5 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR
Tuesday 24th december to Saturday 28th december
Yuletide Greetings, Buon Natale, Felice Navidad or MERRY CHRISTMAS! However you say it, Christmas is a magical time in any language.
“Christmas with O’Shannessy’s is like celebrating Christmas with family” is a quote we hear again and again. Come away with us and enjoy some of your favourite Christmas carols and indulge in some delectable traditional Christmas fare with all the trimmings. Hop on board our luxury coach, relax, sit back and stretch your legs while we take care of everything for you as we whisk you away for a few days of R&R and celebration!
Benalla Street Art, Goorambat Silos, Sophia Mural, Devenish Silos, St James Silos, Tungamah Silos, Christmas lunch with all the trimmings, Submarine Museum, Holbrook, National Museum of Australian Pottery, The Woolpack Inn Museum, Culcairn, Bonegilla Migrant Experience, The Man From Snowy River Museum Corryong, Chiltern and Rutherglen.
MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS
4 nights in Albury
Twin Share Room First Tour:
$3,485 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours:
$3,435 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours:
$3,410 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours:
$3,385 per person
Single Room Supplement:
$495 per person
Deposit: $300 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.
In most cases, 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'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.
MELBOURNE TO ALBURY
Welcome to our Christmas tour to Albury. With chauffeured pickup from home, we are transferred to meet our O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours coach and crew to begin our journey north. We stop in Benalla for lunch, then this afternoon we take a drive around Benalla taking in some of the Street Art – artists from around the world were brought together to paint murals on bare walls, some over three stories high. Not far from here we see our first art silo - the Goorambat Silo – featuring the endangered Barking Owl. Whilst in Goorambat we will also see the impressive “Sophia” mural in the Uniting Church. In Devenish, we’ll be amazed at Cam Scale’s artwork of a First World War nurse, a modern-day combat medic and a Lighthorseman and his trusty steed. In St James you will notice a large mural of Sir George Coles, the founder of Coles Supermarkets and the town has a plaque showing where his first business was located. Our last stop today is in Tungamah to see brolgas and a kookaburra. Each silo has a different artist and a different story! We continue on to Albury where we are staying for the next four nights.
OVERNIGHT: Mantra Albury, ALBURY
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
There will be time to attend church services this morning if you wish. We’ll take a quick tour of Albury this morning. Prominent hills lie at each end of Dean Street and offer excellent vistas of Albury and the surrounds. Once aptly named Eastern Hill and Western Hill, a memorial Pillar (to the soldiers of WWI) resulted in the name change from Western Hill to Monument Hill. We then see the Albury Railway Station which in 1883 became a “change over station” for passengers between Melbourne and Sydney due to the different rail gauge using in NSW and Victoria. The station has the longest platform in NSW. Returning to our hotel, we prepare for our Christmas Lunch with all the trimmings! The afternoon can be filled with a post-Christmas lunch snooze or simply relaxing. A light supper will be offered for those who are feeling peckish this evening.
OVERNIGHT: Mantra Albury, ALBURY
HOLBROOK
We drive to Holbrook this morning where we have a locally based guide who will join us today and introduce us to the area. One of our stops will be at the Submarine Museum. You might think it's a bit odd to find a life sized submarine in the middle of rural NSW? Our visit will reveal why the HMAS Otway's final resting spot came to be in Holbrook. Through an amazing holograph presentation we will hear how a brave young Submariner, whose exploits during the First World War earned him the honour of having a town named after him. We also have time to take a look at the National Museum of Australian Pottery – another of Holbrook’s interesting attractions. There are over 1500 pieces of domestic pottery on display from 120 companies established between European settlement and 1920 and include a few rare examples made by the convict Jonathan Leak who's few surviving pieces are the earliest pottery produced in Australia. We also visit the Woolpack Inn - a two storey historic building with heritage listing. It is named after the Woolpack Inn which was opened by John Mitten in 1839. The building remained as a hotel until it was converted to a museum in 1971. There are 22 rooms of exhibits some of which depict the way the local residents lived in the 19th century. There is also a "War Room" telling the story of service personnel from the Holbrook area serving in the first and second world wars. After lunch, we head to Culcairn, renowned for its National Trust classified buildings. Notable landmarks include the grand Culcairn Hotel, boasting Germanic architecture, an elegant restaurant, and impressive leadlight windows. The Culcairn Railway Station, with the adjacent Station House Museum, preserves the town's character through original 19th-century architecture, making it one of Australia's best examples. The red brick Culcairn Memorial Hall stands as another significant architectural site, housing honor rolls commemorating the town's veterans. From here we make our way back to Albury where we have time to freshen up before our last dinner together.
OVERNIGHT: Mantra Albury, ALBURY
ALBURY—CORRYONG—TALLANGATTA
This morning we visit the Bonegilla Migrant Experience. The migrant experience features the remnant huts and buildings of “Block 19”, one of the original 24 accommodation blocks and other buildings that once covered a 130ha area. The original complex was built as the Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre in 1947 and until 1971 served as Australia’s largest and longest operating migrant centre. It was the first Australian home for more than 300,000 post war migrants from over 50 countries. From here we travel to Corryong, for lunch at Legends on Hansen Cafe before a visit to the Man from Snowy River Museum which links Banjo Patterson’s ballad of the same name with local settler, Jack Riley. The museum sheds some interesting insights into the life of the pioneers and their ingenuity and it has an extraordinary exhibition of old skiing equipment. After an interesting day, we return to Albury.
OVERNIGHT: Mantra Albury, ALBURY
ALBURY TO MELBOURNE
Farewelling Albury, we make our way south to the historic village of Chiltern, a fascinating small historic town of some 1400 people which is distinguished by its historic streetscape of well-preserved brick buildings and old-fashioned timber verandahs. From here we head to Rutherglen and a visit to the local tourist information centre which houses the Rutherglen Wine Experience. We can see displays on Rutherglen’s rich history, how wines are made and by whom. Late morning now, so it probably won’t be too early in the day to sample one or two of the fortified wines that the area is so famous for! Our lunch venue is in Euroa. From here we make our way home – our chauffeurs will be on hand to take us straight to our door – all part of the O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours superior service.
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.
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 most days, all lunches, supper on Christmas night and two course restaurant dinners other days.
No Hidden Extras
O'Shannessy's Quality Tours are fully inclusive.
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 46 days prior to departure date.
Balance due on invoice approximately 45 days prior to departure.
Cancellation 45 to 31 days before tour departure date 20% Refund of Tour Cost
Cancellation within 30 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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