Where to Go: the 7 Best Chocolate Tastings in Australia

1.Swan Valley Tour from Perth: Wine, Beer and Chocolate Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 204 reviews · from $68Our pick

Spend up to eight hours sampling Swan Valley wines, local beer, cheese, chocolate and regional produce. Full-day bookings add lunch at Homestead Brewery, while half-day visits focus on tastings. Guides such as Keith, Kim, Lucy and Peter are known for useful local facts and friendly service. The tour is limited to 23 people and starts and ends in central Perth.

“It was delighted! Every single wine or beer or chocolate was amazing! The guide was so charismatic and we really enjoy all the experience!”

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2.Hunter Valley All Inclusive, Wine, Chocolate Tasting and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 25 reviews · from $131

Leave central Sydney at 7:00 am for a full day in the Hunter Valley. Taste wines at Sobels and Drayton’s, visit 4 Pines at the Farm for lunch, browse Hunter Valley Gardens Village, and finish with chocolate at Peterson House. Guides such as Emma, Alan, and Karen have helped make the long day friendly and informative.

“Emma was very good Three wineries, well two plus a brewery Sobels winery was mediocre at best, the serving person was just a wine pourer, no factual information about the wines and advised every one poured that they sell boxes of that Read more”

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3.Yarra Valley Wine Tour inc lunch with a glass of wine, tastings and chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 11 reviews · from $125

Spend 6 to 8 hours in the Yarra Valley with a professional driver, tasting wines at four wineries, visiting Dame Nellie Melba’s former home, and enjoying a two-course lunch with wine at Rochford. Selected Melbourne CBD hotel pickup, snacks, and chocolate tastings are included. Guide Dane has been praised for keeping the day well organized.

“Over with my husband from Scotland to visit my daughter and a 2 friends, we had a great day out, Dane was great keeping us well informed about our day”

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4.Chocolate and wine tasting tour in the Yarra Valley.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $63Best value

Join Adrian of Melbourne Valley Wine Tours for a 7.5-hour Yarra Valley outing from Melbourne. Taste more than 10 wines at St Huberts, Soumah and Greenstone, visit the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie, and see Aboriginal art in an underground gallery. Transport, tastings, water and chocolate samples are included. Lunch is bought separately.

“As someone who lives in Melbourne, I wanted to experience what Yarra valley has to offer and the Yarra Valley Wine Tasting Freedom Lunch and Chocolate with Adrian was the best way to do it! From start to finish, everything was absolutRead more”

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5.Richmond: Chocolate Factory Discovery with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · 1h 30m · from $67

Meet Kate and the small Federation Chocolate team near Richmond for a 90-minute look behind the scenes. You will learn how ethically sourced cacao becomes handmade chocolate, taste fresh vats, offcuts, local flavours, and pre-release creations, then enjoy hot chocolate, tea, or coffee. Groups stay small, and the facility is wheelchair accessible.

“Very informative we had one on one experience, the chocolate was delicious. Maybe a little expensive for what it is, but we had an interesting time.”

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6.Luxury Hunter Valley Tour: 3 Tastings, Gin, Lunch & Chocolatier

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $171Top rated

Join Coast to Cork guide Daniel for a six-hour Hunter Valley outing limited to 11 people. Visit Krinklewood, Tinonee’s 1813 cellar door and Keith Tulloch Wine, with three tastings, optional gin, an artisan chocolatier stop and hotel pickup. Lunch is available at Café CouCou for $40, paid locally.

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7.Wine and Chocolate tasting tour.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 7h 30m · from $70

Join Adrian of Melbourne Valley Wine Tours for a 7.5-hour Yarra Valley outing from central Melbourne. Visit three winery stops, taste more than 10 wines, pause for your own lunch at St Huberts Estate, see an Aboriginal art gallery, and finish at the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie. Transport, tastings, and city pickup are included.

“i did this wine tasting tour solo and had such a great time. adrian was a fantastic host; friendly, knowledgeable, and made everyone feel comfortable right from the start. we visited four beautiful wineries plus a chocolaterie, which was a perfect little treat at the end. well-paced, relaxed, and totally worth it. would definitely recommend, even if you are going solo! :)”

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