10 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR

10th May - 19th May, 2020

& Port Macquarie & Port Macquarie

& Port Macquarie SUNDAY 10TH MAY TO TUESDAY 19TH MAY, 2020

Welcome to the Blue Water Paradise of Port Stephens where we enjoy the beautiful

waterways on a wonderful Dolphin cruise in the spectacular bay with its magnificent

volcanic surrounding headlands. Boasting white sandy beaches and extensive National

Parks with unspoilt bushland. This is one of New South Wales ‘best kept secrets’.

The Hunter Valley Gardens are also on show. The Talking Tram Tour of Newcastle and

RAAF Williamtown—Fighter World are other great attractions on this tour.

Then if that is not enough we are off to picturesque Port Macquarie. Another lovely

coastal town with plenty of time to explore and enjoy this gorgeous part of Australia.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Nelson Bay & Tomaree Peninsula

Salamander

Port Stephens

Hunter Valley

Newcastle

Forster

Nabiac

Port Macquarie

Lake Cathie

Laurieton

South West Rocks

Taylors Arm

Wauchope

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, you shall be provided with single accommodation at the twin share fare (no additional cost).

COACHFLIGHTBOAT

CRUISES

Port Stephens Cruise

Wallis Lake Cruise

River Hastings Cruise

MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS

4 nights in Nelson Bay

5 nights in Port Macquarie

TOUR INCLUSIONS

Complimentary chauffeur driven transfers. Pick up from and return to your home from Greater Melbourne, Bendigo, Torquay, Ballarat, Geelong, the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, selected areas of Gippsland and Phillip Island.

O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours Touring Coach. Travel by O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours Luxury Touring Coach. Features include comfortable reclining seats with ample leg room, arm and foot rests, seat belts, large panoramic windows with blinds, overhead parcel shelf, onboard rest room, Road Cam TV Screens which display the view ahead in real time, a kneeling (coach lowering) device, a second door for ease of entry and disembarkation and full air suspension for a smooth and quiet ride.

Tour Director. 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. Full cooked breakfasts, morning tea and two course restaurant dinners daily,

and most lunches - 3 lunches at your own expense as per itinerary.

TOUR COSTS

Twin Share Room: $4,180 per person

Twin Share Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours: $4,130 per person

Twin Share Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours: $4,105 per person

Twin Share Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours: $4,080 per person

Single Room Supplement: $ 760 per person

MELBOURNE TO PORT STEPHENS

Welcome to our 10 Day tour to the North Coast of New South Wales – and two delightful “Ports” - Port Stephens and Port Macquarie. After our complimentary home pick up service we head off to Melbourne Airport for our mid-day flight to Newcastle. We’ll be met on arrival by our O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours crew and Touring Coach for the short transfer to our accommodation, the Marina Resort, nestled amongst tropical gardens in Nelson Bay. Nearby is Port Stephens, with its magnificent volcanic headlands and spectacular bay. This will be our base for the next 4 nights as we explore the local area including Newcastle and the Hunter Valley.

Lunch at own expense and arrangement OVERNIGHT: Marina Resort, NELSON BAY

DAY 1 Sunday 10th May, 2020

DAY 2 Monday 11th May, 2020

PORT STEPHENS

We take in the sights of Nelson Bay and the Tomaree Peninsula. It’s easy to see why the area is referred to as the “Blue Water Paradise”! We’ll see all the major attractions including Fingal Bay, Shoal Bay, Salamander Bay and Soldiers Point. Mid-morning we board our cruise boat for a morning tea cruise on the spectacular waterways of Port Stephens - with any luck, we may meet some of the long-time locals - the friendly dolphins! Lunch today is at nearby Port Stephens Wines. Established in 1984, this winery is nestled in the shade of beautiful Australian gums surrounded by the vineyard. Mid-afternoon, we head to the Stockton Bight Sand Dunes. Covering an area of over 2,500 hectares along a 32km stretch of Stockton Beach, the brilliant white sand dunes climb up to 30 metres high with slopes up to 60 degrees. We’ll take a drive through the dunes and along the beach aboard a specially designed 4WD vehicle. We’ll see “Tin City”, a small makeshift fishing village emerging from the dunes like a mirage and enjoy afternoon tea in a unique setting!

OVERNIGHT: Marina Resort, NELSON BAY

THE HUNTER VALLEY

We spend today in the nearby Hunter Valley – our first stop is the Hunter Valley Gardens, 25 hectares of stunning feature gardens nestled in the heart of the Hunter vineyards, at the foothills of the Brokenback Ranges. Glory in the lavish array of colour and scent of more than eight thousand roses on display in the Rose Garden; laze above the 10 metre waterfall and take in the superb views from the lookout or step back in time with all your favourite fairy tale characters in the Storybook Garden; enjoy a tractor train ride through the gardens. We have all morning and lunch here, so there’s plenty of time to enjoy! Early afternoon we visit the Hunter Valley Cheese Factory to taste their range of fine handmade and preservative-free cheeses, all available for purchase, as are their delicious preserves.

OVERNIGHT: Marina Resort, NELSON BAY

DAY 3 Tuesday 12th May, 2020

DAY 4 Wednesday 13th May, 2020

NEWCASTLE

We head south this morning to take in some of the local sights of Newcastle, the state’s second largest city and one of Australia’s largest ports. Newcastle is a city of industry as well as history with its terraced houses, a majestic cathedral and ancient fort. A mixture of old and new! We take in both as we join the famous Talking Tram. The 45 minute ride through Newcastle’s streets, takes us past the sites of our convict past, fort and gaol, Australia’s oldest school, oldest restaurant and many other places of interest. After some free time for a wander and to purchase lunch we head to RAAF Williamtown for our visit to Fighter World, the world’s first fighter aircraft display centre. It’s here we see the history of the Australian Air Force close up.

