Travelrite International invite you to join them on the 2021 AVALON AIRSHOW AND MILITARY TOUR OF VICTORIA

26 November to 6 December 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! AIRdraft21 – GLG0763B 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 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 26 November 2021 Melbourne This afternoon the group will meet at our central Melbourne hotel. DAY 2 Saturday 27 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 B24 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 29 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 28 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 30 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 3 December 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 and the DAY 6 Wednesday 1 December 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 in the DAY 9 Saturday 4 December 2021 Avalon Air Show world. In excess of 80 tanks and armoured vehicles make up this collection Our second amazing day at the airshow! of Australian military history plus memorabilia from the Australian Light Horse period, uniforms and military weapons. We then return to our DAY 10 Sunday 5 December 2021 Avalon Air Show Melbourne hotel. The final day at the airshow! DAY 7 Thursday 2 December 2021 Melbourne DAY 11 Monday 6 December 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

26 November to 6 December 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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