Australia Tour Itinerary
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| First a 27 hour, 3 hop, 11,000 mile flight (after
work on Friday!) from Heathrow to... |
| Melbourne: for 4 nights (in the All Seasons Welcome Hotel): |
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· Walk around the City
· Fed kangaroos at a farm
· Koala Conservation Centre
· Seal Rock
· Penguin Parade on Phillip Island
· Drove along the Great Ocean Road
including the Twelve Apostles rock formation |
then a 1 hour, 441mile flight to...
Sydney: for 7 nights (in the Ibis Darling Harbour
Hotel): |
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· Featherdale Wildlife Park for more koalas and
kangaroos
· Paddy's Market
· Royal Botanical Gardens
· Sydney Opera House tour
· Harbour ferry (for a cheap view of the Opera House from the harbour)
· Sydney Harbour Bridge
· City tour on explorer bus
· Kings Cross
· Chinese Garden
· The Rocks self-guided walking tour
· Bondi Beach
· Star City Casino
· Walk through eucalyptus forests in the Blue Mountains |
then a 3 hour, 1,200 mile flight to...
Cairns: for 3 nights (in the Matson Plaza Hotel):
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· Kuranda scenic rail and sky rail trip into the
tropical rainforest
· Presentation on the Barrier Reef
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| Barrier
Reef: for 3 days/2 nights (on board a Pro-Dive boat): |
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· Cruise to the outer Barrier Reef
· 11 scuba dives including 2 at night |
| Cairns: for 1 night (in
the Bay Village Tropical Retreat): |
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· Rested after 3 very long days |
then a 2½ hour, 900 mile flight to...
Alice Springs: for 2 nights (in the Territory Inn):
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· Drive along the West MacDonnell Range
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then a 285 mile drive to...
Uluru (Ayres Rock): for 3 nights
(in the Outback Pioneer, Ayers Rock Resort - Yulara): |
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· Mount Conner lookout
· Ayers Rock (Uluru):
- View at sunset and sunrise
- Climb to top
- Walk around the base
- Helicopter flight around it
· The Olgas (Kata Tjuta)
- Valley of the Winds walk |
then a 285 mile drive back to...
Alice Springs: for 1 night (in the All Seasons Oasis
Hotel): |
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· 3 hour walk around Kings Canyon on the way
back |
then a 3½ hour, 1235 mile flight to...
Perth area: for 5 nights (touring): |
| Bunbury: for 1 night (in the Ocean
Drive Motel) |
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· Dolphin Discovery Centre
· Dolphin Encounter boat trip. |
| Hyden: for 1 night (in the Hyden
Motel) |
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· Wave Rock
· Hippo's Yawn |
| Cervantes: for 1 night (in the
Pinnacles Motel) |
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· 4WD tour around The Pinnacles
· Stromatolites |
| Perth: for 2 nights (in the
Pacific Motel) |
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· Shopping in Perth
· Fremantle city walk
· Fremantle Prison tour
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then a 20 hour, 2 hop, 9,200 mile flight back to
Heathrow
(arriving at dawn on Monday in time for work!). |
