Tours for Two

Full Day from $110 per person

Guests are driven in a new luxury sedan by Jilly. Guests are given the choice of flexible private touring, door to door from their accommodation, showcasing the best of The Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Yalley.

11.30am pick up and a 4pm - 4.30pm drop off

Be driven through the villages of Olinda, Sassafras and Kalista to get a feel fro The Dandenong Ranges. Stop at Grants Picnic Ground to enjoy the natural surrounds and feed native birds

Lunch is at the award winning Wild Oak Restaurant for home made bread, choice of main course and glass of wine.

The tour can then be tailored to guests interest or choose one of the following:

Option A Tour and tasting of three small boutique wineries $145

Option B Two small wineries tour and tasting, Champagne tour of Chandon $145

Option C Tour and tasting at one boutique family run winery, Champagne tour at Chandon and Cheese tasting at Yarra Valley dairy $135

If guests would like to visit specific wineries, gardens, attraction there is no problem in tailoring the tour to suit. Prices are per person

To make an enquiry or booking please call Jilly 0431 970 522.

Drop off 4pm - 4.30pm

Wild about Produce

Full day $145 per person, including lunch and wine

Available 1st Saturday of each month (see tour dairy)

Let your personal tour guide drive you through the beautiful Dandenong Ranges and give you an insider tour of the best produce in the region. This is a full day tour which includes lunch and a glass of wine at the award winning Wild Oak Restaurant renowned for using only the finest local produce and native herbs and spices.

10 – 10.30am pick up

Kallista Produce Market – a fabulous local produce market in the pretty village of Kallista. The village also has a biodynamic food market, and Vintage cook book shop as well as lovely shops and a super deli and tea room who also sell home made produce and great take – out coffee! Enjoy the scenic route through Monbulk and Silvan area, an area renowned for its’ cherries and berries’ hydroponic strawberries, soft fruits and apples. Elmswood Estate – this family run boutique winery offers several reds and whites to be enjoyed at your private tasting. Grape varieties, methods and growing will all be explained in this very personal experience. Be driven through the state forest before lunch. Jilly with tell you about the beautiful region and some of its native wild life. Wild Oak Restaurant – lunch at the award winning Wild Oak, renowned for using only the finest local produce and native herbs and spices. Lunch is a main course and glass of red or white wine, from Elmswood Estate. Sassafras Village – Visit Tea Leaves shop. Home of more than 300 tea varieties and tea making paraphernalia. Visit The Coffee House, with fresh beans ground and blended to your taste. Olinda Village – Visit Olinda Cellars with hundreds of boutique wines and beers and Herbaceous Delicious selling fabulous herbs and spices and all manors off cooking paraphernalia and specialised cook wares.

Drop off to your pick up point at around 6pm.

Wild About Gardens

Half day $95 per person

Includes all garden entry fees and lunch with wine

Be driven through the beautiful Dandenong Ranges while your personal tour guides Jilly talks about native flora and fauna.

11am – 11.30 am pick up

William Ricketts Sanctuary – William Ricketts Sanctuary is a place of beauty and tranquility, due both to the natural setting and the mystical sculptures half hidden among ferns along the pathways. It is a place for quiet reflection and for contemplation of the essence of the vision of William Ricketts. Many travel across the world to visit this place time and time again. Wild Oak Restaurant – lunch at the award winning Wild Oak, renowned for using only the finest local produce and native herbs and spices. Lunch is a main course and glass of red or white wine, from Elmswood Estate. National Rhododendron Gardens - The National Rhododendron Gardens, of international reputation, are host to an unparalleled variety of brilliantly coloured blooms, mainly rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, cherries and daffodils. Be driven through the national forest, while Jilly tells you about Edna Walling's famous gardens in The Dandenong Ranges. Alfred Nicholas Gardens - The many linking paths through this garden take you beneath a canopy of the awesome mountain ash trees of the Dandenong Ranges. The garden was part of the historic Burnham Beeches Estate, home of Alfred Nicholas, developer of the Aspro formula. It is known for its extensive water features including waterfalls and an ornamental lake complete with boathouse.

Drop off to your pick up point at around 4pm.

Wild About The Dandenongs

Full Day $85 per person

Includes lunch with a glass of Yarra Valley wine, all park and sanctuary admission fees.

