4 Days on the Goondiwindi Art Trail
Nestled on the banks of the Macintyre River and the border of maroons and blues country, The Goondiwindi Region proves itself a natural muse in more ways than one.
Distance: 527 Kilometres
Explore the Queen Mary Falls Circuit, and enjoy locally sourced seasonal menus at stops along the way. Visit an apple farm, taste delicious cider and fresh apple pie. Sample original farmhouse cheese and join a truffle discovery centre tour. Visit an outback saddlery, participate in a tour, and visit a lavender farm on a 4000 acre station. Get in the saddle and take a relaxed country horse ride, and feed the farm animals at a country retreat.
STOP1
Brisbane to Killarney
Drive through country towns of Beaudesert and Boonah, explore the stunning Queen Mary Falls Circuit in Main Range National Park. Relax with a casual picnic lunch in the National Park. Settle in to your private cottage with panoramic views over the Condamine Gorge. Enjoy a delicious dinner featuring local seasonal produce.
STOP2
Killarney to Stanthorpe
Discover Queensland’s premier food and wine region, follow the Granite Belt Strange Bird Alternative Wine Trail. Sample cider and apple pie at Sutton’s Apple Farm. Visit Stanthorpe Cheese for hand-made farmhouse cheese, explore the spectacular Girraween National Park and taste locally-made jams and conserves at Jamworks Gourmet Foods .
Try lunch at the Larder or a local winery including Balancing Heart, Ballandean Estate as well as Heritage Estate and taste fresh seasonal menus.
STOP3
Stanthorpe to Brisbane
Join a workshop tour at Kent Saddlery, visit Aloomba Lavender Farm or tour the Truffle Discovery Centre. Try horse-riding and feed the farm animals at Bestbrook Mountain Resort. Spot pademelons, satin bowerbirds and giant spear lilies in the Goomburra Section of Main Range National Park. Have a relaxed barbecue in the National Park ahead of your return to Brisbane.
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