Top New South Wales Half-day Tours

This is your day. No large group of strangers in a bus. No set itinerary. Peter has been a resident of Bowral for many years and can recommend special spots for lunch and boutique wineries where the cellar masters can welcome you personally. We can also arrange half-day tours if requested. All details on our web site.

With Uncork Orange we provide fun, intimate, small group tours surrounding the beautiful area around Orange. Our guides are all locally based and knowledgeable about the Orange area and the wonderful wines and food we produce here. With Uncork Orange it doesn’t matter if you are a novice or a connoisseur when it comes to wine tasting. We will guide you through how wine is made and what grape varietals are grown in the area. The three wineries we will visit are all family owned wineries and every winery has unique wines that are subtly different from each other. We will spend approximately 30 minutes to 45 minutes at each winery. At the winery you will typically sample between 4 – 6 wines (this is the fun part!). At some of these wineries you will be able to look out over the vineyard where the grapes are grown that has made the wine you will be drinking. All tasting fees are included in the price. We provide complimentary water and snacks on board.

A highly informative, fun tour of Broken Hill - the first and only Heritage listed town in Australia. We visit sites of historical and social importance. Learn about the strong Trade Union Movement and those who fought for fairness in the workplace, particularly down the mines, and how this influenced the formation of our city.

Merrylands is home to many new Australias, many of whom have fled their homeland. This tour will introduce you to the culinary treasures they wish to share You will discover the flavours of Syria and Afghanistan, and Persia's exquisite use of dried limes and saffron. Enjoy the best rice and bread to be had anywhere in the world. Along the way you will meet generous business owners and hear stories of hopes and dreams of people making long journeys to a new life in Australia. This is far from your typical food tour! If you like exploring new cultures and communities and building relationships through food, then this is the experience for you.

Our unique offer: Sharing the beaches of Eden and her surrounds to the world. An expansive tour, with outstanding value, booking directly with us, literally saves you between $80 and $120, the middle man is cut out and there are no ship service fees to pay. We are a licensed, registered tour and will always have you back on time. Award winning fine art photographer Phill Small takes you on a relaxed short drive visiting three stunningly beautiful beaches within Ben Boyd National Park. Enjoying fascinating personal time with Phill discussing his methodology of creating fine art. This is an unhurried tour with plenty of time to swim, take photos, or just take in the regions natural beauty Here nature abounds, look for the white Bellied Sea Eagle, Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo, dolphins, fur seals and even whales during their migratory season The beaches we visit are full of fascinating ancient and more modern European history, and they are breathtakingly beautiful.

Laser skirmish is an adrenalin-fuelled, team combat simulation played outdoors. Laser skirmish is an outdoors equivalent of laser tag, which is generally played indoors. It's a lot like a live computer game and players shoot guns with an invisible and harmless infrared beam, with a sensor detecting hits. Set on 3,000 acres of unspoilt wilderness, Glenworth Valley is just one hour north of Sydney's central business district.

Once a busy mining town, today it has the setting of a outback ghost town. Brought to life by the filming of movies such as Mad Max 2, Razorback, Town Like Alice, Dirty Deeds and many commercials that have been filmed in the area. There are a number of the characters that called Silverton home for a short time including Mel Gibson, Guy Pearce and Bryan Brown just to name a few. You will also have an opportunity to see a collection of art galleries including the John Dynon Gallery, The Horizon Gallery, Cowz Art Gallery, Silverton Photography Gallery, Beyond 39 Dips just to name few and museums on this journey back in time. Witness the remarkable view from the Mundi Mundi Plains lookout and visit the Umberumberka Reservoir. absorb the history at the famous Silverton Hotel and discover why this tiny ghost town has inspired countless filmmakers.

Instead of collecting a stack of travel brochures or spending a fortune on guidebooks, get to know the Sapphire Coast from a local’s perspective on this guided sightseeing tour. Visit beaches, estuaries, farmland, forests and more in Australia’s coastal hinterland, with your guide driving as they provide personalized commentary. Look out for native wildlife, from seals to wallabies, and take scenic photos of the Australian coast from its lookouts and beaches.

Definitely not a bus tour, with a maximum of four guests per tour, rather, The Secret Vines Experience is an exploration of the best of Port Macquarie’s local wineries, (and eateries) providing a truly authentic and personalized experience. Guests travel from their accommodation in a luxury Audi, then we take the picturesque laneways to local working and historical vineyards. We can visit regional cellar doors ranging from larger, well established wineries to small artisanal vineyards.

Foodies and truffle enthusiasts gather round this is a hands-on Truffle hunting experience you don’t want to miss! Join Sapphire Coast Day tours to the Macenmist Truffle Farm located just outside the village of Bredbo an excellent producer of the Black Perigord Truffle Discover the fascination of the Black Perigord Truffle, learn about how they grown, how to harvest and how to clean and use them. Then partake in the archaeological event and watch Fahren and Tawdiffu display their amazing olfactory skills discovering truffle. After the truffle hunt, it’s time to temp the taste buds and sample one of the worlds most sort after flavours. Sit back, relax and enjoy your two-course truffle inspired luncheon complimented by Macenmist preservative-free wine.

Sydney's Northern Beaches are simply stunning. This birding tour will take you the best locations in the area. With your guide's knowledge, we will show you all the resident and migrant birds in the various habitats of the area. There are over 300 different birds recorded in the northern beaches, approx one third of all birds in Australia. The rich variety of habitats make this area a birding heaven. Long sandy beaches, rocky headlands, saltwater lagoons, swamps, rivers, rainforests and classic aussie bushland. Your guide has an expert knowledge of the area, and its birdlife. With his experience you will hear and see over 40 species of birds.

If you enjoy the comfort of having your travel arrangements made for you, yet wish to have the independence and flexibility to travel at your own pace then this sight seeing tour is perfect for you. This is a suitable option for couples or families who prefer to travel independently, customers with special requirements or groups of friends wishing to travel on an exclusive tour.

Learn a bit about Australia's convict history at the Kingston convict site on Norfolk Island on this tour from Burnt Pine. You'll visit the settlement of the island's first penal colony, which is part of the Australian Convict Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Commandant's Dinner is a fun evening which explores Norfolk's rich and colourful history. It includes a 3 course dinner and entertainment.

Planning a night out with friends or loved ones? Get out your scrunchies, sweatbands and fluro spandex and join us for a funky, old-school party cruise with a three course menu! Girls and guys just wanna have fun aboard our Vivid Retro Party Boat on Sydney Harbour under the glowing lights of the Vivid Festival! Get emerged in some retro decor and memorabilia, grab a drink from the bar and get settled in for a delicious ginger food. Don't forget to grab some goodies from the 90s candy bar and enjoy the gorgeous sights from the observation deck. Before you know it, you'll be ready to cut your best shapes on the dance floor as your retro DJ plays the most bangin' beats from the 80's & 90's.