Bunnies, a hot cross bun house, and egg hunts – hoteliers and other industry groups are getting ready for the big Easter holidays in all the cutest ways.
1. Chocoholics Rejoice!
Forget your regular chocolate egg or bunny this Easter. Pullman Sydney Hyde Park has broken the mold when it came to decorating its lobby this year.
Partnering with Chocolarts Handmade Chocolates, the hotel’s lobby has been transformed into a chocoholic’s paradise.
Featuring seven handcrafted chocolate displays with over 40 unique, edible creations, the smell is enough to get your mouth watering.
2. Australia’s first edible house
Holiday rental website, Stayz is delighted to have had a successful day yesterday in creating a whole holiday home made of 6,000 hot cross buns.
3. Chocolate rain for Kuranda
On Easter Saturday it will be raining chocolate eggs in Kuranda when the village hosts its annual Easter in the Park celebration treating everyone to a day of free family fun.
Easter in the Park is from 10am to 4pm on April 4 with plenty of free activities including face painters, jumping castles and horse and carriage rides in Centenary Park where Kuranda band Koahlition will be playing from 12.30pm.
4. Win $10,000 at Thredbo
Thredbo Resort has announced an action-packed Easter Family Adventure Festival set to take place from 3rd to 12th April.
Featuring a huge $10,000 Golden Easter Egg Hunt and entertainment for the whole family, visitors to Thredbo will enjoy an exciting and eventful getaway, where kids play free this Easter.
5. Elsewhere in Sydney and regional NSW
Whether you’re planning a trip to Regional NSW or simply need inspiration to keep the young ones entertained over the break, April is the perfect time to explore what Sydney and NSW has to offer:
Sydney
- Australia’s leading motoring festival Top Gear will provide lots of stunts, laughs, spills and thrills at Sydney Motorsport Park on 18 and 19 April 2015. Whilst in Western Sydney why not make a night of it and stay over at hip hotel Atura Blacktown and catch a movie next door at retro Skyline Drive In cinema.
- Who doesn’t love an Easter egg hunt! One of Sydney’s biggest and best is The Great CP Egg Hunt at Centennial Park on 4th and 5th April 2015. For older visitors, explore Centennial Park at your own pace with their free self-guided Centennial Park History Walk app, where you’ll learn 125 years of tales, intrigue and challenges of the parklands.
- Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour offers world class entertainment on a stunning Sydney Harbour backdrop. Aida will run from 27 March – 26 April and is sure to impress opera aficionados and newcomers alike.
Regional NSW
- Experience the region’s best food and wine in a festival atmosphere at Orange F.O.O.D Week from 10 – 19 April 2015. Train and accommodation packages are available from $164 pp for two nights (ex Sydney) for travel from 9 April to 30 June 2015.
- Annual yachting regatta Sail Port Stephens in beautiful Nelson Bay provides lots of family fun from 13 – 19 April 2015. With 26 golden sandy beaches and numerous water activities, Port Stephens is an ocean lover’s paradise. For those taking an Easter break in the area, head along to the Murray’s Easter Blues & Brews festival to try their Easter egg flavoured beer, which is guaranteed to be a hit.
- Autumn is a beautiful time to visit the Blue Mountains and over the Easter long weekend Scenic World will be transforming their forecourt into a festive farmyard – complete with piglets, bunny rabbits and more! Chocolate lover? A 6kg chocolate Easter egg could be yours at a special Easter raffle at The Hydro Majestic.
