Hawkesbury Tours
HRC-1Hawkesbury River Cruise
Join us on a river cruise with lunch included. Undoubtedly one of the most spectacular days outing on Sydney waters has to be the Hawkesbury Cruises. A fabulous boat, with a great crew, magnificent scenery, informative information and a delicious morning tea all contribute to making this a great days outing when we take to the waters of the spectacular Hawkesbury River.No matter how many times you cruise on the Hawkesbury there is something different to see and do. This magical experience keeps us intrigued as the captain (a local lad born and bred on this river) tells us the history. He points out various places of interest and generally entertains as we sip our tea or coffee and munch on home cooked morning tea served as we wind our way up and around the river. Unlike some cruises this one provides a constant source of things to see. Also on this journey follow the route of the famous riverboat post man. After our cruise board our coach and travel home.
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Hawkesbury Valley Historical Tour
We travel to the Hawkesbury valley town of Windsor where we meet our tour guide and have morning tea in Macquarie Park. After morning tea we will be taken back in time on our heritage tour. See where Governor Phillip searched for fertile land in 1798. See the Macquarie towns of Windsor, Richmond, Pitt Town, Wilberforce and Castlereagh.Our very informative local historian will make you laugh with his jokes and cry at the hardship of the New Pioneers. Lunch will be at the Macquarie Arms Hotel
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Hawkesbury Valley - Footsteps of our Famous Painters
Travel to Windsor and meet our local historian to trace the footsteps of our famous Painters. Morning tea will be at Macquarie Park, and then see the actual sites of where painters such as Stretton, Aston, Condor, and James Wallis obtained their inspiration to paint their masterpieces. We also visit U.W.S. Hawkesbury and tour rich farmlands of the Cumberland Plains, visit an orchard for fresh fruit and honey tasting.Lunch is provided at the Macquarie Arms Hotel, We arrive home late afternoon.
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Hawkesbury Cruises
Meet the Locals Cruise3 hour cruise - Depart: 10.30am - Return: 1.30pm
Follow the route of Australia's Last Riverboat Postman on our 3 hour cruise as we deliver the essentials to the locals up the river like newspapers, milk, and the occasional bottle of brandy. Tea, fresh percolated coffee, our famous Anzac biscuits, followed by a chunky quiche & salad lunch is all served on board.
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Hawkesbury Cruises
Seven Islands Cruise - our most popular cruise!3 hour cruise - Depart: 10.30am - Return: 1.30pm
Lion, Dangar, Long, Spectacle, Peat, Milson and Bar Islands, with maybe an extra one thrown in!
Cruise past the water-access-only settlements of the Lower Hawkesbury, and see the shipwrecked HMAS Parramatta lying at the base of magnificent sandstone cliffs. Enjoy delicious homemade Anzac biscuits with your tea and freshly percolated coffee, available throughout the cruise, followed by the best fish & chips Brooklyn has to offer!
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Ebenezer Church and Tizzana Winery Visit
We arrive at Ebenezer Church at 10.30am, where we have morning tea (Devonshire tea) and talk. You should include a visit to the Schoolmaster's House which contains photographs and memorabilia on the church's interesting history. The church is open each day for visitors who are welcome to take a self-guided tour pamphlet from the porch. The pamphlet contains information on the historic precinct of the church, the cemetery, the churchyard and the historic tree across Coromandel Road.The cemetery contains gravestones from 1813 and through the 1820's, that is, simple sandstone headstones with footstones. It also includes graves from the Victorian period, a period when the austere Scots permitted a small amount of decoration and simple iron surrounds. Many of the iron guards are still intact and recent efforts have been made to preserve them. There are also graves from the early and late twentieth century and up to the present day.
We depart the church at 12.00 and travel to Tizzana Winery for a wine tasting, talk and lunch.
Tizzana Winery Lunch Menu
Menu: Cold meats, choice of salads from the salad bar, fresh bread rolls, apple pie and cream, coffee.
Wine: Carafe wine and fruit juice served throughout meal.
Note: Lunch function includes wine tasting and a talk on the history of Tizzana.
