Capital Blooms

Experience the beauty of spring with the Capital Blooms tour. This 3-day journey takes you to Canberra's Floriade and Bowral's Tulip Time, two of Australia's most spectacular spring floral festivals. Enjoy a local hosted lunch, vibrant flower displays, and festive atmospheres. With comfortable accommodation and expert guides, this tour offers a perfect short break from Sydney. Immerse yourself in a colourful explosion of flowers and celebrate the season's beauty.

Your Holiday Package Includes:

• $500 flight credit per person
• 2 night Capital Blooms guided tour, Sydney return

Includes

• 2 nights accommodation
• 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 1 dinner
• Enjoy the festivities at Floriade Canberra
• Visit Tulip Time Flower Festival in Bowral

Rate is based on twin share for travel 18 – 20 September 2026

Solo traveller pricing available. Please speak to one of our travel consultants for more details

Other travel dates available, surcharges apply

Itinerary:

Day 1: Sydney - Canberra

This short break from Sydney sees you leave the skyscrapers behind and venture into the countryside of the Southern Highlands, all heritage villages, vineyards and manicured gardens. The allures all unite in Berrima, the best-preserved Georgian town in Australia – look no further than its convict-era sandstone gaol. Despite its gloomy history, the building is awfully pretty to look at. All this touring is hungry work – thankfully, a barbecue lunch awaits on the grounds of working cattle and sheep farm Gold Creek Station, where you’ll learn about life on the land from someone who works it every day. Speaking of working hard for the money, 10,000 people spent years constructing Parliament House, the architecturally eye-catching seat of the nation’s government that was constructed largely from Australian materials. You are free to wander the grounds or delve into politics on a self-guided tour.

Day 2: Canberra & Floriade

There are more than a million bulbs on display annually at Floriade, an explosion of colour that transforms the banks of Lake Burley Griffin – as well as some of Canberra’s suburbs in recent years. The month-long affair – the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere – was originally designed to celebrate Australia’s Bicentenary and Canberra’s 75th birthday. But it has become a regular on the city’s event calendar. You’ll see why as you continue browsing immaculate flower beds in various patterns and themes whilst enjoying entertainment, market stalls and a lively spring vibe. After lunch, enjoy a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience when you explore the natural beauty of the National Arboretum, home to over 44,000 rare and endangered trees across 94 forests spanning 250 hectares. An expert guide will share fascinating insights into its history, conservation work, and botanical variety. Wander through themed gardens, admire striking architecture, and take in the diverse plant life. In the evening, enjoy dinner with your fellow travellers, reflecting on the day’s vibrant landscapes and the stories behind these remarkable living collections.

After Floriade, another floral bounty awaits at the National Arboretum, an enormous hilltop space where a local guide will share with you the amazing work being done by horticulturists when it comes to plant conservation and boosting botanical diversity. Spanning more than 250 hectares, the Arboretum is one of the world’s largest living collections of rare, endangered and significant trees. The site is also home to the iconic Margaret Whitlam Pavilion and the renowned National Bonsai and Penjing Collection.

Day 3: Canberra - Bowral - Sydney

Yet more flowers await in the Southern Highlands, where Bowral's Corbett Gardens play host to 75,000 tulips. The aptly named Tulip Time Festival here will inspire you to buy some tulips to plant back home - it's that eye catching. Before you board your coach for your return to Sydney, you'll have time at leisure in the Southern Highlands village of Mittagong.

Prices listed are per person in AUD, based on twin occupancy, including all discounts unless otherwise stated. The offer is subject to availability at time of booking and shown on the lowest category available at the time.  Fares are capacity controlled and are subject to change at any time without notice. Prices/Offers are correct as at 13-04-2026 and can be withdrawn without notice.   Cabin categories include prepaid government fees and port taxes unless otherwise stated.  Hotels may charge resort fees not included in this package, payable direct upon check in. Visas are not included.  Payments made by credit card will incur a surcharge.