Barossa Valley day tours from Adelaide collect you in the city or Glenelg and bring you back in the early evening. Most put the tasting fees and lunch in the fare, so nobody in your party has to drive.
Four tastings, from a barrel room at Kies to Rosenvale, plus a platter lunch and fortified wine with chocolate. Pickup is from more than 50 points in Adelaide city and Glenelg, on a 20-seat coach.
From $133 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The lowest fare from Adelaide: board at Stamford Plaza at 9:30 and choose your stops on the loop. Tasting fees and lunch are paid at each venue, so add them before you compare.
From $72 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Eight guests at most, pouring five to seven wines a stop in winemakers' working sheds. Every tasting fee and lunch at the Stockwell Hotel are in the fare, with door-to-door pickup within 3 km of the city or Glenelg.
From $189 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Six guests at most, collected from your city hotel at about 9:15, with the tasting fees and a multi-course restaurant lunch with a drink in the fare. Plan on eight to nine hours. Adults only.
From $275 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Door-to-door from Adelaide or Glenelg, with a lunch platter and chilled water in the fare. The tasting fees and other drinks are paid at each cellar door, so budget for them. Adults only.
From $138 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The Barossa and Hahndorf in one day: Maggie Beer's Farm Shop, Chateau Tanunda and lunch with a tasting at Kies, then an hour and a half in the Adelaide Hills village. Pickup in the city or Glenelg.
From $126 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Four tastings, from Chateau Yaldara to Ubertas, with lunch at Kies Family Wines and time in Seppeltsfield village. You board at Stamford Plaza on North Terrace. Travellers must be 18 or over.
From $113 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Hahndorf and Beerenberg Farm in the Adelaide Hills come first, then lunch and a tasting at Kies and a stop at Ubertas. You board at Stamford Plaza, and strawberry picking is paid at the farm.
From $113 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Your party of two to six alone in a luxury vehicle from your Adelaide hotel, with lunch at FINO at Seppeltsfield and every tasting fee paid. The fare is per person, for adults.
From $652 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Four tastings, a platter lunch and fortified wine with chocolate, with pickup from more than 50 points in the city and Glenelg.
Check availabilityA day tour from Adelaide solves the one problem of a wine day: somebody has to drive. You are collected in the city or Glenelg, driven about an hour north-east to the valley, and brought back in the early evening. The days run 7.5 to 9 hours, so about two of those hours are on the road.
What changes from tour to tour is what the fare pays for. Most put the tasting fees and lunch in the price. The hop-on hop-off bus and one small-group day with a lunch platter leave the tastings to you. The Hahndorf days add the Adelaide Hills village to the same trip. Shared fares run from $72 to $275 a person.
Every glass is poured for a passenger. You do not need a hire car, a designated driver or a taxi between cellar doors.
The small-group days collect you from your hotel. The coach day picks up at more than 50 points across the city and Glenelg. The hop-on hop-off bus and the Benders days board at Stamford Plaza on North Terrace.
On most of these days, the tastings and lunch are paid before you leave. You know the cost of the day when you book it.
If you want Hahndorf as well as the wine, the Hahndorf days fit both in. You give up some time in the Barossa for it.
The alternative is to sleep in the valley and book a tour that starts there. Here is how the two compare.
| Day tour from Adelaide | Tour from the Barossa | |
|---|---|---|
| Where you start | Your city hotel, Glenelg or Stamford Plaza | Your Barossa accommodation, Nuriootpa or Angaston |
| Length | 7.5 to 9 hours | 3.5 to 6.5 hours |
| Time on the road | About an hour each way | Short drives between towns |
| Shared fares | $72 to $275 a person | $177 to $242 a person |
| Private options | $652 a person | $536 for four; trike or Mustang $187 a person |
| Best for | A single day without moving hotels | A night or two in the valley |
If you only have one day, start from Adelaide. If you can stay a night, you gain the morning you would have spent on the highway, and the Saturday Barossa Farmers Market becomes possible. The Barossa Valley private wine tours include the days that collect you inside the valley.
Five to seven pours a stop, including barrel tastings, with lunch at the Stockwell Hotel and door-to-door pickup.
Check availabilityCompare every day from Adelaide and the valley on Barossa Valley Tours.