Food & Drink Tours in Perth

Food and drink tours in Perth centre on the Swan Valley, with full-day winery tours by coach or river cruise, wine classes at Upper Reach Winery in Baskerville, and a sparkling high tea at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle. Browse every winery tour and class under Perth wine tasting and winery tours, or head back to things to do in Perth.

Swan Valley food and drink tours from Perth

Full-day Swan Valley tours pack wine, beer, cheese and chocolate into one day, and they differ in how you get there. The Swan Valley Wineries Full Day Tour is a coach tour with pick-ups at Barrack Street at 9.45am, Crown Casino Burswood at 10am and the Swan Valley Visitor Centre at 10.25am. Lunch is at Homestead Brewery with a complimentary glass of wine, beer or cider, followed by a cheeseboard, a beer sample at a boutique award-winning microbrewery and a chocolate tasting. The tour returns about 5pm.

The Swan Valley Wineries Full Day Tour with Morning Cruise replaces the first stretch with a 2-hour river cruise from Barrack Street Jetty, boarding from 10.15am for a 10.30am departure. There is wine tasting on the way, a shared platter lunch with wine on board, then a coach through the valley with winery visits, a microbrewery stop and a chocolate tasting at Whistler's Chocolate Company. It also returns about 5pm. Dietary requirements need to be advised when you book.

Wine classes and winery visits at Upper Reach

Upper Reach Winery is at 77 Memorial Avenue in Baskerville, a 40-minute drive from Perth, and its experiences take place at the winery itself. Booking one means getting yourself there, because no pick-up is listed.

The Upper Reach winery tour and tasting for two is a 60-minute walk through the vineyard and working winery, sipping wines straight from the tanks. Adding lunch gives the winery tour with a two-course lunch for two, with views over the vineyard and dessert wines at the Cellar Door to finish. That one runs Monday to Saturday by appointment, with a day's notice.

The classes are more hands-on. The Wine 101 class with a two-course lunch for two is a 90-minute class in the barrel room on varieties, ageing and how oak barrels shape flavour. The Swan Valley wine education class with tastings for two covers the same ground in a 1-hour structured tasting. Both give you tasting notes to take home.

Sparkling high tea in Fremantle

The Esplanade Hotel Fremantle sparkling high tea for two runs on Sundays from 2pm to 4pm at the Harbour Master Restaurant on Marine Terrace. The menu includes chocolate brownies, passionfruit melting moments, freshly baked scones, spinach and pumpkin tartlets and more, with a bottle of Australian sparkling wine and unlimited Seven Seas tea. The dress code is smart casual.

Choosing a food and drink experience in Perth

The full-day tours include the transport, so nobody has to drive between wineries. Upper Reach suits a shorter outing: a tour with lunch, or a 1-hour class on its own. Fremantle's high tea fits a Sunday afternoon.

For lunch or dinner on the Swan River, look under Perth cruises, where dining cruises sit alongside the sightseeing trips.

Frequently asked questions

What food and drink tours can you do in Perth?

Food and drink tours in Perth include full-day Swan Valley tours by coach or river cruise, winery tours and wine classes at Upper Reach Winery in Baskerville, and a Sunday sparkling high tea at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle.

How far is the Swan Valley from Perth?

Upper Reach Winery in the Swan Valley is a 40-minute drive from Perth. The full-day Swan Valley tours collect passengers from Barrack Street, Crown Casino Burswood or the Swan Valley Visitor Centre.

Do the Swan Valley tours from Perth include lunch?

Yes. The Swan Valley Wineries Full Day Tour includes lunch at Homestead Brewery with a complimentary glass, and the morning cruise version includes a shared platter lunch with wine on board.

When is the high tea at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle?

The Esplanade Hotel Fremantle sparkling high tea runs on Sundays from 2pm to 4pm and includes a bottle of Australian sparkling wine and unlimited tea.

Can children go to Upper Reach Winery?

Children can visit Upper Reach Winery but must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times because it is a working winery. People under 18 are not served alcohol.

Can dietary requirements be catered for on Perth food and drink tours?

Dietary requirements must be advised when you book the Swan Valley tours. For the Upper Reach winery tour with lunch, gluten free and vegetarian options are available.

Each of these has its own days, start times and booking notice on the product page, so check those before you lock in a date for your Perth food and drink day.