AUSTRALIA MODULES
Personalize your trip...For your convenience, we have put together a few different vacation modules for an independent trip to Australia. Please contact one of our Aussie specialists to discuss in greater detail your interests so we can custom tailor a trip that meets your specific interests and budget. EXPERIENCE SYDNEY- 3 nights accommodation
- Airport/Hotel arrival and departure transfers
- Sydney sightseeing Tour
- Sydney Harbour Cruise
- Full Day Blue Mountains Tour including lunch
Day 1 Arrive Sydney
Following arrival, transfer from the airport to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. Perhaps check out the Opera House, The Rocks area, Queen Victoria Building, or just laze in the sun at Sydney Botanical Gardens. Day 2 Sydney - Sightseeing & Harbour Cruise
Wrapped around its magnificent harbour, Sydney is the vibrant cosmopolitan gateway to Australia. With nearly 4 million people, Sydney is Australia's largest city and its' best according to the locals. See the beauty of this exciting city on today's sightseeing tour and relaxing harbour cruise, a ‘must’ for any visit to Sydney. View the city’s well known landmarks, the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Pass the Botanic Gardens en route to Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair for superb views of the city and harbour. See some of Sydney’s stately homes and architectural masterpieces, from the historic Rocks area with its old world charm to the exclusive Eastern Suburbs and famous Bondi Beach. You will soon agree that Sydney is one of the world’s most beautiful cities. Day 3 Sydney - Blue Mountains (L)
Explore the rugged and beautiful Blue Mountains National Park, part of the Great Dividing Range, linking Australia’s north to south and dividing coastal cities from the vast ‘Outback’. You will travel deep into the Aussie bush in your 4WD and discover outstanding lookouts and rock formations, together with unusual plants and wildlife. From the charming village of Leura to the mountain centre of Katoomba, today you will see breathtaking views including the famous ‘Three Sisters’ sandstone rock formation and the Jamieson Valley, known locally as Australia’s ‘Grand Canyon’. Day 4 Depart Sydney
At leisure until you transfer to Sydney airport for your departure flight. Combine this with another city stay or an island visit. Maybe extend your stay in Sydney, and have a very unique experience: Enjoy your own private yacht for the night on Sydney's great harbour! For a unique and special way to celebrate with your partner, what could be more romantic than reclining on the deck of a luxurious well-appointed yacht... the water lapping against the hull and the stars shining down ... forget the hotel room for a night! EastSail will provide you with a personal guide / skipper to take you for a 2-hour twilight sail to see the beauty of Sydney Harbour, before leaving you alone at a safe mooring for the evening. A seafood indulgence dinner and breakfast basket are included. The Skipper will return at 8.30am to bring you to shore. Or perhaps: Sydney Harbour Seaplanes offer an amazing and unforgettable way to see Sydney. Flights operate to many exciting destinations including Palm Beach, Hawkesbury River, Central Coast, Newcastle, Port Stephens and many other suitable water landing areas. Sydney Harbour Seaplanes can fly you to restaurants such as 'The Cottage Point Inn' and 'Jonah's' at Palm Beach for lunch, or maybe a flight to a secluded beach for a Gourmet Picnic. Scenic flights and private charters are available. Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb: Experience a 3-hour adventure that will take you to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 134 yards above sea level. From the top you will enjoy spectacular views across Sydney. You will be provided with a BridgeSuit, communication equipment and a BridgeHarness that links you to the bridge throughout the climb. There are handrails for support, a trained Climb Leader will escort you in small groups and you will get a complete safety demonstration before departing. For this great adventure you need to be at least 12 years old, wear rubber-soled shoes and be healthy. Day or night climbs available. Here are a few other suggestions... - Visit the Queen Victoria building
- The Rocks area for that special souvenir
- Dine at Doyles at Watsons Bay
- Take a ferry to Manly for a swim or just people watch
- Two nights/Three days into the Hunter Valley, staying in a amazing lodge, including swim with the dolphins
- Ecotour into the Blue Mountains, Jenolan Caves and the surrounding savannah
EXPERIENCE MELBOURNE- 3 nights accommodation
- Airport / Hotel arrival and departure transfers
- Phillip Island Penguin Parade
Day 1 Arrive Melbourne
Following arrival, transfer from the airport to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure, catch a tram to Chapel Street and watch the locals on this amazing street, maybe visit the Queen Victoria or South Melbourne Markets', Try a 'dim sim' and donut at the markets as they are the best in this town! Visit Bourke Street Mall, where the shopping goes on forever in the centre of this city. Day 2 Melbourne - Phillip Island Penguins
Phillip Island is home to an astounding array of wildlife, including Australia’s largest fur seal colony, the little penguins and cuddly koalas. See the wonderful nightly phenomenon of the Penguin Parade, as they battle the raging surf on their return to the beach at dusk after a day of fishing out at sea. The large penguin colony enters the beach in groups and ‘walk and talk’ loudly as they waddle up the beach to their families waiting in the sand dune burrows. Enjoy this amazing wonder of nature as they feed their young. Day 3 Melbourne - At Leisure
Today is at leisure to enjoy a little shopping or private sightseeing in this garden city. Melbourne, the cultural capital of Australia, is known for the good things in life - fashion, food, entertainment and sport; it is a city of style, of Victorian architecture, trams, theatres, art galleries, fine restaurants and leafy parks and gardens. Visit the Melbourne Zoo for a close up view of Australia’s unique wildlife, stroll through the Botanic Gardens with its vast collection of Australian native plants, visit the Victorian Arts Centre and nearby Southbank or perhaps take one of the many tours available. Day 4 Depart Melbourne
