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AUSTRALIA MINI-BREAKS

Tour	Nights	Operator	Code	Full Itinerary
Adelaide & Barossa Valley	4	AAT	ZZ11
Cairns & Great Barrier Reef	4	AAT	CC11
Darwin & Yellow Water Billabong	4	AAT	DK10
Cruises: Cairns to Cairns	3	Cpt. Cook
Cruises: Cairns to Townsville	3	Silversea	CT4
Cruises: Townsville to Cairns	3	Silversea	TC4
Sydney stopover	4	APT	H1
Melbourne stopover	4	APT	H2
Perth & Surroundings	4	AAT	PP11

Adelaide & Barossa Valley
From Adelaide - 4 Days

Tour Code: ZZ11

What's included?

Departure

Daily

Your Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Adelaide
You will be met on arrival at Adelaide Airport and transferred to your hotel by luxury car. Remainder of the day at leisure. Accommodation: Centra Adelaide (standard), Stamford Plaza (first class) or Hyatt Regency (deluxe), 2 nights.

Day 2: Barossa Valley
Today, sample an extensive range of wines in one of the world's premier wine regions, the Barossa Valley. Visit Orlando Estate and Chateau Yaldara for an escorted tour and enjoy a bistro lunch in a tranquil garden setting. On the return to Adelaide stop at the Whispering Wall. (BL)

Day 3: Kangaroo Island
Morning flight to Kangaroo Island (airfare included). Enjoy a full day 4WD wildlife tour. Visit Seal Bay, and walk among the seals and sea lions. Explore Flinders Chase National Park, home to many koalas, kangaroos, wallabies and Australian birds. Tonight you have the choice of staying in motel accommodation or with a local family in a bed and breakfast. Accommodation: The Ozone Seafront Hotel or Open House Bed and Breakfast. (BL)

Day 4: Adelaide
After a hearty breakfast depart Kangaroo Island for your return flight to Adelaide in time to meet your ongoing flight. (B)

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Cairns & Great Barrier Reef - 4 Days

Tour Code: CC11

What's included?

Departure

Daily

Your Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive Cairns
You will be met on arrival at Cairns Airport and transferred to your hotel by luxury car. Remainder of the day at leisure. Accommodation: Rydges Plaza Hotel (standard), The Oasis Resort (first class) or Cairns International (deluxe), 3 nights.

Day 2 Cruise to the Outer Great Barrier Reef
Depart from Trinity Wharf on the Great Adventures Catamaran for a full day cruise to the Outer Great Barrier Reef. Drift through the reefs in the semi-submersible and watch the marine world go by. Enjoy swimming, snorkelling and coral-viewing activities, as well as a tropical buffet lunch. Return to Cairns early evening. (BL)

Day 3 Tjapukai Aboriginals - Skyrail - Kuranda Railway Board the famous Kuranda Board the famous Kuranda Railway for a breathtaking journey to the village of Kuranda. Free time in Kuranda to explore. On Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday stroll through the famous Kuranda markets. Return to the lowlands by the Skyrail Cableway, enjoying a beautiful rainforest experience. Visit the award winning Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park and learn about this ancient culture, before being transferred back to your hotel. (B)

Day 4 Cairns
Today is at leisure. You will be transferred by taxi to Cairns Airport to connect with your onward flight.

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Darwin & Yellow Water Billabong - 4 Days

Tour Code: DK10

What's included?

Departure

Daily

Your Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1 Darwin
You will be met on arrival at Darwin Airport and transferred to your hotel by luxury car. Remainder of the day is at leisure to explore Darwin. Accommodation: Centra Darwin (standard), Novotel Atrium Hotel (first class) or Carlton Hotel (deluxe).

