Australia Vacations

Eastern City Explorer
11 Days / 8 Nights from $1399

Destinations

Sydney, Brisbane

This Itinerary Features

Family, Nature


Your Itinerary Includes

• International coach class air
  
• Internal coach class air in Australia
  
• 4 nights Sydney
  
• 4 nights Brisbane

Additional Tour Package (Optional)

• All round trip airport transfers
  
• Sydney half day city tour
  
• Sunshine Coast full day tour

Day-By-Day Itinerary

This itinerary can be fully customized; to tailor this package to your specific requirements please call one of our travel specialists.


Day 1 Fly USA to Sydney

Day 2 You cross the International Dateline
The International Date Line is an imaginary line on the earth’s surface that approximately coincides with the 180th meridian (LONGITUDE), and separates the calendar date. Traveling east across the line takes the traveler back one day; traveling west, takes the traveler forward one day.

Day 3 Welcome to Sydney, Australia
On arrival into Sydney you will need to clear customs and make your way through the main arrivals hall from where you will either catch a taxi into the city or be transferred to your accommodation.

Sydney - Australia's premier city is the oldest settlement in Australia, the economic powerhouse of the nation and the country's capital in everything but name. Built on the shores of the stunning Port Jackson, you would have to die and go to heaven before you see a more spectacular setting for a city. It's a vital, self-regarding metropolis, exuding both a devil-may-care urbanity and a slavish obsession with global fads. The Sydney area was the ancestral home of the Daruk tribe, whose territory extended from Botany Bay to Pittwater.

There are some 2000 Aboriginal rock engraving sites in the Sydney area, and many of Sydney's suburbs have Aboriginal names. The city of Sydney began life as a penal colony in 1788 and for the next 60 years received the unwanted, persecuted and criminal elements of British society. Despite its brutal beginnings, the city's mixture of pragmatic egalitarianism and plain indifference has transformed it into a thriving multicultural society. Sydney now attracts the majority of Australia's immigrants and the city's predominantly Anglo-Irish heritage has been revitalized by large influxes of Italian, Lebanese, Turkish, Greek, Chinese and Vietnamese.

Days 4-6 At leisure, Sydney
At your leisure to explore Sydney. Most of the major attractions of the city are within easy walking distance of your accommodation - Sydney Opera House, Darling Harbour, Centrepoint Tower, Circular Quay, The Rocks etc.

Day 7 Fly Sydney to Brisbane
Make your way to the airport for your flight north to Brisbane. On arrival, make your way to your hotel.

Don’t let Brisbane’s easy-going sub-tropical ambience fool you. There is plenty to do; visit islands, savor mouth-watering cuisine and fine local wines or soak up the arts or sporting lifestyle. The beer gardens and verandas alone say it all – you can’t beat Brisbane’s lifestyle. It’s warm most of the year and the locals are friendly. Despite the unhurried tempo, there is always something to do.

Days 8-10 At leisure, Brisbane
This afternoon is yours to explore Brisbane on your own. There's a lot to see & do within an easy walking distance from your downtown hotel. Brisbane is a vibrant, bustling, modern city of almost 2 million people. Downtown offers a huge choice of shopping experiences, restaurants, museums, and parklands. Take a walk or ferry over to the Southside and visit the wonderful Southbank Parklands, the redeveloped site of the 1988 World Fair. While on the Southside, visit the Queensland Museum of natural history, and the Queensland Art Gallery. Visit Brisbane's wonderful Botanical Gardens at the eastern end of George Street. There, you can rent bikes or rollerblades. On weekends, the Riverside and Southbank Markets are a "must see."

Day 11 Fly Brisbane to USA (Via Sydney)
Make your way to the airport for your departure flight. You will fly from Brisbane to Sydney and connect to your international flight.

Pricing

To determine pricing for your tour select the appropriate travel season and desired accommodation level from the table below.

Standard Superior Deluxe Reference # 433528 433529 433530 Low Season $1399 $1529 $1769 Shoulder Season $1779 $1909 $2149 High Season $2039 $2169 $2409 Peak Season $2283 $2498 $2796 Single Supplement $390 $530 $770 Optional Tour Package $185     All prices reflect a 3% discount for purchases made by cash/check.  There are no discounts for payment made by credit card. International Airfare Credit Air credit pricing can be deducted from the overall package cost if you have already obtained/plan to obtain your international flights independently.  For this itinerary, the air credit includes the following flight segments: LAX-SYD-LAX Low Season $730 Shoulder Season $1035 High Season $1220 Peak Season $1350 Travel Seasons   Low Season 5/1–6/9/05 and 8/1–9/15/05 Shoulder Season 4/1–4/30/05; 6/10–7/31/05; 9/16–12/2/05 and 3/1–3/31/06 High Season 12/3–12/9 and 12/24–2/28/06 Peak Season 12/10–12/23/05