Experience Food & Wine Walkabouts & Adventure trips

January 18, 2010 – If you’re looking to escape the winter cold, Australia is the place to be. With Australia currently in the summer season, enjoying a refreshing culinary adventure, a romantic retreat or meeting the local wildlife, has never been hotter.
Featured on www.australia.com, Tourism Australia is offering Australia land-only deals starting from $599 that take advantage of the best of Australia – its food, wine, nature and affordable prices.

It’s Time for an Australia Food & Wine Walkabout

Traveling to experience food and wine is emerging in popularity. Australia’s chefs and winemakers are creating worldwide buzz for their inventive dishes and wines - now is the best time to travel and learn their secrets.
Join private wine tours and enjoy personalized tastes of local cuisine, then explore the best of Australia – the wildlife, cities and its welcoming people with the following deals from Goway Travel to Sydney, South Australia and Tasmania:

• Hunter Valley Wine Tour and Six Days in Sydney from $599
Appreciating Australian Wine
Sure you can sip Australian wines at home, but they’ll never taste as satisfying as they do after you walk the grounds of a local vineyard. This trip to Sydney offers five nights hotel in a Premier Room at the Park Regis City Center, roundtrip airport transfers, and one-day Hunter Valley Introduction to Wine Appreciation with private tour and two-course lunch is just the one to get you started.

• Nine Days in Sydney and Tasmania from $1099
Australia’s Roots and Flavours
Those looking to explore Australia’s convict past, nature, food and wine will enjoy this adventure offer of four nights in a Premier Room at the Park Regis City Centre Sydney, a Hunter Valley Wine Appreciation private tour , roundtrip airport transfers, four nights at the Mercure Hobart, and a day trip following Tasmania’s convict trail to Port Arthur complete with harbor cruise, Narrow Gauge Steam Railway ride and tour of the magnificent ruins of this famous site.

• Nine Days in Sydney and South Australia from $999
Wine and Food with a View
This trip combines two of Australia’s most famous wine regions. Start in Sydney with four nights in a Premiere Room at the Park Regis City Center and a Hunter Valley Wine Appreciation Tour. Then explore Adelaide with four nights at the Mercure Grosvenor hotel and a Barossa Valley Tour that takes you from the 'Hills' to the 'Valley.' Feast your eyes on the spectacular views over Adelaide Hills wine area from Mt. Lofty Lookout then spend the rest of the day exploring the Barossa.

The above deals allow Canadians to experience Australia now and toast the good life, try a new path, or explore the one of a kind wonders unique to this spectacular destination.Vacations start at the above per person rates in CAD, excluding taxes and fees with travel to be completed by March 31, 2011. With great airline prices, Goway Travel can also arrange international and domestic air.

For more deals, details and itinerary suggestions, visit www.australia.com/today. To book, call a Goway expert at 1 877 310 7407. Terms and conditions apply.

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Contact:
Jessica Culp
For Tourism Australia
Jessica.Culp@fleishman.ca
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