Trip Highlights
Meet private garden owners
Visit private gardens and meet their owners and see roses in all their glory.
Tour gardens and vineyards
Tour the Barossa and Clare valleys, discovering gardens and sampling the wine of the regions.
See Adelaide's Botanic Gardens
Explore Adelaide, including the David Roche Foundation and the city's splendid Botanic Gardens.
Trip Inclusions
- Travel with a small group of 15-25 guests, escorted by an expert Botanical Guide
- Includes six nights’ accommodation in centrally located four- and five-star hotels, return private airport-to-hotel transfers, plus 14 meals and select beverages
- Relax aboard a spacious coach with an experienced and informative Coach Captain
- Tour the Barossa Valley wine region to enjoy gourmet experiences including a wine tasting and tour at Seppeltsfield winery and Maggie Beer’s Pheasant Farm
- Explore the Adelaide Hills, including Hahndorf to see Hans Heysen’s home and studio
- Explore Adelaide, including Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Carrick Hill Manor and the Australian Museum of Gardening, as well as the David Roche Foundation
- Visit the Heritage Garden and its delightful rose garden as well as Martindale Hall in the Clare Valley
- Attend the Chihuly exhibition to see the world’s most celebrated contemporary glass artist, Seattle-based Dale Chihuly
Map & Itinerary
Trip Notes
- Itinerary and inclusions are subject to change
- Fitness Rating: Low - involves walking on uneven surfaces and stairs, and being able to stand up for up to one hour, while keeping up with the pace of the group
- Group size 15-25 guests
Adelaide and David Roche Foundation
Meet at The Playford Hotel at 1.30pm, where you’ll join a city sightseeing tour, including a visit to the David Roche Foundation which displays the many antiques and fine arts David collected over his lifetime. Later this evening, enjoy a Welcome Dinner.
Stay: Four Nights, Adelaide, The Playford Hotel or similar
Daily :Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop, Seppeltsfield Winery and AL-RU Farm
Take in the sights of the Barossa Valley today. While enjoying all that this premier wine region has to offer, we stop in at Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop. Continue to the historic Seppeltsfield Winery, with its avenue of stunning date palms, then visit the private garden of AL-RU Farm, a cattle property which features a stunning garden.
Daily :Adelaide Hills Private Garden, Hans Heysen’s Studio & Hahndorf
This morning, visit a private garden in the Adelaide Hills before adjourning to Hans Heysen’s home and studio to see the magnificent gums he was so famous for painting. While here, enjoy lunch at The Cedars. Afterwards visit the drought-tolerant, Mediterranean-style Highcroft Garden. Later, spend time in the quaint German-influenced village of Hahndorf and experience its vibrant main street, with its many cellar doors, sweetshops and cafes.
Daily :Carrick Hill and Chihuly Exhibition at Adelaide Botanic Garden
Today, tour the manor house and gardens of Carrick Hill, before taking a look inside the Australian Museum of Gardening. The collection here spans almost 400 years. Afterwards, visit the Adelaide Botanic Garden and attend an exhibition of the world’s most celebrated contemporary glass artist, Seattle-based Dale Chihuly. Adelaide is only the third city outside the USA to host a ‘Garden Cycle’ exhibition by the famous artist. This afternoon, you may choose to explore the Art Gallery of South Australia or enjoy free time.
Daily :Adelaide, Anlaby House to Clare Valley
Depart Adelaide for the Clare Valley. Along the way, visit the famous Haigh’s Chocolate Factory, where you’ll get to sample the exquisite delicacies. Stop for lunch at Anlaby House and Garden, home to South Australia’s oldest merino stud. Enjoy its historically listed gardens, including a walled vegetable garden and terraced lawns. We then visit a local winery for a tasting and afternoon tea.
Stay: Two Nights, Clare Valley, Clare Country Club or similar
Daily :Martindale Hall, Burra and Bungaree Station
Arrive at one of South Australia’s best-known homesteads, Martindale Hall. Each room here is a living museum, which allows you to see how the upper class lived in the late 1800s. A charming garden and maze complete this historical image of affluence. Continue on to the historic town of Burra for lunch, before visiting Bungaree Station, a part of South Australia’s rich pastoral heritage which ran 100,000 sheep in its heyday.
Daily :The Heritage Garden Clare Valley and Adelaide
This morning, visit the most famous garden in the Clare Valley, The Heritage Garden. Kay and Walter Duncan have worked hard to create and maintain this lush six-acre private country garden, that includes 2,000 rose bushes. Travel back to Adelaide this afternoon, where your tour concludes at The Playford Hotel at around 2.30pm.
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