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Discover the best top things to do in Healesville, Australia including Wild Wombat Winery Tours, Pooches and Pinot, The Getaround Minibus, Yarra Valley Rides, Ripple Yarra Valley Massage Day Spa And Beauty, Piaf Day Spa, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Four Pillars Distillery, Watts River Brewing, Alchemy Distillers.
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1. Wild Wombat Winery Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 727 reviews
We are a Wine touring company that specialises in boutique tours to the Yarra Valley, Victoria. We are based in the Yarra Valley and have excellent knowledge with passionate guides to take you on a tour to remember.Our cool climate wines are some of the best in the world, so let us share them with you.Full daily public tours that anyone can join are a great way to see the area with a maximum of 11 people, or if you have a group of friends for an occasion we can look after you too, any size. We also offer Healesville Sanctuary Tours where you can get up close and personal with our local wildlife. Visit the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery. Or maybe you would like Farm Gate tour, and try all sorts of different fruits etc.
2. Pooches and Pinot
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 28 reviews
We take you AND your puppy dog on a brilliant private tour of the Yarra Valley's finest pup-friendly wineries, for wine tastings at cellar doors, beer & cider at breweries, gin at distilleries, lunch at restaurants and cafes where doggos are welcome, it's VIP all the way, just you, your pooch, Yarra Valley wines and your expert local guide - the pawfect combination!
3. The Getaround Minibus
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 10 reviews
The Getaround Minibus offers friendly, relaxed, private winery tours around the Yarra Valley. Essentially DIY, you provide the itinerary (happy to help with suggestions or recommendations) while we provide the bus, driver & very reasonable rates. Currently incorporating two minibuses seating 11 passengers each, we operate throughout the Yarra Valley. Predominantly winery tours based our other services provided include but are not limited to Wedding Transfers, Corporate Events, Local Transfers, Racedays & Rochford Events. Bookings can be made for all 7 days of the week subject to availability.
4. Yarra Valley Rides
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 65 reviews
We are a Wine touring and transfer company that specialises in boutique tours in the Yarra Valley, Victoria. We also offer wedding transfers and airport transfers. We are based in the Yarra Valley and have excellent knowledge with passionate guides to take you on a tour to remember. Our cool climate wines are some of the best in the world, so let us share them with you. We offer U pick tours which allows U to pick the wineries or we can make suggestions. Full day tours are the best way to see the area with a maximum of 11 people, or if you have a group of friends for an occasion we can look after you too, any size. We also have offer private tours on an hourly rate for 2 - 6 passengers. We are based in Healesville, but we offer a door 2 door pickup and drop off service in all suburbs including the CBD. We own a brand new B&B in the heart of Healesville where can offer guests in house wine tours and transfers
5. Ripple Yarra Valley Massage Day Spa And Beauty
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
Yarra Valley massage and day spa. Lush spa packages for men, women, couples, hens party, girls weekend and spa pamper days. Choose from a wide selection of styles including frangipani, blokes, deep tissue massage, remedial, hot stone massage, seashell relaxation massage or pregnancy massage. Full beauty services including manicure, pedicure and facial. Two therapists for couples massage, pamper party packages with teams of mobile massage therapists and beauticians. Manicures, pedicures and facials and complimentary spa treatments including exfoliation, body scrubs, facials and reflexology.
Reviewed By 11bellarainbow
such a great service. We have had many massages, these were some of the best. Sarah was lovely and a really good therapist. We booked ripple last minute for our girls weekend in Healesville and it ended up being the highlight. Would definitely book them again.
6. Piaf Day Spa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 144 reviews
Piaf Day Spa Healesville, Yarra Valley is situated approximately 1 hour from Melbourne. Set on 10 secluded acres of lush tree ferns & rainforest Piaf Day Spa Yarra Valley is located 5 mins from the Healesville township. Piaf Day Spa Yarra Valley specialises in massage, relaxation and luxury treatments for individuals, couples and small groups. Step into a magical world, surrounded by ancient rainforest ferns and tall peaceful gums in the Yarra Valley. Relax, refresh and rejuvenate as you experience luxurious facial, body and massage therapies in a tranquil environment where time stands still. Piaf Day Spa Yarra Valley - dreaming is just the beginning. Experience the ultimate Yarra Valley Pamper Packages in a tranquil rainforest location and luxury Yarra Valley Accommodation Packages with Day Spa Pamper Packages in the Yarra Valley.
