Forget the flowers. These are the best experience gifts for the mum who values memories over things, already has everything, or simply deserves a moment to herself.
Maggie Beer’s Table for All – The Louise, Barossa Valley: $POA
For the mum who believes the best conversations happen around a table. This three-day Barossa retreat pairs two nights at luxury vineyard stay The Louise with a full immersion into Maggie Beer’s world – a farmers market morning, cooking demonstration and long lunch at the Maggie Beer Farm Shop, wine tastings with Hentley Farm, and a four-course welcome dinner at Appellation. Unhurried, generous and genuinely special.
A portion of every stay also supports the Maggie Beer Foundation’s work improving food in aged care. Running May 22–24, 2026.
Ultraceuticals Lumi-Zyme Facial: $350
The treatment for when skin needs a reset. The LumiZyme Peel combines enzyme and AHA resurfacing with ultrasonic serum infusion to tackle dullness, uneven texture and tired skin in one session.
InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach Gift Card
For the mum who deserves a proper escape. InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach has just completed a multi-million dollar transformation. Think a heated infinity pool above the ocean, private cabanas, the new Èliva Spa with magnesium pools, infrared saunas and cold plunge baths, a long lunch at Shutters Restaurant and Bar, or simply a room with sweeping Coogee views. One of Sydney’s most iconic beaches, reimagined.
Lion King Sydney: <$305
The Lion King returns to Sydney with one of the most spectacular productions in musical theatre; iconic music, breathtaking costumes and stagecraft that has to be seen to be believed. A brilliant Mother’s Day experience for any mum who loves live theatre, or simply deserves a great night out.
Saint Haven Membership
The private members club that sold out before it opened. Saint Haven North Sydney – the largest of Tim Gurner’s now-national network of clubs – spans six floors and 3,000sqm of bathhouse, cryotherapy, full-body MRI scans, reformer Pilates, co-working suites and a wholefoods restaurant. Melbourne’s clubs are at capacity. Sydney’s waitlist is already long. Bondi and Mosman are coming. Get on the list.
Tour of National Gallery of Victoria: $40
A one-hour highlights tour of Australia’s oldest and most visited art gallery, personally guided by NGV’s expert storytellers. From the world’s largest stained glass ceiling to Cleopatra’s legendary wager, it’s a fresh perspective on some of the most famous works across a collection of over 80,000 pieces.
Tour and Dine – Sydney Opera House: $91
A tour beneath the sails of the Sydney Opera House followed by lunch or dinner on the harbour. Discover 50 years of legendary stories, extraordinary secrets and world-leading sustainable design.
Hotel Marvell, Byron Bay: From $450
Byron Bay’s only five-star hotel, and easily its most enviable address. With just 24 rooms and suites, a rooftop pool with coastline views and Asian-fusion restaurant Bonito below, Hotel Marvell manages to feel both effortlessly luxe and unmistakably Byron. Rooms come in warm burnt orange tones with bohemian detailing, exposed concrete ceilings and private balconies, and the rooftop bar at sunset is exactly where she should be.
Helicopter Wine Tour Hunter Valley: $1,750
Sydney to the Hunter Valley by helicopter, and back. Sydney HeliTours’ Hunter Valley Wine Tour trades the coach for a private aircraft, arriving at one of Australia’s most celebrated wine regions with gourmet cuisine and fine wine waiting below.
Camden Valley Champagne Balloon Flight: $349
Just 50 minutes from Sydney, the Camden Valley Champagne Balloon Flight is the kind of Mother’s Day morning she’ll talk about for years. An hour drifting over rivers, mountains and historic homesteads at 2,000 feet, followed by a champagne toast and buffet breakfast at Rydges Campbelltown.
Luxury Great Barrier Reef Luxury Island Retreat: $4,280
For the mum who deserves to completely disappear for a few days. Elysian Retreat sits on its own private island in the Whitsundays, surrounded by the Great Barrier Reef, with overwater bungalows, pristine coral and nothing on the agenda but snorkelling, sunsets and doing absolutely nothing. Four days, three nights of pure luxury at one of Australia’s most remote and beautiful addresses.
First Artists Early Evening Indigenous Experience: $2,220
A private tour of QAGOMA’s Indigenous Australian Art Collection, a Welcome to Country, Smoking Ceremony and a dinner featuring native Australian ingredients . An evening that connects you to First Nations art, culture and food in one of Australia’s great galleries.
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