to Sunshine Coast QLD

13 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR

7th June - 19th June, 2020

to Sunshine Coast QLD

MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS

3 nights in Ettalong Beach and O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat

2 nights in Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and Noosa

CRUISES

Riverboat Postman Hawkesbury River

Port Macquarie Eco River Cruise

Mooloolaba Seafood Cruise

SUNDAY 7TH JUNE TO FRIDAY 19TH JANUARY, 2020

We are delighted to present this NEW and exciting tour which includes the famous

O’Reillly’s Rainforest Retreat in the Gold Coast Hinterland.

We will travel from the beautiful Central Coast north of Sydney through

to the lovely Sunshine Coast north of Brisbane.

All accommodation is multiple night stays - that’s right, there are no 1 night stop overs!

We have chosen the best accommodation at all places. We stay in the beachside

townships of Ettalong Beach, Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and Noosa, as well as the

beautiful O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat for 3 wonderful nights.

We look forward to showing you the best of all these areas and hope you can join us

for a memorable holiday.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Australian Reptile Park

Newcastle Memorial Walk

Koala Hospital Port Macquarie

Dorrigo Rainforest Centre & Skywalk

The Big Banana

Dolphin Marine Park Coffs Harbour

North Coast Botanical Garden

O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat

Python Rock

Tree Top Walk

Tamborine Skywalk

Buderim Ginger Factory

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).

COACHBOATNEW TOUR

NEW

FLIGHT

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.

Return Flights. Virgin flights from Melbourne to Sydney and Maroochydore to Melbourne.

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. Meals. Full cooked breakfasts, morning tea and two course restaurant dinners daily,

most lunches - 6 lunches at your own expense as per itinerary.

TOUR COSTS

Twin Share Room: $4,975 per person

Twin Share Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours: $4,925 per person

Twin Share Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours: $4,900 per person

Twin Share Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours: $4,875 per person

Single Room Supplement: $1,180 per person

MELBOURNE TO CENTRAL COAST

With pickup from home, we are transferred to Melbourne Airport to join our direct flight to Sydney. We are met in Sydney by our O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours coach crew and taken on a scenic drive over the Harbour Bridge through to the beautiful Central Coast of New South Wales. We check into our motel for the next three nights at Ettalong Beach on the Central Coast of NSW, a popular holiday resort of the area.

Lunch at own arrangements and cost / Refreshments on flight OVERNIGHT: Mantra Ettalong Beach, ETTALONG BEACH

DAY 1 Sunday 7th June, 2020

CENTRAL COAST HIGHLIGHTS

Our first stop today is at the Australian Reptile Park arriving in time to watch funnel-web spider milking at Spider World. We spend the morning at the park allowing time to see Galapagos Tortoise feeding, Dingo Nature Walk and the Reptile Show. There is also Lorikeet feeding and we may get to see the Tasmanian Devil and Crocodile feeding before we leave. After some lunch, we make our way into the main township of Gosford, and follow the beautiful coast line north back to The Entrance. At 3.30pm each day of the week, The Pelican Feed takes place on The Entrance waterfront and is one of the Central Coast's most popular tourist attractions, entertaining and educating visitors and residents alike about the area's own pelican colony. It was all started over 30 years ago by staff at the local fish shop, who would feed scraps to the pelicans every day. Then in 1996, Council built the feeding platform known as Pelican Plaza. Afterwards we head back to our accommodation in time to relax before dinner.

Lunch at own expense and arrangement OVERNIGHT: Mantra Ettalong Beach, ETTALONG BEACH

DAY 2 Monday 8th June, 2020

DAY 3 Tuesday 9th June, 2020

RIVERBOAT POSTMAN CRUISE

This morning we cruise on the Hawkesbury Mail Boat, the famous Riverboat Postman, and enjoy the magnificent scenery of the lower Hawkesbury River. They will deliver the mail and other essentials (the odd bottle of whiskey or rum...) to the river access only settlements, upriver from Brooklyn. We arrive back at our motel mid afternoon with time to relax before dinner.

