Australia for Two: Price on request

Fly into Sydney.

Meet your guide-driver at the airport.

Sightseeing tour 'In the Footsteps of Captain Cook' with transfer to your hotel: 6 hours.

Sydney is a vibrant, multicultural metropolis with beaches and nature reserves. It was here in 1770 that Captain James Cook dropped anchor in Botany Bay.

On the tour you will see and visit:

• Botany Bay, the landing sites of Cook and La Perouse
• Bondi Beach
• Cosy harbour and Botany Bay beaches
• The Gap national park, with a walk along 70-metre cliffs
• The Heads at the harbour entrance
• Sydney's eastern suburbs
• The Rum Hospital, Hyde Park Barracks, Parliament House and St Mary's Cathedral
• Mrs Macquarie's Chair lookout
• The stepped, historic Rocks district
• The highest point in the city, Observatory Hill

The tour ends at your hotel.

8:00 am: meet your guide-driver in the hotel lobby.

Excursion 'The Ancient Gorges of the Blue Mountains': 8 hours.

The region is famous for its 'blue horizons', sheer cliffs, waterfalls and the fragrant air of its eucalypt forests. Lookouts, a walk by a waterfall and views of the Three Sisters rock spires. Descents/ascents (gradient up to 52°) to the ancient rainforest.

A visit to a wildlife park: feed kangaroos and have your photo taken with a koala and a wombat.

Entrance tickets are paid separately: wildlife park; cableway and railway.

4:00 pm: the excursion ends at your hotel.

8:00 am: meet your guide-driver in the hotel lobby.

Private excursion 'The Southern Grand Pacific Drive': 9 hours.

Programme:

• The oldest Royal National Park
• Bald Hill, with panoramas of the ocean and coastal towns (hang-gliders often fly here)
• Optionally, the largest Buddhist temple in the Southern Hemisphere (feng shui, 10,000 Buddha statues)
• Kiama, with its blowhole that sends sea water spouting into the air
• A promenade along the lava cliffs of the coast and lookouts

5:00 pm: the excursion ends at your hotel.

9:00 am: meet your guide-driver.

Two-day tour to the Hunter Valley wine region.

First day (8 hours of guide-driver time)

A scenic drive through national parks and over bridges to Australia's oldest wine region, the Hunter Valley (world-class Semillon).

On the tour:

• 3-4 exclusive wineries, with tastings (paid separately) of dry and dessert wines and sparkling wines
• A boutique distillery, with tastings
• Regional delicacies: cheeses, olives and chocolate
• Galleries or a botanic garden (optional, extra charge)
• Lunch (optional, extra charge)
• A brewery (optional, extra charge)

5:00 pm: the tour ends at your hotel in the valley.

Second day (8 hours of guide-driver time, including the return to Sydney of about 3 hours).

11:00 am: meet your guide-driver. Continue exploring the Hunter Valley.

4:00 pm: the tour ends at your hotel. Your guide returns to Sydney.

Meet a driver. Transfer to Sydney airport (about 3 hours). Fly to Hobart. On arrival you are met and transferred to your hotel.

9:00 am: meet your guide-driver.

Excursion to Mount Field National Park: 8 hours.

A short optional Hobart sightseeing drive, then the ancient forests of Mount Field (UNESCO): rainforest, giant eucalypts (up to 90 m), tree ferns, Russell Falls and mountain river banks. On the way, Salmon Ponds (1861) and, optionally, Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary and Richmond (1820).

Tickets (extra): wildlife park; Salmon Ponds; Mount Field.

5:00 pm: the tour ends at your hotel.

9:00 am: meet your guide-driver.

Excursion to Hastings Caves State Reserve: 9 hours.

Newdegate Cave, a swim in the thermal pool (+28°), the Tahune AirWalk suspended walkways (weather permitting) and tastings of local produce.

Tickets (extra): Hastings (cave + pool); Tahune AirWalk.

6:00 pm: the tour ends at your hotel.

Meet a driver. Transfer to Hobart airport. Fly to Melbourne. On arrival you are met and transferred to your hotel. Accommodation.

10:00 am: meet your guide-driver in the lobby.

Melbourne and surrounds sightseeing tour: 4 hours.