Lunch at own expense and arrangement OVERNIGHT: Marina Resort, NELSON BAY

Paul, Sydney

“... the tram itself was amazing,

an old tram from the 1920’s that has been

restored in a beautiful way...”

DAY 5 Thursday 14th May, 2020

FORSTER AND NABIAC

We depart Port Stephens this morning and head to Forster Tuncurry where we have the opportunity to see one of Australia’s cleanest lakes - Wallis Lake. The lake stretches for 25 kilometres between Walling at State Forest and a sliver of land separating the lake from the sea. Our luncheon cruise will take us on a tour of these crystal clear, pristine waters, home to a rich seafood harvest including the famous Wallis Lake oyster. After disembarking we head across to the nearby town of Nabiac to visit the National Motorcycle Museum of Australia. This is a purpose built complex housing some 800 motorcycles together with an enormous array of motorcycle memorabilia, toys, an extensive private library and a motorcycle orientated gift shop. Among the favourite machines on display are a Kenilworth scooter (1919), a twin cylinder water-cooled 2 stroke Scott, and a Vincent Black Knight. There is an excellent range of vintage bikes from the early nineteen hundreds and of course many interesting later machines. From here we continue north towards Port Macquarie – our base for the next 5 nights.

OVERNIGHT: Waters Edge , PORT MACQUARIE

Dalton 1, Melbourne

“... Lovely clear water with lots of birds and

sea life around…”

DAY 6 Friday 15th May, 2020

PORT MACQUARIE AND THE BEST OF HASTINGS

From our hotel, we take a sightseeing tour of the historical sites of “Port” including its oldest building, St Thomas’ Anglican Church built by convicts in 1826. We view the old Court House, Allman Hill, The Garrison building and historic town green. We then visit the Koala Hospital and view the great work done by volunteers. (You can make a gold coin donation if you wish.) We have our morning tea here amongst the gum trees. Right next door is Roto House, built in 1890 for John Edmund Flynn, a land surveyor who settled in Pt Macquarie in 1885. The house, built of red mahogany, has been restored and is classified by National Trust. Next is a visit and lunch stop at Ricardoes Tomatoes & Strawberries Farm. The greenhouses boast five varieties of hydroponic strawberries and eight varieties of tomatoes. Our final visit for the day is to Sea Acres Rainforest Park, 72 hectares of rare coastal rainforest. We take a tour in the company of a local expert through this magnificent area and visit the Enviro-Theatre and the Ecology display.

OVERNIGHT: Waters Edge , PORT MACQUARIE

DAY 7 Saturday 16th May, 2020

DAY 8 Sunday 17th May, 2020

THE HINTERLAND

We head off for a cruise on the River Hastings through the everglade rainforest, navigating through 3 river systems seeing water lilies, pristine rainforest, huge elk horns, bird and wildlife in this fascinating environment. We’ll enjoy morning tea underway. Back on dry land, we head down the coast to Lake Cathie then onto Laurieton taking in the spectacular scenery of this coastline. After lunch in Laurieton we travel up North Brother Mountain for a magnificent view of the Camden Haven area. As we’re returning to the Port, we’ll stop in at Cassegrain Winery for a tasting.

OVERNIGHT: Waters Edge , PORT MACQUARIE

THE NORTH COAST AND THE PUB WITH NO BEER

We make our way north to South West Rocks where we take a sightseeing tour of the area and visit the Trial Bay Goal and the Arakoon National Park. Work on the Trial Bay Gaol commenced in 1877 as an experiment in penal reform. Following our guided visit of the museum, we drive out to Taylors Arm and the Pub With No Beer, an Australian icon immortalised by Slim Dusty in the biggest selling single of 1958. We’ll enjoy lunch here (and maybe taste a growing range of onsite-brewed beer), plus time to view an array of artefacts and memorabilia, adorning the pub walls!

OVERNIGHT: Waters Edge , PORT MACQUARIE

Visit NSW

“... You can see out to the ocean and Port

Macquarie and the wildlife is abundant …”

DAY 10 Tuesday 19th May, 2020

DAY 9 Monday 18th May, 2020

WAUCHOPE

This morning we make our way to Wauchope and Timbertown, an authentically re-created timber-getters village showcasing life as it was over 100 years ago. They were the days when man worked with his hands - the smithy, shingle splitter, sleeper cutter and wood turner. This is also our lunch venue. Our last visit in the area is for an indulgent chocolate tasting at Baba Lila Handmade Chocolates located at Bago Vineyards and Maze – mmm, lovely!

OVERNIGHT: Waters Edge , PORT MACQUARIE

PORT MACQUARIE TO HOME

After breakfast this morning we transfer to the Port Macquarie Airport for our flight back to Melbourne connecting via Sydney. On arrival mid-afternoon, we complete our holiday with O’Shannessy’s famous home drop off service.

Lunch at own expense and arrangement

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is, in the opinion of any representative of O’Shannessy’s Quality 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. Whilst on tour with O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours should a passenger require medical attention, discharge papers must be provided to a representative of O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours before you are able to re-join the tour.

O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours will not be responsible for expenses resulting in such persons being precluded from completing the tour for any such reason. No refunds or transfers will be given on any unused portions of the itinerary.

It is a requirement of O’Shannessy’s Quality 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.

Passengers who are smokers, have a CPAP machine or snore, unless travelling with a companion, will be required to pay the single supplement premium for the sole use of a room.

Items of a personal nature such as medical expenses, mini bar, beverages, laundry service, room service, internet usage, telephone calls, and any optional extras are not included in your tour price.

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