The Exotic East Coast of Australia
Local guides in Australia invite you on tours and excursions in all of Australia's cities and regions.
Duration: 11 days / 10 nights
'The Exotic East Coast of Australia'
Australia is considered one of the most urbanised countries in the world, with 80% of its population living in big cities on the ocean coast or close to international resorts.
Way to Australia and Beyond recommends visiting the state capitals - Sydney, Melbourne and Cairns, where the Australian way of life is vividly on display.
You will discover the history, architecture and culture of these cities together with their unique wildlife and flora, and relax on the sandy ocean beaches.
Tour outline:
Sydney 4 nights - Cairns 2 nights - Melbourne 4 nights
| Day 1 | Arrive in Sydney, private transfer to your hotel. Free time. |
| Day 2 | Walking tour with a guide 'The History of Sydney: from Convict Barracks to Gleaming Skyscrapers'. From the first barracks, pubs and churches to today's skyscrapers: colonial, Gothic, Italian Renaissance, Victorian, Federation, Art Deco and Modernist styles. The central square with the grand 19th-century Post Office and banks; Hyde Park Barracks (a UNESCO-listed architectural heritage site); the New South Wales Parliament; the historic Rocks district; examples of modern urban planning. Duration: 3 hours |
| Day 3 | Free time. Optional extras: tours to the Blue Mountains, a wildlife park, the Hunter Valley, or 'Panoramas of Eastern and Northern Sydney' with a visit to the Sydney Aquarium. |
| Day 4 | Check out and fly to Melbourne. Transfer to your hotel. Free time. |
| Day 5 | Car tour with a guide 'Discovering Melbourne's Past and Present': Town Hall, St Paul's Cathedral, Parliament, Flinders Street Station, Princess Theatre, Federation Square, museum, General Post Office, Royal Arcade, Collins Street, the Old Court House, the Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens (UNESCO), Fitzroy Gardens and the Botanic Gardens. Duration: 4 hours |
| Day 6 | Free time. Optional extras: the goldfields town of Ballarat, Phillip Island or the Great Ocean Road |
| Day 7 | Fly to the Gold Coast. Transfer to your hotel. Free time. |
| Day 8 | Tour to Tamborine National Park with a guide-driver Gondwana rainforests, orchids, ancient trees, kangaroos and rare birds. Walk the skywalk, climb a fig tree, feed the parrots. On the way, stop in the village on Tamborine Mountain. Duration: 7 hours. |
| Day 9 | Free time. Optional extras: Tropical Fruit World, Currumbin, theme parks, a flight to the Great Barrier Reef, a safari on Stradbroke Island |
| Day 10 | Sightseeing tour of Brisbane with a guide 'The Tropical Capital of Queensland' Government House, St Stephen's Cathedral, City Hall, Parliament, the General Post Office, historic mansions, the Botanic Gardens, South Bank with its museums, theatres and exhibition centre, memorials, and the Mount Coot-tha lookout. Duration: 6 hours |
| Day 11 | Transfer to Brisbane airport. Fly home. |
Price on request
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We recommend booking the services of a guide in Australia in advance.