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25 Great Western Highway, Valley Heights NSW 2777Phone: 02 4751 1077
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Today we board the coach and make our way down toKing Street Wharf where we will board the cruise withRoss Garden tours and enjoy a 2 hour cruise includinga light lunch on board around Sydney Harbour's newestHarbour foreshore park Barrangaroo.
Making the transformation of one of the city's oldestindustrial sites into a spectacular , six hectare headlandopen space for Sydney siders and visitors to embraceand enjoy. The cruise will include entertaining andinformative commentary provided by TV gardeningcelebrity Graham Ross. After our cruise we will havesome time to wander the reserve at your own leisure.
This is sure to be a popular trip so book your seattoday!
Barangaroo Reserve TourWednesday 8th March 2017
$99.00 per person Payment due by: 8.02.2017
Includes: Coach Travel, 2 Hour Cruise & Light Lunch.
Coach departs: Lawson Station 8.25am / Hazelbrook8.30am / Springwood 8.45am / Panthers (Penrith) 9.15am.
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Our morning takes us to Victoria Barracks atPaddington where you will enjoy a tour on arrival.
Victoria Barracks is one of the best-known examplesof military architecture in Australia. The Regency-styleVictoria Barracks were designed by Lieutenant-Colonel George Barney, who also built Fort Denisonand reconstructed Circular Quay. Most of barrackswas constructed using locally quarried sandstonebetween 1841 and 1849. The barracks were occupiedby British troops up until 1870 and then taken overby the New South Wales colonial forces. After theFederation in 1901, Victoria Barracks housed thevarious headquarters responsible for administeringand co-ordinating the military. Between 1931 and1936 the barracks was home to the Royal MilitaryCollege of Australia and from July 1938 to July 1940it also housed the Command and Staff School. Today,Victoria Barracks is home to the Headquarters ofForces Command.
The Barracks are widely considered to be one of thebest examples of a military barracks in the world.TheArmy Museum of New South Wales is housed in theoriginal 25-cell District Military Prison which wasconstructed in 1847. The Museum features manyarmy uniforms from the earliest Colonial timesthrough the Boer War, WWI and WWII; medalsawarded including Victoria Crosses, Military Crosses,Distinguished Service Orders, Campaign Medals,Royal honours; and various historical .
Lunch today is at the Paddington RSL. Lastly our visitto Hyde Park Barracks with a guided tour. ModernSydney is built on convict foundations – on convictlabour, convict skills and convict stories. In June 1819the Hyde Park Barracks opened to house convict menand boys working in government gangs, and over thenext three decades as many as 50,000 convictspassed through its gates. With the end oftransportation, the building was converted to a hostelfor orphan girls escaping the Irish famine, femaleimmigration depot and later asylum for aged anddestitute women. Today, as a museum about itself,the barracks tells stories of convict Sydney, and ofthose since then who have had the misfortune tospend time there. The Hyde Park Barracks is one of11 Australian convict sites on the UNESCO WorldHeritage list.
Hyde Park & VictoriaBarracks
Thursday 2nd March 2017
$69.00 per person Payment due by: 2.2.2017Includes: Coach Travel, 2 Course Lunch, Guided Tour of HydePark Barracks. Please note: $5.00 Donation Required to be PaidDirect to Victoria Barracks on the day. PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED ON THE DAY + ENCLOSED WALKINGSHOES TO BE WORN.
Coach departs: Lawson Station 6.55am / Hazelbrook 7.00am /Springwood 7.15am / Panthers (Penrith) 7.45am.
Wednesday 12th April 2017Seniors Day!
The Sydney Royal Easter Show is Australia’s largestannual event, attracting close to 900,000 people eachyear. It is a celebration of Australian culture, from ourrural traditions to our modern day lifestyles, providingunique experiences for everyone.
Each year the country and city join together to enjoyagricultural competitions, animal experiences,entertainment, carnival fun, shopping and much more.
The Show was first held in 1823 and is run by the RoyalAgricultural Society of NSW (RAS), a not-for-profitorganisation that promotes and rewards agriculturalexcellence. Revenue generated through the Showallows the
RAS to invest in agricultural programs, competitions,education, youth and rural NSW. Each year the RAS investsnearly $7 million in activities designed to promoteagricultural excellence and keep our rural communitiesstrong. Get your friends & family together and book yourseats today!
$35.00 Seniors / $55.20 Adult$38.00 Children
Payment Required Upon Booking
Includes: Coach Travel & Entry Ticket.
