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CANBERRA FLORIADE

8 Days

$4999 per person share twin pp
16 Seats Left!

CANBERRA FLORIADE

including Southern Highlands Tulip Festival

Departures

  • September 19, 2025
Only 16 Seats Left!

Prices

  • $4999 per person share twin from Auckland/Wellington or Christchurch
  • $920 single room supplement (guaranteed single room throughout) - limited availability
  • $50.00 past passenger discount

What's included?

  • Return airfares from New Zealand to Sydney and from Canberra back to New Zealand (economy Class) (inclusive of food/drink/entertainment on trans-Tasman sectors.) From Auckland/Wellington or Christchurch.  (Please ask for costs from other regions).
  • Quality accommodation in twin/double or single room with en suite bathroom.
  • All breakfasts throughout. (B)
  • Dinners each evening where noted. (D)
  • Sunset Cruise with Drinks on Sydney Harbour.
  • Lunch at Tulip Top Farm. (L)
  • Entrance fees to all gardens featured on the itinerary.
  • Sightseeing tour of Canberra.
  • Entrance to Floriade 2025.
  • Cruise Lake Burley Griffin including dinner.
  • Quality coach and experienced Coach driver.
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager from Auckland back to Auckland.
  • FREE home pick up & return anywhere in the greater Auckland/Wellington or Christchurch areas within 25K from the local airport. (ask about other centres)

Deposits

A non refundable deposit of $1000 per person is payable in order to confirm a place on the tour.

Final payment

Final payment would be due on the 10 July 2025.

Single supplement

A limited number of Guaranteed single rooms are available at a surcharge of $920.00.

If you prefer to book on a guaranteed twin share price we would room you with another passenger of the same gender. If we were unable to do so, the twin share price would still apply.  Please note we accept no responsibility for the compatibility of passengers roomed together on this basis.  If you are not compatible with the  person you have been paired with, any additional costs involved in changing the room type would be at your expense.

Loyalty discount

We are pleased to offer a loyalty discount of $50 per person to those clients who have travelled with us previously.

Insurance

We strongly advise you take out insurance in case of cancellation due to illness, medical whilst you are away, and loss of baggage. We are happy to quote Covermore but urge you to check out all options available.  Any expenses incurred due to illness or accident prior or during the tour are the client’s responsibility.

Cancellation Charges

Deposit:  Non Refundable

From 11 July 2025:  100% of tour cost

Please note that once the tour commences there will be no refunds for any unused        services.

 

 

 

Day 1: Fly to Sydney

We are picked up from our home addresses anywhere in the greater Auckland/Wellington or Christchurch areas and taken to the airport for the short flight to Sydney.  We are met and taken to our centrally located hotel, the 5* Marriott Hotel

 

Day 2: Sydney - Free Day ( B D)

After a lovely breakfast at our hotel we are free to enjoy the sights and sounds of Sydney. Perhaps a walk around the historical Rocks area or some shopping in the central city. A visit to the iconic Sydney Opera house is a must.  (Check with us to see if there are any shows there or in the city—we are happy to make bookings for you.)  Paddington Markets is open today as well if you want to grab a bargain or two…

Tonight we enjoy a Sunset Cruise on Sydney harbour along with dinner.  View the iconic Sydney Opera house from the water as well as the expensive homes on the harbour.  A great way to start our holiday.

 

Day 3: Tulips Galore ! ( B D )

After breakfast this morning we join our coach and travel out of Sydney and into the scenic Southern Highlands of New South Wales.  Corbett Gardens in Bowral is the show piece of the Tulip Time Festival and dates back to 1911 when, at the suggestion of Mrs Ada Corbett, the local tourist association purchased Deadman’s Paddock for a public park.

Corbett Gardens,  located in the centre of town, boasts a huge array of tulip and colourful springtime bulbs, shrubs and trees. Corbett Gardens is one of the region’s oldest and most beautiful parks, has over 75,000 massed tulips on display and 20,000 annuals. Get the cameras at the ready!

After lunch (own expense) we will have a little time to enjoy the  mixture of craft/antique shops on offer.  We then re-join our coach and enjoy a visit to Glebe Park and the famous Sir Donald Bradman Oval.  Keep an eye out for the statue of Mary Poppins, marking the birthplace of the story and local author PL Travers.  We enjoy lovely views from the Bowral Lookout.  We then head on to Mittagong, our home for two nights.   Tonight, we enjoy dinner at the  Mittagong RSL which is located right next door to the property.

