4 Days Australia Day Long Weekend
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Join us this Australia Day for a fun-filled long weekend tour packed with regional charm and true-blue Aussie spirit! This 4-day escape begins with morning tea at Summer Land Camels and wine tasting at the renowned Ballandean Estate Winery. In Armidale, sample farm-fresh produce at Deano’s Smoked Trout and wander through the English-style gardens of Peterson’s Winery. Visit the Big Golden Guitar and Australian Country Music Hall of Fame before immersing yourself in the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Round it all out with our exclusive Aussie Day celebration at Bestbrook Mountain Resort—whip-cracking, chicken racing and a surprise celebrity guest!
We depart from the Brisbane Coach Terminal on our luxurious ‘Gold Class’ coach, ensuring responsible travel with 100% offset coach emissions. We arrive at Summer Land Camels for morning tea with verandah views of the farm. Our afternoon takes us to the Granite Belt where we taste some of the locally grown and produced wines at Ballandean Estate Winery. After lunch, we continue on to the Standing Stones in ‘Celtic’ Glen Innes, before arriving in Armidale, our home for the next 3 nights. 3 Night Stay: Rydges Armidale
- 4 Days
- 3 Nights
- 13 Meals
- Coach Tours
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Duration
4 Days
Meals Included
3 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners
What's Included:
- Travel Carbon Neutral on our 100% offset luxurious ‘Gold Class’ coach
- Fully escorted by experienced Fun Over 50 Holidays tour host and coach captain
- Morning tea at Summer Land Camels
- Wine tasting & lunch at Ballandean Estate Winery
- Standing Stones at Glen Innes
- 3 nights Armidale
- Tour & tasting at Deano’s Smoked Trout
- Peterson’s Winery cellar door tasting & lunch
- Locally guided tour of Armidale
- Armidale Regional Art Gallery
- The Big Golden Guitar, Tamworth
- Australian Country Music Hall of Fame
- Tamworth Country Music Festival
- Australia Day at Bestbrook Mountain Resort
- 9 meals
BRISBANE - ARMIDALE
We depart from the Brisbane Coach Terminal on our luxurious ‘Gold Class’ coach, ensuring responsible travel with 100% offset coach emissions. We arrive at Summer Land Camels for morning tea with verandah views of the farm. Our afternoon takes us to the Granite Belt where we taste some of the locally grown and produced wines at Ballandean Estate Winery. After lunch, we continue on to the Standing Stones in ‘Celtic’ Glen Innes, before arriving in Armidale, our home for the next 3 nights. 3 Night Stay: Rydges Armidale
Staying in Rydges Armidale
Meals & Dining
ARMIDALE
Today we explore Armidale, beginning at the award-winning Deano’s Smoked Trout, where we sample the products and learn about the processes behind this unique farm. At Peterson’s Winery, we wander through the English-inspired gardens to the rustic cellar door. After a guided wine tasting, enjoy lunch in the shade of the beautiful heritage gardens. Later, we join a locally guided tour of Armidale’s historic buildings, including a visit to the Regional Art Gallery.
Meals & Dining
TAMWORTH COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Departing Armidale, we head to Tamworth’s iconic Big Golden Guitar for a quick photo, then visit the Australian Country Music Hall of Fame. Enjoy free concerts, buskers, bush poets, line dancing, and the Fanzone Stage at the Tamworth Country Music Festival before returning to Armidale late afternoon.**Lunch is at your own expense today at the festival.
Meals & Dining
Highlights
ARMIDALE - BRISBANE
Today we head for home via a morning tea break at Tenterfield. We then continue on to Bestbrook Mountain Resort, where a special treat awaits with our very own Fun Over 50 Holidays Australia Day celebrations. We have arranged a very special ‘celebrity guest appearance’ to help us celebrate! From whip-cracking to chicken racing, you will be in stitches with the ‘Aussie Fun’ we have in store for you before and during lunch. We arrive back to the Brisbane Coach Terminal late afternoon, filled with jolly Aussie spirit as we say our goodbyes. B = Full Breakfast; MT = M/Tea; L = Lunch; AT = A/Tea; D = Two Course Dinner
Meals & Dining
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+$800
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