AAT Kings: Capital Blooms Short Break 2027
Experience the beauty of spring with the Capital Blooms tour. This three-day journey takes you to Canberra's Floriade and Bowral's Tulip Time, two of Australia's most spectacular spring floral festivals. Enjoy a local hosted lunch, vibrant flower displays, and festive atmospheres. With comfortable accommodations and expert guides, this tour offers a perfect short break from Sydney. Immerse yourself in a colorful explosion of flowers and celebrate the season's beauty.
Wildlife & natureSee what's included
- Be My Guest lunch at Gold Creek Station
- Explore the Floriade Flower Festival Canberra
- Spend time at the Tulip Time Flower Festival Bowral
- Visit and wander through Parliament House
- Visit Australia's National Arboretum Canberra
- Meals included: 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 1 dinner
Guided Coach Tour
This suggested tour costs from AUD$1,385 per person (twin share, low season)
Starts in Sydney, finishes in Sydney
3 days/2 nights
Hotel 4 star
Pre and post tour options? YES
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AUD$1,385
Day 1 - Sydney - Canberra
This short break from Sydney sees you leave the skyscrapers behind and venture into the countryside of the Southern Highlands, all heritage villages, vineyards and manicured gardens. The allures all unite in Berrima, the best-preserved Georgian town in Australia – look no further than its convict-era sandstone gaol. Despite its gloomy history, the building is awfully pretty to look at. All this touring is hungry work – thankfully, a barbecue lunch awaits on the grounds of working cattle and sheep farm Gold Creek Station, where you’ll learn about life on the land from someone who works it every day. Speaking of working hard for the money, 10,000 people spent years constructing Parliament House, the architecturally eye-catching seat of the nation’s government that was constructed largely from Australian materials. You are free to wander the grounds or delve into politics on a self-guided tour.
Staying in:
- Crowne Plaza Canberra (1 night)
Day 2 - Canberra & Floriade
Day 3 - Canberra - Bowral - Sydney
Yet more flowers await in the Southern Highlands, where Bowral's Corbett Gardens play host to 75,000 tulips. The aptly named Tulip Time Festival here will inspire you to buy some tulips to plant back home - it's that eye catching. Before you board your coach for your return to Sydney, you'll have time at leisure in the Southern Highlands village of Mittagong.