5 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR
22ND MARCH TO 26TH MARCH 2021
This tour is a picker's delight. Vintage markets, thrift shops and traditional Op-Shops will captivate the treasure hunter in you. This is the most eco-friendly way to shop. Be enchanted by some ground breaking silo art, depicting those who have long been the embodiment of the great Australian spirit. This art captures the grit, tenacity and character of those who have made this great land their life.
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TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Daylesford, Amazing Mill Market, The Treasure Hunters Hall, Grampians National Park, Halls Gap, Murtoa Stick Shed, Silo Art Trail, Vinnie’s, The Salvo’s, Ballarat Hospice Care and Red Cross Op Shops and Geelong Vintage Market
MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS
3 nights in Stawell.
PRICE
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Twin Share Room First Tour: Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours: Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours: Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours: Single Room Supplement: Deposit: |
$2,275 per person $2,250 per person $2,225 per person $2,200 per person $ 265 per person $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).
However, if this is not possible, you shall be provided with single accommodation at the twin share fare (no additional cost).
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ITINERARY
DAY 1: mondAY 22nd March, 2021
HOME TO STAWELL
Welcome aboard! After our morning pickup, we join our O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours crew and luxury coach and head to Daylesford, a former goldmining town, located in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. The broader area around the town, including Hepburn Springs to the north, is renowned for its natural spring mineral spas. After lunch, we visit the Amazing Mill Market featuring vintage furniture, collectables, antiques, memorabilia, home decor, fine china, art, glass, coins, jewellery, books and records to name a few things. We then make our way to Stawell, our base for the next three nights.
OVERNIGHT: Magdala Motor Lodge, STAWELL
Welcome aboard! After our morning pickup, we join our O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours crew and luxury coach and head to Daylesford, a former goldmining town, located in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. The broader area around the town, including Hepburn Springs to the north, is renowned for its natural spring mineral spas. After lunch, we visit the Amazing Mill Market featuring vintage furniture, collectables, antiques, memorabilia, home decor, fine china, art, glass, coins, jewellery, books and records to name a few things. We then make our way to Stawell, our base for the next three nights.
OVERNIGHT: Magdala Motor Lodge, STAWELL
day 2: tuesday 23rd march, 2021
TREASURE HUNTING!
Today, we discover some of the region’s op shops. First stop is Lake Bolac famous for the 1460 hectare freshwater lake, popular for water sports. Here we visit The Treasure Hunters Hall, full of pre loved treasures to browse. We then continue on to Hamilton in the heart of Victoria’s Western District to visit their op shops. After lunch we make our way north via the spectacular Grampians National Park to Halls Gap where we break for afternoon tea and to stretch our legs. We then return to our accommodation in Stawell in time to freshen up before dinner.
OVERNIGHT: Magdala Motor Lodge, STAWELL
Today, we discover some of the region’s op shops. First stop is Lake Bolac famous for the 1460 hectare freshwater lake, popular for water sports. Here we visit The Treasure Hunters Hall, full of pre loved treasures to browse. We then continue on to Hamilton in the heart of Victoria’s Western District to visit their op shops. After lunch we make our way north via the spectacular Grampians National Park to Halls Gap where we break for afternoon tea and to stretch our legs. We then return to our accommodation in Stawell in time to freshen up before dinner.
OVERNIGHT: Magdala Motor Lodge, STAWELL
DAY 3: wednesday 24th march, 2021
THE SILO ART TRAIL
First stop this morning is Murtoa, the site of Victoria’s largest inland grain storage facility and the famous Stick Shed - Australia’s last remaining example of the emergency grain storages built during the Second World War. We’re then off for a taste of Australia’s largest outdoor gallery, the Silo Art Trail, a collection of large-scale mural portraits painted onto grain silos. Our first silo in Rupanyup celebrates the people of the region by featuring two local residents, both members of the Rupanyup Football and Netball Club. We then travel to the Sheep Hills Silo painted by Melbourne-based artist Adnate. The indigenous-themed mural represents the passing of knowledge from generation to generation. We travel through Warracknabeal for lunch before continuing on to Brim. The Brim Silo depicts an anonymous, multi-generational quartet of female and male farmers. It was this Silo that created a movement in the region and inspired the establishment of the trail. The final silo we look at today in Rosebery represents the regions past, present and future. We make our way back to Stawell through Rainbow, Jeparit and Dimboola.
