Murray & Darling River Rendezvous

New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory

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Tour summary

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Embark on an unforgettable adventure along Australia’s iconic waterways with our ‘Murray & Darling River Rendezvous’ tour. Cruise the Darling River aboard the historic PV Jandra paddleboat, marvel at the stunning Living Desert Sculptures, and step back in time with a guided tour of Wentworth Gaol. Experience the charm of the Murray River on a nostalgic journey aboard the PS Pevensey paddlesteamer in Echuca.

Departure location:
Brisbane Coach Terminal
Return location:
Brisbane Coach Terminal
Tour duration:
13
days
Physical rating:
2 - Moderate
Departure dates:

10 June 2025 15 July 2025

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Coach classes:
Diamond
Diamond
Tour accreditations:
Tour experiences:

37 Meals Included 4 Eco Experiences 19 Cultural & Heritage experiences

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Offer departure dates

10 June 2025

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Tour pricing

Sole Use
Diamond
Diamond
$
7195
pp
Twin Share
Diamond
Diamond
$
5998
pp
Deposit:
$500pp
Sole Use:
Green Guest Policy:
All prices are in AUD.

Additional information

PRE & POST TOUR EXTENDER OPTION

2 additional days (TOTAL 15 DAY TOUR)

• Return economy class flights ex Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide to Brisbane

• 2 additional nights room only (1 night pre & 1 night post tour) at Meriton Suites Brisbane

• Return Airtrain tickets ex Brisbane Domestic Terminal to Roma Street Station

Plus $999pp Twin Share

Plus $1230 Sole Use

**Subject to availability – some block out dates apply. Prices are subject to change without notice**

Deposit of $500pp required within 14days of making booking to secure your reservation.

Tour inclusions

  • Travel Carbon Neutral on our 100% offset opulent ‘Diamond Class’ coach
  • Fully escorted by experienced Fun Over 50 Holidays tour host and coach captain
  • Bestbrook Mountain Farmstay devonshire morning tea
  • 1 night Goondiwindi with locally guided Cotton Farm tour
  • 2 nights Lightning Ridge
  • Black Opal Tours with local guide
  • Thermal Baths
  • SPARK cinematic experience under the stars
  • Back O’ Bourke Information Centre
  • PV Jandra Darling River cruise
  • 1 night Cobar
  • 2 nights Broken Hill with sunset drinks & canapés at Living Desert
  • Locally guided tour visiting Big Picture; Line of Lode, Silverton & Pro Hart Gallery
  • Old Wentworth Gaol
  • 1 night Mildura; Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement
  • 2 nights Echuca and guided town tour
  • PS Pevensey paddle steamer cruise
  • The Great Aussie Beer Shed & Heritage Farm Museum
  • Ned Kelly’s Last Stand’ light and sound show at Kellyland Glenrowan
  • 1 night Albury; Dog on the Tuckerbox
  • Cowra Japanese Garden & Cultural Centre
  • 1 night Lithgow
  • Big Golden Guitar, Tamworth
  • 1 night Armidale
  • Standing Stones at ‘Celtic’ Glen Innes
  • Ballandean Estate Winery
  • 37 meals
  • ‘Diamond Class’ beverages served with dinner (includes a capped bar tab for beer, wine & soft drink)

Additional information

PRE & POST TOUR EXTENDER OPTION

2 additional days (TOTAL 15 DAY TOUR)

• Return economy class flights ex Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide to Brisbane

• 2 additional nights room only (1 night pre & 1 night post tour) at Meriton Suites Brisbane

• Return Airtrain tickets ex Brisbane Domestic Terminal to Roma Street Station

Plus $999pp Twin Share

Plus $1230 Sole Use

**Subject to availability – some block out dates apply. Prices are subject to change without notice**

Deposit of $500pp required within 14days of making booking to secure your reservation.

