Grafton heritage walk
Plan a Grafton heritage walk with historic streets, cathedral views, optional museum stops, access advice, suggested timing and practical visitor FAQs.
Explore Grafton beyond jacaranda season
Choose a historic-street walk, an art visit or a public waterfront outing, and use the weekend itinerary to combine them at a comfortable pace. Each guide answers a different planning question.
Clarence River Grafton
Plan a Clarence River outing in Grafton: waterfront paths, bridge views, picnic ideas, access, facilities, weather alternatives and practical FAQs.
Grafton Regional Gallery visitor guide
Visit Grafton Regional Gallery: location, normal hours, exhibitions, access, café status, family and group planning, and useful questions answered.
Grafton weekend itinerary
Plan two days in Grafton with heritage streets, the gallery and river views. Includes opening-day changes, family options, budgets and group advice.
Content reviewed 13 October 2026. Check official event listings and confirmed tour details before travel.
Confirm your departure before booking.
The itinerary and pickup information below describe the supplied tour plan. Ask Cooee Tours to confirm your date, pickup, fare, inclusions and return time. The booking link opens the general Cooee catalogue; availability for a particular Grafton departure must be checked there or with our team.
The Jacaranda Festival day tour
Our one scheduled Grafton product, running on selected days from Friday 30 October to Sunday 8 November 2026. One coach collects from the Sunshine Coast through Brisbane to the Gold Coast, runs a guided loop of the tree streets on arrival, leaves the middle of the day free at the festival, and stops at See Park on the way out. Morning tea included; lunch at your own expense.
Grafton Jacaranda Festival day tour: the full route
The complete page: itinerary, the five-stop pickup route and times, inclusions, fitness requirements, which day to choose, weather policy and booking.
From Brisbane
Chermside 6.30am and Roma Street 7.00am. Home about 6pm to 6.30pm.
From the Gold Coast
Helensvale 7.45am, the last pickup and the first drop-off, home about 5.15pm.
From the Sunshine Coast
Maroochydore 5.15am and Caboolture 6.00am. The longest day of the three; home about 7.45pm.
Booking
Each departure region has its own booking in Rezdy, our online system, which adds its own transaction fee at checkout. Seats are confirmed on payment; our booking conditions apply. All scheduled departures require passengers who can board unaided and walk unassisted on uneven ground; mobility aids need a special vehicle arranged as a separate booking. Ring 0409 661 342 to book by phone or to ask about a date not shown.
Included on every departure
- Return coach travel with a driver-guide
- Guided loop of the jacaranda streets
- Morning tea
- Festival map and briefing
- See Park visit
Not included
- Lunch and drinks
- Ticketed festival events
- Travel insurance
Groups, clubs and private charters
Ten or more travelling together can be held as a block on a scheduled day. Thirty or more usually suits a dedicated coach from a pickup of your choosing anywhere between the Sunshine Coast and the Tweed, on a date of your choosing, with the itinerary adjusted: the Blossom long lunch if tickets are available, an overnight at Yamba or Maclean to see See Park lit, or a second day on the coast. Larger charters are handled by Cooee Coach Charters, our Waggie Group sister company. Use the contact form with the date, numbers and starting point.
Grafton and the Clarence outside the festival
Enquire about private group transport for a year-round Grafton outing, with heritage, gallery and waterfront stops chosen to suit your party. A quote depends on dates, numbers, pickup and the itinerary. Venue entry, guided sessions and meals need confirmation; these guides do not advertise new scheduled departures.
Pair it with the Carnival of Flowers
Toowoomba's Carnival of Flowers closes on 5 October 2026 and Grafton's trees open three weeks later. Our Carnival day tours from Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast use the same pickup points.
Questions people ask before they go
Which Grafton tours does Cooee run?
One scheduled product, the Jacaranda Festival day tour, from Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast on selected days from 30 October to 8 November 2026, plus private charters year-round.
Is it one coach for all three regions?
Yes by default: Maroochydore, Caboolture, Chermside, Brisbane CBD and Helensvale in that order, then Grafton. When a date fills we add a coach and split the route.
Do you run overnight tours to Grafton?
Not as a scheduled product. A private charter for thirty or more can include an overnight at Yamba or Maclean.