Cooler days and nature’s changing colours make autumn an ideal time for exploring Australia – whether in one of our cities or venturing further afield for a refreshing regional escape.

Cultural Attractions of Australia offers a fantastic selection of immersive experiences and tours of this country’s cultural, historical and sporting icons to enjoy as a travel experience on their own or as part of a more extensive travel itinerary.

Each of these curated VIP experiences is pre-bookable, and there are tours and experiences suited for individuals, families, and groups from two to twenty-five.

Here are 6 Cultural Attractions to enjoy during Autumn.

The Art Gallery of New South Wales offers an immersive evening of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art with The Yiribana Experience in Sydney. Guests enjoy exclusive after-hours access to the Gallery’s spectacular new north building and a tour of the Yiribana Gallery led by an Indigenous host. Following the sit down to a superb five-course dinner highlighting Indigenous ingredients by celebrity chef Clayton Wells with matched wines. They receive a gift and a photograph as a memento of this special evening. This three-hour experience is available for two to ten guests. This is an excellent way to celebrate a milestone celebration.

The foliage surrounding Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin is stunning with its golden, russet and green hues during autumn. A visit to the city’s National Museum of Australia is well-worthwhile for its expansive vistas of the lake, as well as the chance to learn more about the diverse stories of Australia from 65,000 to the present day. Cultural Attractions Big Histories private curator-led walking tour brings significant aspects of this country’s history to life. See the heart of the famous racehorse Phar Lap, the first Holden Prototype and many other significant histories and objects on display. At the end of the tour, guests – from two to a group of up to twelve, head to the waterfront café and enjoy a meal that showcases local produce with a matching wine whilst taking in the views of the sparkling lake.

Now is a perfect time for a cultural sojourn to Hobart. The city has seen the arrival of stunning new places to stay over the last eighteen months, such as The Tasman on the scenic waterfront with its luxurious restored 1840s Georgian and 1940s Art Deco buildings and contemporary Mövenpick Hotel with views of the harbour and the city, which are an ideal base for an autumn visit. Cultural Attractions of Australia has an excursion called Mona Like a Rockstar, designed for two to eight guests, which is a fun and unforgettable way to experience this world-renowned museum and art gallery. This begins with a leisurely trip aboard the Mona Roma ferry from Hobart along the Derwent River, including a late breakfast of delicious small bites and drinks. Following, you are met on arrival and escorted to the Void Bar for a cocktail before continuing to view the artworks in the galleries nearby. You then enjoy a superb lunch at Faro Bar and Restaurant, designed by executive chef Vince Trim, with matched wines from Mona’s famed wine bunker. As a finale, you have special access to American artist James Turrell’s light artworks. There is time to further explore Mona’s collection before taking the ferry once more back to Hobart.

The centrepiece of Adelaide CBD’s revitalised River Torrens precinct, Adelaide Oval is renowned as one of Australia and the world’s most iconic sporting venues for cricket, Australian rules football, concerts and major events. It is also the home of the famed Bradman Collection, Sir Donald’s private and personal collection. With its century-old Heritage Scoreboard, giant spreading Moreton Bay Fig Trees and grassy Northern Mound, this setting is incredibly picturesque during Autumn. Cultural Attractions of Australia’s Wonders of Adelaide Roofclimb Experience provides the ultimate view of the Oval and its surrounding parklands. A RoofClimb leader first guides two to fourteen guests to the highest points of the Oval’s roofline for a 360 view of the city skyline. You can take the opportunity to lean out fifty metres over the field or, alternatively, sit in rooftop seats and take in the fantastic vistas. You are offered a refreshment of a flavourful-tasting plate highlighting local produce before returning to the Oval.

A one-and-a-half-hour drive from Melbourne will bring you to the delightful Victorian period gem Ballarat for a refreshing autumn break. The city’s fine architectural heritage is reflected in buildings such as the Town Hall and Her Majesty’s Theatre – Australia’s oldest intact and operating lyric theatre, and the Ballarat Art Gallery, with a beautiful collection of Australian art from colonial times, including works by Arthur Streeton, David and Arthur Boyd and Claris Beckett. You can stroll the town’s boulevards, such as Sturt Street with its autumnal gardens featuring bandstands, statues, monuments, memorials, lamp posts and the tree-lined Avenue of Honour, and also take in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, featuring Prime Ministers Avenue with striking bronze busts of every Australian Prime Minister. Nearby, you can relive the excitement of the town’s Gold Rush era at Sovereign Hill. Cultural Attractions of Australia’s 24 Hours at Sovereign Hill brings this period of history to life at Australia’s largest outdoor museum. Designed for two to sixteen guests, it is ideal for families and groups of friends. It includes exploring an underground mine on a mine tour and riding on a horse-drawn carriage absorbing the hustle and bustle of Main Street. It also offers an exclusive hands-on sweet-making class followed by Devonshire Tear in the New York Bakery. It also encompasses an atmospheric overnight stay in a Governor’s Room with a Continental breakfast box delivered in the morning.

In Western Australia, Perth’s spectacular WA Museum Boola Bardip is a must-visit on Whadjuk Nyoongar in the heart of the city’s Cultural Centre. It allows for connecting and learning more about First Nations culture and the State’s unique flora, fauna and biodiversity.  Boola Bardip means ‘many stories’ in the local Nyoongar language.

Cultural Attractions of Australia’s Nyumbi for four to ten guests is a wonderfully immersive Aboriginal culture experience through song, dance and knowledge sharing. The inspiring tour begins with a Welcome to Country and Nyumbi performance, a Celebration Dance in Nyoongar. It then embarks on a fascinating Aboriginal-led tour through the Museum to explore Aboriginal objects, stories and perspectives from Western Australia. To finish, you enjoy a yarn and a seasonal tasting of bush tucker, learning more about bush food practices that have nourished Aboriginal people for thousands of years.

Cultural Attractions of Australia is a collective that brings together 19 of Australia’s most iconic cultural attractions, celebrating the country’s diverse cultural, historical and sporting influences. It offers curated, VIP, behind-the-scenes, pre-bookable experiences ideal for domestic and international travellers to immerse themselves in Australian culture.

Edited by: Jason Smith

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