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”
Jamie phoned on the morning of our tour to confirm pickup arrangements and to provide his contact details. Picked up on time. Mini van cool, clean and comfortable. Two younger... read more
Maree MacfarlaneKim was an amazing tour guide, excellent venues!
Callum McTaggartA very enjoyable day. Lovely to be driven around to some great breweries and distilleries and seeing some places on the Sunny Coast that I wouldn’t otherwise have gone to
Simone KayeGreat day, lots of fun, would recommend
Lynn ParisWent 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
Philippa StrongWhat an amazing day ! The service and guide Deb were sensational, nothing was too much trouble. I highly recommend using Creative Tours and look forward to planning... read more
Kerryn GearSuch an amazing tour, Josh was a great tour guide and took us to some great places! The first winery gave us a big menu but was a bit restrictive... read more
Tara WilliamsIs a great way to explore some of the breweries around Noosa and the included lunch was great.
Marcus JewellHad 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 WeedyJamie 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 PurseA well-planned and picked tour with great service and communication!
Zach StewartGreat Experience with Kim, loved the venues, the good banter. Highly recommend.
Daniel MurphyGreat tour with a great guide. Thank you Jamie!
Alex CoxIt was good cup 🥤 of coffee ☕️.
William CumminsHad a terrific day out yesterday with Creative Winery Tours with Deb. The food was delicious at Bru Ha Ha and plentiful, the cheese board and wine at Flame Tree... read more
sharon holdenThe 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 WilliamsJosh has been an amazing guide. Incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and knows all the local places for a drink in a great setting. Well worth it.
Lee GA fabulous day out for Mother's day. Deb was very knowledgeable and a great host. Thanks Deb and Josh. We highly recommend this company for tours on the coast.
Rhona DunnAnother AMAZING day on the Sunshine Coast was spent touring local breweries and wineries! Our tour guide, Josh, was outstanding. His knowledge of local produce was fantastic, as was every... read more
Alison CashatWe 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 IrelandHad a wonderful day. Well organised and very friendly staff. Thanks Heidi
Olivia MathewsI thoroughly enjoyed the hinterland wine and cheese tour with Jamie, an experienced guide and recently new owner of the company. He provided knowledgeable commentary along route and each stop... read more
TashMe 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 CGreat day. Marek was as good as you could get. Friendly, funny and knew his job. Thanks for the day Marek.
Bruce BaldwinFabulously curated tour that I would highly recommend. A quality experience all the way from booking though to receipt of photos afterwards. There is an obvious care factor in the... read more
Charlie RoachHad such a great day with Creative Tours. Was such a fun to day exploring the Sunshine Coast and Deb was amazing! Would highly recommend
Courtney HaysomKim was amazing! Such a great host, excellent conversationalist, and full of local knowledge to complement the tour. Visited some great spots. Will definitely be requesting Kim again!
Justin HoweWhat a great business. I've had the pleasure of going on a number of tours with Josh over the past few months, and each one has been extremely well... read more
David BoxMe 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 CTotal 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
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