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Western Australia: Wildflowers, Wineries and Private Gardens of the South West – September 2021
Western Australia: Wildflowers, Wineries and Private Gardens of the South West – September 2021
  • with
  • Stephen Ryan
  • Sabrina Hahn

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

10 Sep – 22 Sep 2021
13 days
  • Region: Australia
  • Status: limited
Art, Gardens and Heritage Homes of South Australia: From the Clare Valley to the Coorong – September 2021
Art, Gardens and Heritage Homes of South Australia: From the Clare Valley to the Coorong – September 2021
  • with
  • Richard Heathcote
  • Margaret Heathcote

Travel with Richard and Margaret Heathcote on a journey from the William Morris collections in Adelaide’s museums and churches, to historic townships, beautiful homesteads and tranquil gardens. Read more

15 Sep – 25 Sep 2021
11 days
  • Region: Australasia, Australia
  • Status: limited
“Where the roads lead…”: A Literary & Artistic Journey from the Darling Downs to Fraser Island – Sep/Oct 2021
“Where the roads lead…”: A Literary & Artistic Journey from the Darling Downs to Fraser Island – Sep/Oct 2021
  • with
  • Susannah Fullerton, OAM, FRSN
  • David Henderson

Journey through the Darling Downs, Lamington National Park, Brisbane and Fraser Island, to explore how the Australian landscape has exerted a powerful influence on Australian literature and painting. Read more

29 Sep – 12 Oct 2021
14 days
  • Region: Australasia, Australia
  • Status: limited
Auckland and the Tutukaka Coast: Art, Architecture & Design – October 2021
Auckland and the Tutukaka Coast: Art, Architecture & Design – October 2021
  • with
  • Stephen Crafti
  • John Walsh

Explore New Zealand's contemporary art, architecture, furniture and fashion in Auckland, Piha Beach and the Tutukaka Coast. The tour features access to a number of award-winning residential projects. Read more

4 Oct – 14 Oct 2021
11 days
  • Region: New Zealand
  • Status: waitlist
From Seafarers to Pastoralists: Exploring the Coastal & Volcanic Landscapes of Victoria’s Western District – October 2021
From Seafarers to Pastoralists: Exploring the Coastal & Volcanic Landscapes of Victoria’s Western District – October 2021
  • with
  • Christine Reid
  • Emeritus Professor Harriet Edquist AM

With Christine Reid, an internationally recognised garden writer and historian, explore the history of 'Australia Felix', the name Thomas Mitchell gave to the lush pastures of western Victoria. Read more

18 Oct – 26 Oct 2021
9 days
  • Region: Australasia, Australia
  • Status: limited
“A Place of Special Value”: Literary & Artistic Travels in Victoria – October 2021
“A Place of Special Value”: Literary & Artistic Travels in Victoria – October 2021
  • with
  • Susannah Fullerton, OAM, FRSN
  • Shane Carmody

Learn about Victorian writers, past and present, familiar and unfamiliar, from literary expert Susannah Fullerton, President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia, and historian Shane Carmody. Read more

19 Oct – 30 Oct 2021
12 days
  • Region: Australasia, Australia
  • Status: limited
Spring in the Macedon Ranges with Stephen Ryan – October 2021
Spring in the Macedon Ranges with Stephen Ryan – October 2021
  • with
  • Stephen Ryan

Visit some of Mt Macedon's finest hill station gardens, David Glenn's spectacular Lambley Nursery, the romantic gardens of Bank House Newyln, and Simon Rickard's private garden in Trentham. Read more

19 Oct – 22 Oct 2021
4 days
  • Region: Australia
  • Status: limited
Gardens of New England & the Hunter Valley in association with the AGHS – October 2021
Gardens of New England & the Hunter Valley in association with the AGHS – October 2021
  • with
  • Lynne Walker

An exciting new tour arranged in association with the Australian Garden History Society which explores a diverse range of carefully selected private gardens in the Hunter Valley and New England. Read more

19 Oct – 31 Oct 2021
13 days
  • Region: Australasia, Australia
  • Status: limited
Victoria’s Private Country Gardens and their Designers – November 2021
Victoria’s Private Country Gardens and their Designers – November 2021
  • with
  • Sandra McMahon

Join Sandra McMahon visiting some of Victoria’s most beautiful country gardens and meet the owners and the designers who created them. Read more

3 Nov – 14 Nov 2021
12 days
  • Region: Australia
  • Status: limited
Natural Landscapes and Gardens of New Zealand’s South Island – November 2021
Natural Landscapes and Gardens of New Zealand’s South Island – November 2021
  • with
  • Stephen Ryan
  • Craig Lidgerwood

Horticulturalist Stephen Ryan visits an extraordinary variety of private gardens and natural landscapes including Milford Sound, The Catlins and the spectacular Mackenzie Region. Read more

5 Nov – 21 Nov 2021
17 days
  • Region: Australasia, New Zealand
  • Status: limited
Islands of Singular Charm: A Literary, Historical and Cultural tour of New Zealand – November 2021
Islands of Singular Charm: A Literary, Historical and Cultural tour of New Zealand – November 2021
  • with
  • Susannah Fullerton, OAM, FRSN
  • Russell Casey

Explore New Zealand's literary heritage with authors Katherine Mansfield, Janet Frame, Ngaio Marsh and others, and enjoy stunning scenery, great food and warm hospitality. Read more

15 Nov – 30 Nov 2021
16 days
  • Region: New Zealand
  • Status: limited
Tasmania: Art, Spring Gardens, Cradle Mountain & Freycinet National Park – November 2021
Tasmania: Art, Spring Gardens, Cradle Mountain & Freycinet National Park – November 2021
  • with
  • John Patrick

Join John Patrick 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

20 Nov – 1 Dec 2021
12 days
  • Region: Australia
  • Status: waitlist
‘Georgian Hobart’: Meeting History Face to Face
‘Georgian Hobart’: Meeting History Face to Face
  • with
  • Susannah Fullerton, OAM, FRSN

Explore the literature, architecture, scenery and sites of Hobart and surrounds, through the lens of Georgian history, the era of the city’s foundation. Read more

12 Jan – 16 Jan 2022
5 days
  • Region: Australasia, Australia
  • Status: open
Tasmania: History, Art, Historic Homesteads & Gardens – February 2022
Tasmania: History, Art, Historic Homesteads & Gardens – February 2022
  • with
  • Richard Heathcote
  • Margaret Heathcote

Travel with Richard & Margaret Heathcote to explore Tasmania's rich history, art collections, historic homesteads, gardens and natural wilderness of Bruny Island and Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair NP. Read more

29 Jan – 9 Feb 2022
12 days
  • Region: Australia
  • Status: limited
Hobart, the Tasman Peninsula & Bruny Island: Architecture & Design – February 2022
Hobart, the Tasman Peninsula & Bruny Island: Architecture & Design – February 2022
  • with
  • Stephen Crafti

With architecture and design writer Stephen Crafti explore the very best of south Tasmania's contemporary art and architecture. Read more

6 Feb – 13 Feb 2022
8 days
  • Region: Australasia, Australia
  • Status: limited