~ 8 Day Tour ~ 12th to 19th March, 2018

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O’Shannessy’s Sorrento Travel Pty Ltd T/A:

Tassie Northern Delights

Experience the remote untouched wilderness of Tasmania.

Price per person twin share $ 3,420 Repeat clientele twin share $ 3,370 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT $ 560 Tour Departs: Monday 12th March, 2018 Tour Returns: Monday 19th March, 2018 Deposit: $200 per person upon booking  

Balance due on invoice approximately 60 days prior to departure

Single travellers who are prepared to twin share will be matched with another passenger (of the same gender) or, if this is not possible,

provided with single accommodation at the twin share fare.

Tour Price Includes:

Pick up from and return to your home - Greater Melbourne, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, Phillip Island and some areas of Gippsland.

Travel by our own state of the art luxury coach, equipped with restroom, satellite phone, fold-down arm rests, seat belts and extra leg room. Our coach has a ’kneeling’ device and second door for ease of entry and disembarkation. Our coach is also fitted with ‘Road Cam’ TV monitors which display in real time the road ahead. The coach offers a smooth quiet ride and views through large panoramic windows.

Quality ensuite motels / resorts throughout Tasmania All tours and interest venues as per itinerary. Meals: Full cooked breakfasts, restaurant dinners, most lunches and

morning teas (1 lunch at own expense as per itinerary). 2 nights private ensuite accommodation aboard the Spirit of Tasmania.

Each room has twin beds and porthole. 2 Coach Crew throughout tour - O’Shannessy’s Professional and

experienced Tour Directors.

Deposit refundable until 60 days prior to departure. 60 to 15 days BEFORE DEPARTURE 50% Refund of Tour Cost 14 to 1 day BEFORE DEPARTURE 25% Refund of Tour Cost On or after Departure date of Tour NO REFUND

All passengers are required to co-operate with the seat rotation program determined by O’Shannessy’s Tour Directors.

TRAVEL INSURANCE IS NOT COMPULSORY HOWEVER IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AND IS AVAILABLE FROM OUR OFFICE.

The Proprietors reserve the right to vary any accommodation, price or other features of the tour at any time at their own discretion.

Tour Highlights Devonport

Kaydale Lodge

Hellyers Road Distillery

Table Cape

Arthur River - MV George Robinson Cruise

Tarkine Wilderness

Stanley - “The Nut”

Highfield Historic Site

Wonders of Wynyard

Emu Valley Rhododendron Gardens

Cradle Mountain - Dove Lake

Waldheim

Sheffield

Entally House

Tamar Valley - Tamar River

George Town - Seahorse World

Barnbougle

Cataract Gorge

Launceston - City Park - John Hart Conservatory

Deloraine - Artwork in Silk

Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm

41 South Salmon & Ginseng Farm

Melita Honey Farm

House of Anvers

Spirit of Tasmania crossing

Day 1: Monday 12th March, 2018

Port Melbourne ~ Spirit of Tasmania

Northern Tasmania is a place steeped in history where we will find breathtaking scenery, unique gardens and gourmet produce. We board O’Shannessy’s Luxury Coach mid afternoon and travel to Station Pier Port Melbourne to board the ‘Spirit of Tasmania’ for the overnight cruise to Devonport. Explore the many onboard facilities including bars, cinemas and lounges. We enjoy dinner onboard in Tasmania's Market Kitchen as we cruise down Port Phillip Bay then settle into a comfortable twin porthole cabin with private facilities.

OVERNIGHT: Spirit of Tasmania

Day 2: Tuesday 13th March, 2018

Garden ~ Burnie ~ Smithton

After berthing at Devonport in the Mersey River, we disembark and are escorted to O'Shannessy's coach. We travel to a nearby venue for breakfast before touring through the agriculturally rich red soils and patchwork fields of North West Tasmania to Nietta, home of Kaydale Lodge. This acclaimed two hectare garden is filled with woodland ponds, waterfalls, a pear-walk and a dry zen garden. We return to the coast and drive to the port town of Burnie, site of Hellyers Road Distillery, where we go behind the scenes and tour the working distillery to see how they make

one of the finest single malt whiskies in the world then relax in their café overlooking the rolling hills of the picturesque Emu Valley. After lunch, we follow the Bass Highway, pausing at Table Cape to take in the views before continuing west to Smithton and our accommodation for the next two nights at Tall Timbers.

OVERNIGHT: Tall Timbers Resort, SMITHTON

Day 3: Wednesday 14th March, 2018

Arthur River Cruise - Tarkine Wilderness

Today we cruise Tasmania's unique Arthur River aboard the M.V. “George Robinson”, a beautiful vessel with old world charm. The Arthur River is 170kms long and has never

been logged or dammed, so it remains much as it has been for thousands of years. We enjoy the warm and friendly atmosphere aboard the vessel as she meanders 14 km up the river, cruising through coastal heath and wet sclerophyll forests before reaching the pristine cool temperate rainforest at Turk’s Landing. Keep an eye out for

kingfishers, wedge-tail eagles, parrots, robins, pademelons and spotted quolls. A major highlight of the cruise is a close-up encounter with white-breasted sea eagles as they swoop near the boat to pluck fish thrown into the water by the crew. After an adventurous day we head back to our accommodation for a well-earned rest before dinner.

