At a Glance
Treat yourself to the ultimate Margaret River Wine Trail experience, with this luxury 3-day self-drive package that features gourmet meals, tutored wine tasting and the best of the Cape to Cape track.
Located 3-hours’ south of Perth, the Margaret River region is the quintessential Western Australian holiday destination. This is award-winning wine country with a thriving art scene, incredible hiking trails, and a distinctively circular food philosophy with a great respect for the land.
Commencing in Perth, self-drive to the Margaret River region and spend your days eating and drinking your way through famous wineries including Vasse Felix and Leeuwin Estate. Tour cellar doors and rolling vineyards, sample world-famous Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz and indulge in chef-prepared degustations with up to 7 courses. At the end of the trip, work off some ...
Trip Highlights
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What's Included
- 2-nights’ accommodation at Cape Lodge in a Garden View Room on a twin share basis
- Guided walk of the Cape to Cape track for one day
- Meals: 3 x breakfast, 3 x lunch, 2 x dinner
- Leeuwin Estate winery tour including morning tea, guided tour of the Australian Art Gallery, 7-course tasting menu lunch with matching wine
- Vasse Felix winery tour including guided museum tour, private wine tasting & 3-course lunch with matching wines
Itinerary
Commencing in Perth, self-drive 3 hours south to the Margaret River region, located in the beautiful south west region of Western Australia. At 12:30pm, embark on a premium wine tour at Vasse Felix, the Margaret River’s founding wine estate established in 1967. Explore The Vault, home to the Estate’s museum and historic wine collection before joining your host for a private tasting. Your experience continues upstairs in the award-winning Vasse Felix restaurant with lunch on the Chef’s High Tables. Enjoy your choice of 3 courses from the a la carte menu showcasing local produce, paired with Vasse Felix wines. (You may choose to self-drive to Vasse Felix or arrange transfers to/from the winery). |
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At 3:30pm, check-into Cape Lodge, your home away from home for the next two nights. Staying at Cape Lodge is likened to staying at a private country estate, yet with all the comforts of a world-class luxury hotel. Depending on your preference, you may embark on your included vineyard estate tour and wine tasting either today or tomorrow. In the evening, indulge in pre-dinner drinks and a decadent 3-course dinner. |
At 10:30am, head to Leeuwin Estate for the ultimate Leeuwin tasting experience. Your experience starts with morning tea, inclusive of coffee or tea and cake, and an overview of the history of the Margaret River region and the wine making philosophy and commitment to the arts of this family-owned Estate. Following morning tea, head into the Leeuwin Art Gallery to view the unique collection of contemporary Australian artworks that have featured on the winery’s iconic “Art Series” labels, while also learning about the acclaimed Leeuwin Concert Series, featuring alfresco performances from the world’s leading musicians and entertainers. The Gallery visit concludes with a guided wine tasting before arriving in Leeuwin’s award-winning restaurant to enjoy a seasonal 7-course tasting menu featuring premium West Australian produce perfectly paired with Leeuwin Estate wines. Each course will be introduced by the Leeuwin culinary team. This decadent experience is tailored to ‘wow’ even the most experienced diner. In the evening, indulge in pre-dinner drinks and another incredible 3-course dinner. |
Walking information: Redgate Beach to Boranup Forest: 14km/9mi | 4-6hrs | Grade 2: A few moderate descents and ascents with mostly gentle terrain. Different walking distances are available to suit your fitness level. Work off some of the food and wine with a scenic 5-6-hour private guided walk along the famous Cape to Cape track. Considered one of the Cape to Cape’s best day walks, today’s walk will take you 14-kilometres (9mi) from Redgate Beach to Boranup Forest. This stretch of the coast has it all: pristine turquoise bays and white sand beaches, limestone caves and jaw-dropping clifftop ocean views, and the giant Karri trees of the Boranup forest. Highlights of this walk include views of Contos Beach from the clifftops above, and the evolving landscape as the trail veers inland from the coast into the forest. You will enjoy morning tea and a delicious lunch hamper on the trail. Day packs are available upon request. After the walk, your ultimate Margaret River Wine Trail experience comes to an end. Self-drive to depart. NOTE: This itinerary is provided as an example only – prevailing conditions and local arrangements may cause variation. |
Accommodation
Dates & Prices
Daily departure on request. Please contact us for private departures and group bookings. Single Supplement is available. Surcharge applies to festival/holiday season.
More Info
The start and finish point for this package is Perth, Western Australia.
Perth Airport (PER) is served by over 30 scheduled airlines flying to over 50 destinations in Australia, Oceania, Asia, Africa and Europe.
Western Australia’s wild south coast is more temperate than the rest of the state. This region features a Mediterranean climate with cool wet winters and warm dry summer months. The hottest months are between December and March, but the warm conditions can last from October to May in Perth, Albany and the Margaret River.
The Cape to Cape Track is best experienced in March to June and September to November to give you the best chance of hiking in good conditions avoiding the peak holiday and bush fire season. If you like calm, fine days with light winds, consider hiking the Cape to Cape in Autumn or early June, which is generally less windy than Spring. If you want to enjoy whale watching from the clifftops as you walk, or to see the wildflowers that carpet the track in mid-late Spring, then September, October and November are the best months for you.
