2016 Touring Program - O`Shannessy`s Tours
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2016 Touring Program - O`Shannessy`s Tours
“Friends to travel with....” 2016 Touring Program Dear Valued Client, Welcome to O’Shannessy’s Touring Program for 2016. From Left: Grace, Carolyn, Bronwyn, Sue and Michelle Thank you for your support and / or patronage through 2015. We've had another busy year and are looking forward to seeing you in 2016. We trust you will enjoy perusing our brochure which features 23 new tours for 2016. We have also revitalised many of our already existing tours. Please contact our office for details of our Christmas and New Year Tours, which will of course be on offer again in 2016. This guide to our tour schedule lists some of the highlights of each tour. We have included all of the prices available at the time of printing this brochure. Any prices not listed here, will be in the detailed individual itineraries. To receive comprehensive detailed individual itineraries and booking forms please tick the appropriate boxes on the enclosed enquiry form and return this to us in the reply paid envelope provided. As always our fares include: Chauffeured Home Pick up from and to your door - Greater Melbourne, Ballarat, Geelong, the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, Bendigo and Castlemaine and some areas of Gippsland. Phillip Island is now also included. Most morning teas and lunches. Three course dinners with proper choices. Full cooked and continental breakfasts each morning. Good Quality ensuite motel, resort and hotel accommodation. Carefully planned, comprehensive yet relaxed pace itineraries. Luxury coach travel by our 5 star coaches equipped with 2 doors, seat-belts and rest-room. Fully inclusive prices are per person twin share and include GST. All Attractions, Tours and Cruises as per our detailed individual itineraries. Flights / Trains / Ferries on tours where applicable. Many people have expressed interest in travelling next year. New tours for 2016 include: Mystery Tour - 3 this year (4/5 days), Sun Country on the Murray River (4 Days), Shipwreck Coast - Military Tattoo (5 Days), Goldfields - Creswick - Military Tattoo (4 Days), Tassie with a Twist - East Coast (9 Days), Tassie With a Twist - West Coast (9 Days), Easter in Adelaide (7 Days), Warbirds Over Wanaka - New Zealand - South Island (13 Days), Autumn Leaves and ANZAC Day in Canberra (7 Days), Christmas in July - Murray Princess (7 Days), Cape York - QLD (12 Days), Scottish Isles / Glens and Irish Spirit (26 Days), Noosa & Fraser Island (9 Days), Canada and Alaska (19 Days), Brisbane, Mt Tamborine & Stradbroke Island QLD (8 Days), South West Corner WA - Wildflowers (12 / 14 Days), Coasting Along - The NSW Coast (15 Days), Central Tablelands - Downton Abbey Dinner (7 Days), My Fair Lady - Sydney Opera House (4 or 6 Days), Hunter Valley Christmas Lights Spectacular (10 Days) and Enchanting Echuca (5 Days). We will be holding Information Days in November for our Canada Alaska Tour and our Scottish Isles / Glens & Irish Spirit Tour. The first will be on the 17th November at Mornington, then the 19th November at Wheelers Hill and the final one on the 20th November at Pascoe Vale. Please contact our office to register your interest for these days. (for catering purposes) We are also seeking Expressions of Interest for our Sri Lanka Tour for 2017. Our friendly and professional Tour Directors for 2016 include: Ian Foster, Andy and Mary Stewart, Bob and Sue Johnston, Dennis and Sandra Felton, Terry and Cathy Hope, Neil and Beth Carmichael, Greg Luscombe, Pam Jeffrey, Geoff and Sue Banks and myself (Chris). We offer Senior Card Holders discounts on Travel Insurance issued from our office. Please note there may be other additional tours programmed during 2016, so keep an eye out, by visiting our website on: www.oshannessys.com.au or call our Toll Free number on: 1800 354 352 for updates. We look forward to hearing from you. ~ Please be advised that our office will be closed for the holidays from 24th December, 2015 through to 5th January, 2016. ~ All of us at O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours wish you a Happy Christmas and New Year. Kind regards Chris and Bernadette O'Shannessy Touring Program Page No. Opera in the Alps 1 Mystery Tours New 1 Page No. New 18 Scottish Isles / Glens & Ireland The West Coast of Australia Sun Country on the Murray River New 1 Shipwreck Coast & Mystery Tour - Tattoo New 2 The Kimberley Explorer 19 19 Whitsunday Experience - Airlie Beach 20 Goldfields Creswick-Edinburgh Military TattooNew 2 Head of Bight SA - Whale Watching 20 Antarctica Sightseeing Flight Queensland Coastal & Islands Indulgence 20 Tassie with a Twist - East Coast New 3 Cook Islands 21 Wisemans Ferry / The Hawkesbury River The Mid West - Broome to Perth 21 2 3 Tassie with a Twist - West Coast New 3 Glorious Gippsland 4 Sunshine Coast & Fraser Island New 21 Canada & Alaska New 22 Kangaroo Island & the Coorong 4 Brisbane, Mt Tamborine & Stradbroke Island New 23 Fliinders Island Adventure 4 Canberra Floriade Festival King Island Adventure 5 Carnival of Flowers - Toowoomba QLD 24 Phillip Island - Penguin Paradise 5 Springtime Garden Tour - My Fair Lady 24 23 EASTER in Adelaide New 5 Warbirds over Wanaka - NZ - South Island New 6 Coasting Along - The NSW Coast New 25 EASTER in Bright WA Wildflowers - Nullarbor Plain 25 7 Central Tablelands - Downton Abbey Dinner New 26 Port Stephens & the Hunter Valley 7 Bright Spring Festival Southern Highlands - Scottish Festival 7 My Fair Lady - Sydney Opera House New 26 Vietnam 8 Tassie All Over Autumn in the Yarra Valley 9 Sydney and the Blue Mountains 9 Hunter Valley Christmas Lights Spectacular New 27 Enchanting Echuca New 27 Autumn Leaves & ANZAC Day - Canberra New 9 Flinders Ranges Outback 10 Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas 10 Lord Howe Island 11 Bright Autumn Colours 11 Murray Princess Cruise 11 Nagambie and Swan Hill 12 Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour 12 Sydney Vivid Lights Festival 12 Outback QLD - Longreach 13 Tropical Far North Queensland 13 Norfolk Island 14 Central Australia 14 Christmas in July - Creswick 14 Taste of the Territory - Darwin 16 Christmas in July - Murray Princess Cruise New 16 Cape York - Qld New 16 Cairns / Port Douglas - Tropical Escape 17 Kununurra - Gateway to the Kimberley 17 Noosa - Winter Escape 17 26 27 Christmas and New Year Tours - to be advised and Red Centre and Top End 15 15 Beautiful Busselton & Picturesque Perth 23 The Top End South West Corner WA - Wildflowers New 24 LEGEND Flights Night Stopovers Ferry Crossings / Cruises Coach Day trips / Local Touring Rail Journeys * Information, dates and prices correct at time of printing but are subject to change. 4 DAY TOUR OPERA IN THE ALPS Dates 14 to 17 January, 2016 15 to 18 January, 2016 Tour Highlights: Mansfield, Red Stag Deer Farm, Beechworth, Yackandandah, Tawonga Gap Lookout, Yarrawonga and Mulwala, Opera in the Alps (A Reserve Seating), Starring - Teddy Tahu Rhodes (Bass Baritone), Greta Bradman (Soprano), Shanul Sharma (Tenor) and Stefan Cassomenos (Pianist), Milawa Cheese Factory, EV Olives and Benalla Rose Garden. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights in Bright - Tour 1 or 3 nights in Albury - Tour 2 Cruise: Lake Mulwala Cruise - Paradise Queen Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $1,420 $1,395 $180 STAY PUT TOUR MYSTERY TOURS ??? 5 DAY TOUR New Dates 23 to 27 Janurary, 2016 (includes Aust. Day Celebrations) 13 to 17 February, 2016 Tour Full 3 to 7 November, 2016 for 2 016 EACH WILL BE DIFFERENT - I wonder where the road could take us? I'd let you know but it's a secret! What I will let you know is that it is coach only and somewhere we haven't really been before. We may go on little boat rides or we may go on little train rides but one thing is for sure and that is it will be fun with lots of different and interesting things to do and see! So come and join us and help unravel the mystery! Multiple Night Stays: 4 nights somewhere? Fare Repeat Client Single Supp JAN $1,870 $1,845 $300 NOV TBA TBA TBA STAY PUT TOUR SUN COUNTRY ON THE MURRAY RIVER Mulwala / Yarrawonga New Dates 1 to 4 February, 2016 4 DAY TOUR for 2 016 Tour Highlights: Coombe Cottage - The Melba Estate, Trawool Valley, Mulwala, Indigo Cheese, All Saints Winery, Corowa Whisky & Chocolate Factory, The Stockyard Show, Byramine Homestead, Rich Glen Olives and Windmill Chocolate Shop and Cafe. