Itinerary - Contiki
Itinerary - Contiki
Itinerary - Contiki
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Aussie Explorer<br />
25 Days, 3 States<br />
From €2859pp*<br />
€115 per day<br />
What’s Included:<br />
24 nights multi-share<br />
accommodation<br />
(23 nights for reverse itinerary)<br />
Sailing option: substitute 2<br />
nights in resort with 2 nights<br />
on a yacht.<br />
32 meals (Sailing option<br />
- 35 meals)<br />
Tour Manager & Driver team<br />
Modern, air-con coach<br />
Sightseeing tours of all<br />
major cities<br />
National Park fees, local<br />
taxes and service charges<br />
Flights<br />
Included<br />
Flight from Cairns to Alice<br />
Springs (reverse for EXDS)<br />
Choose your<br />
direction<br />
Your choice - travel from Sydney<br />
to Darwin. Or save up to €100<br />
if you travel from Darwin to<br />
Sydney (this tour is 24 days).<br />
More on<br />
this tour:<br />
For all of our special <strong>Contiki</strong><br />
Inclusions, Regional Dinners,<br />
itinerary & sightseeing go to:<br />
contiki.com/aussie-explorer<br />
€ SAVE<br />
Pay 12 months in<br />
advance you save<br />
€285. Or pay 6<br />
months in advance<br />
you save €145.<br />
See p.16 for details.<br />
5<br />
World Heritage<br />
sites visited<br />
<strong>Itinerary</strong><br />
& sightseeing<br />
Day 1: Sydney to Coff s<br />
Harbour Surf Village<br />
<strong>Contiki</strong> Special Stay (D)<br />
• See Sydney’s Opera House,<br />
Harbour Bridge & Harbour<br />
• Cruise along ‘the strip’ in<br />
Kings Cross<br />
• See the historic Macquarie<br />
Street area<br />
• See the famous ‘Big Banana’<br />
Day 2: Coff s Harbour to<br />
Byron Bay Hostel (B)<br />
• Experience the rush of<br />
catching your first wave as<br />
you learn to surf<br />
• Experience Byron’s organic<br />
lifestyle, artsy shops, amazing<br />
food & cool night life<br />
Day 3: Byron Bay to<br />
Surfers Paradise Resort (B)<br />
• Visit Currumbin Wildlife<br />
Sanctuary<br />
• Stay at a resort located right<br />
by the beach<br />
Day 4: Surfers Paradise<br />
Resort (B)<br />
• Relax on Surfers famous<br />
beaches<br />
VIP nightclub entry<br />
•<br />
Day 5: Surfers Paradise<br />
to Noosa Resort (B,D)<br />
• Brisbane city tour<br />
• See the stunning Glasshouse<br />
Mountains<br />
• Dine beachside at Noosa<br />
Surf Club<br />
Day 6: Noosa to Fraser<br />
Island Eco Lodge<br />
• Visit the largest sand island<br />
in the world<br />
• Watch the sunset over<br />
mainland Australia<br />
Day 7: Fraser Island to<br />
Farmstay<br />
<strong>Contiki</strong> Special Stay (B,D)<br />
• Stop at Childers, known for<br />
it’s heritage character &<br />
farming<br />
• See the farm & animals on<br />
our hay wagon ride, then try<br />
whip cracking!<br />
Day 8: Farmstay to Th e<br />
Whitsundays Resort (B,D)<br />
• Cross the Tropic of<br />
Capricorn<br />
Stop at Rockhampton<br />
•<br />
Days 8-10: Sailing<br />
Whitsundays option<br />
Yacht is multi-share.<br />
(B,D) B,L,D) (B,L).<br />
See contiki.com/sailing<br />
whitsundays for more info.<br />
Codes: ex Sydney: EXSX<br />
ex Darwin: EXDX<br />
Explore more: optional activities<br />
1 DARWIN<br />
2 KAKADU N.P.<br />
KATHERINE 1<br />
Litchfield N.P.<br />
Mataranka<br />
Daly Waters<br />
NORTHERN TERRITORY<br />
1 TENNANT CREEK<br />
Devils Marbles<br />
Wycliffe Well<br />
Simpsons Gap<br />
KINGS CANYON 1<br />
3 ALICE SPRINGS<br />
The Olgas<br />
Western<br />
Australia<br />
2<br />
ULURU<br />
GREAT<br />
AUSTRALIAN BIGHT<br />
Places visited<br />
Nightstops<br />
Special Stay night<br />
South Australia<br />
Days 9-10: Th e<br />
Whitsundays Resort (B)(B)<br />
Day 11: Th e Whitsundays<br />
to Cairns Resort (B,D)<br />
• Townsville city tour<br />
• See Magnetic &<br />
Hinchinbrook Islands<br />
• Pass through Tully, home to<br />
Australia’s best white water<br />
rafting<br />
Days 12-13: Cairns<br />
