WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER and AUTUMN TRUFFLE HUNTING
AN EXPERIENCE TO TREASURE
Truffle hunting and truffle tasting that’s a world away from every day
Join us for a smorgasbord of truffle hunts, truffle tastings. restaurant lunches, dinners, private hunts, special events and cooking classes. The hunting experience includes meeting our skilled hunting dogs, learning about truffles and advice from renowned author and recipe developer Fiona Hammond. After the hunt, indulge in a truffle tasting at our farm or lunches at leading local restaurants are a fitting finale to the adventure.
To purchase a gift card, select one of the Book Now buttons below, then enter the number of people and click on the Buy Gift Card button. You can pay by card or bank transfer.
Click on the buttons below to book a hunt. If hunts are booked out, you can add your name to the waiting list. Or, request a hunt session for another time or contact us directly to discuss your special requirements.
Truffle Hunt
$125 per person| 2 hours hunt | plus option for a truffle tasting at our truffle farm shop.
Unearth truffles with your own hands, followed by a truffle tasting experience at our truffle farm shop.
The truffle hunt commences at our Hunt Pavilion with an information session on the fascinating world of truffles. Guests learn about the history of the first successful truffle farm on the Peninsula.
Guests go out into the truffière to hunt with our talented and skilled hunters and our lovable springer spaniels to find the underground treasures. Guests have the opportunity to get down and sniff if a truffle is ripe and unearth truffles with their own hands.
Guests return to the Hunt Pavilion to wash and prepare their harvested truffles for a tasting. While washing they will be offered a glass of non-alcoholic local cider and hear why people find truffles are so evocative and desirable.
Enhance the experience with a truffle tasting at our truffle farm shop. Tasting options include a hot truffled cheese toastie, a truffled cheese plate, cup of truffled soup and much more truffle delights.
Truffle Hunt & Truffle Pizza
Unearth truffles with your own hands. Shaving your harvested truffle over a home-made wood-fired pizza is a delicious & simple way to tell a story about local produce.
Understanding the back story, the years involved in cultivating truffles, the time it takes to train hunting dogs makes for a special and unique experience. Strolling in the truffiere with our hunters and truffle dogs, kneeling on the ground to harvest the fungi and preparing them to eat, adds to the appreciation of a truffle tasting.
Shaving the fresh truffles on a wood-fired pizza, a treat usually reserved for chefs, is a memorable finish to the hunt. The experience offers a unique opportunity for all ages to learn about truffles and understand a remarkable local produce tale from paddock to plate.
GF available. No Dairy-free option available.
Truffle Hunt & Gourmet Lunch at Epicurean Red Hill
$195 (12yrs+); $95 Under 12 | 2 hours for the hunt
Truffle Pizza or Pasta at The Epicurean Red Hill (just 3 minutes from Red Hill Truffles)
Unearth truffles with your own hands. An authentic experience with our fabulous truffle hunters where you can harvest truffles and then go for your lunch at The Epicurean Red Hill restaurant.
Escape into a different world. This truffle hunt and lunch package is a foray into the world of black truffles from their discovery underground, to learning how to clean and store them.
You and your fellow hunters then go to The Epicurean at Red Hill for a gourmet truffle pizza. U12 year price does not include the gourmet pizza.
You can book your hunt by simply selecting the month (click on arrow to scroll to the right) and then selecting the date from the calendar. Summer hunts are now available, starting late November to March.
Private Hunts
Starts from $600 | Family packages available on request | 2 to 3 hours
Private truffle hunts are ideal for families, corporate events, special occasions and celebrations.
Hunts are carefully curated enabling guests to make the most of their time on the farm learning about truffles, the training of hunting dogs, the constantly changing truffiere, and the intoxicating aroma and flavours that make the sought-after fungi irresistible.
Private hunts are available by request, click on the Book Now button and select date and time. We will confirm your booking within 24 hours.
If you require a curated event please call 0409 441 781.
Truffle Hunt Gift Voucher
Red Hill Truffles Gift Vouchers are a ticket to making memories that last forever.
Select the Gift Voucher option from any of our hunting and dining events. Alternatively purchase a $200 voucher, which allows the recipient to nominate their preference. If the cost of a selected hunt is less than the voucher, the remainder can be put towards another hunt, or the purchase of fresh truffles and truffle products.
All vouchers, for use during truffle seasons only, are valid for THREE years from the date of purchase.