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights Mulwala / Yarrawonga Cruise: MV Paradise Queen - on Lake Mulwala Goulburn Explorer - Goulburn River Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $1,560 $1,535 $215 1 STAY PUT TOUR www.oshannessys.com.au FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 SHIPWRECK COAST & MYSTERY TOUR - Both including - 5 / 5 DAY TOUR ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO - MELBOURNE Dates !! 9 to 13 February, 2016 - Shipwreck D OUT Coast L O S S 13 to 17 February, TOUR2016 - Mystery Tour New for 2 016 BOTH Fare Repeat Client Single Supp ! UT! $1,795 SOLD O $220 S R TOU $2,020 $430 BOTH $1,995 $1,820 DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND 3RD TOUR ANNOUNCED GOLDFIELDS - Creswick - includes - 4 DAY TOUR ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO - MELBOURNE New Dates for 10 to 13 February, 2016 20 16 We have secured extra Gold Seating for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo - Melbourne - to the Saturday 13th February, 2016 - daytime performance. Tour Highlights: Castlemaine, Victorian Goldfields Railway, Maldon, Creswick, Ballarat, Fine Art Gallery, Craig's Royal Hotel - High Tea, Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka, Daylesford, Botanic Gardens, The Convent Gallery, Creswick Woollen Mill and then of course the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo! Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights Creswick Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $1,760 $1,735 $210 STAY PUT TOUR 1 DAY TOUR 6ANTARCTICA SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT Dates 14 February, 2016 Tour Highlights: Have you ever wanted to experience the wonder of Antarctica but didn't know how? Let us take you on a journey flying over the vast expanse - the last frontier. A once in a lifetime thing to do. Something to tick off your bucket list! Experience the beauty with a birdseye view. A breathtaking flight you will never forget! Fare ECONOMY CLASS STANDARD $ 2,099 ECONOMY CLASS SUPERIOR $ 3,099 PREMIUM ECONOMY $ 3,399 BUSINESS CLASS DELUXE $ 7,599 ICE CLASS (FIRST CLASS) $ 8,099 FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 www.oshannessys.com.au 2 TASSIE WITH A TWIST - East Coast touring New Dates 19 to 27 February, 2016 Tour Highlights: 9 DAY TOUR for 2 016 Sheffield, Deloraine - Yarns Artwork in Silk, Launceston, Cataract Gorge, City Park - John Hart Conservatory, Longford, Woolmers Estate, Evandale, Tasmanian Gourmet Sauce Co., Tamar Valley, Mine & Heritage Museum - Beaconsfield, Barnbougle, Bridport, Tin Dragon Centre - Derby, Weldborough Pass, St Helens, Bay of Fires, Bicheno, East Coast Nature World, Freycinet National Park, Wineglass Bay, Cape Tourville, Swansea, Spiky Bridge, Buckland - St John Baptist Church, Derwent River, Hobart, Battery Point, Salamanca Place, Constitution Dock and Richmond. Multiple Night Stays: 2 nights - Launceston, Freycinet, Hobart. Cruise: Spirit of Tasmania (porthole cabin) one way - Melbourne to Devonport. Fly - Hobart to Melbourne. Schouten Passage II - cruising Freycinet Peninsula to Wineglass Bay. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $3,795 $3,745 $790 WISEMANS FERRY & THE HAWKESBURY RIVER 9 DAY TOUR Exploring the Footsteps of our Pioneers Some Dates Attrac New tions 21 to 29 February, 2016 for 2016 Tour Highlights: Lake Eildon, Benalla, Albury, Holbrook, HMAS Otway, Adelong Museum, Falls and Gold Mill Reserve, Crisps Art Glass Gallery, Goulburn, Berrima, Belgenny Farm, Wisemans Ferry, Great North Road Convict Trail, Barefoot Bowls, Ferry Artists Inc., St Albans, Settlers Inn, Windsor, Tobruk Sheep Station, Mogo Zoo, Batemans Bay, Tilba, Boydtown, Eden, Lakes Entrance, St Marys Church - Bairnsdale and Port of Sale. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights Wisemans Ferry. 2 nights Batemans Bay Cruise: Hawkesbury Paddlewheeler - Luncheon Cruise, MV Merinda - Clyde River Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $2,795 $2,745 $510 TASSIE WITH A TWIST - West Coast touring New Dates for 27 February to 6 March, 2016 2 Tour Highlights: 9 DAY TOUR 016 Hobart, Derwent Valley, New Norfolk, Mt Field Nat. Park, Russell Falls, Tarraleah Gorge, 'The Wall', Derwent Bridge, Nelson Falls, Lake Burbury, Queenstown, Copper Mine Tour, Lake Margaret Power Station, West Coast Wilderness Railway Steam Train Ride, Strahan, Macquarie Harbour, See "The Ship that Never Was" play, Tullah, Lake Rosebery, Cradle Mountain Nat. Park, Waldheim, Wilderness Gallery, Smithton, Tarkine Wilderness Area, Stanley, "the Nut", Wonders of Wynyard, Burnie's Hellyer's Road Distillery, Penguin, Ulverstone, Sheffield and Devonport. Multiple Night Stays: 2 nights - Hobart, Strahan, Smithton Cruise: Flying Melbourne to Hobart. Spirit of Tasmania (porthole cabin) Devonport to Melbourne. Gordon River Cruise Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $3,545 $3,495 $640 3 www.oshannessys.com.au FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 4 DAY TOUR GLORIOUS GIPPSLAND Dates 1 to 4 March, 2016 Tour Highlights: Walhalla, Goldfields Railway Journey - Walhalla to Thompson Station, Thompson Reservoir, Gippsland Wetlands, Gippsland Armed Forces Museum, Sale, Gippsland Vehicle Collection, The Krowathunkoolong Keeping Place, St Mary's Catholic Church, Lakes Entrance, Nyerimilang Heritage Park Homestead, Tarraville Church, Port Albert, Gippsland Regional Maritime Museum and Wilsons Promontory National Park. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights in Sale Cruise: Cruise Gippsland Lakes from Lakes Entrance to Metung. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $1,385 $1,360 $175 STAY PUT TOUR KANGAROO ISLAND & THE COORONG 8 DAY TOUR Dates 6 to 13 March, 2016 16 to 23 October, 2016 Tour Highlights: Mt Gambier, Goolwa, Seal Bay Tour, Flinders Chase National Park, Admirals Arch and Remarkable Rocks, Penneshaw and American River, Cliffords Honey Farm, Island Pure Sheep Dairy, Cape Willoughby Lighthouse Tour, Marron Farm Tour, Emu Bay Lavender Farm, Victor Harbor, Keith, Ararat, The Grampians National Park. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights at Kingscote on Kangaroo Island Cruise: Luncheon cruise on the Coorong Ferry across to Kangaroo Island and back to Mainland. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $2,720 $2,695 $460 FLINDERS ISLAND ADVENTURE 5 DAY TOUR Dates 13 to 17 March, 2016 21 to 25 November, 2016 Tour Highlights: Lady Barron, Whitemark, Vinegar Hill, Wybalenna - Aboriginal Settlement, Furneaux Museum, Flinders Island Pastoral Company, Allports and Emita Beach, Mt. Tanner, Killiecrankie, North East River, Trousers Point, Mt. Strzelecki, Fotheringate Bay, Patriach's Wildlife Sanctuary, Walkers Hill Lookout. Multiple Night Stays: 4 nights on Flinders Island Cruises: Franklin Sound Islands Cruise Mutton Bird Sunset Cruise Fare Rpt Client Single Supp MAR $3,245 $3,195 $140 NOV TBA TBA TBA FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 STAY PUT TOUR www.oshannessys.com.au 4 KING ISLAND ADVENTURE 4 DAY TOUR Dates 15 to 18 March, 2016 14 to 17 November, 2016 Tour Highlights: Township of Currie, visit local Museum, Currie Lighthouse, Seals Rocks, Calcified Forest, Grassy, King Island Kelp Craft, Naracoopa, Evening Penguin Tour, Yellow Rock River, Penny’s Lagoon, Martha Lavinia Beach, Cape Wickham & Lighthouse, King Island Dairy - Cheese Factory, Cultural Centre - Currie, Kelp Industries. