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, brunches. restaurant lunches, dinners and special events. The hunting experience includes meeting our skilled hunting dogs, learning about truffles from farm owner Jenny McAuley, advice from hunt guide, renowned author and recipe developer Fiona Hammond, and the joy of harvesting truffles. Lunches and brunches at leading local restaurants are a fitting finale to the adventure.
Fresh truffles and truffle products are also available to purchase following hunts, or from our farmgate during truffle seasons.
Follow the links to book a hunt. If hunts are booked out, you can add your name to the waiting list.
Truffle Hunt & Truffle Pizza
From $179 per person | 1.5 hours truffle hunt and 1 hour for the truffle tasting
Family truffle hunt sessions available from $120 for an adult; $90 for a teenager; …
Home-made pizza is a delicious & simple way to tell a story about local produce, especially when it’s freshly harvested and served.
Understanding the years involved in the cultivation of truffles, the time it takes to train hunting dogs, kneeling on the ground to harvest the knobbly fungi and preparing them to eat, adds a whole new element to enjoying a truffle tasting that includes a wood-fired pizza with truffle you have harvested and shaved by you over the pizza. Truffle hunting combined with a truffle tasting is an experience everyone can enjoy. GF available. No Dairy-free option available.
Truffle Hunt & Truffle Brunch
$179 per person | 1.5 hours for truffle hunt and 1 hour for truffle brunch
Home-made truffle toastie and truffle soup are delicious after your morning hunt, served with your freshly harvested truffle.
In a perfect world weekend mornings should be relaxed, fun, and a little bit indulgent, which is exactly how our truffle hunting brunch events pan out. The hunts starts early enough not to be onerous - a stroll through the truffiere taking in the oaks, hazelnut trees & perhaps native fauna with the help of trained dogs & a recipe creator of note boosts energy levels - finding truffles & savouring them with a truffle toastie and truffle soup. No GF or Dairy-free options available.
Truffle Hunt & Gourmet Lunch at Epicurean Red Hill
$185 (12yrs+); $70 Under 12 | 1.5 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.
Truffle Hunt & Lunch at Max’s
$202 (12yrs+); $105 Under 12 | 1.5 hours hunt
Lunch at Max’s Restaurant at Red Hill Estate (just 6 minutes from Red Hill Truffles)
A truffle-inspired lunch prepared by a talented chef, enjoyed in a dining room overlooking the Red Hill hinterland is like a long-awaited holiday. The hunt begins with amazing truffle stories before guests are escorted into the truffiere to uncover the well concealed fungi. The hunting adventure concludes at nearby Max’s Restaurant with truffle dishes (2 courses) prepared using Red Hill Truffles. Vegan and Gluten Free options available.
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. Winter hunts are now available, starting late May.
Private Hunts
From $150 per person | Minimum $1,200 | Family packages available | 3 hours
Private truffle hunts are ideal for families, exceptional corporate events, and special occasion 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 irresistable.
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.
BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL.