T offer Adelaide Pickups
Barossa and Clare Valley wine tours with a local pickup (not Adelaide) are part of why our wine tours are so thorough. More time on holiday, and less time commuting; at Valley Wine Tours, we focus on creating a personalised experience to ensure your trip is special and unique. Relax as we take care of all the details, guiding you through world-class wineries, historical landmarks, and breathtaking Aussie landscapes.
The Team: Charles your Clare and Barossa Expert
As a team of one, it is worth an introduction. Charles' background began in 5-Star International Hotels, and he has had a long career representing Australian Wineries; selling their wines, creating winelists for restaurants, and training waitstaff. Valley Wine Tours is a family-owned business with a passion for authenticity, showcasing South Australia’s Mid-North wine regions. Simply delivering good old-fashioned service, combined with expert wine knowledge, which is a helpful resource when travellers need to translate wine jargon. Discover the South Australian countryside and the stories of its frontier development with Charles and enjoy an unforgettable journey.
The last Ice Age was 20,000 years ago, and the Flinders Ranges was one of only a handful of habitable places on the continent. The regions we tour were once home to the Ngadjuri, Kaurna, and Peramangk peoples. Those Indigenous Inhabitants lived in the Mid North of what is now South Australia for thousands of years before Europeans arrived. Frontier stories of what happened to the Traditional Custodians do not constitute 'local history' so they are not spoken about. We acknowledge that this region is reshaped beyond recognition. The progeny of Colonisers (including me, 1851 arrival) descend from histories which were completely erased by conquest; no language, no written records. A European's "Dreamtime" is gleaned from speculative archeology. Our Indigenous Australians have a tangible "Dreamtime" and languages. Today, we share an Australian society. Every future has a past.