Tasmania 2 October - 13 October 2022

INCREDIBLE NATIONAL PARKS AND TURBULENT HISTORY

02 - 13 OCTOBER 2022

Initial Deposit on booking $1,250 Second Deposit due 30 May 2022 $2,000 Final Balance due: 19 July 2022

We bring you Tasmania, a place of wild and beautiful contrasting landscapes, forests, native animals, waterfalls, rugged coastlines and still lakes.

Deposits refundable (less costs incurred) prior to FINAL BALANCE DUE DATE. Itinerary details are subject to change, however any changes will be replaced with a comparable or better option.

Experience the Exceptional...

• We circumnavigate the whole island and present to you an in-depth insight into its history, culture, uniqueness, and natural splendour. And of course, we add musical flavour from our artists!

• Tasmania is Australia’s smallest state but it packs a lot in and like New Zealand is bigger than it looks, filled with diverse scenery with over 40 percent reserved as national park and World

Heritage areas. It also has wonderful, friendly, helpful people who enjoy a relaxed island lifestyle, fabulous wine and food and a haunting history evoked by spectacular convict-era ruins.

• Musical events from our hosts John Cameron,

Alex Foster and Russell Dixon including welcome dinner and concert: Showstoppers!, Luck of the

Irish! in a beautiful vineyard, and final gala event

Memories are made of this!

• A full day tour to the Port Arthur Convict

Settlement with its rich history of Australia’s convict past with a guided walking tour, a short harbour cruise, plus 30 buildings, ruins and restored gardens and houses.

THIS TRIP INCLUDES:

• 12 day full tour of Tasmania.

• Return Flights – Auckland – Hobart// Hobart – Auckland.

Direct Flights.

• Hobart (5 nights), Strahan (2 nights), Launceston (3 nights),

Cradle Mountain (1 night).

• A full tour around the beautiful island of Tasmania with its magnificent scenery, historical sites and turbulent history with a chance to meet with the friendly locals and really get to know this fabulous island.

• Musical events from our hosts John Cameron, Alex Foster and Russell Dixon including welcome diner and concert:

Showstoppers!, Luck of the Irish! in a beautiful vineyard, and final gala event Memories are made of this!

• Magnificent scenery including Freycinet and Cradle

Mountain National Parks, Tasman Peninsula, Cataract

Gorge, Gordon River and the Huon Valley.

• Time for tasting, coffee, shopping and rummaging in cute shops including Strahan, Chudleigh Honey Farm and

Sheffield.

• Fabulous tours including Port Arthur and its convict history,

Gordon River Cruise, Devils at Cradle, Freycinet National

Park, Launceston and Hobart City tours, Woolmers Estate and the National Rose Garden.

• Picturesque Dove Lake at the foot of Cradle

Mountain plus travel past mountain ranges, swift flowing rivers, steep gorges and historic mining towns.

• All breakfasts, 7 lunches, 10 dinners plus all tips, taxes and porterage.

• Escorted by John Cameron, Alex Foster and Russell Dixon.

GENTLE TOUR

This tour will suit most people, even with a stick or a walker, but sorry not someone in a wheelchair. The activity level is gently paced, but you still need to be able to get on and off buses easily. There will be walking, but not a lot.

• Cruise the Gordon River into the heart of At time of printing all Operatunity travellers are required to be

Tasmania’s wilderness. Cross vast Macquarie fully vaccinated to enjoy our tours. Most international countries

Harbour, past Sarah Island, worst convict require all travellers to be fully vaccinated to travel to their settlement of all and follow the Gordon through country. stands of ancient Huon pine, sassafras and myrtle rainforest. • Hobart (5 nights), Strahan (2 nights), Launceston (3 nights), Cradle Mountain (1 night).

OUR ARTISTS FOR THIS TRIP

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• All trips are subject to change but any changes will be of equal or greater value. • Deposits refundable until final payment date minus any costs incurred, or an administration fee of up to $300. • Travellers need to be independently mobile and fit to Toll Free: 0508 886 489 • Russell DixonJohn Cameron Alex Fostertravel. Travellers are required to obtain comprehensive travel email: travel@operatunity.co.nz | www.operatunity.co.nz insurance for all international trips. PO Box 132 150 Sylvia Park, Auckland 1644, New Zealand • Please refer to terms & conditions on our booking form.