Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Chook's Little Winery Tours
GUIDED TOUR
( 0414 922 200;
www.chookslittlewinerytours.com.au
;
per person from $90)
Small-group tours
visiting some of the lesser-known boutique McLaren Vale wineries.
McLaren Vale Tours
GUIDED TOUR
( 0414 784 666;
www.mclarenvaletours.com.au
)
Customised, locally-run tours around
McLaren Vale and the Fleurieu; call for prices.
Wine Diva Tours
GUIDED TOUR
( 08-8323 9806;
www.winedivatours.com.au
;
per person from $150)
Upmarket half- or full-
day wine tours in Mercedes-driven comfort.
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Sleeping & Eating
You can also eat at some of McLaren Vale's cellar doors; see the McLaren Vale Wineries
boxed text (
Click here
).
Red Poles
B&B $$$
( 08-8323 8994;
www.redpoles.com.au
; 190 McMurtrie Rd; d without/with bathroom $115/125;
)
Nooked away in a bushy enclave, eccentric Red Poles is a great place to stay (and
eat!). Aim for the rustic en-suite room − it's bigger than its two counterparts. Order up a
saltbush lamb salad (mains $27 to $33, serving noon to 3pm Wednesday to Friday, from
9.30am Saturday and Sunday), and check out some local artwork while you wait. Live
music Sunday afternoons.
McLaren Vale Lakeside Caravan Park
CARAVAN PARK $
( 08-8323 9255;
www.mclarenvale.net
;
48 Field St; unpowered/powered/en-suite sites $29/34/
44, cabins $115-135; )
A short walk from town, this park by an artificial lake (any wa-
ter this summer?) is as affordable as McLaren Vale accommodation gets. There's a camp
kitchen, pool, spa, tennis court and trashy book exchange. Good winter rates. The Shiraz
Trail runs right past.
McLaren Vale Motel & Apartments
MOTEL, APARTMENT $$$
( 08-8323 8265, 1800 631 817;
www.mclarenvalemotel.com.au
; cnr Main Rd & Caffrey St; s/d/f/
apt from $120/145/150/250; )
A digestive walk from main-street restaurants,
this cheery motel has been around since the '80s but is still in good shape. There are sol-
id doubles, new studio apartments and family suites, plus a pool fringed by scruffy-look-
ing palms.
