TRUFFLE HUNTING EXPECTATIONS

Truffle Hunting & Seasonal Availability

Truffles are a natural, seasonal product and, as such, The Truffle Farm cannot guarantee how many truffles will be found on any given tour.

For scheduled public tours during the fresh truffle harvest season, The Truffle Farm will always do its best to ensure that at least one guest from each booking party has the opportunity to dig up (harvest) a truffle. However, this cannot be guaranteed. If time permits and truffles are plentiful, additional digging opportunities may be available.

Guests are encouraged to keep this in mind when making a booking and setting expectations for the day.

Truffles harvested during a tour are incorporated into the menu served to guests that day. If a guest would like to purchase a truffle they have harvested, they are welcome to do so at the current retail price.

The summer truffle season usually begins in early December and continues through to late May, while the winter truffle season usually begins in early June and runs through to mid-September. As with all naturally grown products, these seasons are determined by Mother Nature, and The Truffle Farm cannot guarantee the availability of fresh truffles throughout these periods.

OUT-OF-SEASON TOURS

The fresh truffle harvest usually runs from December through to September. During October and November, between the winter and summer harvests, The Truffle Farm offers an Out-of-Season Truffle Farm Tour.

As there are no fresh truffles ready to harvest during this period, the experience differs slightly from tours offered during the fresh truffle season.

Guests visit the plantation with the truffle dogs and learn about truffle growing and hunting. The dogs demonstrate how they search for truffles using specially placed truffle-scented decoys rather than naturally growing mature truffles.

Following the plantation experience, guests enjoy a three-cheese truffle toastie featuring premium Tasmanian black winter truffle frozen at peak maturity, along with tastings of gourmet truffle products, truffle ice cream and a choice of Tasmanian wine, beer or non-alcoholic beverage.

No fresh truffles are harvested during Out-of-Season tours. Fresh truffle pizza is also only available during the fresh truffle harvest season.

PRIVATE TOUR EXPERIENCES

The seasonal information outlined above also applies to private tour experiences. As truffle production is seasonal, private bookings cannot guarantee fresh truffle outside The Truffle Farm's fresh truffle harvest periods.

Private experiences offer greater flexibility and can be tailored to suit the group where operationally possible. The truffle hunt may range from a more participatory experience to a demonstration-style format that allows all guests to clearly see and experience the truffle dogs at work.

The level of guest participation and hunt format can be discussed with The Truffle Farm when arranging a private booking and will be tailored where operationally possible, taking into account the group's requirements, seasonal conditions and farm operations.

During October and November, private experiences are adapted to reflect the Out-of-Season period. No fresh truffles are harvested during this time; however, guests can still experience the plantation, truffle dogs and truffle hunting process, with food experiences featuring premium Tasmanian black winter truffle frozen at peak maturity.