Arrive in Perth on suggested Qantas flights. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including extra nights’ accommodation before the tour.

At 10:00am, meet your tour leader Alan and fellow travellers at the Duxton Hotel in the Perth CBD. Depart for Margaret River, stopping en route at the picturesque seaside town of Busselton (transfer included in tour price if using group transfer). Enjoy some time at leisure for lunch and to walk along the iconic Busselton Jetty, the longest timber-piled jetty in the Southern Hemisphere. Then, continue to the hotel in the Margaret River township.

This evening, attend the opening concert of the Australian String Quartet’s Weekend of Music at Vasse Felix winery, Margaret River’s founding wine estate, followed by dinner at the estate’s renowned restaurant.

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Today, travel to Cape Mentelle, a pioneering winery founded in 1970. Attend a morning concert in the original barrel cellar of the winery, followed by a picnic lunch in the vineyards.

Then, return to the hotel for some time at leisure.

This evening begins with a gala performance by the Australian String Quartet and guest artists at Voyager Estate, a Cape Dutch-style winery specialising in organic wine, followed by a gala dinner with the performers.

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This morning, enjoy a high tea brunch at the Leeuwin Estate Art Gallery, followed by the final concert of the weekend. Leeuwin Estate was established in 1972 and remains under the ownership of the founding Horgan family. The art gallery holds a collection of works by artists such as Imants Tillers, Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd and John Olsen.

Return to Margaret River township and enjoy a farewell dinner with Alan and fellow travellers at a nearby restaurant.

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This morning, check out of the hotel and return to Perth by coach.

Tour arrangements conclude upon arrival at Perth Airport for flights departing from 15:00 or Perth CBD. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including additional nights’ accommodation either before or after the tour, as well as travel insurance (highly recommended).

The Australian String Quartet was established in 1985 and is Quartet-in-Residence at the Elder Conservatorium, University of Adelaide. The core of the ASQ’s Australian program is its national season in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, supplemented by considerable regional touring, the Dunkeld Weekend of Music in the Southern Grampians of Victoria and the Weekend of Music in Margaret River.

The ASQ has also performed in many major European cities including Hamburg, Berlin, Paris, London, Copenhagen, Cologne, Belgrade, Budapest, Zagreb, Frankfurt and New York. In 2009, the ASQ was invited to perform at the Beethovenhaus in Bonn as part of the Beethoven Festival and also for the Cheltenham, Lichfield and Buxton Festivals in the United Kingdom. In recent years the Quartet has appeared with internationally-acclaimed artists including pianists Angela Hewitt, Caroline Almonte and Piers Lane.

The members of the ASQ are privileged to perform on a matched set of Guadagnini instruments.