Physical rating

2 - Moderate
Passengers must be able to:
  • Participate in guided or unguided small walking tours at a relaxed pace
  • Walk on mostly level ground
  • Tackle an occasional flight of stairs or incline
  • Occasionally need to stand for up to 10 minutes
  • Get on and off transportation unaided
  • Manage your own luggage
  • Participate in walking tours with time to rest at least every 10 minutes
  • Walk confidently on bush tracks and soft sand – mostly level ground
  • Stand for 15 minutes without needing to sit down
  • Tackle a flight of stairs or incline
  • Get on and off transportation multiple times unaided
  • Manage your own luggage
  • Participate in walking tours without having to stop or sit down to rest for up to 20 minutes
  • Walk up an incline equal to a flight of stairs without stopping
  • Stand for 30 minutes without needing to sit down
  • Walk over uneven ground, tackle cobbled creek crossings & walk through soft sand
  • Get on and off transportation multiple times unaided
  • Manage your own luggage
  • Be extremely mobile and live an active lifestyle
  • Negotiate inclines, declines and varied terrain confidently
  • Participate in a physical activity lasting up to 5 hours (Trek/walks)
  • Manage your own luggage and be able to carry with you a backpack with items required for the physical activities
Learn more about our fitness levels

Physical rating

2 - Moderate
Passengers must be able to:
  • Participate in guided or unguided small walking tours at a relaxed pace
  • Walk on mostly level ground
  • Tackle an occasional flight of stairs or incline
  • Occasionally need to stand for up to 10 minutes
  • Get on and off transportation unaided
  • Manage your own luggage
  • Participate in walking tours with time to rest at least every 10 minutes
  • Walk confidently on bush tracks and soft sand – mostly level ground
  • Stand for 15 minutes without needing to sit down
  • Tackle a flight of stairs or incline
  • Get on and off transportation multiple times unaided
  • Manage your own luggage
  • Participate in walking tours without having to stop or sit down to rest for up to 20 minutes
  • Walk up an incline equal to a flight of stairs without stopping
  • Stand for 30 minutes without needing to sit down
  • Walk over uneven ground, tackle cobbled creek crossings & walk through soft sand
  • Get on and off transportation multiple times unaided
  • Manage your own luggage
  • Be extremely mobile and live an active lifestyle
  • Negotiate inclines, declines and varied terrain confidently
  • Participate in a physical activity lasting up to 5 hours (Trek/walks)
  • Manage your own luggage and be able to carry with you a backpack with items required for the physical activities
Learn more about our fitness levels
Boat
Boat
Eco experience
Eco experience
Entertainment
Entertainment
Food & Wine experience
Food & Wine experience
Heritage
Heritage
Local guide
Local guide
Walking component
Walking component

Itinerary

Departs
Brisbane Coach Terminal
Returns
Brisbane Coach Terminal

Day

1

Brisbane - Goondiwindi

Heritage
Heritage
Local guide
Local guide

We board our opulent ‘Diamond Class’ coach from the Brisbane Coach Terminal, travelling responsibly knowing all coach emissions are 100% offset. Travelling through the Lockyer Valley, we enjoy morning tea at Bestbrook Mountain Farmstay before arriving in Goondiwindi for a guided tour of the cotton industry, including a visit to a local farm (seasonal) to learn about cotton farming practices.

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2

Goondiwindi - Lightning Ridge

Heritage
Heritage
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Local guide

Departing Goondiwindi, we travel through some picturesque landscapes and interesting towns breaking for cuppa at Moree. We continue on our journey via Walgett to Lightning Ridge, to meet our local guide from the Australian Opal Centre for an introduction to the fascinating world of opal mining in this rugged outback town.

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Lightning Ridge

Heritage
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Entertainment

This morning, a local guide will lead us through the opal fields, visiting key sites like Fred Bodel’s Hut and Lunatic Hill Mine. After lunch, explore the Chambers of the Black Hand, then unwind in the thermal baths before enjoying the SPARK cinematic experience under the stars.

