Best of Aussie Land

This vacation can be modified to suit your travel needsRoyal Tasman

12 days • Air & land
10 days • Sydney/Cairns
from $752 land only

INDEPENDENT
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Your Travel Value Includes All flights when TRAVEL 360 issues the air tickets All transfers Choice of accommodation category in twin-bedded rooms 2 lunches (L) and 2 dinners (D) Sightseeing program as detailed in the itinerary including admission charges where applicable All local taxes TRAVEL 360 flight bag and portfolio of travel documents

Itinerary

Day 1 DEPART LOS ANGELES.
Board your overnight flight for Sydney.

Day 2 EN ROUTE.
During your flight, cross the International Dateline.

Day 3 ARRIVE SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
Upon arrival, you are met and transferred to your hotel. The balance of the day is at leisure. Tonight, enjoy dinner at the Waterfront Restaurant. (D)

Day 4 SYDNEY.
A free morning before a luncheon cruise on Sydney Harbour. Afterwards, take a guided tour of the world famous Sydney Opera House. (L)

Day 5 SYDNEY.
A day at leisure. Perhaps join an optional tour to the Blue Mountains, Hunter Valley, or one of the many other choices available.

Day 6 SYDNEY / ALICE SPRINGS.
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Australia’s Red Center, Alice Springs. This afternoon, visit the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the Overland Telegraph Station. The balance of the day is free for you to explore on your own.

Day 7 ALICE SPRINGS.
A free morning. This afternoon’s tour takes you back in time. The Aborigines believe that spiritual forces made the land and all that is on, in or over it, making all around them sacred. Music, art and stories were used to pass the legends and history from generation to generation. You will see traditional boomerang and spear throwing and experience a “Central Australian Corroboree” performed by members of the Walpiri tribe. (D)

Day 8 ALICE SPRINGS / AYERS ROCK.
Travel south through the spectacular MacDonnell Ranges. Cross the usually dry Finke River and journey through the desert to Ayers Rock, “Uluru” to the Aborigines. This afternoon, journey out to the Olgas – 36 red rock domes dominating the western skyline. This evening, watch the sun set at Ayers Rock for an unforgettable show of changing colors.

Day 9 AYERS ROCK / CAIRNS.
This morning, get your last views of Ayers Rock on a tour of the caves at its base. Then fly east to Cairns.

Day 10 GREAT BARRIER REEF.
Board a luxury catamaran bound for the Outer Barrier Reef. Enjoy your day with rides in the semi-submersible, guided snorkeling tours, swimming or just relaxing on the beach. As your catamaran sets sail for the journey back to Cairns, relax and enjoy live music on the open deck. (L)

Day 11 CAIRNS.
A full day at leisure. Optional excursions include the Kuranda rainforest and Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, river rafting, kayaking, a rainforest walk, or perhaps an outing
to spot crocodiles.

Day 12 CAIRNS / SYDNEY / LOS ANGELES.
The morning is at leisure prior to your early afternoon flight home. Cross the International Dateline and arrive in Los Angeles the same afternoon.

Add 2 Extra Nights To Your Vacation & Visit Melbourne! Days 1-11. Like tour BAL. Day 12 CAIRNS / MELBOURNE. Fly to Melbourne. Afternoon Dandenongs and city tour. Day 13 MELBOURNE. A free day. Optional sightseeing includes the Great Ocean Road, the Yarra Valley, and the Fairy Penguins. Day 14. DEPART MELBOURNE / LOS ANGELES.

 

TRAVEL 360 Hotels

Superior Tourist Class
SYDNEY - Metro Hotel on Pitt
ALICE SPRINGS - Aurora Alice Springs
AYERS ROCK - Outback Pioneer Resort
CAIRNS - Colonial Club
On Melbourne extension:
MELBOURNE - Travelodge Southbank

First Class
SYDNEY - Grace Hotel Sydney
ALICE SPRINGS - Lassetters
AYERS ROCK - Desert Gardens
CAIRNS - Oasis Resort
On Melbourne extension:
MELBOURNE - Radisson on Flagstaff Gardens

Deluxe
SYDNEY - InterContinental
ALICE SPRINGS - Crowne Plaza
AYERS ROCK - Sails in the Desert
CAIRNS - Cairns International Hotel
On Melbourne extension:
MELBOURNE - Langham Hotel

 

 

Tour BAL Prices Per Person from

Land Only Superior Tourist First Class Deluxe Twin $1465 $1663 $1993 Single $2185 $2567 $3227 Triple $1324 $1515 $1738 Breakfast option $206 $208 $295 Melbourne supp. $208 $234 $316 Breakfast option $32 $66 $58

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The “land only” price does not include any air sectors.

Sample airfares are from $1363-$3453 and are valid from/to Los Angeles. Airfares from other cities and U.S. departure taxes will be advised at the time of booking. Airfares and taxes are subject to change.