Get your toes ready to do some tapping and your boots ready to do some scooting in Tamworth at Australia’s largest music festival. Enjoy 2 full days at the Tamworth Country Music Festival then stop at the Slim Dusty Centre in Kempsey before overnighting in South West Rocks and returning to Brisbane.
Departing from Brisbane Transit Centre, we make our way to Warwick stopping for morning tea at the Abbey of the Roses. We continue on via the scenic route travelling by Willsons Downfall and Boonoo Boonoo to Tenterfield, where we visit historic Stannum House for a tour followed by lunch. We finish our day at Armidale. 1 Night Stay: Quality Hotel Powerhouse, Armidale **Please note: Twin share configuration is queen bed and commercial sofa bed.
Leaving Armidale, we make our way to the DAG Sheep Station in Nundle. Over lunch we enjoy our first toe-tapping country gig, then head off to the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Australia’s largest music festival with over 4000 different performances and over 600 buskers in Peel Street alone, providing a diverse range of entertainment day and night. If you wish to book and pre-purchase tickets for a special concert, you can phone the Tamworth Information Centre (Ph: 02 6767 5300) to arrange tickets. We arrive and check-in to our hotel then attend the opening night concert at Bicentennial Park. 3 Night Stay: Mercure Hotel, Tamworth **Dinner is at own expense tonight.
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 Coca-Cola concerts in the park which run daily from 11am to 4pm. Saturday night Fun Over Fifty has included a FREE evening show for both Diamond Class and Gold Class. Sunday night the Diamond Class tour attends the closing night concert at Bicentennial Park whilst Gold Class enjoy their second evening show provided by Fun Over Fifty. Please note that these free shows are value added by us and cannot be refunded if you do not wish to attend. Lunch and dinner are at own expense over the festival days. *Please note: Show program not available until December 2018.
Departing Tamworth, we continue with country making a stop at the Slim Dusty Centre in Kempsey to pay homage to one of the greats of Australian music. Further up the coast we arrive for a night in South West Rocks. 1 Night Stay: Rockpool Motor Inn, South West Rocks
On our return journey home today, we travel through Coffs Harbour then stop for lunch at New Italy before crossing the border and arriving at Brisbane Transit Centre.
B = Full Breakfast; MT = M/Tea; L = Lunch; AT = A/Tea; D = Two Course Dinner
| Class | Twin Share | Sole Use | Departs 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Class | $2190 | $2860 | Jan 17 – SOLD OUT |
| Diamond Class | $2390 | $2965 | Jan 17 |
| Diamond Class | $2390 | $2965 | Jan 24 – SOLD OUT |
PRE & POST TOUR EXTENDER OPTION – 2 additional days (TOTAL 8 DAY TOUR)
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