ADDITIONAL DEPARTURE FOR 2019! Floriade Canberra & Tulip Time Bowral Tour
Indulge your inner gardener on a journey that combines Canberra’s spectacular Floriade event and the Bowral Tulip Time Festival with an exploration of the verdant Southern Highlands, Parliament House Canberra and the moving Australian War Memorial. You’ll also enjoy lunch on a working pastoral property.
The highlights of this guided tour include:
- Sheep Shearing and BBQ Lunch
- Guided tour of Parliament House with local expert
- Australian War Memorial
- Floriade 2019 Canberra
- Tulip Time 2019 Bowral
- Traditional Devonshire Tea
As this holiday departs early morning from the Rydges Sydney Central, it is recommended we pre-book accommodation for you for the night prior.
Depart Sydney this morning at 7.30am and travel through the rolling hills and verdant pastures of the Southern Highlands. Pause at historic Berrima to see its convict-era sandstone gaol, then visit Gold Creek Station to meet a local grazier and enjoy a barbecue lunch. Gold Creek is a working pastoral property that currently runs merino sheep and beef cattle. On arrival in Canberra join a local guide for a tour of Parliament House, the seat of the nation’s government. Built almost entirely of Australian materials, 10,000 people worked on its construction. Then visit the Australian War Memorial, which brings together a world-class museum, a shrine and an extensive archive. Hear an evocative lament before departing for your hotel. Enjoy dinner at your hotel with your travelling companions.
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Canberra
Included Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Day 2 Floriade and Canberra
Today enjoy the spectacle and festivities of Floriade 2020. Originally developed as a floral display to celebrate Australia’s Bicentenary and Canberra’s 76th birthday, this month-long festival attracts more than 480,000 visitors per year. Start the day with a guided walk of the grounds. The rest of the day is free for you to enjoy not only over a million flowers but markets, sculptures, workshops and live music. You might wish to extend your day with a visit to the magical and mesmerising Floriade NightFest (additional cost).
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Canberra
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 3 Bowral Tulip Time - Sydney
Discover the Southern Highlands during Tulip Time, when Corbett Gardens in Bowral becomes the festival centrepiece with over 75,000 tulips. Enjoy the festive vibe before travelling to Mittagong for Devonshire Tea. Your fabulous flower festival concludes this afternoon at 5.00pm approximately in Sydney.
As this tour concludes in the evening, you may like us to pre-book accommodation for you for tonight.
Included Meals: Breakfast
23-25 September, 2019
Twin share - $719 per person
Solo - $969 per person
Your Guided Holiday stays at the Crowne Plaza Canberra.
What to Bring:
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat
- Water bottle
- Camera
- Jacket
Travel at 60 and supplier booking conditions apply. Please contact us to learn more.
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