Resort (B)(B)<br />
Day 14: Cairns to Alice<br />
Springs Hotel (B)<br />
Day 15: Alice Springs<br />
Hotel (B,D)<br />
• View the spectacular<br />
MacDonnell ranges from<br />
ANZAC Hill<br />
• See the stunning Aboriginal<br />
site of Simpsons Gap<br />
• Tour the Flying Doctor’s<br />
base<br />
• Hands-on reptile park<br />
experience<br />
Day 16: Alice Springs to<br />
Kings Creek Station<br />
<strong>Contiki</strong> Special Stay (B,D)<br />
• Hike through Kings Canyon<br />
to the ‘Lost City’ & desert<br />
oasis ‘the Garden of Eden’.<br />
• Sleep in a traditional Aussie<br />
‘swag’<br />
Day 17: Kings Creek<br />
Station to Uluru Lodge (B)<br />
Byron Bay Kayak tour of Byron Bay’s Marine Park & waves to spot dolphins,<br />
turtles & whales (seasonal) Fraser Island Locally guided 4WD trip across the<br />
island & lunch The Whitsundays Day sailing trip to famous Whitehaven<br />
Beach & lunch (weather dependent) Cairns Snorkel or dive on an outer Great<br />
Barrier Reef cruise & lunch…or stay dry with coral viewing by semi-submersible<br />
Uluru Take a ‘wild’ ride on a Harley Davidson around Uluru Alice Springs<br />
Dawn hot air balloon flight over the desert & MacDonnell Ranges<br />
Visit contiki.com/aussie-explorer-explore-more for all the optional activities you can do<br />
GULF OF<br />
CARPENTARIA<br />
QUEENSLAND<br />
3 CAIRNS<br />
Tully<br />
Townsville<br />
Shute Harbour<br />
Airlie Beach<br />
NEW SOUTH WALES<br />
• Wake up to the smell of<br />
fresh cooked bacon &<br />
eggs, just how you like it<br />
• See the 700 million year<br />
old Mt Conner & Lake<br />
Amadeus<br />
Day 18: Uluru Lodge (B)<br />
• See Uluru at sunrise<br />
• Visit the Uluru Cultural<br />
Centre<br />
• Hike at ‘Kata-Tjuta’<br />
(The Olgas)<br />
Day 19: Uluru to Alice<br />
Springs Hotel (B)<br />
• Indulge in a barbeque<br />
‘Big Brekkie’<br />
Day 20: Alice Springs<br />
to Tennant Creek<br />
Hotel (B,D)<br />
• Keep your ‘eyes peeled’<br />
for UFO’s at Wycliffe Well<br />
• Visit the ‘Devils Marbles’<br />
Day 21: Tennant<br />
Creek to Katherine<br />
Hotel (B)<br />
• Swim in the Mataranka<br />
Thermal Pools<br />
Day 22: Katherine<br />
to Kakadu National<br />
Park Hotel (B,D)<br />
• Visit the stunning<br />
Katherine Gorge<br />
www.contiki.com/aussie-explorer<br />
3<br />
CATTLE<br />
STATION<br />
Mackay<br />
Port Macquarie<br />
WHITSUNDAYS<br />
(DAYDREAM ISLAND)<br />
1<br />
GREAT BARRIER REEF<br />
Capricorn Coast<br />
1 FRASER ISLAND<br />
1 NOOSA<br />
Brisbane<br />
SURFERS PARADISE 2<br />
Currumbin<br />
1 BYRON BAY<br />
COFFS HARBOUR 1<br />
Sydney<br />
TASMAN SEA<br />
• Cool off with a swim at<br />
Edith Falls<br />
Day 23: Kakadu<br />
National Park Hotel (B)<br />
• Walk & see the<br />
Aboriginal rock art<br />
• Visit Warradjan<br />
Aboriginal Cultural Centre<br />
• Crocodile & wildlife cruise<br />
Day 24: Kakadu<br />
National Park to<br />
Darwin Hotel (B)<br />
• See the fascinating<br />
termite mounds<br />
• Swim in the gorgeous<br />
Florence Falls<br />
Day 25: Darwin (B)<br />
• See the sites of Darwin<br />
on our guided city tour<br />
Code: EXSD/EXDS 2012<br />
Tour validity: Feb 2012 to Sep 2012<br />
Visit www.contiki.com/aussie-explorer<br />
CHOOSE YOUR<br />
DIRECTION<br />
* Price quoted is per person & is based on maximum<br />
quad-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can share<br />
you with a same sex room-mate at no extra cost.<br />
Alternatively ask us about our single room & twinshare<br />
supplements. Price is based on 2012-13 season<br />
- check contiki.com for the most up to date prices.<br />
EXSD: Start Sydney 7:00am & end Darwin 6:00pm.<br />
EXDS: Start Darwin 7:30am & end Sydney 6:00pm.<br />
For departure points & stay longer accommodation<br />
options see contiki.com/staylonger.<br />
For travel insurance see p.66.
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