4 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR
WEDNESDAY 30TH DECEMBER TO SATURDAY 2ND JANUARY 2021
All 2021 tour dates are proposed dates and may be subject to change. We will update you as soon as we are advised of any changes.
Celebrate ringing in the New Year with a tour to beautiful country Victoria.
We travel through the twin cities of Mulwala and Yarrawonga, take a relaxing morning tea cruise aboard the MV Paradise Queen on lovely Lake Mulwala and enjoy an indulgent stop at the Corowa Whiskey and Chocolate Factory. On New Year's Eve we join the welcoming locals in APEX park for the annual New Year's celebration!
TOUR INFORMATION
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TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Mulwala and Yarrawonga, Byramine Homestead, Corowa Whiskey and Chocolate Factory, Yackandandah, Kinross Hotel, Hume Weir, Devenish and Tungamah silos, Goorambat Silo, Benalla Street Art.
CRUISE MV Paradise Queen morning tea cruise. MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS 3 nights in Wangaratta |
PRICE Twin Share Room: $2195 pp Twin Share Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours: $2170 pp Twin Share Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours: $2145 pp Twin Share Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours: $2120 pp Single Room Supplement: $230 pp Deposit: $200 per person upon booking O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours will match single travellers who wish to twin share with another single traveller of the same gender. However, if this is not possible, you shall be provided with single accommodation at the twin share fare (no additional cost). All prices are from Melbourne. Please contact our office for a price from your capital city. |
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WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR
- Complimentary chauffeur driven transfers. Pick up from and return to your home from Greater Melbourne, Bendigo, Torquay, Ballarat, Geelong, the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, Phillip Island and selected areas of Gippsland.
- O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours Touring Coach. Travel by O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours Luxury Touring Coach. Features include comfortable reclining seats with ample leg room, arm and foot rests, seat belts, large panoramic windows with blinds, overhead parcel shelf, onboard rest room, Road Cam TV Screens which display the view ahead in real time, a kneeling (coach lowering) device, a second door for ease of entry and disembarkation and full air suspension for a smooth and quiet ride.
- Tour Director. Dedicated O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours tour director and coach captain on board to ensure your travel experience is memorable.
- Best Available Quality Accommodation. Ensuite motel accommodation each night.
- Attractions. All tours and interest venues as per itinerary.
- All Meals. Full cooked breakfasts, morning tea lunches and two course restaurant dinners daily.
ITINERARY
DAY 1: Wednesday 30th December, 2020
HOME TO WANGARATTA
Welcome to our New Year’s Wangaratta Tour! With personal pickup from home we are transferred to meet our O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours luxury coach and travel to Mansfield on the eastern shores of Lake Eildon for our lunch stop. From here we make our way to Wangaratta, where we’ll base ourselves at the delightful Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway for the next 3 nights. Unpacking just once, we join our fellow travellers at the motel restaurant for our first meal together.
OVERNIGHT: Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway, Wangaratta
Welcome to our New Year’s Wangaratta Tour! With personal pickup from home we are transferred to meet our O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours luxury coach and travel to Mansfield on the eastern shores of Lake Eildon for our lunch stop. From here we make our way to Wangaratta, where we’ll base ourselves at the delightful Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway for the next 3 nights. Unpacking just once, we join our fellow travellers at the motel restaurant for our first meal together.
OVERNIGHT: Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway, Wangaratta
DAY 2: Thursday 31st December, 2020
YARRAWONGA & RUTHERGLEN
This morning we travel through to the twin cities of Mulwala and Yarrawonga, to the shores of Lake Mulwala where we join the MV Paradise Queen for a morning tea cruise on the lake. Upon disembarkation we’re off for a lunch and tour of Byramine Homestead, built as a veritable fortress in an octagonal shape to provide a clear view of all angles in the case of attack by Bushrangers. Often the family had to hide in the cellar! We now head to Corowa to visit the Corowa Whiskey and Chocolate Factory. Once the old Corowa Flour Mill, the building has been repurposed and tastefully refurbished as the whiskey and chocolate factory. We’ll have afternoon tea in their rustic café before taking a tour, giving us a chance to make our own “freckle” to take with us! After a lovely day, we head back to our motel to relax before dinner. This evening after dinner why not join the locals in APEX park for the annual New Years celebration.
