Tour Overview
The land of "no worries" may be home to the happiest people on earth--and why shouldn't they be? Australia, has it all: cosmopolitan cities like Sydney, the vast Australian outback and its dramatic icon, Ayers Rock; many of the world's best beaches; and the most extensive collection of coral on earth, otherwise known as the Great Barrier Reef.Should your travel schedule allow, extensions to Melbourne (3 nights) or Tasmania (4 nights) can be easily added to expand your Australian experience.
Day by Day Itinerary
Day 01: Sydney, AustraliaArrive Sydney International Airport, you are met and transferred to your hotel for check-in. Enjoy the balance of your day at leisure in Sydney.
Sydney, the capital of the state of New South Wales, is Australia’s most well known city. With its extraordinary icons both natural and man-made this is a city that never fails to please the eye. It’s magnificent natural harbor spanned by the ‘coat hanger’, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, and the man-made sails of the Sydney Opera House are just some of its most widely photographed views.
The Grace Hotel
Day 02: Sydney
Enjoy your morning at leisure. Later, walk to Circular Quay (across the street from your hotel) and check-in for your scheduled 90-minute Magistic lunch cruise on Sydney Harbor. Cruise aboard a modern catamaran and see Sydney in style! Cruise in air-conditioned comfort as you glide effortlessly past some of the most wonderful sights in the world.
Breakfast, Lunch
The Grace Hotel
Day 03: Sydney
Enjoy a full day at leisure in Sydney. Most of the major attractions of the city are within easy walking distance of your accommodation - Sydney Opera House, Darling Harbor, Centrepoint Tower, Circular Quay, The Rocks etc. Our local office can assist you with dinner reservations, sightseeing excursions and/or theater and opera venues.
Breakfast
The Grace Hotel
Day 04: Sydney - Ayers Rock (Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park)
Transfer to Sydney Airport for scheduled flight (not included) to Ayers Rock. Arrive Ayers Rock, you are met and transferred to your hotel. Desert Gardens Hotel is set amongst magnificient ghost gums and flowering native shrubs. With over 65 tours, local activities attractions within the resort and the Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park, your stay will be action packed.
This afternoon, join your afternoon tour to Kata Tjuta (“the Olgas”). Discover the magnificence of the Olgas, as your guide walks you through the Olga Gorge describing the geology and Aboriginal plant use in the area. You will return to the hotel for approximately one-half hour before your pick up for the Sounds of Silence Dinner tour. Here you will dine under the stars amongst the serenity of the outback desert. Upon completion of the tour, you will be returned to your hotel.
Breakfast, Dinner
Desert Gardens Hotel
Day 05: Ayers Rock (Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park)
Beginning prior to sunrise, this 9.4km walk, including a light breakfast, will introduce you to the geology of Uluru and you will hear how plants and wildlife have adapted and survived in such a forbidding environment.
Hear of the relationship of the Anangu people to Uluru, which provided shelter, water and a tangible link with their creation ancestors. On the walk around the base hear and see the creation time stories of these ancient people unfold, see where they lived and carried out ceremonies. From a distance Uluru is spectacular; from close up it is powerful and deeply moving. Balance of the day at leisure at the hotel.
Breakfast
Desert Gardens Hotel
Day 06: Ayers Rock - Cairns - Palm Cove
Late morning transfer to the Ayers Rock airport to board your scheduled flight to Cairns. On arrival in Cairns you will be met and transferred to Palm Cove.
The Beaches of Cairns stretch for 26km along a beautiful coastline beginning north of the city. One of them is Palm Cove – just 20 minutes north of Cairns, and considered one of the top 10 beaches in Australia. Palm Cove's beach offers warm tropical water year round and a silky sandy beach lined with majestic Palm trees with beautiful views of the Coral Sea – the ingredients for an idyllic tropical holiday; warm seas, watersports and uncrowded sand with a sweeping backdrop of rainforest mountains.
Sebel Reef House is a charming boutique hotel, capturing the essence of the tropics with natural Australian style and offering elegant superbly appointed accommodation, three swimming pools, spa and a choice of restaurants and bars.
Breakfast
Sebel Reef House
Day 07: Great Barrier Reef
Transfer to Marina Mirage in Port Douglas and board ‘Quicksilver’ Cruise full day excursion to Agincourt Reef. Situated on the very edge of the Great Barrier Reef, Agincourt Reef provides a sheltered anchorage for the Quicksilver vessel and the prefect spot for passengers to snorkel, dive, and view the spectacular coral formations. An adventure Snorkel with a marine biologist is included
Return to Port Douglas and transfer by coach to Sebel Reef House.
Breakfast, Lunch
Sebel Reef House
Day 08: Palm Cove
Enjoy a full day at leisure at Sebel Reef House. Perhaps join in some of optional activities available from the lodge such as spa and massage treatments, hiking, freshwater swimming, canoeing, tennis, golf, fishing and bike riding. Or take a guided walk through the rainforest during the day or evening.
Breakfast
Sebel Reef House
Day 09: Palm Cove - Cairns - Depart
Transfer to Cairns International Airport for your departing flight.
Breakfast
*Flights are not included in land price
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