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Be part of John Howie’s and Travelrite’s outstanding 2021 WESTERN AUSTRALIA usic Tour Mwith Wayne Horsburgh The Pinnacles – Nambung National Park 2 September to 17 September 2021 Visiting Perth, Fremantle, Rottnest Island (optional), Hyden (Wave Rock), Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Hopetoun, Albany, Pemberton, Margaret River and The Pinnacles. HOWWA21 – GLG0737 WESTERN AUSTRALIA sic Tour Wayne Horsburgh is one of Australia’s most successful Mu country music entertainers. Influenced by Slim Whitman “Join me for an experience you will never forget. and Frank Ifield, his style of yodelling is a real crowd pleaser. Originally from Benalla, Wayne moved to This is a fabulous tour, visiting the beautiful South- Sydney in 1979 to expand his music career and also West region of Western Australia, famous for its tour the world. For 25 years Wayne spent part of each spectacular & varied coastal and inland scenery. year in the USA, sharing stages at Festivals and Fairs Plus a feast of great Aussie music!” with some of country music’s biggest stars, including – Wayne Horsburgh Merle Haggard, The Statler Brothers, and Mickey Gilley. Wayne has released 30 albums. Itinerary Super Pit, Kalgoorlie DAY 1 Thursday September 2, 2021 Perth Early afternoon: Our coach will do 1 pick-up at the airport, for those flying in to Perth this morning. Mid-afternoon: Coach tour of Perth, with local guide. See Governor’s Residence, Parliament House & Perth University. Visit Kings Park & the Botanic Garden(containing over 2000 plants) & learn about the wildflowers found throughout WA. Evening: Commencement of Tour Dinner, including a few songs from Wayne Horsburgh. Overnight: Comfort Inn & Suites Goodearth Perth or Quality Hotel Ambassador Perth. (D) Rottnest Island family farm, where we will have morning tea, including damper, quandong jam and cream! Evening: John and Gill will lead a fun-filled music session in the hotel/ motel’s excellent bar/lounge area (there’s a grand piano!). Please bring your instruments and voices and join in! (B; Morning Tea) DAY 5 Monday September 6, 2021 Kalgoorlie Depart Hyden and travel north-east through the wheatbelt, before arriving at Coolgardie, the original site of WA’s gold rush... now something of a ghost town. Visit the excellent Goldfields Exhibition Museum (early history of the Coolgardie DAY 2 Friday September 3, 2021 Rottnest Island / Perth goldfields). Continue on to Kalgoorlie, an active mining town, with many grand Visit Rottnest Island (optional), 19 kms west of Fremantle. The island is known old buildings, lively pubs, and colourful characters. Overnight: The View on for its laid-back atmosphere (cars not allowed on the island), its native wildlife Hannans. (B,D) (including the quokka – a small native marsupial), and its beautiful beaches & DAY 6 Tuesday September 7, 2021 Kalgoorlie bays. Travel to & from the island by ferry. Enjoy Adams Coaches’ Grand Island Tour (incl. train trip to & from Oliver Hill Gun Fortification & Tunnels, light lunch, & tour Morning: Sightseeing coach tour of Kalgoorlie, with local guide, including the of the island). Late afternoon/early evening: Return to our hotel. (B) Kalgoorlie Boulder Visitor Centre. See the Super Pit, Australia’s largest gold producing mine. Visit the Boulder Town Hall (beautiful interior). Also, visit the DAY 3 Saturday September 4, 2021 Wave Rock, Hyden Museum of the Goldfields (WA Museum – Kalgoorlie). Evening: Enjoy a special Travel east to the wheat belt town of Hyden, home of the iconic Wave Rock. On performance, by the Goldfields Brass Band. (B,Supper) the way visit the historic town of York, the oldest inland town in WA. Enjoy a panoramic tour of the town. Afternoon: Travel along the Tin Horse Highway, near West Beach, Esperance the town of Kulin (see amusing roadside sculptures of horses, made out of farm junk), arriving Hyden late afternoon. Evening: Enjoy a concert performance by Wayne Horsburgh. Overnight: Wave Rock Hotel/Motel. (B,D) DAY 4 Sunday September 5, 2021 Wave Rock, Hyden Sheenagh Collins, hostess at our accommodation, is a very special person. She is going to guide us around the many special attractions Hyden has to offer, including: Wave Rock; Hippo’s Yawn (a rock formation); Mulka’s Cave (aboriginal rock art site); Wave Rock Wildlife Park; Miniature Soldiers Museum, and a wonderful lace museum… the Lace Place. We will also visit Sheenagh’s historic DAY 7 Wednesday September 8, 2021 Esperance Travel to Esperance. Stop at Lake Lefroy, a salt lake 55 kms south of Kalgoorlie- Boulder. Stop in the historic town of Norseman, about halfway between Esperance and Kalgoorlie. Visit Cape Le Grand National Park, 56 kms east of Esperance (beautiful white-sand beaches and coastal scenery). Arrive in Esperance, where ‘the golden outback meets the Southern Ocean and a string of stunning white- sand beaches’ and enjoy panoramic coach tour of the town. Evening: Enjoy dinner