Australian Marvel

Itinerary :

Day 1 Melbourne (Arrival): Arrive at the airport. Transfer to your hotel and check-in. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight in Melbourne.
Day 2 Melbourne (Half Day City Tour / Melbourne Cricket Ground Tour / Melbourne Skydeck ): After breakfast, coach will pick you up from your hotel for your morning tour of Melbourne. Visit wonders such as Federation Square, the MCG and our world-famous sports precinct, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Albert Park Lake (Formula 1) and over to St Kilda Beach. You can even take a stroll in the gardens and visit St Patrick’s Cathedral when permitted. Visit world famous Albert Park, home of the Formula One, Australian Grand Prix as well as the inner-city sports precinct, home to the famous MCG, visit Melbourne Park where the Australian Tennis Open takes place. This tour will finish by visitng Eureka Tower. Later afternoon enjoy Melbourne Cricket Ground Tour. Then after early evening make your own way to Combine three of most popular attractions, Skydeck Entry + Edge + Voyager Theatre! At Melbourne Skydeck, the Southern Hemisphere’s highest viewing attraction, the city of Melbourne comes alive in front of your eyes when you take it all in from nearly 300 metres high. With 360° panoramic views all day and night, you can relax and enjoy all of Melbourne’s legendary views with a delicious snack and cool drink. A world-first, the Edge suspends daring guests in a transparent glass cube that projects out from Melbourne Skydeck, leaving them suspended nearly 300 metres above the streets of Melbourne. (Operation of the Edge Experience is subject to availibility). The first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, and largest of its kind in the world, the Melbourne Skydeck Voyager Theatre features 24 award-winning Positron Voyager virtual reality ‘pod’ chairs that take guests on an immersive journey of discovery through 16 iconic Melbourne experiences. Return back to the hotel. Overnight stay in Melbourne. (B)
Day 3 Melbourne (Full Day Great Ocean Road Tour): Breakfast at the hotel, experience majestic coastal drive in style with your small group and enjoy time to relax and fully appreciate the wonders of this world-famous touring route. Stay on the lookout for some very special animals including whales, dolphins, echidnas and bandicoots. Your camera will get a good workout along this exciting journey where we will stop for plenty of photo opportunities. To begin, your expert Guide will collect you from your Melbourne hotel to commence your exciting road trip. Your next stop will be at Apollo Bay, a tranquil seaside town which is most noteworthy for its setting among the soft rolling hills. It offers a great selection of cafes and restaurants where you can enjoy some lunch (not included). Following this, we will enjoy a walk in the forest in the Otway Ranges. A truly unique day out, capped off by a visit to the ancient rock formations of the Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge. Finally, your guide will transfer you back to the comfort of your hotel in Melbourne. Overnight stay in Melbourne. (B)
Day 4 Melbourne – Brisbane – Gold Coast : Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Melbourne airport for your flight to Brisbane (Not Included). Arrive Brisbane and transfer to Gold Coast hotel. Overnight stay in Gold Coast. (B)
Day 5 Gold Coast (Movie World Theme Park): Breakfast at the hotel, proceed for Movie World – Warner Bros the only Australian movie related theme park, you will experience a fun-filled, Gold Coast theme park family adventure with all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Meet your favourite stars and enjoy all the behind the scenes action, comedy stunts and exhilarating rides, shows and attractions! Later return back to the hotel. Overnight in Gold Coast. (B)
Day 6 Gold Coast (Sea World Theme Park): After breakfast at the hotel, take transfer to Sea World. Make contact with marine life wonders and experience a whole world of amazing rides, shows and attractions at Sea World. The multi-award winning 25 hectare (61 acre) attraction combines the amazing world under the sea with a whole world of fun to provide a full day’s exciting entertainment for people of all ages. Transfer back to hotel. The rest of the day will be free to explore on your own. Overnight in Gold Coast. (B)
Day 7 Gold Coast – Brisbane – Cairns : Breakfast at hotel. Transfer from Gold Coast Hotel to Brisbane airport for the flight to Cairns (Not Included). Arrive Cairns and transfer to hotel. Overnight stay in Cairns. (B)
Day 8 Cairns (Kuranda Deluxe with Rainforestation and Skyrail): Breakfast at the hotel, travel to Rainforestation Nature Park for lunch, performance by the Pamagirri Aboriginal Dance Troupe and Dreamtime Walk including boomerang throwing, spear throwing and didgeridoo playing. Tour through the rainforest in an amphibious Army Duck and visit the Tropical Fruit Orchard, Visit the Koala and Wildlife Park to hand feed kangaroos and view the awesome crocodiles. You will have the opportunity to have your photo taken cuddling a koala or holding a small crocodile (at own expense). Transfer to Kuranda. On arrival at Kuranda, enjoy time to wander through the Kuranda Village or visit the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary (at own expense). Travel back to Cairns by the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway and glide above the rainforest canopy with stops along the way at Red Peak Station and Barron Falls Station. Return back to the hotel. Overnight stay in Cairns. (B, L)
Day 9 Cairns (Green Island Cruise): After breakfast, Coach will pick you up from the hotel for your transfer to the Reef Fleet Terminal, the departure point of cruise. Cruise to Green Island in comfort aboard a modern air-conditioned catamaran. Enjoy over 5 hours on Green Island with many activities such as the choice of a glass bottom boat tour or snorkelling equipment for the day, Semi-Submarine coral viewing tour, self-guided island walks or simply relax on the white sandy beach. Enjoy lunch onboard. A range of optional extras are available such as Snorkel Experience and Snorkel Safari. Cruise concludes at approximately 05:00pm, at which time hotel drop offs will commence. Overnight stay in Cairns. (B, L)
Day 10 Cairns – Sydney : After breakfast transfer to Airport for your flight to Sydney (Not Included). On arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Overnight stay in Sydney. (B)
Day 11 Sydney (Big Bus Tours / The Sydney Opera House / Sydney Showboat Dinner Cruise): After Breakfast, Experience all the excitement of Sydney, Australia’s famous harbour city with a Big Bus Sydney sightseeing tour- Sydney’s only Hop-on Hop-off tourist bus service. As well as Sydney’s glorious harbour and stunning beaches the city offers a multi-cultural lifestyle, exuberant festivals and events, a dynamic food scene and a striking city scape of modern and colonial architecture. Don’t miss a thing aboard open-top double-decker bus tours with 34 stops along Sydney City and Bondi Beach and Harbour Bays tours. The hop-on, hop-off facility enables you to get on and off the bus at a number of exciting places to explore at your leisure. You can take a break from your tour whenever you wish to visit attractions and landmarks and re-join the tour at your convenience. In between this hop-on, hop-off tour you visit the Sydney Opera House along with details of the unique architectural design on a guided tour. Later in evening enjoy Sydney Showboat Dinner Cruise. Return back to the hotel by your own. Overnight stay in Sydney. (B)
Day 12 Sydney (Sydney Harbour Explorer Cruise): After breakfast, Transfer by your own towards Circular Quay Wharf 6 to Board your Captain Cook Cruises vessel to commence a Hop On Hop Off Sydney Harbour Explorer. Travel aboard a 25 metre motorised Rocket Ferry vessel and enjoy a fun and easy way to explore Sydney including commentary on selected routes. A quick and easy way to see the Harbour and visit famous precincts. Includes entry to Taronga Zoo. Return on your own for overnight stay in Sydney. (B)
Day 13 Sydney (Departure) : After breakfast, check out from hotel for transfer to Sydney Airport. (B)