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From Sydney to Cairns Coach Tour
Code	AK-NSUC
Duration	17 Days
Tour Price FEB 2012 - MAR 2012	$5565 Twin share Per person $7205 Single Per person
JUL 12 - NOV 12	$6120
Frequency	JUN 11 1st, 22nd JUL 11 13th AUG 11 3rd, 31st SEP 11 21st, 28th OCT 11 12th NOV 11 2nd, 30th DEC 11 28th JAN 12 11th FEB 12 8th MAR 12 7th APR 12 4th MAY 12 9th, 30th JUN 12 20th JUL 12 11th AUG 12 1st, 29th SEP 12 19th, 26th OCT 12 10th NOV 12 1st, 28th Bold Dates Guaranteed
Style	Coach Tour
Transport	Premium Coach
Suitability	Open Age
Additions Upgrades	Seniors Discount: $200 Single Room Supplement: $1640
Start	Sydney
End	Cairns

“Explore Sydney then travel to the outback where you will see Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon and Alice Springs. Cruise on the Katherine Gorge and visit world famous Kakadu National Park. This tour will give you a real taste of Australia. Fly to Cairns and visit the Great Barrier Reef.”

Day 1: Arrive Sydney

On arrival at Sydney Airport you will be transferred to your hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure to relax or explore.

Hotel: The Grace Hotel, Sydney

Day 2: City Sights - Harbour Cruise

Visit Mrs. Macquarie's Chair and the Royal Botanic Gardens. Travel to Sydney's world-famous Bondi Beach. Stop at some of Sydney's prominent landmarks for photo opportunities, including the Gap at South Head and Seaforth with views of Middle Harbour and the Spit Bridge. Visit Milsons Point for a close-up view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Enjoy a delicious buffet lunch while cruising on Sydney Harbour and later discover the northern beaches including Manly.

Hotel: The Grace Hotel, Sydney

Meals: B, L

Day 3: Blue Mountains

Visit the award-winning Featherdale Wildlife Park and pat a cuddly koala. See our amazing Australian animals including kangaroos, crocodiles, goannas and possums. In Katoomba take a gentle bushwalk to Govetts Leap with breathtaking views from the lookouts. See the Three Sisters rock formation and enjoy views of the Jamison Valley. Ride the Scenic Railway, the world's steepest incline railway or the Skyway with its electro-sceni glass floor or quietly glide out of the valley aboard the Cableway (rides at own expense).

Hotel: The Grace Hotel, Sydney

Meals: B

Day 4: Sydney - Ayers Rock

You will be transferred to Sydney Airport to connect with your flight to Ayers Rock. On arrival at Ayers Rock Airport you will be transferred to your hotel. Meet your Tour Director this evening and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine as you watch a spectacular sunset at Uluru.

Hotel: Desert Gardens Hotel, Ayers Rock Resort

Meals: B

Day 5: Kata Tjuta (the Olgas)

You may wish to view sunrise at Uluru. Enjoy a guided walk into Mutitjulu Waterhole and stop at the Uluru - Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre. Visit Kata Tjuta (the Olgas) and walk through Walpa Gorge. Enjoy sunset with a complimentary glass of wine followed by a barbecue dinner under the stars.

Hotel: Desert Gardens Hotel, Ayers Rock Resort

Meals: B, D

Day 6: Kings Canyon

Travel to Kings Canyon today. For the energetic, a guided climb to the canyon rim will be rewarded with magnificent views of Watarrka National Park.

Hotel: Kings Canyon Resort, Kings Canyon.

Meals: B, D

Day 7: Alice Springs

Leaving Watarrka National Park behind, we travel through to Alice Springs. See the sights of Alice Springs including the Royal Flying Doctor Service, School of the Air and Telegraph Station. We stop for panoramic views from Anzac Hill.

Hotel: Chifley Alice Springs Resort, Alice Springs

Meals: B, D

Day 8: Aboriginal Culture

Spend time with a local Aboriginal guide and learn of life of the Arrente People. Later we visit the Alice Springs Desert Park. We travel to Simpsons Gap, one of the most prominent waterholes in the West MacDonnell Ranges, with its lovely river red-gum scenery.

