Best Rum Tours in Australia — Our Top 5

1.Bundaberg Rum Behind The Scenes Distillery Tour And Museum Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 724 reviews · from $21Our pick

Tour Bundaberg Rum’s working distillery with guides such as Shazza, Gina, Amber, or Deb, then taste two rums at the bar. Your visit also includes the self-guided museum, the Molasses Well, the Barrel House, and a look at how molasses becomes one of Australia’s best-known spirits. Allow about one to two hours.

“We thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience especially our tour guides Sandy and Ronnie those ladies were outstanding very informative and extremely entertaining promoting the company that they love . Would highly recommend this tour to all .”

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2.Bundaberg; Bundaberg Rum Distillery Tour and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 56 reviews · 1 hour · from $21

Explore Bundaberg Rum’s museum before a one-hour guided walk through the working distillery. See the five-million-liter molasses well, fermentation tanks, double distillation equipment, and Barrel House aging rooms, then taste one rum and one liqueur. Guides including Shaz, Skye, Bobbi, and Gee bring plenty of humor to the tour.

“Gee and Taylor absolutely fabulous. The whole factory and shop were so clean ! Interesting and I’ll definitely be sending friends along. We will be back !”

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3.Rum Distillery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · from $14

At Sarina Sugar Shed in Mackay, you’ll follow sugar cane from crushing to distilled cane spirit during a 30-minute, 18-plus tour at noon. The tasting features rum and rum liqueurs not served on the regular tour. Book it alone or pair it with the 11am or 12.30pm Sugar Shed tour.

“Awesome experience, learned a lot about rum and how it’s made . Great to have a try . Lots of laughter during our tour, always a plus on holidays.”

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4.Sarina: Rum Distillery Guided Tour and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $13Best value

At Sarina Sugar Shed, you follow sugar cane from crushing through distillation, then taste a rum and a liqueur not served on the regular tour. An English-speaking guide explains the equipment and process in plain terms. The 30-minute session runs daily at noon and pairs neatly with the 11am or 12.30pm Sugar Shed tour.

“Friendly, extremely energetic, enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff ensured everything was explained or demonstrated in a professional and easy to understand manner. Naming all of the equipment personalised the demonstration and made it easier to remember each item. The tour and taste testing was great. Thanks for informing the audience about sugar from farm to prelate, in such an easy manner. An outstanding tour for all ages.”

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5.Package – Sugar Shed Tour and Rum Distillery Tour 1.5 hours

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 7 reviews · 1h 30m · from $33

Walk through a sugarcane patch, watch a working miniature mill turn cane into sugar, then learn how cane spirit becomes rum and liqueurs. Your English-speaking guide leads the 90-minute tour, with tastings of rum, sauces, ginger beer, fairy floss, and other house-made products.

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