Houses & Gardens Tours

Canberra & the Garangula Gallery: Art and Literature

• with
• Susannah Fullerton, OAM, FRSN
• David Henderson

3 days in Canberra celebrating art, literature and history. Enjoy lectures, country outings & the ‘Cézanne to Giacometti: Highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie’ exhibition. Read more

Western Australia: Wildflowers, Wineries and Private Gardens of the South West 2025

• with
• Sabrina Hahn
• Craig Lidgerwood

Join horticulturalist, Sabrina Hahn, visiting some of Western Australia's best wineries, gardens and natural landscapes during the wildflower season.  Read more

Exploring the Literary Landscapes of England 2025

• with
• Susannah Fullerton, OAM, FRSN
• Amanda Jones

The tour begins in Chaucer's Canterbury, moves through the gentle Hampshire countryside of Jane Austen to the Dorset of Thomas Hardy. Read more

Andalucía: Cultural Landscapes of Southern Spain 2025

• with
• Anneli Bojstad
• Dr Christopher Gribbin

Explore Andalucía's UNESCO heritage-listed Islamic and Renaissance monuments, Roman ruins, Prehistoric megaliths and cave art, troglodyte dwellings & the karst landscape of El Torcal de Antequerra. Read more

Great Libraries and Stately Homes of England 2025

• with
• Shane Carmody
• Sam Brown

Unique, privileged access to England’s great private libraries & famous institutions including the Bodleian Library, Magdalene & Trinity colleges, Ham House, Wormsley & Kew Gardens. Read more

Natural Landscapes and Gardens of New Zealand’s South Island 2025

• with
• Professor Tim Entwisle
• Lynda Entwisle

Horticulturalist, Professor Tim Entwisle, visits a variety of private gardens and natural landscapes including Milford Sound, The Catlins & the spectacular Mackenzie Region. Read more

Tasmania: Art, Spring Gardens, Cradle Mountain & Freycinet National Park 2025

• with
• Sabrina Hahn
• Craig Lidgerwood

Join Sabrina Hahn visiting a range of private gardens, working farms, art galleries, gourmet restaurants and the world-famous Freycinet and Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Parks Read more

Tasmania: History, Art, Historic Homesteads & Gardens 2026

• with
• Richard Heathcote
• Margaret Heathcote

Explore Tasmania's rich history, art collections, historic homesteads, gardens and natural wilderness of Bruny Island, the World Heritage-listed Gordon River & Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair NP. Read more

Spectacular Landscapes, Gardens, Imperial Cities & Kasbahs of Morocco 2026

• with
• Professor Tim Entwisle
• Lynda Entwisle

Explore Morocco’s rich culture in gardening and landscape design, art, architecture & craft in medieval cities with old palaces and souqs, on high mountain ranges and in pre-Saharan desert fortresses. Read more

Cherry Blossom and the Art of the Japanese Garden 2026

• with
• Jim Fogarty

Jim Fogarty explores the many different meanings of traditional & modern Japanese gardens. The tour is timed for springtime when the countryside explodes into symphonies of glorious cherry blossom. Read more

Southern Japan: Ancient Forests, Mountain Shrines & the Spirit of the Samurai 2026

• with
• Jim Fogarty

Travel through southern Japan, from historic Kyoto to the ancient cedar forests of Yakushima island. Visit mountain shrines, onsen towns, samurai villages, castles and poignant monuments to peace. Read more

Autumn in the Macedon Ranges with Stephen Ryan 2026

• with
• Stephen Ryan

Visit some of Mt Macedon's finest hill station gardens. View historic Bolinda Vale with an Australian style landscape designed by Phillip Johnson, and Oak House gardens designed by Sam Crawford. Read more