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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Grand Tour of Australia
THE ULTIMATE AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE
30 days £3299
Including
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MANY EXCURSIONS
Fly from... Heathrow
Or from your LOCAL AIRPORT
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Highlights include Perth Darwin Kakadu National Park Katherine Alice Springs Ayers Rock Cairns Great Barrier Reef Sydney Canberra Melbourne Great Ocean Road Barossa Valley Adelaide
What's Included
Scheduled flights to Perth returning from Adelaide Internal flights as detailed Transfers between airport and hotel All other transportation as detailed Twenty-seven nights' room only accommodation Services of a Travelsphere Tour Manager All hotel baggage handling for one piece of luggage per person All State and local taxes All UK and overseas airport taxes and security charges Excursions as detailed Your Hotels Perth - Perth Ambassador Hotel or Travelodge Perth Darwin - Travelodge Mirambeena Resort Kakadu National Park - Gagudju Crocodile Inn Katherine - All Seasons Katherine Hotel Alice Springs - Aurora Alice Springs Hotel or Lasseter's Hotel & Casino Ayers Rock - Outback Pioneer Hotel or Desert Gardens Hotel Cairns - Cairns Queenslander Hotel or the Tropical Queenslander Hotel Sydney - Travelodge Wynward Canberra - Olims Hotel Melbourne - Travel Inn Warrnambool - Country Comfort Warrnambool Hotel or similar Barossa - Novotel Barossa Valley Resort Adelaide - Grand Chifley Adelaide All accommodation is comfortable medium grade with restaurant and bar. Rooms have private facilities, TV, tea and coffee making facilities and air-conditioning. Most hotels also have a swimming pool.
TWELVE APOSTLES, GREAT OCEAN ROAD
Join us on the ultimate holiday to Australia, showing you the very best of this astonishing land. Sophisticated cities, stunning Ayers Rock, dense tropical forest, the incredible Great Barrier Reef, delightful wildlife this is a remarkable once-in-a-lifetime holiday.
YOUR ITINERARY DAY 1 - Depart on your scheduled flight to Perth. DAY 2 - Arrival in Perth. Transfer to the hotel for a four night stay. DAYS 3 TO 5 - Experience has shown us that our clients appreciate the opportunity to relax and rest after their flight, so we have allowed plenty of time for this and also to explore the delightful surroundings of Perth. Perth is the ideal first stop for our Australian extravaganza! This beautiful city, with its neighbouring port of Fremantle, is one of the most envied locations in the world in which to live. The golden beaches, superb restaurants, lush green parks, stunning broad expanses of the Swan River and lovely warm climate give the visitor a fine introduction to the relaxed, contented lifestyle of modern day Australia. A half day sightseeing tour is included during your stay. There are also plenty of fascinating optional tours. You can take a cruise on the Swan River in Fremantle and a full day drive to the gigantic Wave Rock. DAY 6 - Transfer to the airport for your flight to Darwin. On arrival you will be taken on an introductory city tour prior to arriving at the hotel for an overnight stay. DAY 7 - Leave Darwin and drive to Kakadu National Park and experience its wealth of flora and fauna. See the waterbirds and crocodiles in their natural habitat on our included cruise on the famous Yellow Waters Lagoon. You will visit the National Park Headquarters and Nourlangie Rock. We have also included a Jumping Crocodile Cruise' on the Adelaide River, to witness giant crocodiles leaping from the water. The Adelaide River is also good for spotting an array of wildlife including magpie, geese, brolgas, kites and kingfishers. The river bank often has wild pig or buffalos darting through the tall grass. Overnight stay. DAY 8 - Leaving Kakadu National Park you will drive to Katherine and Nitmiluk National Park. Here we have included a cruise through Katherine Gorge. You will learn about the extensive plant and wildlife and see the ancient rocks and caves decorated with Aboriginal rock paintings. Overnight stay. DAY 9 - Return to Darwin for an overnight stay. DAY 10 - Morning transfer for your flight to Alice Springs. Upon arrival you will be transferred to the hotel for a two night stay. A half day sightseeing tour is included, showing you the Flying Doctor Base, the Old Telegraph Station and the famous School of the Air (when open). DAY 11 - Alice Springs is situated amid a vast area of natural springs and shimmering red desert. You can join an optional excursion into the spectacular MacDonnell Range of mountains to see the Standley Chasm. There will also be an opportunity to take a dawn balloon flight over the outback (weather permitting). DAY 12 - Travel through the heart of Australia, stopping en route at a camel farm, where you may take a camel ride if you wish, before arriving at Ayers Rock. Upon arrival you will be transferred to the nearby hotel. During the afternoon an excursion will be made to the mysterious Olgas and we include a visit to the rock at sunset. DAY 13 - Up early to visit Ayers Rock for sunrise, and the chance for the more energetic to climb to the top! There will also be a tour of the base to see the caves and Aboriginal rock paintings. Afternoon flight to Cairns, Accommodation here is for four nights. DAY 14 - Today we include a full day return trip by catamaran to Frankland Island on the Great Barrier Reef with lunch also included. The Great Barrier Reef is variously described as the world's largest living thing, the eighth wonder
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Kakadu National Park Katherine Cairns
Alice Springs The Olgas Ayers Rock AUSTRALIA Sydney Canberra Perth Adelaide Melbourne Great Ocean Road
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