Hunter Valley Yulefest & Golf Tour
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Days:
5 Days
Activity:
4. Adventurous
Location:
HUNTER VALLEY
Transport:
Drive
Tour description
Tour dates: 29th June – 3rd July, 2026
Enjoy a five-day all-inclusive escape combining championship golf, regional flavours and festive winter cheer in the heart of the Hunter Valley. Travel in comfort from Sydney by luxury coach, with scenic stops, heritage towns and relaxed dining setting the tone from day one.
Golfers will play three outstanding courses — The Vintage, Cypress Lakes and Kooindah Waters — while non-golfers enjoy curated experiences including guided art tours, hands-on cooking, heritage attractions and coastal sightseeing. Shared experiences bring the group together for wine and cheese tastings, distillery visits, stud farm touring and memorable regional dining.
A highlight of the journey is a traditional Christmas Yulefest Dinner, complete with winter warmth and festive atmosphere. With quality accommodation, all meals included and a perfect blend of golf, culture and indulgence, this tour offers a relaxed and rewarding Hunter Valley experience from start to finish.
Itinerary
Depart Sydney aboard your luxury coach through the Hawkesbury highlands. Stop for morning tea at Mangrove Creek Dam. Continue to Morpeth for a guided tour of the historic village, followed by lunch at the Commercial Hotel. Travel into the Hunter Valley and check in at Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens. Enjoy a Welcome Dinner at Elements Bar & Dining.
Accommodation: Mecure Hunter Valley
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Golfers: Play The Vintage Golf Club. Carts and a pack lunch included.
Non-Golfers: Guided Kurri Kurri Murals Tour, including morning tea and lunch in Kurri Kurri.
All Guests: Wine & cheese pairing at Tulloch Wines, followed by a visit to Hunter Valley Cheese Co.
Evening drink on the terrace and dinner at Muse Kitchen.
Accommodation: Mecure Hunter Valley
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Golfers: Play Cypress Lakes Golf & Country Club. Carts and pack lunch included.
Non-Golfers: Hands-on cooking masterclass at Majors Lane Cooking School, followed by a shared lunch and a glass of Semillon.
Afternoon (All): Private tour of a thoroughbred stud farm.
Evening Yulefest dinner at the Mercure Hotel with a Christmas Feast and opportunity to enjoy the log fire and cheer
Accommodation: Mecure Hunter Valley
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Visit the Singleton Infantry Museum. Lunch at Taste of the Country. Afternoon visit to First Creek Wines for a guided tour and tasting, then Hunter Distillery for spirit tastings. Farewell Dinner at The Gates Restaurant.
Accommodation: Mecure Hunter Valley
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Golfers: Final round at Kooindah Waters Golf Club (Central Coast). Carts and pack lunch included.
Non-Golfers: Coach guided coastal tour including Norah Head Lighthouse, then time at The Entrance.
All Guests: Return drive to Sydney
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Location
HUNTER VALLEY
Activity Levels
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1. Easy
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2. Moderate
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3. Active Moderate
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4. Adventurous
Testimonials
Dear John and Kerry, Debbie and Steve, thank you all so much at On Course Tours for the hugely successful and absolutely wonderful trip to South Australia. Tricia and I loved every moment and were amazed and delighted by how much South Australia has to offer in so very many ways, food especially and of course very many superb wines and wineries – topped off, as John rightly said, by Max’s selection of a delightful crowd of good club friends! John, you and On Course Tours are certainly a class act. You always try very hard, and you succeed, in going that ‘extra mile’. We could not have had better service, right from being picked up at the gate by Kerry, then enjoying your nearly 4,000km of safe, always careful but wonderfully exploratory driving, your delicious picnic provisioning, your excellent selection of accommodation and eateries and your very broad knowledge of all we saw, right thorough to being delivered safely home last night. With our best wishes and so many thanks to you all at On Course Tours for another truly wonderful holiday. We look forward with keen anticipation to the next!
Tricia and Martin
Dear, Sir/Madam, I’ve recently returned from your Bright Autumn tour and was delighted to experience this. As usual, I speak highly of “On Course Tours” and I especially give appraisal to your tour leader named, John. He presented professionally, drove the bus in the same manner. He was always respectful, and very thoughtful, towards all his passengers. Thank you for a well organised tour.
