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Travelrite International invite you to join them on the 2021
AVALON AIRSHOW
AVIATION AND MILITARY TOUR OF VICTORIA
19 to 29 November 2021
Visiting Melbourne, Geelong,
Includes Queenscliff, Fort Nepean,
over$800 Puckapunyal and the Avalon Airshow
per person value in
Airshow Gold Pass
tickets, sightseeing
tours, entrances,
transfers and
gratuities!
AVALON AIRSHOW
AVIATION AND MILITARY TOUR OF VICTORIA
The tour will be a great opportunity to experience the 2021 Avalon International Airshow with
Gold Pass Grandstand seats. Celebrate the Centenary of The Royal Australian Air Force at the show
in 2021! See the largest variety of RAAF assets ever assembled at Avalon, including historical and
modern aircraft spanning the 100 Years of the Royal Australian Air Force. The tour will also take the
opportunity to visit the many aviation and military museums that Victoria has to offer!
ITINERARY
DAY 1 Friday 19 November 2021 Melbourne
This afternoon the group will meet at our central Melbourne hotel.
DAY 2 Saturday 20 November 2021 Melbourne
This morning we first visit Victoria Barracks. Victoria Barracks was the
administrative headquarters for the Australian Army for many years and
the headquarters of the navy and airforce during WWII. The earliest
buildings at Victoria Barracks were built by soldiers in the late 1850s, with
the original bluestone buildings being constructed between 1856 and
1872. A large extension was made to officers’ quarters in 1917. We will see
the cabinet room where many important decisions where made during the
war and original WWII maps are still displayed. We also see the Defence
Secretariat Offices, including the defence minister’s office and the Prime
Minister’s office. We then visit the Shrine of Remembrance. Began in 1927
and completed in 1934 it is in classical style influenced by the Tomb of Learn about the history of Air Force training, advancements in military
aircraft, the role of Air Force personnel, women in the Air Force, local
and overseas missions, and so much more. There is also an exciting
collection of retired Air Force aircraft, such as those used for training,
strike, reconnaissance, and air and sea rescues. We then visit the B52
Liberator that is being restored in Werribee. This is the only remaining
Liberator in the Southern Hemisphere and is one of only eight still existent
in the world. This intricate restoration work is proceeding in one of the
impressive World War II hangars on the old Werribee airfield. It is the
intention to eventually have the airframe completely restored. We then
transfer to our hotel in Geelong.
DAY 4 Monday 22 November 2021 Fort Queenscliff
and Fort Nepean
This morning we travel to the Victorian-era seaside town of Queenscliff.
We first visit Fort Queenscliff. With over 150 years of Australia’s heritage
on display, Fort Queenscliff is one of Victoria’s most important historic
sites and one of the largest and best preserved forts in the Australia. We
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (One of the original Seven Wonders of the tour the fort and see the 19th century Coastal Artillery Fort with a range
World). The Shrine is Victoria's national memorial honouring the service
and sacrifice of Australians in war and peacekeeping It is one of the biggest
war memorials in Australia. We see the eternal flame and have a tour of
the building and exhibitions. We also see some of the many memorials
to Australia’s war and peacekeeping involvement and statues in the
nearby Kings Domain. We then visit the Victorian Police Museum. From
Australia’s largest collection of Kelly Gang armour to forensic evidence
from Melbourne’s most notorious crimes, the Victoria Police Museum
presents visitors with unique insights and surprises.
DAY 3 Sunday 21 November 2021 Point Cook
This morning we first visit the Royal Australian Air Force Museum at RAAF
Base Point Cook, near Melbourne. Point Cook is the birthplace of the
Australian Flying Corps (AFC), which was renamed to the Royal Australian
Air Force following its success in World War I. The RAAF Base Point Cook
was the Air Force's only base from 1912 to 1925. The RAAF Museum pays
tribute to the history of the Air Force, and houses an extensive collection of
memorabilia and stories of Australia's military aviation expeditions.
of guns, underground magazines, heritage buildings, a working lighthouse
and a Military Museum which are contained within this large unique brick
walled fort. After some time in the town of Queenscliff we take the ferry
across Port Philip Bay to the town of Sorrento. We then visit Fort Nepean
at the tip of the Mornington Peninsula. It was a critical part of Victoria’s
defences from the 1880s until 1945. During the late 19th century the
government decided that Victoria’s rich goldfields needed protection.
