6 Days Tamworth Country Music Festival 2025

itinerary

DAY 1. Thursday – Depart Brisbane to Coffs Harbour (MT,L,D)

We depart on our opulent ‘Diamond Class’ or luxury ‘Gold Class’ coach from Brisbane Coach Terminal, and travel responsibly knowing all coach emissions are 100% offset. We stop at Tropical Fruit World for morning tea and a plantation tour. Afterwards, we make our way south to break for lunch in Ballina before continuing on to Coffs Harbour. 1 Night Stay: Opal Cove Resort, Coffs Harbour

Day 2. Friday – Tamworth (B,L)

This morning we head to Wauchope for a cuppa before continuing to Mt Seaview for lunch. From here we make tracks to the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Australia’s largest music festival with over 4000 different performances or gigs, and over 600 buskers in Peel Street alone, providing a diverse range of entertainment day and night. 3 Night Stay: Mercure Tamworth or Best Western Sanctuary Inn, Tamworth. **Dinner is at own expense tonight.

Day 3/4. Saturday/Sunday – Tamworth (B)

Enjoy two days of the talents, sights and sounds of the Tamworth Country Music Festival, including free concerts, talented buskers, bush poets, line dancing and the Fanzone Stage in the city CBD which run daily from 10am til late. On both days Fun Over 50 Holidays has included a ticket for an evening show.

*Included shows are value added by Fun Over 50 Holidays and cannot be refunded if you do not attend.
*Lunch and dinner at at own expense over festival days.
*Show program available December 2024.

Day 5. Monday – Tamworth to Armidale (B,L,D)

Our first stop today is the iconic Golden Guitar, where we visit the National Guitar Museum and the Country Music Wax Museum. Then, it is on to The Australian Country Music Hall of Fame, an unmatched collection of country music Memorabilia. Leaving Tamworth, we have lunch in the rustic town of Bendemeer. After a short drive through farming land, to Uralla, we walk the heritage trail, including a visit to heritage listed McCrossin’s Mill Museum before making our way to Armidale. 1 Night Stay: Cotswold Gardens, Armidale

Day 6.Tuesday – Brisbane (B,L)

This morning we depart Armidale to travel on to Glen Innes, breaking at the Standing Stones. We continue on via Tenterfield before arriving at Stanthorpe where we take an interesting tour of Kent’s Saddlery. Enjoy our final lunch together at Heritage Estate Wines before returning to the Brisbane Coach Terminal.

B = Full Breakfast; MT = M/Tea; L = Lunch; AT = A/Tea; D = Two Course Dinner

dates & pricing

Class	Twin Share	Sole Use	Departs 2025
Diamond Class	$3375	$4395	17 Jan
Gold Class	$2995	$4125	22 Jan

Final payment required 95 days prior to departure
Non-refundable deposit of $600pp required to secure your reservation.
N.B. Tour subject to fuel levy price increases for all transport operators. See T&Cs for details.
Bookings after this date are subject to availability. Due to day/ night concerts and events, lunch and dinners are at own expense during the festival.
FITNESS LEVEL – A RATING OF 2 (MODERATE) – Passengers must be able to:
• Walk 10 min without stopping
• Ascend stairs without stopping
• Stand for 30 min without sitting
• Walk over uneven ground
• Embark/debark transport unaided
• Manage their own luggage

Highlights & inclusions

Travel Carbon Neutral on our 100% offset luxury ‘Gold Class’ or opulent ‘Diamond Class’ coach
Fully escorted by experienced Fun Over 50 Holidays tour host and coach captain
Tropical Fruit World; 1 night Coffs Harbour
3 nights Tamworth
2 ½ days Tamworth Country Music Festival including 2 surprise shows
Souvenir Music Festival Program
Big Golden Guitar; National Guitar Museum; Country Music Wax Museum & Country Music Hall of Fame
McCrossin’s Mill Museum tour, Uralla; visit Captain Thunderbolts grave
1 night Armidale
Celtic Standing Stones at Glen Innes
Take in historic sights of Tenterfield
Guided tour of Kent’s Saddlery
Final lunch at Heritage Estate Wines
11 meals