Itinerary

Day 1: Corbett Park - Greenbrier Park

Dinner

Depart Sydney and travel to Bowral in the picturesque Southern Highlands. Enjoy the colourful tulip display at Corbett Park. Visit Greenbrier Park, a substantial English-style private garden set in Australian woodland and native environment boasting perennial borders, exotic and native shrubs, rock gardens and sweeping vistas.

Day 2: Private Gardens, Moidart - Red Cow Farm - Bradman Museum

Breakfast, Dinner

See Moidart with its sunken rose garden set around a magnificent crabapple. An exquisite two hectare mature garden, Moidart features many exotic specimen trees - beech, oaks, sequoia and dogwoods. See the silver garden, hellebore and bluebell walks, sweeping lawns, perennial borders, pond and stream. Continue to Red Cow Farm gardens. Visit the Bradman Museum, part of cricket history, to view fascinating memorabilia. Visit the historic town of Berrima.

Day 3: Cockington Green - Embassies, Canberra

Breakfast, Dinner

At Cockington Green marvel at the meticulously crafted miniature buildings and English gardens. Take an informative tour of Australia's capital, Canberra, passing embassies, the National Capital Exhibition and joining a guided tour of the new Parliament House.

Day 4: Canberra Sights - Floriade

Breakfast, Dinner

This morning choose to visit either the Australian War Memorial or the National Gallery. Afterwards, head to Floriade, Australia's celebration of spring with its mass of colourful bulbs. Enjoy new types of blooms as Floriade showcases exciting new bulb varieties. See exotic tulip varieties such as Tulipa Black Diamond and Tulipa Top Parrot bloom together to create sweeping designs throughout the park.

Day 5: Canberra - Sydney

Breakfast, Dinner

Stroll around the Australian National Botanic Gardens. View the Display Glasshouse, Rainforest Gully and Garden Nursery. Book lovers can browse the Public Reference Herbarium. Drive through Mt Annan Botanic Gardens, the largest in Australia, covering 400 hectares.

Day 6: Blue Mountains

Breakfast, Dinner

Explore nature's garden, the majestic Blue Mountains. Enjoy the unique Australian bush and admire the Three Sisters at Echo Point. Stroll through magnificent Nooroo. A walk through the 28 hectare Mt Tomah Botanic Gardens takes you past the rhododendrons of the Himalayas and western China, the southern beeches of Australia, New Zealand and Chile, the giant lobelias of Mount Kenya, the proteas of South Africa, and the conifers of Europe and North America.

Day 7: Hunter Valley Gardens

Breakfast, Dinner

Travel to the Hunter Valley wine region and visit spectacular Hunter Valley Gardens. Spanning over 25 hectares, there are 12 stunning feature gardens which include the Rose Garden, Italian Grotto, Oriental Garden, Border Garden, Chinese Garden, Indian Mosaic Tea Garden, Formal Garden and Tea Garden. Explore each garden one by one and enjoy an exciting journey through flowers, trees and shrubs with an air of discovery at every turn. Wander around the lake, explore the village shops and perhaps taste some wines. Return to Sydney.

Day 8: Sydney Harbour Cruise

Breakfast

Take a cruise on Sydney Harbour and marvel at the gardens of some of Australia's most expensive homes. Visit Vaucluse House, then transfer to the airport for your flight after 4.00 p.m.

Floriade & Tulips