The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Tour 3 2026

3 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR

Saturday 14th FEBRUARY TO Monday 16th FEBRUARY


The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, one of the world’s most iconic live events, comes to Brisbane for the first time ever this February to celebrate its 75th anniversary.


We’ll enjoy this spectacular event as well as explore Brisbane, the host city.



TOUR HIGHLIGHTS


Brisbane sightseeing, The Breakfast Creek Hotel, Mount Cootha Lookout and A Reserve Seats at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

FLIGHTS 
Melbourne to Brisbane

Brisbane to Melbourne

 
CRUISE 
River City Cruises


MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS
2 nights in Brisbane


TOUR COSTS

Twin Share Room First Tour: $3,145 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours: $3,095 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours: $3,070 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours: $3,045 per person
Single Room Supplement: $560 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 will need to pay the single room supplement.


If you are willing to twin share but are a smoker, have a CPAP machine or snore, you will need to pay a single supplement for a sole use room.

​O'Shanessy's Quality Tours are now providing travel insurance through Nib Insurance.


Travel insurance is not compulsory, however the Australian Government (see www.smarttraveller.gov.au) recommends all travellers no matter where you are going, obtain comprehensive travel insurance from a reputable provider at the time the balance of the tour is to be paid. It may enable you to claim back the cost of your tour if you are unable to travel or must cancel at late notice.

​Always read the PDS provided, to ensure the cover meets your needs.

MAP

ITINERARY

  • DAY 1: SATURDAY 14TH FEBRUARY, 2026

    MELBOURNE TO BRISBANE


    Welcome to our Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo tour which is based in Brisbane. With chauffeured pickup from home, we travel to Melbourne Airport.  Here we’ll be greeted by an O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours representative who will assist us with check in and accompany us onto the plane for our direct flight to Brisbane. Arriving at Brisbane Airport, we will be transferred to our accommodation. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure. Our hotel is well situation in Brisbane, within walking distance to the shopping mall and across the road from the stunning Royal Botanic Gardens. We’ll join our fellow travellers for dinner at the hotel this evening.


    Lunch at own expense and arrangement / Refreshments inflight


    OVERNIGHT: Stamford Plaza Brisbane, BRISBANE


  • DAY 2: SUNDAY 15TH FEBRUARY, 2026

    EXPLORING BRISBANE AND THE ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITITARY TATTOO


    Today we enjoy a sightseeing tour around Brisbane. With a sub-tropical climate, gardens and parks and an ever-changing contemporary skyline, Brisbane is a great place to escape. Late morning, we arrive at the Cultural Centre Pontoon to join River City Cruises for a morning tea cruise on the Brisbane River. Sit back and relax as our captain will give an informative commentary while we cruise past Brisbane’s most iconic sights including the Kangaroo Point Cliffs, City Centre and the Story Bridge. Lunch today is at the famous Breakfast Creek Hotel.  With a history that stretches back to 1889 the hotel was one of the first hotels to offer beer garden style dining and the first to open a drive through bottle shop in the 1960s. To finish our day of local sightseeing in Brisbane we head to the best views of Brisbane from the Mount Cootha Lookout. After an early dinner we will be transferred to Suncorp Stadium to witness the The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo with A Reserve seats– the best seats in the house!


    More than 1,000 top performers will take the stage at Suncorp Stadium in a full-scale production of The Heroes Who Made Us.  Expect the power of the Massed Pipes and Drums, military bands, Tattoo Dancers and artists from the UK, Europe, USA, Australia, New Zealand and beyond. With stirring anthems, traditional Scottish bagpipes, and emotionally charged performances, this unforgettable event blends Scottish heritage with global culture for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.


    OVERNIGHT: Stamford Plaza Brisbane, BRISBANE


  • DAY 3: MONDAY 16TH FEBRUARY, 2026

    BRISBANE TO MELBOURNE


    It’s an easy start today before we are transferred back to Brisbane Airport for our return flight home. As usual, on arrival in Melbourne, we will be met by our chauffeurs for the ride home to our very door—all part of the O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours superior service!


    Lunch at own expense and arrangement, Refreshments inflight


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.

Coaches

Our tour will utilize local touring coaches.


Return Flights

Economy flights from Melbourne to Brisbane and return.


Tour Director

Dedicated O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours crew (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, lunch on Day 2 and two course restaurant dinners daily. Two lunches at your own expense as per itinerary.


No Hidden Extras

O'Shannessy's Quality Tours are fully inclusive.


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“...The Tattoo’s 75th anniversary milestone event promises to celebrate the past,

while imagining the future. Taking audiences back to where it all began, the Show

will present music, dance and precision performance that make up the last

75 years of the Tattoo story and beyond…”

www.edintattoobrisbane.com.au

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.


Cancellation 60 to 46 days before tour departure date 20% Refund of Tour Cost

Cancellation within 45 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. The Australian Government (see www.smarttraveller.gov.au) recommends all travellers no matter where you are going, obtain comprehensive travel insurance from a reputable provider. It may enable you to claim back the cost of your tour if you are unable to travel or have to cancel at late notice. Always read the PDS provided, to ensure the cover meets all of your needs. We are able to provide travel insurance through Nib Insurance. If you would like a quote please

call our office toll free on 1800 354 352.