Attention all gin aficionados! Get ready to embark on the ultimate Sunshine Coast distillery experience. Start your day off in style with a morning gin tasting at a remarkable distillery, foregoing your usual morning tea. At the next awesome distillery, indulge in another cheeky gin tasting while discovering the art of gin-making.
By now, your appetite is sure to have been whetted, so take a break and relish in a delectable freshly-prepared lunch, accompanied by a rum and vodka tasting to keep your energy levels up. Your final stop will be at one of the Coast’s premier distilleries, where you can work off that lunch with a tour and more tastings. Get ready for an unforgettable day filled with gin, rum, and vodka – the ultimate treat for any gin lover.
We’ll collect you and your group punctually from your chosen location in our comfy minibus – no waiting around for you! Relax in air-conditioned luxury and take in the stunning scenery of the Sunshine Coast as we chauffeur you to your first stop for your morning tastings. If yours is a weekend private tour and your group is small but perfectly formed (6 or less), we’ll whisk you off to the remarkable Steampunk Distillery. Weekday tour or a gang of you? It’s the amazing Diablo Co for you.
Arrive at your first location mid-morning, where you can begin your day with a relaxed tasting of exquisite gins alongside a fascinating talk from the people who love what they make. Then amble back to the minibus and onwards to your next distillery, the laidback Sunshine & Sons. You’ll arrive here by midday, in time to enjoy a mouth-watering pre-lunch gin tasting and talk.
Next, enjoy the drive towards the dazzlingly-beautiful Sunshine coastline to arrive at your next stop, Paradise Rum, for a lovely lunch and remarkable rum tastings.
Once you’ve had plenty of time to enjoy your food and stretch your legs, you’ll spend the afternoon at one more distillery. Welcome to Beachtree Distillery in Caloundra, the final stop on our tour. Beachtree is a family-owned craft distillery that produces high-quality spirits using only the finest local ingredients. During your visit, you’ll learn about the history of the distillery and see firsthand how they turn their ingredients into delicious spirits. You’ll also get to sample some of their award-winning spirits, including gin, vodka, and rum, and enjoy a range of expertly crafted cocktails while taking in the stunning views of the Caloundra area. Come and join us for an unforgettable experience at one of Caloundra’s top distilleries.
Pick-up & drop-off location as requested
Pick-up time between 9.30 am (Depending on your location)
Times Monday – Sunday
Drop-off approx. 4.30 pm
Your private Sunshine Gin Trail begins at a decent time in the morning when our friendly and experienced driver will welcome you aboard our comfy, COVID-safe minibus. Fasten up your seatbelt, pick the perfect soundtrack for your day, and then enjoy the beautiful drive to your first stop at mid-morning: either the Steampunk Distillery or Diablo & Co.
Steampunk Distillery (Small groups less than 6)
The bijou Steampunk Distillery is more than a bit special: founded by two nurses and a dog who work together to create delicious handcrafted small batch gins, flavoured with local botanicals and made with love. Relax in this laid-back setting, amidst orchards and Angus cattle friends, and enjoy tasting a range of special gins.
Diablo Co.
Diablo Co began as a passion project for local venue owner Dimitris, who saw those craft beer enthusiasts were well taken care of on the Sunshine Coast, but not the gin fanatics. So he got to work creating a range of delicious gins made from locally-sourced ingredients and expertise. The result is a delectable range for you to sample while you relax on Diablo Co’s sunny deck.
After an hour of sampling your first gins of the morning, it’s time to amble back to the bus. Chill out as you soak up the breathtaking beauty of the area as we head on over to our second distillery, Sunshine & Sons, a gem of a distillery set in the hinterland rainforest, near Queensland’s famous Big Pineapple. It’s a pineapple. And it’s big.
Sunshine & Sons Distillery
This exquisite distillery is the brainchild of four lifelong friends who decided to combine their love of the Sunshine Coast with their experience in and adoration for beautifully handcrafted spirits. Their specialities include a range of magnificent vodkas and gins, as well as a Sunshine Coast cane spirit. You’ll be made welcome for a tasting of their finest gins, alongside some friendly behind-the-scenes chat about what you’re sipping!
We say goodbye to Sunshine & Sons late morning, and, after a 30-minute drive through the breathtaking beauty of the hinterland, we’ll arrive back at the coastline, and it’s here you’ll enjoy a small detour from gin in the form of some luscious and rich rum, courtesy of our lunch stop Paradise Rum.
Paradise Rum – Lunch & Tastings
Family-owned Paradise Rum distils its spirits in American oak barrels for five years before it’s bottled in-house. But you won’t have to wait five years for your pre-lunch rum tasting, brought to you by the friendly, knowledgeable staff. Enjoy the cooling coastal breeze as you tuck into a delicious freshly-prepared lunch.
After lunch and a stretch, it’s time to hop aboard the bus for the short drive to your final distillery, the magnificent Beachtree Distillery Co.
Beachtree Distilling Co.
