A well organised self guided tour matched with good equipment and back up. Great accommodation with lunch and dinner venues organised along the way. Such fun!

Excellent leader in Kathleen. Normally, on such trips, there’s a guide a driver and a mechanic: Kathleen did all three and was attentive and helpful throughout. Generally food and accommodation excellent, only exception regarding accommodation was the Manna Hotel in Hahndorf: room needed a clean, which Kathleen arranged. Also, reception closed in the early evening. Tastings very good, only upset was at Taylor’s, where it seems the tasting was included but we didn’t find out until it was too late for those who had opted not to pay. Those who did opt to pay were not charged. The tasting list we paid for included’2022 St Andrews Chardonnay’ but we were given the estate Chardonnay instead, and to add insult to injury, this was justified by some waffle about it them not wanting to open another case because they’re a sustainable winery. Overall an excellent trip. Thank you and especially thank you Kathleen.

Great day! Highly recommend this tour. Annette was great and very helpful. Great value for money and the local cuisine was delicious. Don’t hesitate. Book now!

Brilliantly organised trip, easy ebikes with basket/panier/ lock/helmet to cycle around your designated wineries for 'included tastings & lunch'. Upgraded to 'comfy accom' option at Parklands Resort located right on a cheese tasting place & walked 20mins to town for 2nd dinner at Mudgee Brewery. A great 2nt/ 3 day stay!

Guided "Tour de South Australia vineyards" - we thoroughly enjoyed the 5 day tour: easy cycling on rail trails and bike paths, punctuated by interesting stops (wine tasting at historic vineyards, places of interest and plenty of coffee stops). We had a fantastic guide from Tour de Vines that meant that daily logistics were smooth with diffrent options each day discussed. Great accommodation, great hospitality everywhere we stopped, great bikes and weather.

High end accomodation and restaurants. Lots of wine tasting. Would have liked a little more riding and less imbibing. Well looked after. Beautiful part of the world...trees , gardens, etc. E-bikes were great, but all reasonably flat rail trails, and fairly short distances between stops.

Had an absolute fantastic time on the cycle tour. We rode the Beechworth to Bright tour and it was amazing! Food was fantastic and the views were beautiful. What a way to see the countryside. Annette was wonderful and nothing was any trouble.

We had an amazing self guided cycling trip. We cycled from Beechworth to Harrietville. Everything was fantastic the e-bikes were excellent, arranged accommodation clean and located close to everything we needed, pre booked restaurants, food was delicious with great options. We would absolutely recommend this self guided cycle trip. Also support from Annette and Bernard was excellent. We are planning our next tour de vines tour. Rhonda, September 2024

Not worth the cost of the tour. Few inclusions were missing from our tour. ‘Guided instructions’ included a map available for download from VIC tourism website - suggest to plan your own tour instead and rent bikes from one of the local businesses in town

We did the Great Victorian Rail Trail from Mansfield to Tallarook, with ebikes supplied by Tour de Vines. They organised accommodation along the way, at Bonnie Doon, Alexandra, and Yea, and took us back to Mansfield at the end of the trip. Everything was wonderful, such beautiful scenery in country Victoria. Being a rail trail, we didn't need the ebike motor much, but got a great kick of power for the few occasions when we did! Bernard was a great host, and kept in touch throughout the trip, and even met up with us on the last day when we had a few technical issues. Thanks, Tour de Vines!!

Fantastic trip well organised by Damian and crew, made us feel like family! Lovely scenery at a very friendly pace (with E-bikes if desired too!) made for a very relaxing trip. Very knowledgeable local guide (Charlie) pointing out the many wine and foodie stops! Would highly recommend, and planning to try one of the many other cycle trips Tour De Vines offers

After our previous superb trip with Tour de Vines, we had to do another tour! This is our 3rd cycling trip. We did the South Australia Vineyards tour (with Tour de Vines) last year, and also the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (which we did self guided). This is probably our favourite cycling tour (so far). Damian (the boss) was our guide, and he was fantastic. He was knowledgeable about the history of the area and the rail trail, and his commentary was mixed with witticism and humour. The ride itself was leisurely (no more than about 50km a day), but importantly there was no rush or pressure to ride. There were plenty of photo stops, pauses for history lessons (eg Ned Kelly, Hume and Hovell), and time for leisurely lunches. If we wanted to stop for photos, no problems. A bit late for lunch, no worries, we're on holidays. If some people want to ride extra and others want to bus back, no problems. Damian was very accommodating, and nothing was ever a problem. The accommodation was luxury, from historic B&Bs to hilltop villas with stunning views. Lunches and dinners were superb (eg platter lunch with 9-wine tasting, 4 course dinner!). Although there was wine tasting on most days with the lunches, the emphasis was not on wine (not to the extent of the SA vineyard trip). Probably the best part of the tour for us was the views, especially all the spectacular autumn colours when we went. Time to plan for another Tour de Vines trip, maybe overseas this time.

If you want to have your expectations exceeded then I suggest booking a TOUR DE VINES self guided Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail tour from Beechworth to Bright with an extension to Harrietville. Guided option is available but not necessary. Six of us have just returned from this trip and the general consensus is "when are we going again?" It was super well organised, with healthy cuisine which was "delish." The whole trip was approx 170kms including side trips. Excellent scenery with a flat to undulating track which was not difficult to traverse and navigate. The two and a half day self guided trip option with our own bikes gave us plenty of freedom to progress at our own pace. Tour De Vines are all over this adventure in terms of organisation, quality and professionalism. Suggest doing the trip in early May as the Autumn colour and weather is spectacular. A FEW TIPS - take a light mountain bike however it can be done on a road bike; Mt. Buffalo. (52kms return) is a scenic but difficult side trip. Suggest doing the extension track out to Harrietville following the Ovens River. Ride out on the track and ten return via the road if short on time. Take time to ride around towns before moving on. Daily temps were 3-19 deg C. (early May). The Beechworth Bakery in Bright is a must. Peppo's Pumpkin Seed facility is worth a visit. Quality of accommodation is very good. The track is paved all the way from Beechworth to Harrietville. Tour De Vines will collect your purchases from along the way and have them ready for you to collect and the end of the trip. Enjoy!

Excellent trip. Very well organised by Tour de Vine Crew. The accommodation was good and easy to find, luggage transfers went without a hitch The tour included a number of breakfasts, lunches & dinners all of which were of excellent standard.

What an amazing holiday with Tour De Vines. So well organised and such friendly staff. We did an extra day in Bright with a trip to Harrietville. So glad we did as it was an amazing addition. We could not speak highly enough about the whole Tour De Vine experience. We will certainly be coming back for more. We picked the most stunning weather with the Autumn colours being at their most spectactular peak. Michael was our “go to” person from the time we started the trip in Beechworth and he was so good explaining everything about the journey we were about to undertake. He regularly stayed in touch with us at each of our overnight stops. The electric bikes which were given were in great condition and performed really well. The choice of accomodation and the cafes, wineries and restaurants were all great and just enhanced the whole of our experience. I am 79 years old and my wife is 74. I would thoroughly recommend TourDeVines to anyone contemplating an outdoor riding experience even people our age if they have a reasonable level of fitness.