Grand Southern Loop
Departs 17 August 2024 – 17 days

• Daylight NSW TrainLink Xplorer from Sydney to Canberra in an exclusive carriage including lunch

• 2 nights Canberra accommodation at Novotel Canberra (or similar) with breakfast daily

• Welcome drinks function

• Visit the National Gallery of Australia and the National Portrait Gallery

• Tour the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House with an exclusive lunch

• Visit the Australian War Memorial with entry to the Last Post Ceremony

• Exclusive dinner at the mid-century Shine Dome with beverages

• Exclusive tour of the Cooma Monaro Railway Museum with morning tea

• Lunch at the Tumut River Brewing Co.

• Afternoon drinks at the Walwa Hotel

• 1 night Albury accommodation at the Atura Hotel with breakfast

• Exclusive daylight heritage rail service from Albury to Melbourne aboard the ‘Spirit of Progress’ including unlimited water, standard tea and coffee

• Half day at leisure in Melbourne

• 1 night Melbourne accommodation at Batmans Hill on Collins (or similar) with breakfast

• Exclusive daylight service on the former ‘Spirit of Progress’ from Melbourne to Horsham including unlimited water, standard tea and coffee

• Dinner at the Royal Hotel Horsham

• 2 nights Horsham accommodation at the Horsham International Hotel (or similar) with breakfast daily

• Exclusive daylight heritage rail service from Horsham aboard the former ‘Spirit of Progress’ to view the silo art at Sheep Hills and Brim

• Lunch at Creekside Hotel at Warracknabeal

• Visit to Boroka Lookout in the Grampians National Park

• Daylight service on the Overland from Stawell to Adelaide including lunch and dinner

• 3 nights Adelaide accommodation at the Ibis Adelaide (or similar) with breakfast daily

• Exclusive return steam-hauled heritage rail journey on the SteamRanger Heritage Railway from Mount Barker to Victor Harbor

• Exclusive dinner at The Haus Hahndorf

• Exclusive dinner at the Largs Pier Hotel with beverages

• Exclusive visit to Seppeltsfield Winery in the Barrossa Valley with tour, wine tastings and lunch

• Visit historic Martindale Hall with tour and afternoon tea

• 3 nights Port Augusta accommodation at the Standpipe Motor Inn (or similar) with two dinners and breakfast daily

• Exclusive full day diesel and steam heritage rail journey on the Pichi Richi Railway from Port Augusta to Quorn and return

• Lunch at the Transcontinental Hotel Quorn

• Dinner in Port Augusta at a local restaurant

• Visit Wilpena Pound Resort with guided tour and lunch

• Visit Sacred Canyon with guided tour by a local Adnyamathanha member

• Afternoon drinks at the Hawker Hotel

• Coach transfer from Port Augusta to Broken Hill including stops at Yunta~, Olary~, Manna Hill & Cockburn

• Visit the Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre at Peterborough with lunch

• Dinner at the Broken Hill Hotel

• 2 nights Broken Hill accommodation at local motels including breakfast daily

• Full day Broken Hill sightseeing tour including Line of Load Memoria, Sulphide Street Railway & Historical Museum with lunch and Living Desert and Sculptures

• Sundowners at the Mundi Mundi Plains Lookout

• Dinner and show at the iconic Palace Hotel

• Exclusive heritage rail service from Broken Hill to Parkes, Katoomba and Sydney aboard the heritage railmotor 621/721 including refreshments

• 1 night Parkes accommodation at local motels with breakfast

• Dinner in Parkes at the local services club

• Lunch at the Victoria Hotel at Bathurst

• 1 night Katoomba accommodation at the Carrington Hotel (or similar) with breakfast

• Exclusive farewell drinks and dinner at the Carrington Hotel

• Group coach transfers throughout

• Meals as indicated in the itinerary

• Cruise Express Tour Managers