Fun Over 50 Holidays

10/11/2026

09/11/2026

🏆🏆🏆 THREE GOLDS!

What a night on the Gold Coast! On Friday, we were awarded Gold in three categories at the 2026 Queensland Tourism Awards:

🥇 The Steve Irwin Award for Ecotourism
🥇 Cultural Tourism
🥇 Major Tour and Transport Operators

That’s back-to-back golden trifectas, after being awarded Gold in the same three categories in 2025.

This one belongs to our incredible team: our tour hosts, Coach Captains and office crew, and to every guest who has toured with us. Thank you! Next stop, the Australian Tourism Awards in Geelong in February 2027.

Congratulations to the Silver and Bronze recipients in our categories:

🌿 Ecotourism: Silver to Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort and Bronze to Nautical By Nature Mackay
🏛️ Cultural Tourism: Silver to WWII Secret Base & Tour - Charleville, Outback Queensland, Australia and Bronze to Hinkler Hall of Aviation
🚌 Major Tour and Transport Operators: Silver to Cairns Adventure Group and Bronze to Ocean Free & Ocean Freedom - Cairns Premier Reef & Island Tours

And well done to every business that entered this year. Queensland tourism is in great hands, and it was an honour to be in such great company.

Thank you to Queensland Tourism Industry Council - QTIC and Tourism and Events Queensland for a fantastic night to close Queensland Tourism Week, and to our category sponsors Queensland Airports Limited, Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation and Cobber.

06/11/2026

🏆 Office Closed Today

Our office is closed today as the Fun Over 50 Holidays team heads off to celebrate our amazing industry at the 2026 Queensland Tourism Awards!

We're incredibly excited to be finalists in three categories again this year. It's a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the tourism industry and the wonderful people who make it what it is.

A big thank you to all our guests who have travelled with us, shared their experiences, left reviews and supported us along the way. Your continued support means so much to our team, and we wouldn't be here without you!

Wish us luck! 🤞🥂

For any enquiries, please email [email protected] and we'll get back to you when we're back in the office on Monday.

04/11/2026

New Zealand Natural Wonders | 10 October 2026 Departure

Nineteen days, both islands, and some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet. Here are a few photos from the recent departure.

The North Island set the scene with the Waitangi Treaty Grounds and a Bay of Islands cruise out to the Hole in the Rock, the Hobbiton movie set, and the geysers and Maori culture of Rotorua with the Te Po experience, before heading through Huka Falls and Tongariro National Park to Wellington.

Crossing the Cook Strait, the South Island brought two of the world’s great rail journeys, the Coastal Pacific through the Kaikoura ranges and the TranzAlpine over the Southern Alps, plus the glaciers at Franz Josef, two nights in Queenstown with a TSS Earnslaw cruise, and an unforgettable overnight cruise on the Milford Mariner in Milford Sound. The final stretch took in a Scottish evening in Dunedin, Larnach Castle and a wildlife cruise to Taiaroa Head before a farewell in Christchurch.

Interested in this trip for 2027? Find out more here: https://www.funover50holidays.com.au/our-tours/new-zealand-natural-wonders

26/10/2026

Hunter Valley, Canberra Floriade & Jamala Wildlife Lodge | 20 September 2026 Departure

Flowers, flavours, w**es and wildlife, this one had it all across seven days. Here are a few photos from the recent departure.

We were also thrilled to have Chris Parsons and the Weekender team back on board filming another episode. Stay tuned, we’ll share more on when it airs.

After two nights in Newcastle, the group enjoyed a day in the Hunter Valley with a horse-drawn carriage ride through the vineyards, w**e tasting and a w**ery lunch, then a scenic coastal drive south via the Norah Head Lighthouse into the Southern Highlands.

Canberra turned on the spring magic, with the tulips at Tulip Top Gardens, lunch and a tour at Parliament House, and Floriade in full bloom, plus the moving Last Post Ceremony at the Australian War Memorial. The grand finale was a night at the incredible Jamala Wildlife Lodge, with a private zoo tour, up-close animal encounters and an African-themed dinner party among the wildlife.

23/10/2026

Congratulations Chips!