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights on King Island Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $2,795 $2,745 $270 STAY PUT TOUR PHILLIP ISLAND - PENGUIN PARADISE 5 DAY TOUR Dates 17 to 21 March, 2016 Tour Highlights: Wonthaggi, State Coal Mine, Inverloch, Bunurong Environmental Centre & Shell Museum, Phillip Island Super Bike Circuit, Vietnam Veteran's Museum, Panny's Amazing World of Chocolate, Phillip Island Nature Park, Penguin Parade, Churchill Island Heritage Farm, Rhyll Trout & Bush Tucker Farm, Koala Conservation Centre, Mingara Art Gallery and Royal Botanical Gardens - Cranboure. Multiple Night Stays: 4 nights Phillip Island (Cowes) Cruises: Scenic Coastal Cruise Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $1,720 $1,695 $220 STAY PUT TOUR 7 DAY TOUR EASTER IN ADELAIDE Dates 23 to 29 March, 2016 New fo r 2016 Tour Highlights: Mt Macedon - Forest Glade Garden, Castlemaine - Buda Historic Home and Garden, Stawell, Bordertown, Adelaide, Barossa Valley Vineyards, Whispering Wall, Jacob's Creek Visitor Centre, Barossa Chateau, Lyndoch Hill, Mengler Hill Lookout, Naracoorte, Penola - Mary McKillop Interpretive Centre, Hamilton, Ballarat, Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka and Craig's Royal Hotel Tour - High Tea. Multiple Night Stays: 4 nights in Adelaide Cruise: Spirit of the Coorong Cruise. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $2,470 $2,445 $430 5 www.oshannessys.com.au FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 WARBIRDS OVER WANAKA - SOUTH ISLAND Dates 21 March to 2 April, 2016 New fo 13 DAY TOUR r 2016 Come and join us on a tour of New Zealand's South Island seeing all the Main Attractions plus the Bonus of seeing Warbirds over Wanaka and other Aviation delights. Tour Highlights: Wellington Queen Charlotte Sound Picton Blenheim Marlborough Region Omaka Aviation Heritage Museum Kaikoura North Canterbury Plains Christchurch Airforce World Museum - "Behind the Scenes Tour" Tranz Alpine Express - Arthurs Pass Hokitika Franz Josef and Fox Glacier Haast Pass Lake Wanaka Central Otago Queenstown Warbirds Over Wanaka Lake Wakatipu Walter Peak High Country Station - Sheep Shearing and Sheep Dog demonstrations. Gondala to Bob's Peak Eglinton Valley Croydon Aviation Heritage Trust Dunedin Limited le. vailab Haggis Presentation seats a rly to a Olverston House Book e intment. Oamaru - White Stone City appo oid dis v a Mount Cook Lake Tekapo Church of Good Sheppard MacKenzie Basin Cruises: InterIslander Ferry through Queen Charlotte Sound TSS Earnslaw vintage Steamer on Lake Wakatipu Milford Sound Cruise Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $6,095 $5,995 $1,225 also includes airfares FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 www.oshannessys.com.au 6 EASTER IN BRIGHT 5 DAY TOUR Dates 24 to 28 March, 2016 Tour Highlights: EV Olives, Tawonga Gap Lookout, Mitta Valley, Dartmouth Dam, Lake Dartmouth Information Centre, Dartmouth Tavern, Beechworth, Golden Horseshoes Festival and Beechworth Easter Market, Yackandandah, Bright, Red Stag Deer Farm. Multiple Night Stays: 4 nights in Bright Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $1,520 $1,495 $195 STAY PUT TOUR PORT STEPHENS & THE HUNTER VALLEY 10 DAY TOUR Dates 3 to 12 April, 2016 Tour Highlights: Darnum Musical Village, Lakes Entrance, Orbost Exhibition Centre, Eden, Bega Cheese Heritage Centre, Batemans Bay, Berry, Kiama, Port Stephens, Tailor Made Fish Farm, Nelson Bay, 4WD Stockton Sand Dunes, Hunter Valley Gardens, Talking Tram Tour of Newcastle, RAAF Williamtown - Fighter World, Upper Hunter Valley, Denman, Gosford, Brooklyn Wharf, Bathurst, Australian Fossil & Mineral Museum, Cowra, Japanese Gardens, Junee Licorice & Chocolate Factory, Wagga Wagga, Albury, Benalla. Multiple Night Stays: 5 nights Port Stephens Cruises: Moonshadow Cruise - Port Stephens "Meet the Locals" cruise on Hawkesbury River Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $ 3,545 $3,495 $730 B SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS - SCOTTISH FESTIVAL 6 DAY TOUR Dates 7 to 12 April, 2016 Tour Highlights: St Mary’s Church - Bairnsdale, Eden, ABC Cheese Factory - Tilba, Hampton Bridge, Fitzroy Falls, Highland Gathering, Chieftain of the Day, Scottish Country Dancing, Highland Dancing, Highland Games, Pipe Bands - Brigadoon - Bundanoon, Chinoiserie Gardens, International Cricket Hall of Fame - Bradman Museum - Bowral, Joadja - Ghost Town Tour, Cooma Cottage, Crisps Artglass Studio and Lavender Farm, Albury - Monument Hill, Bandiana Base Military Museum. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights - Southern Highlands Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $1,945 $1,920 $370 7 www.oshannessys.com.au FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 VIETNAM 14 DAY TOUR Dates 10 to 23 April, 2016 Join our wonderful tour of Vietnam. Enjoy all the sights and sounds of Vietnam. Tour Highlights: Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) Reunification Palace War Remnants Museum Central Post Office Notre Dame Cathedral Cholon - Chinatown of Saigon Thien Hau Pagoda Ben Thanh Market Cu Chi Tunnels Ben Tre - Southern Province of Mekong Delta Coconut Farm Coconut Candy Factory Vinh Trang Pagoda Marble Mountain Hoian - Old Town City Tour Hue Lang Co Beach Citadel of Hue - The Forbidden City Thien Mu Pagoda Boat Cruise along the Perfume River Hanoi Water Puppet Show Halong Bay - overnight cruise on board a Halong Junk Bai Tu Long Bay Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi One Pillar Pagoda Temple of Literature also includes airfares Limited le. vailab seats a rly to a Book e intment. isappo avoid d Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $5,495 $5,395 $795 FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 www.oshannessys.com.au 8 4 DAY TOUR AUTUMN IN THE YARRA VALLEY Dates 11 to 14 April, 2016 Some Attrac New tio for 201 ns 6 Tour Highlights: Healesville RACV Country Club, Mt Dandenong, Puffing Billy Train Ride, Rayner's Stonefruit Orchard, The Big Bouquet, Healesville Sanctuary, De Bortoli Winery, Alowyn Gardens, Crystal Gardens, Marysville Patisserie, Bruno's Sculpture Garden, Coombe Cottage - Garden Tour, Dandenong Ranges, Cuckoo Restaurant and Grants on Sherbrooke. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights staying exclusively in luxury accommodation at Healesville RACV Country Club Resort. Fare Repeat Client MAY, OCT, NOV Fare JUN Repeat Client Single Supp $1,570 $350 $1,595 Single Supp STAY PUT TOUR SYDNEY and the BLUE MOUNTAINS 9 DAY TOUR Dates 20 to 28 April, 2016 Tour Highlights: Weary Dunlop Memorial - Benalla, Humes Cooma Cottage - Yass, Tour of Sydney, Vaucluse House, 'Rocks', Homebush Olympic Centre, Botanic Gardens - Mt Tomah, Blackheath, Blue Mountains, All Rides at Scenic World, The Three Sisters, Everglades House & Gardens, Jenolan Caves Tour, Hartley Historic Village, Bathurst, Japanese Gardens - Cowra, P.O.W. Breakout Site, Wagga Wagga, Botanical Gardens - Albury. Multiple Night Stays: Cruises: 3 nights Sydney, 3 nights Blue Mountains Hawkesbury River Cruise Sydney Harbour Dinner Cruise Parramatta River - Ferry Cruise Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $3,195 $3,145 $550 AUTUMN LEAVES & ANZAC DAY IN CANBERRA Dates 22 to 28 April, 2016 New for 2 7 DAY TOUR 016 Tour Highlights: Lakes Entrance, Bombala, Nimmitabel, Cooma, Canberra - Horticulturist Guide, The National Portrait Gallery, ANZAC Day Ceremony, National Museum of Australia, National Arboretum, Lanyon Homestead, Australian War Memorial, ANZAC Hall Gallery, Sound and Light Show at War Memorial, Cockington Green, Cooma Cottage, Albury, Yea, Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights Canberra Cruise: Fare Lake Burley Griffin Cruise MAY, OCT, NOV Fare JUN $2,195 Repeat Client Repeat Client Single Supp $2,145 $450 9 Single Supp www.oshannessys.com.au FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 PFLINDERS RANGES OUTBACK 10 DAY TOUR Dates 15 to 24 April, 2016 11 to 20 October, 2016 Tour Highlights: Historic towns such as Morgan, Burra, Blinman, Quorn, Jeff Morgan Gallery, Ride the Historic Pichi Richi Rail from Port Augusta to Quorn, Locally guided Tour in the Central Flinders Ranges, Visit to Gumcreek Station, Warren Gorge, Brachina Gorge and Bunyeroo Gorge, Gammon Ranges National Park (Northern Flinders), Optional Flights - Wilpena Pound and