5 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR
MONDAY 7TH NOVEMBER TO FRIDAY 11TH NOVEMBER
Welcome to Flinders Island - a part of the Furneaux Group of islands dotted across Bass Strait. She’s as spectacularly wild and rugged as the people are warm and welcoming. Beyond the green rolling hills of farmland, there’s a world of natural wonders to explore, from the pristine coastline to the rugged pink granite mountain ranges of the Strzelecki National Park as well as plants and animals found nowhere else on earth.
TOUR MAP
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Vinegar Hill Lookout, Lady Barron, Castle Rock, North East River, Killiecrankie Bay, Wybalenna, Furneaux Museum, Patriarchs Wildlife Sanctuary, Allports Beach, Fotheringate Bay, Trousers Point, Mount Strzelecki, Whitemark and Tobias Furneaux Lookout.
FLIGHTS
Melbourne to Flinders Island
Flinders Island to Melbourne
MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS
4 nights on Flinders Island
PLEASE NOTE
To maximize your experience on this tour, you will need to be fit and able. Please note the motel dining room is upstairs. Walking frames are not recommended.
TOUR COSTS
Twin Share Room First Tour: $4,145 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours: $4,095 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours: $4,070 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours: $4,045 per person
Single Room Supplement: $320 per person
Deposit: $500 per person
As a thank you for travelling with O'Shannessy's Quality Tours, you will automatically receive a saving on the total tour price for your second and subsequent tours.
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).
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).
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ITINERARY
DAY 1: mondAY 7th november, 2022
MELBOURNE TO FLINDERS ISLAND
Welcome to our 5 day tour to the spectacular Flinders Island. With chauffeured pickup from home, we travel to Essendon Airport, where we’ll be greeted by our O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours tour director who will assist us with check in before our flight to Flinders Island. On arrival at Whitemark Airport we will be taken for a relaxing lunch. During our afternoon of touring, keep an eye out for Cape Barron geese at home in their natural habitat of hillside and heath land as we travel to Vinegar Hill Lookout for spectacular views out across Franklin Sound and its islands set against the hilly backdrop of Cape Barren Island. We travel to our accommodation where we will be spending the next four nights at the Furneaux Tavern in Lady Barron.
OVERRNIGHT: Furneaux Tavern, LADY BARRON
Welcome to our 5 day tour to the spectacular Flinders Island. With chauffeured pickup from home, we travel to Essendon Airport, where we’ll be greeted by our O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours tour director who will assist us with check in before our flight to Flinders Island. On arrival at Whitemark Airport we will be taken for a relaxing lunch. During our afternoon of touring, keep an eye out for Cape Barron geese at home in their natural habitat of hillside and heath land as we travel to Vinegar Hill Lookout for spectacular views out across Franklin Sound and its islands set against the hilly backdrop of Cape Barren Island. We travel to our accommodation where we will be spending the next four nights at the Furneaux Tavern in Lady Barron.
OVERRNIGHT: Furneaux Tavern, LADY BARRON
day 2: tuesday 8th november, 2022
CASTLE ROCK - KILLECRANKIE BAY - FURNEAUX MUSEUM
Today we explore the northern end of the island, pausing at the photogenic Castle Rock. We enjoy morning tea at the far northern area of Palana, a site of coastal surveillance at the start of World War II, before touring to nearby North East River which is a favourite spot for local fishermen. We have time to stroll along beautiful Killiecrankie Bay keeping an eye out for the famous Killiecrankie diamonds. After lunch we visit the small but interesting Furneaux Museum which contains a wonderful collection of records and exhibits of the island’s natural history, maritime heritage and island lifestyle, including mementos of stirring days and enterprises.
OVERNIGHT: Furneaux Tavern, LADY BARRON
Today we explore the northern end of the island, pausing at the photogenic Castle Rock. We enjoy morning tea at the far northern area of Palana, a site of coastal surveillance at the start of World War II, before touring to nearby North East River which is a favourite spot for local fishermen. We have time to stroll along beautiful Killiecrankie Bay keeping an eye out for the famous Killiecrankie diamonds. After lunch we visit the small but interesting Furneaux Museum which contains a wonderful collection of records and exhibits of the island’s natural history, maritime heritage and island lifestyle, including mementos of stirring days and enterprises.
OVERNIGHT: Furneaux Tavern, LADY BARRON
DAY 3: wednesday 9th november, 2022
WYBALENNA - PATRIARCHS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Heading east we drive through the large rural cattle farms, with lush green rolling paddocks. We will drive past Cameron’s Inlet, breeding ground for black swans and many species of duck, before stopping at Patriarch Sanctuary. This wildlife haven is a habitat for the local wildlife and birdlife including wombats, wallabies and Cape Barren Geese. Admire the view from Furneaux Lookout before having a stroll along sandy Allports Beach, which is dotted with granite outcrops and has seagrass meadow growing only 100m offshore. We will discover the sad history of Wybalenna, a small settlement established in 1833—1847 to house Tasmanian Aboriginal people brought to Flinders Island by George Robinson. Today, the only remaining building is a red brick chapel which has been restored by the National Trust and is of national heritage significance. We then finish the day at Sawyers Bay before returning to our accommodation.
