FRIDAY 11 TO THURSDAY 17 DECEMBER 2026

December, and Christmas … this tour will have us enjoy Christmas before Christmas as we visit the awe inspiring display of Christmas lights at the Hunter Valley Gardens. The highlight of this tour though will be the Christmas Lights Spectacular held at the Hunter Valley Gardens … the Spectacular is the Southern hemispheres largest lights display and will bring the joy and magic of Christmas to us all. The Gardens will dazzle us with stunning lights like we’ve never seen before … with over 1.5 million Christmas lights on show there are enough lights to cover a football field. There are a series of recently created immersive displays including the White Christmas scene, Lover’s Corner, and new light tunnels. With over 19 kilometres of string lighting be thankful we are not the ones who have to unroll it each year … Our tour to the Hunter Valley will also see us enjoy the magic of the Gardens during the day … spread across 14 hectares and encompassing

10 internationally themed gardens there are over 6,000 trees, 600,000 shrubs and 1 million ground covers to explore ensuring there is something for everyone. Basing ourselves in the centre of the Hunter Valley for three nights we will get to explore so much of what this beautiful part of New South Wales has to offer.

From the Hunter we make our way in to Sydney for a couple of nights, but before arriving in Sydney we join the Riverboat Postman at Brooklyn on the Hawkesbury River ... one of Australia’s greatest scenic waterways, with its historical isolated communities, they have been serviced by the Last Riverboat Postman for over a century. Today we join the mail run and sit back enjoying the resplendent landscapes, sandy beach coves, fiord like inlets and an interesting commentary from the Skipper before continuing in to Sydney for a two night stay. It really is “beginning to feel a lot like Christmas” this would have to be one of the happiest tours you could do to welcome in the Christmas spirit.

INCLUDES
6 nights accommodation, 6 dinners, 6 cooked breakfasts, 3 lunches, luxury coach travel, fully escorted with driver and hostess, all entries as per itinerary.

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COST (per person)
$2,992 (twin share)
$475 single supplement

Deposit required by 16 October 2026