Experience the ultimate finale of our tour at Beachtree Distilling Co in Caloundra, a family-owned craft distillery renowned for producing high-quality spirits from only the finest locally sourced ingredients. Immerse yourself in the distillery’s rich history as you witness firsthand the meticulous process behind their production of delicious spirits. Sample their award-winning gin, vodka, and rum while enjoying breathtaking views of the Caloundra area, and indulge in an array of expertly crafted cocktails. Join us for an unforgettable experience and discover why Beachtree Distillery is one of Caloundra’s top distilleries.
After your final tastings, it’s time to climb aboard the comfy minivan for a relaxing (and maybe snoozy) drive back to your chosen drop-off point.
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Magic is the only way to describe the experience. From the ginger factory, macadamia nuts to the sweeping views of the hinterland, glass mountains. It was a magnificent tour. The... read more rainforest was a special highlight
An all day adventure with detailed, interesting and entertaining commentary from Geoff. An experience Lisa and I will never forget.
Corporate Team Buidling - What an amazing team building day! We experienced a day filled with local hospitality, team challenges and making memorable moments. With Coast to Hinterland Tours, the booking was easy,... read more they were on time, professional and had planned our day perfectly to incorporate the little touches that were important to us. Their local knowledge, flexibility and amazing suggestions resulted in a fun filled day that was relaxing. Our friendly tour host Dave was outstanding – passionate, informative, engaging and entertaining, and was amazing at keeping us on track. Everything was taken care of, right down to our favorite things. We highly recommend this company, and we definitely will be back for another tour soon!
Exceptional service - We were looking at celebrating our wedding anniversary and I wanted to surprise my wife with something different. That is when I found the Coast to Hinterland Tours offering private... read more tour of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. From my first contact enquiry with the front line staff, I found the business very professional and helpful. The tour I chose afforded me the opportunity to select the experiences I was interested in from a supplied list. I couldn’t fault any part of our experience from the initial communication to the actual tour on the day I selected.
Great knowledgeable driver - Our driver was cheerful, knowledgeable and punctual. Her driving was careful and skilful. Would highly recommend
Great trip up to Eumundi Markets - Recently went on this minibus return trip up to the markets. Picked up from my accommodation spending plenty of time at the markets to shop and explore. Very friendly crew... read more who made the journey enjoyable sharing their knowledge of the local area. Highly recommend this company.
A spoil for our girls - Picked up on time. Delivered on time and returned on time. Just does not happen every day. Dave was our driver. Very polite and caring and very knowledgeable. Great trip.... read more Highly recommended
Fabulous experience. Peter was great and very knowledgeable. It was a very relaxing and lovely afternoon seeing the Everglades and spotting some wildlife.
We enjoyed the experience very much... read more and would highly recommend it to anyone who want to have a unique and fabulous tour!
Great tour to the markets - We were taken right to Eumundi Markets and given three hours to do our browsing, shopping and eating. Mark and Geoff were very informative about the Sunshine Coast, and were... read more able to answer our questions.
Enjoyable tour of the hinterland - This tour included a lot of sightseeing in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast. We had a lovely view of the Glasshouse Mountains at our morning tea stop, then a... read more cheese tasting stop in Maleny where we could taste several local cheeses. Our next stop was to taste three local wines, still in Maleny. Our lunch was at an excellent venue in Montville. We were collected at our accommodation in the morning and taken back in the afternoon. Although we saw such a lot of the beautiful hinterland area, the tour never seemed hurried. Our driver, Rob, was courteous and friendly. It was an enjoyable trip for the five passengers on the bus.
A great day out - My sister and I loved our day out. The safe comfortable coach picked us up at our hotel. Our driver was friendly and informed, and we enjoyed chatting with our... read more fellow passengers. Three hours at the market was the perfect time to enjoy the various offerings in full, and it was great to be able to look forward to the pleasant trip back. Very good value for an easy and enjoyable day out.
Great - Excellent service. Mark is a great driver and told history of the surrounding areas. Comfortable and prompt ride. Would highly recommend
Great tour - This was a great tour. We booked it for my sister’s hens party. It was excellent value for money - they filled the day with so many places. The venues... read more we went to were really good, with excellent food for lunch and great service. Our guide, Dave, was very attentive and helpful. He made sure everyone had a great day.
Most enjoyable day on our trip to Eumundi Market with a very informative commentary. Loved the atmosphere
This tour is highly recommended! Lucas is an amazing host. We where well entertained by his great personality! - Lucas was an excellent host! This tour is highly recommended. We had an absolutely beautiful day with views of Glass House Mountains followed by cheese tasting and wine with very... read more generous servings then on to Secrets by the Lake for an amazing lunch followed by a visit to the chocolate factory where we each received a beautiful box of chocolate!
Lucas was very knowledgeable about all of the points of interest.
Broken by interesting variety - The package of accommodation pickup and drop off, a small 11 seater bus, excellent guide, time in small towns, confectionary ginger production factory, macadamia nut factory, rolling countryside, food, lookouts,... read more vistas of the coast and the Glass House Mountains, waterfalls, rainforest walks, native birds and animals, local produce, was perfect. The variety, the pace of the full day, and the opportunities to learn, were excellent.
We are a group of golfers on tour from New Zealand. - Excellent and reliable service for our golf group. Pick up was from several areas and return trips were on time with pleasant service. I would recommend Coast to Hinterland Tours... read more for small or large groups.
