Private Cairns Tablelands Tasting Tour with Lunch - Full Day
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May 2025
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What you can expect
Embark on a full-day private tasting tour that showcases the wonderful flavours and scenery of Far North Queensland. Departing Cairns enjoy a visit to five carefully selected local businesses in the Atherton Tablelands. Enjoy morning tea at Mungalli Dairy Cafe an introduction to their biodynamic and organic dairy products. Then, pay a visit to Crater Mountain Coffee, the highest coffee plantation in Australia, for a quick tour and tasting of their high-altitude coffee. Once you've gotten your coffee fix, it'll be time to awaken the taste buds with a round of whisky, gin and rum tasting at one of the region's premier distilleries, Mt. Uncle Distillery, whilst learning all about the craft of the distilling process. The tour winds down with a tropical fruit wine tasting at De Brueys Boutique Winery and a beer tasting at Macalisters Brewing Co including, possibly, a chat with the brewer himself. Enjoy lunch at one of the venues during the day.
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What you need to know
- Private full day tasting tour
- Dedicated, knowledgeable local guide
- Visit five unique venues in the Cairns Tablelands
- Light morning tea
- Lunch at Mungalli Dairy Cafe
- Intimate small group experience
- Hotel transfers from the Cairns City area
- Extra tastings of products not included in the itinerary
- Souvenirs
- Personal expenses
- Visit a native Australian fruit orchard, meet the farmers and taste the products
- Visit a biodynamic dairy farm
- Visit Australia's highest altitude coffee plantation with a behind the scenes experience
- Taste award winning spirits
- Try tropical fruit wines at a boutique winery
- Finish the day with a tasting paddle of amazing craft beers at one of Cairns' nicest breweries
- Tours depart Cairns City at approximately 7.15am and return at approximately 6.30pm
- Suitable footwear
- Comfortable clothing and a light jacket/jumper is recommended even in summer
- Money for optional extras such as souvenirs or products such as coffee, wine, spices, spirits etc
- Sometimes unexpected things happen, weather conditions, one of the venues is closed unexpectedly, the beers aren’t cold enough or one of the farmers happens to have a day off, so the above itinerary is subject to change. Should this be the case all effort will be made to suggest a suitable alternative
- Parts of the walks may be muddy, particularly during the wet season. Please wear suitable footwear
- Min. 4 persons/ max. 10 persons - small group, intimate, exclusive experience
- Child ages are 12-17 years
- It is highly recommended to reconfirm your booking on arrival to Cairns and confirm your hotel pick up departure and pick up time if required. For your information, complete Tour Operator Information including contact details are included on your tour voucher
- Confirmation in the form of a tour voucher will be received at time of booking
- Upon completion of purchase, please print the voucher and present on the day of the tour. Vouchers presented on a mobile device are also accepted
- Availability was accurate at the time of booking however, is subject to change due to circumstances out of our control. We strongly suggest reconfirming your booking with the tour operator within 24 hours of making your booking and prior to making other travel arrangements