OVERNIGHT: Furneaux Tavern, LADY BARRON
Heading east we drive through the large rural cattle farms, with lush green rolling paddocks. We will drive past Cameron’s Inlet, breeding ground for black swans and many species of duck, before stopping at Patriarch Sanctuary. This wildlife haven is a habitat for the local wildlife and birdlife including wombats, wallabies and Cape Barren Geese. Admire the view from Furneaux Lookout before having a stroll along sandy Allports Beach, which is dotted with granite outcrops and has seagrass meadow growing only 100m offshore. We will discover the sad history of Wybalenna, a small settlement established in 1833—1847 to house Tasmanian Aboriginal people brought to Flinders Island by George Robinson. Today, the only remaining building is a red brick chapel which has been restored by the National Trust and is of national heritage significance. We then finish the day at Sawyers Bay before returning to our accommodation.
OVERNIGHT: Furneaux Tavern, LADY BARRON
DAY 4: thursday 10th november, 2022
TROUSERS POINT - MOUNT STRZELECKI - FARM VISIT
This morning, we follow the Coast Road to Fotheringate Bay, where we will have a chance to explore the beaches and have morning tea. We stop at beautiful Trousers Point with Mount Strzelecki’s towering granite crags forming a backdrop to the pristine half-moon beach. Have your cameras ready for this famous, photogenic area. After lunch, we enjoy a talk with James Luddington at his farm, before travelling south to our accommodation to enjoy some peace and quiet before dinner.
OVERNIGHT: Furneaux Tavern, LADY BARRON
This morning, we follow the Coast Road to Fotheringate Bay, where we will have a chance to explore the beaches and have morning tea. We stop at beautiful Trousers Point with Mount Strzelecki’s towering granite crags forming a backdrop to the pristine half-moon beach. Have your cameras ready for this famous, photogenic area. After lunch, we enjoy a talk with James Luddington at his farm, before travelling south to our accommodation to enjoy some peace and quiet before dinner.
OVERNIGHT: Furneaux Tavern, LADY BARRON
DAY 5: friday 11th november, 2022
FLINDERS ISLAND TO MELBOURNE
For our last morning on Flinders Island, we will spend time in the main town of Whitemark to have a look around the town, with time to visit the galleries and gem shop before lunch. This afternoon we are transferred to Whitemark Airport for our flight back to Melbourne. As always, our chauffeurs will be there to greet us and return us safely to our homes with memories of a fascinating and rewarding tour of Flinders Island.
Lunch at own expense and arrangement
For our last morning on Flinders Island, we will spend time in the main town of Whitemark to have a look around the town, with time to visit the galleries and gem shop before lunch. This afternoon we are transferred to Whitemark Airport for our flight back to Melbourne. As always, our chauffeurs will be there to greet us and return us safely to our homes with memories of a fascinating and rewarding tour of Flinders Island.
Lunch at own expense and arrangement
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.
Quality Touring Coach
Touring in and around Flinders Island is aboard a local Tour Coach.
Return Flights
Economy flights from Essendon Airport to Flinders Island and return.
Tour Directors
Dedicated O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours tour director 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
All full cooked breakfasts, morning teas most days, all lunches and two course restaurant dinners daily.
No Hidden Extras
O'Shannessy's Quality Tours are fully inclusive.
PAYMENT AND CANCELLATION POLICY
Receipt of payment of funds will be taken as acceptance of O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours conditions of travel for this tour. Prices include GST and all taxes.
Deposit is fully refundable until 61 days prior to departure date.
Balance due on invoice approximately 60 days prior to departure.
Cancellation 60 to 45 days before tour departure date, 50% Refund of Tour Cost.
Cancellation 44 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.
If a tour is cancelled for any reason by O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours before the departure date, all passengers will be offered the option of transferring to another tour of their choice, hold the funds in trust for a future tour or a full refund. There is no time limit as to when this must be used. If a lockdown is implemented while a tour is in progress, our first priority is the safety and wellbeing of our passengers and ensuring that we get each and every one of them home safely, and therefore we treat every situation individually. Travel insurance is not compulsory, however we highly recommend our passengers take out comprehensive travel insurance with a reputable provider at the time the balance of the tour is paid. Our office can provide contact information for companies we know are now providing travel insurance. It is a condition of travel that all passengers must be fully vaccinated against COVID19 unless medically exempt, and confirmation must be provided to our office upon payment of your invoice/booking.