HIGHLIGHTS
- Superb boutique hotel stay in the heart of The Southern Highlands
- Lunches at historic pubs across the region.
- Beautiful dining at one of the best local restaurants of The Southern Highlands
- Winery visits & tastings
- Eden Brewery tour & tastings
- Bradman Museum & International Cricket Hall of Fame
- Fitzroy Falls
- Optional Gin Tasting experience
- Time to chill and make your own discoveries
- Group host from Encounter Travel
DAY 1 - SATURDAY
Depart Sydney. Tour Southern Highlands.
Meet up with the group, coach captain and your host in Sydney, and set off for the Southern Highlands, arriving mid-morning. We start our break with a superb visit to Peppergreen Estate with an olive oil tasting. This is no ordinary tasting room; and you’ll be impressed by this transformation of an old antique store to a wine and olive oil cellar door.
Take in some history today with lunch at The Surveyor General Inn; established in 1834, it’s the oldest continuously licensed Inn, in Australia and in 2007 won the Australian Hotels Association Award for ‘Best Heritage Hotel’. A trip to the Southern Highlands would not be complete without visiting the historic Surveyor General Inn.
We visit Centennial Vineyards, Bowral’s showpiece winery for some wine tasting before heading to our beautiful hotel for a two night stay, with some hours free; hit up your touring buddies for a game of pool, chill in the lounge, or take an easy walk to the Bowral high street. Later this evening we head out one of Bowral’s renowned local pubs for dinner.
SNAPSHOT – WHAT’S INCLUDED:
- Group transfer; Sydney to Southern Highlands
- Peppergreen Estate Olive Oil Tasting @ the superb cellar door
- Berrima Courthouse visit
- Free time to explore Berrima
- Lunch @ the historic Surveyor General Inn, Berrima
- Experience Centennial Vineyards and enjoy wine tasting
- Some afternoon free time in Bowral
- Local pub night out with pub meal included
The Surveyor General Inn, Berrima
FREE TIME EXTRAS:
- Take a swim at indoor pool at our hotel
- Play a game of pool at our hotel
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Time for a game of pool at our hotel today.
DAY 2 - SUNDAY
Southern Highlands
It’s Sunday morning; and there’s some time set aside for a bit of a sleep in (or early birds can enjoy the time to take a local walk) and time to relax over breakfast at our hotel. Mid morning we set off for the renowned and grand Bendooley Estate; a vineyard, cellar door, restaurant and bookstore, all on the one estate spreading across 200 acres. Lunch follows or wine tasting at Bendooley Estate and this afternoon we quench our thirst and desires for craft beer at a local brewery in Mittagong. Less is more today; with some free time this afternoon before meeting up for some drinks at our hotel and dinner in house at the impressive Bistro Sociale.
SNAPSHOT – WHAT’S INCLUDED:
- Transfers for all touring for the day
- Wine tastings @ Bendooley Estate
- Lunch @ Bendooley Estate
- Eden Valley Brewery visit and tastings session
- Afternoon free time
- Local pub night out with pub meal included
- 3 course dinner at Bistro Sociale
FREE TIME EXTRAS:
- Optional Gin Tastings session
- Take a swim at indoor pool at our hotel
- Play a game of pool at our hotel
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
DAY 3 - MONDAY
Southern Highlands. Return to Sydney
Centrally located in Bowral The Bradman Museum & International Cricket Hall of Fame brings cricket to life and is an impressive collection of Bradman’s history and more. After the museum, enjoy our final hours in the highlands, we take in the views from Fitzroy Falls, and visit the quaint little village of Burrawang, with time for lunch at the Burrawang Village hotel, built back in the 1800’s and recently renovated maintaining the character of the original building.
We make our way back with an easy drive to Sydney, arriving at the end of the day.
SNAPSHOT – WHAT’S INCLUDED:
- Transfers for visits today
- Bradman Cricket Museum visit and entry
- Visit Fitzroy Falls lookout points
- Visit the historic Burrawang Village Hotel
- Transfer Southern Highlands to Sydney
Meals: Breakfast