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Travel Trade Toolkit TRAVEL TRADE TOOLKIT Welcome to Canberra Australia’s capital, Canberra, is a city The New York Times says features ‘big-sky beauty, breezy civic pride and a decidedly hipster underbelly'. Situated between Sydney and Melbourne, Canberra is a young and vibrant multicultural city that reflects and tells the story of Australia. Discover a city in a park featuring a kaleidoscope of colours and experiences that unfold with four distinct seasons. Explore the great outdoors among the leafy surrounds or venture into national parks and get up close to native Australian wildlife. The capital offers visitors an abundance of world class festivals and events, outdoor activities, natural beauty and family friendly attractions that will entertain and excite children. Our food scene is red hot and our local arts movement in thriving. Tempt your tastebuds at stylish restaurants, bars and cafes or spend the day sampling award-winning cool climate wines at one of 30 boutique cellar doors in the Canberra region. Getting to the nation’s capital is easy, whether you fly, catch a train, take a coach or drive. Located within spectacular mountains, forests and valleys, Canberra is about a three-hour drive from Sydney and just 50 minutes by air from Melbourne. So kick back and enjoy a break in Canberra. 2 CONTENTS 4 Must do Canberra experiences 8 Calendar of key events 12 Food and wine 18 After dark — Your guide to a great night out 20 Canberra’s precincts 24 Regional 25 Canberra media services 3 Must do Canberra experiences Experience the best of what Australia's capital has to offer with these exceptional experiences. 4 HOT AIR AUSTRALIAN WAR NATIONAL ZOO & BALLOONING MEMORIAL AQUARIUM There’s no better way to Visit one of the world’s great Fancy waking up with a pride fully appreciate the capital’s museums for a moving and of lions or a sun bear just charm than from a hot air unforgettable experience. metres from your bed with just balloon as the early morning Discover the diverse a glass panel between you? sun fills the valley and lakes experiences of war and reflect It’s possible at the National with soft morning light. Balloon on their enduring impact. Zoo & Aquarium’s Jamala Aloft Canberra will have you See some of the world’s most Wildlife Lodge with luxury drifting peacefully over the significant military relics, accommodation combined city — one of the only places in place a poppy on the Roll of with opportunities to interact the world where you may get Honour and stay for the moving closely with the animals and the chance to fly directly over a Last Post closing ceremony. tour the Zoo. Alternately, Parliament House. take a hands-on tour that allows you to meet a cheetah or hand-feed a bear. NATIONAL MUSEUM NATIONAL NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA DINOSAUR MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA Discover the place where Roar with dinosaurs at the Visit the home of Australia’s Australian stories live at the National Dinosaur Museum National Art Collection which National Museum of Australia. in Gold Creek Village. has more than 165,000 works Find a preserved Tasmanian You’ll find lots of animatronic and includes the world’s tiger and moving memento dinosaurs as well as models largest collection of Indigenous coins engraved by convicts and skeletons on display. Australian artwork. Famous transported to Australia Touch a genuine 150 million- artworks include Jackson from England. Marvel at year-old dinosaur bone and Pollock’s Blue poles, Monet’s the impressive Indigenous view and purchase fossils, Nympheas (Waterlillies) and collection in the Gallery of minerals and crystals. Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly series. First Australians. Wander through world-class exhibitions and the impressive Sculpture Garden with its drifting Fog sculpture. 5 ROYAL TIDBINBILLA CANBERRA AUSTRALIAN MINT NATURE RESERVE WINE REGION From a new viewing deck at AND NAMADGI You’ll find more than 30 boutique the Royal Australian Mint, NATIONAL PARK cellar doors in the Canberra gaze onto the factory floor district all within an easy to see how Australia’s coins Spot native Australian wildlife 35-minutes drive from the city. are made and watch one of or go on a behind-the-scenes More often than not, visitors the world’s strongest robots spotlight tour to experience will be served by the winemaker, in action. Navigate your way nature at its best at Tidbinbilla experiencing first-hand the behind-the-scenes to learn Nature Reserve, set within passion and expertise that about the coin production a beautiful valley framed by goes into each and every wine. process, discover Australia’s rocky-topped mountains. Sample award-winning cool National Coin Collection with Alternatively, venture into the climate wines, taste fresh many rare and valuable rugged Bimberi Wilderness at regional produce at its best, coins on display and make Namadgi National Park which test your culinary skills at a your own Australian coin. forms the northern end of the cooking school, learn how Australian Alps. chocolate