Arrive in Melbourne on suggested Qantas flights and make your way to The Langham Melbourne hotel by 11:00am for a welcome briefing with your tour leader, Nicci Crossing. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including a private transfer to the hotel or pre-tour accommodation.

Then, travel north-east from Melbourne towards the Yarra Valley, nestled below the mountaintops of the Yarra Ranges, for a wine tasting at award-winning family estate De Bortoli Wines, accompanied by a selection of paired cheeses.

Continue to the hotel and check-in with time at leisure before a special welcome dinner at a local restaurant where the head chef is inspired by the region’s locally sourced and seasonally inspired produce with European-style dishes that also note reference to Asian influence.

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Today, join a member of the kitchen team at Oakridge Estate to discover the produce growing in the edible garden and visit the flour-milling, cheese and charcuterie room before taking a tour of the winery.

Then, enjoy lunch and a wine tasting at Yering Station, where the Scottish-born settlers, planted the estate’s first vines in the 1850s. The modern cellar door sits where the early wine building initially stood and serves an award-winning pinot noir produced by precision viticultural techniques.

Continue to the carefully landscaped Alowyn Gardens, which feature a formally designed parterre garden and a generous edible garden that will be in early autumn change.

Return to the hotel in the late afternoon. The evening is at leisure to enjoy dinner at the hotel or in one of the many restaurants in the local vicinity.

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This morning, embrace the region’s rich horticultural traditions, and where something is blossoming no matter the season, and take a stroll through one of the Yarra Valley’s lush private gardens.

Then, enjoy a special lunch with paired wines at the acclaimed restaurant at Levantine Hill Estate, which showcases a Mediterranean-inspired menu, combining time-honoured traditions of the Jreissati family with a contemporary recognition of local terroir.

In the afternoon, return to the hotel or enjoy time at leisure to explore the tree-lined boulevard of Healesville, featuring an eclectic mix of specialty shops selling gourmet delights from across the region.

Enjoy a light dinner at a local providore that offers the best of the region’s seasonal produce before enjoying farewell drinks at a nearby gastropub.

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Check-out of the hotel and depart for Melbourne Tullamarine airport. Arrive at the airport in time for suggested flights with Qantas departing from 2:00pm, or continue to the Melbourne CBD, where tour arrangements conclude.

Renaissance Tours can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including additional nights’ accommodation either before or after the tour.

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