- Pricing From $6,245
- Single Supplement FREE*
- From Sydney
- Duration 5 Days
- Max Group Size 20
- Activity Level Easy Going
- Commences 21 Sep 2026
- Concludes 25 Sep 2026
Floriade 2026
Also includes Tulip Time in Bowral & Tulip Top, Sutton
FREE Single Supplement*
Bill Peach Journeys invites you to celebrate spring in glorious style on a garden lover’s dream through the Southern Highlands and Canberra as we head to Floriade 2026. Journey to picturesque Bowral, where magnificent gardens burst into colour amid rolling countryside, historic villages and grand country estates. At Tulip Time Bowral, one of Australia’s oldest and most beautiful floral festivals, wander through Corbett Gardens as more than 80,000 hand-planted tulips create a dazzling tapestry of spring colour. Discover the National Trust treasure of Retford Park on a private tour, with time to wander its beautiful gardens, and savour the culinary delights of the region at acclaimed Bendooley Estate and Onesta Cucina.
En route to Canberra, immerse yourself in another captivating spring spectacle at the divine Tulip Top Gardens in Sutton. Wander beneath avenues of flowering trees and through sweeping displays of tulips and spring blooms, where beautifully landscaped gardens, tranquil pathways and a kaleidoscope of colour create one of the region’s most enchanting seasonal experiences.
In Canberra, enjoy a private tour of the highlights of the National Gallery of Australia, discovering treasures from its remarkable collection, including works by Jackson Pollock, Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin and Edvard Munch.
Then comes the magnificent floral crescendo — Floriade. Enjoy a private tour of Australia’s largest celebration of spring as Canberra’s Commonwealth Park is transformed by more than one million blooms. Spectacular garden beds create vast tapestries of colour and intricate floral displays inspired by the festival’s annually changing theme — an unforgettable celebration of spring at its most magnificent.
Exceptional dining, fascinating private touring and luxurious accommodation at the newly opened Ardour Milton Park Bowral and the iconic Hyatt Hotel Canberra complete this beautifully curated spring escape. From the splendour of Tulip Time and Tulip Top Gardens to the breathtaking floral artistry of Floriade, this is a journey designed to delight the senses and celebrate the very best of spring.
Always a beautiful Sojourn, the Floriade 2026
& Tulip Time journey will also visit the stunning privately owned Tulip Top Gardens
Floriade 2026 Theme is Feast of Flowers
Official Floriade festival updates confirm that the garden beds are growing beautifully in preparation for the gates opening next month.
The festival theme for Floriade 2026 is Feast of Flowers – “Come hungry for colour. Leave full of inspiration”. The Floriade Festival video below teases all the senses!
This year’s theme celebrates the joyful meeting of nature, food and community. Inspired by seasonal harvests and the rituals of gathering, cooking and sharing meals, Feast of Flowers invites visitors to experience spring through all the senses.
Garden bed designs will reflect the abundance of the season, inspired by edible landscapes, florals that echo fresh produce, and the pleasure of outdoor dining and shared experiences.
The theme will come to life through a vibrant program connecting visitors with local growers, producers and businesses, both onsite at Floriade and across the city. Be sure to view our image gallery for this journey by clicking here.
Highlights
- Enjoy Tulip Time in Bowral’s Corbett Gardens, one of Australia’s oldest floral festivals, explore the divine Tulip Top Gardens in Sutton and discover the spectacular floral displays of Floriade, Australia’s biggest celebration of Spring’s beauty
- Be among the first to stay 2 nights at the beautifully restored Ardour Milton Park Bowral, a luxury country estate in the Southern Highlands newly re-opened after an extensive renovation
- Spend 2 nights at the multi award-winning Hyatt Hotel Canberra - A Park Hyatt Hotel
- Tour the historic National Trust treasure, Retford Park
- Privately tour highlights of the National Gallery of Australia, including works by Pollack and Monet & their newest acquisitions by Gauguin & Munch
- Private tour of the highlights of the Australian War Memorial and view the stirring Last Post ceremony
- All meals - breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Uncover the beauty of Floriade and Tulip Time with new friends yet enjoy your own room with a reduced single supplement charge
- Escorted throughout by a dedicated Journey Director
Tour Departures
Hotels
Bill Peach Journeys understands the importance of selecting the right accommodation to complement each journey. In this case, the Four Seasons Singapore has been chosen to showcase the incredible destination visited throughout this journey as a luxurious base to return to each afternoon after touring.
