Atherton Tablelands Food & Spirits Tour from Cairns
Taste your way through the Atherton Tablelands with lakeside breakfast, lunch at Shaylee Strawberry Farm and stops for cheese, chocolate, local produce and spirits. Return Cairns transfers included.
Discover the flavours behind the Atherton Tablelands’ farming landscape on a full-day food and drink tour with Brett’s Outback Tasting Adventures. Breakfast beside Lake Barrine and lunch at Shaylee Strawberry Farm anchor a day of tastings, with your guide taking care of the driving between producers.
From lakeside breakfast to a farm lunch
Begin with breakfast, tea or coffee at Lake Barrine Teahouse, overlooking the rainforest-fringed crater lake. In Yungaburra, Winter & Mann introduces locally sourced produce, while a stop at the Curtain Fig Tree adds a different perspective on the region’s rainforest.
At Shaylee Strawberry Farm, sit down to lunch before sampling strawberry jam, gelato and strawberry wines. It is a chance to see how a local crop becomes several different products, rather than simply stopping to shop.
Cheese, chocolate and Tablelands spirits
Continue with cheese and chocolate tastings at Gallo Dairyland, selected spirits at Mount Uncle Distillery and seasonal fruit, nuts and preserves at The Humpy. Finish with an ice-cream and sorbet tasting at Emerald Creek Ice Creamery.
The drive connects rainforest, farmland and open woodland, with commentary from your local driver guide. This tour suits travellers who enjoy regional food and meeting the places behind it, with several short stops rather than long walks. Alcohol tastings are optional, and any extra purchases are at your own expense.
- Breakfast overlooking Lake Barrine.
- Farm lunch and strawberry tastings at Shaylee.
- Cheese and chocolate at Gallo Dairyland.
- Selected spirits at Mount Uncle Distillery.
- Local produce stops and an ice-cream and sorbet tasting.
- Guided travel through the Tablelands without organising the drive yourself.
- Return transfers from selected Cairns accommodation.
- Air-conditioned touring vehicle and local driver guide.
- Breakfast with tea or coffee at Lake Barrine Teahouse.
- Lunch at Shaylee Strawberry Farm.
- Strawberry jam, gelato and wine tastings at Shaylee.
- Cheese and chocolate tastings at Gallo Dairyland.
- Selected spirit tastings at Mount Uncle Distillery.
- Local produce tastings at Winter & Mann and The Humpy.
- Four-scoop tasting cup at Emerald Creek Ice Creamery, with two ice-cream and two sorbet flavours.
- Allow approximately nine hours for the tour. Pickup times and the order of stops may vary; follow your booking confirmation.
- Select an available departure when booking rather than relying on a fixed weekly schedule.
- Northern Beaches pickups are available. This listing follows the Cairns itinerary; Port Douglas departures have a different itinerary.
- A minimum of six guests is required for the tour to operate.
- Alcohol tastings are optional. Check age eligibility with us before booking for anyone under 18, as the operator’s published age information varies.
- Advise dietary requirements when booking. Guests with serious food allergies should confirm arrangements before paying.
- Expect short walks and repeated boarding of the vehicle. Wear comfortable shoes.
- The route includes winding range roads; consider your comfort on these roads before booking.
- Seasonal strawberry picking may be available from June to October, subject to conditions and time. It is not a guaranteed activity.
- Additional food, gifts and souvenirs are at your own expense.