Arkaroola, Famous Arkaroola 4WD Ridge Top Tour, Tour of Broken Hill and Silverton, Sculpture Symposium - Broken Hill, Silver City Mint & Art Centre and Mildura. April Tour is staying at Port Pirie and October Tour is staying at Port Augusta. Multiple Night Stays: 2 nights Wilpena Pound Resort, 2 nights Arkaroola Resort 2 nights Broken Hill Cruise: Cruise on the P S Melbourne - Murray River Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $3,345 $3,295 $645 10 DAY TOUR YORKE AND EYRE PENINSULAS Dates 18 to 27 May, 2016 2 to 11 November, 2016 Tour Highlights: Donald, Burra, Clare, Yorke Peninsula, Ardrossan Museum, Minlaton, Moonta Railway Station, Port Pirie, Eyre Peninsula, Spencer Gulf, Port Augusta, Whyalla, Cowell, Turners Oysters & Seafood, Locally guided tour of Port Lincoln, Whalers Way, Tour of Tuna Farm, Coffin Bay, Elliston, views of the Great Australian Bight, Wilmington, Gladstone, Page's Working Dog Centre, Adelaide, Coorong National Park, Kingston SE, Robe, Blue Lake, Umpherston Cave, Mt Gambier, Dartmoor, Warrnambool and Camperdown. Multiple Night Stays: 3 Nights Port Lincoln Cruise: Adventure Bay Charters cruise on Boston Bay FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $3,195 $3,145 $570 www.oshannessys.com.au 10 LORD HOWE ISLAND 7 DAY TOUR Dates 23 to 29 April, 2016 12 to 18 November, 2016 Tour Highlights: North Head Cave, Admiralty Isles, View Southern Coral Reef, Mt Eliza, Old Gluch, Herring Pools, Ned’s Beach, Erscott’s Hole, Mt Gower. Plenty of relaxation time. Multiple Night Stays: 6 nights on Lord Howe Island Cruises: Cruise around the Island aboard “Lulawai”, Cruise to North Bay, Glass Bottom Boat tour. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $4,445 $4,395 $430 STAY PUT TOUR BRIGHT AUTUMN COLOURS 5 DAY TOUR Dates 27 April to 1 May, 2016 Tour Highlights: Mansfield, Red Stag Deer Farm, Wandiful Produce, Wandilligong Valley, Bright, Mount Buffalo National Park, Beechworth, Burke Museum, Kelly's Vault, Historic Courthouse Tour, Yackandandah, Milawa Cheese, Milawa Mustard and EV Olives. Multiple Night Stays: 4 nights in Bright Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $1,520 $1,495 $200 STAY PUT TOUR MURRAY PRINCESS CRUISE 7 DAY TOUR Dates 8 to 14 May, 2016 23 to 29 October, 2016 Tour Highlights: 7 day tour incorporating the 4 night Murray Princess Cruise. Captain’s Dinner, spectacular scenery, excellent meals and service, riverbank excursions. Other touring includes Stawell, The Grampians, Mannum, The Coorong, Kingston SE, Mount Gambier and Camperdown. Multiple Night Stays: 4 nights on Murray Princess Cruise: Cruise the Mighty Murray River in style. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $3,095 $3,045 $410 11 www.oshannessys.com.au FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 NAGAMBIE & SWAN HILL 5 DAY TOUR Dates 9 to 13 May, 2016 Tour Highlights: Woodlands Historic Park, Living Legends, Euroa, Lindsay Park, Lake Nagambie, Black Caviar Statue, Seymour, Strath Creek - Village Green & Pavillion, Kerrisdale Mountain Railway & Museum, King Parrot Valley, Y Water Discovery Centre - Yea, Boort, The Spanner Man, Salute Oliva, Simply Tomatoes & Aussie Wool Quilts, Swan Hill Pheasant Farm & Aviaries, Pioneer Settlement Museum, Lake Boga and Catalina Flying Boat Museum, Bendigo. Multiple Night Stays: 2 nights Nagambie, 2 nights Swan Hill Cruise: Paddlesteamer Pyap Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $1,920 $1,895 $250 PORT MACQUARIE AND COFFS HARBOUR 9 DAY TOUR Dates 17 to 25 May, 2016 EarlyHighlights: Bird - Book before 11th May, 2011 Tour Benalla, Southern Highlands, Red Cow Farm, Moss Vale, Port Macquarie, St Thomas Church, Ricardoes Tomatoes & Strawberries, Koala Hospital, Kempsey, Macleay River Historical Society's Museum, South West Rocks, Trial Bay Gaol, Coffs Harbour, Big Banana Show, Bunker Cartoon Gallery, Carobana Confectionery, Bellinger Valley, Dorrigo Plateau, Dangar Falls, Dorrigo National Park - Skywalk and Rainforest Centre, Urunga - Honey Place, The Clog Barn. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights Port Macquarie, 3 nights Coffs Harbour Cruise: Luncheon Cruise - Port Macquarie Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $2,945 $2,895 $575 8 DAY TOUR SYDNEY VIVID LIGHTS FESTIVAL Dates 31 May to 7 June, 2016 Tour Highlights: Early Bird - Tumut, Book before 11th George May, 2011 Wangaratta, Goulburn, IV Inn - Picton, Sydney, Darling Harbour, Mrs Macquarie's Chair, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Madame Tussauds, Vivid Lights Festival, 360 degrees Restaurant & Bar, Sydney Tower, Vaucluse House, Quarantine Station, Fairground Follies, Sea Cliff Bridge, Illawara Escarpment, Berry, Batemans Bay, Eden. Multiple Night Stays: 4 nights Sydney Cruise: Magistic Vivid Dinner Cruise Sydney Harbour Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $2,760 $2,710 $535 FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 www.oshannessys.com.au 12 OUTBACK QLD - Longreach 13 DAY TOUR Dates 1 to 13 June, 2016 Tour Highlights: Griffith, The Kidman Way, Great Cobar Heritage Centre, Bourke, Cosmos Centre, Charleville, Blackall, Longreach, Stockmans Hall of Fame, Wool Scour, QANTAS Founders Outback Museum, Drover’s Dinner Extravaganza, Strathmore Station, Kinnon & Co's Harry Redford Tent Show, Longway Station, Barcaldine, Emerald, Miners Heritage - Rubyvale, Roma, Big Rig, Lightning Ridge, Opal Cave, Walk-in Mine, Cactus Nursery, Chambers of the Black Hand, Dubbo, Western Plains Zoo, Parkes - CSIRO Radio Telescope, Young, Junee Licorice & Chocolate Factory, Wagga Wagga and Albury. Multiple Night Stays: 3 Nights Longreach, 2 nights Lightning Ridge This tour is designed for those who would like to see and experience fascinating inland Queensland and NSW but prefer not to fly. All by Road - No Flights. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $4,295 $4,245 $645 TROPICAL FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND 18 DAY TOUR Dates 20 June to 7 July, 2016 Tour Highlights: The Big Strawberry, Griffith, Cobar Museum, Fred Hollows Monument, Bourke, Crossly Engine, School of Distance Education, Cunnamulla Fella Monument, Longway Station, Blackall Woolscour Tour & BBQ, Stockman’s Hall of Fame, Longreach, Harry Redford Old Time Tent Show, QANTAS Museum & Jumbo 747, John Flynn Place, Mt. Isa Mine, Gulflander Train, Normanton, Cobbold Gorge, Undara Lava Tubes, Millstream Falls, Curtain Fig Tree, Jacques Coffee World - Mareeba, Cooktown, Kuranda Scenic Railway & Skyrail, Cairns. Multiple Night Stays: 2 nights Longreach, Mt. Isa, Cobbold Gorge, Mareeba, Cooktown and Cairns. Cruises: Thompson River Dinner Cruise, Cobbold Gorge Cruise, Lake Barrine Cruise, Daintree River Cruise. 13 Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $6,545 $6,445 $1,100 www.oshannessys.com.au FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 NORFOLK ISLAND 9 DAY TOUR Dates 3 to 11 June, 2016 - Bounty Day 7 to 15 October, 2016 Tour Highlights: Wonderland by Night, Mutiny on the Bounty Show, Christian’s 4WD Tour, Progressive Dinner, Island Culture Tour, Farm & Industry Tour, Sunset Cliff Top Island Fish Fry, Convict Settlement Tour, Garden Tour, Culla & Co. Carriage Ride, Sound and Light Show, Night as a Convict Show, Cyclorama Experience - 360 o panoramic painting. Multiple Night Stays: 7 nights on Norfolk Island. Cruise: Glass Bottom Boat Cruise Fare Repeat Client Single Supp JUNE $4,445 $4,395 $730 OCT TBA TBA TBA CENTRAL AUSTRALIA 10 DAY TOUR Dates 20 to 29 June, 2016 Tour Highlights: Donald, Burra, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Woomera, Coober Pedy - Town Tour and Opal Cutting Demonstration, Breakaways, Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), Erldunda, Old Telegraph Station, Royal Flying Doctor Service Base, Earth Sanctuary - Dinner, Western MacDonnell Ranges, Glen Helen Gorge and Homestead, Standley Chasm, Simpsons Gap and Ormiston Gorge. Optional flight over Uluru (Ayers Rock). Multiple Night Stays: 3 Nights Alice Springs, 2 nights Coober Pedy and Yulara. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp TBA TBA TBA CHRISTMAS IN JULY - CRESWICK Dates 1 to 4 July, 2016 4 DAY TOUR Some Attrac New tio for 201 ns 6 Tour Highlights: Living Legends, Castlemaine, Buda Historic Home & Garden, Creswick, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Craig's Royal Hotel High Tea, Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka, Christmas in July, Sovereign Hill - Winter Wonderlights, Daylesford, Hepburn Springs, The Chocolate Mill, Convent Gallery, Creswick Woollen Mill, Geelong, Wintergarden Cafe. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights Creswick Fare Repeat Client Single Supp TBA TBA TBA FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 STAY PUT TOUR www.oshannessys.com.au 14 RED CENTRE & TOP END 17 DAY TOUR - FLY 19 DAY TOUR - GHAN Dates 20 June to 6 / 8 July, 2016 Tour Highlights: Morgan and Burra (Historic Town) / Port Augusta, Southern Flinders Ranges, Woomera, Coober Pedy Tour and Opal cutting demonstration, Uluru and The Olgas, Alice Springs - Royal Flying Doctor Service and Old Telegraph Station, Earth Sanctuary - Dinner, Western MacDonnell Ranges, Glen Helen, Ormiston Gorge, Standley Chasm, Tropic of Capricorn, Devils Marbles, Tennant Creek, Daly Waters, Mataranka, Katherine, Kakadu National Park - Nourlangie Rock, Litchfield National Park, Wangi Falls, Termite Mounds, Darwin City Including Museum, Wharf, East Point, Mindil Beach, Darwin Aviation Museum, Aquascene Fish Feeding. Multiple Night Stays: 3 Nights Alice Springs and Darwin, 2 nights Coober Pedy, Yulara and Katherine. 2 Nights - Gold Service Travel on the Legendary Ghan - Train Option. Cruises: Yellow Water Sunset Cruise - Kakadu National Park, Jumping Croc Cruise on Adelaide River, Darwin Harbour Dinner Cruise and Katherine Gorge Cruise THE TOP END Dates FLY GHAN Fare Repeat Client S/Supp TBA TBA TBA Fare Repeat Client S/Supp TBA TBA TBA 13 DAY TOUR - GHAN 11 DAY TOUR - FLY 26 June to 6 / 8 July, 2016 Tour Highlights: Alice Springs - Royal Flying Doctor Service and Old Telegraph Station, Earth Sanctuary - Dinner, Western MacDonnell Ranges, Glen Helen, Ormiston Gorge, Standley Chasm, Tropic Of Capricorn, Devils Marbles, Tennant Creek, Daly Waters, Mataranka, Katherine, Kakadu National Park Nourlangie Rock, Darwin City Including Museum, Wharf, East Point, Mindil Beach, Aquascene Fish Feeding - Doctors Gully, Aviation Museum - Darwin, Litchfield National Park, Wangi Falls, Termite Mounds Multiple Night Stays: 3 Nights Alice Springs, Darwin and 2 nights Katherine 2 Nights - Gold Service Travel on the Legendary Ghan - Train Option. Cruises: FLY Katherine Gorge Cruise, Yellow Water Sunset Cruise - Kakadu National Park, Jumping Croc Cruise on Adelaide River, Darwin Harbour Dinner Cruise 15 GHAN www.oshannessys.com.au Fare Repeat Client S/Supp TBA TBA TBA Fare Repeat Client S/Supp TBA TBA TBA FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 TASTE OF THE TERRITORY - Darwin 8 DAY TOUR Dates 9 to 16 July, 2016 Tour Highlights: Darwin, Australian Pearling Exhibition, Indo Pacific Marine, Museum & Art Gallery, Fannie Bay Gaol, Adelaide River War Cemetery, Litchfield National Park, Florence Falls, Wangi Falls, Mindil Beach Sunset Market, Oil Storage Tunnels - WWII, Australian Aviation Museum, Window on the Wetlands, Fogg Dam, Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Territory Wildlife Park, Kakadu National Park (Optional). Multiple Night Stays: 7 nights Darwin Cruises: Spirit of Darwin - Sunset Cruise, Jumping Croc Cruise. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $4,045 $3,995 $845 STAY PUT TOUR CHRISTMAS IN JULY - MURRAY PRINCESS CRUISE Dates 10 to 16 July, 2016 New Tour Highlights: for 2 7 DAY TOUR 016 Seven day tour incorporating the 4 night Murray Princess Cruise. Captain’s Dinner, spectacular scenery, excellent meals and service, Christmas in July celebrations, riverbank excursions. Other touring includes Mannum, The Grampians, The Coorong, Kingston SE & Mount Gambier. Multiple Night Stays: 4 nights on Murray Princess Cruise: Cruise the Mighty Murray River in style. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $3,095 $3,045 $410 CAPE YORK - Queensland 12 DAY TOUR Dates 12 to 23 July, 2016 New Tour Highlights: for 2 016 World Heritage Daintree National Park, Cape Tribulation, Bloomfield Track, Lion's Den Hotel, Cooktown, Lakefield National Park, Battle Camp Range, Old Laura Homestead, Old Musgrave Telegraph Station, Coen, Archer River, Weipa, Gulf of Carpentaria, Weipa Mine Tour - Largest Bauxite Mine in the World, Bramwell Station, Fruit Bat Falls, Jardine River, Cape York, Seisia, Somerset Homestead, Thursday Island, Scenic Flight to Horn Island, Torres Strait Heritage Museum, Botanic Gardens and Frankland Islands, Scenic Flight to Cairns. Multiple Night Stays: 2 nights Seisia, 3 nights Cairns. Cruises: Cruise to Thursday Island Cruise to Frankland Islands Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $7,295 $7,195 $1,190 FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 www.oshannessys.com.au 16 CAIRNS / PORT DOUGLAS TROPICAL ESCAPE 8 DAY TOUR Dates 13 to 20 July, 2016 Tour Highlights: Cairns, Jacques Coffee Plantation, Lake Barrine, Millaa Millaa Falls, Josephine Falls, Sugar Museum, Paronella Park, Kuranda Scenic Railway, Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, Hartleys Crocodile Farm, Port Douglas, Mossman Gorge, Dreamtime Gorge Walk, Daintree, Breakfast with the Birds, Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary. Multiple Night Stays: 4 nights Cairns, 3 nights Port Douglas Cruises: Day Cruise on the Quicksilver Wave Dancer to Lowe Isles Coral Atoll, Daintree River Cruise, Cruise on Lake Barrine. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $3,695 $3,645 $665 KUNUNURRA - GATEWAY TO THE KIMBERLEY 8 DAY TOUR Dates 19 to 26 July, 2016 Tour Highlights: Darwin Sightseeing Tour, Museum and Art Gallery, Crocosauraus Cove, Australian Aviation Heritage Centre, Kununurra, Kellys Knob, Ivanhoe Crossing, Kimberley Ornamental Stonecraft, Sandalwood Showroom, Artopia Gallery, Kimberley Fine Diamonds, Durack Homestead Museum, Lake Argyle, Ord River Scheme Tour, Wyndham, El Questro, Mirima National Park, Zebra Rock Mine Tour. Optional Scenic Flights - Bungle Bungles. Ghan option subject to availability. Multiple Night Stays: 5 nights Kununurra Cruises: Lake Argyle to Lake Kununurra Cruise, Chamberlain Gorge Cruise, Wetland Safari Cruise - Lake Argyle Fare Repeat Client Single Supp TBA TBA TBA Once in Kununurra STAY PUT TOUR NOOSA - WINTER ESCAPE 7 DAY TOUR Dates 22 to 28 July, 2016 Tour Highlights: Noosa Junction, Hastings Street, Eumundi Markets, Underwater World, Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, Glasshouse Mountains, Maleny Dairies, Montville, Gympie, Gold Musesum, Banyandah Alpaca Farm, Dulong Lookout and Australia Zoo. Multiple Night Stays: 6 Nights Noosa Cruise: Noosa Canal Luncheon Cruise Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $2,895 $2,845 $670 17 STAY PUT TOUR www.oshannessys.com.au FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 SCOTTISH ISLES / GLENS AND IRISH SPIRIT New Dates for 29 July to 23 August, 2016 201 6 26 DAY TOUR Don't miss our tour of the Scottish Isles and Glens of Scotland incorporating The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Plus a tour of Ireland. Stopovers to and from the United Kingdom with a couple of days stay in London including airfares. Tour Highlights of Scotland: Glasgow, Loch Katrine - Scenic Cruise, Isle of Arran Distillery, Loch Lomond, "Road to the Isles", Eilean Donan Castle, Isle of Skye, Dunvegan Castle - home of the MacLeod's, Portree, Inverewe Gardens, Ullapool, Highland Scenery, John O'Groats, Isle of Orkney, Skara Brae, Ring of Brodgar, St Magnus Cathedral, Dunrobin Castle, Inverness, Urquhart Castle ruins, Loch Ness - Cruise, Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Sheepdog Trials in the Highlands, St Andrews - home of Golf, Edinburgh, Scottish Evening and last but not least The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Tour Highlights of Ireland: Dublin, Glasnevin Museum, County Kilkenny, Jerpoint Park Farm, Sheep Dogs herding sheep, House of Waterford Crystal, Cobh - The Titanic Experience, Blarney Castle, Kiss the "Stone of Eloquence", Blarney Woollen Mills, Killarney, Ring of Kerry - Scenic drive, Skellig Experience, Jarvey's Irish Night, River Shannon Estuary, Cliffs of Moher, Burren, Galway Bay, Connemara, Cong where the "The Quiet Man" was filmed, Cruise on Lough Corrib, Kilbeggan Distillery and Abbey Tavern. INFORMATION DAYS Will be held for this tour on the following days: 17th November, 2015 at Mornington. 