FEATURED Canberra Experience Guide
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CANBERRA EXPERIENCE GUIDE INTRODUCTION You’ll discover more than you expect on a visit to Canberra. Explore a city full of passionate locals, hidden collections and unexpected gems. Dance in nightclubs above bus stops and discover whisky bars behind hidden doors. Fall asleep next to pacing lions or wake up in rooms where Prime Ministers have walked. Balloon at dawn and rise above Parliament House. Admire art collections belonging to all Australians and afterwards drink in warm welcomes and collect bottles along with stories from the capital’s boutique cool climate cellar doors. Dine in restaurants with five stars, then sleep under one million more. Ensure your clients experience more than they expect in Australia’s capital with our curated suggestions. DID YOU KNOW? • Canberra is Ngunnawal country. In the Ngunnawal language, the name ‘Canberra’ is believed to mean ‘meeting place’. • Nestled conveniently inland between Sydney and Melbourne, Australia’s vibrant, multicultural capital city is home to around 431,000 people. • More than half of the Australian Capital Territory is made up of nature reserves, national parkland or state forest making Canberra a nature lover’s paradise. Canberra is often described as a city within a park or as the ‘bush capital’. • As Australia’s capital, it’s home to many attractions that hold and share Australia’s national collections and stories so it’s a great place to gain an understanding of the nation and its people. • Canberra is home to award-winning bars, restaurants, chefs, winemakers, craft breweries and baristas. • Canberra is only a short three-hour drive (or 40-minute flight) from Sydney and an hour flight from Melbourne. • A number of domestic airlines service Canberra including Qantas, Virgin Australia, Rex, Alliance Airlines, Fly Pelican and Link Airways. • Most of Canberra’s attractions are within a 20-minute drive of the city centre. With no tolls, minimal traffic and plenty of parking, Canberra is a perfect self-drive destination. TOURS AND EXPERIENCES AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AUSTRALIAN CANBERRA BIKE TOURS BOTANIC GARDENS WAR MemORIAL Explore the historical, political, Enjoy a guided walk at the only Bringing together a world-class artistic and cultural sites of place in the world you’ll see this museum, a shrine and an extensive Canberra on a guided bike tour (4–5 diversity of Australian native archive, the Australian War hours). plants in one location. Memorial is a moving and insightful Tours operate: Daily on request Open daily with free admission experience for both young and old. Guided tours available Open daily with free admission Guided tours available CANBERRA CANBERRA CaNbeRRA SECRETS GLASSWORKS GUIDED TOURS PERSONALISED TOURS Take a self-guided tour, experience Small group, expert guided Canberra Secrets are personalised glassmaking, and discover some tours in and around Canberra to tours that provide you with a true of Canberra’s heritage at this suit different interests, and can local perspective of what makes contemporary glass centre, the only provide customised tours. this city tick. one of its kind in Australia. Tours operate: Daily Tours operate: Wed–Sun Tours operate: Daily on request CANBERRA CAPITAL BREWING CO CLASSIC CAPITAL WINERY TOURS Come behind the scenes of GOLF TOURS Choose a full-day or half-day tailor Canberra’s newest brewery, and see Sample the best of golf and regional made tour for singles, couples or how they turn malt, hops, water food and wine with Classic Capital groups. You’ll be expertly guided and yeast into delicious beer and Golf Tours. through wine tastings at three to sample any of the 12 brews made on- Tours operate: On request five cellar doors and stop for lunch. premise in front of your eyes. Tours operate: on request Open daily COCKINGTON GReeN DaVE’S TOURS DhawURA TOURS GARDENS Discover the breweries, distilleries, Join Dhawura Aboriginal cultural Venture into this delightful and wineries, and pubs in Australia’s tours on a journey back in time to fascinating display of meticulously capital with Dave’s Tours. Half-day become a part of ‘The Dreaming’. and full-day tours available. crafted miniature buildings set Tours operate: Daily on request within beautifully-landscaped Tours operate: Wed–Sun gardens. Open daily TOURS AND EXPERIENCES EAT CANBERRA GOBOAT CANBERRA MULLIgaNS FLAT FOOD TOURS Hire a self-drive, sustainable, WOODLAND Eat your way around (restaurant electric picnic boat and enjoy SaNCTUARY hop) and sample a range of food and exploring Canberra’s Lake Burley Take a journey into Mulligans Flat at drinks at some hot spots and hidden Griffin and city centre from a night to rediscover Canberra’s lost gems of Canberra. different angle. Boat license not