Capital Blooms
See how Spring sets the countryside ablaze with floral colour on this Sydney to Canberra tour. Whether Bowral in the Southern Highlands (tulips are a highlight) or our nation’s capital.
Members from: $1,137 P.P Twin ShareNon-members from: $1,148 P.P Twin ShareSolo traveller from: $1,492
Type
Escorted Touring
Destination
Australia
Supplier
AAT Kings
Booking Code
CBFT
Departs
18 September 2023
See how Spring sets the countryside ablaze with floral colour on this Sydney to Canberra tour. Whether Bowral in the Southern Highlands (tulips are a highlight) or our nation’s capital. Here, Australia’s biggest celebration of the season transforms parks and gardens with over a million blooms. Be inspired by the displays, then pay homage to politics and war heroes at national shrines and memorials.
Flexible Holidays
Stop to smell the roses at Floriade. A million blooms are on display, and you can enjoy their colour at a leisurely pace.
Time For You
Go your own way at Bowral’s Tulip Time festival, lingering between blossoms and finding inspiration in flower displays.
Iconic Sites
See where Australia’s most important decisions are made at Parliament House, with political secrets revealed by a local guide.
Day 1 Sydney – Canberra
Depart Sydney this morning 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 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 a unique dinner tonight after-hours at Floriade with the innovative team from Pialligo Estate at their Floriade Marquee Cafe.
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Canberra, 2 nights
Included Meals: Dinner, Lunch
Day 2 Floriade & Canberra
Today enjoy the spectacle and festivities of Floriade. Originally developed as a floral display to celebrate Australia’s Bicentenary and Canberra’s 75th birthday, this month-long festival attracts more than 480,000 attendees per year. The day is free for you to enjoy not only over a million flowers but markets, sculptures, workshops and live music.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 3 Canberra – Bowral – Sydney
Discover the Southern highlands during Tulip Time, when Corbett Gardens, Bowral becomes the festival centrepiece with over 75,000 tulips. Enjoy the festival vibe before regrouping for Devonshire tea in the southern Highlands town of Mittagong.
Included Meals: Devonshire Tea, Breakfast
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Members from: $6,926 P.P Twin Share
Legendary Longreach & Winton
Members from: $4,216 P.P Twin Share
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