Reviewed By I8817WPdonnaj
Monday, not always the favorite way to start a week unless you did what my best friend and I did and treated ourselves to an amazing Nourishment Rendezvous at PIAF SALON in Healesville. What a fantastic way to start our week with an amazing indulgent morning at Piaf. We felt like we had the entire beautiful rainforest/bush setting to ourselves, we even had the pleasure of the Lyre Birds outside our window! As we left the city behind and entered Coldstream and the mountainous views we started to slow down and relax from the busy Christmas season, we were even more amazed as we went further into the hills and enjoyed the fern trees and wildlife, ohhhhh... We were well impressed with the package we chose, we had a water lily facial with active botanicals for 1 hour, being in mind that we had just had an 1⁄2 hour heated spa in the treetops.. We then enjoyed a lotus hand treatment, followed by a lotus foot treatment, with an intensified eye treatment... which included a luxurious neck and shoulder rub followed by a hair and scalp massage.. How we ever got up I don’t know!! All in all a 3 and a half hour spoil. One thing I loved the most was that everywhere I looked both inside and out I was looking into the amazing tree life, the ferns, the trees, I just felt like I was lost in a scenic wonderland, although there were other guests we felt like we had the entire property to ourselves. The greeting we recieved and the beautiful therapists were absolutely wonderful, even a plastic bag to take our wet bathers home! Every detail was thought about, and oh yeh the best was still coming, after a morning of total indulgence one gets hungry.. We came out from our treatments and found, tea, water, bubbles and the most beautiful grazing spread before us, mmmm, and no hurry what so ever to hurry on, we did not want to hurry along, infact we did not want to go home. We/ I would highly recommend a morning or afternoon at Piaf, the management could not have cared for us any better and we cannot wait to go again. ENJOY
7. TarraWarra Museum of Art
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 165 reviews
TarraWarra Museum of Art will reopen to the public on 28 November with 'Looking Glass: Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce'. Tickets now on sale via twma.com.au. We can't wait to welcome you back! TarraWarra Museum of Art is located in the beautiful Yarra Valley region, just one hour's drive from Melbourne. Throughout each year the Museum presents seasonally changing exhibitions within an award-winning building set in the rolling hills of the natural landscape. Since opening in 2003, the Museum has become recognised as a cultural jewel of the Yarra Valley, providing visitors with an enjoyable and inspiring experience which combines stunning architecture with the very best of Australian and international modern and contemporary art.
Reviewed By flanaganz - Auckland, New Zealand
A beautiful setting for a museum of art. It is set in the TarraWarra vineyard area, which is a working vineyard. There are also large outdoor art installations on the grounds. The exhibition we saw was The Art of Robert Klippel. It was well presented and thoughtful. There was a wide range of his pieces across many years of his life. Accompanying this was quality merchandise. You can combine a visit to the museum with wine tasting, a light meal or a more formal meal in the vineyard restaurant.
8. Four Pillars Distillery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 518 reviews
This former timber yard has been transformed into a fully functioning gin distillery over 700 square metres, featuring our two German sister-stills Wilma and Jude, (and soon their miniature sister Eileen) and a new hospitality space showcasing the many facets of gin. At the Distillery Door you'll find all styles of Four Pillars Gins for tasting and sale, a long copper bar serving paddles of G&T three ways, design-your-own Negronis, Ginger Mules (gin and ginger beer), really good nuts and olives, gin-steamed marmalade on toast, great coffee and even beer and wine if you ask real nice. We have seating both inside and out and also regularly host masterclasses run by our distiller and Healesville local, Cameron Mackenzie, the heart and soul of Four Pillars Gin. Details of our next masterclasses and events are always available on our Facebook page and on our website. Four Pillars Gin launched in December 2013 and has gone on to win a swag of awards at home and around the globe.
Reviewed By wat2w - North Perth, Australia
Four pillars was the first stop for us on our day trip to Healesville. We each chose to try the tasting paddles, which came with a tonic water mixer and matching garnishes. The waitresses were very well educated on their products, giving us a run down on each one before we tasted. We also received a special extra tasting of the Christmas gin! We fell in love with the ‘bloody Shiraz’, a surprisingly refreshing gin with a touch of tonic water. The cheese board was a nice little accompaniment, overall a fantastic experience and great distillery!
9. Watts River Brewing
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 37 reviews
Independent, mad keen brewers, passionate about great beer. Come and let us pour you a beer at the cellar door while we enjoy the view of the shiny stainless steel of the brewhouse. Now also serving pizza. Based in Healesville, at the heart of the Yarra Valley.
Reviewed By 372narellem
We visited Watts River Brewing for the first time because we had won a beer tasting there (by completing a survey after the Hop Fest event late last year, where we first tried their beers). I rarely drink beer but even I enjoyed the tasting. My husband thought the beers were excellent and that they had a very good range. Aaron ran a great tasting experience and was very generous - going beyond the prize package to offer us additional drinks and food. The brewery has a relaxed, informal atmosphere with tables and chairs where visitors can enjoy the beers and some food. We'd recommend visiting Watts River Brewing - you can even reach it in a couple of hours by public transport from Melbourne (bring a backpack to carry some purchases home!).
10. Alchemy Distillers
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 24 reviews
Alchemy Distillers is a small batch distillery with a focus on creating world class whiskies. But we haven't stopped there! We do gin and vodka too! Located in the main street of Healesville, in the middle of the Yarra Valley.
Reviewed By Haggis_Supper - Melbourne, Australia
On a tour of the Yarra Valley we had intended to visit Four Pillars but our driver suggested Alchemy as an alternative. As we’d all previously been to Four Pillars we agreed to give Alchemy a try - and what a good choice it proved to be. We arrived at 11am just as they opened so we had the place to ourselves. The delightful Julia entertained us with her knowledge and passion and gave us a vodka, a citrus vodka and finally the chamomile gin to taste. I’m not a vodka drinker, indeed I haven’t had a vodka in almost 30 years but I have to say these were smooth and tasty. No strong burning aftertaste. Actually enjoyable ! Clearly vodka making has moved on considerably since I was a teenagers. I’m also not a fan of chamomile so hadn’t been too keen to try the gin but the 14 botanicals in the gin offered many different flavours and the chamomile was very subtle. The gin was fantastic - so much so that we bought a bottle and a Capi tonic, water, with a grapefruit thrown in for free. With only three drinks to try you won’t be here too long - we were probably in/out in 20 minutes. It’s a very different experience to Four Pillars, which has become a massive tourist draw and therefore insanely busy. If time permits, I’d recommend visiting both. Tastings are $10 and redeemable with any bottle purchased.