Ardour Milton Park, Bowral
Ardour Milton Park Bowral is a meticulously restored Southern Highlands estate, blending 1920s heritage charm with contemporary elegance. Reimagined suites and heritage-inspired interiors harmonise with manicured gardens and parkland views. Every detail, from traditional furniture styles to modern conveniences, evokes timeless sophistication. With indulgent amenities, thoughtful service, and serene surroundings, Ardour Milton Park Bowral offers an immersive escape where history, luxury, and tranquility converge, creating an unforgettable retreat in Australia’s scenic Southern Highlands.Hyatt Hotel Canberra
This Heritage hotel interweaves the hidden mystique of the 1920s with modern Art Deco designs offering an escape within a heritage-inspired setting. The traditional furniture styles as well as garden and park views are all enhanced with modern conveniences. Hyatt Hotel Canberra with its Park Hyatt touches proves this luxurious hotel is second to no other in the nation’s capital. With luxurious interiors and deluxe amenities coupled with exemplary service, encounter the finest in luxury accommodations.
This morning you will meet at a designated departure point at Sydney Domestic Airport or the Stamford Plaza Sydney Airport. Upon meeting, the group will depart for the picturesque Southern Highlands. Arriving in beautiful Berrima, we enjoy a delightful Welcome Lunch at the acclaimed Bendooley Estate. Enjoy a delicious meal surrounded by the Estate’s heavenly gardens and vineyard as you savour flavoursome cuisine inspired by the seasons of the Southern Highlands.
Following lunch, enjoy a visit to the magnificent Tulip Time Flower Festival display in Bowral, one of Australia’s oldest and most beautiful floral festivals. 80,000 mass-planted tulips and 15,000 annuals are planted each year to transform Bowral’s Corbett Gardens into stunning arrangements of sweeping spring colour.
Next, we check into our luxury accommodation, Ardour Milton Park Bowral. A newly renovated and beautifully restored luxury country estate set in the Southern Highlands, Ardour Milton Park, Bowral is celebrated for its elegant heritage design, excellent dining and serene gardens. Your welcome dinner will be hosted by your Journey Director tonight.
Overnight: Ardour Milton Park Bowral
After breakfast, take a private tour of National Trust treasure, Retford Park. Built in 1887 by the Hordern family and lavishly redesigned by James Fairfax in the 1960s, Retford Park is a place of great heritage significance located in the heart of Bowral. Following the tour of this elegant Victorian Italianate homestead, there will be time to stroll among its charming gardens.
After lunch, step back in time as you explore the fascinating Dirty Jane’s Antique store and enjoy time to wander Bowral’s delightful township. This evening, savour a delightful Italian dinner at acclaimed Onesta Cucina.
Overnight: Ardour Milton Park Bowral
Leaving the Southern Highlands, we travel south and arrive at the breathtakingly beautiful Tulip Top Gardens, showcased on Better Homes and Gardens. Acres of stunning world class gardens framed by weeping willows, and 1000 blossoms, paints the scene for almost a million tulips, daffodils and other flowers creatively planted.
Continue on to Canberra where we enjoy an orientation tour including the lookout at Mount Ainslee. This afternoon, visit the Australian War Memorial for a private tour of its highlights and the stirring Last Post ceremony. Check-in to our hotel where we enjoy dinner and the elegant comfort provided by the Hyatt Hotel, the epitome of heritage-inspired five star luxury.