Day 2 Kakadu National Park
Depart at 7.00am for travel deep into Kakadu National Park. Visit Nourlangie Rock, site of Aboriginal rock art dating back 20,000 years. Cruise on Yellow Water Billabong. You may see crocodiles and a myriad of waterbirds in their natural environment. Stop at the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre. Accommodation: Kakadu Resort (standard) or Gagudju Crocodile Hotel (first class and deluxe). (BL)

Day 3 Aboriginal Rock Art
Cruise along the East Alligator River. We are generally accompanied by an Aboriginal guide. Later inspect the Ubirr Aboriginal art site. Take the scenic flight (optional extra) along the rugged edge of the escarpment. Return to Darwin arriving 7.30pm. Accommodation: Centra Darwin (standard), Novotel Atrium Hotel (first class) or Carlton Hotel (deluxe). (BL)

Day 4 Darwin
You will be transferred by taxi to Darwin Airport to connect with your onward flight.

Note:
Between the months of November to May, access to Ubirr and East Alligator River is not always possible. Alternative touring will be arranged.

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Captain Cook Cruises: Cairns to Cairns - 4 Days/3 Nights

Tour Code:

Departure Dates

Friday (Southbound)

Your Day by Day Itinerary

DAY 1 - Cairns to Fitzroy Island
13:00 Board the vessel for a 14:00 departure and cruise to Fitzroy Island. Fitzroy Island's lush tropical rainforests are a haven for over 35 different species of birds. Escorted walks from the village resort reveal beautiful ferns and native orchids.

DAY 2 - Hedley Reef
A full day to snorkel, dive and explore the wonders of the sea. Hedley Reef was produced over thousands of years by billions of tiny coral polyps. Explore a kaleidoscope of formations including staghorn, brain, boulder and fan corals. Join the Marine Naturalist on the glass bottom boat and discover vibrantly coloured sea creatures. Or simply luxuriate on board and enjoy the delights of shipboard life.

DAY 3 - Hinchinbrook Channel & Dunk Island
It's hard to imagine a lovelier cruising channel than Hinchinbrook. The narrow passage that separates Australia's largest island national park from the mainland, teems with life. Green canopies, mangrove lagoons and long curving beaches provide refuge for native birds, dolphins, gentle dugongs and migrating whales.
Exotic Dunk Island is a tropical paradise and a beachcomber's delight. Walk pathways tunnelled through rainforest to find vivid native flowers and rainbow coloured birds, or enjoy the convivial hospitality at the island resort. Tonight you are invited to the Captain's Farewell Dinner - a gala celebration that can last into the wee small hours.

DAY 4
Arrive back into Cairns at 08:00.

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Silversea Cruises: Cairns toTownsville - 4 Days/3 Nights

Tour Code: CT4

Departure Dates

Saturday & Thursday

Your Day by Day Itinerary

DAY 1
08:45 Board the vessel at Cairns Trinity Wharf, departing at 09:30. Cruise the Outer Great Barrier Reef visiting Thetford Reef and Sudbury Cay for fish feeding, snorkelling, coral viewing, scuba diving and reef fishing. Overnight anchorage at Sudbury Reef lagoon.

DAY 2
Visit Coates or Nathan Reefs to further enjoy the Great Barrier Reef. Visit Dunk Island Resort. Overnight onboard at Dunk Island.

DAY 3
Cruise the Family Group of Islands (the only tropical rainforest islands on the Australian Coast) Cruise the Hinchinbrook Channel and visit our exclusive Pelorus Island with its magnificent fringing reef, beach and rainforest. Enjoy a beach BBQ. Cruise the Palm Group of islands. Overnight anchorage at Herald Island.

DAY 4
Cruise Halifax Bay passing Magnetic Island, arriving in Townsville at 10:00.

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Silversea Cruises: Townsville to Cairns - 4 Days/3 Nights

Tour Code: TC4

Departure Dates

Sunday & Tuesday

Your Day by Day Itinerary

DAY 1
12:30 Board the vessel at Townsville, for a 13:00 departure. Cruise the Palm Group of Islands.

DAY 2
Time to further enjoy this beautiful island with its magnificent fringing reef, beach and rainforest. Enjoy a beach BBQ ashore. Cruise the spectacular Hinchinbrook Channel and the Family Group of Islands. Visit Dunk Island resort and a guided rainforest walk. Overnight onboard at Dunk Island.