Main sights:

• St Paul's and St Patrick's Cathedrals, Parliament House, the Town Hall, Flinders Street Station, the State Library, the Old Magistrates' Court, the Royal Mint, the City Baths, Southern Cross railway station, the museum and the Princess Theatre
• The Royal Exhibition Building (UNESCO)
• Queen Victoria Market
• Federation Square
• Carlton and Fitzroy Gardens; Captain Cook's Cottage (entry extra)
• The Shrine of Remembrance
• Sports complexes (Australian Open, Formula 1 and others)
• Victoria Barracks with its 19th-century Russian cannons
• The seaside suburbs and St Kilda Beach

2:00 pm: the tour ends at your hotel.

9:00 am: meet your guide-driver in the lobby.

'The Great Ocean Road': 12 hours.

A winding road with coastal panoramas leading to the landmark 12 Apostles.

You will visit and see:

• The memorial arch to the builders and veterans of the First World War
• Seaside towns
• Pastoral landscapes
• The rainforest at Kennett River, with koalas and parrots
• Apollo Bay (lunch optional, extra charge)
• Otway National Park, with a walk among giant eucalypts
• Port Campbell National Park and the Shipwreck Coast
• The 12 Apostles, lookouts and photo stops

9:00 pm: the tour ends at your hotel.

9:00 am: meet your guide-driver in the lobby.

'The Blue Dandenongs and the Yarra Valley': 8 hours.

Lookouts, the village of Olinda (shops and galleries), feeding wild parrots in the Sherbrooke Forest; optionally, the William Ricketts Sanctuary.

In the afternoon, the Yarra Valley wine region (the cradle of Victorian winemaking, 1838):

• 2-3 wineries with tastings (extra)
• A chocolate factory/cheeses (optional)
• Lunch at a winery (optional)

5:00 pm: the tour ends at your hotel.

Meet a driver. Transfer to the airport. Fly to Ayers Rock. Arrive. Free bus to your hotel (10-15 minutes, shared shuttle). Accommodation.

Uluru/Ayers Rock is the 'Red Heart' of Australia; nearby is Kata Tjuta (the Olgas).

Before the tours begin, buy your national park ticket (valid for your whole stay) from the company representative.

5:30 pm Coach tour 'Sunset over Uluru and the Sounds of the Desert Dinner under the Stars': 4.5 hours.

Programme: a viewing area (sunset to the sound of the didgeridoo, a glass of sparkling wine and canapes), a barbecue dinner with drinks; an astronomer talks about the skies of the Southern Hemisphere.

10:00 pm: return to your hotel.

5:30 am Coach tour 'Sunrise at Uluru and a Walk at the Base': 6 hours. Light breakfast included. A national park ticket is required. Take at least 1.5 litres of water per person.

You will visit: the main sunrise viewing area; the walking area at the base (caves, a waterfall, sacred sites with ancient paintings); and the Aboriginal cultural centre.

11:30 am: the tour ends at your hotel. Check out. Free transfer to the airport. Fly to Cairns. Arrive. Transfer and accommodation at your hotel.

9:00 am Reef Magic Cruises to the Great Barrier Reef with lunch (group tour).

A floating three-level platform: snorkelling, diving, semi-submersible, relaxing, and a buffet lunch.

Don't forget swimwear and towels.

5:00 pm: the cruise ends at the wharf.

9:00 am: meet your guide-driver in the lobby.

Private tour to Kuranda: 8 hours.

Tickets are paid to the guide in cash before the tour begins.

• Cableway
• Amphibious vehicle through the rainforest
• Aboriginal cultural centre
• Wildlife park
• Historic train

Kuranda (300 m above sea level): galleries, souvenirs, butterflies, bird and animal parks.

Programme: the historic railway (15 tunnels, 40 bridges, 98 curves); Rainforestation park (legend and dance, didgeridoo, boomerang/spear throwing); a ride in an amphibious vehicle; a wildlife park; a 7 km descent on the cableway above the canopy of ancient trees.

5:00 pm: the excursion ends at your hotel.

Meet a driver. Transfer to the airport. Fly to Sydney. On arrival you are met, transferred and accommodated at your hotel.

Meet a driver. Transfer to the airport. Fly home.