Easter in the High Country

2025

5 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR

THURSDAY 17TH APRIL TO MONDAY 21ST APRIL


Be blown away by the splendour of Autumn in Victoria’s High Country.


This is the time when Mother Nature really shows off her brilliant colours; it is every amateur photographer’s dream. We’ll also step into Beechworth’s vibrant community at the Golden Horseshoes Festival, held each Easter. Immerse yourself in the rich culture and charm of Beechworth at this unforgettable event!



TOUR HIGHLIGHTS


Tungamah Silo Art, Devenish Silo Art, Goorambat Silo Art, Benalla Street Art, The Golden Horseshoes Festival Beechworth, The Phoenix Tree Myrtleford, Milawa Mustards, Milawa Cheese Company, King River Valley and Mansfield.

 
MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS
4 nights in Wangaratta


TOUR COSTS

Twin Share Room First Tour: $2,795 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours: $2,770 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours: $2,745 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours: $2,720 per person
Single Room Supplement: $430 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.


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: THURSDAY 17TH APRIL, 2025

    MELBOURNE TO WANGARATTA


    Welcome to our Easter tour through the beautiful Victorian High Country. With chauffeured pickup from home, we are transferred to meet our O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours coach and crew. Heading off, we travel north to Euroa for our lunch stop. From here we make our way to Wangaratta, our base for the next four nights.


    OVERNIGHT:  Quality Hotel Wangaratta, WANGARATTA


  • DAY 2: FRIDAY 18TH APRIL, 2025

    SILO ART


    It’s quite amazing to think that agricultural storage spurred on the idea of creating the largest outdoor art exhibition in Australia! Not far from here is our first silo, Tungamah to see brolgas and a kookaburra. In Devenish, see Cam Scale’s artwork representing the changing role of women in the military – a First World War nurse and a modern-day combat medic. A year later, he painted a tribute to the Australian Light Horse. The Australian Light Horse were mounted troops with characteristics of both cavalry and mounted infantry, who served in the Second Boer War and WW 1. We stop in Goorambat Silo featuring a Barking Owl, which is critically endangered. Each silo has a different artist and a different story! We’ll have lunch in Benalla before we are joined on the coach by a local expert for a tour of the city’s famous street art. Artists from around the world were brought together to paint murals on bare walls, some over three stories high. From here we make our way back to Wangaratta with some time to relax before dinner at the hotel. 


    OVERNIGHT:  Quality Hotel Wangaratta, WANGARATTA


  • DAY 3: SATURDAY 19TH APRIL, 2025

    THE GOLDEN HORSESHOES FESTIVAL, BEECHWORTH


    Today we travel to Beechworth one of Victoria’s best preserved gold towns, overflowing with history! The discovery of gold in the 1850’s brought with it a flurry of activity and growth. The magnificent buildings, 32 of which are listed by the National Trust and the beautiful gardens are a legacy of the gold rush days. We are visiting today to enjoy the town’s biggest annual celebration – the Golden Horseshoes Festival. More than 20,000 people join in the fun and watch the Grand Parade and the re-enactment of Daniel Cameron’s famous ride through Beechworth on a horse shod with golden shoes. We will be able to enjoy the Beechworth Easter Market held in Queen Victoria Park just a short walk from the centre Beechworth. The Market is an impressive selection of local produce, clothing, food, bric-a-brac and new and second hand goods - there will be something there for everyone!


    Lunch at own expense and arrangement


    OVERNIGHT: Quality Hotel Wangaratta, WANGARATTA


  • DAY 4: SUNDAY 20TH APRIL, 2025

    GOURMET DELIGHTS


    Following breakfast, we travel along the Great Alpine Road to Bright, stopping along the way to see the Phoenix Tree in Myrtleford – this sculpture was carved out of the trunk and roots of a huge river red gum tree by Hans Knorr. In Bright, we’ll have some free time to take in the local charm and character of the township, thanks to its old-fashioned guesthouses and historical buildings.  Meeting up again we bid farewell to Bright and head to the Red Stag Deer Farm, a stunning farm with alpine views in all directions. The unique property offers the opportunity to feed, touch and learn about deer, emus, and ostriches. We enjoy lunch here with a stunning outlook. This afternoon we discover the Milawa gourmet region, with our first stop being Milawa Mustards. Milawa Mustards offer a wide variety of mustards, herb vinegars and preserves made from locally grown ingredients. Keeping with the fabulous food theme of the region next up is Milawa Cheese Company which is located in the historic Murray Goulburn Butter Factory, for a tasting. Returning to Wangaratta, we have time to freshen up and relax before dinner at the property.


    OVERNIGHT:  Quality Hotel Wangaratta, WANGARATTA


  • DAY 5: MONDAY 21ST APRIL, 2025

    WANGARATTA TO MELBOURNE


    Unfortunately, our holiday is coming to an end. We say farewell to our hosts this morning and travel via Moyhu to Whitfield, a very pretty and very small town situated in a dairying and tobacco growing district in the highly scenic King River Valley where lush river flats are surrounded by some magnificent high country. Just to the south-west of Whitfield is Powers Lookout. This vantage point on the Wabonga Plateau was used by bushranger Harry Powers in the 1860s to keep an eye out for potential prey and predators. It offers fabulous views across some truly scenic high country. From here we continue onto Mansfield which also has a colourful history of squatters, selectors, bushrangers, gold miners, packers, coachbuilders etc. It is famous for its magnificent scenery, farms, cattle, horses and hospitality. We have time to take a wander along the main street before lunch at the Hotel Delatite. Our afternoon’s journey takes us pass Bonnie Doon on the edge of Lake Eildon. We continue, travelling via Yea, to join the Melba Highway past the outskirts of Melbourne to home where our chauffeur service will drop us to our very door – all part of the great O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours service! 


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.


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.

One lunch at own expense and arrangements.


No Hidden Extras

O'Shannessy's Quality Tours are fully inclusive.

 

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“...By mid-April, the High Country towns are painted with rich and dazzling Autumnal hues to rival

the best of Europe. The Autumn harvest is in and the smell of roasted chestnuts fills the air.

Any local will tell you, it's a favourite time of year…”  

www.visitbright.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 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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