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Gift a story you can't wait to hear. A soak in thermal springs, a lap in a Ferrari or a night at the zoo makes a better story than a jumper. This Christmas, pick an experience gift for her, him, mum, dad or the kids, and give them something worth talking about over lunch.
Christmas is the one occasion where almost everyone on the list needs something, and there's rarely time to shop for each person properly. An experience gift solves that: book someone a morning in a hot air balloon, a night at the zoo or a wine flight matched to what they actually like, and it's memorable without extra wrapping to find. Below, gift picks are sorted by who you're buying for: her, him, mum, dad and the kids, because that's how Christmas shopping actually happens.
A soak and two-course meal at Alba Thermal Springs & Spa gets her unlimited access to more than 20 geothermal pools, a steam room and sauna, then a two-course lunch or dinner with a drink included. For something further afield, 2-Night Hunter Valley Getaway with Wine Tasting puts her in a boutique retreat for two nights, with a cheese platter and wine tasting included and a bottle waiting on arrival.
Ferrari, Lotus and Lamborghini Drive over 12 laps at Sydney Motorsports Park puts him behind the wheel of three supercars on a professional track, with a race suit, helmet and an in-car coach included. If horsepower isn't the hook, 1966 Mustang Coupe Full Day Car Hire hands him the keys to a vintage automatic Mustang for a full day, with room for three mates and 200 km of driving included.
1-Hour Terroir Masterclass on the Mornington Peninsula is a private tasting room session working through eight wines, two of them limited release, with the vineyard's own team explaining what makes each one different. 1837 Barossa Pizza Lunch with Wine Tastings pairs a tasting of four prestige wines with two gourmet pizzas and a keepsake mug from the historic estate.
Not every dad wants more golf balls. 1-Hour Quick Chuck Axe Throwing on the Gold Coast needs no experience: a safety briefing, coaching from the venue's resident axe-pert, then his own lane for an hour. For dads who'd rather swing a club, 1-Night Weekday Hunter Valley Golf Stay and Play covers a night in a three-bedroom villa, 18 holes with two shared carts, and breakfast for the group the next morning.
Roar and Snore at Taronga Zoo Sydney turns Christmas into an overnight at the zoo: safari-style tents overlooking the harbour, a guided night tour with keeper talks, animal encounters, dinner and breakfast, plus full-day zoo entry the next day. It's built for the whole family, not just the kids doing the asking.
Not sure yet whether they’re a spa person or a supercar person? A voucher lets them choose the day themself, and it still lands under the tree looking like you planned it. It works just as well for the cousin you only see once a year, where guessing wrong is a bigger risk than not deciding at all.
A RedBalloon Gift Voucher can be set to any amount, sent by post or email, and timed to land before Christmas morning rather than after it. Pick a value and let them pick the experience.
Buy them a day out instead of another object. Experience gifts don't have to match someone's taste in things, just their taste in a good time, which makes them easier to get right for a person who already owns what they need. A wine tasting, a supercar drive or a family sleepover at the zoo all work as Christmas gifts because the person chooses when to use them and what to wear on the day.
Yes, especially for the people on your list who are hard to shop for or who tell you not to bother. Alba Thermal Springs & Spa is a popular choice this time of year because it works as a couple's gift, a parents' gift or a friend-group gift without much guessing. An experience also comes with a date to look forward to, which suits Christmas better than a receipt they might return.
A regular gift voucher lets the recipient pick anything from a wide range, while an experience gift is chosen for them and turns up as a specific date and activity. Both solve the same not-sure-what-to-buy problem, but a voucher suits someone whose taste you don't know well, and an experience suits someone whose taste you do.
Two nights at a Hunter Valley vineyard retreat, with a cheese platter, wine tasting and a bottle on arrival, works better as a joint Christmas gift than two separate presents. It gives them a getaway to plan together rather than two things to unwrap separately.
A 12-lap supercar drive at Sydney Motorsports Park is a solid pick for a dad whose garage and shed are already full. It's a day he can't buy himself on a whim, which is usually the point of a good Christmas gift for someone who already owns everything practical.
Yes, an overnight stay with the animals at Taronga Zoo Sydney gives kids keeper talks and animal encounters after the gates close to day visitors, with the adults getting a harbour view and a proper dinner out of it as well. It works as a single family Christmas gift rather than separate presents for each child.
Book a few weeks ahead where possible, since December dates for popular experiences fill first and some venues close over the holiday period itself. The gift voucher stays valid well past Christmas Day if the recipient would rather choose their own date once things quiet down in the new year.
For the office celebration rather than the gift itself, Christmas party ideas cover group bookings instead of individual presents. The same experience-over-object logic carries into birthday gifts for the rest of the year, and for a recipient who's genuinely difficult to impress, the luxury experiences range sits a level up. For the littlest names on the list, gifts for kids cover birthdays as well as December.