McLaren Vale Experiences
Make Your Stay Special with a McLaren Vale Experience
Indulge your senses and have an adventure! Check out some of the fantastic experiences in the McLaren Vale wine region and Fleurieu Peninsula that you may like to book while staying at Mulberry Lodge Luxury Country Retreat. We'll be very happy to help make any arrangements on your behalf so that all you have to do is turn up and everything will be ready for you or perhaps look at one of our experience loaded Packages. Alternatively follow the highlighted and underlined links to the websites to make direct bookings. Remember to mention Mulberry Lodge.
Cycle or Walk the Shiraz Trail
Take out the Mulberry Lodge bikes, and cycle the Shiraz Trail. The Shiraz Trail runs from the quaint village of Willunga, Join the Trail from the Mulberry Lodge paddock and cycle or walk along the trail through the vineyards of Mclaren Vale. There are a number of Cellar Doors easily accessible from the Trail along with some great lunch options. For those that wish to enjoy more of the Trail it extends further north to the Onkaparinga river, to Hackham, Old Reynella and Hallett Cove before finally finishing at Marino Rocks. The flat, straight bitumen path is suitable for families, cyclists and walkers and is part of the larger 37km 'coast to vines' rail trail.
Cycle the Shiraz Trail from Mulberry Lodge
Helicopter Tours of the McLaren Vale Wine Region with Helivista
Unique heli-tourism experiences. Regardless of your choice of destination the sheer convenience and luxury of travelling by helicopter adds an unforgettable third dimension to your travel experience. Helivista Helicopters is based in Willunga and will pick up from Mulberry Lodge. Take a helicopter tour over the McLaren Vale wine region and touch down for wine tasting and lunch at local wineries. Indulge in a Heli-Lunch -includes a private scenic flight and lunch with gourmet food and wine at a stunning private location . The ideal launching spot to cover the Fleurieu Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, the Coorong, River Murray and the wine regions of McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek and Adelaide Hills. For more information or to make a booking email Helivista at [email protected] or Tel: +61 427 583 027
Helivista Tours Sea & Vines
Mclaren Vale Wine and Food Tours
Visitors will not only be treated to the world-class wine and food that has put this region on the map, but will also discover beautiful beaches, breathtaking coastlines and pristine bushland hidden throughout the Fleurieu Peninsula. Check out our favourite local character Chook McCoy - Chooks Tours . You'll tour some of the smaller McLaren Vale boutique wineries and meet other special local characters. Some of our other local wine tour operators include:
Ambler Tours , My McLaren Vale Wine Tours and Top Food & Wine Tours
Ambler Tours , My McLaren Vale Wine Tours and Top Food & Wine Tours
Day Spa at McLaren Vale Retreat
McLaren Vale Retreat is a peaceful haven of luxury in the beautiful village of McLaren Vale. Offering the highest quality Thai, therapeutic relaxation and deep tissue massage to promote a lasting feeling of well-being. The ideal choice for relaxation during a holiday escape to the wine country, or if you are experiencing pain associated with knotted and stressed muscles. A range of packages are available to soothe your soul and invigorate your spirit. Special Couples package available with your partner. Partnering with Mulberry Lodge to create your perfect Pamper Weekend
Open from 9am to 6pm 7 days per week..
Open from 9am to 6pm 7 days per week..
McLaren Vale Retreat Day Spa
The d'Arenberg Cube
The idea to build the d'Arenberg Cube came to Chester Osborn in 2003. Inspired by the complexities and puzzles of winemaking, Chester created the idea of a cube-shaped building. Each of the five levels have been designed to entice and excite the senses, including features such as a wine sensory room, a virtual fermenter, a 360degree video room, and many other tactile experiences.
Visitors are encouraged to explore the Alternate Realities Museum, located on the ground floor, and view the many art installations on display.
Enjoy a casual lunch at EAT@POLLY'S Restaurant on the 3rd floor of the Cube
Visitors are encouraged to explore the Alternate Realities Museum, located on the ground floor, and view the many art installations on display.
Enjoy a casual lunch at EAT@POLLY'S Restaurant on the 3rd floor of the Cube
The d'Arenberg Cube and Dali Exhibition
d'Arenberg Blending Bench
The Blending Bench at d'Arenberg is a hands on, interactive experience where you play winemaker. A palette of wine parcels, each with distinctive flavours and textures, are melded in search of balance, fullness and finesse. They've done the physical work - picking, crushing, fermenting, foot treading, basket pressing and barrel ageing, and you get to create a wine that is truly unique. You then bottle a 750ml sample to take home and show off to your friends.
