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THE MELBOURNE CUP SOUTHERN AURORA™
Sunday, November 2 to Wednesday, November 5

Bookings now open!

Get a rails run to the Melbourne Cup aboard our ever popular, annual Southern Aurora® tour to the 'race that stops a nation' ...

Relive the excitement and glamour of stylish rail travel aboard the famous Southern Aurora on a relaxing, feature-packed Rail Escape™ to the Melbourne Cup - with a day sampling the wine, heritage and high country of north east Victoria ...

  • fine food and comfortable, nostalgic travel aboard the legendary Southern Aurora,

  • go direct to course for the race that stops a nation – the Melbourne Cup,

  • grandstand seating at The Cup and quality refreshments in the exclusive ‘Carbine Marqueé',

  • explore north east Victoria – spend a day in historic Beechworth and the high country ... or enjoy some jazz among the vines while wandering the wineries of Milawa and Rutherglen,

  • all-inclusive package.

The Melbourne Cup in style …

The Cup Carnival is a renowned spectacle of food, fun, fashion, glamour and horse racing – don’t miss being there for the race that stops a nation.

Our stylish, all inclusive package makes it easy, with exclusive access to the prestigious Carbine Marqueé, attractively situated on the banks of the Maribyrnong River – a great atmosphere and grandstand seats.

A comfortable coach transfer takes you direct to Flemington - enjoy a sparkling wine on arrival at the Carbine Marqueé ... reserved seats undercover ... morning and afternoon tea and a buffet lunch ... a grandstand view of The Cup ... cash bar, outdoor riverbank seating and betting facility access ... course admission and a racebook are included. There’s plenty of time and space to soak up the excitement – and you’ll have a great vantage point for the big race

 

Melbourne Cup Southern Aurora™ Itinerary

Day 1 Sunday,
November 2		 (D) > Depart Sydney Central - scenic coast and mountains route
> Twilight 'dinner in the diner' in the Southern Highlands
> Through the night to Albury
 

  • Recapture the romance of rail boarding the Southern Aurora® at Sydney Central for a 3.00 pm departure

  • Scenic late afternoon journey along the south coast and then up the rainforested escarpment to Robertson and Moss Vale

  • Twilight 'dinner in the diner' travelling through the Southern Highlands

  • Restful night aboard en route to Albury

Day 2 Monday,
November 3		 (B/D) > Arrive in Albury - two great coach tour options

> Victorian Heritage and High Country,

OR

> Wine and Jazz in the Murray Valley
 

  • Breakfast as the Southern Aurora crosses the Murrumbidgee and heads on through Wagga Wagga to Albury

  • Take one of our coach tour options ...

Option 1
 VICTORIAN HERITAGE AND HIGH COUNTRY

Picturesque coach journey into the foothills of the beautiful north east Victorian alps -

  • Stop off at the charming old village of Yackandandah.
  • Explore Beechworth - Victoria's best preserved gold town.
  • Enjoy lunch at a café or the tempting old bakery.
  • Visit Beechworrth's wealth of well preserved historic buildings, fascinating Museums, antique and craft shops, atmospheric hotels, attractive parks and gardens.
  • Head into the high country - call in at Myrtleford and Bright.
  • Dine at a specially selected rural restaurant in the pretty Kiewa valley then rejoin the Southern Aurora.

or...

Option 2
 WINE AND JAZZ IN THE MURRAY VALLEY

Go winetasting in the Rutherglen and Milawa wineries -

  • Enjoy a picnic lunch along the way and sample some great jazz among the vines as part of the famous Wangaratta Festival of Jazz.
  • Stopover in historic Chiltern.
  • Sample the award winning range of fine cheeses at the Milawa Cheese Company.
  • Rejoin the Southern Aurora after a lavish winery dinner.
  • Leisurely overnight wander through southern NSW and north east Victoria.

 

Day 3 Tuesday,
November 4		 (B/D) > The excitement of the Melbourne Cup
 
 
 

  • Cup day champagne breakfast on board

  • Coach transfer direct from Southern Cross station to Flemington Racecourse

  • Exclusive Carbine Enclosure seating and refreshments for the Melbourne Cup

  • Coach transfer back to Southern Cross station

  • Dinner on board

  • Overnight journey back into NSW

Day 4 Wednesday,
November 5		 (B) > Return through the Southern Highlands to Sydney
 
 
 

  • Full breakfast on board

  • Return to Sydney Central through the Southern Highlands

Indicative Timetable:

Sunday,
November 2: 		        Wednesday,
November 5:
Sydney Central
depart 1500
      
Sydney Central
arrive 1100

The Southern Aurora will be capably hauled by vintage diesel locomotives from the Museum's collection.

 

Fares (including GST):

TOUR CODE: 1101P Rail Escape      
4 days /
3 nights
 $1895.00 per passenger - Southern Aurora twin share or single berth
- inclusions as shown in the Itinerary and Tour Conditions.
 
OPTIONS (including GST):
When booking, be sure to nominate your preferred day-trip option for Monday.
 
Meals included in the above fares are indicated in the itinerary:
  B=Breakfast L=Luncheon D=Dinner    

OFFERS:
  'Early bird' discount - a fare reduction of $50.00 per passenger applies when booking and full payment is made before 4 July, 2008.


Enquiries & Reservations:
  Phone: 02 9379 1110
  Fax: 02 9379 1063
  e-Mail: info@heritageexpress.com.au

 


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