Itinerary

Day 1. Los Angeles
Fly to Australia on one of our selected flights.

1 meal included

Day 2. In Flight
Cross the international dateline.

Day 3. Arrive Sydney
Be met on arrival and check in to your hotel. Enjoy a Welcome Dinner tonight.

Stay: Three Nights: Sydney, The Sebel Pier One
Daily meals included: • Breakfast • Dinner

Day 4. City Sights, Harbor Cruise
This morning, step inside the World Heritage-listed Sydney Opera House during a guided tour. Then board a luncheon cruise on Sydney Harbour past the iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House. Later, discover Hyde Park and famous Bondi Beach on a guided city tour.

Daily meals included: • Breakfast • Lunch

Day 5. Sydney at Leisure
Today, enjoy the day exploring or relaxing as you choose.

1 meal included

Day 6. Cairns
Fly to Cairns and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure in this tropical city.

Stay: Three Nights: Cairns, Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina
Daily meals included: • Breakfast • Dinner

Day 7. Great Barrier Reef Cruise
Cruise out to the Great Barrier Reef in a glass-bottom boat. View the coral and diverse range of marine life of Moore Reef, and maybe go for a snorkel or a swim.

Daily meals included: • Breakfast • Lunch

Day 8. Skyrail, Kuranda, Scenic Railway, Cairns
Ride the Skyrail Cableway over the rain forest to Kuranda. Visit a wildlife park and perhaps have a photo taken with a koala (own expense). Watch a performance by the Pamagirri Aboriginal Dancers, then return to Cairns aboard the Kuranda Scenic Railway, past waterfalls and rain forest.

1 meal included

Day 9. Cairns, Fly to Uluru (Ayers Rock), Uluru Base Tour, Sounds of Silence Dinner
This morning, fly to Uluru from Cairns. Head into Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park for a tour of Uluru's base. See ancient Aboriginal rock art and walk to Mutitjulu waterhole. See Aboriginal artists at work at the Maruku Arts and Crafts Gallery. Tonight enjoy the Sounds of Silence dinner.

Stay: Ayers Rock Resort, Desert Gardens Hotel
Daily meals included: • Breakfast • Dinner

Day 10. Kata Tjuta (Olgas), Alice Springs
Today, visit the stunning Kata Tjuta (Olgas), a cluster of 36 unique dome formations, and learn about this sacred place from a local guide. Here, you'll walk through the domes to the majestic Walpa (Olga) Gorge, a tranquil place of much significance to local Aboriginal people. Later, travel to Alice Springs.

Stay: Alice Springs, Crowne Plaza Hotel
1 meal included

Day 11. Alice Springs Tour, Fly to Melbourne, City Tour, Tramcar Dinner

On a tour of Alice Springs, visit the Royal Flying Doctor Service Base and Anzac Hill. Then board a flight for Melbourne, and on arrival take a brief city tour. Tonight, indulge in a meal aboard the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant.

Stay: Two Nights: Sofitel Melbourne on Collins
Daily meals included: • Breakfast • Dinner

Day 12. Melbourne at Leisure
Today spend the day at leisure in Melbourne. There are many optional activities available such as a journey along the Great Ocean Road or a tour to Philip Island to see the famous penguin parade. Or perhaps explore Melbourne at your own pace. You could visit the Queen Victoria Market, go shopping in the city or perhaps stroll through one of the many gardens.

1 meal included

Day 13. Depart Melbourne
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Los Angeles.

1 meal included

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