Enjoy the High Country’s food and wine without adding to your waistline
Two new food and wine tours - Pedal to Produce and Hedonistic Hiking - are now on offer in Victoria’s High Country.
These two ‘guilt free tours’ incorporate the best of the region’s produce with cycling and hiking to food and wine destinations within the scenic High Country region.
A self-cycle ‘gourmet’ tour which runs across Rutherglen, Beechworth, Glenrowan, Milawa/King Valley and Bright/Mt Beauty/Kiewa Valley, Pedal to Produce is inspired by the similar models that already exist very successfully in Europe. Cyclists pay $250 and are given a basket that attaches to the bike, a comprehensive map outlining the region’s farm gates/cafes/wineries and cycling routes and also a voucher booklet valued at over $150 with a diverse range of offers to collect along the way. The tour can be adapted to all levels of skill and fitness and hire bikes are also available.
Hedonistic Hiking have released a series of new four-day short break packages through Victoria’s High Country that offer luxury accommodation, fine dining, gourmet picnics, hiking and sightseeing.
Guests are accompanied by an experienced and knowledgeable guide and have access to a support vehicle should they wish to take a break from hiking. The all-inclusive packages run from November 2008 to March 2009.
Tour itineraries include Bright and the Buckland Valley; Kiewa Valley and Bogong High Plains; the King Valley and Milawa Gourmet Region and Beechworth.
In addition to their short break packages, Hedonistic Hiking also have longer scheduled trips along the Great Ocean Walk and through the Victorian Alps; and offer day-long gourmet walking trips through the High Country.
For further information: Hedonistic Hiking: Ph (03) 5755 2307 or go to www.hedonistichiking.com.au
Pedal to Produce: go to www.pedaltoproduce.com.au or www.murraytomountains.com.au
Media contact: Michelle Armstrong Ph: 0419 264 062 or email: mapr@ozemail.com.au