Getaway Getaway

5 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR

14th November - 18th November, 2020

Getaway

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Caldermeade Farm & Café

Wonthaggi

State Coal Mine

Celia Rosser’s Gallery

Ride the Wild Goat

Waratah Hills Vineyard

Beloka Kelpie Stud

Yarram

Regional Maritime Museum

Wilsons Promontory National Park

Skull Rock

Blue Tree Honey Farm

Prom Country Cheeses

Burra Brewing Co.

CRUISE

Wilsons Promontory Cruise

MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS

4 nights in Foster

SATURDAY 14TH NOVEMBER TO WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER, 2020

The Gippsland region of Victoria is vast and varied. It stretches from Melbourne’s eastern outskirts to the New South Wales border. West Gippsland offers lush farmland with mountains and lakes and amazing wildlife. While in the east, there’s rugged forest

terrain, spectacular coastlines and pristine beaches.

One of the region’s best known attractions is the Wilsons Promontory National Park with its striking granite peaks and an array of local flora and fauna, forming the

southern-most tip of mainland Australia. Fresh seafood and waterway cruises are just a sample of the attractions on offer in this unique part of Victoria.

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).

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TOUR INCLUSIONS

Complimentary chauffeur driven transfers. Pick up from and return to your home from Greater Melbourne, Bendigo, Torquay, Ballarat, Geelong, the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, selected areas of Gippsland and Phillip Island.

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 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. All Meals. Full cooked breakfasts, morning tea, lunch and two course restaurant

dinners daily.

TOUR COSTS

Twin Share Room: $2,535 per person

Twin Share Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours: $2,510 per person

Twin Share Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours: $2,485 per person

Twin Share Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours: $2,460 per person

Single Room Supplement: $ 325 per person

MELBOURNE TO FOSTER

No need for a taxi – we’re chauffeur driven from home to meet our O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours coach and crew for our tour to discover the beauty and people of South Gippsland. We arrive in Caldermeade Farm & Cafe an ideal place to begin our day with a delicious morning tea. We can have a look around the farm before we head to Wonthaggi and visit the State Coal Mine. Here some of us might like to journey into the mine with an enthusiastic volunteer, while others may prefer their feet firmly on top soil uncovering the story through a presentation and self-guided surface tour. We enjoy lunch here before we journey deeper into the rolling hills, arriving at the Prom Country Lodge in Foster.

OVERNIGHT: Prom Country Lodge, FOSTER

DAY 1 Saturday 14th November, 2020

ART, WINE AND THE WORKING DOG

This morning we explore the surrounding area by visiting Fish Creek. Here we pop into see the astonishing detail of botanical art at Celia Rosser’s Gallery - we may also have the chance to meet the artist herself! You’ll then have time to explore the village at your own pace. Enjoy morning tea at The Paddock Café (own cost) and discovering the eclectic works at Ride the Wild Goat made from recycled metals. Don’t forget the delightful works of Alison Lester, one of Australia's most beloved children's authors.

DAY 2 Sunday 15th November , 2020

DAY 3 Monday 16th November, 2020

YARRAM ART AND HISTORIC PORT ALBERT

We have a fascinating day today, featuring some exciting street art and fascinating history – new and old! We head to Yarram, a small East Gippsland town where muralist and fine artist Heesco Khosnaran has transformed the town into a gallery of murals, reflecting the town’s history and people. We have time to view the murals before continuing back to the coast to Port Albert, where we’ll enjoy lunch at the Wild Fish Restaurant before meeting Warren Curry. A local artist in his own right, this afternoon Warren will tell us more about Port Albert including a visit to the Regional Maritime Museum for afternoon tea and a guided tour of its extensive collection. Feeling that we have relived the history of this seaside village we head back to our Lodge.

OVERNIGHT: Prom Country Lodge, FOSTER

Wander through her imagination, finding examples of preliminary working sketches and displays of how Alison forms ideas into stories. Continuing our day, we find nestled within a picturesque valley, Waratah Hills Vineyard. Be warmly greeted by Neil and Judy Travers who will enlighten you to their story while enjoying lunch, tastings and the surrounding vale. Then it is off to meet a true Gippsland identity at Beloka Kelpie Stud. Paul Macphail has been breeding and training dogs since the early nineties and here you’ll get to witness him and his four-legged co-workers in action. From veterans to pups it will be a fun and intriguing afternoon. Thanking Paul, we then return to our hotel and relax before dinner.

OVERNIGHT: Prom Country Lodge, FOSTER

DAY 4 Tuesday 17th November, 2020

DAY 5 Wednesday 18th November, 2020

WILSONS PROMONTORY CRUISE

Today is going to be a spectacular day! Winding our way through the Wilsons Promontory National Park, we arrive at Tidal River. Board Pennicott Wilderness Journey’s amphibious boat and cruise a rugged and raw coast like no other, marvelling at its prehistoric boulders. Become speechless by the iconic granite monolith that is Skull Rock. Sculpted by waves and surrounded by crystal blue waters, Skull Rock's eerie facade becomes even more mysterious the closer we get. After an amazing morning cruising the inspiring coastline, we return to dry land where a welcoming picnic lunch awaits. There will also be plenty of time to explore Tidal River Reserve before returning to our lodge.

OVERNIGHT: Prom Country Lodge, FOSTER

GOURMET DAY, FOSTER TO MELBOURNE

Today is all about the wonderful produce that the fertile land of South Gippsland has to offer. Situated on the hills overlooking the Tarwin River we visit Blue Tree Honey Farm. Get to know these busy bees and taste the sweetness they produce before a wonderful Devonshire Tea. Discover another iconic gourmet product at Prom Country Cheeses. This modern cheesery set amongst the dairy pastures is a great place to experience the flavours of unique regional cheeses. Continuing on we travel to Korumburra, where from a lad’s golf weekend the idea for a microbrewery was born. At Burra Brewing Co. we meet one of these lads, Phil Dempster and discover that he not only has a passion for fine craft beers but also all things South Gippsland. Be enlightened to his passion, while enjoying lunch with a tasting or two. From here we make our way home, where our chauffeurs will be waiting to carry us to our very door.

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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.

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