Coach departs: Lawson Station 8.25am / Hazelbrook 8.30am /Springwood 8.45am / Panthers (Penrith) 9.15am.
TWO FABULOUS DATES:Tuesday 29th August 2017
Wednesday 6th September 2017Celebrating the beloved original, Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Ladyshowing at the Captiol Theatre in 2017, under the direction of JulieAndrews.
The Cinderella story about the Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle andthe appealingly arrogant phoneticist, Professor Higgins, is an endearingtale that charms audiences with its warmth and vivid characters.
The clash of cultures sparks some of the theatre’s most jubilant songsand witty dialogue. The triumphant score features unforgettablenumbers including Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?, On The Street Where YouLive, I Could Have Danced All Night and Get Me to the Church on Time.
In 1956, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s masterful retelling ofGeorge Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion took the world by storm. Playingthe irresistible Eliza Doolittle was a young Julie Andrews, in only hersecond role on Broadway, a role that would catapult her intointernational stardom.
In a world first, Julie Andrews directs a glorious production of My FairLady, teaming up with the Tony Award-winning Christopher Gattelliand associates of the musical’s original Cecil Beaton and Oliver Smith.
This is a theatre event not to be missed!
$106.90 per person Payment Required Upon BookingIncludes: Coach Travel & Ticket. Stalls Seating, Capitol Theatre.
Coach departs: Lawson Station 8.40am / Hazelbrook 8.45am / Springwood 9.00am /Panthers (Penrith) 9.30am.
Dear Travel Club Members,
We would like to welcome you to 2017 and wish y
ou
a safe, healthy and happy new year! We have ma
ny
new and interesting tours planned for the coming
year which include day tours, theatre shows,
weekend tours and our popular extended tours.
On most of the tours we suggest it is sensible to
wear flat, enclosed walking shoes, if in doubt plea
se
ask! We place a 'walking symbol' on the tours we
feel have a fair amount of walking involved. We a
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suggest to bring along a bottle of water on each t
our
to keep you hydrated throughout the day and a
snack or two in case it is required. If you have any
medical dietary requirements we suggest you
advise upon booking so we can have this organised
in advanced with the venue.
We hope you enjoy the next year of travels and if
you
have any feedback we would love to hear from yo
u.
Happy Travelling,
Blue Mountains Travel Club
This morning we make an early start and travel to theNational Gallery of Canberra with a morning tea stop enroute to view the sumptuou exhibition Versailles. Treasuresfrom the Palace is a once in a lifetime chance to see andexperience here in Australia a mesmerising period in Frenchhistory. For the first time ever, the treasures will travel fromFrance to entice visitors into a world of power, passion andluxury through this epic exhibition.
More than 130 paintings, intricate tapestries, gildedfurniture items, monumental statues and other objects fromthe royal gardens, and personal items from Louis XIV toMarie Antoinette, will bring to life the reigns of three Kings,their Queens and mistresses in a fascinating and oftentumultuous period of French history.
The exhibition will celebrate the lives, loves and passionsof the people of Versailles through a full program ofactivities including music performances, children'sprograms and public events.
The exhibition contrasts small personal items, such as theprecious golden reliquary which belonged to Louis XIV'smother, or Marie Antoinette's hand-crafted chair and harp,with huge works including six-metre tapestries from themost important Gobelins series ever produced for Louis XIV.
"This exhibition is a once in a lifetime experience"
Versailles - Treasuresfrom the PalaceDay Trip to Canberra
Saturday 18th March 2017
$88.50 Adult / $86 Concession
Payment Required Upon Booking
Includes: Coach Travel, Morning Tea & Entry to the Exhibition atthe Gallery - Lunch not included.
Coach departs: Springwood 7.00am / Panthers (Penrith)7.30am.
Today we travel to the Riverstone Museum for
a guided tour with morning tea on arrival
where we will step back in time and learn
about the local history of the Riverstone area
along with viewing many vintage items on
display. After our visit here we will enjoy a
delicious lunch at the Mean Fiddler Rouse Hill
before making our way to the new Castle Hill
Museums Discovery Centre. The Museums
Discovery Centre is the major storage site for
the collections of the Museum of Applied Arts
& Sciences, The Australian Museum and
Sydney Living Museums. You will have the
rare opportunity to see thousands of museum
objects, in their visible collections store,
normally held in storage. From butterflies to
steam locomotives, victor lawnmowers to
wedgewood china, cedar furniture to bus
tickets and Sydney trams.
