Please click here to view our home pick up & drop off area map.

If you live outside our home pick up/drop off area, you are welcome to meet us at a mutually convenient location.

Please click here to express your interest in this annual event. If we have a seat available, we'll book you in & email you an invoice for payment (payment will be due 4 weeks before this event).

7.30 - 8.30am     Home pick up service   

8.45am     Depart Kariong after a comfort stop    

10.00 - 11.30am    Get ready for Christmas by picking up some supplies from Costco     

11.45am - 1.45pm     Immerse yourself in all things Swedish at IKEA (there are cafes in the complex where you can purchase lunch)    

2.00 - 2.30pm     Grab some Christmas presents from the Lindt Chocolate Factory    

4pm   Approximate arrival time back on the Coast & commence home drop off service

Click here to view our pick up area map.

Arrive 10:30am - Depart 12:30pm

About: 

Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre at Drummoyne, is the only place in Sydney where you can shop for great bargains whilst enjoying the spectacular views of Sydney Harbour and browse through a huge range of your favourite fashion, food and lifestyle brands.

Products:

Over 120 premium outlet stores including women's, Men's and Children's fashion, footwear, accessories, jewellery, discount and variety, homewares and gifts, health & beauty, cafes & restaurants, food court with outdoor balcony overlooking the Marina, fresh food market, supermarkets, and ATMs.

Company Overview

They also have the HOMEMAKER CENTRE located on Level 1, with great brands such as Freedom, Oz Design and JB Hi Fi.

Unfortunately, there may be times where the event organisers need to cancel a market due to torrential local rainfall, severe weather warning or damaged grounds. This decision is made by the Thursday evening preceding the market.

If this occurs, Connect Coaches will provide a full refund to those who have paid if they are unable to attend on the rescheduled date.

Connect Coaches offers convenient home pick-up and drop-off services in many suburbs on the Central Coast.

Please click here to view our Pick up area Map

• Home pick-up and drop-off service (within our advertised pick up/drop off area)
• Comfortable coach transportation
• Morning tea (provided by the venue)
• Entry fee into the sanctuary
• Lunch (assorted sandwiches & a cool drink)

7:45am-8:45am: Home pick up service

9:00am: Depart Kariong

10:30am - 1:30pm: Morning tea upon arrival at Banana Cabana Sanctuary. This will be followed by a guided tour & quality time spent with these fascinating primates. A picnic lunch will be enjoyed before departing for the Central Coast.

3:00-3:30pm: Arrive back at Kariong & begin home drop off service

Connect Coaches offers convenient home pick-up and drop-off services in many suburbs on the Central Coast.

Please click here to view our Pick up area Map

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• Home pick-up and drop-off service (within our advertised pick up/drop off area)
• Comfortable coach transportation
• Morning tea
• Entry fee into venue, tour & **shallow water animal encounter
• Lunch at Cookabarra Restaurant

** The shallow water encounter is included in your entry fee - Wearing your own clothing and staying (mostly) dry, you can wade in the sandy shallows of the new beach style lagoons, or sit on the rocks, feeding and petting the beautiful animals. For those not wanting to get wet, you are welcome to feed & pat the animals from dry land.

For those who dare, there is the option to pay an extra $10 to hire a wetsuit & get right in the water to feed and interact with the animals while your Irukandji tour guide offers a wealth of information about marine life and ocean conservation

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7.30-8.30am - Home pick up service within our advertised pick up/drop off area

8.30am - Depart Tuggerah after a comfort stop

9.45-10.15am - Morning tea at Grahamstown Dam

10.45am - Arrive at Irukandji Shark & Ray Encounters in Anna Bay & prepare to have fun, learn lots about the amazing sea life at this venue & get wet (but only if you want to!)

12.30pm-2pm - Lunch at Cookabarra Barramundi Farm before heading back to Tuggerah to begin our home drop off service

Unfortunately, there may be times where the event organisers need to cancel a market due to torrential local rainfall, severe weather warning or damaged grounds. This decision is made by the Thursday evening preceding the market.

If this occurs, Connect Coaches will provide a full refund to those who have paid if they are unable to attend on the rescheduled date.

Connect Coaches offers convenient home pick-up and drop-off services in many suburbs on the Central Coast.

Please click here to view our Pick up area Map

• Home pick-up and drop-off service (within our advertised pick up/drop off area)
• Comfortable coach transportation
• Morning tea (provided by the venue)
• Entry fee into the sanctuary
• Lunch (assorted sandwiches & a cool drink)

7:45am-8:45am: Home pick up service

9:00am: Depart Kariong

10:30am - 1:30pm: Morning tea upon arrival at Banana Cabana Sanctuary. This will be followed by a guided tour & quality time spent with these fascinating primates. A picnic lunch will be enjoyed before departing for the Central Coast.

3:00-3:30pm: Arrive back at Kariong & begin home drop off service

$140

 Please click here to express your interest for this tour & if we have a seat available, we'll book you in!

Please Click here for pick up information and map of our home pick up/drop off area

This tour will be conducted on a government owned site and due to this there are certain terms and conditions for entering the site.
It is important to all Australians that our national assets are kept secure. For this reason, ANSTO has implemented a range of safety and security measures that visitors need to observe.

All ANSTO visitors need to provide the following information prior to coming onsite:

• All adults (visitors aged 18 or more) must bring their photo identification with them for verification by ANSTO representatives on arrival at site. The photo identification needs to contain the adults full name, residential address and date of birth.
• All visitors must wear appropriate, fully enclosed footwear.
• Photography is not permitted onsite.
• Bags or cases are not permitted onsite.
• If, for medical reasons, you need to take medical supplies or food/drink, they must be carried in a clear plastic bag.
• ANSTO reserves the right to cancel or postpone any tour at any time

If you are fitted with one of the following medical devices you must inform Connect Coaches when booking and ANSTO centre staff on arrival;

• Cardiac pacemaker or implantable defibrillator
• Catheter that has metal components
• Metal clip placed to prevent bleeding from an intracranial aneurysm
• Medication pump such as that used to deliver insulin or a pain-relieving drug
• Cochlear inner ear implant

When arriving at the Discovery Centre at ANSTO, you will be required to take your personal belongings off the coach and place them in the free lockers located at the Centre.