OVERNIGHT: Mantra Ettalong Beach, ETTALONG BEACH

ETTALONG BEACH TO PORT MACQUARIE

After two lovely relaxing days, we depart the Central Coast making our way through to Newcastle. A drive around the bayside suburbs takes us to the Newcastle Memorial Walk. This walk was built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli in 1915 and the commencement of steel making in Newcastle. It acts as a magnificent memorial to the men and women who served their community and their country. The structure cost $4.5m to build and is a 450 meter long cliff top walkway that links Newcastle’s Strzelecki Lookout to Bar Beach. After stretching our legs, we board the coach to make our way further north through to Forster-Tuncurry. This scenic drive takes us past the Myall Lakes National park, before stopping for a lunch stop. Forster is the jewel of the New South Wales coast and the beating heart of the great lakes. As we drive over the bridge will instantly see why people love coming back. The first oyster lease at Forster was granted in 1884. Forster is now famous for its oysters and is the largest provider of Sydney Rock Oysters in Australia. After a lunch break we continue out on to the main A1 Pacific Highway, bypassing Taree on the new highway, which is the largest road infrastructure project in Australia, connecting Newcastle to Queensland with a 4 lane highway. We turn off to Port Macquarie for our next 2 night stopover.

Lunch at own expense and arrangement OVERNIGHT: Waters Edge, PORT MACQUARIE

DAY 4 Wednesday 10th June, 2020

DAY 5 Thursday 11th June, 2020

DAY 6 Friday 12th June, 2020

PORT MACQUARIE HIGHLIGHTS

This morning we visit the Koala Hospital to learn how this Wildlife Rehabilitation Facility carries out on-site procedures on koalas that are brought into their care. All procedures and treatments are done at the Koala Hospital except for major surgeries and X rays which are undertaken at the Port Macquarie Veterinary Hospital. There is a large window for easy viewing of the koalas being treated, and you can see neonatal care in the humidicrib. They can house up to 100 koalas. Our next adventure today is a two hour eco-friendly river cruise from Port Macquarie. Enjoy a slow and scenic river tour up the Hastings River and into Limeburners Creek. Meander amongst the oyster farms and enjoy the wildlife along the shore, in the sky, and in the water. You just may see a Dolphin or two. After the cruise, we enjoy a lovely lunch, then head out to the Sea Acres Rainforest Centre to view the Spirit of the Land exhibition showing eco-displays providing a wealth of information about local Aboriginal culture and the surrounding rainforest environment. There are also regular exhibitions of works by local artists, and a gift shop stocking a range of unique environmental products, gifts, crafts, educational toys and games. Later today, we head back to our accommodation for a rest before dinner.

OVERNIGHT: Waters Edge, PORT MACQUARIE

PORT MACQUARIE TO COFFS HARBOUR

After a leisurely breakfast, we head out to the main highway again making our way to Nambucca Heads. We stop for a walk along V Wall at the Nambucca River Entrance. This is an amazing outdoor gallery for graffiti artists. Everybody is welcome to “paint their rock” and leave their personal holiday messages and memories. From here we make our way to the Dorrigo Rainforest Centre. Walk out on the 70 metre Skywalk that soars over the edge of the escarpment, some 21m above the rainforest. It is easily accessible, and anyone can enjoy the bird’s eye view of the surrounding landscape. From here we continue on to Coffs Harbour for our next 2 night stopover.

OVERNIGHT: Opal Cove Resort, COFFS HARBOUR

DAY 7 Saturday 13th June, 2020

COFFS HARBOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Our first stop this morning is at The Big Banana for a photo stop. From here, we head to the waterfront for a visit to the Dolphin Marine Park in time to watch the main dolphin show at 11am. After a great visit watching dolphins, seals, penguins, turtles and other marine animals, we head to the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden for a short stroll through the gardens. Our last stop for the day is at the Clogg Barn to view the model Dutch village with its working windmills and garden railway. All the models are replicas of actual buildings in Holland. Before leaving we enjoy a Dutch afternoon tea, then back to our motel for the evening.

Lunch at own expense and arrangement OVERNIGHT: Opal Cove Resort, COFFS HARBOUR

DAY 8 Sunday 14th June, 2020

COFFS HARBOUR TO CANUNGRA

After an early breakfast, we make our way north into the State of Queensland, before turning off west to the beautiful O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat. Before arriving there, we stop for lunch at the Canungra Valley Vineyards where we also enjoy some wine tasting. We arrive at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat mid afternoon to a managers welcome and afternoon tea. Later we enjoy a Sunset Experience at a nearby remote location including beer and wine, then back for dinner at the retreat. After a great dinner we retire to bed.

