Creative Tours is putting the Sunshine Coast on the map after recently taking home the Gold Medal for Excellence in Food Tourism at the Queensland Tourism Awards. This means they will also be flying the flag and competing against the best in the country at the upcoming Australia Tourism Awards in Sydney on the 17th March.
Creative Tours has been delivering a range of paddock to plate experiences that showcase the local produce and local stories of the region over the past 7 years. This includes their Farm to Fork experiences visiting local farmers and producers with lunch including produce from farms visited on the day.
“We are so proud of our recent achievements and awards, and honoured to be representing the Sunshine Coast against some of the country’s best food tourism operators” said owner Josh Donohoe
This year Creative Tours have big plans to deliver some truly unique and authentic local food and drink experiences designed specifically for foodies who want to learn more about where their food comes from, as well as the stories behind the local farmers and producers.
These experiences start with two collaboration tours in their restaurant series with Market Bistro and ALBA restaurants. Both tours will visit local producers and suppliers to the restaurants, with that produce then featured in the specifically curated menu. The Alba event also includes a hands on cooking class with Peter Kuruvita.
They have also designed a Mary Valley Food Trail experience to showcase local producers as part of the GourMay event held over the month of May. Tasting their way through the Mary Valley this tour visits Big Heart Bamboo, Kenilworth Dairies, Kandanga Farm, John Tidy Organics and the Wild Macadamia walk.
Also on the radar for Creative Tours is The Curated Plate being held over 2 weeks in July and August, as they plan to roll out a Trawler to Table seafood experience in Mooloolaba, as well as a Farm to Fork experience in the Hinterland.
Mr Donohoe said “We are incredibly lucky to have so many great farmers and producers in our region, and we are passionate about connecting those producers to locals and visitors on our tours. Guests get to taste fresh local produce, but also leave with a better understanding of where their food comes from and what is involved to produce it”
“This year we are focusing even more on showcasing our amazing local farmers, producers and restaurants who champion and support the local businesses in our region”
Great day, lots of fun, would recommend
Lynn ParisAwesome day.
Raewyn PearceThis tour was very spectacular with local wines, beers and spirits 🍻🍷🍹. Kim was an amazing guide who led us through the hinterland roads in comfort with great conversations and... read more
Rebecca GerloffMe and my partner Natasha had a fantastic day out on the beer, wine and cheese tasting tour. With Kim as our guide and driver, showed us some hidden gems... read more
Tom CIt was good cup 🥤 of coffee ☕️.
William CumminsWhat a day! We did a tour for my 40th Birthday and it was an amazing day! We visited Seaborne Distillery, Pomona Distillery for lunch and drinks and... read more
Alana QuadeI did the hinterlands winery tour. Flame Hill winery and Brouhaha were both really amazing experiences. Big barrel was unfortunately a hit and miss as the staff didn't seem... read more
Jordan GriggsGreat day. Marek was as good as you could get. Friendly, funny and knew his job. Thanks for the day Marek.
Bruce BaldwinWe had a blast. Our guide Mat was awesome and knew so much about the area, beers and the wines.
Matthew StoneThe go to food and wine tour for Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Great assistance in answering questions about the day and helping with planning. Amazing day, great operators.
Ben WoodmanTotal VIP experience. This was our first time wine tasting and our guide, Deb, as well as the staff at the locations we visited were so friendly and informative. It... read more
Alexis RosenederDid a winery, brewery and distillery tour on 3/11 Fantastic day,the guide Matthew was really informative and fun, really enjoyed it. Pretty decent value for money aswell considering you get food and... read more
Bradley NieldWe had a fantastic time on the "brewery tours at dark" our tour guide (Jeremy) was full of knowledge about each brewery we went to and even was able to... read more
Divaan IrelandVery good brewery tour! I don’t drink beer but they had gone with others that did. They accommodated so that I could still enjoy my time with other drinks! 10/10... read more
Amy LebedewOur tour guide Dave is the best! We had so many great beers and the venue were beautiful!
monica coppardHighly recommend Creative Tours. Had an amazing day exploring local brewery's around the Sunshine Coast that I didn't know existed. Josh was great fun and so well organised. Highly recommend.
Ellie WhittakerWe organised a private tour recently for 4 of us as part of a team meeting. We had a great afternoon/evening and would recommend it.
Kylie ChandlerThis was such a great experience. I’ve never done a wine tour before but I couldn’t picture it going anymore perfectly. My friends and I enjoyed the variety of drinks,... read more
haidee stevensAmazing experience from the creative tours gang! Great crew on board and awesome behind the scenes tour.
Ben YoungJosh led our tour of the Sunshine Coast and he was a great guide with lots of local knowledge and good fun along the way. Each place we visited we... read more
Maddie Grieve5/5 couple hiccups in the trip but it was smoothed over and was made so much fun great trip would recommend
Edward HarrisIt was a wonderful experience. Creg was a good host, we enjoyed the evening very much. A highly recommended tour.
Denisse Alvarez LedezmaJamie was a wonderful, charismatic tour guide for our small group of 3. The 4 venues we stopped at were all fantastic and I thoroughly enjoyed this tour as my... read more
Alyssa PurseHeidi was a fantastic tour host. She was knowledgable, a great driver and happily tweaked the tour to suit the groups needs. We thoroughly enjoyed every stop. Phoebe was brilliant to... read more
Megan Kingston-BurkePicked up in the morning not far from our hotel, we tried wines, beers, spirits and cheese across the day without having to worry about driving. A wonderful custom tailored... read more
Tanya RolfeHad a wonderful time visiting the different Vineyards and Brewery’s in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. What topped it off was our brilliant tour guide Jeremy who is a local and... read more
David WeedyIncredible day with fun and knowledgeable tour guide, Craig. We sampled indigenous foods, picnicked at Glass House Mountain and ended with gin and rum tasting at Sunshine Brothers. And don’t... read more
Beth GuestWe would like to commend Heidi on an amazing job with us yesterday, we truly had the best time.
Charmaine BakerThe Noosa Brewery tour was outstanding! Zoe was a wonderful guide, very knowledgable and flexible with pick-up and drop-off locations. Great selection of breweries, with Boiling Pot being a huge... read more
Craig WilliamsWent on a great wine & Cheese tasting tour today. Josh our tour guide was absolutely brilliant, explaining everything to us. My Husband who is profoundly deaf made communication with... read more
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