Overnight: Hyatt Hotel Canberra
Depart this morning for a private tour of Floriade. Over 1 million bulbs and annuals are used each year in varying designs so that it is constantly changing as the different plants come into flower throughout Spring. Enjoy new types of blooms every year as Floriade showcases exciting new bulb varieties. Exotic sounding names such as Tulipa Black Diamond, Violetta Tiny Tots, Blueberry Banana and Tulipa Top Parrot bloom together to create sweeping designs of colour throughout the park.
This afternoon, enjoy a private Highlights Tour of the National Gallery of Australia which will include Jackson Pollack’s Blue Poles, Claude Monet’s Waterlilies and two of the gallery’s newest acquisitions – Paul Gauguin’s The Farm at Le Pouldu and Edvard Munch’s Man with horse. Tonight’s Farewell Dinner is at the acclaimed Water’s Edge Restaurant.
Overnight: Hyatt Hotel Canberra
Following a leisurely breakfast, transfer to Canberra Airport for your flight home. Saying a fond farewell to new friends, this simply delightful Sojourn concludes.
About Sojourns
Our Sojourn programmes are short break journeys put together in conjunction with themes, events or experiences. These programmes range from cruising New Zealand’s North Islands to world-class sporting events and unique experiences throughout Australia and New Zealand.
About Single Traveller Journeys
We recognise the specific requirements of single travellers and that’s why a number of our journeys are single supplement free, affording you the benefit of your own single room, without any, or with significantly reduced extra cost. In fact, over 40% of our guests travel alone and return to Bill Peach Journeys again and again. In this way, you can enjoy the camaraderie of your fellow travellers during the day, along with the safety and security of travelling with an escorted group, but still retire to your own personal room in the evening. Note: The single supplement free offer cannot be taken in conjunction with any other offer.
Fully inclusive
This journey includes accommodation, all meals as specified, touring throughout, transfers, services of a dedicated Journey Director and admission tickets to Floriade.
Coaches
The coaches that we use for the ground component of this journey are fully air-conditioned.
Pre Tour
Flights from your home port to Sydney are not included in the journey price. Should you require flights to Sydney and from Canberra, we can provide a competitive quote on airfares and pre and post tour accommodation in Sydney, at the commencement of your journey and in Canberra at the conclusion of your journey.
For anyone who would like to stay in Sydney the night before the tour begins, we are happy to offer a very special discounted price at the Stamford Plaza Sydney Airport of $260 per night per room for singles which includes accommodation, breakfast, porterage & transfers from the airport. $285 is the price per night per room for twin share which includes accommodation, breakfast, porterage & transfers from the airport.
Level of Fitness Required – Easy Going
These journeys are not physically demanding unless you want them to be. They include easy guided walks, which are mainly on flat ground. There will be times when you are required to board a launch for shore excursions. You must be able to walk up to 500 metres unaided and will not need any foreseen assistance throughout the journey. For all clients to fully enjoy this travel experience, excellent health and mobility is required by all.
Travel Insurance
We strongly recommend that you purchase travel insurance to cover you against such things as personal illness or accident, cancellation, loss of baggage etc. Please make sure you carry a copy of your Travel Insurance policy with you at all times.
Terms and Conditions
Please refer to the T&C’s for more information. Terms & Conditions (PDF)
***Conditions Apply: The Late Bird Offer is strictly limited, cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer and is valid if paid by 14 Aug, 2026.
**Conditions Apply: The Early Bird Offer is strictly limited, cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer and is valid if paid by 19 Jun, 2026.
*Conditions Apply: The Single Supplement Free offer is strictly limited and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. (The Savings afforded by the Single Supplement Free offer is valued at over $950.)
^FD2600FF Conditions Apply: Complimentary one way airfare is from Canberra to SYD, MEL or BNE at the conclusion of this Sojourn. For other cities, please contact the Reservations Department to discuss. This Early Bird Offer is limited, cannot be used in conjunction with another offer and is valid if booked and paid by 19 Jun, 2026.
^ Please note: While this journey is timed to coincide with spring blossom season, fully bloomed flowers cannot be guaranteed in each location.