Our Australia All-in-One holiday packs a punch covering Melbourne, Gold Coast, Tangalooma, Cairns and Sydney. Start in Melbourne, a potpourri of cultures, before moving to Gold Coast, with its unpolluted golden surf beaches and fun for kids with Dreamworld and Movie World. Enjoy dolphin feeding at Tangalooma too! In Cairns, cruise the Great Barrier Reef and end your holiday in Sydney to get a glimpse of the famous Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge and explore the Blue Mountains National Park.
You arrive in Melbourne, the second largest city in Australia and Australia’s Cultural Capital. After checking in to the hotel, you have the day free at leisure.
For all you cricket buffs out there, opt for an hour long tour of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) or go on a Yarra River Cruise.
You stay overnight in Melbourne.
After breakfast at the hotel, you proceed on a half-day Melbourne city tour. You go to ‘Little Italy’, which is in the north-east corner of the city and here you can check out the many stores, boutiques and restaurants. Marvel at the architecture of the Melbourne University and the Royal Exhibition Building. Later, visit the Fitzroy Gardens. After which, you can walk around some of Melbourne's alleys, streets and arcades.
Later, you will go on the Phillip Island Tour. While here, don’t miss seeing the Little Penguins that have inhabited the island. In fact, during sunset, you can see these Little Penguins coming out of the sea and waddling on the beach and then heading to the sand dune burrows. Incidentally, these Little Penguins are said to be among the smallest of all the penguin species. You return back to your hotel in Melbourne late and you stay the night here.
You have breakfast at the hotel, post which you go on a day long trip on the Great Ocean Road that stretches over 200 kms. This tour will take you to the well-known rock formations which are referred to as the 12 Apostles, a Biblical reference. And you will definitely get some time to explore the beaches along the road.
You stay overnight in the hotel in Melbourne.
After breakfast, you head to the Melbourne airport for an early morning flight to Brisbane. After landing in Brisbane, you are taken to the Holt Street Wharf. Here you will board the 10.00 hours Tangalooma launch that will take you to Moreton Island. You will reach the Tangalooma Island Resort by 11.15 hours. After checking in, you have the rest of the day at your leisure. You can opt to go on any optional activities on the island. The highlight of your visit to Tangalooma is the opportunity to hand feed one of the wild bottlenose dolphins that visit the shores each evening at sunset.
After breakfast, you go on the Desert Safari and Sand Tobogganing Tour. This is another must-dpo After you return in the evening, you check out and a launch will take you back to Holt Street Wharf in Brisbane. And from here, you are taken to your hotel in the Gold Coast area.
After checking in, you have the rest of the evening free at leisure. You stay overnight in Gold Coast.
After breakfast, you are taken to the Dreamworld, Australia’s largest theme park. Here you can hug Koala bears, come face-to-face with a tiger and there are over 15 rides and attractions, live shows and also many DreamWorks blockbuster movie enactments and shows.
You stay overnight in the Gold Coast area.
You have breakfast at the hotel and then get ready to experience the unique 1 hour Gold Coast city tour from Surfers Paradise on a Fire Truck. You will ride to the Spit via Surfers Paradise, along the beachfront / Esplanade via Narrow Neck and finally, you will be dropped off at Sea World or Movie World.
At Sea World, a family-friendly theme park, experience the world of mesmeric world of marine life, amazing rides, shows and attractions! See the cute polar bear cubs, Hudson and Nelson. Movie World is a fantasy movie theme park operated by the Warner Bros studio. While here, you will get to see many shows and attractions based on a couple Hollywood blockbusters. A not-to-miss is the rides and also visiting the many movie set replicas here.
You stay overnight in the Gold Coast area.
You have breakfast at the hotel. You check out from your hotel in the Gold Coast area, and an airport transfer takes you to the Brisbane Airport and you take a flight to Cairns. On arrival, you check into the hotel, where you stay overnight.
After breakfast, prepare for an excursion - Big Cat Great Barrier Reef Cruise to Green Island with a lunch buffet. Enjoy a host of reef activities like snorkelling, swimming, viewing corals from a glass bottom boat, etc. You can even take an introductory scuba dive lesson under expert supervision (at an additional cost). Or enjoy the semi-submarine ride where you can watch the animated underwater world without getting wet. After such enthralling but tiring activities, enjoy a sumptuous lunch buffet.
Later unwind at the hotel and stay comfortably overnight.
You have breakfast at the hotel. You then take a day trip to Kuranda Railway, Skyrail and Rainforestation Nature Park. This is a must do experience which includes a cable car ride and train ride passing through the unique rainforests near Cairns.
You stay overnight in a hotel in Cairns.
After breakfast at the hotel, you check out and an airport shuttle takes you to the Cairns airport, from where you head to your next destination, Sydney. On arrival, you are met by your tour representative in the airport and you are taken to your hotel.
In the evening, you go on your own to the King Street Wharf on Sydney’s waterfront and go on the Sydney Showboat Dinner Cruise.
You stay overnight in a hotel in Sydney.
You have breakfast at the hotel. You head out of the Sydney city limits and embark on a day’s trip to explore the UNESCO nominated World Heritage site, the Blue Mountains National Park. While here, you are out in the wilderness that is filled mountains, cliffs, forestlands, and waterfalls. While here, you will learn a thing or two about the Aboriginal way of life. The day’s trip includes a visit to the nice little mountain town of Leura and visit the Featherdale Wildlife Park and get up, close and personal with the koalas and kangaroos.
After the trip, you return to your hotel in Sydney where you stay overnight.
After breakfast at the hotel, you embark on a half-day tour around the city. The tour takes you to the well-known Sydney Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and more. You will also get to visit the Manly Beach. Your tour ends in the Circular Quay or the Darling Harbour. At this Harbour, you can exchange a Combo 2 Pass to visit the Sea Life Aquarium + Sydney Tower Eye with 4D experience (the transport to the Aquarium and Tower are not included). Then, you get the afternoon free at your leisure and you are free to do something on your own.
You stay overnight in a hotel in Sydney.
After breakfast at the hotel, you check out and an airport transfer takes you to the Sydney Airport. You are homeward bound filled with unforgettable memories of your Australia trip.