We’ve got some wonderful news to share. You might recognise Chips as one of our Coach Captains, and this week he has officially qualified as a Savannah Guide!

For those who haven’t heard of it, Savannah Guides is Australia’s leading network of professional nature-based tour guides, operating across northern Australia from Queensland’s Gulf Savannah to the Kimberley. It’s a respected accreditation held by guides with deep knowledge of the natural and cultural history of these regions, and a genuine commitment to sharing and protecting them. In other words, it’s a big deal, and not easily earned.

We’re so proud of Chips for taking this on and coming out the other side fully qualified, ready to bring even more knowledge, passion and storytelling to our outback journeys.

Congratulations Chips, from all of us at the Fun Over 50 Holidays family. Very well deserved!

22/10/2026

Last Minute Twin Share Available | Baubles in the Blue Mountains

We’ve just had a twin share cancellation, which means one last minute twin/double spot has opened up on our Baubles in the Blue Mountains Christmas tour, departing 21 December. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.

Seven days taking in the best of the festive season. Three nights in the Hunter Valley with a private dolphin-spotting cruise and the Christmas Lights Spectacular at the Hunter Valley Gardens, a Riverboat Postman cruise to Dangar Island, two nights in the Blue Mountains with an adults-only Christmas Day feast at the Fairmont, and a Sydney Harbour lunch cruise to watch the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

If you’ve been looking for a way to spend Christmas this year, this is it. To grab the last spot, give our office a call on 1300 554 505 or email [email protected].

Find out more here: https://www.funover50holidays.com.au/our-tours/baubles-in-the-blue-mountains

20/10/2026

And the winner is... Col!

How good is this! One of our wonderful guests, Col, has taken out Best Dressed Dolly at the Narromine Dolly Parton Festival, and WOW did he earn it. Full pink rhinestone glam, fringe for days, sparkly platform boots and a wig Dolly herself would be proud of. He absolutely worked that red carpet.

This is exactly what our tours are all about: throwing yourself into the fun, making memories and having an absolute ball along the way.

Congratulations Col, you’ve set the bar sky high for next year!

18/10/2026

Rhinestones & Country Roads | A Special Tribute to Dolly | 8 October 2026 Departure

Rhinestones on, Dolly cranked up loud, and six days of country fun. Here are a few photos from our first ever Dolly tour.

This one carried extra meaning. With Dolly’s passing earlier this year, our tour became a chance to celebrate her life and everything she gave the world, filling the coach with her greatest songs and raising a glass to a true legend as we travelled.

The journey rolled west from Brisbane through Goondiwindi with a guided town tour, then on to Dubbo for two nights, perfectly placed for the big one, the Narromine Dolly Parton Festival. The Street Party brought the town to life with live music and market stalls, and the evening concert was a joyful celebration of all things Dolly, full of best-dressed fun, tribute performances and plenty of singing and dancing under the stars.

From there it was into Tamworth, Australia’s Country Music Capital, with the Big Golden Guitar and the Australian Country Music Hall of Fame, before crossing into the Granite Belt for a long lunch at Ballandean Estate. The final day took in the strawberry patch at Ashbern Farms and a farewell country lunch at Bestbrook Mountain Farmstay on the way home.

14/10/2026

Best of WA’s Wildflower Country & South West | 24 September 2026 Departure

Fourteen days through Western Australia’s wildflower country and stunning south west, timed perfectly for the spring blooms. Here are a few photos from the recent departure.

The journey started with three nights in Perth and a day tour out to Rottnest Island to meet the quokkas, before heading north through New Norcia, the Pinnacles and the Kalbarri Skywalk, with carpets of wildflowers along the way. From there it was inland to Wave Rock and the Tin Horse Highway, then down to Albany for the National Anzac Centre, the Whaling Station and the dramatic Gap and Natural Bridge.

The south west turned on the magic too, with the Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk, the Pemberton Tram through the karri forests, a Donnelly River cruise, and Cape Leeuwin where two oceans meet, before two nights at Margaret River with its w**eries and the Busselton Jetty on the way back to Perth.

This tour runs again in 2027. If you’d love to experience it yourself, find out more here: https://www.funover50holidays.com.au/our-tours/best-of-the-west-wildflowers