| 12 Day East Coast Explorer |
| Low Cost Escorted Coach Tour starting in Cairns and finishing in Sydney |
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Tour Type: Low Cost Escorted
Duration: 12 Days
Tour Starts In: Cairns
Tour Finishes In: Sydney
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from: AU $2955 pp
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 Click Map To Enlarge Tour Description
This is the Australian trip of a lifetime from Cairns to Sydney on a fully escorted tour with highlights including a 4WD tour to Fraser Island, staying on beautiful Daydream Island in the Whitsundays and discovering the Great Barrier Reef on a full day cruise. What more could you want? Tour Inclusions:
- Welcome Drink
- Full Buffet Breakfasts (11) (B)
- Lunch (2) (L)
- Hotel Dinners (6) (D)
- Travel Wallet & Map
- Airport Transfers (Day 1 Cairns Airport, flights arrive prior to 1pm. Day 12 Sydney Airport, flights to depart after 7pm)
Tour Highlights:
- Discover the spectacular Great Barrier Reef on a full day cruise
- Stay in tropical Cairns for three nights
- Tour through the Atherton Tablelands
- Visit Millaa Millaa Falls and the Curtain Fig Tree
- Cruise on Lake Barrine
- Stop for breakfast with the animals at Billabong Sanctuary
- Stay on tropical Daydream Island in the Whitsundays
- Historic Langmorn Station
- Join a full day tour to Fraser Island
- See the sights of Brisbane and the Gold Coast
- Enjoy an opal demonstration
- Visit Byron Bay and the Cape Byron Lighthouse
- Enjoy an overnight stay in Coffs Harbour
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Day
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Arrive Cairns
On arrival in Cairns you will be transferred to your hotel (flights to arrive prior to 1pm). Join your Tour Director for an orientation tour of Cairns. Tonight enjoy a welcome drink with your Tour Director and fellow travelling companions. Stay: Rydges Esplanade Hotel, Cairns (3 nights) (D) |
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Great Barrier Reef
Join Sunlover Cruises for a full day cruise to Moore Reef. Enjoy a reef presentation to learn more about the wonders of the reef, view the spectacular coral and tropical fish on a glass-bottom boat tour. There is also the opportunity to go snorkelling and view this natural living wonder up close (equipment provided). Enjoy a tropical buffet lunch, before returning to Cairns. (B/L) |
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Free Day - Cairns
Enjoy a day at leisure in Cairns. There is an opportunity to take an optional tour to the rainforest village of Kuranda with time to wander through the various stalls of the colourful Kuranda Markets. Ride the Skyrail Cableway that takes you above the canopy of the rainforest. You may like to visit the famous Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park and experience the History, Creation and Dance Theatres. Learn about Aboriginal culture and traditions. Or perhaps visit Cape Tribulation and the Daintree National Park. (B) |
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Townsville
Climb the high tropical plateau known as the Atherton Tablelands, where lush rainforests, waterfalls and lakes abound. Enjoy a guided cruise with full commentary on the serene crater of Lake Barrine and watch for pelicans and other wildlife. View the famous Curtain Fig Tree and Millaa Millaa Falls, before our journey to Townsville. This evening you may like to take a stroll along the Strand. Stay: Hotel Ibis, Townsville (B/D) |
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Daydream Island Resort & Spa
Enjoy breakfast with the animals and a guided tour of the wildlife park at the Billabong Sanctuary, before continuing south through to Airlie Beach. At Airlie Beach take a ferry to Daydream Island in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef. Stay: Daydream Island Resort & Spa, Daydream Island (2 nights) (B/D) |
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Daydream Island
Enjoy a day at leisure to explore Daydream Island, one of over 70 islands which make up the beautiful Whitsundays. Opportunity to take a rainforest walk or enjoy the many water activities on offer including catamarans, aqua aerobics and waterpolo. Perhaps just laze by one of the pools or the beach or repenish your body and soul at the Rejuvenation Spa. (B) |
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Rockhampton
Today we take a ferry back to Shute Harbour. Travel south through Mackay, Australia’s sugar capital, to the town of Rockhampton situated on the broad Fitzroy River. There are endless attractions, landmarks, wildlife, and beautiful scenery to visit, not to mention the unique experience of witnessing a bull ride in the heart of the city. See the historic buildings including Customs House and Quay Street. Stay: Rockhampton Plaza, Rockhampton (B/D) |
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Hervey Bay
Cross the Tropic of Capricorn and stop at Langmorn Station, a fully operational cattle station. Enjoy morning tea at the homestead, a restored ‘Queenslander’ built in 1873. Continue south to Hervey Bay, which will be our base for the next two nights. Just offshore lies remarkable Fraser Island ready to be explored. Stay: Mantra, Hervey Bay (2 nights) (B/D) |
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Fraser Island 4WD Adventure
Cruise to World Heritage-listed Fraser Island, the longest sand island in the world and the largest island off Australia’s East Coast.
On arrival, board a 4WD and traverse the sand dunes. Tour 75 Mile Beach, see The Cathedrals, cliff faces of coloured sands and stop at Eli Creek to enjoy a delicious buffet lunch. Enjoy a leisurely cruise back to Hervey Bay this afternoon. (B/L) |
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Hervey Bay – Gold Coast
Today we travel to Brisbane. Enjoy an orientation tour of the city and learn more about opals, before continuing to the exciting Gold Coast. Tonight the evening is free for you to discover the vibrant Gold Coast and dine at leisure. Stay: Australis Sovereign Hotel, Surfers Paradise (B) |
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Gold Coast – Coffs Harbour
Today follow the lush Tweed River Valley to Cape Byron Lighthouse for superb views from Australia’s most easterly point. We stop at colourful Byron Bay, before continuing along the Pacific Highway to picturesque Coffs Harbour. Coffs Harbour is famed for its Big Banana, its beaches, and its rainforest. Stay: Country Comfort, Coffs Harbour (B/D) |
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Coffs Harbour – Sydney
Stop at the coastal town of Port Macquarie. Continue along the scenic coastal route, before crossing the beautiful Hawkesbury River into Sydney. You will be transferred to Sydney Airport for your onward flight. (B)
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Tour Prices
All tour prices are per person, twin share. |
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EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL OFFER*
Exclusive Sale! Save $AU 175 per person off the brochure price!
Valid for bookings made with Relaxing Journeys between 1 July 2010 and 31 July 2010
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