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1 ~ 10 Day Tour ~ 20th - 29th May, 2019 Friends to travel with... O Shannessy s Sorrento Travel Pty Ltd T/A: Tour 1 Experience the Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas with their rugged coastlines and beautiful beaches 2121 Point Nepean Road, Rye Vic enquiries@oshannessys.com.au Toll Free:

2 Price per person twin share $ 3,695 Repeat clientele twin share $ 3,645 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT $ 695 Tour Departs: Monday 20th May, 2019 Tour Returns: Wednesday 29th May, 2019 Deposit: $200 per person upon booking Balance due on invoice approximately 30 days prior to departure Single travellers who are prepared to twin share will be matched with another passenger (of the same gender) or, if this is not possible, provided with single accommodation at the twin share fare. Tour Price Includes: Pick up from and return to your home - Greater Melbourne, Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong, the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, some areas of Gippsland and Phillip Island. Travel by our own state of the art luxury coach, equipped with restroom, satellite phone, fold-down arm rests, seat belts and extra leg room. Our coach has a kneeling device and second door for ease of entry and disembarkation. Our coach is also fitted with Road Cam TV monitors which display in real time the road ahead. The coach offers a smooth quiet ride and views through large panoramic windows. Quality ensuite motel accommodation. All tours and interest venues as per itinerary. Meals: Full cooked breakfasts, restaurant dinners, most lunches and morning teas. (1 lunch at own expense as per itinerary) The following cancellation fees apply for this tour: Deposit refundable until 30 days prior to departure 30 to 15 days BEFORE DEPARTURE 75% Refund of Tour Cost 14 to 8 days BEFORE DEPARTURE 50% Refund of Tour Cost 7 to 1 days BEFORE DEPARTURE 10% Refund of Tour Cost On or after Departure date of Tour NO REFUND All passengers are required to co-operate with the seat rotation program determined by O Shannessy s Tour Directors. TRAVEL INSURANCE IS NOT COMPULSORY HOWEVER IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AND IS AVAILABLE FROM OUR OFFICE. The Proprietors reserve the right to vary any accommodation, price or other features of the tour at any time at their own discretion.

3 Mildura Burra Clare Ardrossan Yorke Peninsula Port Augusta Whyalla Cowell Port Lincoln Whalers Way Boston Bay Eyre Peninsula Elliston Port Augusta Adelaide Mt Gambier Camperdown Cruise Boston Bay Cruise - Seafood Tastings Multiple Night Stays 3 nights Port Lincoln

4 DAY 1: Monday 20th May, 2019 HOME TO MILDURA Welcome to our 10 day tour to South Australia s Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas. After personal pick up from home, we travel via the Westgate Bridge to Ballarat then join the Sunraysia Highway through the Pyrenees Ranges to Donald. We ll stop here for our lunch break. This afternoon we continue through the Wimmera-Mallee region arriving in Mildura late in the afternoon. OVERNIGHT: Mildura Inlander Resort, MILDURA DAY 2: Tuesday 21st May, 2019 MILDURA TO CLARE We make our way into South Australia this morning, from Waikerie we head through the historic river port of Morgan to Burra, classified by the National Trust. In the early 1800 s Cornish and Welsh miners flocked to Burra to work for the South Australian Mining Association and some set up homes in the dugouts hewn out of the banks of the Burra Creek. After a tour of this historical town we travel on to Clare, in the heart of one of South Australia s premier wine regions. OVERNIGHT: Clare Country Club, CLARE DAY 3: Wednesday 22nd May, 2019 CLARE TO PORT AUGUSTA This morning we drive to Ardrossan on the east coast of the Yorke Peninsula. The beautiful, blue waters of the Gulf St Vincent contrast with the patchwork of grain fields that produce the world's best barley and abundant crops of other cereals, such as wheat and oats. At Ardrossan we stop to enjoy gulf views from the top of the cliffs on which the town is built before a visit to the fascinating Ardrossan Heritage Museum, housed in what was originally a factory established in 1880 to manufacture the stump jump plough and other agricultural equipment. Next stop is Minlaton. It was here the Australian Barley Board (which has handled the sale of barley grown in South Australia and Victoria

5 since 1947) evolved. We stop for a visit to the Captain Harry Butler Memorial, a glass hangar containing a static display of the Captain`s famous monoplane "Red Devil" and celebrating his life and achievements. From here we head through Maitland and onto Moonta Australia s little Cornwall for a brief stop. The ceiling at the Moonta Railway Station is an interesting example of a pressed metal ceiling, which was commonplace at the time of construction. Also located within the grounds is a fully restored 105mm Light Field Howitzer used in WWI. We ll then travel through Port Broughton and Port Pirie to arrive at our overnight destination of Port Augusta. Located at the very top of Spencer Gulf, Port Augusta is known as the "Crossroads of Australia being at the junction for major trans-continental transport services. Passenger rail services The Indian Pacific, which travels between Sydney and Perth and The Ghan which serves Alice Springs and Darwin, both stop at Port Augusta, as do the main east west and north south highways. OVERNIGHT: Standpipe Golf Motor Inn, PORT AUGUSTA DAY 4: Thursday 23rd May, 2019 PORT AUGUSTA TO PORT LINCOLN Departing Port Augusta we begin our touring on the Yorke Peninsula. We ll pass through Whyalla - the Cuttlefish Capital of the World!! The pristine waters of the Gulf have also enabled the Eyre Peninsula to produce some of the best Oysters in Australia. Further south at Cowell, we ll visit Turners Oysters & Seafood to learn more about oyster farming and perhaps even sample an oyster or two. After lunch, we ll continue south along the Lincoln Highway to Port Lincoln, our base for the next three nights. OVERNIGHT: Port Lincoln Hotel, PORT LINCOLN DAY 5: Friday 24th May, 2019 WHALERS WAY AND BOSTON BAY Just 30 minutes south of the city and located on private property, Whalers Way offers sensational coastal views from the very tip of the Eyre Peninsula. Returning to Port Lincoln, we have lunch at the Marina Hotel.

