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Join Jules Boult and discover colourful and historic places, from Byron Bay to Bundaberg, including Brisbane, Toowoomba, Gympie, Fraser Island and Noosa. The tour starts with three days at Byron Bay Bluesfest, Australia’s premier & Roots music festival. We then travel into Queensland and visit gold rush towns that shaped Australia’s history. Also, visit some of the world’s most stunning beaches & coastal regions, including the Gold Coast, Fraser Island, and Noosa. You will also enjoy more Blues music, with exclusive concerts by Jules Boult and others. The tour is fully escorted and includes tickets to Bluesfest, accommodation, coach travel, sightseeing tours in each region, and special events for tour members.

DAY 1 Thursday 14 April, 2022 Tweed Heads Tour group members will be picked up from Gold Coast Airport at 2pm and transferred to our hotel in Tweed Heads (Gold Coast). It is a short drive from Tweed Heads to Byron Bay. Since 1990, the Byron Bay Bluesfest has showcased music from around the world every Easter long weekend. Previous featured artists include , , , Gary Clark Jr., Angus & Julia Stone, , , , and BB King – just to name a few. Evening: We will organise for those interested to attend the Australian Outback Spectacular (optional), on the Gold Coast. DAY 2 Friday 15 April, 2022 Byron Bay Bluesfest Today we attend the fantastic Byron Bay Bluesfest. You will be entertained by the best blues artists from around Australia. Grab your festival program, camera and dancing shoes... this will be a wonderful experience! Evening: Enjoy more free time at the Byron Bay Bluesfest. (B) DAY 3 Saturday 16 April, 2022 Byron Bay Bluesfest Today is your second day at the Byron Bay Bluesfest. Another opportunity for you to explore the many stages and stalls in search of your favourite flavour of blues, food and good times! (Food is optional). All day and night you will be entertained by the best blues artists from Australia and around the world! (B)

DAY 4 Sunday 17 April, 2022 Byron Bay Bluesfest Today is the third day at the Byron Bay Bluesfest and a wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in the finale of the blues festival. The biggest names in blues music perform on the last night of the festival. Check your program, choose your stage and get down for the finale of the festival. (B) DAY 5 Monday 18 April, 2022 Toowoomba Morning: Depart Bryon Bay and travel to Brisbane. Visit the Bee Gees Way in Redcliffe, a multi-media mini outdoor museum. Continue onto Toowoomba and visit the outstanding Cobb & Co Museum. See Australia’s finest collection of horse-drawn vehicles. Also in Toowoomba, we pay tribute to Steele Rudd, the locally born author who created Dad & Dave. Enjoy an entertaining ‘reading’ from one or two of his literary works. Tonight we will visit The Powerhouse, in Toowoomba, for live blues music. (B) DAY 6 Tuesday 19 April, 2022 Hervey Bay/Fraser Island Morning: Depart Toowoomba and travel towards Hervey Bay. Travel through the small town of Kilkivan, where gold was first discovered in Queensland JULES BOULT

Jules Boult is an award winning blues singer, songwriter, multi- instrumentalist and recording artist. Jules’ musical career has taken him across Australia, the United States and Europe. Since 2011 he has released five albums to critical acclaim and been awarded a coveted Australian Blues Music Award. From 2015 to 2019 Jules toured the US annually, from New Orleans to New York, via the Mississippi delta, performing and recording with various musicians, including Kermit Ruffins, Mississippi John Horton, and The Oak Ridge Boys.

in 1852. We will stop in Maryborough and visit the outstanding Military and Colonial Museum, and The Story Bank museum, where you’ll learn about the life of P.L. Travers (creator of Mary Poppins). Continue onto Hervey Bay, gateway to Fraser Island. Tonight we will organise a local Blues performance at our hotel. (B) DAY 7 Wednesday 20 April, 2022 Hervey Bay/Fraser Island Today we enjoy a sightseeing tour of Fraser Island, a spectacular, unspoiled paradise of sweeping beaches, breathtaking rainforests, natural lakes and wonderful scenery that justifies the World Heritage Listing. Stretching over 123 kilometres, and at 184 000 hectares it is the largest sand island in the world. We will visit iconic spots including Lake McKenzie, Eli Creek, Seventy- Five Mile Beach, Central Station, Wanggoolba Creek, the Maheno shipwreck, and the Pinnacles. (B) DAY 8 Thursday 21 April, 2022 Bundaberg This morning we travel to the famous town of Bundaberg. Bundaberg doesn’t just evolve around Bundaberg Rum and Bundaberg Ginger Beer... it is also the landmark of the southernmost part of the Great Barrier Reef and is notable for its sugar industry. On arrival we will visit the main town, the Botanical

Gardens and the Hinkler Hall of Aviation, which brings to life the adventures and achievements of Australia’s famous pioneer solo aviator Bert Hinkler. After lunch we will enjoy The Bundaberg Rum Distillery Experience, which finishes at the Bundaberg Rum Tasting Bar, where you can sample some of the top shelf rums. (B,Rum Tasting) DAY 9 Friday 22 April, 2022 Noosa This morning we travel south along the Queensland coast to Brisbane. We will stop for lunch in Gympie and visit the Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum. We will also stop in Noosa to walk along the spectacular Noosa beach into the Noosa National Park. On arrival in Brisbane we will check into our hotel and the afternoon is free. This evening we enjoy an included Farewell dinner including a performance by Jules Boult. (B,D) DAY 10 Saturday 23 April, 2022 Departure This morning after breakfast, we are transferred to Brisbane Airport for flights back home. (B) & QQUUEENSLAND DISCOVERY TOUR

with Jules Boult 14 to 23 April 2022

TOUR PRICE: BOOK WITH CONFIDENCE Per person twin-share $ 3,895 Tour deposit fully refundable up to 60 days prior to departure Single supplement $ 680

Included in the tour price: Not included in the price: • Accommodation in carefully selected 3 and 4-star rated centrally located • Flights are not included. hotels/motels with private facilities on a twin-share basis’. Hotel taxes and Please contact one of our friendly service charges. consultants for a quote 1800 630 343. • Bryon Bay Bluesfest 4-day ticket – admission to Byron Bay Bluesfest, on • Travel insurance. Friday 15 April, Saturday 16 April & Sunday 17 April. • Meals and drinks not specified in the itinerary. Gold Coast, Byron Bay, Brisbane, Toowoomba, Gympie, • Bundaberg Rum Distillery Experience, including rum tasting. • Sightseeing and general expenses not specified in the itinerary. Maryborough, Hervey Bay, Fraser Island, Bundaberg • Breakfast daily and farewell dinner. • Items of a personal nature. • Travel in a first-class coach. • Additional travel arrangements not in the tour itinerary will be • Sightseeing and general entrance fees to all attractions listed in the quoted for separately. itinerary (except for those marked ‘optional’ or ‘own expense’). • Hosted by Jules Boult throughout. • The services of a Travelrite Tour Manager.

General Information and Booking Conditions www.musictours.com.au Touring can involve a considerable amount of walking and stair climbing in the places visited and it is important that all tour participants have a level of physical fitness that allows them to take part in this activity without the need of assistance from others.

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