At leisure until you transfer to Melbourne airport for your departure flight. For that unique experience: Savanah Walk Tour This is a one-day guided walk out of Melbourne - a naturalist-guided eco-tour with a cultural undertone across the Western Plains of Victoria. Venture into 'real' Australia to see kangaroos free ranging in large groups, koalas in the wild at Brisbane Ranges, wallabies, emus and the abundant bird-life. During the journey your guide will share the great significance of the Western Plains to the Aboriginal people. This is the perfect introduction to Australia's unique wildlife and indigenous culture. Beaches, Bay and Culture Tour On this tour see historical buildings, beautiful gardens, and bayside beaches. Drive to the Italian precinct of Lygon Street Carlton and pass by the historic Exhibition Buildings alongside the ultramodern Melbourne Museum. Pass the bustling activity of the Queen Victorian Markets. Melbourne is the sporting city. Travel past the sporting precinct that became famous in the 1956 Olympic Games and now roars to cheers of Aussie Rules crowds each weekend. See the Rod Laver Tennis Center that host the Australian Tennis Open each year. Lap the Australian Grand Prix track at Albert Park Lake. Experience the beauty of the bayside suburbs, it's beaches and headlands. Stroll through the bush with a guide with a chance to see kangaroos in the wild. Enjoy an Aussie picnic lunch before making our way into rich farmland. Visit a boutique winery and enjoy local wines and cheeses. Return to Melbourne passing through the natural bushland suburb of Mt. Eliza with it's stately homes. Arrive back around 4.30pm. Here are a few other suggestions... - Colonial Tramcar lunch, early or late dinner - 3 hours, including all meals and drinks.
- The Great Ocean Road Adventure, including the 12 Apostles - full day from Melbourne
- Puffing Billy Train, Healsville Wildlife Sanctuary & The Yarra Valley Winery Explorer
- Catch a tram to the Melbourne Zoo
EXPERIENCE THE GREAT BARRIER REEF & CAIRNS- 3 nights accommodation
- Airport / Hotel arrival and departure transfers
- Full Day Cruise to Outer Barrier Reef including lunch
- Full Day Kuranda Tour including lunch
Day 1 Arrive Cairns
Following arrival, transfer from the airport to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. Perhaps enjoy the sunshine laying on the beach, or just strolling around Cairns seeing what this town has to offer. Day 2 Cairns – Great Barrier Reef Cruise (L)
Experience the Great Barrier Reef first hand on a picturesque coral cay where coral gardens abound with a myriad of marine life surrounding a protected seabird sanctuary – an absolute haven for any nature lover. Enjoy a full day ‘Ocean Spirit’ cruise to Michaelmas Cay, a low lying vegetated sand cay and a National Park. View the unique marine environment of the Great Barrier Reef on a personalized guided snorkeling tour and a coral viewing tour by semisubmersible boat. A delicious buffet lunch is included in your cruise. At the end of the day enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne on your homeward sail to Cairns. Day 3 Cairns – Kuranda (L)
Enjoy the very best of Kuranda today including both the scenic Kuranda Rail and Skyrail, with their breathtaking views from reef to rainforest. Travel through tunnels and gorges on one of the world’s great rail trips to Kuranda, the village in the rainforest. Time to explore (market days Wed-Fri & Sun), remember this is the best places to purchase an original Aboriginal souvenir, before boarding Skyrail, a gondola cableway, and glide over the rainforest canopy. Discover Aboriginal culture at the world renowned Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park where a lavish buffet lunch is included. Transfer return to hotel. Day 4 Depart Cairns
At leisure until you transfer to Cairns airport for your flight. For that unique experience: Undara Lava Tubes Travel west to Broomfield Swamp, a large extinct volcano crater renown for its prolific bird life, then into the outback Gulf Savannah region. After a buffet lunch on the deck at the Lodge, a Savannah Guide will take you to the Lava Tubes; 190,000 years ago, when a major crater erupted, it's molten lava (enough to fill Sydney Harbour in 6 days) flowed along the riverbeds. These lava tubes are the oldest standing and best preserved systems anywhere in the world. The Lava flow is the longest from one single volcano stretching over 100 miles. Over time, some of the roof collapsed and these fertile pockets preserved mini ecosystems and rainforest plants from Gondwana some 300 million years ago. Mid afternoon return to Cairns. Dinner in the Rainforest: You depart your hotel with no idea of where you are going. Twenty minutes later, after a journey taking you off the highway and along a twisting dirt road through the forest, you arrive....and with candle in hand, find your way along a flame lit trail to a place beneath the canopy of the world's oldest rainforest. Enveloped by ancient trees, the gentle music of the sleeping forest is a fairytale setting for a magical, mystical and sensual evening. You are greeted with champagne by the light of a tree lit with your own candles. After a sumptuous and innovative feast of exotic tastes amid the forest, the haunting sound of a lone didgeridoo fills the air. This very special evening concludes when you become an intrinsic part of the tree planting program where you discover your participation in the dinner has directly helped to replant the forest in which you have dined. Here are a few other suggestions... - Canoe through the tropical rainforest
- Plane trip to your very own coral cay on the Great Barrier Reef
- Hot air Balloon ride
- Visit a crocodile farm
- Breakfast with the birds
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