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Incredible Response to Cross Country International's Australian Bush & Beach Vacation
Unprecedented Opportunity to Experience Aboriginal Culture and Lush Rainforests
Millbrook, NY—July 21, 2005—An unprecedented opportunity to experience Australia's aboriginal culture and lush rainforests highlights the Australian Bush & Beach Experience, the latest horseback riding vacation from Cross Country International (CCI).
With a new network of trails for horses just created and opened by the Queensland state government, vacationers now have a previously unavailable opportunity to experience Australia on horseback. Cross Country International, the world’s premier adventure travel company, is receiving incredible response to its latest riding vacation that takes vacationers through Australia’s gorgeous Noosa Beach region with an Olympic tour guide.
“We are getting amazing interest in this new vacation,” said Karen Lancaster, president of Cross Country International, the world’s premier adventure travel company. “We’re so excited to be among the first to offer the chance to ride through these fresh hinterland and coastal trails.”
Three-time Olympian Alex Watson serves as the guide on this exciting new vacation in Australia’s gorgeous Noosa Beach region. Noosa, located in subtropical southeast Queensland, is the crown of Australia’s Sunshine Coast and the star of the Australian Bush & Beach Experience. The name, “Noosa” comes from an aboriginal word meaning “shady place”. The local towns and countryside reflect aboriginal culture and the pioneering history of the region’s farming and Gold Rush days.
Noosa is regarded as Australia’s leading regional tourist destination, combining relaxed coastal living, pristine surfing beaches and a marvelous biodiversity of regional experiences, from open countryside to lush rainforests. Guests on the Bush & Beach vacation have many opportunities to enjoy these attractions from the back of a wonderful Australian stock horse, a horse specifically bred for its adaptability to Australia’s environment and terrain. Visitors with all levels of riding ability will find plenty to enjoy.
Trail rides on the Bush & Beach Experience are guided by Watson who competed for Australia in the pentathlon at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games. Watson’s company, Equathon, organizes horseback riding adventures originating from the Noosa North Shore Resort, an eco-tourism destination on the north side of the pristine Noosa River. On these rides, guests can gallop into the waves and along the sand dunes of the Noosa North Shore — a beautiful, unspoilt stretch of golden beach — and over the rolling green hills of Kin Kin and Kenilworth, towns in the Noosa hinterland. There are even special team activities on horseback.
At Kilkivan visitors learn about the town’s Great Kilkivan Horse Ride, an annual trail ride featuring over 1,000 horses and riders. Kilkivan is located on eastern Australia’s Bicentennial National Trail, a walking and riding trail running from north to south along the coast.
Riders on the Bush & Beach vacation also have the opportunity to join a cattle muster, complete with “Shrimp on the Barbie” at an authentic Aussie bush barbeque and stories around a campfire in the evening!
In addition, there are numerous non-riding activities available throughout the trip. These include swimming, surfing, fishing, sightseeing, dining and exploring local markets, plus opportunities for massages and first-class spa treatments. There are also optional visits to Hastings Street, Noosa’s glamorous “main strip,” Fraser Island, the world’s largest sand island, and the Australia Zoo, home of Steve Irwin, television’s famed “Crocodile Hunter.”
Program Includes:
- Six nights hotel/bed & breakfast accommodations
- Five days of guided trail riding
- All meals
- Horse, tack and tax
Program Dates and Pricing:
- 2005 Dates — November 7-13, 21-27; December 5-11
- 2006 Dates — February 6–12, 20–26; March 6–12; March 27–April 2; May 1-7, 15-21; May 29–June 4; June 12–18; July 17–23; July 31–August 6; August 14-20; September 4–10; October 16-22; October 30–November 5; November 13–19; November 27–December 3
- $1,895 per person
For further information on the Australia Bush & Beach Experience vacation or any of Cross Country International’s numerous other exciting vacations, please call Cross Country International at (800) 828-8768, email to info@xcintl.com, or visit their website at www.equestrianvacations.com.
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