Highlights of Australia (12 Days)
Melbourne, Ayers Rock, Daintree Rainforest, Great Barrier Reef, Sydney
Introduction to Australia (11 Days)
Sydney, Blue Mountains, Ayers Rock, Daintree Rainforest, Great Barrier Reef
Romantic Australia (11 Days)
Lizard Island & Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock, Sydney
Journey Through Australia (19 Days)
Melbourne, Adelaide, Barossa Valley, Kangaroo Island, Perth (Rottnest Island or Pinnacles), Margaret River, Ayers Rock, Daintree Rainforest, Great Barrier Reef, Sydney
Best of Southern Australia (11 Days)
Melbourne, Great Ocean Road, Adelaide, Barossa Valley, Kangaroo Island, Tasmania
Australia Luxury Adventure (18 Days) Sydney, Tasmania, Melbourne & Great Ocean Road, Ayers Rock, Kakadu, Great Barrier Reef
Best of Australia & New Zealand (18 Days)
Sydney, Ayers Rock, Daintree Rainforest, Great Barrier Reef, Auckland, Rotorua & Taupo, Canterbury, Queenstown
Romantic Australia
(11 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis) Lizard Island & Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock, Sydney
Though designed for honeymooners, this relaxed tour will appeal to anyone wanting to explore a range of Australian landscapes and stay at Australia’s most intimate luxury hotels and resorts.
Begin in one of Australia’s most exclusive and stylish island resorts: Lizard Island, located right in the Great Barrier Reef. Days are at leisure to enjoy the resort’s superb location, snorkel, dive, kayak, play tennis, walk in the jungle or pamper yourself with spa treatments.
Continue to Ayers Rock (Uluru), surrounded by vast blue sky and red earth in Australia’s beautiful Red Centre. Stay at a luxury safari-style property, and enjoy comprehensive touring of the region. With your expert private guide, enjoy comprehensive touring in the region. Learn about Aboriginal bushtucker cuisine and legends of the Dreamtime. Tour the base of Ayers Rock and view Aboriginal rock art in caves and waterholes (billabongs). Walk through the Olgas (Kata Tjuta) and nearby sand dunes. Take desert walks and learn about the unique flora and fauna in the Outback. One night, dine under the stars while an astronomer points out the southern constellations in the clear desert night sky and a didjeridoo musician drones in the background.
From there, fly to Sydney for a nice balance of flexible, private city touring and time at leisure. Explore the historic Rocks district and walk through the beautiful Sydney Botanic Gardens. Browse food and craft markets, galleries, and unique shops in vibrant neighborhoods such as Surry Hills, Woolloomooloo and Paddington. Drive past exclusive homes and yacht clubs in Double Bay and Vaucluse. During free time, the options are endless: Dine at world-renowned restaurants, shop for Aboriginal art or modern Australian design, visit the Art Gallery of New South Wales, partake in the adventurous Sydney BridgeClimb, or have a picnic on Bondi Beach. One evening, you will attend dinner and a performance at the iconic Sydney Opera House.
Itinerary Overview
Day 1
Arrive Cairns - Lizard Island
Arrival assistance to short flight transfer to Lizard Island for 4 nights
Days 2-4
Lizard Island & Great Barrier Reef At leisure for snorkeling, scuba diving, spa treatments, nature walks, relaxation at resort
Day 5
Lizard Island - Ayers Rock
Short flight to Cairns for flight to Ayers Rock. Arrival transfer to Longitude 131 for 3 nights. Afternoon private touring
Days 6 & 7
Ayers Rock
Private touring of natural and cultural attractions
Day 8
Ayers Rock - Sydney
Transfer and flight to Sydney for 3 nights
Day 9
Sydney
Morning private touring
Day 10
Sydney
At leisure during daytime. Evening performance at Sydney Opera House
