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Looking for Wine tours in Hunter Valley: Travel by train
Hi,
I am looking for inexpensive Hunter Valley Wine tours that operate from Hunter Valley Area (rather than those day tours that start from Sydney). Does anyone have a clue ? I guess it would be much cheaper to travel to Hunter Region by City Rail/Country Link or by busses and join a Local Wine Tasting Tour. Has anyone done this before ? Do you have anything to share with me ? Thanks in advance Ranga Student in Sydney |
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Looking for Wine tours in Hunter Valley: Travel by train
On 16 Sep 2003 23:52:29 -0700, (Ranga Guruge)
wrote: Hi, I am looking for inexpensive Hunter Valley Wine tours that operate from Hunter Valley Area (rather than those day tours that start from Sydney). Does anyone have a clue ? I guess it would be much cheaper to travel to Hunter Region by City Rail/Country Link or by busses and join a Local Wine Tasting Tour. Has anyone done this before ? Do you have anything to share with me ? Thanks in advance Ranga Student in Sydney Hi Ranga Try a google based on Cessnock+tourist or Pokolbin+tourist. Just a couple of hits I got we http://www.totaltravel.com/travel/ns...ours/10075947/ and http://a-oz.com/tourist_attraction_i..._valley_2.html You can get to Newcastle or Cessnock by train and tour from there. Cheers Alan |
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Looking for Wine tours in Hunter Valley: Travel by train
wrote in message ... You can get to Newcastle or Cessnock by train and tour from there. Cheers Alan Cessnock? - not for a long time. -- Tony Bailey Mercury World Travel Mercury Travel Books |
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Looking for Wine tours in Hunter Valley: Travel by train
wrote in message ... On 16 Sep 2003 23:52:29 -0700, (Ranga Guruge) wrote: Hi, I am looking for inexpensive Hunter Valley Wine tours that operate from Hunter Valley Area (rather than those day tours that start from Sydney). Does anyone have a clue ? I guess it would be much cheaper to travel to Hunter Region by City Rail/Country Link or by busses and join a Local Wine Tasting Tour. Has anyone done this before ? Do you have anything to share with me ? Thanks in advance Ranga Student in Sydney Hi Ranga Try a google based on Cessnock+tourist or Pokolbin+tourist. Just a couple of hits I got we http://www.totaltravel.com/travel/ns...ours/10075947/ and http://a-oz.com/tourist_attraction_i..._valley_2.html You can get to Newcastle or Cessnock by train and tour from there. Cheers Alan Sorry, but there is NO rail service to Cessnock. Geoff Lillico |
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Looking for Wine tours in Hunter Valley: Travel by train
Hi,
Thank you very much for everyone's information. I happen to ask the CountryLink information centre and they gave a leaflet of tourguide who picks visitors from Morriset train station and start the wine tour. Looks cheap, $40. I checked online for budget accommodation in Pokolbin -- but it looks like accommodation is not that cheap; atleast on-line accommodation. I had thought a dence motel/guesthouse might offer a double room for $50-60 a night. If by any chance, would anyone recommend me to go there and look for local budget accommodation rather than going for online cheap accomodation ? thanks and regards Ranga |
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Looking for Wine tours in Hunter Valley: Travel by train
correcting a typo;
dence = decent Ranga |
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Looking for Wine tours in Hunter Valley: Travel by train
"Ranga Guruge" wrote in message m... Hi, Thank you very much for everyone's information. I happen to ask the CountryLink information centre and they gave a leaflet of tourguide who picks visitors from Morriset train station and start the wine tour. Looks cheap, $40. I checked online for budget accommodation in Pokolbin -- but it looks like accommodation is not that cheap; atleast on-line accommodation. I had thought a dence motel/guesthouse might offer a double room for $50-60 a night. If by any chance, would anyone recommend me to go there and look for local budget accommodation rather than going for online cheap accomodation ? thanks and regards Ranga Cheap accommodation would be very unlikely in the actual wine areas. Cessnock, Maitland or Newcastle should be OK. As you said above, you can be picked up from the train at Morisset for a day trip from Sydney. Geoff Lillico |
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Looking for Wine tours in Hunter Valley: Travel by train
For what it's worth, since this was almost 4 years ago: I did a wine tour in
the Hunter Valley when I stayed at the YHA in Newcastle. The people at the YHA arranged it for me, and I was picked up from the hostel. Xpoes "Ranga Guruge" wrote in message m... Hi, Thank you very much for everyone's information. I happen to ask the CountryLink information centre and they gave a leaflet of tourguide who picks visitors from Morriset train station and start the wine tour. Looks cheap, $40. I checked online for budget accommodation in Pokolbin -- but it looks like accommodation is not that cheap; atleast on-line accommodation. I had thought a dence motel/guesthouse might offer a double room for $50-60 a night. If by any chance, would anyone recommend me to go there and look for local budget accommodation rather than going for online cheap accomodation ? thanks and regards Ranga |
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Looking for Wine tours in Hunter Valley: Travel by train
Hi Geoff,
Thank you for your info. It seems that I would be better off by finding accomodation in Cessnock or Maitland. I am wondering whether you would be able to give me a rough idea of accomodation prices in Cessnock or Maitland. Is it realistic to find double/tripple accomodation for $60-80 in Maitland or Cessnock ? thanks and cheers Ranga |
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