19th November, 2015 at Wheelers Hill. 20th November, 2015 at Pascoe Vale. They will be from Limited le. 10:00am until 12 noon. ailab eats av ly to s Please contact our office for ar Book e intment. details and to register your interest. appo is avoid d Fare Repeat Client Single Supp TBA TBA TBA FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 www.oshannessys.com.au 18 26 DAY TOUR - FLY THE WEST COAST OF AUSTRALIA Darwin to Perth Dates 5 to 30 August, 2016 Includes: QANTAS Flights Melb. to Darwin and Perth to Melb. Ghan option subject to availability. Tour Highlights: Darwin sightseeing, Kakadu & Litchfield Nat. Parks, Katherine Gorge, Kununarra, Lake Argyle / Ord River, Optional Bungle Bungles Flight, Wyndham, Argyle Diamond Mine Tour, Derby, Willie Creek Pearl Farm Tour, Pearl Luggers Museum Broome, Eighty Mile Beach, Karijini Nat. Park - The Pilbara, Mt Tom Price Mine Tour, Cape Range Nat. Park, Carnarvon Jetty, Stromatolites, Shark Bay, Monkey Mia - Dolphins, Kalbarri Nat. Park, The Pinnacles, New Norcia Museum. Multiple Night Stays: 3 Nights Darwin, Kununurra and Broome. 2 Nights Katherine, Tom Price, Exmouth and Kalbarri. 10 Cruises: Spirit of Darwin Harbour Dinner Cruise, Jumping Croc Cruise on Adelaide River, Yellow Water Sunset Cruise, Katherine Gorge Cruise, The Ord River Cruise, Chamberlain Gorge Cruise, Geikie Gorge, Willie Creek Pearl Farm Cruise, Yardie Creek Cruise, Glass Bottom Boat Cruise - Ningaloo Reef. FLY Fare Repeat Client S/Supp TBA TBA TBA The most comprehensive and relaxing West Coast tour available. THE KIMBERLEY EXPLORER 15 DAY TOUR - FLY - Darwin to Broome Dates 5 to 19 August, 2016 Includes: QANTAS Flights Melb. to Darwin and Broome to Melb. Ghan option subject to availability. Tour Highlights: Darwin - Mindil Beach Market, Aviation Museum, City Tour: Museum, Wharf, East Point & Art Gallery, Fish feeding. Litchfield Nat. Park (Wangi Falls, Termite Mounds, Florence Falls), Kakadu Nat. Park - Nourlangie Rock (Aboriginal Art Site), Katherine Gorge, Lake Argyle / Ord River, Zebra Rock Gallery Kununurra, 5 Ways Lookout - Wyndham, Argyle Diamond Mine Tour, Durack Homestead, Bungle Bungles (optional flight), Boab Prison Tree - Derby, Broome, Willie Creek Pearl Farm (includes cruise) and Pearl Luggers Museum. Multiple Night Stays: FLY 3 Nights Darwin, Kununurra and Broome 8 Cruises: Spirit of Darwin Dinner & Sunset Harbour Cruise, Jumping Croc Cruise on Adelaide River, Yellow Water Sunset Cruise, Katherine Gorge Cruise, Ord River Cruise, Chamberlain Gorge Cruise, Willie Creek Pearl Farm Cruise and Geikie Gorge Cruise. 19 www.oshannessys.com.au Fare Repeat Client S/Supp TBA TBA TBA FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 WHITSUNDAY EXPERIENCE - Airlie Beach / Hamilton Island Dates 31 July to 7 August, 2016 8 DAY TOUR Some Attrac New tio for 201 ns 6 Tour Highlights: Airlie Beach, Farleigh Sugar Mill Tour, Queens Park Orchid House, Mackay, Airlie Beach Markets, Cape Gloucester - Erlando's Farm & Beach, Whitsunday Gold Coffee Plantation, Daydream Island, Whitehaven Beach (Optional Extra), Big Mango, Bowen Historical Museum and Hamiliton Island. Multiple Night Stays: 7 nights Airlie Beach Cruises: Daydream Island Hamilton Island Whitsunday Crocodile Safari on Proserpine River Fare Repeat Client Single Supp TBA TBA TBA STAY PUT TOUR HEAD OF BIGHT SA - WHALE WATCHING 6 / 8 DAY TOUR Dates 6 to 11 / 13 August, 2016 Tour Highlights: Port Pirie, Spencer Gulf, Port Augusta, Murphys Haystacks, Streaky Bay, Ceduna, National Trust Museum, Aboriginal Art Centre, Astrid Oyster Farm, Head of Bight, Whale Watching, Bunda Cliffs, Pildappa Rock, Kimba, Whyalla, Adelaide, Keith, Stawell, Grampians National Park, Brambuk Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Ararat. Option to fly home from Adelaide or Return to Melbourne by coach. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights Ceduna Fare Repeat Client Single Supp 6 Day $2,445 $2,395 $340 8 Day $2,645 $2,595 $465 QUEENSLAND COASTAL & ISLANDS INDULGENCE 15 DAY TOUR Dates 10 to 24 August, 2016 Tour Highlights: Cairns, Josephine Falls, Paronella Park, Sugar Museum, Mission Beach, Tully -"Golden Gumboot", Ingham, Townsville, Magnetic Island, Ashworth's Gem Shop, Treasures of the Earth Gallery, Daydream Island, Airlie Beach, Hamiliton Island, Mackay, Queens Park Orchid House, Rockhampton, Langmorn Station, Gladstone, Bundaberg, Rum Distillery, Childers, Fraser Island - 4WD tour or Whale Watching Cruise, Noosa Heads, Brisbane. Multiple Night Stays: 2 nights Mission Beach, Townsville, Daydream Island, Airlie Beach, Fraser Island. Cruises: Whitsunday Crocodile Safari on Proserpine River To the islands from the mainland. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $5,945 $5,845 $1,190 FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 www.oshannessys.com.au 20 COOK ISLANDS 10 DAY TOUR Dates 12 to 21 August, 2016 Tour Highlights: Rarotonga, Punanga Nui Markets, visit Historic Churches, Dinner at Tamarind House, Whale and Wildlife Centre, Island BBQ & Fire Dance Show, Island Night Feast & Show, Visit Island Local Schools, Progressive Dinner, Plus enjoy the activities of the Resort. Multiple Night Stays: 7 nights on Cook Island. Cruise: Captain Tama’s Lagoon Cruize Around the Island Sailing Cruise Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $4,795 $4,695 $835 STAY PUT TOUR 15 DAY TOUR THE MID WEST - Broome to Perth Featuring: Monkey Mia Dates 16 to 30 August, 2016 Tour Highlights: Historic Gantheaume Point, the Broome Wharf and the Japanese Cemetery, “Pearl Luggers” Museum, Willie Creek Pearl Farm, Eighty Mile Beach, Port Hedland, Karijini National Park, Mt Tom Price Mine, Tropic of Capricorn, Carnarvon Jetty, Stromatolites, Monkey Mia ~ Dolphins, Kalbarri National Park, Nambung National Park ~ Pinnacles, New Norcia Museum, Perth Sightseeing Multiple Night Stays: 3 Nights Broome, 2 Nights Tom Price, Exmouth and Kalbarri Cruises: Willie Creek Pearl Farm Cruise, Yardie Creek Cruise, Ningaloo Reef Glass Bottom Boat Cruise Fare Repeat Client Single Supp TBA TBA TBA 9 DAY TOUR SUNSHNE COAST & FRASER ISLAND New Dates 27 August to 4 September, 2016 for 2 016 Tour Highlights: Maleny Botanic Gardens, Famous Eumundi Markets, Hastings Street, Noosa, Australia Zoo, Fraser Island, 4WD Tour of Fraser Island, Lake McKenzie, Maheno Shipwreck, Bushtucker Tastings, Special Seafood Buffet. Multiple Night Stays: 5 nights Sunshine Coast, 3 nights Fraser Island Cruise: Noosa River Cruise Whale Watching Cruise from Fraser Island Fare Repeat Client Single Supp TBA TBA TBA 21 www.oshannessys.com.au FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 CANADA AND ALASKA 26 Days - 19 Days includes Coach, Rocky Mountaineer and 7 Day Alaska cruise New Dates for 201 7 September to 2 October, 2016 6 This special tour is escorted from Melbourne by an O’Shannessy’s tour escort and includes pre and post tour stopover accommodation, in Hawaii and San Francisco and all flights. We then join our APT holiday in Vancouver with a tour of the city. We board the Rocky Mountaineer in GoldLeaf carriage travelling to Kamloops and onto Banff. Reboarding the coach we tour through to Lake Louise, Jasper, Mount Robson, Blue River, Sun Peaks, Whistler and onto Victoria. Next we join Holland America Line's MS Volendam for our 7 night Inside Passage Cruise of Alaska. Highlights: VANCOUVER: Sightseeing. ROCKY MOUNTAINEER: 2-day scenic train trip.