Hotel: Chifley Alice Springs Resort, Alice Springs

Meals: B

Day 9: Tennant Creek

Travel north to mysterious Karlu Karlu (Devils Marbles). In Tennant Creek we join a local guide for a tour of the historic Battery Hill Precinct. At the Battery Mine Centre enjoy a delicious barbecue dinner.

Hotel: Eldorado Motor Inn, Tennant Creek.

Meals: B, D

Day 10: Mataranka - Katherine

Visit the historic Daly Waters Hotel before continuing on to Mataranka, where you can take time to visit the replica of the Elsey Homestead, used in the filming of 'We of the Never Never'. Or you may take the beautiful palm lined walkway for a swim in the famous thermal springs. Travel on to Katherine.

Hotel: Paraway Motel, Katherine

Meals: B, D

Day 11: Katherine Gorge

We join our local guide for a cruise through Katherine Gorge in Nitmiluk National Park. The cruise through the gorge takes us past sheer sandstone walls and all manner of flora and fauna. We then continue deep into Kakadu National Park for a cruise on Yellow Water Billabong. We should see a variety of bird life and we may also see the feared estuarine crocodile basking in the muddy waters.

Hotel: Gagudju Crocodile Holiday Inn, Jabiru

Meals: B, D

Day 12: Kakadu National Park

We stop at the Bowali Visitor Centre then travel to Ubirr to view Aboriginal rock art. Continue to Darwin and enjoy a sightseeing tour of this tropical city.

Hotel: Mantra Pandanas, Darwin

Meals: B

Day 13: Litchfield National Park

We travel to Litchfield National Park. Our first stop is the amazing stand of Termite Mounds. View beautiful Florence Falls from a high vantage point before we visit Tolmer Falls for a magnificent view of the water cascading down to the waterhole below.

Venture on to tropical Wangi Falls for a swim in the large crystal clear pool. Dine out this evening at Crocosaurus Cove, where you'll enter the world of the awesome Northern Territory saltwater crocodile.

Hotel: Mantra Pandanas, Darwin

Meals: B, D

Day 14: Darwin - Cairns

You will be transferred to Darwin Airport for your flight to Cairns. On arrival you will be transferred to your hotel.

Hotel: Novotel Oasis, Cairns

Meals: B

Day 15: Great Barrier Reef

Join a high-speed catamaran and cruise out to the Great Barrier Reef. Enjoy a reef education presentation and view the coral and fish from the underwater observatory. There is the opportunity to go snorkelling (equipment provided). Enjoy a tropical buffet lunch today.

Hotel: Novotel Oasis, Cairns

Meals: B, L

Day 16: Kuranda - Skyrail - Tjapukai

Board the Kuranda train for a historic journey to the village of Kuranda where this is time to wander through the various stalls of the Kuranda Markets. Board the Skyrail Cableway that takes you above the canopy of the Barron Gorge National Park. Visit the famous Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park. Experience the History, Creative and Dance Theatres where the legends of the Dreamtime are brought to life.

Hotel: Novotel Oasis, Cairns

Meals: B

Day 17: Depart Cairns

You will be transferred to Cairns Airport to connect with your onward flight.

Meals: B

Notes

Australian Domestic Air Tickets: At additional cost.A  list of recommended flights will be supplied on booking.

Special Assistance: Passengers requiring special assistance are welcome onboard providing they are accompanied by an able-bodied companion capable of providing all necessary assistance and do not require any special assistance from fellow travellers.   

Coaches stop on average 6-7 times a day, often for half an hour only. Passengers need to be able to climb on and off coaches reasonably quickly. During stops, the coach has to be left empty and locked to comply with legal regulations for driver's hours.

Steps into the coach are high, minimum of three, sometimes many more, depending on design of coach. Steps are narrow so assistance can only be given from below or above, not at the side. Seat rotation is enforced, so passengers must be able to walk down the coach aisle.

Many hotels do not have disabled rooms and many do not have special facilities for passengers with disabilities such as elevators, ramps, wide doors, etc. Very few hotels have separate showers but usually shower facilities in the bath.