Ladies Day Out - We were a group of 8 ladies (early 70's) and chose to do a private tour.
Choosing what we would do was made very easy with help from Mark... read more who tailored the tour to suit our interests.
Dave was our driver on the day and he could not do enough for us. Thank you Dave.....you are the best.
The coach was very comfortable and clean.
We visited Montville, Maleney & Kenilworth, did a number of food tastings, toured the Ginger Factory and managed to spend money everywhere including a bit of quick retail therapy here and there.
On behalf of our ladies I would like to thank you for a great day out and we would thoroughly recommend your Company to anyone.
Our tour experience was absolutely sensational. Jeff was an amazing guide with a wealth of knowledge to share with with us. The food, wines, cheese and towns were fantastic! A... read more must do if visiting the Sunshine Coast!
Excellent service - the driver called us with an ETA prior to arrival a we were the last pick up, and he could not have been any more helpful. We... read more had a great trip to the market and would definitely book again.
Eumundi minibus - Our driver, Dave, did an excellent job. Spot on with times, engaging, relaxed drive to & from markets. Bud was cleans & well presented.Markets were packed 9:30am, but still room... read more to move
Good day out
We had a delightful day with our guide, Jeff. We planned an itinerary, which visited the Mary Cairncross Rainforest Reserve, the Maleny Botanic Gardens and lunch at the Secrets... read more on the Lake. Throughout the entire journey, Jeff explained history of each area and provided tips as to what we should pay particular attention. When we wanted to change what we did on the fly, Jeff accommodated us and substituted another venue for visiting. We highly recommend Jeff and the tour operator.
We have just done the Sunshine Coast Private Wine tour with Coast to Hinterland, to say we had a sensational day is an understatement. We had an absolute ball,... read more what a great day. Being a Monday quite a few of the places on the itinerary weren't open, so Mark rehashed our itinerary with other venues, we stopped at the Sunshine and sons Gin distillery where Ash and Michael ran us through the making of and then the drinking of the gins, it was fabulous and beautiful Gin. After many laughs it was time to head back to the bus with our tour leader Jan, she was wonderful, nothing was too much trouble, she was funny, lighthearted and incredibly friendly. We visited the Barrel winery and lunch at the Montville Bar and Grill, which has a lovely alfresco eatery. Overall I would not hesitate to recommend this tour but also this company, they were wonderful to deal with.
Dave the bus driver was fantastic, his easygoing relaxed nature with excellent commentary made for an enjoyable trip.
Plenty to see at the market with heaps of food options, a... read more great day.
This tour was sensational and we highly recommend both the tour, tour guide Ngaere and the company, Coast to Hinterland Tours. This tour allowed us to find places that we... read more would have never found on our own. The lunch at Secrets was to die for with the most spectacular view and the very helpful staff. Make sure you check out all the wooden cravings on the property. The tour took us to some very special places with the best views of the Sunshine Cost and beyond. Can't rate this tour highly enough.
Amazing tour full day of sights and beautiful food. Our guide Geoff was the best. Our extensive cheese platter was so good, wine tasting was very generous, excellent wine,... read more our 2 course lunch at Secrets I won't forget for a long time, it was perfect, we all received a box of yummy Belgium chocolates, we picked 5 slabs each!!
Between the food stops we visited lookouts, waterfalls and spent time in Melany and Montville, two gorgeous little towns full of treasures.
We had a lot of fun..
Raelene & Chris
Day trip to the Markets : ) 26th October 2022
our driver was awesome, he remembered everyone's names and was polite and friendly at all times and happily shared his... read more knowledge I have been to the markets previously and normally drive, however i would not hesitate to book these guys again. We had plenty of time at the market and didn't feel rushed at all.
Peter was a very courteous, friendly and informative driver. Our trip was in a clean, modern and refreshing minibus. The time given was generous and we even... read more got the scenic route back. The office girls were most helpful with calls and confirmation.
We started early which meant we could enjoy the markets before all the crowds started to arrive. Our driver, Mark, was very accommodating and pointed out several places of... read more interest and gave us facts relating to the markets along the way
Jan did an exceptional job as our tour guide. The range of stop offs were just right, interesting and Jan's commentary was perfect. Our lunch was scrumptious and we loved... read more having time to explore each destination. We had a wonderful group of people on our tour group, which added an extra special element! Many thanks!
Marissa
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Hi Mark & Geoff,
Myself and the ladies had an amazing time on the tour!
Dave our guide and driver was exceptional! We all really appreciated everything he did and overall he was amazing!
We all will highly recommend your tour company to everyone!
The hinterland tour was brilliant. Our host Dave made it a seamless and fun experience and I commend him on how approachable and down to earth he presented. Highly recommend the whole tour and will be back.
John was an amazing tour guide, very flexible, professional and knowledgeable. He made the day so enjoyable, would highly recommend!
The hinterland tour was brilliant. Our host Dave made it a seamless and fun experience and I commend him on how approachable and down to earth he presented. Highly recommend the whole tour and will be back..
David has great recommendations, very patient and is very friendly. 10/10 recommend