This is the Singles vacation to Australia
you've been waiting for - with a fun group of singles to the 2
most interesting places in the country without a whole lot of
moving around. This will be our 3rd visit to the "Land Down
Under" and we're doing it right. Come join us as we explore this
wonderful country and take in the best tours on this amazing
singles travel vacation.
SYDNEY
We start off in
Sydney where, over the coarse of 5 days, we'll have a chance to
visit the top beaches and attractions. You will fall in love with
this cosmopolitan city. Surrounded by water, beautiful
beaches and scenic parks everywhere you turn, it's beautiful.
We'll start off our singles trip with a nice city tour to visit the highlights of
Sydney -
the
Opera House & Harbour Bridge; see the shopping heart of the city;
visit Sydney's trendy district of Oxford Street; travel through
elegant Paddington with its terrace houses before arriving at the
Pacific Ocean to see the superb coast cliff walk. We'll travel on
to famous Bondi Beach, visit the beachfront promenade, enjoy a
coffee or cool drink (at own cost) and see bronzed Aussie
lifesavers & Sydney's best panoramic view. We'll return to Sydney
via Double Bay,
Kings Cross &
city centre.
We'll also organize an optional
tour to
experience the Sydney Harbor Bridge Climb.
You will need to wear suitable rubber soled shoes and be ready to
wear special suits over your existing clothing. You will climb to
the top of the Sydney
Harbor Bridge some 13
0
meters above sea level.
On another optional tour we'll
spend the day heading outside the city to the famous Blue
Mountains. This fantastic Ecotour makes our way to the Great
Dividing Range of Australia. It is here we leave the ‘average’
Blue Mountains tourist behind & enter the National Park to unlock
a piece of Australia you would never have known existed. We
visit an ancient Aboriginal site & outstanding lookouts; examine
rock formations & the unusual plants & wildlife that abound the
area. From the quaint little village of Leura we skirt around
Cliff Drive to Katoomba where you will find yourself looking out
over the magnificent Jamieson Valley (Australia’s Grand Canyon) &
the Three Sisters. We enjoy a delicious barbeque lunch including a
selection of fine Australian wines with a cheese platter under the
canopy of the Australian bush. Before returning to Sydney we drop
into a hidden valley where we roam the area, seeking out the many
kangaroos that graze in the wild (conditions permitting).
Reluctantly
we leave the National Park passing through the Olympic 2000 site,
arriving at your hotel around 5.30pm.
You'll have opportunities to take
a seaplane tour, or go out jet-boating or you may want to take in
a show or tour at the famous Opera House. There is so much to do
in Sydney on this singles trip, this is not even scratching the surface! Plus, if
you enjoy nightlife, there's an abundance in Sydney and we'll be
walking distance to much of it at The Rock's area. This is where
it's really all happening, so that's where we want to be.
CAIRNS
No Australia singles vacation is complete without spending
some time at the gateway to the
Great Barrier Reef,
which is Cairns. Again, we'll be
staying at the Novotel Oasis, a 4-star hotel right in the heart of Cairns
walking distance to the Esplanade where all the shops and
restaurants are. We'll have snorkel and scuba trips set up as well
as some more adventure tours. Of course the diving is the
best in the world, which I can vouch for. Unbelievable soft and
hard corral and extremely clear turquoise water. We will
typically get quite a few divers on this trip, and you won't be
disappointed. We'll take
our divers and snorkelers
to the most spectacular
sites for the maximum number of hours on the outer Great Barrier
Reef. In one day you will visit two magnificent sites where you
will explore vast coral gardens, walls drop-offs, caverns and
isolated pinnacles with an array of colorful marine life.
If
you want the ultimate in singles travel rafting, you want an unforgettable day on
the Tully River. The Tully is Australia¹s most famous one-day
whitewater rafting experience. It¹s the North¹s guaranteed
tropical white water, white-knuckle adventure. On our Tully River
full day trip, rafters can tackle over 45 extraordinary rapids.
The magnificent waterfalls that cascade down the gorge walls
through World Heritage Jurassic era rainforest provide an
unforgettable backdrop. November is an excellent time to raft,
and the rapids are up to Grade 4. Lots of excitement. A person
looking for a good, exciting time will absolutely love it.
We'll take another optional
tour aboard the
luxury
"Ocean Spirit", a
105-foot sailing
vessel - the largest of her kind in the world. We'll take a sail/
cruise in the Great Barrier Reef to Michaelmas Cay, known as the
Isle of the Birds, a year-round home to thousands of sea birds of
some 14 different species. It is a spectacular
coral reef that thrives in the ideal conditions of clear, shallow,
sunlit water, and is home to a variety of marine life including
giant clams and brilliant fish. Because Michaelmas Cay is a
National Park, the fish are so tame you can feed them from the
beach and birds know they are safe to wander among you with their
chicks. Divers will be able to put on some tanks and enjoy a very
nice dive today as well. On our last trip, this was one of the
most enjoyable days.
Another singles travel tour that's set up is
an Aboriginal Culture, Sky Rail and Rainforest tour.
This breathtaking journey, on one
of the world's most scenic train routes, will take us through
hand-hewn tunnels and across bridges with amazing views. Stop at
Barron Gorge to view the
Falls
before arriving at beautiful Kuranda Station. We'll have some time
to explore the "Village in the Rainforest". Explore the markets or
visit the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary and colorful Birdworld.
We'll get on the Skyrail and enjoy the world's most beautiful
rainforest experience. Glide over the Rainforest canopy and take
advantage of the two stops en-route to a walk through the
rainforest.
What else? Well, of course
along our journey you will have opportunities to see plenty of
koala bears and kangaroo.
INCLUDES:
- Round trip
international air from LAX (other gateways are always an option
but may cost slightly more)
- All
ground transportation
- 10-nights
accommodations (double occ.)
- Daily
Breakfast
DOES
NOT INCLUDE:
- Departure
taxes or any fuel surcharge (running $314 at the time of this
posting)
- Optional
tours
OUR AIR:
1 VA 29MAR T LAX-SYD 910P 605A
31MAR
2 VA 05APR T SYD-CNS 830A 1135A
1 VA 10APR S CNS-BNE 600A 805A
2 VA 10 APR S BNE-LAX 1020A 625A
Click here to see tentative itinerary with tours and approximate
cost of tours
See photos of our last Australia trip
HOTELS:
Cairns:
Novotel Oasis
Right in the heart of things. Walking distance to everything!
Sydney:
Old Sydney Holiday Inn 4-1/2 star hotel right in The
Rocks! Awesome hotel! Check out the
rooftop pool!