Not a tour to be missed!
History Day Out!Friday 24th February 2017
$78.50 per person Payment due: Now
Includes: Coach Travel, Morning Tea, Guided Tours & Lunch.
Coach departs: Lawson Station 8.25am / Hazelbrook8.30am / Springwood 8.45am / Panthers (Penrith) 9.15am.
MARKETS GALORE! SATURDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 2017 (FB)
HIGH TEA AT THE HYDRO MAJESTICWEDNESDAY 8TH FEBRUARY 2017 (FB)
PALM BEACH FISH & CHIP CRUISEFRIDAY 17TH FEBRUARY 2017 (FB)
ST PATRICK’S DAY LUNCHTHURSDAY 16TH MARCH 2017 (FB)
SWAN LAKE AT THE STATE THEATRE SYDNEYSATURDAY 25TH MARCH 2017 (FB)
CARMEN - OPERA ON THE HARBOUR– FRIDAY 31ST MARCH 2017 (FB)
Paulini will play the leading role of Rachel Marron inthe Australian Premiere of the international award-winning hit musical THE BODYGUARD at the SydneyLyric.
Based on the Warner Bros. film written by theacclaimed, Academy Award-nominated screenwriterLawrence Kasdan (Raiders of the Lost Ark, The BigChill, The Empire Strikes Back), with a book byAcademy Award-winner Alexander Dinelaris(Birdman), this extraordinary production is currentlydazzling audiences in London's West-End, Germanyand Utrecht. THE BODYGUARD has just completed asell-out tour throughout the UK, Ireland and Europeand later this year productions will open in Korea,Italy and the US.
Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, FrankFarmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marronfrom an unknown stalker. Each expects to be incharge – what they don't expect is to fall in love.
A ‘BRILLIANT!’ (The Times), breathtakingly romanticthriller, THE BODYGUARD features a whole host ofWhitney Houston's greatest hits including Queen ofthe Night, So Emotional, One Moment in Time, SavingAll My Love, Run to You, I Have Nothing, GreatestLove Of All, Million Dollar Bill, I Wanna Dance WithSomebody and one of the greatest hit songs of alltime – I Will Always Love You.
A show not to be missed!The Bodyguard - Sydney Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 30th May 2017$106.90 per person
Coach departs: 8.40am Lawson Station / 8.45amHazelbrook Shops / 9.00am Springwood / 9.30am
Panthers (Penrith)Cost Includes: Coach Travel & Show Ticket
Payment Required Upon Booking
The Bodyguard - Sydney Lyric TheatreWednesday 28th June 2017
$106.90 per personCoach departs: 8.40am Lawson Station / 8.45amHazelbrook Shops / 9.00am Springwood / 9.30am
Panthers (Penrith)Cost Includes: Coach Travel & Show Ticket
Payment Required Upon Booking
The Bodyguard - Sydney Lyric TheatreSaturday 3rd June 2017$136.90 per person
Coach departs: 9.40am Lawson Station / 9.45amHazelbrook Shops / 10.00am Springwood / 10.30am
Panthers (Penrith)Cost Includes: Coach Travel & Show Ticket
Payment Required Upon Booking
The BodyguardSydney Lyric Theatre
Today we board the coach with our fellow friends and travelto the Historic Lindsay House at Darling Point.
We enjoy morning tea on arrival followed by a guided tour.
A harbourside mansion that has witnessed 180 years ofprogress yet remains untouched. It's this timelessness, andthe beautiful gardens, that have made it so popular forweddings and other events. Come and experience nearlytwo centuries of gracious living.
Dating from 1834, visit the elegant and historic property,Lindesay, with its stunning Georgian interiors and a finecollection of English and colonial furniture. The home is
complemented by an elegant parterre garden and welltended grounds with uninterrupted Harbour vistas. Below,the ground floor holds the stone kitchen, servant’s quartersand a freshwater well, reminiscent of times very different totoday.
