4 to 9 December 2022 (6 days - 5 nights) Detailed Itinerary & Golf Programme
Tour Cost - A$6,600/Couple/Pair (A$3,300 pp Twin Share) - A$4,900/Single
For those who have not yet visited King Island, this is a golf tour not to be missed. And for those who have already visited, now is the opportunity to challenge King Island over 72 holes of championship golf.
Trendsetter Travel Golf Tours is delighted to invite you to join our King Island golf tour. This event provides automatic entry into Trendsetter’s Singles and 4BBB Golf Tournament, to be held over 4 rounds at Cape Wickham (3 rounds) and Ocean Dunes (1 round). Golfing Couples/Pairs and Singles are most welcome. Couples and pairs will be automatically teamed up as 4BBB partners.
Both courses promise spectacular golf with Cape Wickham currently ranked #2 in Australia (behind Royal Melbourne West) by both Golf Digest and Golf Australia magazines. Ocean Dunes is ranked 13th and 15th respectively by both magazines.
Trendsetter has booked the entire Cape Wickham resort, comprising 16 identical villas configured as twin or double according to your preference, and singles will enjoy sole use. This accommodation is considered the best group accommodation on King Island. Available accommodation limits our tour to a maximum of 30 golfers (excluding your tour hosts David Cooper & Adrienne Witteman).
You may like to review www.capewickham.com.au for further information regarding accommodation, dining and resort facilities.
Our tour includes:
* return flights from Melbourne Tullamarine Airport to King Island
* 5 nights accommodation on King Island
* breakfast daily
* 2 dinners including standard drinks
* coach transfers
* 4 games of golf including shared cart (compulsory), including prizes, and drinks post golf
Flights to and from King Island will be with Rex Air, which flies a Saab 340B, the largest commercial planes used to fly to the island. The Saab 340 is a Swedish twin-engine turboprop aircraft designed to seat 30-36 passengers and, as of July 2018, there were 240 operational aircraft used by 34 different operators worldwide. Rex is currently the only airline with scheduled flights between Tullamarine Airport and King Island.
While the Saab 340B is the largest plane flying to King Island, we still face luggage restrictions. Checked luggage (your golf bag) is limited to 15 kg and carry-on luggage is limited 7kg. Excess baggage is charged at a fee of $5.50 per kilogram and is lifted subject to weight restrictions on the aircraft. Should your luggage be overweight, there is a risk that your luggage will be off-loaded and sent on a subsequent flight, either the same day, or possibly the next day. We ask all participants to be aware of this risk, and payment of your deposit acknowledges your understanding of this limitation.
IMPORTANT!
Given you are likely to fly to Melbourne on an airline other than Rex and there is the potential for Rex to alter its flight schedules, we recommend that any return flights you book to Melbourne either have a capacity for flexibility or have a sizeable gap between arrival and departure times of connecting flights.
Typical December weather on King Island is an average day time temperature of 22 degrees with 9 hours of sunlight. Sunrise is around 5.50 am and sunset around 8.45 pm.
King Island is a remote location and faces certain unique communication challenges. The only mobile phone service on the island is Telstra. Wifi is available in certain public areas of the Cape Wickham Resort but not in guest rooms.
BONUS!
For those wanting to play extra golf at Cape Wickham, your green fees are an all-day rate when staying as a guest of the resort.
Itinerary
Sunday 4 December 2022
Fly (or drive) independently to Melbourne Tullamarine Airport and connect with Rex flight ZL3881 departing at 2.00 pm (arriving 2.55 pm). You will be met by coach for the 35 minute transfer to Cape Wickham – expect to arrive around 5 pm.
We will have our welcome drinks at 6.30pm followed by dinner.
