Bushtucker River & Wine Tours

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Bushtucker River & Wine Tours

Margaret River wine, food, and river adventure — guided by Helen Lee since 1990.

Capacity

Up to 20

Languages

English

Packages

1 on offer

The Narrative

Bushtucker River & Wine Tours has been running in Margaret River since 1990, founded and guided by Helen Lee — a West Australian with a background in Anthropology, Botany and Teaching who has spent three decades weaving the region's natural history, indigenous heritage, and world-class wine into something genuinely educational and deeply fun.

The Bushtucker Great Wine, Food and Forest Tour departs at 10am and runs to 5pm: four wineries, one distillery, and a brewery across the day, plus visits to the local cheese and charcuterie producers that make the Margaret River region one of Australia's finest food-and-wine destinations in the same breath. The itinerary moves at a pace that allows for real conversations with winemakers, tastings that go beyond the poured list, and a winery lunch that Helen has refined over decades. Groups travel in comfortable mini-coaches with 13–20 fellow travellers from around Australia and the world.

The wine touring sits alongside another Bushtucker signature: the Cave Canoe Tour on the Margaret River itself, where guests paddle eco-canoes through forest, wildflowers, and crystal waters while Helen guides them through the river's 60,000-year geological history and demonstrates native plant medicines and bush foods. Both tours are available 364 days of the year and can be booked separately or combined.

The winery tour picks up from Busselton, Dunsborough, and Margaret River, making it accessible from most of the Margaret River region's accommodation hubs. Helen's three decades of local knowledge, combined with genuine storytelling and a clear passion for Western Australia's south-west, set Bushtucker apart from newer operators in the region.

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· Day tour · Wine, beer & bushtucker

Margaret River Winery & Brewery Tour

Six stops, around 40 tastings, wine, beer and bushtucker — a full Margaret River day.

About this tour

Pickup is around 10:30am and the tour runs 11am–5pm, taking in six Margaret River attractions: wineries, a distillery, a craft brewery and chocolate makers, with roughly 40 tastings of wine, beer, spirits and bushtucker across the day.

Lunch is your choice on booking — the famous Winery Wildfood luncheon or a Brewery menu lunch. Vegetarian and vegan diets are well catered for.

After lunch: chocolate and foodie tastings with optional ice cream, coffee or hot chocolate, then the day finishes with a craft-brewery tasting. A qualified guide travels with the group, and all tastings are pre-booked.

Operated by Bushtucker Tours, who have run Margaret River day tours for 30 years. Free pickup from all hotels in Busselton, Dunsborough and Margaret River; Bunbury pickups on enquiry.

What's included

  • Door-to-door pickup from Busselton, Dunsborough or Margaret River accommodation (Bunbury on enquiry)
  • Six attractions — wineries, a distillery, a craft brewery and chocolate makers
  • Around 40 tastings of wine, beer, spirits and bushtucker through the day
  • Lunch included — choice of Winery Wildfood or Brewery menu
  • Chocolate and foodie tastings (optional ice cream, coffee or hot chocolate)
  • Air-conditioned 8–20 passenger coach
  • Qualified guide; all tastings pre-booked

Not included

  • Additional purchases at producers and cellar doors

Best for

CouplesGroupsFoodiesWine & beer lovers
  1. 10:30

    Pickup

    Collection from Margaret River, Dunsborough or Busselton accommodation

  2. 11:00

    First winery

    Cellar-door tasting with the guide

  3. 12:15

    Second winery / producer

    Cellar-door tasting

  4. 13:15

    Lunch

    Winery Wildfood luncheon OR Brewery menu (chosen on booking)

  5. 14:30

    Chocolate maker

    Chocolate and foodie tastings; optional ice cream, coffee or hot chocolate

  6. 15:15

    Distillery

    Spirit tastings

  7. 16:15

    Craft brewery

    Beer tastings to finish the day

  8. 17:00

    Return

    Drop-off at your accommodation

From AUD $170

Margaret River Winery & Brewery Tour

Good to know

Frequently asked

What makes Bushtucker Tours different from other Margaret River wine tour operators?
Bushtucker Tours has been operating since 1990 and is guided by Helen Lee, an anthropologist and botanist with decades of local knowledge. The tours go beyond standard cellar door visits to incorporate the region's natural history, indigenous heritage, native plants, and gourmet local produce into the day's storytelling.
Can I do the wine tour and the canoe tour on the same day?
The Bushtucker Winery & Brewery Tour and the Cave Canoe Tour on the Margaret River are separate experiences that can each be booked independently or combined across your stay. Contact Bushtucker Tours directly to discuss availability and the best way to fit both into your schedule.
Where does the Bushtucker wine tour pick up from?
The Bushtucker Great Wine, Food and Forest Tour picks up from Busselton, Dunsborough, and Margaret River, covering the main accommodation areas in the Margaret River region. The tour runs 364 days of the year, departing at 10am and returning around 5pm.