- Date:
- 19-05-2021
- Duration:
- 3
Gourmet deli trail, Silo’s and Street art!
Come along for 3 beautiful days, full with amazing art and history!
Day One.
Departing home this morning we make our way to Nagambie where we board the Goulburn Explorer for our cruise and morning tea. We will take a visit to Mitchelton winery and the Ministry of Chocolate – one of Australia’s most beautiful and historic wineries. We will be enjoying lunch today at the Nagambie Rowing Club on the shores of Lake Nagambie, before re-joining our coach to Wangaratta. This will be home for the next two nights.
Day Two.
After breakfast, we board the coach and head to Benalla. On arrival 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 bought together to paint murals on bare walls, some are over three stories high!
Just up the road is Glenrowan, scene of the Kelly Gang’s last stand. We’ll visit Kate’s Cottage (named after Ned’s sister) and witness the events that led to the capture of the Kelly Gang at Kelly Land at the Glenrowan Tourist Centre. With lunch at the local hotel. After lunch we make our way to the most talked about in art in the region, the painted silo’s. This afternoon we’re off to do a little silo spotting of our own. Not far from Benalla is our first silo – the Goorambat silo – a barking owl, which is critically endangered. In Devenish, see Cam Scale’s artwork representing the changing role of the women in the military – a First World War nurse and a modern-day combat medic. Finally, Tungamah to see a celebration of the brolgas and a kookaburra. The Tungamah silo is a privately-owned silo of the Cooper family and the artist from Broome Sobrane. Each silo has a different artist and a different story!
Day Three.
This morning we head to the Winton Wetlands. The hundreds of Indigenous scar trees and tool scatters throughout the site indicate its importance to Indigenous people who called it ‘Mokoan’. Recorded history tells us that at times, many hundreds of Aboriginal people met at this site. The mid-19th century saw the enforced removal of its Indigenous owners, establishment of the huge ‘Mokoan Squatters Run’ and then its division into smaller farms. The site is home to several birds of prey which are attracted by the many small birds, reptiles and mammals that inhabit the area. These include the White-bellied Sea eagles, wedge tailed eagle, spotted harriers and peregrine falcons. Kits, waterfowl and kestrels are also common, as are well-known birds like ducks and cormorants. The site is also home to many snakes and other reptiles including goannas, bearded dragons, bluetongue lizards and smaller skinks.
During our tour around this amazing area we will stop at the Mokoan Hub and Café for a cooked lunch. The café using local ingredients and is sure to impress! The landscape art in the Winton Wetlands helps visitors understand the site and connect with the stories. Artist interpretations of the site enhance the experience, whether the add colour and a sense of whimsy like the fish painting on Boggy Bridge Road by a local artist Tim Bowtell or deal with more serious subject matter like the three magnificent portraits of local Country Fire Authority (CFA volunteers) on the tank on the corner of Winton North and Boggy Bridge Road) artists, Guido Van Helten. Water gallery at Ashmeads Swamp. Other pieces include the Hilda Bain portrait and the Gallery Kailea Turtle sculpture at the Lunette. The Winton Wetlands Reserve is 8,750Ha that comprises 3,800Ha of wetlands surrounded by predominantly river red gum and grassy box woodlands and grazing lands. Mid-afternoon we will board the coach for our trip home.
COST OF TOUR
$460.00 p/person – Tw/share or Double based on 35 or more passengers
Single room extra or 2 nights $150.00 per person
PRICE INCLUDES:
Coach travel, 2 nights accommodation, 2 cooked buffet breakfasts, 2×2 course dinners, entry fees as per itinerary – 2 lunches.
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
Morning and afternoon teas not stipulated, 1 lunch
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Cost inclusions are indicated on each tour brochure.
Group bookings: $100 deposit is required upon booking. This is refundable if our is cancelled 60 days prior to departure. All bookings must be paid in full 14 days prior to departure, unless private agreement with management has been arranged.
Cancellation Policy: If cancelled 30 days prior you will receive 80% of tour cost. 14 days – a 50% refund. 7 days – a 25% refund. All refunds are negotiable and dependant on accommodations and venues booked. No refund will be made for nonappearance or cancellations 24 hour prior to departure or a day of departure. Once tour has commenced there will be no refund. Travel insurance is available, please enquire as to cost upon booking. This will cover unforeseen circumstances.
Please note: Booking terms and conditions
Club/groups: A booking deposit of $100 is required to be paid by club the organiser to the coach company to confirm reservation within a week of booking, the booking deposit is noted as a credit against your booking. Payments non-refundable unless the tour is cancelled within 4 weeks prior to departure, the percentage of refund is based upon the discretion of management and venues are booked. Balanced of the tour is to be no longer than a 2 week before departure. No refund will be made or any unused portion of the tour once passenger numbers are confirmed or after departure. Unless by arrangement at the discretion of management.
Please note: Itinerary subject to change due to circumstance beyond your control.
All tour costs include accommodation on a twin/double share basis, breakfast, other meals as indicated on brochure. Single supplements are available on most tours at an additional cost.
Fares: Do not include terms of a personal nature such as laundry, telephone calls, drinks and items of an emergency nature.
Itinerary: The company reserves the right to alter or change accommodation, carriers or coaches at any time or any reason. It also has the right to cancel/alter the itinerary and/or tour without notice as may be found necessary for any reason whatsoever including, but not limited to road, weather or traffic conditions, non-performance of suppliers, industrial action, operational conditions and requirement. All additional expenses incurred resulting from any delays, cancellations or alterations will be the sole responsibility of the passenger. Whilst the company will take all reasonable steps to provide an enjoyable tour, the company accepts no liability for any loss of enjoyment whatsoever and howsoever experience by the passengers.
Smoking and Alcohol Government Regulations forbid smoking and alcohol consumption in and on tourist coaches, however frequent stops provide the opportunity for those who desire to smoke.
Minimum numbers policy: All tours are subject to minimum numbers for tour to operate.
Payment: Cheque, Money orders, online transfers/payments, direct bank deposit, c/card- 1%.
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