Tamworth is the country music capital of Australia, with this unique style of music being the main focus of the town year round. Here, the information centre is guitar-shaped, the town’s entrance is marked by a 36ft guitar and country music stars are represented in a waxwork hall of fame. Get geared up for a country escape and enjoy the toe-tappin’, boot-scootin’ and two-steppin’ hype in January, when Tamworth plays host to one of the biggest and best country music festivals in the world.
18 January 2024 25 January 2024
11 Meals Included 2 Eco Experiences 3 Cultural & Heritage Experiences
Save $300 per couple or $150 single if booked by 30 November 2023
25 January 2024
PRE & POST TOUR EXTENDER OPTION
2 additional days (TOTAL 8 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 $600pp required within 14 days of making booking to secure your reservation.
N.B. Tour subject to fuel levy price increases for all transport operators. See T&Cs for details.
Deposit of $600pp required within 14 days of making booking to secure your reservation.
N.B. Tour subject to fuel levy price increases for all transport operators. See T&Cs for details.
We depart on our luxury ‘Gold Class’ coach from Brisbane Coach Terminal, and travel responsibly knowing all coachemissions are 100% offset. Our first stop is at Tropical Fruit World for morning tea and a plantation tour. Afterwards, make our way south across the border to break for lunch in Ballina before continuing on to Coffs Harbour.
This morning we head to Wauchope for a cuppa before continuing to Mt Seaview for lunch. From here we make tracks to the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Australia’s largest music festival with over 4000 different performances or gigs, and over 600 buskers in Peel Street alone, providing a diverse range of entertainment day and night.
**Please note: Dinner is at own expense.
Enjoy two days of the talents, sights and sounds of the Tamworth Country Music Festival, including free concerts, talented buskers, bush poets, line dancing and the Fanzone Stage in the city CBD which run daily from 10am til late. On both days Fun Over 50 Holidays has included a FREE evening show.
**Please note: These free shows are value added by us and cannot be refunded if you do not wish to attend.
**Please note: Lunch and dinner are at own expense over the festival days.
**Please note: Show program not available until December 2023.
Enjoy two days of the talents, sights and sounds of the Tamworth Country Music Festival, including free concerts, talented buskers, bush poets, line dancing and the Fanzone Stage in the city CBD which run daily from 10am til late. On both days Fun Over 50 Holidays has included a FREE evening show.
**Please note: These free shows are value added by us and cannot be refunded if you do not wish to attend.
**Please note: Lunch and dinner are at own expense over the festival days.
**Please note: Show program not available until December 2023.
Our first stop today is the iconic Golden Guitar, where we visit the National Guitar Museum and the Country Music Wax Museum. Then, it is on to The Australian Country Music Hall of Fame, an unmatched collection of country music Memorabilia. Leaving Tamworth, we have lunch in therustic town of Bendemeer. After a short drive through farming land, to Uralla, we walk the heritage trail, including a visit to heritage listed McCrossin’s Mill Museum before making our way to Armidale.
This morning we depart Armidale to travel on to Glen Innes, breaking at the Standing Stones. We continue on via Tenterfield before arriving at Stanthorpe where we take an interesting tour of Kent’s Saddlery. Enjoy our final lunch together at Heritage Estate Wines before returning to the Brisbane Coach Terminal.
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