WINTER, SUMMER or 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, brunches. restaurant lunches, dinners, private hunts, special events and cooking classes. 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.
Truffle hunts are available during the truffle seasons:
Périgord (winter black truffle, aromatic) from mid-May to August,
Bianchetto (spring white truffle, very aromatic) from August to September;
Aestivum (summer black, great with summer foods) from mid-November to February and
Burgundy truffle (autumn black, very aromatic, highly prized in Europe) from mid-February to March.
Fresh truffles and truffle products are also available to purchase following your hunt, or from our farmgate during truffle seasons and periods out of season, check our google site for opening days and hours.
Click on the buttons below to book a hunt. If hunts are booked out, you can add your name to the waiting list. Or, contact us to discuss your special requirements.
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Truffle Hunt & Truffle Pizza
From $189 per person | 1 to 1.5 hours truffle hunt and 1 hour for the truffle tasting
Family truffle hunt packages & sessions available
Home-made 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, kneeling on the ground to harvest the knobbly 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 | 1 to 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. 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
From $120 per person | Minimum $1,200 | 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.
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.