Lunch today will be at Club Rose Bay followed by a visit andguided tour of Historic Vaucluse House. Vaucluse House isone of Sydney’s few 19th-century mansions still surroundedby its original gardens and wooded grounds. When thetowering colonial explorer, barrister and politician WilliamCharles Wentworth bought the house in 1827, it was asingle-storey cottage in a secluded valley of partly clearedcoastal scrub. In fits and starts over the next five decades,William and his wife Sarah developed Vaucluse into a largeand picturesque estate. The grounds were extended andflourished to cover most of the present-day suburb ofVaucluse but the main house of the family’s dreams was leftunfinished. In 1915 Vaucluse House became Australia’s firstofficial house museum and continues to entice visitors to itslush and still secluded grounds. In 2015, Vaucluse Housecelebrated 100 years of being a museum.
Historic SydneyHouses
Friday 24th March 2017
$84.00 per person Payment Due By: 24.2.2017
Includes: Coach Travel, Morning Tea, Guided Tours & Lunch.
Coach departs: Lawson Station 7.25am / Hazelbrook 7.30am /Springwood 7.45am / Panthers (Penrith) 8.15am.
This morning we board the coach and head north to the KenDuncan Gallery at Erina, where we will enjoy morning teaon arrival followed by a guided tour of the gallery. The state-of-the-art gallery showcases amazing imagery fromAustralia and the world, captured by Australia's mostrenowned panoramic landscape photographer, Ken Duncan.
Ken's Central Coast Gallery offers a panorama of Australia'smost idyllic and striking landscapes through vision andsound. The gallery features a 40-seat theatre showingstunning audio-visuals. As well as its selection of exquisitelyproduced framed Limited Edition Prints - includingpostcards, books, posters and jigsaw puzzles.
Lunch today will be at the Central Coast Leagues Club at
passengers own expense. Our afternoon takes us toGosford Classic Car Museum where you will have free timeto wander the extensive collection of classic cars.
Gosford Classic Car Museum was born out of a passion forthe artistry of automobiles. Covering an expanse of morethan 11,000 square metres, the museum beganaccumulating classic vehicles in June 2015.
It now showcases approximately 450 cars, with a total valueof over $70 million. 95% of the vehicles in the collectionhave been bought within Australia, with the remaining carscoming from the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
One of the museum’s first purchases was a collection of 53cars from the Rambler Museum of Western Australia thatwere previously owned by John Ivy.
The museum now welcomes automotive enthusiasts toenjoy and appreciate the magnificence of these classic andvintage cars and motorcycles. With 35 Ferrari’s on display,25 Communist Cars and the full range of Holden’s from1948 – 1978, there’s an impressive range of vehicles toplease everyone.
Sure to be a popular tour so don't delay, book your seatstoday!
Ken Duncan Gallery& Classic Cars
Thursday 30th March 2017
Day 1. Friday 7th April 2017 - Penrith to AlburyThis morning we board the coach with an early start for our day’stour to Albury. We join the Hume Freeway and travel into theSouthern Highlands, to Mittagong for a morning break. The tourthen continues past Yass to the Dog on the Tucker Box nearGundagai for a lunch break (included). The afternoon tour bringsus to Albury and our accommodation for the first night.Day 2. Saturday 8th April 2017 - Albury to GeelongThis morning we travel south along the Freeway to Benalla for amorning tea stop in the Benalla Botanic Gardens, the picturesquesite for the Benalla Art Gallery and home of the Weary DunlopMemorial Statue. We continue to Wallan for lunch (included).Our afternoon tour takes us to Geelong where we enjoy a visitand guided tour of the National Wool Museum. After our visitwe head to our motel with time to relax before dinner.Day 3. Sunday 9th April 2017 - Geelong to Warrnamboolvia the Great Ocean RoadThis morning we leave Geelong and travel via Bells Beach,Torquay, Lorne and Apollo Bay before arriving at Cape OtwayLightstation for morning tea and a guided tour. After ourLighthouse visit we continue through the Great Otway NationalPark to Lavers Hill where we will enjoy our lunch stop (included).Our afternoon takes us towards the coast to take in the beautyof the 12 Apostles Marine National Park. On our way to PortCampbell we can pause at many locations including the Arch andLondon Bridge (now collapsed), the 12 Apostles and Loch ArdGorge for photo opportunities. We will call in to the 12 ApostlesVisitor Information Centre on our way to Warrnambool. Tonightwe enjoy dinner at the Flagstaff Maritime Museum Villagefollowed by the unbelievable Laser Light Show “ShipWrecked”.Day 4. Monday 10th April 2017 - Portland and historic PortFairyThis morning we