wildlife. required. Tours operate: Saturdays Tours operate: Wed and Fri Open daily MV SOUTHERN CROSS NakeD CUBBY CO NATIONAL CRUISES Experience a unique and cosy ARBORETUM Enjoy the ever changing views of night under the stars. The Naked CaNBERRA Cubby Co bell tents and tiny house Canberra’s famous landmarks and Explore 94 forests of rare, are nestled in the vines at Mount the beautiful shores of Lake Burley endangered and symbolic trees Majura Vineyard. Griffin from the MV Southern Cross. from Australia and around the Tours operate: Daily Open daily world. Tours operate: Daily NATIONAL NATIONAL GALLERY OF NaTIONAL MUSEUM DINOSAUR MUSEUM AUSTRALIA OF AUSTRALIA The National Dinosaur Museum Delight in the art and world-class Australia’s stories come alive at has one of the largest displays of exhibitions on show at the gallery, the National Museum of Australia, dinosaurs and prehistoric life in on the shores of Canberra’s on the shores of Canberra’s Australia. Lake Burley Griffin. Lake Burley Griffin. Open daily with free admission Open daily Open daily with free admission Guided tours available Guided tours available NATIONAL NATIONAL ZOO PaRLIameNT HOUSE PORTRAIT GALLERY & AQUARIUM See democracy in action at Explore portraiture and come face Get up close and personal with Australia’s iconic Parliament to face with Australian identity, some of the world’s most amazing House high on Capital Hill. history, culture, creativity and creatures and Australian wildlife. Open daily with free admission diversity. Pat a cheetah, feed a bear or Group guided tours available by become acquainted with a meerkat! Open daily with free admission pre-arrangement Guided tours available Open daily TOURS AND EXPERIENCES PIALLIGO ESTATE QUESTACON ROYAL Sit back, relax and take in the Free-fall down a six-metre slide, AUSTRALIAN MINT picturesque Pialligo Estate Garden freeze your own shadow and Visit the Royal Australian Mint Pavilions, a sensational food, wine experience an earthquake to learn the stories behind every and lifestyle destination. at Questacon — The National Australian coin. Farm tours operate: on request Science and Technology Centre. Open daily with free admission Open daily Guided tours available SEG GLIDE RIDE SUNRISE HOT AIR VaN DU VIN Discover Lake Burley Griffin’s BALLOONING Enjoy a relaxing day out foreshore, famous landmarks and With 30 years’ experience discovering beautiful cool climate iconic buildings on a guided segway conducting balloon flights over wines from Canberra’s best riding experience. Canberra, Balloon Aloft are among boutique wineries. Half-day and Tours operate: Daily the leaders in commercial hot air full-day tours available. ballooning. Tours operate: Daily Flights operate: Daily EVENTS ENLIghTEN feSTIVAL CANbeRRA BALLOON ANzaC DaY AT See Canberra in a different light SPECTACULAR THE WAR MemORIAL during autumn as the city’s national Held over nine days each autumn, Take part in the national Anzac attractions open their doors after- the Canberra Balloon Spectacular Day ceremony or experience the dark to host an array of exclusive sees dozens of hot air balloons take Dawn Service, a moving tribute events and surprising experiences. to the skies against the picturesque commemorating those who have When: March backdrop of our national served and died in war. attractions. When: 25 April When: March CaNBERRA FLORIADE FLORIADE NIghTFEST TRUFFLE FESTIVAL Each September Floriade Commonwealth Park comes to life The Truffle Festival — celebrates the return of spring after dark for Floriade NightFest Canberra Region is the ultimate with one million blooms and a — a magical evening event foodie festival. Each year 30-day program of entertainment featuring spectacular lighting, live during winter, exclusive events are and festivity showcasing the best music, comedy,night markets and held across the region highlighting in horticulture, landscaping and roving entertainment. the rare Black Winter Truffle. design. When: Over four nights When: June–Aug When: Sept–Oct during Floriade HHOTOTEELSLS ABODE ADINA SERVICED AVENUE HOTEL MURRUMBATEMAN APARTMENTS CANBERRA Rating: 4 Star Rating: 4.5 Star Rating: 5 Star Total Rooms: 50 guest rooms Total Rooms: 128 guest rooms Total Rooms: 213 guest rooms Location: Murrumbateman Location: Dickson and apartments Close to: Cellar doors, Close to: Exhibition Park, Braddon Location: Braddon Murrumbateman Village Centre dinning precinct Close to: Bars, restaurants, shopping, city centre, Canberra Theatre BURBURY HOTEL CaNbeRRA ReX HOTEL CROWNE PLaza & APARTMENTS Rating: 4.5 Star CaNBERRA Rating: 4.5 Star Total Rooms: 146 guest rooms and Rating: 4.5 Star Total Rooms: 152 guest rooms and apartments Total Rooms: 240 guest rooms apartments Location: Braddon Location: Canberra CBD Location: Barton Close to: Bars, restaurants, Close to: Bars, restaurants,