MAGIC TOURS PTY LTD 3 DAYS ADELAIDE MELBOURNE

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1 3 DAYS ADELAIDE MELBOURNE

2 DAY 1 ADELAIDE MOUNT GAMBIER GRAMPIANS NATIONAL PARK HALLS GAP Smart Car Australia will transfer you from your City accommodation to the Adelaide Airport pick up time is usually around 0715hrs. Your domestic flight departs Adelaide for Mount Gambier at 0845hrs with REX Regional Express. Your E tickets are available at the check in upon acceptance of your photo ID. Luggage allowance is 20kg plus 7kg cabin luggage for International travellers excess luggage is charged at approximately AUD 7.70 per kilogram (not included). Flight arrives Mount Gambier Airport at 0955hrs. Our Tour Manager will meet you to start your 3 day sightseeing and adventure tour. A short tour of Mount Gambier includes the magnificent Blue Lake, a 5000 year old extinct volcano and some Lime stone formations, mother earth has created over millions of years. Departing Mount Gambier, we travel to (Gariwerd) the Grampians Mountains National Park. (Optional Coonawarra wine region detour is available). Lunch at one of many gourmet cafes en route. Upon arrival in the Grampians National Park, formed over 400 million years ago, we travel via the Serra- and the Mount William ranges to Halls Gap. We explore some of the spectacular views Victoria has to offer Baroka and Reed s lookouts, plus hear stories of the Aboriginal culture. A chance to see Kangaroos, Wallabies and Emus in the wild. There are over 850 different wildflowers native to the Grampians. We suggest dinner at the Kookaburra Restaurant, where local produce and specialties are served. A comprehensive selection of local wines are available. Accommodation: Comfort Inn Country Plaza, Halls Gap Meals: Lunch Entry Fees: According to Program / National Parks Flight: From Adelaide to Mount Gambier aboard REX Regional Express Transfer/s: Smart Car Australia transfer from Adelaide City accommodation Distance travelled by Car: approximately 250km

3 DAY 2 HALLS GAP GRAMPIANS NATIONAL PARK BALLARAT We leave the Grampians and travel through the foothills of the Mount William range, through Ararat, founded by the Chinese gold miners, to historical Ballarat. A Ballarat City highlights tour includes, Lake Wendouree and the Botanic gardens, the Gold Shop where you may see gold nuggets found by local prospectors. Local Ballarat gold is 23.5 carat in its natural state, some of the purest gold in the world. We will step back in time, to the 1850 s and relive the exciting vibrant Gold rush Era at Sovereign Hill. You can try your luck panning for gold in the creek, ride the Cobb & Co coach around the township, see the craftsmen at their trades, Candle maker, Undertaker, Blacksmith, Tinsmith and the steam boilers driving the period gold mining machinery. Explore the underground mine, see the miners crushing the quartz in search for that elusive fortune, a 3 kilogram gold nugget being smelted and poured into ingots. Experience the exciting discovery of the Welcome Nugget, one of the largest gold nugget discoveries in the world at the Red Hill diggings. Lunch in Ballarat. An option in the evening Blood on the Southern Cross the sound and light show, telling the story of the Eureka rebellion in 1854 Australia's only civil uprising over gold mining licenses. Overnight accommodation is the Ballarat Lodge and Convention Centre where a real commitment to quality, comfort, service and wonderful food, ensures an unforgettable stay. There is a comprehensive selection of local wines available. Accommodation: Ballarat Lodge and Convention Centre, Ballarat Meals: Breakfast and Lunch Entry Fees: Historic Gold Mining Town Sovereign Hill, National Parks Distance travelled by Car: approximately 230km

4 DAY 3 BALLARAT GREAT OCEAN ROAD MELBOURNE We travel across the western plains, lakes and crater district to Port Campbell, on the Shipwreck Coast home of the famous 12 Apostles, London Bridge and Loch Ard Gorge natural rock formations, stopping for many photo opportunities. Many sailing ships were wrecked in this region during the exciting gold rush and pioneering era. Hear stories about the heroes and heroines of this time. We continue travelling through the Otway National Park a temperate rainforest with giant Mountain Ash eucalyptus trees and ferns to the seaside towns of Apollo Bay, Lorne and Anglesea, the surging Surf Coast on the Great Ocean Road. A chance to see koalas, echidnas, kangaroos in their natural habitat. Lunch is at one of many gourmet cafes en route. Arrive in Melbourne via Geelong late afternoon where we will be transferring you to your City accommodation. Meals: Breakfast and Lunch Entry Fees: According to Program / National Parks Transfer/s: Transfer to your City Accommodation in Melbourne Distance travelled by Car: approximately 420km

5 INCLUSIONS Inclusions Travel Insurance Bring Along Disclaimer Cancellation Fees Transfer from and to your City accommodation, all driving in luxurious and air conditioned vehicle, English speaking Tour Guide, 3 lunches, 2 breakfast, 2 nights accommodation, entry Sovereign Hill, entry fees National Parks, Ballarat City tour, flight from Adelaide to Mount Gambier. Please note: Routes and Hotel changes may apply in exceptional circumstances. Magic Tours Pty.Ltd is fully licensed and accredited. We strongly recommend passengers to take out travel insurance (not included in this package) to cover any unforeseen circumstances which may arise. Please ask your Travel Agent or Insurance Broker for details at time of booking. Please bring good walking shoes, a rain coat, a warm jumper for cool days and a hat along! Itineraries are subject to alteration without notice and intended as a guide only. Alterations may come about due to road or weather conditions, strikes, public holidays, local festivals or other reasons. Any additional expense incurred by the passenger is not the responsibility of Magic Tours Pty.Ltd. Magic Tours Pty.Ltd can give no guarantee as to the exact arrival and departure times for carriers and operators used by Magic Tours Pty.Ltd in the tour and Magic Tours Pty.Ltd will not be liable for failure to make connections with any other services or attractions beyond its control. To be supplied at time of Booking or check CANCELLATON POLICY under BOOK NOW on our website: Travel Dates Every Thursday except 28 December Last Update Wednesday, 18 January 2017