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Join Travelrite International on the
Wildflower Tour of
Western Australia
23 September to 5 October, 2020
Visiting Perth, Geraldton, Albany,
Pemberton and Margaret River
with Heidi Martin
Wildflower Tour of
Western
Australia
with Heidi Martin
with Heidi Martin
Heidi Martin started her horticultural career in the family
nursery when she was 16 and has now enjoyed over 30 years
in the industry. She is the owner of multi-award winning
garden centre Van Loons Nursery in Victoria and is a regular
co-host on 3AW’s Weekend Breakfast gardening show. Heidi
is a regular identity at the Melbourne International Flower
and Garden Show hosting demonstrations and garden talks
as well as being involved in three display gardens, winning a
prestigious Gold Medal. She is a passionate plants person and
loves speaking at garden clubs and hosting workshops at her
nursery. Heidi is looking forward to sharing her love
of gardening with you.
Itinerary
DAY 1 Wednesday 23 September, 2020 Perth
We depart early morning on our flight to Perth. On arrival we will be met
by our private coach for a guided panoramic tour of the sights of Perth,
including the Governor’s Residence, Parliament House and Perth University.
This evening enjoy a welcome dinner to meet the tour members and get to
know Heidi and your Tour Manager.
DAY 2 Thursday 24 September, 2020 Geraldton
Today we travel north to Geraldton, our base for three nights. On the way
we’ll visit Nambung National Park, home of the Pinnacles, with thousands of
limestone pillars rising up metres high. These peculiar geological formations
were formed by calcified limestone thousands of years ago. From Cervantes
we drive through Lesueur National Park with over 2000 species of flowering
plants. It is the most wildflower-rich belt in the mid-west and offers flora
as spectacular as it is varied. We’ll be on the lookout for smoke bush, black
kangaroo paw, scarlet feather flower, Scholtzia, cowslip orchids, banksias,
blue and red leschenaultia and many more. This evening, those wishing to
dine with the group can meet Heidi and the Tour Manager in the lobby.
DAY 3 Friday 25 September, 2020 Geraldton
We will travel to Mullewa, famous for its spectacular wildflowers including
the colourful wreath flower (Leschenaultia macrantha), which grows only in
this area. Carpets of everlastings are also a feature of the area along with
orange bush pomegranate, bright pink native foxgloves, blue dampiera,
fringe lilies, and many species of orchids, grevilleas, wattles and banksias.
We will take a walk around the area. We will also travel across the Coalstream
Range, the site of Western Australia’s first coal mine. It comes alive with
everlasting wildflowers after good winter rains. Seams of coal and ancient
marine fossils are exposed where the Irwin River has cut through the layers
of rock.
DAY 4 Saturday 26 September, 2020 Geraldton
Today we take a day trip to the pretty fishing village of Kalbarri, travelling
through the Kalbarri National Park, which boasts some 800 species of
wildflowers. This area displays red river gorges and vast coastal sea cliffs.
The Murchison River has cut a magnificent red and white gorge for eighty
kilometres to the Indian Ocean, including the Z Bend, The Loop and Nature’s
Window. At the Red Bluff Lookout, layers of sandstone form dramatic
100m-high cliffs, which loom over the crashing Indian Ocean.
DAY 5 Sunday 27 September, 2020 Perth Maze which is our next visit and her garden is excellent. We continue to
We travel south to Perth today, stopping to visit New Norcia, which was the Rose Maze with time to enjoy the roses, have some lunch or buy locally
established as a mission over 150 years ago to assist Aboriginal people. Today produced handcrafts. The maze uses more than 100 species of Australian-
it is a charming town and Benedictine community, reflecting the influence bred roses and weaves together the stories of three women to illustrate the
of early Spanish monks. We will have a tour of the monastery and church, hardship of rural life in the early 20th century. In Albany, those wishing to
and see the olive grove, established in the 1850s, still producing their famous dine together can meet with Heidi and the tour manager in the lobby.
olive oil. Continuing on to Perth, we travel through Yanchep National Park, DAY 9 Thursday 1 October, 2020 Albany
where many varieties of wildflowers flourish. We will stay in Perth for three
This morning we will have a tour of historic Albany, the site of the first
nights. Heidi and the Tour Manager will meet those wishing to dine with the
European settlement in Western Australia, with magnificent views of King
group in the lobby.
George Sound. We’ll also view the impressive granite formations of The
Gap and Natural Bridge in Torndirrup National Park. In the afternoon we’ll
visit The Old Farm, Strawberry Hill, which was once the home of WA’s first
Government Resident in Albany. We will wander through the beautifully
furnished 1836 cottage to gain a real insight into the way of life in early
colonial times. The cottage was one of the earliest buildings in the state and
site of the first cultivated farm. A highlight to your visit is a walk through the
properties stunning gardens, which contain some of the original fruit trees.
