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Estimated Budget
$2,439 per person based on First Class hotels* -
Trip Type
Independent Travel -
Duration
15 days, 12 nights -
Starting Location
Melbourne, Australia -
Final Destination
Sydney, Australia
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Includes Airfare
Roudntrip Flights from Los Angeles
Day 2: International Date Line
Day 3: Arrive Melbourne
Welcome to Australia! After Immigration & Customs collect your luggage and make your way to your accommodation where you will be staying for the next four nights.
Day 4 – 6: Melbourne
The next three days are yours to explore Melbourne at your leisure. Melbourne is a food lover’s paradise. Take the time to awaken your senses as you stroll through the Queen Victoria Markets, maybe dine aboard the famous Colonial Tramcar Restaurant or take a walk down Lygon Street and discover the many restaurant flavors. Melbourne is also home to many hidden laneways and secret alleys that house intimate bars and eclectic venues – be sure to explore these unique areas, you never know what you will find.
Day 7: Fly to Cairns
Today you make your way to the airport for your flight to Cairns. On arrival make your way to your accommodation for a four night stay.
Day 8 – 10: Leisure Time in Cairns
Spend the next three days exploring the Cairns region at your leisure. Cairns is your next stop, gateway to the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest. You could dive into your own adventure; tour the Reef in a semi-submersible, fly overhead in a helicopter, don flippers and a mask and jump right in, or soak up the sun and the views aboard a sailing boat. Maybe explore the Daintree Rainforest by foot, vehicle or flying fox – each offering a different perspective of the oldest living rainforest on earth.
Day 11: Fly to Sydney
Today you make your way to the Cairns Airport for your flight to Sydney. On arrival you will be transferred to your accommodation for a four night stay.
Day 12 – 14: Leisure Time in Sydney
The next three days are yours to explore Sydney at your leisure. The harbor city of Sydney is filled with opportunities to discover the best vantage point for that iconic photo to take home and frame. Walk the ground of the Royal Botanic Gardens that hug the harbor foreshore, take a tour under the sails of the spectacular Sydney Opera House, scale the heights of the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge and take in the surrounding views, or maybe grab a surfboard and take a lesson at one of Australia’s most famous beaches.
Day 15: Return to USA
Your Australian vacation concludes today when you are transferred to the airport for your flight back to the US.
