Highlights
Visit to the Violet Town Markets with over 230 stalls
Visit to Benalla - tour of the fantastic Street Art
Visit to the Tungamah Silos - Brolgas & Kookaburras
Visit to the Devenish Silos - Nurses
Visit to the Goorambat Silos - Country Scene & Barking Owls
Visit to the Goorambat Church to view "Sophia" the beautiful Wall Art of Adnate
Overnight Stay in Yarrawonga
Visit to Rich Glen Provodore Store in Yarrawonga
Visit to historic Byramine Homestead & Brewery
Visit to Cactus Country - Australia's largest Cactus Farm
Visit to Monichino's Winery
Friends for Company!
Inclusions
Fully escorted by a Sisterhood Womens Travel Tour Hostess
Comfortable air-conditioned coach transportation ex Melbourne return
Sightseeing as per itinerary
Comfortable Country accommodation with private facilities
Meals as per itinerary
All entrance fees
Willing to share option
Complimentary Sisterhood shopping bag
Notice
COVID-19 NOTICE
The itinerary is subject to change due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Should social distancing measures remain in place, Sisterhood Womens Travel will adapt our itinerary accordingly.
Itinerary
Day One - Saturday 12 August 2023
Melbourne - Violet Town - Benalla - Silo Trail - Yarrawonga (D)
Welcome to our 2-Day Markets & Silos of North Eastern Victoria. Meet at our designated departure point in Melbourne at 8.30 am. Here we'll travel to Violet Town in the Goulburn Valley home to one of the best country Victorian markets. We'll spend some time browsing the 230-plus stalls with the opportunity to fill your sisterhood shopping bag with all sorts of goodies.
Lunch can be enjoyed at the market with an array of tasty delights on offer before we continue onto Yarrawonga via Benalla. Benalla is a lovely country town featuring some of Victoria's best Street Wall Art. We'll meet our guide for a tour of the many fabulous murals that adorn much of Benalla. We then head towards Yarrawonga via 3 Silo sites including the Tungamah Silos which feature Brolgas and Kookaburras, a short distance away the Devenish Silos with their impressive Nurses on display and the final silos we'll be visiting will be at Goorambat where the Country Scene and the Barking Owls will impress before finally visiting the nearby Goorambat Uniting Church to visit "Sophia" the stunning wall art by famous Adnate whose work also adorns many of the walls in Benalla. Spectacular and amazing that in this tiny little hamlet such amazing art can be found.
We arrive into Yarrawonga for check in. Dinner tonight at a local hotel. Yarrawonga, known as the Sun Country on the Murray is aptly named as the Mighty Murray River forms the border between Victoria and New South Wales.
Overnight - Yarrawonga Central Motel (or similar)
Day Two - Sunday 13 August 2023
Yarrawonga - Strathmerton - Shepparton - Melbourne (B,L)
Today after breakfast we'll have time to explore the shops of Yarrawonga including the Rich Glen Provodore store offering over 100 different locally made olive oils, pantry items, beauty products and more.
We then head to the historic Byramine Homestead, Victoria's oldest homestead built in 1842 and the original home of Elizabeth Hume.
We continue onto Cactus Country, the largest Cactus farm in Australia to explore the gardens and marvel at the blooms, shapes and sizes of these prickly sensations. An amazing garden of over 4000 species of cacti and succulents.
Our last stop will be Monichino's Winery in Katunga, highly regarded for its award-winning vintages. The vineyard and cellar door has expanded its range of wines to include Barbera and Pinot Grigio.
We then head back to Melbourne arriving around 6pm.
Thank you for joining us for our latest Mini Break and we look forward to welcoming you back!