(Goldleaf) BANFF NATIONAL PARK - Meet a Mountie, Ride the Banff Gondola to the top of Sulphur Mountain. Banff tour. LAKE LOUISE: join a Mountain Heritage Guide for a stroll. ATHABASCA GLACIER: Ride over glacier. JASPER NATIONAL PARK MOUNT ROBSON BLUE RIVER: While crusing the river we may spot Grizzly & Black Bears, Moose, Caribou and Eagles and many other native creatures. SUN PEAKS WHISTLER VICTORIA: Sightseeing, including world-famous Butchart Gardens and a farewell dinner. ALASKA CRUISE: (VERANDAH CABIN) TRACEY ARM, JUNEAU, SKAGWAY, GLACIER BAY, KETCHIKAN, THE INSIDE PASSAGE. INFORMATION DAYS Will be held for this tour on the following days: 17th November, 2015 at Mornington. 19th November, 2015 at Wheelers Hill. 20th November, 2015 at Pascoe Vale. Limited le. They will be held from vailab 10:00am until 12 noon. seats a rly to a Please contact our office to Book e intment. isappo find out more details and avoid d to register your interest. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp TBA TBA TBA FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 www.oshannessys.com.au 22 BEAUTIFUL BUSSELTON & PICTURESQUE PERTH 10 DAYS - INDIAN PACIFIC 8 DAYS - FLY Dates 4 to 11 / 13 September, 2016 Tour Highlights: Busselton, Mammoth Cave, Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, Margaret River, Vasse Virgin Olive Oil Soap Factory, Margaret River Silk Road, Margaret River Chocolate Company, Aravina Estate, Busselton Jetty, Fremantle, Western Australian Maritime Museum, Old Fremantle Prison, Perth Tour Perth Mint, Kings Park, Federation Walkway, Rottnest Island, Swan Valley, Gin Gin and New Norcia. Multiple Night Stays: 4 Nights Busselton and Perth Cruise: Upper Swan River Cruise Cruise to Rottnest Island TRAIN Fare Repeat Client S/Supp TBA TBA TBA BRISBANE - MT TAMBORINE & STRADBROKE ISLAND Dates New for 2 7 to 14 September, 2016 016 FLY Fare Repeat Client S/Supp TBA TBA TBA 8 DAY TOUR Tour Highlights: Brisbane, Miegunyah House, Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha Lookout, Wheel of Brisbane, Stradbroke Island, Maritme Museum, Parrots in Paradise, Simply Spoilt Hideaway, Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve Lookout, Glasshouse Mountains, Maleny, Mount Mee Range, Mt Tamborine - Thunderbird Park, Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk, Glow-Worm Caves, Jasmin Organics Farm, Sanctuary Cove, Surfers Paradise - Light Rail, Gold Coast, Australian Outback Spectacular Dinner Show. Multiple Night Stays: 5 nights Brisbane and 2 nights Sanctuary Cove. Cruise: Brisbane River City Cruise Ferry ride to Stradbroke Island Dinner & Live Entertainment on the Kookaburra River Queen - Paddleboat Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $4,295 $4,245 $995 CANBERRA FLORIADE FESTIVAL 6 DAY TOUR Dates 14 to 19 September, 2016 23 to 28 September, 2016 Tour Highlights: Darnum Musical Village, Strzelecki Ranges, Latrobe Valley, Bairnsdale, St Marys Cathedral, Lakes Entrance, Snowy Mountains, Cooma, Canberra, Floriade, Lake Burley Griffin, National War Memorial, Mt. Ainslie Lookout, Duntroon, Old Parliament House, New Parliament House, Canberra Embassies, High Court, Telstra Tower, Australian National Botanical Gardens, Cockington Green, Albury, Beechworth, Benalla. Multiple Night Stays: 3 Nights Canberra Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $1,920 $1,895 $350 23 www.oshannessys.com.au FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 SOUTH WEST CORNER WA - WILDFLOWERS Dates New for 2 14 to 25 / 27 September, 2016 Tour Highlights: 12 / 14 DAY TOUR 016 Perth City Tour and Kings Park, Fremantle, Rottnest Island, Wave Rock Tour, Stirling Range National Park, Banksia Farm, Mt Romance Essential Oils Factory, Albany - The Gap, Natural Bridge, Whaleworld, Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk - Walpole National Park, Pemberton Tram Ride, Gloucester Tree, Busselton Jetty Museum, Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse Tour, Cave Works Interpretative Centre, Mammoth Cave Tour - Margaret River, Margaret River - Wine Tasting, Bunbury, Mandurah Multiple Night Stays: 3 Nights Fremantle and Albany and 2 Nights Busselton Cruises: King George Sound Cruise - Albany WOW Wilderness Eco-Cruises - Walpole National Park Ferry to Rottnest Island TRAIN Fare Repeat Client S/Supp TBA TBA TBA FLY Fare Repeat Client S/Supp $4,795 $4,745 $890 CARNIVAL OF FLOWERS - Toowoomba Qld 6 DAY TOUR Dates 15 to 20 September, 2016 Tour Highlights: Cabarlah Black Forest Cuckoo Clocks, Picnic Point, Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers Festival, Cobb & Co Museum, Clivia Show, Australian Native Plant Show, The Grand Central Floral Parade, State Rose Garden, Laurel Bank Park, Oakey, Museum of Australian Army Flying, Jondaryan Woolshed, St. Anne’s Church, Spring Bluff Railway Excursion, Carnival of Flowers, Downs Steam Railway Museum, Toowoomba Empire Theatre and “Teapot Extravaganza”. Multiple Night Stays: 5 Nights Toowoomba Fare Repeat Client Single Supp TBA TBA TBA STAY PUT TOUR SPRINGTIME GARDEN TOUR - MY FAIR LADY - SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Blue Mountains & Southern Highlands Some Dates N A ttractioew 2 to 10 October, 2016 n 9 DAY TOUR for 201 s 6 Tour Highlights: Canberra Floriade Festival, Bowral Moidart Garden - Southern Highlands, Bank O’ the Moon - Moss Vale, Chinoiserie Gardens, Sydney, My Fair Lady at the Sydney Opera House under the direction of Dame Julie Andrews, Blue Mountains, Everglades Gardens - Leura, Echo Point, The Three Sisters, Leura Garden Festival & Private Gardens, Govetts Leap Lookout, Carrington Hotel - High Tea, Mt Tomah Botanic Gardens, Japanese Garden & Cultural Centre - Cowra, Albury Botanical Gardens. Multiple Night Stays: 2 Nights Mittagong, 3 nights Blue Mountains Cruise: Inclu des: Canbe rra Flo riade Nepean Belle - Paddlewheeler Luncheon Cruise. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp TBA TBA TBA FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 www.oshannessys.com.au 24 COASTING ALONG - THE NSW COAST New Brisbane to Melbourne Dates 26 September to 9 October, 2016 for 2 14 DAY TOUR 016 Tour Highlights: Brisbane, Miegunyah House, Mt Coot-tha Lookout, Byron Bay Lighthouse, Thursday Plantation - Tea Tree Farm, Ballina Manor Tour, Ballina Naval & Maritime Museum, Summerland House Farm with No Steps, Alstonville, Dolphin Marine Magic Show & Penguin Feeding - Coffs Harbour, Big Banana, Clog Barn, Waterfall Way to Bellingen, Dorrigo Rainforest Centre, Skywalk - Dorrigo, Dangar Falls, Trial Bay Gaol - South West Rocks, Newcastle City Tram Tour, ANZAC Memorial Walk, Maritime Museum, Hunter Valley Gardens. McGuigan Wines, Hunter Valley Cheese Co., 'Sea Cliff' Bridge, Illawarra Escarpment, Kiama, Blowhole, Carrington Falls, Fitzroy Falls, Batemans Bay, Central Tilba, ABC Cheese Factory - Bega, Thornleigh on Newtown, Wheelers Oyster Farm, Killer Whale Museum - Eden, Cann River, Lakes Enterance and Grand Ridge Brewery. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights Newcastle, 2 Nights Ballina and Kiama. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $4,795 $4,745 $860 Cruises: Richmond River Cruise Osprey Cruise - Nambucca Heads Shoalhaven River Cruise Luncheon Cruise on Clyde River WA WILDFLOWERS NULLARBOR PLAIN 17 DAYS - FLY Dates 1 to 17 October, 2016 Tour Highlights: Perth City Sights, Busselton Visitor Centre, Margaret River, Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, Pemberton Tram, Karri Forests, Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk, Whale World - Albany, Stirling Range National Park, Wave Rock Tour, Esperance Stonehenge, Cape Le Grand National Park, Beacon Hill Lookout - Norseman, The Goldfields, Golden Mile Superpit, Kalgoorlie Mining Hall of Fame and Underground Mine, Eucla Telegraph Station, Bunda Cliffs, Port Pirie and Port Augusta, Burra & Morgan – Historic Towns, Mildura - Murray River. Indian Pacific Option - Subject to availability. Multiple Night Stays: 2 nights Busselton, Albany, Esperance and Kalgoorlie Cruises: King George Sound Cruise WOW Wilderness Eco Cruise - Walpole 25 www.oshannessys.com.au Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $5,495 $5,445 $960 FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 CENTRAL TABLELANDS NSW - DOWNTON ABBEY DINNER Dates 22 to 28 October, 2016 New Tour Highlights: for 2 7 DAY TOUR 016 Wagga Wagga, Bathurst, Abercrombie House - The "Downton Abbey" Dinner, Sheep & Cattle Drone, Motor Museum, Mt Panorama, Australian Fossil & Mineral Museum, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Mayfield Garden, Southern Highlands, Chinoiserie Gardens, Crisps Art Glass Gallery and Lavendar Farm, Bandiana Base Military Museum, Albury. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights Bathurst Fare Repeat Client Single Supp TBA TBA TBA BRIGHT SPRING FESTIVAL 5 DAY TOUR Dates 27 to 31 October, 2016 Tour Highlights: Mansfield, Tawonga Gap Lookout, Mitta Valley, Dartmouth Dam and Information Centre, Dartmouth Tavern, Beechworth, Burke Museum, Historic Courthouse, Yackandandah, Bright, Open Gardens - Bright and surrounding areas, Red Stag Deer Farm and Benalla. Multiple Night Stays: 4 Nights Bright Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $1,520 $1.495 $200 STAY PUT TOUR MY FAIR LADY - SYDNEY 4 / 7 DAY TOUR Dates 30 October to 5 November, 2016 Coach only 1 to 4 November, 2016 Fly in - Fly out New for 2 016 Tour Highlights: Celebrating the beloved original, Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady, under the direction of Dame Julie Andrews. In the show's 60th Anniversary, Opera Australia and John Frost join forces to honour the past and bring to life the beloved story of Eliza Doolittle, the Cockney flower girl and Professor Henry Higgins, the appealing arrogant phoneticist. The clash of cultures sparks some of theatre's most jubilant songs and witty dialogue. The triumphant score features unforgettable numbers including 'Wouldn't It Be Loverly?', 'On the Street Where You Live', 'I Could Have Danced All Night', and 'Get Me to the Church on Time'. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights Sydney Cruise: Sydney Harbour Cruise Fare Rpt Client Sgle Supp 4 DAY TBA TBA TBA 7 DAY TBA TBA TBA FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 4 Day Tour is a STAY PUT TOUR www.oshannessys.com.au 26 TASSIE ALL OVER 11 DAY TOUR Dates 8 to 18 November, 2016 Tour Highlights: Sheffield, Burnie, Table Cape, The Nut, Cradle Mountain Nat. Park, Nelson Waterfalls, Tahune Forest Airwalk, Hobart, Salamanca Markets, Port Arthur Penal Settlement, Tamar Valley, House of Anvers - Chocolate, Spiky Bridge, Freycinet National Park, Bicheno, Queenstown and much more. Multiple Night Stays: 4 nights - Hobart, 2 nights - Strahan Cruise: World Heritage Gordon River Cruise Spirit of Tasmania (porthole cabin) each way. Flight Option available. Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $3,995 $3,945 $755 HUNTER VALLEY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SPECTACULAR Dates 23 to 30 November, 2016 New Tour Highlights: for 2 8 DAY TOUR 016 Tumut, Maitland, Hunter Valley Gardens Christmas Lights Spectacular, Hunter Valley Chocolates, Peterson's Champaign House, The Smelly Cheese Shop, Tempus Two Winery, Morpeth, Old Maitland Gaol, Upper Hunter Valley, Gloucester, Trudgalong Farm, Fort Scratchley, Sydney, Batemans Bay and Eden. Multiple Night Stays: 3 nights Maitland Cruise: Sydney Harbour Cruise Fare Repeat Client Single Supp TBA TBA TBA ENCHANTING ECHUCA 5 DAY TOUR Dates 30 November to 4 December, 2016 Tour Highlights: New for 2 016 Castlemaine, Victorian Goldfields Railway, Maldon, Tongala Donkey Retreat, Echuca, Port of Echuca Discovery Centre, Sharps Magic Movie House, Murray River, National Holden Motor Museum, Cactus Country, Barooga, Deniliquin, Peppin Heritage Centre, Echuca Moama Farmers Market, Echuca Farmhouse Cheese Company, The Great Aussie Beer Shed, Dancing Emus, Bendigo Pottery, Kyneton and Black Saturday Bush Fire Memorial. Multiple Night Stays: 4 nights Echuca Cruises: Murray River Cruise on Paddlesteamer Fare Repeat Client Single Supp $1,795 $1,745 $220 27 STAY PUT TOUR www.oshannessys.com.au FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 “Friends to travel with....” Awards & Testimonials Here are some Testimonials that have been sent in to our office: "Dear Chris and Bernadette, May I send along my congratulations to your company for the wonderful tour that I have just had the pleasure of enjoying. The Flinders Ranges have long been on my bucket list and I could not have chosen a better company to fulfill the event. I have toured with quite a few different companies in the past and I must say that you have one of the best value for money. I shall definitely be travelling with you again and I have in mind the Head of the Bight tour for 2016. Would you be kind enough to keep my name on your mailing list for your next years brochure and also the special brochure for that particular tour. Greg and Pam could not have been more wonderful as tour leaders. Professional, knowledgable and caring is the only way to describe these two people and if that is the standard of all your tour leaders I look forward to my next tour with you. The ease with what must have been a logistical challenge in arranging the extra day for us, and also your generosity in the offering of this, was very much appreciated by all my fellow travellers. They made it seem effortless. Although we did thank them on our departure would you please pass on my personal thanks again. I am really looking forward to receiving my DVD of a very special holiday to relive a wonderful time and once again my thanks to you both and all your staff" B B of Yarrawonga "Dear Sue, Thank you and congratulations on organising our Red Centre and Top End Tour with Ghan and Overland return from 22nd June to 13th July, 2015 inclusive. From the time we were collected (early by John) until our safe return home with Eddie we were pampered, organised, thrilled and amazed by the vastness of our great country. Meals, accommodation and service was excellent and the friendly and professional manner in which Andy and Mary Stewart conduct themselves is a credit to them and your company. Special meals for Wilma are often a problem and on this tour Wilma was able to enjoy meals free of worry, Mary's quiet persuasive manner saw to this. As a tribute to Mary and Andy we have enclosed some "Terse Verse" or doggerel which I hope helps offer an essence of the pleasure this gave to us. We would and will offer to our friends an assurance that O'Shannessy's certainly are friends to travel with. Thank you Sue for you and your staffs input into our great adventure." G and W W of Pascoe Vale "Dear Chris and Bernadette, Judy and myself wish to sincerely thank you for our wonderful trip to Norfolk Island. It was capably led by Cathy and assisted by Terry. The Governor's Lodge provided excellent accommodation and superd meals. Pinetree Tours are excellent operators taking us to many interesting places of interest. Bounty Day was a real bonus. Once again thank you for looking after us so well. Keep up the good work.." R K of West Rosebud "Thank You "again" for a wonderful, well organised tour to Kangaroo Island, from the start of booking: the chauffeur calling, to the clean and comfortable coach, makes it all special. Please pass on to Sue and Bob our thanks, they love their work and it shows with the care and patience they give, nothing is too much trouble. Sue's DVD is so well presented it keeps the memories alive of all our trips with Sue and Bob. We look forward to more tours" J & D D of Torquay Travel Kit When you join one of our tours you receive a FREE comprehensive Travel Kit. Included is an O'Shannessy's Quality Tours Travel Bag, Luggage Labels, Pen, Name Badge and a Ticket Wallet full of information such as Motel List, Passenger List and a copy of the Itinerary. Also available at a cost are our: O'Shannessy's Quality Tours Cap for just $15. We also have available after your tour a DVD of the photos of your tour: for just $15. FREE CALL: 1800 354 352 www.oshannessys.com.au 28 O'Shannessy's Sorrento Travel Pty. Ltd. trading as: O'Shannessy's Quality Tours 2121 Point Nepean Road, Rye Victoria 3941 Free Call: 1800 354 352 www.oshannessys.com.au email: enquiries@oshannessys.com.au ©® This brochure designed & compiled by Carolyn Hudd (O'Shannessy's Office). Printed by Dromana Printing & Stationery Co. Pty. Ltd. T: 03 5987 2019.