As this holiday departs at 7.30am from Rydges Sydney Central, accommodation will need to be pre-booked for the previous night.
Start discovering the landscapes of Australia’s east coast as you travel northward to the coastal town of Coffs Harbour. From your accommodation nestled amongst sprawling tropical gardens, you’ll have the opportunity to wander down to Little Diggers Beach and Diggers Head. Enjoy the early evening sea breeze just like the locals do. Tonight enjoy a Welcome Reception and dinner with your Travel Director
BREAKFREE AANUKA BEACH RESORT
Welcome to BreakFree Aanuka Beach Resort, an absolute beachfront tropical style resort ideal for families and couples at Coffs Harbour on the NSW North Coast. At BreakFree Aanuka Beach Resort Coffs Harbour you can expect great accommodation, recreation and relaxation rolled into one.
Journey to Cape Byron Lighthouse for superb views from Australia’s eastern-most point over the Pacific Ocean. Afterwards spend time discovering the relaxed bohemian vibe of Byron Bay. For lunch we recommend fresh fish and chips on the beach, there’s nothing more Australian. Continue to the famous holiday destination, the Gold Coast.
Novotel Surfers Paradise
Novotel Surfers Paradise is situated just minutes from the beach. Take in magnificent ocean or city skyline views from your private balcony from your well-appointed accommodation. Relax by the outdoor swimming pool, join friends for a glass of wine on our Level 5 Rooftop Bar or indulge in the spectacular seafood buffet at Hanlan's Restaurant. Novotel Surfers Paradise is located in the heart of Surfers Paradise with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean, Cavill Mall, and the Gold Coast canals and hinterland.
Today you have the freedom to enjoy the Gold Coast in your own style. Nature lovers may head to Mt. Tamborine, foodies explore the growing culinary culture or those needing relaxation just stroll down to the sand and salt of Surfers Paradise Beach.
Novotel Surfers Paradise
Novotel Surfers Paradise is situated just minutes from the beach. Take in magnificent ocean or city skyline views from your private balcony from your well-appointed accommodation. Relax by the outdoor swimming pool, join friends for a glass of wine on our Level 5 Rooftop Bar or indulge in the spectacular seafood buffet at Hanlan's Restaurant. Novotel Surfers Paradise is located in the heart of Surfers Paradise with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean, Cavill Mall, and the Gold Coast canals and hinterland.
Guests join this morning on the Gold Coast (Code: QGC). This morning visit Australia Zoo made famous by the Crocodile Hunter, the late Steve Irwin and his family. Enjoy a sneak peek into the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital and see how AAT Kings works with the Wildlife Warriors to support the koala rehabilitation project at the hospital, the country’s largest and busiest wildlife facility. This afternoon the ferry will take you across to the World Heritage listed K’gari, also known as Fraser Island.
Kingfisher Bay Resort
Property Location
Located in Fraser Island (Kingfisher Bay), Kingfisher Bay Resort is within the vicinity of Lake McKenzie and Wanggoolba Creek. This family-friendly hotel is within the region of Central Station and Lake Wabby.
A day of discovery lies ahead as your 4WD tour takes you for a ride around the island’s must-see sites. Visit Lake McKenzie, ringed with magnificent white sandy beaches. Walk through the ancient rainforest at Central Station and Wanggoolba Creek with its huge satiny, scribbly gum and kauri trees. Across the island to 75 Mile Beach, the sand highway will take you up the eastern coast to the Pinnacles Coloured Sands; cooling, calm waters of Eli Creek and the famous sinking Maheno Shipwreck.
Kingfisher Bay Resort
Property Location
Located in Fraser Island (Kingfisher Bay), Kingfisher Bay Resort is within the vicinity of Lake McKenzie and Wanggoolba Creek. This family-friendly hotel is within the region of Central Station and Lake Wabby.
