Glass Bottom Boat Cruise

Half Day Guided Bus Tour

Lord Howe Island Nursery

Guided Walk of North Bay & BBQ Lunch

North Bay Adventure Cruise

Guided Snorkelling

Free Time

Library, Bicycles & Billiards -

Not just another accommodation package!

 

Tour Includes:

All meals at Pinetrees - Half day guided tour of the Island - Lord Howe Environmental Tours Glass Bottom Boat - Half day North Bay Tour,  Lord Howe Island Kentia Palm Nursery Tour.

Starting from Thornton depot we commence our journey south picking up through Newcastle, Central Coast, Hornsby, Central and Strathfield. Enjoy a lovely home made morning tea and meet your fellow travellers. From here you will experience some great destinations and highlights including:- * Fedra Olive Grove * Lake Eucumbene * Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Scheme * Cabramurra * Providence Portal * Cooma—Monaro Railway * Cooma Correctional Centre museum * Past Time Country Crafts * Mt Kosciuszko * Lake Jindabyne * The RaglanGallery * Mt Ainslie

 

Tour Includes:

This tour includes all accommodation, meals and all entrance fees as indicated on the itinerary, and luxury coach touring and travel.  Of course, you get to enjoy Robert's Famous homemade morning tea!

Day 1: Home - Tamworth (LD) Our coach will depart Strathfield, Hornsby, the Central Coast and the Hunter before making our way north along the New England Highway. We tour one of the Upper Hunter horse studs, a good opportunity to discuss and learn more about the thoroughbred racing industry. A photo stop at the Mare and Foal Park at Scone, the horse capital of Australia. From here it is through to Tamworth for our 3 nights stay and our first country race meeting.  Tamworth Towers 02 6765 8361 (3 nights)  

 

Day 2: Tamworth Stables (BLD) Enjoy some free time today to explore this vibrant country town. This afternoon, visit The Australian Light Horse Memorial in Bicentennial Park, a bronze sculpture created by nationally renowned artist Tanya Bartlett, paying homage to the Waler horse’s important role in the Great War. The Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre is playing host to the National Cutting Horse Association of Australia National Finals and Snafflebit Futurity today. You are able to visit the site stables and take a seat to view this exciting event as elite horse and riders display their livestock cutting skills.    

 

Day 3: Tamworth Race Day (BD) Today we make our way to our second country race meeting. Complete with manicured lawns, rose gardens and historic grandstand, the Tamworth Jockey Club provides the perfect backdrop for a great day out. Try your luck at picking a winner again today and after the last race we will return to the hotel.  

 

Day 4: Tamworth - Dubbo (BLD) To Coonabarabran today for a tour of Siding Springs Observatory, an informative morning aaccompanied by clean crisp views to a large proportion of NSW and the Warrumbungles. The windmill town of Gilgandra is a great stop with time to learn of and photograph the many windmills that line the Castlereagh River. Later in the afternoon we arrive at the hub of the west Dubbo. Homestead Motel 02 6882 4944 (2 nights)  

 

Day 5: Wellington Boot Race Day (BD) Today is one of the biggest country race meetings in Australia at the Wellington Race Club with its world famous marquee race – the Wellington Boot. This race is for two year olds and over the years mainly due to its name has begun to attract interest from all parts of the globe. Once again your admission and program are included in your package. After enjoying the day at the races we make the short return drive back to Dubbo in the afternoon.  Day 6: Dubbo - Home (BL) With autumn approaching the deciduous trees that cover the city will be starting to show colour and this morning we will view the array of colours as we make our way to Mudgee. Our first stop will be Gooree Park, one of the top Thoroughbred studs in Australia, for a tour of the stables. The Cudgegong River traverses through the irrigated property while the undulating hill country complements the rich alluvial flats providing an ideal environment for the production of high class racehorses. These stables have produced many winners over the years including Don Eduardo, Snowland, Tempest Morn and the studs ‘Warhorse’ Desert War. Not only do they produce winners but also great wines and we will have the opportunity to sample. This afternoon we leave Dubbo and make our way home via Strathfield, Hornsby, the Central Coast and the Hunter.

 

Another one of our unique Australian Food and Wine Experiences. Many people have driven up to the Hunter for a day many years ago and have not experienced the variety of this amazing wine destination

Travel to the Gold Coast for the exciting new Australian Outback Spectacular III. Anticipation is building for this all new extravaganza which starts its season in December 2011. The new theme will be shrouded in secrecy until then, but as always it will play an important role in communicating our nation’s outback in an exciting, moving and engaging way.

 

This tour is a great opportunity to visit one of Australia's most amazing natural phenomenons, the innundation of Lake Eyre.   This event is usually only seen once every hundred years, however for the second year in a row, strong rains and flooding in Queensland have resulted in a good filling of the lakes massive, shallow basin.    The colours of the water and the hills around Lake Eyre have to be seen to be believed, and your pilots can point out various wildlife that may be seen in and around the Lake, including pelicans, gulls and terns, and we even saw a herd of about ten wild camels in 2010!   * Port Augusta * Coober Pedy town tour and visit underground homes, church and Opal mine and a chance to buy opal * William Creek Hotel for Lunch * Port Pirie * Scenic drive through Crystal Brook, Clare and Kupanda

 

This tour is a great opportunity to visit one of Australia's most amazing natural phenomenons, the innundation of Lake Eyre.   This event is usually only seen once every hundred years, however for the second year in a row, strong rains and flooding in Queensland have resulted in a good filling of the lakes massive, shallow basin.    The colours of the water and the hills around Lake Eyre have to be seen to be believed, and your pilots can point out various wildlife that may be seen in and around the Lake, including pelicans, gulls and terns, and we even saw a herd of about ten wild camels in 2010!   * Port Augusta * Coober Pedy town tour and visit underground homes, church and Opal mine and a chance to buy opal * William Creek Hotel for Lunch * Port Pirie * Scenic drive through Crystal Brook, Clare and Kupanda.

 

There are two options for this tour, once commencing on 25 July as a Red Heart Tour Extension for 8 Days:- This 8 day tour visiting the magnificent Top End & Kakadu National Park is especially designed for you to add on to our amazing Red Heart tour departure. This World Heritage Area, comprising part of the western Arnhem Land plateau and the flood plains of the Alligator Rivers is Australia’s largest National park, measuring almost 20,000 km².

 

The other is an Across the Tops Tour extension connection on 28th July:- This 5 day tour visiting the magnificent Kakadu National