The dĂrenberg Blending Bench
Slowhey School of Cheese
Based in Willunga, SloWhey is a celebration of a slower way of living. A life of seasonal abundance, capturing a snap shot of time and place. In 2013 Caleigh completed a qualification in Artisan Cheese Making and brings a diverse range of knowledge to her classes. She has worked in various roles within the industry from judging at dairy competitions to travelling overseas to hone her skills as a Cheese Maker. She draws inspiration from the surrounding landscape comprising historic vineyards, almond and olive groves.
Caleigh runs a number of classes throughout the year. Check out dates and times here: Slowhey School of Cheese Classes
Caleigh runs a number of classes throughout the year. Check out dates and times here: Slowhey School of Cheese Classes
Gem Tree Wines - Organic and Biodynamic Wine Tours
Immerse your tastebuds in a structured wine flight. relax on the deck with delicious regional foods. Wander the 1km eco-trail in the 10 hectare wetlands . Learn about Gemtrees approach to sustainability in the interactive Biodynamic Hut. A visit to the Gemtree Cellar Door is more than just tasting - it's an experience to remember.
Guided experiences available daily at 11am and include a structured wine flight. There are options to add on a light lunch or add a nature walk through the wetland adjacent to the Cellar Door, followed by a gourmet seasonal gourmet picnic from the Salopian Inn. For the more discerning traveler, take a private vineyard tour and degustation lunch with owners Mike and Melissa Brown, including a visit to the winery's 500 year old gum tree and namesake.
Guided experiences available daily at 11am and include a structured wine flight. There are options to add on a light lunch or add a nature walk through the wetland adjacent to the Cellar Door, followed by a gourmet seasonal gourmet picnic from the Salopian Inn. For the more discerning traveler, take a private vineyard tour and degustation lunch with owners Mike and Melissa Brown, including a visit to the winery's 500 year old gum tree and namesake.
Gemtree Wines
Gin Blending Masterclass
Have fun in a two hour Gin Masterclass held at Settlers Spirits . These classes are run between 10.00 a.m. – 12 noon on Saturday mornings in the Distillery Cellar Door in McLaren Vale. Learn about the different taste flavours and combinations of 12 different botanicals used in gin making at Settlers Spirits. Create your own gin recipes and bottle the best one in a 200 ml bottle take home. The classes are small, interactive and lots of fun. There’s plenty of time to ask questions and get advice from the Owner & Head Distiller Rowland Short. Relax with other class participants at the end of the session with a Cheese Box and a G&T.
Check out our Gin & Spirits Trail page for full details of this Trail
Check out our Gin & Spirits Trail page for full details of this Trail
Gin Blending Masterclass at Settlers Spirits
Enjoy an elegant High Tea at Tealicious in Willunga
Natasha's gorgeous tea shop "Tealiscious" in Willunga specialises in cakes for all occasions, elegant high teas, boutique cupcakes, as well as tea & coffee and light lunches. Treat someone special to gorgeous cakes or indulge in a elegant high tea in this gorgeous local cake shop in Willunga. Cupcakes and High Tea can also be delivered to Mulberry lodge for your special occasion.
Tealicious Cakes- Willunga
A Golfers Paradise
There is easy access to a number of golf courses around the Fleurieu Peninsula including our local course Willunga Public Golf Course. 18 challenging holes with lush tree lined fairways, expansive grass greens among historic gum trees and a meandering creek with superb views of the vines and hills.
Other courses within an hours drive of Willunga include Mount Compass Golf Course (10mins), McCracken Golf Club at Victor Harbour (30mins)
Other courses within an hours drive of Willunga include Mount Compass Golf Course (10mins), McCracken Golf Club at Victor Harbour (30mins)
Willunga Golf Course
Sunset Picnic on Port Willunga Beach
What could be more perfect and romantic than a sunset picnic on Port Willunga beach. We can provide our guests with a gourmet picnic and a bottle of bubbles together with rugs and cushions or table and beach chairs to enjoy our beautiful sunsets at Port Willunga Beach. Alternatively local fish and chips with your bubbles is a perfect way to end your day.
Sunset Picnic at Port Willunga Beach
A Romantic flight on a Biplane over the Fleurieu Peninsula
Enjoy the sheer romance of a gentle Waco biplane flight at 1,000 feet, along the scenic Adelaide south coast, or experience a vintage Tiger Moth flight with a stunning sunset as your personal backdrop. Or an extreme Great Lakes biplane open cockpit Aerobatic Flight that offers a totally unique, adrenalin-pumping experience, that literally puts all your senses on overload. Perhaps the ultimate buzz of actually learning to fly at the most motivating, challengingly-fun, inspiringly-easy going and singularly safe Flying School.