Your personal guide Jilly will take you on your personal tour highlighting some of the highlights of The Dandenong Ranges.

10 – 10.30am pick up

Sherbrooke Forest – feed the native birds, including Sulphur Crested Cockatoos, Rosellas and Galas. Jilly is happy to take photos of you during this unique experience. Jilly will take you on a short loop walk through the cool rain forest, talking about the native flora, fauna and native animals. Be driven through the forest on the unmade road to Silvan look out, boasting wonderful views from the mountain. Wild Oak Restaurant – lunch at the award winning Wild Oak, renowned for using only the finest local produce and native herbs and spices. Lunch is a main course and glass of red or white wine, from Elmswood Estate. Sky High – visit one of Victoria's most popular destinations. With a wonderful view over the Ranges and across to Port Phillip Bay, Sky High also has wonderful souvenirs and a maze. William Ricketts Sanctuary – William Ricketts Sanctuary is a place of beauty and tranquility, due both to the natural setting and the mystical sculptures half hidden among ferns along the pathways. It is a place for quiet reflection and for contemplation of the essence of the vision of William Ricketts. Many travel across the world to visit this place time and time again.

Drop off to your pick up point at around 3.30pm.

Wild about Boutique Wine

Half Day $125 per person.

This very personal tour takes you behind the scenes to three of the family run boutique wineries set away from the main tourist route. The tour includes wine tasting at all three wineries, lunch with a glass of red of white wine and a shared antipasto platter for afternoon nibbles.

11.30am - 12 noon pick up

Wild Oak Restaurant – lunch at the award winning Wild Oak, renowned for using only the finest local produce and native herbs and spices. Lunch is a main course and glass of red or white wine, from Elmswood Estate. Enjoy the scenic route through Monbulk and Silvan area, an area renowned for its’ cherries and berries’ hydroponics strawberries, soft fruits and apples. Elmswood Estate – this family run boutique winery offers several reds and whites to be enjoyed at your private tasting. Grape varities, methods and growing will all be explained in this very personal experience. Five Oaks – located among the lush, rolling hills on the southern side of the Yarra Valley. The vineyard slopes gently westward, overlooking cherry and stone fruit orchards, with Mt Dandenong in the background. Five Oaks specialises in Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot and Riesling wines. Seville Estate – 4pm enjoy a personal tour of this small family run vineyard. An antipasto and cheese platter to share made with the best fresh regional produce.

Be driven through the forest on the unmade road to R J Hammer Arboretum with its lovely views of the mountain to the Ranges.

Drop off to your pick up point at around 5.30pm.

Full day $145

Includes Mont De Lancy produce market 2nd Sat of each month

This very personal tour takes you to the famour Paddock to Plate produce market at Mont De Lancey historic home. Also go behind the scenes to three of the family run boutique wineries set away from the main tourist route. The tour includes wine tasting at all three wineries, lunch with a glass of red of white wine and a shared antipasto platter for afternoon nibbles.

10 - 10.30am pick up

Enjoy the scenic route through Monbulk and Silvan area, an area renowned for its’ cherries and berries’ hydroponics strawberries, soft fruits and apples. Mont De Lancey Produce Market - Paddock to plate, meet the best of the best in Yarra Valley produce and specialist regional Victorian products. Seasonal fruit & vegetables, wines, honeys and jams, chilli sauces, free range beef, farmed fish and rabbit. Lunch at Mont De Lancey. Elmswood Estate – this family run boutique winery offers several reds and whites to be enjoyed at your private tasting. Grape varities, methods and growing will all be explained in this very personal experience. Five Oaks – located among the lush, rolling hills on the southern side of the Yarra Valley. The vineyard slopes gently westward, overlooking cherry and stone fruit orchards, with Mt Dandenong in the background. Five Oaks specialises in Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot and Riesling wines. Seville Estate – 4pm enjoy a personal tour of this small family run vineyard. An antipasto and cheese platter to share made with the best fresh regional produce. Be driven through the forest on the unmade road to R J Hammer Arboretum with its lovely views off the mountain to the ranges.. Boasting wonderful view from the mountain

Drop off 5.30pm - 6pm