Highlights

• All inclusive
• Fully escorted luxury coach travel
• 4 – 5 star accommodations
• Hotel porterage (we’ll handle your luggage for you!)
• Experienced Travel Director and Driver Guide
• Welcome Reception

Inclusions

• Accommodation – Melbourne – Crowne Plaza Hotel Melbourne (2 Nights), Cairns – Hilton Hotel Cairns (3), Sydney – Sofitel Wentworth Hotel (3)
• Meals –8 Breakfasts, 3 Dinners with wine, 2 Lunches, 1 Farewell Dinner
• US Domestic Flights – (Not included, but can be added to your quote)
• International Flights – Los Angeles to Melbourne, Sydney to Los Angeles (Not included, but can be added to your quote)
• Internal Flights – Melbourne to Cairns, Cairns to Sydney (Not included, but can be added to your quote)
• Day Tours – Melbourne: City Sights and Laneways & Arcades tour; Cairns: Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures, Great Barrier Reef Cruise; Sydney: Sunset Dinner Cruise, Sydney Opera House Tour, Wendy’s Secret Garden Tour, City Sights Tour, Batch Brewery Tour
• Transfers – Airport to Hotel and Hotel to Airport
• All Taxes and Fuel Levies (Except where noted)

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Welcome to Melbourne

Welcome to Melbourne! On arrival you will be transferred to your hotel. This evening join your Travel Director for a welcome reception and dinner at the South Wharf riverside pub, The General Assembly. It’s a great opportunity to get to know everyone in a unique setting.

Hotel Crowne Plaza Hotel Melbourne (2 nights)

Dinner with wine included

Day 2: Melbourne

Join your Travel Director for a city sights tour that includes a private walk through Melbourne’s famous hidden laneways. You’ll discover the city’s eclectic little lanes, arcades (arched passageways) , café society and fascinating street art. There’s time afterwards to explore the city on your own, enjoy an optional experience or simply relax and watch the world go by.

Breakfast included

Day 3: Melbourne – Cairns

This morning you will be transferred to Melbourne Airport for your flight to Cairns, Queensland. On arrival join a private wildlife journey at Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures. Enjoy a boat cruise and encounter koalas, wallabies, birds, crocodiles and more! There will be time to partake in regenerating the rainforest particular to the Wangetti Valley which Hartley’s is located in. Feel free to join is as much or as little as you can with this tree planting project and be a part of keeping the World Heritage listed Wet Tropics alive. This evening is free for you to choose from the numerous restaurants that Cairns has to offer.

Hotel Hilton Hotel Cairns (3 nights)

Breakfast included

Day 4: Cairns – Great Barrier Reef

Get ready for an experience of a lifetime – board a high-speed catamaran and cruise out to the Great Barrier Reef. You can snorkel and view this natural living wonder up close (equipment provided) or stay dry and explore the stunning reef from the comfort of a semi-submersible craft, just one meter underwater. Enjoy a tropical buffet lunch before you return to Cairns.

Breakfast & Lunch included

Day 5: Cairns

Today is a free day to do as you choose. A great option is the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway to Kuranda, be amazed as you travel over and through World Heritage rainforest, explore quaint Kuranda village and later board the Kuranda Scenic Rail for this historic rail journey. If you’d prefer to spend the day relaxing by your hotel pool or sitting back at a local café you can do that too! In the evening re-join your traveling companions for a dining experience at Ochre Restaurant.

Breakfast & Dinner with wine included

Day 6: Cairns – Sydney

Following a leisurely start to the morning, it’s time to switch the tropical vibes back to city highlights as you fly to Sydney. What a way to kick off your arrival to Sydney with a dinner cruise enjoying the famous Sydney Harbour! You’ll pass under the Harbour Bridge, cruise past the Opera House and see many magnificent waterfront homes, beaches and parklands.

Hotel Sofitel Wentworth Hotel Sydney (3 nights)

Breakfast & Dinner with wine included

Day 7: Sydney

Discover one of the great highlights of Sydney, the beautiful Sydney Opera House, on a guided tour inside this iconic building. If there was ever a place that slipped from the pages of a fairy-tale, Wendy’s Secret Garden at Lavender Bay is it. Overlooking Sydney Harbour, this pocket of floral paradise is explained by a local volunteer – did you know this was once unused wasteland? Your visit provides a contribution to the ongoing maintenance of the enchanting garden. Explore Sydney’s inner west and enjoy a lunch with the locals at the pub. Then drive through Sydney’s hip inner west to Batch Brewery where you will take part in a masterclass and learn how they combine creatively inspired limited release batches with sustainable practices.

Breakfast & Lunch included

Day 8: Sydney

The day is yours to explore at your leisure or book one of your tour’s hand-crafted selection of optional experiences. There are so many sights and activities to be had in this city and further afield. Enjoy your farewell Dinner tonight with your fellow travelers.

Breakfast & Farewell Dinner included

Day 9: Farewell Sydney

Say farewell to your fellow travelers when your holiday comes to an end this morning after breakfast.

Breakfast included