return to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum Villagefor a wander and free time here. We travel to Port Fairy midmorning for free time to wander this quaint seaside town and anopportunity to enjoy lunch (own expense) at one of the manycafes. Our afternoon takes us to the Portland Maritime DiscoveryCentre. Portland was initially settled from Tasmania and is nowan important export port for livestock. A very good way of gettingto know Portland is a ride on the Portland Cable Tram which wewill enjoy in the afternoon along with a view of the museumonsite filled with historic local artifacts, before returning to ourmotel in Warrnambool.Day 5. Tuesday 11th April 2017 - Warrnambool to BallaratOur morning is a leisurely start with a tour of Warrnambool onboard the coach before making our way to Allansford CheeseWorld for tastings and a view at the Cheese World Museum.After indulging in some delicious tastings we head straight toSovereign Hill to be taken back in time where we can have lunchhere (own cost) and spend the rest of the afternoon here at yourleisure.Day 6. Wednesday 12th April 2017 - Ballarat to AlburyThis morning our first stop is in Daylesford where we visit theWombat Hill Botanic Gardens. We travel the short distance toThe beautiful Convent Gallery for a delicious morning tea and aguided tour of the Gallery. Our next stop is Seymour where wecan have some free time for lunch (own cost). We then travel theremaining way to Albury and arrive at our accommodation forthe night. Day 7. Thursday 13th April 2017 - Albury to HomeThis morning we board the coach and are fare welled by ourhosts in Albury. We start our final journey home with a morningbreak in Gundagai and a stop for lunch in Goulburn.The afternoon will bring us home to Penrith and the BlueMountains and the end of our holiday tour where we saygoodbye to our guide and driver along with our fellow TravelClub passengers.
$1699.00 per person twin share.Inclusions: Coach Travel, Guided Tour, Accommodation, 6Breakfasts, 6 Morning Teas, 4 Lunches, 6 Dinners and entriesas per itinerary.
$82.50 Adult / $74.50 Concession
Payment due by: 30.2.2017
Includes: Coach Travel, Morning Tea, Tour of Ken Gallery, AudioVisual & Entry to Car Museum.
Coach departs: Lawson Station 7.10am / Hazelbrook 7.15am /Springwood 7.30am / Panthers (Penrith) 8.00am.
This morning we travel into the city where our firststop is our morning tea break before making our wayto the Sydney Museum for a guided tour. The modernmuseum built over and around the remains ofAustralia’s first Government House, the Museum ofSydney celebrates the people and events that haveshaped the character and soul of this city. In 1788Governor Phillip chose this site for his officialresidence. It quickly became the centre of the colony’sadministrative and social life, and an important focusof first contact between the Gadigal people and thecolonisers. The next eight governors also lived here,and as banquets and balls, the business ofgovernment and family home merged, the public andprivate lives of the colony’s leading citizens playedout. Today, through a diverse and changing programof exhibitions and events, the Museum of Sydneyexplores the stories of this city from its origins totoday, while the remains of the original building canbe glimpsed through glass openings in the museumforecourt and foyer. Lunch today is included at thePaddington RSL club, a travel club favourite.
Our afternoon takes us to the Sydney Mint where wewill also enjoy a guided tour. In this award-winningredevelopment of Sydney CBD’s oldest public buildingand historic coining factory, past and present truly co-exist. Facing Macquarie Street, the elegantcolonnaded building once formed the southern wingof Governor Macquarie’s notorious Rum Hospital andlater part of the first overseas branch of London’sRoyal Mint. The coining factory behind, shipped inpieces from England during the height of the goldrushes, contained the most cutting-edge technologyin the colony. Integrating new and heritage buildings,historic structures and archaeological elements. TheMint is also home to the Caroline Simpson Library,which holds the only public research collection inAustralia dedicated to the history of the home andgarden.
Museum of Sydney& The MintThursday 20th April 2017
$83.00 per person Payment due by: 20.3.2017
Includes: Coach Travel, Morning Tea, Guided Tours & Lunch.
Coach departs: Lawson Station 7.25am / Hazelbrook 7.30am/ Springwood 7.45am / Panthers (Penrith) 8.15am.
This morning we board the coach and travel locally toProspect and be greeted by our guide at St Bartholomew'sChurch where we will enjoy morning tea on arrival followedby a historic guided tour. St Bartholomew's Church was thefirst church to open in Prospect in 1841, as a result of earlyexplorer William Lawson's push for it to be built.