OVERNIGHT: O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, CANUNGRA

DAY 9 Monday 15th June, 2020

O’REILLY’S RAINFOREST RETREAT

We enjoy two wonderful days at the O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, where we enjoy all sorts of activities that have been organised for our group. For the early risers, there’s time to take a morning bird walk before breakfast. The morning will be filled with a history tour in a 4WD and enjoy Billy Tea and Damper. After lunch we will watch the Birds of Prey show and also take a guided walk to Python Rock with views of Moran Falls. After afternoon tea, we’ll see a presentation of the Stinson rescue, then on to dinner. Afterwards, if your still up for more activity, there is a Glow Worm tour before retiring to bed.

OVERNIGHT: O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, CANUNGRA

DAY 10 Tuesday 16th June, 2020

DAY 11 Wednesday 17th June, 2020

LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK

We enjoy the serenity of Lamington National Park before continuing our activities at the rainforest resort. Another exciting 4WD Tour to either Luke’s Bluff or Duck Creek lookouts, followed by an audio visual presentation on nature this afternoon and a campfire with marshmallows after dinner.

OVERNIGHT: O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, CANUNGRA

CANUNGRA TO NOOSA

Another opportunity to do the early morning bird walk before breakfast, then it’s time to pack our bags for the next stopover. After a great couple of days in the rainforest, we make our way to the beautiful township of Tamborine Mountain. Our first stop is at the Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk. Our walk departs from the Rainforest Eco Gallery along a spectacular elevated walkway through the beautiful middle and upper canopies of the rainforest. This stable, high-tech steel structure enables us to explore the canopies in a safe and secure way. It descends gradually to the lower canopy and follows points of interest including rock pools and waterfalls, a butterfly lookout, local history enclosure and sheltered rest areas along the way until reaching the amazing Cantilever. This is a 40 metre long span soaring 30 metres above the valley, with spectacular views over the creek and the rainforest canopies below. The walk returns along the rainforest floor to the Centre. From here we drive a short distance to the Gallery Walk to enjoy over 70 speciality shops in one block! After a lunch break, we make our way down to the Gold Coast highway, heading north through to the Sunshine Coast for our next two night stopover at the beautiful RACV Noosa Resort.

Lunch at own expense and arrangement OVERNIGHT: RACV Resort, NOOSA

DAY 12 Thursday 18th June, 2020

DAY 13 Friday 19th June, 2020

MOOLOOLABA RIVER CRUISE

After breakfast, we make our way to the Ginger Factory, for a guided tour around the Buderim Ginger Factory. See how ginger is grown, harvested and turned into a delicious range of ginger products. Finish the tour with a tasting and discover why they produce the world’s finest ginger! For lunch today, we take a Seafood Lunch Cruise, cruising the Mooloolaba Harbour, river and canals. We may also see Steve Irwin’s marine research vessel ‘Croc One’. We glide into the main river and canals to enjoy the sights of the Minyama mansions along Millionaires row. Lunch is on board and consists of the freshest seafood the Sunshine Coast has to offer. After a great day, we will drive up the Sunshine Coastline back to Noosa for our last night together.

OVERNIGHT: RACV Resort, NOOSA

SUNSHINE COAST TO MELBOURNE

After breakfast, we pack our bags and head off to the local Maroochydore airport for our direct flight back to Melbourne. As always our chauffeurs await our arrival in Melbourne for transfer home. Lunch at own arrangements and cost / Refreshments on flight

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is, in the opinion of any representative of O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours, such as to render them incapable of caring for themselves, or whereby they become objectionable to other passengers, or they become a hazard to themselves or other passengers. Whilst on tour with O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours should a passenger require medical attention, discharge papers must be provided to a representative of O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours before you are able to re-join the tour.

O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours will not be responsible for expenses resulting in such persons being precluded from completing the tour for any such reason. No refunds or transfers will be given on any unused portions of the itinerary.

It is a requirement of O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours that each passenger is able to negotiate coach steps without the aid of the coach crew or other passengers.

Any passenger who requires assistance for any of the above is required to travel with a companion capable of providing all necessary assistance.

Passengers who are smokers, have a CPAP machine or snore, unless travelling with a companion, will be required to pay the single supplement premium for the sole use of a room.

Items of a personal nature such as medical expenses, mini bar, beverages, laundry service, room service, internet usage, telephone calls, and any optional extras are not included in your tour price.

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