GRAND AUSTRALIA FARM TOUR 2026

Day 01 - 03 - 20: Jan 21, 22 & 23, 2026: CAIRNS, AU
Included flight to the tropical city of Cairns, for a three-night stay. Travel to “Freshwater Train Station” to board the “Kuranda Rail” for a scenic train journey up the mountainside to “Kuranda Station” and a visit to the Kuranda village.  “Skyrail Rainforest Cableway”, the world’s longest gondola, for an epic aerial ride over the rainforest canopy as you make your way back down the mountain. A 45-minute catamaran ride will take you to beautiful Green Island to enjoy this unique coral reef, which is situated on part of the “Great Barrier Reef" - one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.  Enjoy a glass bottom boat ride over the coral with snorkeling equipment included.   [B/L daily]

Day 04 - 07: Jan 24, 25, 26 & 27, 2026: CAIRNS ~ MELBOURNE ~ BALLARAT, AU
Included flight to Melbourne. City tour of Melbourne. Continue into the farming community of Ballarat and check into the hotel for a 2-night stay.  Ballarat is Victoria's largest inland city with a fascinating heritage backdrop. Visit and tour of a local sheep sales yard, as well as a potato, corn farm and dairy.  Visit to a local company which makes Australian sprayers. [B/L daily]

Day 08 & 09: Jan 28 & 29, 2026: BALLARAT – BORDERTOWN ~ MANNUM, AU
Travel through the region, known as the “Victorian Wheat Belt”.   Visit to a carrot farm followed by a visit to a large scale cereal grain operation. Visit a seed cleaning operation then continue into Murray Bridge. Visit an onion processing facilities.   The quaint community of Mannum, a historic town on the west bank of the Murray River. [B/L/D daily]

Day 10 - Jan 30, 2026: MANNUM - BAROSSA VALLEY - ADELAIDE/GLENELG, AU
The Barossa Valley wine region is one of Australia's oldest and most premier wine regions.  Enjoy a tour and lunch at a local winery. Travel onto Adelaide/Glenelg a beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. [B/L]

Day 11 & 12: Jan 31 & Feb 01, 2026: SYDNEY, AU
Included flight into Sydney. Check into your hotel situated on the Darling Harbour, for a two-night stay.  A cruise on one of the Sydney Harbour.  A tour and visit to the world-famous “Sydney Opera House”.  Free time to explore on your own. [B/D]

Day 13, 14 & 15 – Feb 02 - 04, 2026: SYDNEY ~ TOOWOOMBA ~ BRISBANE, AU
Included flight from Sydney to Toowoomba - a rich farming region of Australia. Visits will include feedlots, grain farms and much more. This region is also the center for agricultural equipment dealerships – showcasing the equipment being used by farmers in the surrounding area. A visit to a local dealership will also be included. Continue to Brisbane to visit the “Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary” where you can see koalas, kangaroos and other amazing animals. Overnight in Brisbane. [B/L/D]

Day 16- Feb 05, 2026: BRISBANE - LAUNCESTON, TASMANIA
Depart for the Brisbane International Airport for a flight to Launceston. Launceston is located in Tasmania’s northern region. Meet your local tour guide, who has knowledge and experience and will be with you for the duration of the tour. Private coach transfer to your accommodation, where you will stay for 2-nights. Enjoy some time to relax before re-grouping this evening for a welcome dinner in the hotel’s restaurant. [D]

Day 17: Feb 06, 2026: LAUNCESTON, TASMANIA
Today we will visit a family-run seedstock business - an Angus stud located near Longford. The family have also diversified the business with irrigated poppies, peas, potatoes and grass seed and the addition of prime lambs. We will visit the historical Woolmer’s Estate, which will provide a special journey through time, from the establishment of the estate in 1817 to the last descendant of the Archer family in 1994. Visit a hazelnut grove for a guided tour and tasting. The grove currently produces in excess of 10 tonnes of in-shell product each year. Return to Launceston and enjoy some leisure time to explore the city or perhaps take a walk to Cataract Gorge and Cliff Grounds. [B/L]

