McLaren Vale Wine Tour - Self-Guided GPS Audio Guide

4–9 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

Drive McLaren Vale yourself, with a GPS audio guide that plays automatically as you go. Your booking unlocks the whole region in the free Wine Trails app: pick your date and starting point — McLaren Vale Township, Willunga, the coast, or straight from Adelaide — choose the cellar doors you want, and the app builds your personal route with turn-by-turn narration. 116 narrated stories cover 78 cellar doors and the people behind them: as you pass Kay Brothers at Amery you'll hear how Herbert and Frederick Kay planted Block Six Shiraz into sandy loam in 1892 — and those same vines are still cropping today. No group, no schedule, no guide — pause for a long lunch, double back, replay anything, and the audio keeps working when the signal drops, so Blewitt Springs' patchy coverage never matters. You'll need a car and a designated driver; tastings are booked and paid directly with the wineries.

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At a glance

Duration: 4–9 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–8
Audio guide: Chinese, English
Operated by: Wine Trails

What is included

Included

Included: Email and in-app chat support
Included: GPS audio tour of McLaren Vale with stories playing automatically at each stop
Included: Complete offline download - audio, maps and route stored on your phone
Included: Regional chapters on John Reynell, Thomas Hardy and the ancient Maslin sands
Included: Buy once, no expiry, with free content and audio updates for life
Included: In-app map with every winery, village and lookout pinned
Included: Cellar-door narration for d'Arenberg, Wirra Wirra, Coriole and Kay Brothers
Included: Trip planner to build and reorder your own route
Included: One purchase covers everyone in the vehicle

Not included

Not included: Wine tastings and cellar-door tasting fees (paid directly at each winery)
Not included: Food, meals and snacks
Not included: Transport - you drive your own car or rental vehicle
Not included: Fuel, parking and road tolls
Not included: Mobile data or wifi to download the tour before you set out

Itinerary

McLaren Vale

30 min

Main Road and the visitor centre anchor the region's densest run of cellar doors, on heavy Biscay clay and red-brown earth that gives full-bodied Shiraz.
d'Arenberg

30 min

Founded in 1912 by Joseph Rowe Osborn and now in the hands of fourth-generation winemaker Chester Osborn, using basket presses for both reds and whites.
Wirra Wirra Vineyards

30 min

Founded in 1894 by Robert Strangways Wigley, a former South Australian state cricketer; the winery sat roofless and vineless for over thirty years before being rebuilt.
Coriole Winery

30 min

On Chaffeys Road, known for its Italianate gardens as much as its wines.
Kay Brothers Cellar Door & Winery

30 min

On Kays Road at Amery, where Herbert and Frederick Kay planted Block Six Shiraz on 18 July 1892 into sandy loam over limestone.
Chapel Hill Winery

30 min

Perched on the Seaview ridge with its landmark chapel cellar door, making benchmark Cabernet and Shiraz with firm savoury tannins.
Samuel's Gorge

30 min

Small-batch wines made in a restored 1853 building on Chaffeys Road, overlooking the Onkaparinga Gorge.
Yangarra Estate Vineyard

30 min

Out on McLaren Flat Road toward Kangarilla, working the elevated eastern sands that give Grenache its purity and fine-grained texture.
Bekkers Wine

30 min

On Seaview Road, a small producer drawing on the ancient sands and ironstone of the region's elevated eastern edge.
Pirramimma Winery

30 min

Founded after Alexander Johnston bought ninety-seven hectares of red earth outside the village in 1892; one of the region's oldest family-owned wineries.
Willunga

30 min

A heritage town of 1840s stone buildings, home to the Willunga Farmers Market every Saturday morning since 2003.
Port Willunga

30 min

The clifftop above the reef where the Danish barque Star of Greece ran aground in 1888 with the loss of eleven lives.
McLaren Vale Wine Region

30 min

On Main Road, the modern face of the Tintara estate where Thomas Hardy founded his wine empire in 1853.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Adelaide Adelaide, Australia See on map

These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.
Willunga Willunga, Australia See on map

These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.
McLaren Vale McLaren Vale, Australia See on map

These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.

End point

Adelaide Adelaide, Australia See on map

These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.
Willunga Willunga, Australia See on map

These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.
McLaren Vale McLaren Vale, Australia See on map

These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.

Using your ticket

Your Viator voucher contains a redemption code for the Wine Trails app.

1) Download the free Wine Trails app (App Store or Google Play).

2) Open it, create a free account, and tap Redeem Code.

3) Enter the code from this voucher to unlock the McLaren Vale tour.

4) On wifi, tap Download to save the audio and map to your phone BEFORE you travel.

5) The tour then plays automatically by GPS as you drive, with no signal needed. One purchase covers everyone in your vehicle and never expires.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
By giving your phone number you agree to receive up to 2 texts from Wine Trails about this booking (your tour link and a tour-day reminder)
Msg & data rates may apply. Msg frequency: max 2 texts per booking. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help
Before you travel: download the free Wine Trails app (iOS or Android) and create your account while you are on wifi
Unlock your region in the app: tap Redeem a booking or code, choose Booked online, then enter your Viator booking reference (starts with BR-) and the last name on the booking
Download your tour over wifi before you drive: coverage in wine country is patchy and the offline download keeps the narration playing
One booking unlocks McLaren Vale on your account for good: unlimited routes and tours, no expiry, no subscription