 

Day 4: Garden Delight ( B D )

After breakfast at the RSL, join our coach for local sights including a visit to Winnifred West Park to see their wonderful floral display of Tulips.

Then we travel to Moss Vale, a pretty village peppered with historic buildings.  We enjoy a visit to the beautiful Leighton Gardens situated in the centre of town.  Plenty of opportunity for fabulous photos here !  We enjoy some leisure for shopping and lunch (own expense) before returning to our hotel mid afternoon.

 

Day 5: Red Cow Farm & Cockington Green ( B D )

Today we are on our way to Canberra. But first we step back in time at Berrima.  Berrima is one of the best-preserved examples of a Georgian village on the Australian mainland, boasting a unique collection of unspoilt Georgian sandstone homes and historic public buildings from the 19th century. We enjoy time to wander around some of the   beautiful sandstone buildings. A bit early for a drink at the oldest Licensed pub in Australia!  We then travel on to Sutton Forest where we visit Red Cow Farm. Red Cow Farm is a unique cool climate garden set on 2.5 hectares in the picturesque rural village of Sutton Forest. The simplicity of its presentation disguises a garden of sophisticated structure and ambitious schemes. Developed by its creative owners Ali Mentesh and Wayne Morrissey around their historic 1820’s cottage, the garden is abundant and secretive.

You’ll be both enchanted and surprised by such wonders as a walled sanctuary where solitude  invites quiet reflection. Red Cow Farm features 20 rooms with an exuberant cottage garden, monastery garden, abbess’s garden, a stunning collection of rare and unusual perennials, woodland, old fashioned roses and clematis, beech walk, lake, bog garden, orchard and kitchen garden. Time for some lunch (own expense) before  we head off via Goulburn and on to our next stop — Cockington Green Gardens.

Venture into this delightful and fascinating display of meticulously crafted miniature buildings set within beautifully landscaped gardens. This is family owned with four          generations involved in its operation over the past 35 years.  Enjoy a delightful wander here before we head to our centrally  located  hotel, The Avenue Hotel for the next three nights.  Dinner tonight is at our hotel.

 

Day 6: Floriade ( B D )

Enjoy breakfast at our hotel this morning before our coach transfers us to one of the highlights of our Tour.

The Magnificent Canberra Floriade. This iconic Garden Show is the largest in Australia with more than a million blooms on display as a backdrop to celebrations through the Commonwealth Park.  Inspired by a fresh new theme each year you will see this represented in Garden beds, horticultural workshops and engaging demonstrations.   Enjoy this colourful spectacle in your own time and return to the hotel when you are ready.  Dinner tonight will be at your hotel.

 

Day 7: Canberra Highlights, Tulip Farm, Dinner Cruise ( B L D)

Canberra is Australia’s capital, inland from the country’s southeast coast.  Surrounded by forest, farmland and nature reserves, it earns its nickname, the “Bush Capital.” We join our coach for a sightseeing tour where we see the contemporary architecture set cleverly amid Canberra’s many delightful gardens and parks. We see Parliament House and the National Museum and National Gallery. Feel the spirit of the ANZAC’s as you travel along the boulevard dedicated to Australia’s heroic participants of World War 1 and 11.

We will also visit the impressive War Memorial. View the Carillon Bell Tower. Then it’s off to the wonderful Tulip Top Gardens.  This 10-acre garden of magnificent tulips and other spring flowers creates a spectacular display.  Hundreds of blossom trees nestle between the flowers and provide a magic pathway to the cascading waterfall and watercourse with classical music wafting through the air in the hidden valley. Take the popular pathway past the rosemary field framed by unique blossom trees to our 70 metre high viewing platform for the perfect photo.  We have included lunch here in this delightful spot.  We return to Canberra in time for you to enjoy some shopping or personal sightseeing.

Tonight we enjoy a farewell cruise on beautiful Lake Burley Griffin and enjoy the sights of Canberra from a different perspective as we enjoy Dinner.

 

Day 8: Homeward Bound ( B )

This morning after breakfast we return to the airport for our homeward flight via Sydney to New Zealand.

On our arrival home we are met and taken to our home addresses anywhere in the greater Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch areas.