Cairns, Daintree National Park, Uluru, Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga, Melbourne, Sydney, Hunter Region
Adventure across Australia on this 13-day guided tour. Just outside of Cairns, explore the tropical rainforest of Daintree National Park with a Local Expert, who will teach you about the indigenous Kuku Yalanji people who live there. Fly to Uluru, where a guide will lead you through the Walpa Gorge and past its red, rocky domes. Later, watch as 50,000 solar powered lights illuminate the desert during its Field of Light display by Artist Bruce Munro. Explore Melbourne's laneways and visit the Yarra Valley for a chocolate masterclass, winery visit and gin tasting. Cruise the Sydney Harbour, then go inside its famous Opera House for a VIP tour. Celebrate your incredible trip with dinner at Bennelong Restaurant, set inside the opera house’s iconic sails.
Round-trip airport to hotel transfers (Restrictions apply)
Airport transfers (Restrictions apply)
10 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 5 dinners
Itinerary
Engaging Experiences These special places and experiences are considered tour highlights. Look for them in the daily itineraries.
The Reef House Palm Cove
Dinner
Included
Meet your Travel Concierge for a Welcome Dinner at the Reef House Restaurant, where you will enjoy a meal made from seasonal ingredients as you overlook the crystal-clear water of the Coral Sea.
The Reef House Palm Cove
Breakfast,
Lunch
Included
Join your Local Expert for a fascinating exploration of UNESCO World Heritage Site Daintree National Park and learn about the relationship the indigenous Kuku Yalanji people have with their land. Enjoy lunch in the quaint Daintree village.
The Reef House Palm Cove
Choose to cruise the crystal-clear waters of the Great Barrier Reef immersed in the kaleidoscope of colors. Or, take in the local culture visiting the vibrant Kuranda village.
Sails in the Desert, Ayers Rock Resort
Breakfast
Included
Discover the domes of Kata Tjuta, and join your travel concierge for a guided walk deep through whistling Walpa Gorge. Tonight, delight your senses over sparkling wine, appetizers and a multi-colored sunset at Uluru, an icon of Australia.
Sails in the Desert, Ayers Rock Resort
Breakfast,
Dinner
Included
Greet the dawn as renowned Artist Bruce Munro’s Field of Light art installation of coloured glass spheres light up Uluṟu. Embrace the ancient stories of the Anangu people before visiting the Mutitjulu Waterhole and enjoying a three-course The Sounds of Silence Dinner.
InterContinental Melbourne
Breakfast,
Dinner
Included
This morning, fly to Melbourne, the cultural and food capital of Australia. Later this evening, enjoy a delicious dinner in a local restaurant.
InterContinental Melbourne
Venture to the Yarra Valley famous for its boutique local food and wine and breathtaking scenery. Firstly, visit the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie to take a Masterclass. Visit a local winery to learn about their vintages before enjoying lunch. Lastly, visit the famous Four Pillars Gin Distillery and experience a gin tasting before returning to Melbourne for an evening at leisure.
The Langham
Breakfast,
Lunch
Included
This morning take a tour of the city seeing the main sights before a walk through the world-famous laneways with their graffiti and art. You will then have lunch at a restaurant specialising in Indigenous food from the Torres Strait region, Big Esso by Mabu Mabu. Later you will fly to Sydney where you will have a free evening to explore the vibrant harbour city.
Voco Kirkton Park Hotel
Breakfast,
Dinner
Included
Enjoy a Sydney sightseeing tour including seeing the famed Mrs. Macquarie's Chair. Customise your day and join an Aboriginal guide for a 90-minute leisurely walkabout through the Rocks District. Or say ‘cheers’ to your local guide on a historic walking tour of some of Sydney’s oldest pubs.
Voco Kirkton Park Hotel
Breakfast,
Lunch
Included
Spend the day exploring renowned wineries of the Hunter Valley Wine Region, best known for Semillion and Shiraz. Enjoy private wine tastings at some of the region's top estates and sit down to an exceptional tasting lunch. Visit the cellar doors, a cheese shop and a chocolatier this afternoon before spending the evening at leisure.
The Langham
Breakfast,
Lunch
Included
Return to Sydney to explore its harbor on a lunch cruise. Pass iconic sights, including the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge.
The Langham
Breakfast,
Dinner
Included
Wake up to a day at leisure in the harbor city of Sydney. You may choose to climb the Sydney harbor Bridge or take the ferry to Manly Beach. Late afternoon, join a VIP guided tour of the Sydney Opera House before a celebration dinner at Peter Gilmore’s Bennelong restaurant.
Breakfast
Included
After breakfast, bid farewell to your fellow travellers and transfer to the airport for your onward journey.
2025 Tour Dates
NOVEMBER
4
:
$12,595
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Prices are subject to change.
Pricing is per person,
double occupancy,
land and on-tour flights only, based on December 22, 2024 travel date.
Single supplement from $3,025.
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