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Luxury Gold
OFFER ID 1504318
Inspiring Australia
Adventure across Australia on this 13-day guided tour. Just outside of Cairns, explore the tropical rainforest of Daintree National Park with a Local Expert, who will teach you about the indigenous Kuku Yalanji people who live there. Fly to Uluru, where a guide will lead you through the Walpa Gorge and past its red, rocky domes. Later, watch as 50,000 solar powered lights illuminate the desert during its Field of Light display by Artist Bruce Munro. Explore Melbourne's laneways and visit the Yarra Valley for a chocolate masterclass, winery visit and gin tasting. Cruise the Sydney Harbour, then go inside its famous Opera House for a VIP tour. Celebrate your incredible trip with dinner at Bennelong Restaurant, set inside the opera house’s iconic sails.
Dining Summary
12 nights from $10,952 per person
Luxury Gold: Inspiring Australia
Day 1 - Welcome to Cairns
Meet your Travel Concierge for a Welcome Dinner at the Reef House Restaurant, where you will enjoy a meal made from seasonal ingredients as you overlook the crystal-clear water of the Coral Sea.
Accommodations: The Reef House Palm Cove, Cairns.
Meals: Dinner
Day 2 - The Ancient Daintree Rainforest and Indigenous Culture
Join your Local Expert for a fascinating exploration of UNESCO World Heritage Site Daintree National Park and learn about the relationship the indigenous Kuku Yalanji people have with their land. Enjoy lunch in the quaint Daintree village.
Accommodations: The Reef House Palm Cove, Cairns.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3 - Cairns Natural Wonders
Choose to cruise the crystal-clear waters of the Great Barrier Reef immersed in the kaleidoscope of colours. Or, take in the local culture visiting the vibrant Kuranda village.
Accommodations: The Reef House Palm Cove, Cairns.
Day 4 - Into the Outback
Discover the domes of Kata Tju?a, and join your Travel Concierge for a guided walk deep through whistling Walpa Gorge. Tonight, delight your senses over sparkling wine, appetisers and a Multi-coloured sunset at Uluru, an icon of Australia.
Accommodations: Sails in the Desert, Ayers Rock Resort, Ulu?u.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5 - Ulu?u and Kata Tju?a
Greet the dawn as renowned Artist Bruce Munro’s Field of Light art installation of coloured glass spheres light up Ulu?u. Embrace the ancient stories of the Anangu people before visiting the Mutitjulu Waterhole and enjoying a three-course The Sounds of Silence Dinner.
Accommodations: Sails in the Desert, Ayers Rock Resort, Ulu?u.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6 - On to Melbourne
This morning, fly to Melbourne, the cultural and food capital of Australia. Later this evening, enjoy a delicious dinner in a local restaurant.
Accommodations: InterContinental Melbourne.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7 - The Yarra Valley
Venture to the Yarra Valley, famous for its boutique local food and wine and breathtaking scenery. Firstly, visit the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie to take a Masterclass. Visit a local winery to learn about their vintages before enjoying lunch with wines. Lastly, experience a gin tasting before returning to Melbourne for an evening at leisure.
Accommodations: InterContinental Melbourne.
Day 8 - Melbourne to Sydney
This morning take a tour of the city seeing the main sights before a walk through the world-famous laneways with their graffiti and art. You will then have lunch at a restaurant specialising in Indigenous food from the Torres Strait region, Big Esso by Mabu Mabu. Later, you will fly to Sydney where you will have a free evening to explore the vibrant harbour city.
Accommodations: The Langham, Sydney.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 9 - Sydney Included Choice & Hunter Valley
Enjoy a Sydney sightseeing tour including seeing the famed Mrs. Macquarie's Chair. Customise your day and join an Aboriginal guide for a 90-minute leisurely walkabout through the Rocks District. Or say ‘cheers’ to your local guide on a historic walking tour of some of Sydney’s oldest pubs.
Accommodations: voco Kirkton Park Hunter Valley.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 10 - Hunter Valley Wine Region
Spend the day exploring renowned wineries of the Hunter Valley Wine Region, best known for Semillion and Shiraz. Enjoy private wine tastings at some of the region's top estates and sit down to an exceptional tasting lunch. Visit the cellar doors, a cheese shop and a chocolatier this afternoon before spending the evening at leisure.
Accommodations: voco Kirkton Park Hunter Valley.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 11 - Sydney Harbour Lunch Cruise
Return to Sydney to explore its harbour on a lunch cruise. Pass iconic sights, including the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
Accommodations: The Langham, Sydney.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 12 - Sydney at Leisure Relaxed Start
Wake up to a day at leisure in the harbour city of Sydney. You may choose to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge or take the ferry to Manly Beach. Late afternoon, join a VIP guided tour of the Sydney Opera House before a Celebration Dinner at Peter Gilmore’s Bennelong restaurant.
Accommodations: The Langham, Sydney.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 13 - Farewell Sydney
After breakfast, bid farewell to your fellow travellers and transfer to the airport for your onward journey.
Meals: Breakfast
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