Ideas by Month - April
Call 1800 017 849 or enquire online to speak to one of our travel specialists and begin planning your personalised itinerary.
Melbourne, Australia: Intenational Flower and Garden Show
Approximately 130,000 visitors each year enjoy more than 350 floral exhibits at what has been touted as one of the most beautiful events in Australia. Also cleverly named 'The greatest show in earth', the event takes over the Carlton Gardens and Royal Exhibition Building for five days each spring. For an explosion of colours and scents like no other, this is an event not to be missed.
Call 1800 017 849 or enquire online for more information on planning your trip.
Singapore: World Gourmet Summit - 7 to 26 April 2008
Food connoisseurs will be treated to some of the finest cuisine, best wines and unique dining experiences found anywhere in the world, at this internationally acclaimed event that positions Singapore as a premier gourmet capital of Asia. Internationally renowned masterchefs and winemakers congregate to set your tastebuds watering. Events take place in some of Singapore's finest hotels and restaurants and include food seminars, cookery workshops and live demonstrations, introducing audiences to a whole range of delectable dishes from all over the world.
Call 1800 017 849 or enquire online for more information on planning your trip.
Louisville, USA: Kentucky Derby
Call 1800 017 849 or enquire online for more information on planning your trip.
This popular three-week extravaganza has been held every year since 1956. Expect a whole host of unusual entertainment and attractions, including golf and basketball tournaments, hot-air ballooning events, food and drink festivals, a steamboat race on the Ohio River and a half and full marathon event. The spectacular Thunder Over Louisville fireworks extravaganza and air show is one of the most popular events of the annual Derby Festival.
Gallipoli, Turkey: ANZAC Day
This is one of the most important dates in Australia's and New Zealand's calendar. Every year on ANZAC Day thousands of Australians make a pilgrimage to the place now known as ANZAC Cove, to salute, honour and pay their respects to the fallen and to the surviving servicemen who willingly offered their lives to the service of their country.
Call 1800 017 849 or enquire online for more information on planning your trip.
Augusta, USA: The Masters Golf Tournament
Most commonly referred to as 'The Masters' or 'The US Masters', this is one of four annual major men's professional golf championships and the first of the four championships to be played each year. The second Sunday in April plays host to the final round of The Masters, which are played every year at the same location - the private Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. Expect the world's biggest names and one of the most exciting atmosphere's of any world golfing event.
Call 1800 017 849 or enquire online for more information on planning your trip.
London: Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race
This prestigious competition between England's top universities, known simply as the 'Boat Race', dates back to 1829 when two friends, Charles Merivale, a student at Cambridge, and Charles Wandsworth, a student at Harrow and nephew of William Wordsworth who was at Oxford, suggested the challenge. Nowadays the race is an intrinsic part of Britain's cultural heritage, and it is watched by an estimated quarter of a million people live from the banks of the river, by around seven to nine million people on television in the UK, as well as by an overseas audience of millions.
Call 1800 017 849 or enquire online for more information on planning your trip.
New Orleans, USA: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - 25 April to 4 May 2008
One of the premier events of the year, this Louisiana-style cultural feast offers fantastic music, food and regional crafts. A top line-up of rock, folk and jazz performers will be sure to entertain. Guests from 2007 included such music industry greats as Van Morrison, Harry Connick Jr, Rod Stewart and Norah Jones. To complement the great entertainment is a fantastic selection of regional cuisine and the Louisiana Folklife Village, which presents masterpieces created by artisans and craftsmen from around the world.
Call 1800 017 849 or enquire online for more information on planning your trip.
call 1800 017 849 to make an appointment