OVERNIGHT: Tall Timbers Resort, SMITHTON

Day 4: Thursday 15th March, 2018

Stanley ~ Wonders of Wynyard ~ Gardens ~ Cradle Mountain

This morning we travel to the historic village of Stanley nestling at the foot of an ancient volcanic core known as ‘the Nut’ and explore the quaint town with its terraces and chairlift access to the top of the Nut (ride is optional and own expense). We visit the Highfield Historic Site, headquarters of the Van Diemans

Land Company of the 1830s. It sits on a hillside overlooking the lands the manager would have once controlled, with views across to Stanley, The Nut and Bass Strait beyond. We stop at Australia's largest collection of locally restored veteran Ford vehicles including the equal oldest Ford in the world at Wonders of Wynyard before travelling to Emu Valley

Rhododendron Gardens. The gardens are home to a magnificent display of over 20,000 rhododendrons and other plants set on 13 hectares and will be vibrant with autumn colours at this time of year. This afternoon, we journey to Tasmania's World Heritage Area of Cradle Mountain where ancient pines fringe glacial lakes and icy streams cascade down rugged mountains.

OVERNIGHT: Cradle Mountain Hotel, CRADLE MOUNTAIN

Day: 5 Friday 16th March, 2018

Cradle Mountain ~ Sheffield ~ Historic Home ~ Launceston

This morning we wake up at Cradle Mountain Hotel set within breathtaking alpine forest in the central highlands of Tasmania. We board the Shuttle Bus into picturesque Dove Lake at the foot of Cradle Mountain and visit Waldheim, forest home of pioneer Gustav Weindorfer. Later, we wind our way through deep valleys to the town of

Sheffield where locals have recorded the regions history in wonderful murals throughout the village. After lunch (own expense) we visit the historic home of Entally House, which was built in 1819 and is one of the finest historic homes in Tasmania. The house contains a magnificent collection of regency furniture and fine silver and is surrounded by superb gardens and Australia's oldest Conservatory. We continue to Launceston, Tasmania's second city, where we will settle into our centrally located accommodation for the next two nights, Best Western Plus. Lunch own expense arrangement today

OVERNIGHT: Best Western Plus, LAUNCESTON

Day 6: Saturday 17th March, 2018

Seahorses ~ Bridport ~ Cataract Gorge ~ City Park

Today we explore the Tamar Valley and the Tamar River, Australia’s longest navigable t i d a l e s t u a r y, meandering 58 kilometres through the heart of cool climate vineyards, orchards and hamlets to its mouth at historic George Town, Australia’s third oldest settlement. We visit Seahorse World to see the mystical seahorse before continuing to

our lunch venue at Barnbougle. Situated near the seaside village of Bridport in Tasmania's North-East, Barnbougle's dining room is perched atop a coastal dune with spectacular views of the world renown golf course and coastline. We return to Launceston via the eastern side of the Tamar River then pause at the

magnificent Cataract Gorge with its cliff-side gardens, peacocks, pools, suspension foot bridge and one of the longest single span chairlifts in the world (ride is optional a n d o w n expense). We

stroll in City Park and the John Hart Conservatory noted for displays of begonias, cyclamens and other hot house blooms before returning to our nearby accommodation.

OVERNIGHT: Best Western Plus, LAUNCESTON

Day 7: Sunday 18th March, 2018

Local Produce Tasting Day ~ Yarns ~ Spirit

Today we will spend time visiting the food producers who are gaining an international reputation for their quality products. Discover their secrets first hand and of course, sample some delicacies. Travel along the Bass Highway to the delightful riverside town of Deloraine, set in the foothills of the Great Western Tiers mountain range. Here we

will stop to admire the fascinating history of the region woven into silk quilts at Yarns Artwork In Silk. Morning tea is at the mouth-water ing Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm. Next, we stop to visit 41 South

Salmon & Ginseng Farm to learn about their fish farm which raises salmon in the cold and pristine fresh water sourced from the nearby waterfall. Lunch today is at Marakoopa Café which boasts amazing mountain views and has a beautiful garden. We then pause at the Melita Honey Farm to view the bees

going about their business of making honey before travelling to House of Anvers. This

local chocolate factory produces delicious Belgium style chocolate truffles. Enjoy tasting their wares before we return to Devonport for dinner. After a day of feasting, farewell Tasmania as we board the Spirit of Tasmania to sail across Bass Strait, back to Melbourne.

OVERNIGHT: Spirit of Tasmania

Day 8: Monday 19th March, 2018

Bass Strait ~ Melbourne ~ Home

Early risers may witness the entry through the Heads into Port Phillip Bay and watch the Melbourne City skyline come into view. We disembark on arrival at Station Pier around 6.30 in

the morning and enjoy a delicious restaurant breakfast at a nearby hotel, to complete a memorable tour of Northern Tasmania. After breakfast, our chauffeurs will take Melbourne, Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong and Gippsland folk home and our coach will continue on to the Mornington Peninsula.

We thank you for travelling with O’Shannessy’s Tours and look forward to your patronage again in the future!

We trust you arrive home safely with memories of a fascinating and rewarding tour.

Tassie Northern Delights Map

CONDITIONS OF TRAVEL

Any special passenger requirements must be notified to O’Shannessy’s Tours at the time of booking. No passenger will be permitted to embark or continue on the tour while their mental or physical condition is, in the opinion of any representative of O’Shannessy’s 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. O’Shannessy’s Tours will not be responsible for expenses resulting in such persons being precluded from completing the tour for any such reason. It is also a requirement of O’Shannessy’s 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. If you are willing to twin share but are a smoker or have a CPAP machine or snore, you will need to pay a single supplement for a sole use room.

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