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Lightning Ridge - Cobar

Local guide
Local guide
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Heritage

This morning, we stop briefly in Brewarrina before heading to Bourke to visit the Back O’ Bourke Centre, which highlights the region’s historical significance. Next, we take a leisurely cruise on the PV Jandra paddleboat along the Darling River. In the afternoon, a local guide will share insights into Bourke’s history, isolation, and community before we continue to Cobar.

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Broken Hill

Heritage
Heritage
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Walking component

We depart Cobar, heading west on the Barrier Highway to Wilcannia, where we reconnect with the Darling River. After lunch, we reach the remote mining town of Broken Hill. Following check-in, enjoy some relaxation before sunset drinks at the Living Desert Sculptures, taking in stunning outback views.

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Old Willyama Motor Inn, Broken Hill
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Broken Hill - Silverton

Heritage
Heritage
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Local guide
Eco
Eco

This morning, we take a tour of Broken Hill, exploring heritage-listed architecture, renowned art galleries, the Big Picture, and the Line of Lode. Then, we head to Silverton, a near ghost town featured in many famous films. Returning via the expansive Mundi Mundi Plains, we visit the Pro Hart Gallery before enjoying free time downtown.

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Broken Hill - Mildura

Heritage
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Leaving Broken Hill, we head south on the Silver City Highway to Wentworth, where the Darling and Murray rivers meet. After a self-guided tour of Old Wentworth Gaol, we cross the Murray River and continue to Mildura.

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Best Western Chaffey Motor Inn, Mildura
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8

Echuca

Heritage
Heritage

We journey upstream along the MurrayRiver, pausing at Robinvale and Tooleybuc. Then, we head to Swan Hill for a self-guided tour and lunch at the Pioneer Settlement. Continuing through Lake Boga and Kerang, we arrive in the twin cities of Echuca and Moama, Australia’s paddlesteamer capital.

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9

Echuca

Heritage
Heritage
Local guide
Local guide
Boat
Boat
Eco
Eco

After breakfast, a local guide takes us on a tour of Echuca, highlighting the history of the Murray River and its paddle steamers. We then board the iconic PS Pevensey for a scenic cruise along the Murray’s red gum-lined banks. After disembarking, we enjoy lunch, with the afternoon free to explore the town at your own pace.

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Albury

Heritage
Heritage
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Entertainment
Local guide
Local guide

We begin with a fascinating tour of the Great Aussie Beer Shed & Heritage Farm Museum before continuing along the Murray River to Yarrawonga on Lake Mulwala for lunch. In the afternoon, we visit Kellyland Glenrowan to experience the ‘Ned Kelly’s Last Stand’. We end the day in the twin cities of Albury and Wodonga.

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11

Lithgow

Heritage
Heritage
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Eco

This morning, we head to Gundagai, stopping at the iconic ‘Dog on the Tuckerbox’. Next, we visit Cowra’s Japanese Garden & Cultural Centre, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, where we explore its 12.5 acres of serene beauty. After lunch, enjoy the gardens before we continue to Lithgowfor the night.

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Zig Zag Motel, Lithgow
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Tamworth - Armidale

Heritage
Heritage

We hit the road today travelling through Gulgong to Gunnedah for lunch. We then continue on to Tamworth for a break at the Big Golden Guitar before ascending the Moonbi Range to pass through Uralla and arrive in Armidale.

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Cotswold Gardens, Armidale
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Brisbane Coach Terminal

Food & Wine experience
Food & Wine experience

Bound for home today, we break at the Standing Stones in ‘Celtic’ Glen Innes,then stop for lunch at the Ballandean Estate Winery. We arrive back to the Brisbane Coach Terminal late afternoon.

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Included meals
Breakfast
Morning Tea
Lunch
Afternoon Tea
Dinner
Included meals
Breakfast
Morning Tea
Lunch
Afternoon Tea
Dinner

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Our Gold Class coaches have a seat capacity of between 44 and 46, but we cap Gold Class tours at 40 guests per tour. Our Diamond Class tours have a capacity of just 26 guests. Other tour types may have different capacities depending on the transport and destination. Please get in touch with our team if you have any questions about a specific tour.

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