Best of Brisbane and Surrounds

2025

7 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR

FRIDAY 27TH JUNE TO THURSDAY 3RD JULY


Brisbane, the vibrant capital city of Queensland, is blessed with more than 285 days of sunshine every year, bolstering its natural and urban beauty.


Join us as we discover its history, culture and landscape from the city to the outskirts. Enjoy a boat cruise down the Brisbane River, wander through the city’s botanic gardens at the foot of Mount Coot-Tha and step back in time at Samford Village Historical Museum.

 

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS


Brisbane Motor Museum, Mt Coot-tha Summit Lookout, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha Planetarium, XXXX Brewery, Redcliffe, South Bank, Museum of Brisbane, City Hall Clock Tower, Miegunyah House Museum, Sirromet Wines, Daisy Hill Koala Centre, Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre, Mount Glorious and Samford Village Historical Museum.

 
FLIGHTS 
Melbourne to Brisbane

Brisbane to Melbourne

 
CRUISES
“Eye Spy” Whale Watching Cruise

Brisbane River Cruise


MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS
6 nights in Brisbane


TOUR COSTS

Twin Share Room First Tour: $4,495 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours:
$4,445 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours:
$4,420 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours:
$4,395 per person
Single Room Supplement:
$540 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, in most cases you shall be provided with single accommodation at the twin share fare (no additional cost).


If you are willing to twin share but are a smoker, have a CPAP machine or snore, you will need to pay the 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: FRIDAY 27TH JUNE, 2025

    MELBOURNE TO BRISBANE


    Welcome to our brand new tour based in beautiful 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 see us onto the plane for our direct flight to Brisbane. Arriving at Brisbane Airport, we will be welcomed by our coach crew and transferred to our accommodation. We’re here for the duration of our holiday so there’s time to unpack and relax before our first dinner together.


    Lunch at own expense and arrangement / Refreshments inflight


    OVERNIGHT:  Hotel Grand Chancellor, BRISBANE


  • DAY 2: SATURDAY 28TH JUNE, 2025

    MOUNT COOT-THA AND BRISBANE 


    We start our day with a visit to the Brisbane Motor Museum. Take a trip back in time, from a classic Rolls Royce to an FJ Holden. Enjoy a cuppa at the café decked out with auto memorabilia. We then head to Mt Coot-tha Summit Lookout for a spectacular view of Brisbane city and surrounds, before stopping at the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens for lunch. Enjoy some free time wandering the gardens Botanic Gardens filled with native and exotic plants. We then visit the Mt Coot-tha Planetarium, the home to the Cosmic Skydome, a 12.5m diameter projection dome.  Our last stop today is the XXXX Brewery. Learn about the 145 years of Queensland’s most iconic brewery and then finish the day with a tasting of beer in the Alehouse!


    OVERNIGHT: Hotel Grand Chancellor, BRISBANE


  • DAY 3: SUNDAY 29TH JUNE, 2025

    WHALE CRUISE AND REDCLIFFE


    Each year the magnificent Southern Humpback Whales embark on their migration journey to and from Antarctica. These majestic creatures grace the warm waters of Moreton Bay, where they frolic in the beautiful blue sea. Today we will board the magnificent “Eye Spy” luxury catamaran for an unforgettable encounter with the whales.  Don’t forget your camera! After lunch, we return back to Redcliffe Jetty where we will enjoy some free time in this coastal town. Just a short walk to “Bee Gees Way” a 70 metre walkway celebrating the illustrious career of the band.


    OVERNIGHT:  Hotel Grand Chancellor, BRISBANE


  • DAY 4: MONDAY 30TH JUNE, 2025

    SOUTH BANK AND BRISBANE


    This morning we head to South Bank where we will take a cruise on the stunning Brisbane River. Enjoy the sights including City Riverside precincts, Kangaroo Point, The Story Bridge, The Powerhouse and other historical landmarks. After lunch, we visit the Museum of Brisbane located at Brisbane City Hall. Enjoy a museum highlights tour discovering the stories of Brisbane. The City Hall clock tower is the most iconic feature of the building and an important landmark and timekeeper for the city. We will take a ride in the oldest working cage lift to look behind Australia’s largest analogue clock face and observe the 360 degree view of the city around.


    OVERNIGHT:  Hotel Grand Chancellor, BRISBANE


  • DAY 5: TUESDAY 1ST JULY, 2025

    MOUNT COTTON


    Miegunyah House Museum is an opportunity to experience life in an elegant Victorian-era home, furnished in the style of the late 19th century. Miegunyah House Museum is home to Queensland Women's Historical Association, who are dedicated to sharing the colonial history of Brisbane and Queensland.  Enjoy a tour of the heritage listed house and Devonshire Tea on the verandah. Located at picturesque Mount Cotton, is Sirromet Wines. Today we will enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of the family-run winery, then try the award-winning red, white and sparkling wines during an expert-led tasting. On our way back to Brisbane, we will stop at Daisy Hill Koala Centre. Daisy Hill Koala Centre is nestled among eucalyptus trees and surrounded by wildlife, inviting you to connect with nature. Take a stroll on the ramped boardwalk and be greeted by a large, immersive outdoor koala enclosure.


    OVERNIGHT:  Hotel Grand Chancellor, BRISBANE


  • DAY 6: WEDNESDAY 2ND JULY, 2025

    MOUNT GLORIOUS


    Today we head west to Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre, located on the edge of D’Aguilar National Park. Enjoy a cuppa on the verandah surrounded by the Mt Nebo landscape and explore the Wildlife Centre where you can encounter fascinating species like the platypus, crocodiles, lungfish, and various reptiles. As we continue our drive to Mt Glorious, you can take in the breathtaking views across the ranges and over the plains of the D’Aguilar National Park. We will enjoy a stop to take photos! This afternoon we visit Samford Village Historical Museum. Resembling a mini historical village, the Samford Museum holds one of the most extraordinary collections of heirlooms, memorabilia and building styles of late 19th and early 20th century Queensland life to be found. We then return to our motel to enjoy our last night’s dinner together.


    OVERNIGHT:  Hotel Grand Chancellor, BRISBANE


  • DAY 7: THURSDAY 3RD JULY, 2025

    BRISBANE TO MELBOURNE


    After a great week of discovering Brisbane and its surrounds, we head to the airport for our return flight to Melbourne. Upon arrival, our chauffeurs will be waiting to transport us home with many interesting stories to tell of our Best of Brisbane tour.


    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. 

Luxury Touring Coaches

Our full size, 3 axle luxury coaches have only 32-36 passenger seats allowing you even more personal space and extra leg room. Our coaches are fitted with comfortable reclining seats with aisle arm rests, foot rests, seat belts, panoramic windows with blinds, refrigerator for passenger use, restroom, climate control air conditioning and Road Cam monitors which display the road ahead in real time. Each coach has a second door for easier entry and exit and touchless hand sanitizer dispensers at each entry to help keep everyone safe. Our coaches have full air suspension delivering a smooth and

quiet ride which also allows us to lower the coach closer to the ground, making boarding and disembarking even easier.


Return Flights

Economy flights from Melbourne to Brisbane and return.


Tour Directors

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

All full cooked breakfasts, morning teas and lunches most days, 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.

 

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. 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. 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.

 

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