Day 1
ARRIVE ADELAIDE
Check in to your accommodation after exploring the food and wine capital at your leisure.
OVERNIGHT: 5 nights Pullman Adelaide
Day 2
PENFOLDS MAGILL ESTATE
As far as gourmet experiences go, today you are about to indulge in one of Australia’s absolute best. The legendary Penfolds Magill Estate – where some of the world’s great wines are produced – is your venue for an epicurean adventure you’ll never forget. Enjoy tastings, including Grange, in private rooms before heading to the Magill Estate Cellar Door for a sumptuous lunch. (B,L)
Day 3
LEISURE DAY
Today is yours to explore one of Australia’s most elegant and sophisticated cities. If you’d like to get right to the source of that gourmet experience by visiting another wine-growing region, McLaren Vale is a perfect option. (B)
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McLaren Vale Winery Experience $180 per person.
A tour to McLaren Vale along the beautiful Fleurieu Peninsula includes four cellar door experiences and a delicious restaurant lunch. The region is best known for its Shiraz but expert vignerons will explain why Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay grapes also thrive in this unique microclimate.
Day 4
BAROSSA VALLEY
Today your boutique wine and food touring continues with a visit to the very special and historic Northern Barossa with its 80 cellar doors. You’ll even visit one of the oldest vineyards in the world where Shiraz vines were planted in 1843. (B,L)
Day 5
LEISURE DAY
Explore more of Adelaide at your leisure. (B)
Day 6
BOARD THE GHAN IN ADELAIDE
Board The Ghan in Adelaide for an iconic showcase journey of inland Australia. As the train leaves the city heading for the Flinders Ranges and beyond, the dramatic changes in landscape will become a familiar highlight of the next two days. OVERNIGHT: 2 nights The Ghan (B,L,D)
Day 7
THE GHAN, ALICE SPRINGS
After your first night enjoying the fine dining and relaxed luxury of this iconic train, you’ll wake to an unforgettable outback sunrise at Marla – a remote outpost 160 kilometres from the Northern Territory border that marks the start of the Oodnadatta Track. Enjoy the magnificent outback scenery pass you by as you make your way to Alice Springs. (B,L,D)
Day 8
THE GHAN, KATHERINE AND DARWIN
When the landscape transforms into rocky gorges and fast-flowing canyon streams, prepare to experience one of the Top End’s most impressive natural wonders. Continue to Darwin where your journey concludes. (B,L)