3 Day 2019 Grafton Jacaranda Festival
Friday 01 November 2019 – Sunday 03 November 2019
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Each year in late October, Grafton's Jacaranda trees blossom.
The Jacaranda Festival celebrates the annual blossoming of the magnificent Jacaranda Tree. During the festival, you will find a chaos of colour in the streets. From parades, markets, cultural and handicraft displays, It's all under the mantle of the purple Jacaranda Trees. |
Tour Inclusions
· 2 night’s motel accommodation · 2 cooked motel breakfasts · 2 motel buffet dinners · 2 included lunches – see below · Lunch at the Ballina Bowling and Recreation Club · Ballina Naval & Maritime Museum – entry and guided tour · Jacaranda Festival - entry to Festival Activities · Clarence River Cruises – Group Music Luncheon cruise |
Day 1: BRISBANE TO GRAFTON: Friday 01 November 2019 Included Meals (LD)
Welcome to our 3 day tour to the Jacaranda Festival in Grafton. Sit back and relax as we travel south to Byron Bay located at Cape Byron - Australia's most easterly point. Once we reach the coast at Byron Bay we follow the scenic coast road to via Lennox Head to Ballina for a Club lunch and enjoy the sights including a visit to the Maritime Museum and La Balsa Exhibition. It’s here we have the opportunity to see "La Balsa", one of the actual rafts used on the 1973 epic voyage from Ecuador in South America to Ballina. This afternoon we head to Grafton where we settle into our motel for the next 2 nights. Grafton is a city of tree lined streets and graceful old buildings overlooking the Clarence River. As early as 1866 Grafton council resolved to consider by-laws for the planting and preserving of trees and shrubs in the streets and recreation grounds. There are now some 7000 trees in Grafton and many beautiful parks. The most famous of the trees is of course the Jacaranda - the Jacarandas flower at this time each year providing a spectacular setting for the festivities (Club lunch Ballina / Buffet dinner in motel).
Welcome to our 3 day tour to the Jacaranda Festival in Grafton. Sit back and relax as we travel south to Byron Bay located at Cape Byron - Australia's most easterly point. Once we reach the coast at Byron Bay we follow the scenic coast road to via Lennox Head to Ballina for a Club lunch and enjoy the sights including a visit to the Maritime Museum and La Balsa Exhibition. It’s here we have the opportunity to see "La Balsa", one of the actual rafts used on the 1973 epic voyage from Ecuador in South America to Ballina. This afternoon we head to Grafton where we settle into our motel for the next 2 nights. Grafton is a city of tree lined streets and graceful old buildings overlooking the Clarence River. As early as 1866 Grafton council resolved to consider by-laws for the planting and preserving of trees and shrubs in the streets and recreation grounds. There are now some 7000 trees in Grafton and many beautiful parks. The most famous of the trees is of course the Jacaranda - the Jacarandas flower at this time each year providing a spectacular setting for the festivities (Club lunch Ballina / Buffet dinner in motel).
Day 2: GRAFTON JACARANDA FESTIVAL: Saturday 03 November 2019 Included Meals (BD)
After a hearty breakfast we head in to Grafton and meet up with our local guide who will board the coach and show us around their home town during this stunning time of year. We are very lucky to be here on the last Saturday of the Jacaranda Festival as today is Parade Day***. We have the rest of the afternoon to purchase lunch, wander the Grafton gardens or simply take in the all festival fun before we see the all the excitement of the Grand Float Procession*** this evening. We return to the motel for dinner. (breakfast and buffet dinner in the motel / lunch own expense)
***Please note: The Jacaranda Festival program has not been 100% confirmed for 2019. When the Festival draws closer a more accurate program will be released.
After a hearty breakfast we head in to Grafton and meet up with our local guide who will board the coach and show us around their home town during this stunning time of year. We are very lucky to be here on the last Saturday of the Jacaranda Festival as today is Parade Day***. We have the rest of the afternoon to purchase lunch, wander the Grafton gardens or simply take in the all festival fun before we see the all the excitement of the Grand Float Procession*** this evening. We return to the motel for dinner. (breakfast and buffet dinner in the motel / lunch own expense)
***Please note: The Jacaranda Festival program has not been 100% confirmed for 2019. When the Festival draws closer a more accurate program will be released.
Day 3: GRAFTON TO HOME: Sunday 03 November 2019 Included Meals (BL)
We farewell our hosts as today it is time to head for home. We board the coach and head north passing through Maclean, a pleasant little river port, noted for its historical buildings to Yamba, a quiet seaside town on the southern side of the Clarence River estuary. The Yamba Lighthouse is located on South Head, standing 41m above the sea. It offers fine views of the coastline and is a popular whale-watching site in the winter months. Its beams can be seen 17 km out to sea. Nearby is a replica of the original 1879 lighthouse erected by volunteers for use as a community radio station. Here we’ll join Clarence River Cruises for a leisurely 4 hour cruise on the scenic Clarence River including lunch on board with live music. After the cruise we travel on, making comfort stops along the way. We arrive into Brisbane early evening, concluding our great trip away. (breakfast in the motel / lunch on board Clarence River Cruise)
We farewell our hosts as today it is time to head for home. We board the coach and head north passing through Maclean, a pleasant little river port, noted for its historical buildings to Yamba, a quiet seaside town on the southern side of the Clarence River estuary. The Yamba Lighthouse is located on South Head, standing 41m above the sea. It offers fine views of the coastline and is a popular whale-watching site in the winter months. Its beams can be seen 17 km out to sea. Nearby is a replica of the original 1879 lighthouse erected by volunteers for use as a community radio station. Here we’ll join Clarence River Cruises for a leisurely 4 hour cruise on the scenic Clarence River including lunch on board with live music. After the cruise we travel on, making comfort stops along the way. We arrive into Brisbane early evening, concluding our great trip away. (breakfast in the motel / lunch on board Clarence River Cruise)
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