Enjoy an after flight snack from the Flight Kitchen. with Home-made cakes, cookies, soup and pasties. . The Aerodrome is an 8 minute drive from Mulberry Lodge.
The Waco Bi- Plane sunset flight over the stunning Fleurieu Coastline
Skydive the Southern Vines
Experience the rush of a tandem skydive with Skydive the Southern Vines over the stunning McLaren Vale wine region. With views out to the coast. Leconfield winery is Australia's only winery landing site.
Sky Dive the Vines from Leconfield Winery
Explore the Onkapringa River by Kayak
Spend a whole day exploring the beautiful Onkaparinga River by kayak with a self-guided kayak tour from Easy Kayaks You can hire either single, double or fishing kayaks with all safety equipment plus luxury back rests for extra comfort. Admire the spectacular gorge and possibly spot wildlife while meandering past tranquil rock pools and ponds. Ditch the boots for a paddle and enjoy an adventure.
Kayaking on the Onkaparinga River
Bushwalking in the Onkaparinga Gorge
Experience the Onkaparinga Gorge's spectacular rugged scenery and the contrasting wetlands which provide ideal breeding habitats for numerous fish and bird species along an array of walking trails - ranging from easy walks to challenging hikes. Along the Echidna Trail you can even discover heritage-listed huts and ruins of houses that were built in the 1880s.
A bird's eye view of the park can be seen by scaling solid cliff rock faces in designated rock climbing areas - experienced rock climbers only.
A bird's eye view of the park can be seen by scaling solid cliff rock faces in designated rock climbing areas - experienced rock climbers only.
Bush Walling in the Onkaparinga National Park
Deep Creek Conservation Park
Explore the beautiful Deep Creek Conservation Park (30min drive south of Mulberry Lodge) Hike one of numerous trails that take in stunning coastal views of Kangaroo Island. Steep cliffs, secluded beaches, dense heaths and forests and one of the largest remaining areas of remnant vegetation on the Fleurieu Peninsula make Deep Creek Conservation Park a nature-lovers' paradise.
Deep Creek National Park - Bush Walking
Canoe the Coorong
Canoe the Coorong showcases one of South Australia's best kept secrets, located Just 85 km south of Adelaide and a 40min drive rom Mulberry Lodge is the internationally recognised Coorong Wetlands. Stretching more than 130 kilometres, the Coorong National Park protects a string of spectacular saltwater lagoons which are sheltered from the Southern Ocean by the sweeping, rolling sand dunes of the Young husband Peninsula. The best way to explore the waterways is by kayak. Kayaking is the most enjoyable and sustainable way to see the Coorong, allowing an intimate experience with the wildlife of the Coorong without impacting the natural ecology.
Canoe the Coorong Experience
Spirit of the Coorong - Eco Cruising in the National Park
Spirit of the Coorong Discovery Cruise departs from the main wharf in the old river port town of Goolwa, cruising to the Goolwa Barrage, through the lock and into the Coorong National Park to view the mouth of the River Murray. From the mouth the cruise heads into the pristine waters of the Coorong, past the spectacular white sand dunes and birdlife. Your captain provides an informative and entertaining commentary on the passing scenes.
A delicious lunch of cold meats and salads is served with tea or coffee as you cruise past wetland birdlife and sand dunes. Disembark for a guided walks through the sand dunes of the Young husband Peninsula to the undisturbed white sandy beaches of the Great Southern Ocean. Goolwa is a half hour drive south from Mulberry Lodge.
A delicious lunch of cold meats and salads is served with tea or coffee as you cruise past wetland birdlife and sand dunes. Disembark for a guided walks through the sand dunes of the Young husband Peninsula to the undisturbed white sandy beaches of the Great Southern Ocean. Goolwa is a half hour drive south from Mulberry Lodge.
Spirit of the Coorong Day Tours
Waitpinga Farm Quad Bike Adventures
Enjoy the stunning views of the Southern Ocean and Waitpinga Beach from the paddocks of Waitpinga Farm while riding your quad bike through natural farmland, spotting local farm and native animals. Experience everything Waitpinga Farm has to offer from grassy plains and hills to creek crossings and sandy trails. Perfect for families, couples and groups of friends. Waitpinga Farm is a 25 minute drive south from Mulberry Lodge.
Waitpinga Farm Quad Bike Adventures