Wave Rock and a relaxing evening in our motel. Overnight: Bay of Islands Motel. (B,D) Bluegrass Parkway The Lost Quays Bluegrass Parkway, from W.A., is Australia’s most highly credentialed and The Lost Quays is an 11 voice male choir dedicated to singing shanties experienced bluegrass band. The band places a high priority on presenting and other songs of the sea. The Lost Quays mostly perform a cappella bluegrass in its most authentic traditional form; e.g., performances take (unaccompanied), but sometimes include instruments like guitar, mandolin place around a single microphone. Another feature of the band is the very and accordion. Their repertoire is presented with gusto, good humour and entertaining on-stage repartee that takes place between band members occasional mischief. DAY 8 Thursday September 9, 2021 Hopetoun Morning: We drive the 38 km circular loop Great Ocean Drive, to the west of Esperance, which includes Twilight Beach, Rotary Lookout, wind farms, Observatory Point and the Pink Lake. Head west and visit the Fitzgerald River National Park, which is one the largest and most botanically significant national parks in Australia. Within the park are found nearly 20 percent of Western Australia’s flora species, many of which occur only within its boundaries. Evening: John and Gill will host an informal ‘ceilidh’, where they invite those who wish to play a tune, sing a song, or recite a bush poem. Should be fun!’ Overnight: Wave Crest Village, Hopetoun. (B) DAY 9 Friday September 10, 2021 Albany Morning: Depart Hopetoun and visit the Stirling Range National Park, a botanic Hamelin Bay reserve, including the mighty Bluff Knoll (a lookout). The park is one of the world’s Australia Western Tourism most important areas for flora, with 1500 species, many of which grow nowhere DAY 12 Monday September 13, 2021 Margaret River else. The wildflowers should be fantastic. Arrive in Albany, on the shores of the Southern Ocean. Albany is the oldest European settlement in Western Australia Morning: Near Pemberton, visit the Beedelup Falls, in Greater Beedelup National and was a major whaling station. Overnight: Ace Accommodation. (B) Park. Morning tea in the town of Nannup. Then proceed to the town of Margaret River, located in one of the premium wine-growing regions of the world. On DAY 10 Saturday September 11, 2021 Albany arrival, enjoy a panoramic sightseeing coach tour of Margaret River town and Morning: Sightseeing coach tour of historic Albany. Take in magnificent views the surrounding vineyards. Visit Brown Hill Estate, for sightseeing tour and wine of King George Sound and Princess Royal Harbour. Head up to the Mt Clarence tasting. Evening: Enjoy dinner at one of Margaret River’s fine eating establishments, Desert Corp Memorial and Padre White Lookout, for amazing views of Albany. followed by a Wayne Horsburgh concert, especially for our tour group. Overnight: Walk along the boardwalk, at Middleton Beach. Visit the National ANZAC Centre. Margaret River Hotel. (B,Wine Tasting, D) Afternoon: Visit The Gap and Natural Bridge, in Torndirrup National Park, on DAY 13 Tuesday September 14, 2021 Margaret River the outskirts of Albany. Then return to Albany. Free time. Evening: Enjoy special Morning: Take a stroll along the river and visit Surfer’s Beach, in Margaret River. performance by an excellent jazz band, led by outstanding local singer/trumpet Then head south. Visit the majestic Boranup Forest (karri trees, reaching heights player David Rastrick, including dinner. (B,D) of 50 m. or more). Visit Boranup Gallery (wood gallery and art gallery). Then visit DAY 11 Sunday September 12, 2021 Pemberton the beach at Hamelin Bay, where we may see some of the famous Hamelin Bay On the way to Pemberton, visit WoodWorks (lovely furniture; award-winning stingrays. Afternoon: Visit dramatic Jewel Cave (optional), the town of Augusta, wood products). Then proceed to the town of Denmark. On the way visit Green’s and Cape Leeuwin (where the Southern and Indian Oceans meet), before Pool and Elephant Rocks (granite rocks that look like elephants). Morning tea and returning to Margaret River. Evening: A free night for you to explore Margaret time to look at the interesting shops/art galleries, etc., in Denmark. Drive through River’s restaurants & live music venues at your leisure. (B) Shannon National Park, to the town of Walpole. On the outskirts of Walpole, do DAY 14 Wednesday September 15, 2021 Fremantle / Perth the 5km Knoll Scenic Drive, on a peninsula between two bodies of water. After Head north to Fremantle and Perth. Along the way visit Bunbury, WA’s lunch in Walpole, do the Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk (optional), in Walpole- second largest city. We may catch a glimpse of Bunbury’s famous bottlenose Nornalup National Park. Afternoon: Arrive in Pemberton and spend some time at dolphins. Then visit Busselton, where we will see that city’s very long wooden the local Visitor Centre (including museum).