Easter in the Riverina

Easter in the Riverina

Thursday 6th to Tuesday 11th April 2023

The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW), which extends from the foothills of the Snowy Mountains northwest through the Murrumbidgee River catchment area to the flat dry inland plains of Hay and Carrathool. The RDA Riverina region covers an area of 80,586 sq kms and services a population of 169, 856. It comprises the regional cities of Wagga Wagga and Griffith and the local government areas of Bland, Carrathool, Coolamon, Cootamundra-Gundagai, Griffith, Hay, Junee, Leeton, Lockhart, Murrumbidgee, Narrandera, Snowy Valleys, Temora, and Wagga Wagga.

Day One:

Pick-ups commence by 05:00. Heading South we’ll stop for breakfast at Heatherbrae. Enjoy your Port Bus picnic lunch at The Australian Botanic Garden. Arriving in Leeton around 19:15 we will have dinner at Leeton Soldiers Club. After dinner we check-in to Historic Hydro Motel. Enjoy a good night’s sleep after a big day of travel.

Includes: Door to door pickup, H2O, Port Bus picnic lunch, entry tour Australian Botanic Gardens, Port Bus tea & coffee, dinner & accommodation.

Day Two:

After breakfast we start our day at Griffith Pioneer Park Museum. After our tour we will enjoy lunch before moving onto Catania Fruit Salad Farm. Experience a tour and tastings. Head back to our accommodation before departing for dinner at 18:00 to the Leeton Soldiers Club.

Includes: Breakfast, 2 x tours, lunch, tastings, dinner & accommodation.

Day Three:

After breakfast our local guide boards the coach for the day as we take in a town tour, Tastes of Leeton at the Leeton Visitors Centre, drive through the cropping district (rice, cotton, mung beans, soybeans) to Gogeldrie Weir for viewing and our picnic lunch. Meet a cotton Farmer and view cotton harvest (weather dependant), meet a Rice Farmer and view rice harvest (weather dependant), Fivebough Wetlands and don’t forget Lilly Pilly Winery for presentation in vineyard, tour of wine making facilities and tastings with Cheese n meats. Dinner tonight is at Leeton Soldiers Club.

Includes: Breakfast, taste of Leeton, town tour, tastings & lunch, dinner, and accommodation.

Day Four:

After breaky we head out to Dunera Museum Station, Hay for a self-guided tour and a Port Bus cuppa. Stopping in the City Centre of Hay take a wander and grab some lunch. At Shear Outback enjoy a demonstration and a shearers smoko before we make our way back to our accommodation. Dinner tonight is in Bathurst.

Includes: Breakfast, visit, cuppa, smoko, demonstration & accommodation.

Day Five:

Check out at 08:30 and enjoy our last breakfast at the Leeton Soldiers Club. First stop today is Altina Wildlife Park. Lunch today will be in Narrandera before we visit the Grenfell Painted Silo. Dinner at the local in Grenfell before we head through to Bathurst for the evening. Arriving around 20:00.

Includes: Breakfast, entry to Wildlife Park, lunch, dinner, and accommodation.

Day Six:

Well, this is it our last day. Time to head home. Departing Bathurst by 08:00 we head to the historic town of Windsor for morning tea and a stroll to stretch the legs. Lunch at Heatherbrae Pies and straight through to commence drop offs around 17:00.

Includes: Breakfast pack.

Duration: 6 Days & 5 Nights

$1,646 twin | $2,052 single

For more information or to book;

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Email:                  admin@portbus.com.au

Website:              https://www.portbus.com.au

Book Online:       https://events.humanitix.com/riverina-23

All times & venues are subject to change without notice