The Church operated until 1967 when, after an attack ofvandalism, it was closed. In 1989 fire gutted the Church,destroying the 1850s organ and the 1908 furniture. It wasrestored in 2000 and in 2001 Blacktown City Councilpurchased it from the Anglican Property Trust.
The Church is of Colonial Georgian design, being arectangular brick structure with a nave, chancel and twovestries. The main entrance is through the bell tower at thefront, which has a square base with an octagonalbelfry. Lunch today will be at the Parramatta Leagues Clubat passengers own expense. Our afternoon takes usto Experiment Farm Cottage, which stands on the site of the
first land grant in Australia, made in 1789 by GovernorPhillip to the former convict James Ruse. With stories anddisplays explain how Ruse 'sow'd the forst seed' and hadby 1791 successfully farmed the 30 acre site as anexperiment in self-sufficiency, proving that a new settlercould feed and shelter his family with relatively littlegovernment assistance to get started.
Surgeon John Harris (surgeon, explorer, farmer, magistrateand merchant) purchased the land from Ruse in 1793 for£40. The Indian-style bungalow is thought to have beenbuilt by c1835. It is one of Australia's oldest standingproperties, and features in an 1837 sketch and subsequentwatercolour by Conrad Martens. The charming house isfurnished to reflect the home of Harris, with simple butelegant pieces from the National Trust's collection of earlycolonial furniture.
Experiment Farm Cottage was the first house purchased bythe National Trust (NSW) in 1961. In 2000 the ParramattaCity Council acquired and demolished suburban dwellingsthat encroached onto the cottage, restoring long lost vistas.The National Trust landscaped and planted the immediategrounds, using evidence from early paintings, plantcatalogues and photographs to recreate, as far as possible,an authentic setting for the cottage. We enjoy a guided tourwhich will provide an intimate experience, and thepermanent display in the cellar tells the story of the site inall phases of its occupation; indigenous, colonial, and thepresent day.
St Bartholomew's &Experiment Farm
Monday 1st May 2017
$52.00 per person Payment due by: 1.4.2017
Includes: Coach Travel, Morning Tea & Guided Tours.
Coach departs: Lawson Station 7.55am / Hazelbrook 8.00am /Springwood 8.15am / Panthers (Penrith) 8.45am.
TOKENSDear members,Our travel club token promotion for the last yearhas now ended on the 1st February 2017. Thankyou to all members who participated. Our newtravel club token promotion has now commencedand will expire on the 1st February 2018. Collect 10 new tokens to save $20 off a trip!
BIRTHDAYBONUS TOUR
Wednesday 10th May 2017Capitol Theatre Dress Circle Seating
Wednesday 24th May 2017Capitol Theatre Stalls Seating
Kinky Boots is the hilarious and heart-warming newmusical that Sydney has been waiting for!
Based on the movie starring Joel Edgerton andinspired by a true story, Kinky Boots is about ayoung man’s struggle to save the family shoefactory with an outrageous idea thanks to afashionable new friend.
With Tony and Grammy winning songs by pop iconCyndi Lauper, book by Broadway royalty HarveyFierstein (La Cage aux Folles) and Tony winningdirection and choreography by Jerry Mitchell(Legally Blonde, Hairspray), Kinky Boots has beendeemed “irresistible, big-hearted fun, the bestmusical to hit town in years!” (Sydney MorningHerald).
Don’t miss the musical that has captured the heartsof Broadway and the West End, opening at theCapitol Theatre Sydney for a strictly limited season.
$102.00 per person Payment Required Upon Booking
Includes: Coach Travel & Ticket.
Coach departs: Lawson Station 8.40am / Hazelbrook 8.45am /Springwood 9.00am / Panthers (Penrith) 9.30am.
Our morning will start by travelling to thecity with our first stop at Mrs Macquarie'schair where we will break for our morning
tea. Followed by a guided tour of theRoyal Botanic Gardens. After our tour wewill have time to either purchase lunch atown expense or enjoy your sandwich youhave brought along with you. After lunchwe will board the coach and travel to Bondifor a sightseeing drive along the coast.Once we arrive at Bondi Beach you willhave some free time to wander thepromenade and grab an ice cream or twobefore returning home in the lateafternoon.
Botanic Gardensto Bondi BeachWednesday 22nd February 2017
$53.50 per person Payment now due!
Includes: Coach Travel, Morning Tea & Guided Tour.
Coach departs: Lawson Station 7.25am / Hazelbrook 7.30am /Springwood 7.45am / Panthers (Penrith) 8.15am.
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