DAY 3
A full Day is spent cruising the outer Great Barrier Reef. Enjoy snorkelling, coral viewing, scuba diving and reef fishing at Nathan or Coates Reefs and Sudbury Cay. Overnight anchorage at Sudbury Reef lagoon.

DAY 4
Visit Thetford Reef for fish feeding and further enjoy the Great Barrier Reef. Arrive Cairns at 15:30.

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Sydney stopover - 4 days

Tour Code: H1

What's included?

Legend: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner

Your Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1. Sydney
Welcomed on arrival for transfer to hotel. Accommodation: Sydney 3 for nights - Mercure Hotel (Standard), All Seasons Premier Menzies (First-Class), ANA Hotel (Deluxe).

Day 2. City Sights, Beaches and Lunch Cruise (L)
The morning is free to explore the delights of Sydney. At midday, join the 'Captain Cook' for a luncheon cruise on one of the world's most beautiful harbours. Following this, take in the city sights including Hyde Park, Royal Botanic Gardens, Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Drive through cosmopolitan Kings Cross.

Day 3. Blue Mountains, Koalas
Tour the spectacular Blue Mountains and Three Sisters, a giant rock formation towering over Jamison Valley. Maybe take the option to travel on the Skyway as it soars above Cox's Crossing at the foot of Katoomba Falls (own expense). Visit the Australian Wildlife Park.

Day 4. Sydney
Morning at leisure before transfer to Sydney Airport.

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Melbourne stopover - 4 days

Tour Code: H2

Departure

Daily

What's included?

Legend: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner

Your Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1. Melbourne
Welcomed on arrival. Accommodation: Melbourne for 3 nights - All Seasons Welcome Inn (Standard), All Seasons Swanston Hotel (First Class), The Windsor (Deluxe).

Day 2. City Sights, Phillip Island Penguin Parade
Enjoy a morning sightseeing tour of Melbourne including views of the skyline and Port Phillip Bay. In the afternoon, journey to Phillip Island and witness the largest colony of fairy penguins as they return from the sea to their burrows in the sand dunes. Tour returns 11.30 p.m.

Day 3. Melbourne
Today travel along Victoria's famous Great Ocean Road with it's breathtaking and unique scenery. Visit the seaside town of Angelsea where the driver will prepare a traditional Aussie morning tea of lamingtons and Billy Tea. Journey on to the famous surfing beaches, dramatic cliffs and lush fern gullies of 'The Shipwreck Coast'. Enter Port Campbell National Park to view the spectacular Twelve Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge and London Bridge. Tour returns 9.45 p.m.

Day 4. Melbourne
Morning at leisure before transfer to Melbourne Airport.

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Perth & Surroundings
From Perth - 4 Days

Tour Code: PP11

What's included?

Departure 2001/2002:

Daily

Legend: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner

Your Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Perth
You will be met on arrival at Perth Airport and transferred to your hotel by luxury car. Remainder of the day at leisure. Accommodation: Grand Chancellor (standard), Novotel Langley (first class) or Parmelia Hilton (deluxe), 3 nights.

Day 2: Rottnest Island
Enjoy a leisurely journey downstream to North Fremantle, before continuing on to Rottnest Island. Join the Underwater Explorer, a glass bottom boat to explore shipwrecks and reefs (weather permitting). A leisurely buffet lunch at Rottnest Lodge is included before a tour of the island and time at leisure. Return to Perth late afternoon. (BL)

Day 3: Margaret River - South West
Travel south to the Eagle Heritage Raptor Wildlife Centre to see and handle birds of prey. Enjoy a scenic drive through the rolling hills and vineyards to Sandalford Winery. Later visit Mammoth Cave, the mouth of the Margaret River and Boranup Karri Forest, before returning to Perth. (B)

Day 4: Depart Perth
You will be transferred by taxi to Perth Airport to connect with your onward flight.

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