OVERNIGHT: Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway, Wangaratta
This morning we travel through to the twin cities of Mulwala and Yarrawonga, to the shores of Lake Mulwala where we join the MV Paradise Queen for a morning tea cruise on the lake. Upon disembarkation we’re off for a lunch and tour of Byramine Homestead, built as a veritable fortress in an octagonal shape to provide a clear view of all angles in the case of attack by Bushrangers. Often the family had to hide in the cellar! We now head to Corowa to visit the Corowa Whiskey and Chocolate Factory. Once the old Corowa Flour Mill, the building has been repurposed and tastefully refurbished as the whiskey and chocolate factory. We’ll have afternoon tea in their rustic café before taking a tour, giving us a chance to make our own “freckle” to take with us! After a lovely day, we head back to our motel to relax before dinner. This evening after dinner why not join the locals in APEX park for the annual New Years celebration.
OVERNIGHT: Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway, Wangaratta
DAY 3: Friday 1st January, 2021
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Following Breakfast we travel to Yackandandah - a classic colonial town, having changed little in appearance since last century with many buildings classified by the National Trust. We have some free time to wander around this lovely area. Next we make our way to Albury where we enjoy our lunch at the Kinross Hotel. Following lunch we head across to see the vast Hume Weir and the imposing weir wall. Built in 1926 to assist in irrigation downstream, the weir now provides a popular venue for a host of aquatic activities. This afternoon we drive through the historic village of Chiltern, a fascinating small historic town of some 1400 people which is distinguished by its historic streetscape of well-preserved brick buildings and old-fashioned timber verandahs. We return to Wangaratta for some time to relax this afternoon before our farewell dinner.
OVERNIGHT: Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway, Wangaratta
Following Breakfast we travel to Yackandandah - a classic colonial town, having changed little in appearance since last century with many buildings classified by the National Trust. We have some free time to wander around this lovely area. Next we make our way to Albury where we enjoy our lunch at the Kinross Hotel. Following lunch we head across to see the vast Hume Weir and the imposing weir wall. Built in 1926 to assist in irrigation downstream, the weir now provides a popular venue for a host of aquatic activities. This afternoon we drive through the historic village of Chiltern, a fascinating small historic town of some 1400 people which is distinguished by its historic streetscape of well-preserved brick buildings and old-fashioned timber verandahs. We return to Wangaratta for some time to relax this afternoon before our farewell dinner.
OVERNIGHT: Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway, Wangaratta
DAY 4: Saturday 2nd January, 2021
HOMEWARD BOUND
We have a leisurely start this morning before we farewell our hosts to begin our journey home. Silos are drawing crowds to small country towns in Victoria, so we’re off to do a little silo spotting of our own. Our first stop today is in Tungamah to see brolgas and a kookaburra. In Devenish, see Cam Scale’s artwork representing the changing role of women in the military – a First World War nurse and a modern-day combat medic. At the Goorambat Silo we see a Barking Owl, which is critically endangered. We’ll also make a stop here at the Uniting Church to view the stunning depiction of "Sophia" the female aspect of the Holy Spirit. Each silo has a different artist and a different story! After lunch in Benalla we’ll take a drive to see some of the Street art – artists from around the world were brought together to paint murals on bare walls, some over three stories high. We then head home with some fantastic memories of our New Year’s Tour. No need for a taxi or lift, we will be chauffeur driven home. All part of the great O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours service!
We have a leisurely start this morning before we farewell our hosts to begin our journey home. Silos are drawing crowds to small country towns in Victoria, so we’re off to do a little silo spotting of our own. Our first stop today is in Tungamah to see brolgas and a kookaburra. In Devenish, see Cam Scale’s artwork representing the changing role of women in the military – a First World War nurse and a modern-day combat medic. At the Goorambat Silo we see a Barking Owl, which is critically endangered. We’ll also make a stop here at the Uniting Church to view the stunning depiction of "Sophia" the female aspect of the Holy Spirit. Each silo has a different artist and a different story! After lunch in Benalla we’ll take a drive to see some of the Street art – artists from around the world were brought together to paint murals on bare walls, some over three stories high. We then head home with some fantastic memories of our New Year’s Tour. No need for a taxi or lift, we will be chauffeur driven home. All part of the great O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours service!
“...The twin towns of Yarra Wonga Mulwala are home to beautiful Lake Mulwala and popular with golfers, anglers, water sports fanatics and bush walkers...”
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Cancellation 30 to 8 days before tour departure date, 20% Refund of Tour Cost
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