Visit Gold Creek Station, a working cattle and sheep farm near Canberra, for a barbecue lunch on the property. Hear firsthand about the routines and realities of life on the land from someone who works there every day.

This hosted visit connects the meal to its setting: open farmland, livestock and the people behind a working Australian farm. It offers a personal perspective on rural life beyond the capital’s civic landmarks.

• 1 Lunch (L)
• 2 Breakfast (B)
• 1 Dinner (D)

• Comfortable walking shoes
  Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat
  Water bottle
  Warm layers in cooler months

• Day Prior: Flights to arrive anytime into Sydney AirportDay 3: Flights to depart after 8.00pm from Sydney Airport
  Airport to Hotel transfers are available to purchase on request.
  Flights to and from your tour are not included in the tour price.

• A low level of fitness is required in order to be able to participate. You will need to able to walk around the festival site and manage coach steps unaided.

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Explore Berrima’s Georgian-era streetscape in the New South Wales Southern Highlands, where sandstone buildings preserve the character of a nineteenth-century village. See the exterior of the convict-era Berrima Gaol, a striking reminder of the town’s colonial past.

Berrima is one of Australia’s best-preserved Georgian towns. Its historic buildings and village setting offer a distinctive introduction to the Southern Highlands’ heritage.

Explore Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra at your own pace, with the opportunity to wander its grounds or take a self-guided look at the seat of national government. Its grass-covered roof and monumental flag mast give the building a distinctive place in the capital’s landscape.

Opened in 1988 and built largely with Australian materials, Parliament House expresses the country’s democratic institutions through architecture. The visit brings national politics into focus within the building designed to house it.

Discover the highlights of Australia’s planned national capital, where broad avenues, civic buildings and Lake Burley Griffin shape the city’s distinctive layout. Sightseeing offers a sense of how Canberra’s landmarks relate to one another within its spacious setting.

Designed as the nation’s capital in the early twentieth century, Canberra places government, landscape and public space at the centre of its identity. This city overview provides context for its parliamentary and botanical attractions.

Explore Floriade, Canberra’s spring flower festival, and browse patterned beds of more than a million flowering bulbs. Enjoy the colour alongside entertainment and market stalls, with displays traditionally centred around Commonwealth Park beside Lake Burley Griffin.

First staged to mark Australia’s Bicentenary and Canberra’s 75th anniversary, Floriade has become an annual celebration of the season. Its large-scale planting designs and lively festival atmosphere make it a distinctive way to experience the capital in spring.

Explore the National Arboretum Canberra with an expert guide and learn about its work conserving rare and endangered trees. Across more than 250 hectares, its forests, gardens and hilltop setting reveal a wide range of plant life and views over the capital.

Home to over 44,000 trees across 94 forests, the Arboretum is a living collection devoted to botanical diversity. Discover the stories behind its plantings and see landmarks including the Margaret Whitlam Pavilion and National Bonsai and Penjing Collection.

Visit Bowral’s Tulip Time Festival in Corbett Gardens, where around 75,000 tulips bring vivid spring colour to the heart of this Southern Highlands town. Stroll among the floral displays and take in the festival setting.

Bowral’s garden setting gives Tulip Time a different feel from Canberra’s larger Floriade displays. The concentrated beds of tulips offer a close-up celebration of spring and a chance to appreciate the region’s long-standing garden culture.