12 Days 11 Nights, Iconic Australia
Includes daily breakfast and return airport transfers
Day 1 – Arrive in Melbourne
- Pick up at the airport, transfer to hotel for check-in
- Rest of the day free and easy at leisure. Overnight in Melbourne
Day 2 – Half day Melbourne Morning City Tour
- After breakfast, proceed for Melbourne city tour
- Our morning Melbourne tour is a great introduction to this beautiful city
- Head NE of the city and tour through ‘Little Italy’ with its plethora of restaurants and boutique shops
- See the exquisite architecture of Melbourne University and Royal Exhibition Building before making a brief photo stop at St Patrick’s Cathedral
- Spend time at Fitzroy Gardens
- A guided walk through some of Melbourne’s best arcades and laneways with the chance to enjoy the atmosphere and have a coffee break (own expense & time permitting)
- Drop off provided at Federation Square
- Overnight in Melbourne
Day 3 – Full day Tour to Great Ocean Road
An amazing coastline to travel and stunningly breathtaking, the Great Ocean Road is a photographer’s delight and it consistently features in the Top 10 of world’s greatest scenic coastal drives.
- Travel through popular resort towns Anglesea, Lorne, Wye River, Apollo Bay and Port Campbell
- Our stops include Twelve Apostles boardwalk, Loch Ard Gorge and Island Arch
- A refreshment stop is made at Port Campbell before heading inland back to Melbourne
- Enjoy an Aussie style Bush Billy Tea with lamingtons, Vegemite and crackers – old fashioned hospitality
- Overnight in Melbourne
Day 4 – Departure Melbourne / Arrive Cairns
- After breakfast, transfer from hotel to airport to board your flight for next destination
- Arrive Cairns airport, transfer to hotel for check in
- Rest of the day free and easy at leisure
- Overnight in Cairns
Day 5 – Full day Green Island and Semi-Submarine
Discover one of the great natural wonders of the world with Sunlover Reef Cruises. Located just off the coast from Cairns, the Great Barrier Reef is an awe-inspiring underwater spectacle of brilliantly coloured corals and more than 10,000 diverse and unique marine species. There is no better way to explore the Reef with Cairns’ leading reef tour specialists. The fast, air-conditioned catamaran departs daily for the spacious outer reef activity pontoon.
- Green Island and Semi-Submarine
- Overnight in Cairns
Day 6 – Departure Cairns / Arrive Gold Coast
- After breakfast, transfer from Cairns hotel to airport to board your flight for next destination
- Arrive Gold Coast airport, transfer to hotel for check in
- Rest of the day free and easy at leisure
- Overnight in Gold Coast
Day 7 – Full day Tour to Theme Park (choose any 1)
- After breakfast, you have the chance to explore the most amazing theme parks of Gold Coast
- Choose any 1 Theme Park- 1 Day Admission to Movie World or Sea World.
- Movie World brings you the most advanced themed rides and rollercoasters on the Gold Coast
- Sea World is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and theme park located on the Gold Coast, it includes rides, animal exhibits and other attractions, and it promotes conservation through education and the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured or orphaned wildlife
- Overnight in Gold Coast
Day 8 – Full day Tour to Theme Park (choose any 1)
- After breakfast, you have the chance to explore the most amazing theme parks of Gold Coast
- Choose any 1 Theme Park- 1 Day Admission to Movie World or Sea World.
- Movie World brings you the most advanced themed rides and rollercoasters on the Gold Coast
- Sea World is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and theme park located on the Gold Coast, it includes rides, animal exhibits and other attractions, and it promotes conservation through education and the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured or orphaned wildlife
- Overnight in Gold Coast
Day 9 – Departure Gold Coast / Arrive Sydney
- After breakfast, transfer from Gold Coast hotel to airport to board your flight for next destination
- Arrive Sydney airport, transfer to hotel for check in
- Rest of the day free and easy at leisure
- Overnight in Sydney
Day 10 – Half day Sydney City Tour
- After breakfast, proceed for Sydney city tour
- Colonial history, stunning architecture, superb waterways, gracious harbourside suburbs and friendly people epitomise the vibrancy of this spectacular city
- Pass by Sydney Opera House, Parliament House, Sydney Town Hall and Tower etc. (Tour will commence and end at a certain point, closure to your hotel)
- Overnight in Sydney
Day 11 – Full day Blue Mountains & Wildlife Experience Tour with Lunch
Explore the World-Heritage listed Blue Mountains. Crisp, clean, fresh mountain top air with distant blue haze horizons overlooking deep ravines with rainforest carpeting the valley floor. Waterfalls, sleepy hamlets and the rich warm smell of the Australian bush make this a very special place for every visitor.
- Visit Scenic World where you will have the opportunity and plenty of time to enjoy the rides
- Enjoy breathtaking views over the Jamison Valley
- Stop at Echo Point and see the famous Three Sisters rock formation up-close (subject to weather conditions)
- Observe numerous other ‘Aussie’ favourites such as Wombats, Tasmanian Devils, Echidnas, Emus, Penguins, Crocodiles and Dingos
- Overnight in Sydney
Day 12 – Departure
- After breakfast, transfer from Sydney hotel to airport to board your flight for next destination