Island - 5 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR 22nd November - 26th November, 2021 - O'Shannessy's Quality Tours

Island

    5 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR
22nd November - 26th November, 2021

Island
           MONDAY 22ND NOVEMBER TO FRIDAY 26TH NOVEMBER, 2021
    Welcome to Flinders Island - a part of the Furneaux Group of islands dotted across
Bass Strait. She’s as spectacularly wild and rugged as the people are warm and welcoming.
 Beyond the green rolling hills of farmland, there’s a world of natural wonders to explore,
       from the pristine coastline to the rugged pink granite mountain ranges of the
   Strzelecki National Park as well as plants and animals found nowhere else on earth.

 TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
     Vinegar Hill Lookout                             Patriarchs Wildlife Sanctuary
     Lady Barron                                      Allports Beach
     Castle Rock                                      Fotheringate Bay
     North East River                                 Trousers Point
     Killiecrankie Bay                                Mount Strzelecki
     Wybalenna                                        Walkers Hill Lookout
     Furneaux Museum                                  Tobias Furneaux Lookout

  CRUISE                                        MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS
     Franklin Sound Island Cruise                 4 nights on Flinders Island

 PLEASE NOTE
 To maximize your experience on this tour. You will need to be fit and able.
 Please note the motel dining room is upstairs. Walking frames are not recommended.

                 COACH        FLIGHT         BOAT             STAY PUT      SMALL GRP

As a thank you for travelling with O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours, you will automatically
receive a saving on the total tour price for your second and subsequent tours.
O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours will match single travellers who wish to twin share with
another single traveller of the same gender. However, if this is not possible, you shall be
provided with single accommodation at the twin share fare (no additional cost).

TOUR INCLUSIONS
 Complimentary Chauffeur Driven Transfers. Victorian passengers from Greater
  Melbourne, Bendigo, Torquay, Ballarat, Geelong, the Bellarine and Mornington
  Peninsulas, Phillip Island and selected areas of Gippsland will be picked up and
  returned home in a private chauffeured vehicle by one of our professional drivers.
  For passengers not within this pick up zone, or our interstate passengers a quote can
  be provided for home pickup in extended areas.
 Quality Touring Coach. Touring in and around Flinders Island is aboard a local Tour

  Coach.
 Return Flights. From Essendon Airport to Flinders Island.

 Tour Director. Dedicated O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours tour director on board to ensure

  your travel experience is memorable.
 Best Available Quality Accommodation. Ensuite motel accommodation each night.

 Attractions. All tours and interest venues as per itinerary.

 Meals. All full cooked breakfasts, morning teas and lunches most days, and two course

  restaurant dinners daily. 2 lunches at own expense as per itinerary.
 No Hidden Extras. O'Shannessy's Quality Tours are fully inclusive.

    TOUR COSTS
    Twin Share Room First Tour:                       $4,145 per person
    Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours:    $4,095 per person
    Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours:   $4,070 per person
    Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours:       $4,045 per person
    Single Room Supplement:                           $ 275 per person

DAY 1                                                Monday 22nd November, 2021
                          MELBOURNE TO FLINDERS ISLAND
Welcome to our 5 day tour to Flinders Island. With pickup from our homes we transfer
to Essendon Airport to depart for our scenic flight to Flinders Island. On our arrival to
Whitemark Airport, we will be welcomed aboard the coach and transferred to our
accommodation for the next four nights at the Furneaux Tavern in Lady Barron. Along
the way keep an eye out for Cape Barren.Geese at home in their natural habitat of
hillside and heath land, as we travel to Vinegar Hill Lookout for spectacular views out
across Franklin Sound and its islands set against the backdrop of the hills of Cape Barren
Island.
Lunch at own arrangements and cost / Refreshments on flight
OVERRNIGHT: Furneaux Tavern, LADY BARRON 

DAY 2                                                 Tuesday 23rd November, 2021
                  CASTLE ROCK - KILLIECRANKIE BAY - WYBALENNA
Today we explore the north western corner of the island, pausing at the photogenic
Castle Rock. We enjoy morning tea at the far northern area of Palana, a site of coastal
surveillance at the start of World War II before touring to nearby North East River which
is a favourite spot for local fishermen. We have time to stroll along beautiful Killiecrankie
Bay keeping an eye out for the famous Killiecrankie diamonds. This afternoon we explore
the history of Wybalenna, a small settlement established in 1833 – 1847 to house
Tasmanian Aboriginal people brought to Flinders Island by George Robinson.
Today, the only remaining building is the red brick chapel which has been restored by the
National Trust and is of national heritage significance. Near Emita, we visit the small but
interesting Furneaux Museum which contains a wonderful collection of records and
exhibits of the island’s natural history, maritime heritage and island lifestyle, including
mementos of stirring days and enterprises. We stroll along Allports Beach and enjoy
afternoon tea before returning to our accommodation.
OVERNIGHT: Furneaux Tavern, LADY BARRON 

  DAY 3                                             Wednesday 24th November, 2021
                  BOAT CRUISE - PATRIARCHS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
After breakfast we board our cruise vessel departing from the wharf at Lady Barron for a
morning cruise of picturesque Franklin Sound with its various islands including
Little Dog, Great Dog and Vansittart. We explore remote beaches, observe the wildlife
and the wonderful sight of soaring sea birds, Albatross, Pacific Gulls, Shearwaters and
Sea Eagles. We return for lunch at the Tavern and some free time before meeting the
Parks and Wildlife officer at Patriarch Wildlife Sanctuary, a wildlife haven where we will
encounter some of the native animals.
OVERNIGHT: Furneaux Tavern, LADY BARRON 

DAY 4                                             Thursday 25th November, 2021
               TROUSERS POINT - MOUNT STRZELECKI - WHITEMARK
This morning, we follow the Coast Road to Fotheringate Bay where we will have a
chance to explore the beaches and have morning tea. We stop at the beautiful
Trousers Point with Mount Strzelecki’s towering granite crags forming a backdrop to the
pristine half-moon beach. We will need to have our cameras ready for this famous
photogenic area! We travel to the main town of Whitemark to have a look around the
town, with time to visit the galleries and gem shop before having lunch at The Interstate
Hotel. This afternoon, we take in the 360 degree view of Flinders and the surrounding
islands from Walkers Hill Lookout. We pause at Tobias Furneaux Lookout before
travelling to Cameron Inlet and returning to our accommodation.
OVERNIGHT: Furneaux Tavern, LADY BARRON 

 DAY 5                                                  Friday 26th November, 2021
                         FLINDERS ISLAND TO MELBOURNE
For our last morning on Flinders Island we will have some time for exploring before we
are transferred to Whitemark Airport for our flight back to Melbourne. As always, our
chauffeurs will be there to greet us and return us safely to our homes with memories of
a fascinating and rewarding tour of Flinders Island.
Lunch at own arrangements and cost / Refreshments on flight

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Cancellation within 7 days of tour departure date                     No Refund
On or after tour date departure                                       No Refund
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