Day 18: Feb 07, 2026: LAUNCESTON - DEVONPORT, TASMANIA
Depart hotel after breakfast and travel to Elizabeth Town to visit a Cheese Facility – a producer of award-winning Cheddar style cheeses, crafting authentic cheeses by hand on the farm. Enjoy a cheese tasting before heading north for a stop at the House of Anvers – where Belgian chocolate skills and Tasmania’s fresh, clean climate combine to create a supreme chocolate experience. Next, visit a pickled onion factory – a family-owned business which has been producing pickled onions grown in Tasmania since 1999. Enjoy lunch in their onsite café. The family also have a vineyard, so there will be a wine tasting too. Finish the day with a cider tasting at an apple orchard near Spreyton, which produces ciders from 100% Tasmanian apples and pears. Later arrive in Devonport for overnight and check in to accommodation for a 1-night stay. [B/L/D]

Day 19: Feb 08, 2026: DEVONPORT - STRAHAN, TASMANIA
After breakfast travel south through interesting and fertile farmlands to Sheffield, the Town of Murals. Short stop to see the pioneer theme murals painted on many of the old buildings throughout the town. Continue through rugged mountain country to Cradle Mountain, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and one of the scenic highlights of any visit to Tasmania. Board a shuttle bus for the drive to view the spectacular Dove Lake with Cradle Mountain in the background. After lunch there will be a visit and guided tour of Devils @ Cradle, a unique Tasmanian conservation facility focusing on Tasmania's three carnivorous marsupials, the eastern and spotted - tail quoll and the Tasmanian devil. Later continue the journey onto Strahan, located on the rugged West Coast of Tasmania. Dinner tonight in the hotel’s restaurant, offering stunning views of Strahan and Macquarie Harbour. [B/L/D]

Day 20: Feb 09, 2026: STRAHAN, TASMANIA
After breakfast depart on a cruise (with lunch) across the unspoiled Macquarie Harbour, with a view of notorious Hell’s Gates and then on to enter the Gordon River. This is pristine wilderness rainforest. On the return journey stop at Sarah Island, once a dreaded penal settlement and at one time the largest boat building enterprise in the British Colonies. Walk amongst the ruins as your guide recounts stories about convicts, soldiers, settlers and the shipwrights who lived and worked here. Early evening regather at the Richard Davey Amphitheatre for the enactment of “The Ship That Never Was”; a live professional theatre production that tells the dramatic and hilarious story of the great escape from Sarah Island. Dinner at a local restaurant. [B/L]

Day 21: Feb 10, 2026: STRAHAN - HOBART, TASMANIA
Enjoy a scenic drive through Queenstown and on to Derwent Bridge. Visit the “Wall in the Wilderness”, where carved three-metre-high wooden panels, created by artist Greg Duncan, commemorate the people who helped shape the past and present of Tasmania’s Central Highlands. Visit a 6th generation Tasmanian farmer near Hamilton, who will share some information about farming practices in Tasmania and changes he has seen over the years. Other topics such as sheep production (both meat and wool production), intensive cropping enterprises - opium poppies, vegetable seed crops of onions/carrots/cabbage and pasture crops, and sustainable farming practices will also be discussed. Enjoy a BBQ lunch with your hosts. Afterwards, journey down the Derwent Valley to Hobart and check into your well-located hotel for a 2-night stay. [B/L]

Day 22: Feb 11, 2026: HOBART, TASMANIA
The day will be spent to the east of Hobart – in an area known as the Tasman Peninsula. Visit a successful company farm where the cool, temperate climate allows them to grow their baby salad leaves all year round. They are the only critical care salad producer in Australia growing the majority of their salad on their own farms. Visit the World Heritage listed Port Arthur historic site – where the buildings are a living reminder of Australia’s convict past, dating from 1840. There will be time for an introductory guided walk, lunch and a short harbour cruise with commentary. Depart, with enroute views of three scenic iconic sites: Tasman Arch, the Devil’s Kitchen and the historic Eaglehawk Neck, before visiting the Bangor Vineyard Shed, to enjoy a wine tasting accompanied by a tasting platter of local produce. Return to Hobart and then onto Mt. Wellington (weather & time permitting) for spectacular views of Hobart and the surrounding area. There will be a farewell dinner this evening. [B/L/D]

Day 23: Feb 12, 2026: HOBART, TASMANIA - BRISBANE
Breakfast in the hotel. Private coach transfer to Hobart Airport for Brisbane. Overnight at a airport hotel in Brisbane. [B]

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