Mistletoe in Maryborough with Christmas Day on Fraser Island
Tilt Train, Maryborough, Mary Heritage Tour, Fraser Coast touring, Mystery Craters, Childers, Kingfisher Bay Resort on Fraser Island for Christmas Day, Bundaberg, Whalesong Dolphin Cruise |
| Price |
$1140pp Twin Share | $1260pp Sole Use | + Applicable Rail Fare |
Departure
dates 2011 |
23 Dec 2011 |
| Tour overview |
· Tilt Train Brisbane to Maryborough & return
· River walk with 'Mary' from Port Residence
· Flying High Bird Sanctuary, Mystery Craters, Bundaberg Rum Distillery
· Childers, Christmas Lights night tour with 'Mary Christmas'
· Christmas Day in Grand Ballroom Kingfisher Bay Resort
· Whalesong Dolphin Cruise, 'Mary Heritage' city tour |
Tilt Train
Mary Heritage Tour
Dolphin Watch Cruise
Kingfisher Seafood Buffet Lunch Christmas Day
Day 1 - Fri 23 Dec 2011 (AT,D)
Board the Tilt Train at Roma St Station Brisbane (scheduled to depart at 11am). Leave it all behind as you sit back, relax and enjoy the comforts and innovation of the Tilt Train. Arrive into Maryborough West to be greeted by 'Mary Heritage'. Enjoy afternoon tea with 'Mary' at the Port Residence a ‘grand old lady of architecture’, overlooking the Mary River Parklands and Portside. Enjoy a brief river walk with 'Mary' before being transferred to The Carriers Arms Motel, Maryborough for a 4 night stay.
Day 2 - Sat 24 Dec 2011 (B,L,D)
Our day starts today with a visit to our feathered friends at Flying High Bird Sanctuary at Apple Tree Creek. This attraction is the largest walk-through free-flight aviary in Australia covering over 2 acres with a height of over 7 metres. There are 300 metres of walking tracks in a rainforest setting with Australian native, Asiatic and South American birds. We continue on heading for Bundaberg for a spooky experience and lunch at the Mystery Craters. Our afternoon is spent at the Bundaberg Rum Distillery where you will smell and taste your way through the rum production progress. You’ll enjoy a video presentation, extensive tour, personal sampling, historical displays and opportunity to purchase merchandise and some unique souvenirs. Our afternoon takes us home via the township of Childers. Tonight we join 'Mary Christmas' to tour the fabulous display of Maryborough’s Christmas lights by night.
Day 3 - Sun 25 Dec 2011 (B,L,D)
Merry Christmas! A festive breakfast together before we depart for the marina to board the fast cat to Kingfisher Bay Resort, on Fraser Island, to enjoy our Christmas Day festive feast of traditional and seafood cuisine. Tonight a light dinner will be supplied and we will all gather and meet around the pool to enjoy the rest of Christmas Day celebrations.
Day 4 - Mon 26 Dec 2011 (B,L,D)
An adventure on the bay awaits us today as we board Whalesong Cruises for the Dolphin Watch Cruise. We cruise the pristine, calm, protected waterways which lie between Hervey Bay & Fraser Island. Enjoy the unspoilt scenery & keep a look out for a wide variety of wildlife as we cruise up into the bay, past Hervey Bay’s monumental Pier & the bright white sands of Pelican Banks. Seen regularly on the Dolphin Watch Cruise are dolphins, stingrays, turtles, fish, birdlife, and occasionally the endangered Dugong (sea cow). On our return to the mainland we lunch at the Hervey Bay Boat Club and return to Maryborough via the esplanade precinct
Day 5 - Tue 27 Dec 2011 (B)
After breakfast this morning we join 'Mary Heritage', dressed in fabulous period costume, for a Maryborough historic city sights tour, a great way to finish touring this magical region. Transfer to the Tilt Train for our return journey.
Deposit required to secure this booking $200pp + applicable rail fare.
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