DAY 10 Friday 2 October, 2020 Pemberton
At Bow Bridge we’ll visit the garden of Tree Elle Retreat, where we’ll enjoy
morning tea hosted by the owner. Privately owned, it has different garden
rooms in a formal style, including a vegetable potager. Then we will
travel through the Valley of the Giants, where karri and jarrah trees tower
majestically over the countryside and red tingle trees can have a base
circumference of 16m. We’ll take the tree-top walk through the canopy of the
trees, 40m above the forest floor. Around the area we hope to see orchids,
kangaroo paws, bottlebrush, flowering gums, dryandras and cone flowers.
We will see the enormous Gloucester Tree towering 72m above the ground.
Used as a fire lookout tree, it has a cabin built 58m up the tree, accessed by
DAY 6 Monday 28 September, 2020 Perth 153 spikes that spiral the trunk. We continue to our hotel in Pemberton. Heidi
We travel to King’s Park, where we are able to admire the spectacular views and the Tour Manager will meet those wishing to dine together.
over the city and the Swan River. Kings Park showcases an outstanding
collection of Western Australian flora. Nearly two-thirds is natural bushland,
with the balance superbly cultivated gardens and parkland. We will continue
with a visit to Zanthorrea Nursery in Maida Vale. This nursery is often regarded
as the best native plant nursery in Perth. It employs very knowledgeable
staff. The afternoon is free for individual exploration.
DAY 7 Tuesday 29 September, 2020 Perth
This morning we travel to visit Araluen Botanic Park. Developed as a bush
camp by J J Simons in 1929. It has been restored and developed as a gorgeous
natural bush botanic park since 1990. It also incorporates 14 hectares of
developed gardens with thousands of stunning tulips. We continue with a
visit to Krannynook, established on an old orchard in 1997. Gill has developed
a backdrop of shrubs and deciduous trees with herbaceous borders, rock
ponds and creeks. She loves unusual plants and is always looking for treasures
to enhance her garden. We enjoy a Devonshire Tea in this beautiful garden.
DAY 8 Wednesday 30 September, 2020 Albany
Our journey today is to Albany on the shore of the Southern Ocean. We’ll
travel the Albany Highway, stopping along the way to examine wildflowers,
en route to Stirling Range National Park, where we will enjoy stunning scenery
and magnificent views. The Park is a remarkable botanical reserve noted DAY 11 Saturday 3 October, 2020 Margaret River
for its distinctive rugged beauty and wildflowers. Grass trees, pea flowers, Today we travel to Augusta and then Cape Leeuwin, where the Southern
leschenaultias, blue smoke bush, scarlet banksia and many orchid varieties and Indian Oceans meet. We then visit Boranup Forest with its views of the
are just a few of the wildflowers to be found in this area. We continue to prettiest karri forest in Western Australia. On the journey we’ll be on the
visit the farm garden of Cathy Wright. Cathy organised and created the Rose lookout for wildflowers such as orchids, wild clematis, brilliant red coral vine,
the karri hazel and wattle, before arriving at Margaret River, where we will
stay for two nights.
DAY 12 Sunday 4 October, 2020 Margaret River
This morning Heidi will show us around the beautifully designed Secret
Garden. This is a very special, privately owned garden that is meticulously
kept. In spring it features wisteria, clematis, iris and crab-apples. Our special
Travelrite International Farewell Lunch will be at Cullen Wines. The restaurant
enjoys a stellar reputation and much of the food comes from the biodynamic
vegetable gardens at Cullen Estate. After lunch you may wish to stroll through
the garden and follow the fascinating biodynamic process that is employed
throughout the winery and the gardens at Cullen.
DAY 13 Monday 5 October, 2020 Home
Heading back to Perth, we first stop at Busselton to see the largest wooden
jetty in the Southern Hemisphere, then continue to Bunbury, Western
Australia’s second largest city. If we’re lucky we will get a glimpse of the
dolphins along the coastline. On arrival at Perth airport we’ll catch our return
flights home.
Wildflower Tour of
Western Australia
with Heidi Martin
Geraldton
23 September to 5 October, 2020 Cervantes
WESTERN
AUSTRALIA
INDIAN
OCEAN Fremantle Perth
The price per person twin-share $ 5950 Bunbury
Single supplement $ 995 Busselton
Margaret River
Pemberton
* Prices include GST Albany
Included in the price: Not included in the price:
• Travel in first-class chartered coach • Flights to and from Perth.
• Accommodation in first and moderate first class hotels with daily Please talk to our Travel Consultant about flights.
breakfast as listed, a welcome dinner and a farewell lunch • Travel insurance
• Sightseeing tours as listed in the itinerary • Meals unless specified in the itinerary
• Entrances to gardens and attractions as detailed in the itinerary • Sightseeing and general expenses unless specified in the itinerary
• Tour leadership by Heidi Martin • Additional travel arrangements not in the detailed itinerary.
• Tour management by Travelrite International Pty. Ltd. with an These will be quoted for separately
experienced Tour Manager meeting the group on arrival in Perth
and travelling with the group
• A Travelrite travel bag
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