Accommodation: Cape Wickham – 5 nights including breakfast
Monday 5 December 2022 – Round 1
The first round of tournament golf round is scheduled to start at 10 am, at Cape Wickham. Constructed by Mike DeVries, of Michigan, USA, the course consistently rates in the top 2 golf courses in Australia. The course is a Par 72 with 4 par 5 holes, 4 par 3 holes and 10 par 4 holes. While 6,150 metres from the blue (back) markers, the men will be playing from the 5,774 metres long white tees. The ladies will play from the red tees at 4,754 metres. While the tees may not seem unduly long compared to your home course, the wind at Cape Wickham can present an additional challenge.
Following golf, the tour will cover refreshments and hold the daily prize giving.
Accommodation – Cape Wickham Villas in twin or king configuration (4 nights)
Tuesday 6 December 2022 – Round 2
Following a leisurely breakfast and time for practice, our group will hit off from 10 am. Enjoy post golf drinks and a convivial prize-giving. Dinner is at your leisure this evening.
Wednesday 7 December 2022 – Round 3
Following another leisurely breakfast, we will coach 43 km (40 minutes) to play Ocean Dunes, the second highly rated course on King Island. Ocean Dunes was constructed by Australian based Graeme Grant in 2016 and has consistently rated in the top 15 golf courses in Australia. Following golf, enjoy drinks and the today’s prize giving before a return coach transfer to Cape Wickham. Dinner is at your leisure this evening.
Thursday 8 December 2022 – Round 4
Following a leisurely breakfast and time for practice, our group will hit off from 10 am. Following golf, there will be hosted drinks and today’s prize giving.
Tonight enjoy a cocktail function and a celebratory group dinner at Cape Wickham, culminating in the presentation of the Trendsetter Travel Golf Tours King Island Golf Trophy to the 4 BBB winners, and other 72 hole event prizes.
Friday 9 December 2022
Our tour officially concludes after breakfast with our airport coach transfer booked at 9.30 am. Our flight is currently scheduled to depart at 11.25 am (ZL 3916) – arriving at Tullamarine Airport at 12.20 pm.
Tour Terms and Conditions
Costs
- $6,600/couple/pair or $3,300 pp twin share.
- $4,900/player for single golfer
Inclusions
- 5 nights Cape Wickham
- Breakfast daily
- 4 rounds of golf pp with shared motorised cart, daily golf prize money and drinks (wine/beer/soft drinks) post golf
- Welcome event with drinks (standard wine/beer/soft drinks) and dinner (including standard drinks)
- Final dinner with drinks (standard wine/beer/soft drinks) on Thursday 8 December 2022
- Return flights on Rex Airlines from Melbourne (Tullamarine) Airport to King Island
- Group Coach transfers
NOT INCLUDED
- Flights to Melbourne (Trendsetter can book your flights at additional cost)
- Meals and drinks other than specified
Payment Terms
Deposit of $1,000 pp with balance payable no later than 90 days from departure.
Payment is via bank transfer to Trendsetter Travel into the following account.
Trendsetter Travel & Cruise Centre Pty Ltd
ANZ Bank – Client Account
Account Number 012 003 8334 12763
Alternatively, you can pay by credit card (surcharges apply of 1.0% on Visa/MC and 1.5% on AMEX).
Cancellation Policy
- Outside 90 days – full refund less A$500 pp administration charge
- Inside 30 to 90 days – 50% Refund
- Inside 30 days – No refund
- The A$500 pp administration charge can be used as a credit on any future golf programme cost on a Trendsetter Travel golf cruise or tour booked within 18 months of the date of cancellation.
TRAVEL INSURANCE IS RECOMMENDED as there are no refunds other than on the circumstances as set out in this itinerary.
IMPORTANT
Should air travel not be possible to either Melbourne from your state or from Melbourne to King Island (without undergoing quarantine), you will be entitled to a full refund.
If travel restrictions result in the tour being cancelled, we will reschedule the tour and advise alternative dates at that time. If the rescheduled tour is unacceptable, a full refund which will be paid within 48 hours of your advice.
For further information, please contact David Cooper by either email david@trendsettertravel.com.au or on mobile 0413 010 638 (alternatively contact Adrienne Witteman on 02 9428 5900).
