4 Days Chinchilla Melon Festival
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$1,965
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Chinchilla is the “Melon Capital” of the world, and every second year in February the town throws one of the craziest and most fun festivals ever. This 4 day escorted Gold Class tour travels from Brisbane to Toowoomba for a self guided visit to Queensland Museum Cobb and Co and lunch at Picnic Point, then on to Chinchilla for a three night stay. Enjoy a locally guided town tour including the Folk Museum and a local melon farm, plus the Cactoblastis Monument and a real outback rodeo. Then it is festival day, packed with events, markets, a street parade, free concerts and fireworks, before returning via Kingaroy’s Peanut Van, Kingaroy Heritage Museum and lunch at Moffatdale Ridge Winery.
Departing Brisbane Coach Terminal aboard our luxury ‘Gold Class’ coach, relax as we journey through the Lockyer Valley and climb the Great Dividing Range to Toowoomba. We take a self-guided tour of the Queensland Museum Cobb & Co before breaking for lunch at Picnic Point. Our afternoon travels take us via country towns such as Oakey and Dalby before arriving at Australia’s melon capital, Chinchilla. 3 Night Stay: The Palms Motel, Chinchilla
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- 14 Meals
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Duration
4 Days
Meals Included
3 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners
What's Included:
- Journey in comfort aboard our luxury ‘Gold Class’ coach
- Fully escorted tour with experienced Fun Over 50 Holidays Tour Host & Coach Captain
- Self-guided tour of Queensland Museum Cobb & Co
- Picnic Point, Toowoomba
- 3 nights in Chinchilla
- Chinchilla Folk Museum and melon farm tour
- Cactoblastis Monument
- Chinchilla Melon Festival day & night display
- Entry to the Rodeo, a night of real outback rodeo entertainment
- Kingaroy Heritage Museum
- Peanut Van
- Lunch at Moffatdale Ridge Winery
- 8 delicious meals included on your journey
Brisbane - Chinchilla
Board your luxury ‘Gold’ Class’ coach, and travel responsibly knowing all coach emissions are 100% offset. Sit back and relax as we travel through the Lockyer Valley and climb the Great Dividing Range to Toowoomba. We take an interesting tour of the Empire Theatre before breaking for lunch at Picnic Point. Our afternoon travels take us via country towns such as Oakey and Dalby before arriving at Australia’s melon capital, Chinchilla. 3 Night Stay: The Palms Motel, Chinchilla
Staying in The Palms Motel, Chinchilla
Meals & Dining
Chinchilla
Today take a tour of Chinchilla with a local guide, visiting the Folk Museum and a local melon farm. As Chinchilla produces 25% of Australian melons, we learn from the best how to grow the tastiest melons. We also take in the Cactoblastis monument which details the destruction of the prickly pear by the Cactoblastis moth. Tonight, the bulls and broncs are the stars as we take in a real outback rodeo. Entertainment includes bull rides, saddle bronc rides and the ever-popular barrel racing. **Dinner is at own expense tonight.
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Highlights
Chinchilla
Prepare for a day of good laughs and good times at the Chinchilla Melon Festival. Join with the locals for some hilarious fun and festivities as events such as melon skiing, melon iron man, melon bungee, melon bullseye, pip spitting and melon tossing get into full throw. There’s back-to-back entertainment, markets, a street parade, arts and crafts, free concerts, a triathlon and loads more. Enjoy an afternoon of country music and the grand finale being a brilliant fireworks display. Look out for our surprise exclusive Celebrity Guest as you ‘get your melon on’ at this truly unique festival. **Lunch is at your own expense today. There are plenty of interesting food stalls for you to choose from. Event details yet to be released at time of publishing. Advertised product subject to change/availability
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Return to Brisbane
This morning we make our way past the Bunya Mountains and into Kingaroy. Our first stop is the famous Peanut Van giving you time to purchase your favourite blend. From here we explore the fascinating history of Kingaroy at the Kingaroy Heritage Museum. We continue on to Moffatdale Ridge Winery for our final lunch together and great way to wind down after a fun filled getaway. We travel via Lake Wivenhoe before arriving to the Brisbane Coach Terminal at approximately 5.00pm. B = Full Breakfast MT = Morning Tea L = Lunch AT = Afternoon Tea D = Two Course Dinner
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Twin Share
$1,965
AUD per person
Single Supplement
+$800
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