At a Glance
Discover the Mornington Peninsula’s best food, wine and art, with this spectacular 3-day self-drive package. This package showcases 3 of the Mornington Peninsula best wineries and sculpture parks: Jackalope’s Willow Creek Vineyard, Montalto Vineyard and PT. Leo Estate.
Surrounded by magnificent natural beauty and only 1 hour from Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula has long been known as Melbourne’s weekend playground. Framed by two beautiful coastlines, with moderate coastal climate, the Mornington Peninsula offers year-round opportunities to explore the region’s wineries and richly diverse arts scene.
Stay at the whimsical Jackalope hotel and enjoy 3 incredible wineries and sculpture parks over 3 days. Learn the secrets of award-winning chefs and winemakers on behind the scenes tours. Sip elegant cool climate wines as you meander through rolling vineyards. Indulge in sumptuous multi-course meals at ...
Trip Highlights
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What's Included
- 2-nights’ accommodation at Jackalope in a Terrace Room on a twin share basis
- Meals: 2 x breakfast, 2 x lunch
- Guided tour of Montalto Vineyard including private tasting and 5-course lunch with matching wines
- 1-hour wine tasting and vineyard tour of PT. Leo Estate including local cheeses by the lake, 3-course limited a la carte lunch and bottle of wine to share
Itinerary
Commencing in Melbourne, self-drive 1 hour to the Mornington Peninsula. Surrounded by water on 3 sides with a maritime cool climate, the Peninsula is home to elegant, personality packed award-winning wines – predominantly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. First stop is Montalto Vineyard for a guided exploration of the 75-acre estate. This is a unique visitor experience during any season of the year: you could taste grapes around vintage, learn how Montalto grow and make use of seasonal produce or explore the estate’s extensive permanent sculpture collection and natural wetlands. Experience Montalto’s ‘Estate to Plate’ philosophy with a guided walk with the chef through the estate kitchen gardens. A passion for seasonal, locally grown produce has seen Montalto kitchen gardens expand to almost 4 acres in recent years. After the kitchen garden walk, embark on a guided tasting in the Alto room, with panoramic views overlooking Montalto’s Red Hill Vineyards, featuring Single Vineyard and Estate wines. Recognised as ‘Red Five Star’ Halliday rated wines, these wines truly reflect the cool climate location of the vines. Your journey culminates with a spectacular 5-course tasting experience with matched wines. At the end of the day, check into your accommodation for the next 2 nights: Jackalope. Situated on a private vineyard, Jackalope unifies art, design, dining and storytelling the guest experience, offering modern, well-appointed ‘lairs’ overlooking the 30-metre infinity pool and vines. Make sure to enjoy a deep soak bath for a spa-like reverie in room. If you’re after an evening meal, make a booking at onsite restaurants Doot Doot Doot or Rare Hare (own cost). |
Start your day with a delicious breakfast before heading to PT. Leo Estate for an exclusive behind the scenes tour and taste. At 11:00am, begin your Journey with a 1-hour bespoke wine tasting as you meander through the amazing 50-acre vineyard. As you walk, your experienced host will share PT. Leo Estate’s wine making philosophy and provide insight into the history of the estate. At the halfway point of the tasting, you will enjoy local cheeses and fruits by the private lake that sits in the centre of the vineyard. Then, it’s more tasting through the vineyard and back to the building. Your experience culminates with a 3-course limited a la carte lunch in the PT. Leo Estate Restaurant. Awarded One Chef’s Hat in the 2020 Good Food Guide, this modern restaurant centres around a large wood fired oven that is truly a celebration of Victorian produce and regional craftmanship. After lunch, venture into the PT. Leo Estate Sculpture Park, Australia’s largest privately owned sculpture park. Here, you will find over 70 local and international works. A must for any art lover! At the end of the day, return to Jackalope to relax and unwind. |
Savour your final morning at Jackalope over another delicious breakfast. Check out by 11:00am and self-drive to depart. |
Accommodation
Dates & Prices
Daily departure on request. Additional charges may apply for peak season travelling during December to January and Easter holiday. Please contact us for group bookings.
More Info
The start and finish point for this package is Melbourne, Victoria.
The Melbourne Airport (MEL) receives flights from all Australian capitals and international locations including New Zealand, Canada, Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong, China, the USA and more.
Driving to the Mornington Peninsula from Melbourne takes approximately one hour.
Every day is different on the Mornington Peninsula. The average daily maximum temperature for January and February is 25.0 degrees, while in July it is 12.8 degrees. February averages four days of rain while August has around ten for the month. Being surrounded by water on three sides means that the peninsula is cooler in summer and warmer in winter than other Victorian areas.
Planted in 1989, the 11-hectare (28-acre) Willow Creek Vineyard has taken root in deep volcanic soils, known for producing rich flavours. This cool-climate vineyard produces pinot noir, chardonnay, cabernet, pinot gris and sauvignon blanc. Under winemaker, Geraldine McFaul, Willow Creek Vineyard has grown in reputation as one of the premier producers on the Mornington Peninsula - renowned for elegant single-vineyard wines.
Montalto Vineyard is a family-owned estate producing premium cool climate wines in a beautiful estate of 75 acres. Montalto combines a working vineyard and olive grove, kitchen gardens, fruit orchard and berry plantation with a commitment to the arts and an extensive sculpture collection, home to the famous Montalto Sculpture Prize, among the most valuable private sculpture prizes in Australia.
Leo Estate is a visual feast with art, rolling vineyards and ocean views. With the site housing the largest privately-owned Sculpture Park in Australia and three distinct culinary experiences from fine dining, to bistro-style, to the relaxing Wine Terrace and Cellar Door, PT. Leo Estate is a celebration of regional produce and craftsmanship.
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.