Because of its strategic position, Fort Nepean became an important
defence post. Numerous military fortifications were built, making Port
Phillip one of the most heavily defended harbours in Australia. The first
shot of the British Empire in the First World War and the first Australian
shot of World War II were fired from Gun Emplacement 6, earning its entry
into military history. These battlements were modified and used right up
until the end of World War II. We then transfer to our hotel.
DAY 5 Tuesday 23 November 2021 HMAS Cerberus
Today we first visit The Museum of HMAS Cerberus. It features a large
naval heritage collection of artefacts, photographs and memorabilia
which steps you through the period of Victorian and Colonial Navies and
through the history of the Royal Australian Navy including a German flag
captured in New Guinea during WWI. We then visit the Victorian Maritime history of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals. the museum collection
Centre at Crib Point before visiting the Australian Aviation Museum at ranges from World War 1, World War and Vietnam War through to current
Moorabbin. The Australian Aviation Museum is one of the oldest volunteer deployments overseas. We then visit the TAA museum The Trans-Australia
run Museums, with a collection of over 50 aircraft and engines and many Airlines Museum is the only aviation museum dedicated to the preservation
relics. This is the most complete and important collection of Australian built of Australia's domestic aviation development, and formally recognises all
aircraft, with some examples being the oldest surviving ones in the world. participants in aviation development in this country. We then visit the
Civil Airways Museum. The Airways Museum is an aviation museum, but
with one difference – there are no aircraft! Instead, the Museum houses
a collection of national importance that traces the development of
Australia's civil aviation airways system through innovation and technical
development from it’s beginnings in the 1920s to today. The story is told
through artefacts and photographs, and illustrates how Australia has often
played a leading role internationally in aviation development.
DAY 8 Friday 26 November 2021 Avalon Air Show
The skies above Avalon are set to erupt when the Australian International
Airshow returns! It’s going to be a huge weekend of high octane excitement
and fun for the whole family. Celebrate the Centenary of The Royal
Australian Air Force at the show in 2021! This once in a lifetime event
will bring together the largest variety of RAAF assets ever assembled at
Avalon, including historical and modern aircraft spanning the 100 Years of
the Royal Australian Air Force. And they’ll be joined by a cavalcade of civil
aircraft including historic barnstormers, breath-taking aerobatics and the
DAY 6 Wednesday 24 November 2021 Puckapunyal latest jet power from around the globe. Enjoy your Gold Pass grandstand
seats for an amazing weekend!
Today we visit the Australian Army Tank Museum at Puckapunyal. It
contains the finest collection of Australian armoured fighting vehicles DAY 9 Saturday 27 November 2021 Avalon Air Show
in the world. In excess of 80 tanks and armoured vehicles make up Our second amazing day at the airshow!
this collection of Australian military history plus memorabilia from the
Australian Light Horse period, uniforms and military weapons. We then DAY 10 Sunday 28 November 2021 Avalon Air Show
return to our Melbourne hotel. The final day at the airshow!
DAY 7 Thursday 25 November 2021 Melbourne DAY 11 Monday 29 November 2021 Departure
Today we first visit the Australian Signals Museum at Simpson Barracks. This morning we check out of our hotel and are transferred to Melbourne
The Australian Army Signals Museum collects, preserves and exhibits the Airport for your onward flights. The tour concludes.
AVALON
AIRSHOW
AVIATION AND MILITARY
TOUR OF VICTORIA
19 to 29 November 2021
TOUR PRICE (Prices include GST)
The price for the tour is $ 3,995 per person
Single supplement $ 1,295
Tour Inclusions: Not included in the tour price:
• Accommodation in carefully selected 3 and 4 star rated centrally • Travel insurance.
located hotels/motels with private facilities. Hotel taxes and • Meals and drinks not specified in the itinerary.
service charges. • Sightseeing and general expenses not specified in the itinerary.
• Breakfast daily and welcome and farewell dinners. • Items of a personal nature.
• Travel in a first-class coach. • Additional travel arrangements not in the tour itinerary will be quoted
• Sightseeing and general entrance fees as detailed in the itinerary. for separately.
• The services of a Travelrite Tour Manager. • Airfares. Contact our friendly Travel Consultants to arrange for you.
• Gold Pass Grand Stand seats at the Avalon Airshow.
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