Onlyluxe Travel acts as travel agency and work with different tour operators.
Payment Detail
All pricing is in Australian dollars and are quoted on a per person twin share basis. A supplementary price is available (see below). Bookings are not confirmed until full payment and the signed Booking Form has been received by Onlyluxe Travel.
A non-refundable 30% deposit is payable within 7 days of your booking, with the final balance due 60 days prior to departure. If a booking is made 60 days or less before departure, the full payment is payable immediately. Last minute bookings are payable before arrival. Failure to pay on time may result in automatic cancellation of a booking with cancellation penalties payable to Onlyluxe Travel. If you pay by credit card or PayPal a surcharge will be added to the total price.
Single Supplement
All accommodation is twin share. Single guests will share with someone of the same gender. If a single room is demanded, a supplementary price of will apply. The supplementary price refers to our quotation and needs to be stipulated at the time of booking.
General Cancellation Policies
- Outside of 60 days monies will be refunded less 30% of full fee
- Within 60 days prior to arrival all monies will be forfeited
- No refunds will be given in the event of non-arrival, any unused services or unused nights due to flight or weather disruption
- We strongly recommend guests protect themselves with travel insurance and medical insurance
Please Note: Cancellations must be advised in email and will take effect from the date they are received.
Liability
The participant agrees to indemnify Onlyluxe Travel, and its servant, tour operator and agents, in relation to any liability, loss and damage which the tour operator, or its servants and/or agents may incur as a result of the participants, negligence or misconduct during the tour.
Smoking is not permitted on the bus, or in tents or in other accommodation being used by tour operator at the time that a trip is being conducted.
Child Policy
Please consult travel consultant on age limit.
Changes to Itineraries
Local conditions may necessitate changes to sightseeing, walking and driving routes, camping and accommodation locations. While every effort will be made to provide the services and experiences as offered in our brochure, on our website, and in our trip letters, we reserve the right to vary your itinerary. In the event that we are forced to change your arrangements, substitute arrangements of a similar standard will be provided. The tour operator will not be liable where interruptions to itineraries are caused by weather conditions, technical problems to transport used by the tour operator, industrial action, political or civil commotion or other circumstances beyond our control. We refer you to the conditions regarding travel insurance.
Changes in Prices
While we will do its utmost to honour its pricing unforeseen circumstances may mean that prices may be subject to change without notice.
Pre-Existing Medical Conditions and Age Limits
You need to advise Onlyluxe travel and the tour operator on any pre-existing medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability that might reasonably be expected to increase the risk of your requiring medical attention, or that might affect the normal conduct of a trip and the enjoyment of other trip members. Onlyluxe Travel and the tour operator may require an assessment of your medical condition from a qualified medical practitioner. If you fail to adequately notify the tour operator of any pre-existing medical conditions and/or disability, the tour operator reserves the right, at its reasonable discretion, to cancel your participation in a trip at any time, including after the commencement of your trip, with no right of refund if your medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability could be reasonably expected to affect the normal conduct of the trip and the enjoyment of other trip members.
Cancellation by The Tour Operator
The walks take place in very special wilderness settings. The tour operator is at the mercy of nature in all her beauty and all her fury. The tour operator will under no circumstance knowingly place at risk the health and well-being of our guests and guides. In the case of natural threats, acts of God and the like (e.g. bushfires, impassable snow, etc) the tour operator may need to cancel a walk with very little notice. In some cases, this can occur after the walk has commenced. The tour operator reserves the right to cancel any walk up to 60 days prior to departure if a minimum of 4 walkers are unable to meet for a tour. If the tour operator needs to cancel for any reason, the cost of the walk or any other costs associated with travel to the designated pick up point, overnight accommodation, meals, etc will not be covered by the Onlyluxe Travel and therefore we strongly recommend travel insurance be taken out prior to travel.
Force Majeure
'Force Majeure' means (without restriction) any event which Onlyluxe Travel or its third party providers could not, even with due care, foresee or avoid. Force Majeure covers events such as, but not limited to, adverse weather conditions, fire and all similar events beyond our control. In the case of Force Majeure Onlyluxe Travel will not accept liability, and reserves the right to change and cancel trips.
Evacuations
In rare circumstances, due to injury or unforeseen illness, the tour operator may need to evacuate you from a remote part of the walk. Helicopter evacuations are expensive and in most cases will be at a cost to the customer.
For Australian residents, under the Australian Government Medicare Act, it is prohibited for any domestic travel insurance product to provide any financial reimbursement with regard to ambulance or air ambulance services. We therefore strongly advise our customers to take specific ambulance cover through their health insurance provider. Evacuation cost will not be covered by the Onlyluxe Travel and therefore it is also strongly recommended that our customers take out travel insurance to cover (amongst other things) the costs associated with evacuation.
Travel Insurance
In view of the heavy cancellation penalties applied to cancelled reservations in certain circumstances, we strongly recommends suitable travel insurance be purchased at the time the holding deposit is paid. We recommend insurance cover that covers any loss which may be suffered due to cancellation. We also strongly recommend comprehensive travel insurance against loss of baggage and medical expenses.