MELBOURNE MAGNIFICENT MUSICALS 2!
11 - 18 May 2025
Join us for 7 nights in Melbourne with 6 fabulous shows: Les Misérables Special 40th Anniversary World Tour, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Ten Tenors 30th Anniversary Tour, plus our own 3 shows: Jailhouse Rock, Musicals Madness and My Song Goes Round the World!
$7635 per person twin share
Single Room Supplement Add $1940
Initial Deposit On Booking $2000
Final Balance Due: 07 February 2025
Days
7 Nights
Highlights
6 fabulous shows, including Les Misérables, Jesus Christ Superstar and The Ten Tenors plus tours to Ballarat, Yarra Valley and Dandenong!
Group Size
44 Travellers
Meals
All Breakfasts
1 High Tea
1 Morning Tea
4 Lunches
4 Dinners
Mobility
Gentle Tour
SPECIAL FEATURES
• 6 great musical events: Les Misérables Special 40th Anniversary World Tour, Jesus Christ Superstar and The Ten Tenors 30th Anniversary Tour plus 3 concerts provided by our hosts: Jailhouse Rock, Musicals Madness and My Song Goes Round the World, all in iconic venues!
• 7 nights at the luxury 5-star hotel, The Langham Melbourne.
• Special tours including Melbourne City Tour, Ballarat tour including visit to Sovereign Hill, Yarra Valley tour with wine and chocolate tastings, day trip to Dandenong with Puffing Billy steam train excursion.
• Hosted by Lynette Martin, Alex Milligan, Tracey Collins and Penny Dodd.
TRIP ITINERARY
Experience the Exceptional:
SUNDAY 11 MAY 2025 (D)
The Langham Melbourne (7 nights)
Experience timeless luxury in the heart of Melbourne’s Southbank at our 5-star hotel!
Highlights Include:
• Today we fly from Auckland to Melbourne.
• Enjoy an early evening dinner before the first of our shows.
• Tonight we attend the first of our shows, Jesus Christ Superstar. Featuring lyrics and music by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar dramatises the final weeks of Jesus Christ’s life through the perspective of Judas. The legendary score features hits like I Don’t Know How to Love Him, Gethsemane, and Superstar.
MONDAY 12 MAY 2025 (B, D)
Highlights Include:
• A half-day guided tour of Melbourne city sights. Melbourne is packed with attractions, from beautiful parks and gardens to grand libraries and museums.
• In keeping with our Les Mis theme, our Welcome Dinner tonight is in the unique venue, Old Melbourne Gaol with our concert Jailhouse Rock from our artists. This variety concert will feature famous songs from the movies. Built of bluestone, the Gaol still contains the original cells which held some of Melbourne’s most notorious criminals, including the infamous bushranger Ned Kelly.
TUESDAY 13 MAY 2025 (B, L, D)
Highlights Include:
• Full day tour to the beautiful Dandenong region including time for shopping and lunch in the charming village of Olinda and a ride on the historic Puffing Billy.
• Dinner tonight in a historic mansion with a concert from our artists entitled Musicals Madness – featuring great music and magic musicals, coupled with a little madness!
WEDNESDAY 14 MAY 2025 (B, MT, L)
Highlights Include:
• Full day tour to Ballarat, historic city famous for its goldmining history.
• Visit to Sovereign Hill, with morning tea on arrival, then time to explore the village, shops and wander the main street and even pan for gold.
• Lunch at Craig’s Royal Hotel which is one of the first Grand Hotels of the district, established in 1853.
• Free evening to meet friends or enjoy your own dining
experiences.
THURSDAY 15 MAY 2025 (B, High Tea)
Highlights Include:
• Full free day to enjoy your own tours or shopping.
• Tonight after an early pre show dinner we enjoy our 2nd show: Les Misérables Special 40th Anniversary World Tour. The Arena Spectacular is touring to over 15 countries and regions worldwide, with an extraordinary new design specifically created for larger venues with a cast and orchestra of over 65. Featuring an iconic collection of best loved songs like I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own, Bring Him Home, and One Day More, this epic story remains one of the world’s favourite musicals.
FRIDAY 16 MAY 2025 (B, L, D)
Highlights Include:
• A sleep in this morning before a visit to Melbourne’s iconic Queen Victoria Market. This bustling inner-city market has been the heart and soul of Melbourne
for over 140 years. Here you can look for a bargain, wander around the fresh produce and take in the vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere.
• Lunch at Brunetti Classico.
• Dinner and a musical soiree: My Song Goes Round the World from our artists in a glamorous stately home.
SATURDAY 17 MAY (B, L)
Highlights Include:
• Full day tour to the Yarra Valley today which includes a gourmet lunch at one of the famous vineyards, wine tasting and a chocolate talk and tasting.
• Tonight we enjoy The Ten Tenors 30th Anniversary Tour featuring our very own Cameron Barclay!The Ten Tenors are renowned for their dynamic performances of some of the greatest songs of all time. No other group can match their power and harmonies, fans can expect to hear all their favourites – including Bohemian Rhapsody, Hallelujah, Nessun Dorma and new classics such as Proud Mary and (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life.
SUNDAY 18 MAY 2025 (B)
Home today filled with 6 incredible music events, food and fun in this vibrant city.
This Trip Includes:
• Return economy airfares Auckland – Melbourne with Air New Zealand including taxes.
• 7 nights’ accommodation at the 5-star luxury hotel The Langham, Melbourne.
• 6 music events including Les Misérables Special 40th Anniversary Arena Spectacular World Tour, Jesus Christ Superstar and The Ten Tenors 30th Anniversary Tour plus 3 concerts provided by our hosts: Jailhouse Rock, Musicals Madness and My Song Goes Round the World!
• Numerous activities including half day Melbourne City tour, welcome high tea at our beautiful hotel, full day tour to Ballarat including Sovereign Hill, full day tour to Yarra Valley with wine tasting, full day tour to Dandenong with a ride on the historic Puffing Billy Steam Train plus visit to the famous Queen Victoria Markets and lunch at Brunetti’s.
• All breakfasts, 1 morning tea, 1 high tea, 4 lunches, 4 dinners.
• All tours listed in the brochure, all tips, porterage and taxes included.
• Escorted by Lynette Martin, Alex Milligan, Tracey Collins and Penny Dodd.
Important Information
• All itinerary details are subject to change, but changes will be replaced with a comparable or better option.
• Initial & Second deposits are fully refundable up until final balance due date, minus an administration fee of up to $500 plus any non-recoverable costs.
• All monies are non-refundable at final balance due date. This becomes an insurance claim.
• Bank transfer payments incur no surcharge. Credit card payments incur surcharge of 1.5%.
• Travellers need to be independently mobile and fit to travel.
• Bookings will only be accepted with initial deposit & booking form.
• All travellers must obtain comprehensive travel insurance for international travel and insurance for domestic travel is recommended.
• Please refer to our terms and conditions on booking form.
Mobility - Gentle Tour
This trip is a gentle tour with a little walking and standing. We do require you to be able to get up on a coach with ease and be able to get on the Puffing Billy train and into the Stadium, including climbing stairs for the Les Misérables show.