Australia's Many Faces in Two Weeks! Price on request

Arrive in Sydney, the capital of New South Wales.

Fly into Sydney International Airport and transfer to your hotel with a driver.

Private Sydney sightseeing tour with a guide-driver: 8 hours (eastern and southern suburbs, historic sights).

Route and highlights:

• The historic centre: The Rocks, Hyde Park, Hyde Park Barracks, the Rum Hospital, Parliament House, the Mint
• Mrs Macquarie's Chair lookout, with views of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge
• The eastern suburbs, Australia's 'most expensive address book'
• The Heads, the cliffs at the harbour entrance
• Cosy harbour and Botany Bay beaches
• The ocean surf beaches of Bondi and Maroubra
• The Gap and Botany Bay national parks with their ancient flora
• The landing sites of Captain Cook and La Perouse

During the tour: a 20-minute helicopter flight over the ocean coastline and the city (for two, in a group of up to 6).

Evening dinner: a three-course meal at the Infinity restaurant, or a buffet at Sydney Tower

Private tour to the Blue Mountains and a wildlife park with a guide-driver: 8 hours.

Tickets to the wildlife park and the cableway/railway are included.

Programme (112 km from Sydney):

• Wildlife park: feed kangaroos, photo with a koala (paid separately)
• The Jamison Valley: canyons and eucalypt forests
• Lookouts: 'blue horizons', sheer cliffs, stone 'sculptures'
• A walk by a cascading waterfall
• The Three Sisters rock formation
• Descents and ascents (gradient up to 52°) into the rainforest, with a walk

Make your own way to the BridgeClimb Sydney office.

Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of a small group (no guide).

Meet your guide at the bridge office. Walking tour of the historic sites of Australia's oldest city: 3 hours. The walking tour ends at the wharf.

Three-course dinner cruise with music and dancing on Sydney Harbour aboard the Captain Cook cruiser (window seats guaranteed).

Private tour to Australia's capital, Canberra, with a guide-driver (about 300 km).

The story of the planning of the 'triangular' capital and its architecture.

You will see:

• Panoramic lookouts over the city and Lake Burley Griffin (the Captain Cook Memorial Jet)
• The diplomatic quarter (national architectural styles)
• The National Museum of Australia, the Library, the High Court, the National Gallery, the Carillon, Old Parliament House and the Questacon science museum
• War memorials

You will visit: Parliament House (the House of Representatives and the Senate) and the Australian War Memorial.

The tour ends at Canberra airport. Fly to Melbourne (about 1 hour 10 minutes). Arrive in Melbourne, the capital of Victoria. Transfer to your hotel with a driver. Accommodation for 1 night.

Private two-day tour 'The Scenic Loop: the Great Ocean Road, Nature Reserves and the Goldfields' with a guide-driver.

Day 1

• A panorama of the city centre from the West Gate Bridge
• The memorial arch to the builders and veterans of the First World War
• The coastal towns of Fairhaven and Lorne
• Wild koalas and parrots at Kennett River
• Apollo Bay (seafood lunch)
• Otway National Park: 'skyscraper' eucalypts
• Port Campbell National Park and the Shipwreck Coast
• The Twelve Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge and London Bridge
• Pastures and evening kangaroo spotting
• Overnight in the Grampians National Park

Day 2

• The culture of the Djab Wurrung people and the Brambuk Centre
• A scenic drive along the ranges
• The Boroka Lookout and the Balconies Lookout
• Historic Ballarat and the Sovereign Hill open-air museum
• Return to Melbourne, accommodation for 1 night

Private Melbourne tour with a guide-driver and transfer to the airport: 5 hours.

You will see: St Paul's and St Patrick's Cathedrals, Parliament House, the Town Hall, Flinders Street Station, the State Library of Victoria, the Old Magistrates' Court, the Royal Mint, the Edwardian-era City Baths, the museum, the Princess Theatre, the Royal Exhibition Building (UNESCO), Queen Victoria Market, Federation Square, Fitzroy and Carlton Gardens, the Shrine of Remembrance, and the sports arenas (Australian Open, football, rugby, cricket, Formula 1 and the Melbourne Cup).

Fly to Cairns (about 3 hours 20 minutes). Arrive in Cairns, the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. Transfer to your hotel in Port Douglas (with a driver). Accommodation on the Coral Sea for 4 nights.

Cruise to the Great Barrier Reef in a group with lunch: 8 hours.

Please bring swimwear and towels.

Private tour to Daintree National Park and Mossman Gorge with a guide-driver: 8 hours.

An introduction to the flora and fauna of Australia's tropical north.

Programme:

• A cruise on a dark, mirror-like river looking for crocodiles
• A visit to Mossman Gorge
• Walks in ancient rainforest

Free day or group fishing trip of 4-5 hours (at the river mouth or on the ocean, on request).

Private tour to Kuranda with a guide-driver: 8 hours, with transfer to Cairns.

The historic mountain village of Kuranda (300 m above sea level): galleries, souvenir shops, a butterfly sanctuary, bird and animal parks.

Programme:

• A ride on the historic railway (15 tunnels, 40 bridges, 98 curves)
• Rainforestation park: Aboriginal culture (rituals, didgeridoo, dances, spear and boomerang throwing)
• A ride in an amphibious vehicle through the rainforest
• A descent on the 7 km Skyrail cableway above the canopy of ancient trees
• At the end, transfer to Cairns and accommodation for 1 night

Private transfer to the airport (with a driver). Fly to Ayers Rock (about 2 hours 50 minutes). Arrive at Ayers Rock, the Red Heart of Australia.

Free shared shuttle bus to your hotel. Accommodation for 1 night.

Uluru (Ayers Rock) is a monolith 338 m high, with a base walk of about 9 km; nearby, Kata Tjuta (the Olgas), 36 domes up to 546 m high.

Group tour in a small group: a walk at the base of Uluru, sunset and a barbecue dinner under the stars (5 hours)

• A walk at the base (caves, waterhole, rock art)
• A visit to the Aboriginal cultural centre
• Watching the sunset at Uluru
• A barbecue dinner under the stars

Group tour in a small group: sunrise at the viewing area and a walk at the Olgas with a picnic breakfast (5 hours)

Programme:

• Walks at the foot of the Olgas (caves, natural pools, vegetation)
• Stories of Aboriginal traditions and mythology
• The best photo viewpoints of the Red Desert
• Watching the sunrise over Uluru and the Olgas with a glass of sparkling wine and light snacks

Check out of your hotel. Free shared transfer to the airport. Fly to Sydney (about 3 hours). Arrive. Transfer to your hotel with a driver. Accommodation for 1 night.

Private transfer to the airport with a driver. Fly home from Sydney.