Atherton Tablelands Small-Group Food & Wine Tasting Tour from Port Douglas

Take in the amazing diverse scenery as we take little used roads and tracks to explore the Atherton Tablelands, meeting local producers and tasting a variety of unique flavours of the tropics.

Atherton Tablelands (Pass-by Only)

enjoy the diverse spectacular scenery

Rainforestation Nature Park

Our first stop is for an exclusive opportunity for breakfast. Set on the balcony of their Treehouse Restaurant we enjoy a delicious breakfast of tropical fruits (seasonal) wattle seed damper, a selection of tropical jams and local coffee and tea. After breakfast taste some unique liqueurs made on site at the Mountain Groves Distillery.

Next stop is Emerald Creek Ice creamery a family-owned business Positioned on 2.15ha on the Kennedy Highway between Mareeba and Kuranda. Their Ice-cream is made on-site in their factory using pure cream and full cream milk. Sorbets (dairy free, full fruit) also made on-site using local Tablelands fruit. This stop you will have a tasting cup of unique tropical flavours.

Humpy Nut World

Stop at ‘The Humpy’, the best place to go to for freshly harvested Atherton Tablelands produce straight from the growers. From vegetables to tropical fruits and hundreds of different varieties of nuts, dried fruits locally produced jams and sauces. Taste some seasonal fruits and many different flavours of hot local peanuts and macadamia nuts.

The Australian Platypus Park at Tarzali Lakes

Here we have a delicious lunch of Crocodile chorizo sausage rolls, Kangaroo skewers, smoked chicken and smoked Spanish Mackerel and salad. We sample Dragon fruit cider and Platypus local beer and wander down to see the Platypus playing in the lake.

Gallo DairyLand

Gallo Dairyland Head through the picturesque village of Yungaburra to a fully operational dairy farm spread across 1000 acres of rich red volcanic soil with handcrafted chocolates and a gourmet cheese factory. Here we sample a full cheese platter andTaste irresistible Swiss style filled chocolates that are a work of art. 

Mt. Uncle Distillery

Here we stop for a tasting of some award winning spirits and enjoy the beautiful gardens and friendly animals.

Julatten

Here we enter a Private property of 165 acres and we head down to the Platypus Hut where we relax on day beds or up at the bar and watch for Platypus in the creek. We sip on Queensland white and red wine and Great Northern beer and get to know each other a little better.