OVERNIGHT: Magdala Motor Lodge, STAWELL
First stop this morning is Murtoa, the site of Victoria’s largest inland grain storage facility and the famous Stick Shed - Australia’s last remaining example of the emergency grain storages built during the Second World War. We’re then off for a taste of Australia’s largest outdoor gallery, the Silo Art Trail, a collection of large-scale mural portraits painted onto grain silos. Our first silo in Rupanyup celebrates the people of the region by featuring two local residents, both members of the Rupanyup Football and Netball Club. We then travel to the Sheep Hills Silo painted by Melbourne-based artist Adnate. The indigenous-themed mural represents the passing of knowledge from generation to generation. We travel through Warracknabeal for lunch before continuing on to Brim. The Brim Silo depicts an anonymous, multi-generational quartet of female and male farmers. It was this Silo that created a movement in the region and inspired the establishment of the trail. The final silo we look at today in Rosebery represents the regions past, present and future. We make our way back to Stawell through Rainbow, Jeparit and Dimboola.
OVERNIGHT: Magdala Motor Lodge, STAWELL
DAY 4: thursday 25th march, 2021
STAWELL TO TORQUAY
This morning’s op shopping takes us to Ararat and Beaufort, before continuing to Ballarat. Here we take in some of the sights of this historic gold mining city with its outstanding heritage architecture. We’ll also have time to dive into the op shops located in and around Bridge Mall – Vinnie’s, the Salvo’s, Ballarat Hospice Care and Red Cross all have op shops located here! There are also plenty of spots to have lunch before joining the coach and continuing our way to our overnight stop in delightful Torquay.
OVERNIGHT: Peppers Sands Resort, TORQUAY
This morning’s op shopping takes us to Ararat and Beaufort, before continuing to Ballarat. Here we take in some of the sights of this historic gold mining city with its outstanding heritage architecture. We’ll also have time to dive into the op shops located in and around Bridge Mall – Vinnie’s, the Salvo’s, Ballarat Hospice Care and Red Cross all have op shops located here! There are also plenty of spots to have lunch before joining the coach and continuing our way to our overnight stop in delightful Torquay.
OVERNIGHT: Peppers Sands Resort, TORQUAY
DAY 5: friday 26th march, 2021
STAWELL TO HOME
After breakfast this morning we’ll make the most of our last day. After a quick visit to Torquay for an op shop visit, we make our way to Geelong where we call into the Geelong Vintage Market, a picker’s delight with 4000 square meters of collectable, recycled and vintage items. Dotted across the Bellarine Peninsula is a collection of op shops and depending on time after lunch we’ll visit shops in Ocean Grove on our way to Queenscliff, where we join the afternoon ferry service to Sorrento. As always, our chauffeurs will be waiting to take us home to our very doors, stacked with goodies and memories of good times!
After breakfast this morning we’ll make the most of our last day. After a quick visit to Torquay for an op shop visit, we make our way to Geelong where we call into the Geelong Vintage Market, a picker’s delight with 4000 square meters of collectable, recycled and vintage items. Dotted across the Bellarine Peninsula is a collection of op shops and depending on time after lunch we’ll visit shops in Ocean Grove on our way to Queenscliff, where we join the afternoon ferry service to Sorrento. As always, our chauffeurs will be waiting to take us home to our very doors, stacked with goodies and memories of good times!
TOUR INCLUSIONS
Complimentary chauffeur driven transfers
Victorian passengers from Greater Melbourne, Bendigo, Torquay, Ballarat, Geelong, the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, Phillip Island and selected areas of Gippsland will be picked up from home in a private chauffeured vehicle by one of our professional drivers.
For Victorian passengers not within this pick up zone, or our interstate passengers a quote can be provided for home pickup in extended areas. At the end of your tour, you will be safely returned home with memories of a sensational tour.
O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours Touring Coach
Features include comfy reclining seats for a maximum of 36 passengers with plenty of leg room to stretch out.
Arm and foot rests, seat belts, panoramic windows with blinds, refrigerator for passenger use, Road Cam screens which display the road ahead in real time and an onboard rest room. A second door for easier entry and exit,
a hands-free hand sanitizer dispenser onboard and full air suspension for a smooth, quiet ride.
Tour Director
Dedicated O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours coach crew (tour directors) 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.
Meals
Full cooked breakfasts, morning tea, most lunches and two course restaurant dinners daily.
No Hidden Extras
O'Shannessy's Quality Tours are fully inclusive.
“... The silo art trail is a ground-breaking project and an example of how creativity can revitalise a region and shape a new future for a community…”
PAYMENT AND CANCELLATION POLICY
Balance due on invoice approximately 30 days prior to departure.
Deposit is fully refundable until 31 days prior to departure date.
Prices include GST and all taxes.
Cancellation 30 to 8 days before tour departure date, 20% Refund of Tour Cost
Cancellation within 7 days of tour departure date, No Refund
On or after tour date departure, No Refund
Travel Insurance is not compulsory, however we highly recommended you take out comprehensive travel insurance with a reputable insurer at the time you pay for your tour.