Win: One of Five Decadent Travel Getaways With RedBalloon
From a secluded island eco-retreat, to sitting at a table in the ocean eating oysters. In partnership with RedBalloon, we’re giving five readers the chance to win a lush out-of-town travel experience.
We really can’t be taking enough holidays this year. Regional Australia needs our support, and we in turn could use its soothing nature-filled calm. Whether you prefer to head north to escape the cold, or cosy up by a fireplace to contemplate, there are myriad ways to keep well-fed and warm this winter, while also replenishing the mind (and spirit).
In partnership with RedBalloon, we’re offering five readers the chance to win a trip interstate or closer to home. The travel vouchers are even valid for five years.
Here’s the prize breakdown by state.
QLD
Win a two-night stay for two people in an oceanfront villa at Elysian, a boutique eco-retreat in the Whitsundays. It’s an all-inclusive package featuring breakfast, your choice of an al fresco or picnic lunch, and a three-course dinner with matched wines. Plus daily yoga and free use of paddle boards, glass-bottom kayaks and snorkelling gear. If you manage to catch a fish, the in-house chef will even cook it up for you. With ocean, mountain and rainforest views, fresh produce grown on the island, and daily cocktails at sunset, Paradise Bay excels at living up to its name.
NSW
Win a two-night stay in an intimate eco-cabin under Central Tilba’s dark starry sky. The prizewinner (and a mate) will be well-fed with a breakfast hamper of homemade granola, local milk, eggs, bread and ground coffee beans, and a dinner hamper of local wine, freshly caught oysters and a trio of Tilba cheeses. Laze by the pool or explore the nearby beaches by day, and cook marshmallows over the fire pit by night.
WA
Win two spots on this food safari dedicated to the tastes of the Great Southern Wine Region. Departing from Albany, the prizewinner and a mate will get to know the dedicated growers and producers of this cool-climate region. Taste local wine, cheese, fudge and preserves at Ducketts Mill Wines and Denmark Farmhouse Cheese, pause for a lunch of local produce at The Lake House, and close with a whisky tasting at Limeburners Great Southern Distillery.
VIC
Entrants are vying for a decadent private bathing experience for two at Peninsula Hot Springs. Start your visit by recalibrating at the tranquil Spa Dreaming Centre, where your private bath can be tinted with lavender milk, tulsi tea or essential oils. Hydrate with cups of herbal tea between stints in the centre’s geothermal baths, saunas, Moroccan hammam and cold plunge pools. Spend the remainder of the day gliding between the 50 different mineral-rich bathing experiences of the bath house. Robe, towel and locker hire is included.
SA
You can win the chance to experience the behind-the-scenes workings of one of their state’s most famous ocean treats. In this oyster farm tour at Coffin Bay, you and a friend will don waterproof waders and shuffle out onto the Salt Water Pavilion deck, half-submerged in the ocean. Take a seat (yes, in the water) to devour a dozen freshly harvested and shucked Coffin Bay oysters each, plus a glass of riesling, while learning about oyster farming and the mollusc’s seemingly magical abilities to purify water.
https://www.broadsheet.com.au/national/entertainment/article/win-one-five-decadent-travel-getaways-redballoon
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