The Long Lunch Wine Tour Co

Tour Operator

Long Lunch Tour Co, operates food and wine tours in Coles Bay, Bicheno and Swansea. "This is no ordinary wine tour, it's the best" Come on a journey of gastronomic proportions, indulging in world-class wines paired beautifully with amazing foods that have made Tasmania famous and a gourmet's paradise. All are garnished with stunning views and seasoned with history and laughter. Experience an exceptional day out that you can enjoy in comfort and safety. The Long Lunch tour (from $189pp) is a six-hour adventure visiting 4 cellar doors with lunch and wine included. The Long afternoon tour (from $140pp) is a four-hour tour that includes three vineyards and a cheese platter. Experience the "Off Season" afternoon tour ($240pp) a unique premium experience , includes a vineyard and wine tour at Freycinet and Craigie Knowe vineyards . We go inside the winery and vineyard for a more in-depth look at the production process. All tours include pick up and drop off from your accommodation, all tastings on the itinerary and lunch. Bring a bottle of water, your camera, a jacket and an open mind. It's so much fun with a little wine education thrown in!

Bicheno, Tasmania, 7215

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Tours

Tour

The Long Lunch Tour

Taste your way through Freycinet! Join us on a six-hour adventure of wonderful delights and scenery in air-conditioned comfort. This tour is a wine and food lovers' extravaganza, featuring well-known and some new mouth-watering Tasmanian delicacies. Departs from Coles Bay and surrounds at approximately 11 am. Indulge in a gourmet lunch at Devil's Corner with seafood platters including Abalone sliders and mussels. Topped off with some beautiful wood-fired pizzas. All Tasmanian Delicacies are matched with gorgeous cool climate wines. Visiting four cellar doors with lunch at our first stop, so be sure to have a light or early breakfast. Then you can bliss out on the bus on the way back to your accommodation drifting off to sleep. The day is full of historic tales and culturally significant sites, with plenty of fun and food along the way. Departing from Bicheno and Coles Bay, pick-ups from Swansea can also be arranged. The tour concludes at 5 pm.

$130 - $180

Tour

The Long Afternoon wine tour

Join the local wine experst for a relaxed afternoon of wine touring tasting your way through Feycinet ! We visit 3 local wineries, Freycinet vineyard including a tour of the winery, Milton and CraigieKnowe vineyards where you'll enjoy a beautiful cheese platter. The tour includes door to door service, all wine tastings and a tasmanian cheese platter per couple. A superb afternoon full of beautiful wine and cheese experiences while enjoying some of the most beautiful scenery the East Coast has to offer. With a little wine education thrown in.

$130 - $180

Offers

Offers

The Off Season

Winter wine in the vines

Delve into cool climate wine on a cool winter's day on a half day guided wine experience on Tasmania's East Coast. Taste wines straight from the barrel at Freycinet Vineyard and then get into the vines and learn pruning techniques just down the road at Craigie Knowe Vineyard followed by a well-earned wine tasting and cheese platter.

$240 per person

Valid from Wednesday 1 May 2024 to Saturday 31 August 2024

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Group size 2-10. Afternoon tours depart Coles Bay and Swansea.

Places to stay

Accommodation

Bicheno East Coast Holiday Park

Bicheno

Bicheno East Coast Caravan Park is located on Tasmania's stunning East Coast in central Bicheno. Offering a choice of one and two bedroom self contained cabins and apartments. This accommodation includes private bathrooms, cooking facilities with microwave oven, fridge, cooktop, television, heaters, linen and blankets. Studio apartments can accommodate up to four guests and the other apartments can sleep up to six. Cabins are well suited to four or five occupants. Powered and unpowered sites are also available. The park has two amenities blocks, a laundry, playground, dumpsite, camp kitchen, recreation room and undercover barbecue area. Free Wi-Fi is available. You will be just a short walk from pristine beaches, local restaurants, cafes, and galleries. You can dive with the local dive centre, swim, surf or even charter a boat for some excellent coastal fishing or visit local wineries. In the evening take a penguin tour where you can watch the fairy penguins come ashore to nest on the beach. From Bicheno you can explore national parks including nearby Douglas Apsley National Park and Freycinet National Park where you will find magnificent Wineglass Bay. The coastal town is just over a two-hour drive from Launceston (174 kilometres).

Accommodation

Apartments on Fraser Bicheno

Bicheno

Apartments on Fraser are modern, spacious, and ideal for the traveller looking for a place that provides all the comforts of home - full kitchens stocked with a large range of utensils and homewares, laundry facilities, lounge areas, dining table, outdoor deck areas, outdoor table, chairs, and a BBQ. Awarded East Coast Regional Tourism - 2020 winner for self contained Accommodation. Bicheno is a place for exploration and relaxation. Exploring Bicheno on foot is a great way to check out the shops, galleries, bakery, The Lobster Shack café, Farm Shed East Coast Wine Centre, The Gulch, blowhole, rock pools, self guided walks around the foreshore and most importantly the beaches. Whalers Lookout showcases 360 degree amazing views over Bicheno. Only 30 minutes drive to Freycinet National Park, and 20 minutes to Douglas Apsley National Park. If wine is your thing, you have the East Coast Wine Trail weaving its way through spectacular country side. If getting up close with the Tasmanian natives excites you, Devils in the Dark, Penguin Tours, Glass Bottom Boat rides and East Coast Nature World Wildlife Park are options. Bicheno also hosts a nine hole golf course. Your holiday starts and ends in Bicheno.

Accommodation

Bicheno Garden Cottages

Bicheno

Two unique contemporary self-contained cottages, located in beautiful Bicheno, Tasmania. Ideal for couples, set amongst beautiful private gardens. The Garden Cottages are in an ideal location in the heart of Bicheno. Waub’s Bay, local shops and beautiful cafes are a short walk from the accommodation. There are numerous beautiful local attractions that are recommended including Diamond Island, Waubs Bay, Bicheno, Bicheno Penguin Tours, Bicheno Foreshore Walk, Bicheno Blowhole, Denison Beach and the Porches, Douglas-Apsley National Park, Freycinet National Park, and Wineglass Bay. Local food and wine that is recommended include The Lobster Shack, Governors Bicheno, Little Bay Patisserie, Waubs Harbour Whisky Distillery, Devils Corner Vineyard, and Springvale Vineyard.

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