6 This afternoon, we join Adventure Bay Charters to learn more about the history of the fishing industry in Port Lincoln. This tour covers no more than 900m on a round trip and can be done from the comfort of the coach or a walk. Following this tour we have the chance to taste seafood as we cruise the canals of the Lincoln Cove Marina, Porter Bay, Boston Bay, Port Lincoln National Park and Boston Island. Within Boston Bay there are aquaculture sites for king fish, tuna and mussels. OVERNIGHT: Port Lincoln Hotel, PORT LINCOLN DAY 6: Saturday 25th May, 2019 EXPLORING PORT LINCOLN Port Lincoln is located on one of the world s largest protected natural harbours. Boston Bay stretches from the tip of the Port Lincoln National Park to Point Boston and covers an area more than 3½ times the size of Sydney Harbour and this morning a local expert joins us for a tour of the area. We see the massive grain silos and hear all about the multi-million dollar fishing industry Port Lincoln is home to. After our tour, we have time for our morning break before visiting the Fresh Fish Place where we take the behind the scenes tour of the multi fish species processing factory. We have some free time in the main precinct to explore the shops and purchase lunch. The afternoon is free to relax at the hotel or some of us may choose to stay in town: it is just a short walk to our hotel. Lunch at own expense and arrangement OVERNIGHT: Port Lincoln Hotel, PORT LINCOLN DAY 7: Sunday 26th May, 2019 PORT LINCOLN TO PORT AUGUSTA Some of the most rugged and dramatic coastline on the Eyre Peninsula is along the west coast where we are headed today. We look at the pretty town of Coffin Bay, located on the shores of one of the most

7 beautiful estuaries in Australia and surrounded by National and Conservation Parks. We enjoy a brief stop for morning tea before continuing north along the Flinders Highway to Elliston. This really is a stunning area, particularly the appropriately named Great Ocean View a section of cliff top roadway with some remarkable views of the Great Australian Bight and Waterloo Bay. Once in Elliston, a local will join us to show us the beautiful coastline and tell us some of the history about the area, then we ll enjoy an early BBQ lunch. This afternoon we travel to Kyancutta, join the Eyre Highway and head east, taking us to our overnight stop in Port Augusta. OVERNIGHT: Standpipe Golf Motor Inn, PORT AUGUSTA DAY 8: Monday 27th May, 2019 PORT AUGUSTA TO ADELAIDE We depart Port Augusta this morning heading towards Adelaide. We stop along the way to visit Bungaree Station a living record of rural Australia. Established in 1841, it became the headquarters to an extensive sheep station with 100 thousand merino sheep by the 1880s. We enjoy a guided tour with a member of the family who will give us a wonderful insight into 19th century station life. We will visit sites which include St Michael s Church and cemetery, the homestead gardens and the station store. We also have lunch here. This afternoon we arrive in Adelaide with plenty of time to relax and settle into our overnight accommodation. OVERNIGHT: InterContinental, ADELAIDE DAY 9: Tuesday 28th May, 2019 ADELAIDE TO MT GAMBIER We travel along the Coorong National Park stopping at Kingston South East for lunch. This afternoon we drive via the seaside towns of Beachport and Robe. On arrival into Mt Gambier we take a tour of the local sights including a visit to Blue Lake and Umpherston Cave before settling into our accommodation for the night. OVERNIGHT: Quality Inn Presidential, MT GAMBIER

8 DAY 10: Wednesday 29th May, 2019, MT GAMBIER TO HOME Following an early breakfast, we begin our journey back to Melbourne. We cross over the border through Dartmoor and join the coast through Warrnambool to Camperdown. Camperdown sits on the great volcanic plain of Victoria s Western District and is surrounded by crater lakes and volcanic cones. As we cross the great volcanic plain we travel alongside miles of fascinating dry-stone walls which are a feature of the countryside and known as the stony rises. The walls were built in the 1860 s by highly skilled wallers from Ireland and Scotland. We also pass by many crater lakes, some more salty than the sea. We arrive at Geelong mid-afternoon and continue on to Melbourne. As always, our chauffeurs will be waiting to take us home to our very doors! A great end to a great holiday. For details of other tours available Phone toll free on CONDITIONS OF TRAVEL Any special passenger requirements must be notified to O Shannessy s Tours at the time of booking. No passenger will be permitted to embark or continue on the tour while their mental or physical condition is, in the opinion of any representative of O Shannessy s Tours, such as to render them incapable of caring for themselves, or whereby they become objectionable to other passengers, or they become a hazard to themselves or other passengers. O Shannessy s Tours will not be responsible for expenses resulting in such persons being precluded from completing the tour for any such reason. It is also a requirement of O Shannessy s Tours that each passenger is able to negotiate coach steps without the aid of the coach crew or other passengers. Any passenger who requires assistance for any of the above is required to travel with a companion capable of providing all necessary assistance. If you are willing to twin share but are a smoker or have a CPAP machine or snore, you will need to pay a single supplement for a sole use room.