Visit Langmorn Station, a fully operational family run cattle station. Meet the Creed family and take a guided tour of the property including the original family homestead, built in 1873. Enjoy afternoon tea in the garden in the company of the pet kangaroo! Cross the Tropic of Capricorn as you arrive in Rockhampton, the beef capital of Australia. Your night is free so why not try some local beef at one of the town's steakhouses.
Quality Hotel Regent Rockhampton
Quality Hotel Regent Rockhampton is Rockhampton’s new premier hotel. Currently Rockhampton’s only independently rated 4.5 star hotel. Conveniently located in the center of Rockhampton CBD, it is within 3 minutes walking distance to major banks, the main Rockhampton retail mall, dining options, offices and other services.
Another town with an impressive title is Sarina, Australia’s sugar capital.
If you’ve ever wanted to know how sugar cane is processed and distilled,
you’ll find the guided tour at the Sarina Sugar Shed a sweet addition to the
itinerary. And yes, you get to sample the wares. Continue, on a high, to
Airlie Beach, the gateway to the Whitsundays. Life moves at a leisurely
pace here. Fall into step and take things slow tonight.
Mantra Club Croc
Property Location
With a stay at Mantra Club Croc in Cannonvale, you'll be by the ocean and minutes from Bicentennial Park, and close to Cannonvale Beach. This family-friendly hotel is within close proximity of Abell Point Marina and Airlie Beach Lagoon.
Travel north to Sarina today for a guided tour of its unique miniature sugar mill and distillery. At Airlie Beach you’ll catch the ferry to Hamilton Island, one of 74 tropical islands that make up the Whitsunday group in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef. The spectacular island boasts pristine beaches and a kaleidoscope of coral and marine life.
Reef View Hotel, Hamilton Island
The Reef View Hotel features 359 extremely spacious, well-appointed rooms all with private balconies overlooking either landscaped gardens or the breathtaking vista of the Coral Sea. The upper-most floors boast 18 luxuriously appointed suites. All rooms face the sea complete with outdoor furniture to experience the spectacular sunrises and sunsets. Additional Reef View Hotel facilities include the Pool Terrace restaurant, Reef Lounge bar and Tour Desk.
The Whitsunday Islands need little introduction, the 74 tropical drops of
land a beguiling union of powdery beaches and rainforest, all ringed by the
Coral Sea. There are endless ways to explore this part of the Great Barrier
Reef – today, we’re letting you choose. Perhaps rise early for an optional
helicopter ride over Heart Reef. Or catch a catamaran to Whitehaven
Beach, with sand so high in silica it squeaks underfoot.
Mantra Club Croc
Property Location
With a stay at Mantra Club Croc in Cannonvale, you'll be by the ocean and minutes from Bicentennial Park, and close to Cannonvale Beach. This family-friendly hotel is within close proximity of Abell Point Marina and Airlie Beach Lagoon.
Today is yours to indulge in your own pleasures – consider an optional experience. Perhaps cruise to famous Whitehaven Beach, take a scenic flight over the iconic Heart Reef or sit back with a good book by one of the resort’s stunning pools.
Reef View Hotel, Hamilton Island
The Reef View Hotel features 359 extremely spacious, well-appointed rooms all with private balconies overlooking either landscaped gardens or the breathtaking vista of the Coral Sea. The upper-most floors boast 18 luxuriously appointed suites. All rooms face the sea complete with outdoor furniture to experience the spectacular sunrises and sunsets. Additional Reef View Hotel facilities include the Pool Terrace restaurant, Reef Lounge bar and Tour Desk.
After all the excitement of yesterday, today it’s time to relax and enjoy the
scenery – more sugar cane fields and rolling green paddocks, all framed by
the ocean and rainforest-clad mountains. Stretch your legs en route to
Cairns and soak up this steamy part of the state.
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Cairns
DoubleTree by Hilton hotels are known for their warm hospitality and welcoming atmosphere. Typically, they offer comfortable and stylish accommodations, modern amenities, and a focus on providing a memorable guest experience. Guests often enjoy signature warm chocolate chip cookies upon check-in, a distinctive feature of DoubleTree hotels.