is made, or go on a truffle hunt during winter. QUESTACON AUSTRALIAN EXPLORE LAKE Wrap your mind around INSTITUTE OF SPORT BURLEY GRIFFIN some intriguing questions at Inspire your little sporting Get active on and around the Questacon — The National dynamo with an athlete-guided picturesque Lake Burley Science and Technology tour of the Australian Institute Griffin. A fun way to get around Centre. Discover the mighty of Sport and learn what elite the lake is on a guided segway power and stunning beauty athletes undertake to make it in tour or you can hire sailing of our planet in Awesome their sport. Test your sporting boats, paddleboats, kayaks, Earth, one of eight interactive skills at Sportex, an interactive surf skis and canoes. Hop on galleries. Questacon has its own sports experience that will have a Canberra Lake Cruise and style of science theatre which you kicking footballs, playing take in the sights of some major allows you and your family to wheelchair basketball and attractions and beautiful parks. get involved in the galleries or racing a friend in a simulated sit back and watch crashes and ski race. explosions as you enjoy the fun and excitement of live science demonstrations. 6 COCKINGTON GREEN NATIONAL PIALLIGO GARDENS ARBORETUM FARMHOUSE Tower over tiny versions of CANBERRA Set on 86 acres, Pialligo famous buildings from around Explore the National Estate has been expanded the world and ride the mini Arboretum your way – walk, to incorporate an olive grove, steam train at the delightful run, cycle or drive through the vineyard, orchard, market miniature village of Cockington 250 hectares of rolling hills. garden, and the award-winning Green Gardens at Gold Creek Just 6km from the city centre, Pialligo Smokehouse, famous Village. Kids can bring the the Arboretum has spectacular for Australia’s Best Artisan exhibits to life with interacting views of the city's surrounding Bacon. The Estate recently mechanical animation. Enjoy a mountain ranges. Marvel at the re-opened its doors after picnic lunch among the vibrant living miniature works of art at an extensive refurbishment gardens or grab a bite to eat the National Bonsai and Penjing and includes a new from the Parsons Nose Collection. Relax and refresh Farmhouse Restaurant. Garden Cafe. in the award-winning village centre and let the kids loose to play on the Pod Playground. CANBERRA PARLIAMENT HOUSE OLD BUS DEPOT DEEP SPACE See Australia’s elected MARKETS COMMUNICATION parliamentarians in action The award-winning Old Bus during Question Time on sitting Depot Markets in Kingston Space-obsessed children days or take a free guided (and adults) will enjoy a visit is a weekend institution for tour for a fascinating insight Canberrans and visitors alike. to the Canberra Deep Space into Australia’s Parliament. Held each Sunday, you will Communication Complex, part Throughout the year, tours find jewellery, art, clothing and of NASA’s Deep Space Network. of the beautifully landscaped furniture as well as regional Check out a 3.8 billion-year-old gardens are also offered. produce. Next door is Australia’s piece of moon rock and discover Take a lift up to the roof for only cultural centre wholly what astronauts eat in space. panoramic views of Canberra dedicated to contemporary glass The complex is one of three in the and to stand underneath the art. At Canberra Glassworks world that communicates with 81-metre flagpole with an you can meet artists, take a tour current space missions via one Australian flag bigger than a and have a hands on experience of the largest communications double-decker bus. working with glass. Afterwards, dishes in the Southern grab a burger from the popular Hemisphere. Brodburger cafe. 7 Calendar of key events From spectacular architectural projections and hot air balloon celebrations to a million bulbs blooming on cue and gourmet food and wine festivals, Canberra’s diverse events calendar offers something for everyone. 8 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY SUMMERSIDE FESTIVAL NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL Follow the Poacher’s Way and discover hidden secrets The world comes to Australia’s capital during during this month-long regional food and wine festival this popular festival as Canberra's multicultural with master classes, twilight garden concerts, wine communities showcase their cultures through food, tastings and art exhibitions. music and performances in a kaleidoscope of colours, sights, sounds and flavours. SUMMER SUMMER Map of West Lake (detail), c. 1799; gold, oil paint on goat skin; 256cm x 132 cm, West Lake, in the modern city of Hangzhou BLOCKBUSTER EXHIBITIONS FEBRUARY–MARCH Summer is the season for blockbuster exhibitions ENLIGHTEN: SEE CANBERRA IN A at Canberra’s national attractions, like the National WHOLE NEW LIGHT Celestial Empire: Life in China, Library of Australia’s Canberra’s rich cultural attractions come alive with 1644 – 1911 exhibition of Chinese treasures in late night openings, spectacular architectural projections partnership with the National Library of China.
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