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Truffle Hunt Experience

Experience truffle hunting on our family farm in Gembrook, less than an hour's drive from Melbourne!

Gembrook Truffles

5.0 (37)

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1.5 hours

1 to 20 (public dates), 6 to 50 (private) (private events)

$99 (Afterpay available)

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Overview

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What you'll do

Join us in Melbourne for a unique truffle hunt experience!

Explore the fascinating world of truffles in a fun and interactive way. Follow Willow, our skilled truffle dog, on a guided hunt to uncover fresh truffles hidden in the soil.

Learn all about truffles during an engaging session with our expert guide. They’ll share insights about how truffles grow in partnership with tree roots, their rich history, and their special place in the culinary world.

Want to take the experience home? Fresh truffles and truffle trees will be available for purchase on the day.

Planning something special in winter 2025? Contact us to arrange a private truffle hunt!

Important Information:

Arrive 15 minutes early to the start time.
The orchard is easy to walk but slightly sloped. Parking is available on site.
Wear warm, sturdy shoes (keep in mind they might get dirty!) and bring a jacket or umbrella for chilly, possibly wet winter days.
To protect our orchard, we ask that you clean your enclosed footwear before entering (a foot bath is provided).

We look forward to seeing you this truffle season!

What you'll get

A guided truffle hunt with our trained dogs, Willow and Rosie.
Watch as fresh truffles are found and harvested right from the ground.
Learn about truffles in an informative and engaging session.
Light refreshments.

See available dates, Request a private experience or Gift

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Knowledge required

Beginner-friendly - no prior knowledge or skills required.

What to bring

Wear warm, sturdy shoes (keep in mind they might get dirty!) and bring a jacket or umbrella for chilly, possibly wet winter days.

Location

Gembrook, VIC

Exact location is masked for privacy. You'll automatically get the specific address after booking.

Your host can also travel within 5 kms of Gembrook, to a venue of your choice for a private experience

More about this experience

This host has 37 reviews for their other experiences - which you can see here.

This experience is also covered by ClassBento's money-back guarantee.

Your host

Gembrook Truffles

5.0 (37)

Our dream of growing truffles started in 2007 when truffle growing was still relatively new in Australia. At this time, there was a lot of missing knowledge and much experimentation going on so in 2008, Colin and Nathan travelled to Europe to study the science behind growing truffles. This was an invaluable learning experience and set us on the path to where we are today.

Being a small family run business, we are passionate about growing truffles. Something that sets us apart from other truffle producers is that on our farm in Gembrook we don’t just grow truffles, we also own and run Trufficulture, the premier truffle inoculated tree production nursery in Eastern Australia. We are proud to supply truffle inoculated trees that produce the famous french black, summer black and bianchetto white truffles.

Situated just an hours drive to the east from Melbourne the farm is on some of the best and most pristine soils the country has to offer. Average annual rainfall for the area is 1000mm. Water quality is excellent. Truffles need well drained soils with a sunny aspect and Gembrook provides the ideal requirements.

The farm has 3 plantings of truffle trees. The first block of 270 trees was planted as somewhat an experiment back in 2010. In 2014 (4 years post planting) the first truffle was discovered under a French Oak.

Block 2 was planted in July 2014 – three different truffle species were planted including french black, summer black and bianchetto white truffles, all of which are producing well.

Block 3 was planted in July 2019 with trees inoculated with french black truffle. We are looking forward to finding truffles in this block in the next couple of years.

All of our trees have been grown and inoculated here in our nursery in Gembrook. All three blocks of trees have their differences including types of lime applied, tree density, orientation, pruning and cultivation. There is so much to experience from visiting our farm.