AgQuip & Beyond
Event description
AgQuip & Beyond with Port Bus to Tamworth & Gunnedah + more!
Tuesday 16th to Friday 19th August 2022
Tour Summary:
AgQuip is Australia's largest and premier primary industry field day. In 2022 AgQuip celebrates its 50th anniversary (1973 – 2022).
Over our four days, we venture through the Tamworth regional Council, Liverpool Plains Shire, Armidale Regional Council & more, check it out!
Highlights:
- Drummond Apex Lookout
- Australian Railway Monument & Rail Journeys Museum
- Bob’s Shed
- The Marshall MacMahon Hotel
- Willow Tree Lavender Farm
- AgQuip
- Mount Seaview Resort
Inclusions:
- Return transport
- Port Bus welcome pack + daily H2O
- 2 x Morning teas supplied by Port Bus
- 3 x Continental Pre Packed Breakfasts
- 4 x Lunches
- 3 x Dinners
- 1 x Afternoon tea
- 3 x nights’ accommodation
- All entries & tours listed
Itinerary:
Day 1:
Pickups will commence by 07:30. Our Port Bus morning tea is at Meeting Place Park, Bellingen. Moving onto Drummond Apex Lookout for a picnic lunch. Enjoy the fantastic views of Armidale during lunch. Checking in around 16:00 to EconoLodge Savannah Park, Tamworth. Dinner tonight is onsite at Carmen's Restaurant.
Day 2:
After your breakfast, we will depart around 08:50 to arrive at the Australian Railway Monument and Rail Journeys Museum by 09:30. Werris Creek is the first and last railway town in NSW. The Australian Railway Monument commemorates railwaymen and women who have lost their lives in railway accidents since 1850. Now onto Bob’s Shed, Quirindi. Take a stroll down Memory Lane, find an old-time General Store stocked with authentic 40s and 50s items, admire the collection of historic pub items in the Railway Hotel and visit Peter Brocks World! Lunch today is at the Marshall MacMahon Hotel. A historic hotel on the New England Highway. The Inn gained some notoriety when the bushranger Captain Thunderbolt robbed the northern mail coach in 1867 in Wallabadah. The history of the Pub is well documented in a pictorial display in the bar. Followed by a visit and afternoon tea at Willow Tree Lavender Farm. Sharon will show you their lavender farm and all the lovely products she makes with it. Shopping is allowed! Back to base for a rest and freshen up for dinner at the Longyard Hotel. The Longyard is one of Tamworth's most recognised entertainment venues and is an icon of Australian hotels.
Day 3:
After breakfast, we depart by 09:00 for AgQuip! Located on a permanent, purpose-built site, eight kilometres west of Gunnedah. AgQuip attracts over 100,000 visitors, over a three-day period. Showcasing over 3,000 products and services aimed at farming professionals, the event provides an excellent opportunity for businesses to promote their brand, generate sales and connect with their customers. Arriving around 10:30 you have the day to wander and wonder in the biggest field of equipment in Australia! Departing at 15:30 we arrive back at base around 17:00. Freshen up before we are on the move yet again for dinner at Centillion Chinese Restaurant for our scrumptious dinner banquet.
Day 4:
Not a real early start today, savour your sleep in before we start our decent home. After breakfast, we depart by 09:10. Port Bus morning tea will be at Walcha. Lunch around 13:00 will be at the amazing Mount Seaview Resort. Mount Seaview Resort is within a working cattle property, on the beautiful Hastings River - offering tours, weddings, conference facilities, and accommodation. Drop-offs should commence by 15:45.
$938 pp twin | $1,124 pp single
For more information or to book;
Phone: 02 6583 3330
Email: admin@portbus.com.au
Website: https://www.portbus.com.au
Book Online: https://events.humanitix.com/agquip-22
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