Tours

Bathurst tours on Experience Oz head to Orange, about an hour's drive away, where vineyards, Mount Canobolas and Lake Canobolas make the backdrop. You can tour by luxury trike or by minibus, with tastings, multi-course meals and a cheese platter along the way. Staying in town instead? The things to do in Bathurst cover Mount Panorama and more.

Wine tours near Bathurst: a private tasting in Orange

The Private Wine Tasting Tour in Orange visits three acclaimed wineries by luxury minibus, with cellar door charges and a complimentary cheese platter included. It departs at 9.30am from Byng Street in Orange and returns at 3pm, a 5.5-hour tour with pick-up and drop-off from accommodation within the Orange city limits.

Transport is sorted, so nobody draws the short straw as designated driver.

Half-day trike winery tours through the Towac Valley

Orange Trike Tours runs its winery tours on a German-made Boom Mustang trike and collects you from your Orange accommodation. The Orange Luxury Trike Winery Tour is a half-day trip with a private trike tour of the Towac Valley, a guided tasting of seven wines with canapes at Swinging Bridge, a sparkling masterclass at Printhie Wines, a tasting of the Swift Sparkling range and a four-course meal with paired wine at Printhie Dining.

The Orange Winery Trike Tour & Gourmet Picnic swaps the sit-down meal for a Printhie Wines picnic hamper and wine among the vineyards. It keeps the Swinging Bridge tasting with canapes and adds a sightseeing loop around the Towac Valley and Lake Canobolas.

Two-day food and wine trike tour of Orange

The Orange Wine and Food Luxury Trike Tour stretches the same idea over two days. Across them you get a private tasting and guided tour at Printhie Wines, a four-course degustation at Printhie Dining, a guided tour of Swinging Bridge, a five-course meal with paired wines at the Swinging Bridge cellar door and a 2-hour private tour of the Orange region.

Hotel transfers run on both days, and you arrange your own accommodation in Orange.

Scenic trike rides around Mount Canobolas and Lake Canobolas

If the cellar door isn't the main event, the Scenic Trike Tour of Orange is a ride with a local guide past heritage landmarks, around Lake Canobolas and the Towac Valley, and up to the summit of Mount Canobolas for the view. You choose a 1 or 2-hour tour, with sessions starting at 9am or 11am, and the route can lean towards history, nature or something more adventurous.

Helmets, gloves and a Bluetooth in-helmet intercom are supplied, so you can chat with your guide as you ride. Pick-up is from accommodation within the Orange town boundary, or you can meet your guide at the Orange Visitors Centre on Byng Street.

Choosing an Orange tour from Bathurst

The mini bus tour suits a morning and early afternoon of tastings across three wineries. The half-day trike tours add open-air sightseeing, and the choice between them comes down to a picnic hamper or a four-course meal at Printhie Dining. The 2-day trike tour makes sense with a night or two in Orange, since transfers run on both days. The scenic ride is the shortest and the one built around the road rather than the cellar door.

Orange is about an hour's drive from Bathurst, and pick-ups cover Orange accommodation, so a tour from Bathurst starts with getting to Orange. A tour day slots neatly into a longer stay, with Mount Panorama and the town's museums covered on the Bathurst things to do page.

Frequently asked questions

Do Bathurst tours on Experience Oz pick up from Bathurst?

No. The Bathurst tours on Experience Oz run in Orange, about an hour's drive from Bathurst, and pick-ups cover accommodation in Orange, so you travel to Orange first.

What is included in the Private Wine Tasting Tour in Orange?

The Private Wine Tasting Tour in Orange includes cellar door charges, a complimentary cheese platter and luxury mini bus transport, with pick-up and drop-off from accommodation within the Orange city limits.

What should I wear on an Orange trike tour?

Enclosed shoes are required on the Orange Trike Tours winery tours. On the Scenic Trike Tour of Orange, helmets and gloves are supplied and a hat, sunglasses and a camera are worth bringing.

Can children join the Scenic Trike Tour of Orange?

Participants on the Scenic Trike Tour of Orange must be over 8 years of age, as stated on the product page.

What happens if the weather turns on a trike tour?

Orange trike tours are weather-dependent. The experience provider notifies you as soon as possible if a tour needs to be rescheduled.

Local tip: staying in Bathurst? The private wine tasting tour leaves Orange at 9.30am, so a night in Orange the evening before makes for an easy start.

Pick your Orange tour above, choose a day that suits, and let the vineyards and Mount Canobolas do the rest. For more to do around town, browse Bathurst activities. All good days are waiting.