Take the ferry back to the mainland this morning, from where you'll head north to the seaside town of Mission Beach. Nestled between World Heritage rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef, your accommodation offers superb views over the Coral Sea.
Castaways Resort & Spa
Castaways Resort & Spa is your ultimate beachfront escape in the tropics. Idyllically bound by the Great Barrier Reef and World Heritage Wet Tropics Rainforest, their resort is the perfect destination for couples, families or groups of friends. Positioned absolute beachfront with direct access to the 14 km long beautiful, white sandy beach you have found your own tropical little paradise right here!
The Cairns Esplanade is a hive of activity in the morning, with active locals
out before the humidity of the day sets in. Keep pace, before cooling off in
the Atherton Tablelands, a high tropical plateau of rainforest, including the
heritage listed Curtain Fig Tree. And waterfalls, like Millaa Millaa Falls,
where enormous iridescent Ulysses butterflies like to dance. Explore
Kuranda before getting some perspective on the Skyrail Rainforest
Cableway, high above the canopy of the Barron Gorge National Park
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Cairns
DoubleTree by Hilton hotels are known for their warm hospitality and welcoming atmosphere. Typically, they offer comfortable and stylish accommodations, modern amenities, and a focus on providing a memorable guest experience. Guests often enjoy signature warm chocolate chip cookies upon check-in, a distinctive feature of DoubleTree hotels.
Today’s journey takes you to the Atherton Tablelands, with its lush rainforests, spectacular waterfalls and peaceful lakes. Visit Millaa Millaa Falls and the heritage listed 500-yearold Curtain Fig Tree, and keep an eye out for the magnificent Ulysses butterfly. Spend some free time in Kuranda, the ‘village in the rainforest’, before travelling on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway. Your six-person gondola will provide spectacular views of the rainforest and the Coral Sea.
Pacific Hotel
Property Location
With a stay at Pacific Hotel, you'll be centrally located in London, convenient to Marble Arch and Royal Albert Hall. This hotel is close to ZSL London Zoo and Buckingham Palace.
Just when you thought your outlook couldn’t get any better, you’re zipping
over the Great Barrier Reef on a high-speed catamaran. Snorkel with six of the
world’s sea turtles bobbing over fans of coral, as well as so many fish you
won’t know where to look. If you prefer to keep your head above water, the
marine world can also be glimpsed from an underwater observatory and
glass-bottom boat.
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Cairns
DoubleTree by Hilton hotels are known for their warm hospitality and welcoming atmosphere. Typically, they offer comfortable and stylish accommodations, modern amenities, and a focus on providing a memorable guest experience. Guests often enjoy signature warm chocolate chip cookies upon check-in, a distinctive feature of DoubleTree hotels.
Board a high-speed catamaran today and cruise out to the iconic Great Barrier Reef, the only living organism that can be seen from the moon. You’ll have the opportunity to go snorkelling (equipment provided) or view the spectacular coral and tropical fish from the underwater observatory and glass bottom boat. Enjoy a tropical buffet lunch on board, before you return in the late afternoon for a Farewell Dinner with your Travel Director and new-found friends.
Pacific Hotel
Property Location
With a stay at Pacific Hotel, you'll be centrally located in London, convenient to Marble Arch and Royal Albert Hall. This hotel is close to ZSL London Zoo and Buckingham Palace.
A ridiculous number of beaches, world-record breaking rainforest, dreamy
islands and even dreamier ocean… it’s going to be hard to say goodbye to
this backdrop. Not to mention your fellow travellers.
Say farewell to your fellow travellers when your holiday comes to an end this morning after breakfast.
Flight InformationAny flights referred to in the itinerary are at the client’s expense and are not included in the land content price.Day Prior - Flights to arrive anytime into Sydney Airport Day 12 - Flights to depart anytime from Cairns Airport
*2022/ 2023 Departure Dates 1-Apr-21 to 31-Mar-22: Advanced Booking - Itinerary, dates, prices subject to change.
