Tamworth Country Music Festival

New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory

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Travel by luxury Gold or Diamond Class coach on this 6 day fully escorted escape to Australia’s largest music festival, the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Start with morning tea at Tropical Fruit World before an overnight stay on the Dorrigo Plateau. Enjoy a guided tour of Dutton Trout Hatchery, then wine tasting and lunch at Petersons Winery in Armidale before arriving for three nights in Tamworth. Soak up two full days of free concerts, buskers, bush poets and line dancing, with an included afternoon or evening show ticket each day. Visit the Big Golden Guitar, National Guitar Museum, Country Music Wax Museum and the Australian Country Music Hall of Fame, then stay overnight in Armidale, stopping at the Celtic Standing Stones and finishing with lunch and wine tasting at Ballandean Estate Wines before returning to Brisbane.

Departure location:
Brisbane Coach Terminal
Return location:
Brisbane Coach Terminal
Tour duration:
6
days
Physical rating:
2 - Moderate
Departure dates:

15 January 2027 - Diamond Class 20 January 2027 - Diamond Class

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Coach classes:
Gold
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Diamond
Tour accreditations:
Tour experiences:

11 Meals Included 2 Cultural & Heritage Experiences

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Tour pricing

Twin Share
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Diamond
$
3375
pp
Sole Use
Diamond
Diamond
$
4395
pp
Twin Share
Gold
Gold
$
3195
pp
Sole Use
Gold
Gold
$
4275
pp
Deposit:
$400pp
Sole Use:
Green Guest Policy:
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Additional information

Tour inclusions

  • Journey in comfort aboard our luxury ‘Gold Class’ or ‘Diamond Class’ coach
  • Fully escorted tour with experienced Fun Over 50 Holidays Tour Host & Coach Captain
  • Tropical Fruit World; 1 night Dorrigo
  • Guided tour of Dutton Trout Hatchery; Petersons wine tasting & lunch
  • 3 nights Tamworth celebrating Tamworth Country Music Festival; enjoy 2 surprise shows & souvenir Festival Program
  • Big Golden Guitar; National Guitar Museum; Country Music Wax Museum; Australian Country Music Hall of Fame
  • McCrossin’s Mill Museum; 1 night Armidale
  • Celtic Standing Stones; Tenterfield drive tour
  • Ballandean Estate wine tasting and lunch
  • 11 delicious meals included on your journey

Additional information

Physical rating

2 - Moderate
Passengers must be able to:
  • Participate in guided or unguided small walking tours at a relaxed pace
  • Walk on mostly level ground
  • Tackle an occasional flight of stairs or incline
  • Occasionally need to stand for up to 10 minutes
  • Get on and off transportation unaided
  • Manage your own luggage
  • Participate in walking tours with time to rest at least every 10 minutes
  • Walk confidently on bush tracks and soft sand – mostly level ground
  • Stand for 15 minutes without needing to sit down
  • Tackle a flight of stairs or incline
  • Get on and off transportation multiple times unaided
  • Manage your own luggage
  • Participate in walking tours without having to stop or sit down to rest for up to 20 minutes
  • Walk up an incline equal to a flight of stairs without stopping
  • Stand for 30 minutes without needing to sit down
  • Walk over uneven ground, tackle cobbled creek crossings & walk through soft sand
  • Get on and off transportation multiple times unaided
  • Manage your own luggage
  • Be extremely mobile and live an active lifestyle
  • Negotiate inclines, declines and varied terrain confidently
  • Participate in a physical activity lasting up to 5 hours (Trek/walks)
  • Manage your own luggage and be able to carry with you a backpack with items required for the physical activities
Learn more about our fitness levels

Physical rating

2 - Moderate
Passengers must be able to:
  • Participate in guided or unguided small walking tours at a relaxed pace
  • Walk on mostly level ground
  • Tackle an occasional flight of stairs or incline
  • Occasionally need to stand for up to 10 minutes
  • Get on and off transportation unaided
  • Manage your own luggage
  • Participate in walking tours with time to rest at least every 10 minutes
  • Walk confidently on bush tracks and soft sand – mostly level ground
  • Stand for 15 minutes without needing to sit down
  • Tackle a flight of stairs or incline
  • Get on and off transportation multiple times unaided
  • Manage your own luggage
  • Participate in walking tours without having to stop or sit down to rest for up to 20 minutes
  • Walk up an incline equal to a flight of stairs without stopping
  • Stand for 30 minutes without needing to sit down
  • Walk over uneven ground, tackle cobbled creek crossings & walk through soft sand
  • Get on and off transportation multiple times unaided
  • Manage your own luggage
  • Be extremely mobile and live an active lifestyle
  • Negotiate inclines, declines and varied terrain confidently
  • Participate in a physical activity lasting up to 5 hours (Trek/walks)
  • Manage your own luggage and be able to carry with you a backpack with items required for the physical activities
Learn more about our fitness levels
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Walking component
Heritage
Heritage
Festival & Event
Festival & Event
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Local guide
Food & Wine experience
Food & Wine experience
Entertainment
Entertainment

Itinerary

Departs
Brisbane Coach Terminal
Returns
Brisbane Coach Terminal

Day

1

Dorrigo

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Departing Brisbane Coach Terminal aboard our luxury 'Diamond Class' or 'Gold Class' coach, we stop at Tropical Fruit World for morning tea. We continue on, breaking for lunch in Yamba, before travelling up to Dorrigo Mountain for our mountain stay.

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Lookout Mountain Retreat, Dorrigo
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Included meals
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Morning Tea
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Afternoon Tea
Dinner

Day

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Tamworth

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Departing Dorrigo, we visit Dutton Trout Hatchery for a cuppa and guided tour, learning how trout are bred and raised. We then continue to Petersons Winery in Armidale for wine tasting and lunch before travelling on to Tamworth to celebrate the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Australia's largest music festival.

**Dinner is at your own expense tonight.

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Tamworth

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Days 3 & 4

Enjoy two days of the talents, sights and sounds of the Tamworth Country Music Festival, including free concerts, talented buskers, bush poets, line dancing and the FanZone Stage in the CBD precinct, running daily from 10am till late. On both days Fun Over 50 Holidays has included an afternoon or evening show ticket. Included shows are value-added by Fun Over 50 Holidays and are non-refundable if not attended.

Lunch and dinner are at your own expense on festival days. Show program available December 2026.

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Dinner

Day

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Armidale

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Our first stop is the Big Golden Guitar, home to the National Guitar Museum and Country Music Wax Museum. We then visit the Australian Country Music Hall of Fame before travelling on to Uralla, where we walk the heritage trail and visit McCrossin's Mill Museum, before concluding the day in Armidale.

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Brisbane

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We depart Armidale to travel on to Glen Innes, breaking at the Celtic Standing Stones. We continue on via Tenterfield taking a drive tour past the Tenterfield Saddler and historic Cork Tree. Arriving in Ballandean, we enjoy lunch and a wine tasting at Ballandean Estate Wines before returning to the Brisbane Coach Terminal in the late afternoon.

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Included meals
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Morning Tea
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Dinner

What you'll see and do

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Our coach tours have a baggage restriction of 17kg per person (regardless of flight and rail allowances) due to our Occupational Health & Safety standards. You can also bring one small, soft carry-on bag not exceeding 30cm wide, 30cm high, and 15cm thick that may be stowed in the overhead compartment.

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