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Australian Highlights (Intra Tour Air Tax Australian Highlights)

13 days
From Melbourne to Sydney
4.0
2 traveler reviews

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Plan your adventure:
Explorer
Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 20 - 48
All Ages Welcome
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Melbourne

    Meals
    Dinner (Welcome dinner at a popular waterfront restaurant)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Crowne Plaza)

    Included Activities

    • Welcome dinner at a waterfront restaurant
    Landmarks
    Yarra River
    Itinerary Image 1
  2. Day 2

    Melbourne

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Crowne Plaza)

    Included Activities

    • Private walking tour of Melbourne with Travel Director
    • Visit Federation Square
    • View St Paul's Cathedral

    Optional Activities

    • Trip to Phillip Island to watch the Little Penguins' daily parade from sea to burrows
    Landmarks
    Federation Square
    St Paul's Cathedral
    Phillip Island
  3. Day 3

    Melbourne

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Crowne Plaza)

    Optional Activities

    • History and Donuts Walking Tour
    • Great Ocean Road excursion including the Twelve Apostles limestone formations and Apollo Bay
    Landmarks
    Queen Victoria Market
    Brunswick Street
    Twelve Apostles
    Apollo Bay
  4. Day 4

    Melbourne to Uluru

    Meals
    Dinner (Sparkling wine and light refreshments at Uluru sunset)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Desert Gardens)

    Included Activities

    • Uluru sundowner experience with sparkling wine and light refreshments at sunset
    • Stay at Desert Gardens Hotel - Stays with Stories experience

    Optional Activities

    • Uluru BBQ Dinner with star talk
    Landmarks
    Uluru
    Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
    Ayers Rock Resort
  5. Day 5

    Uluru

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Desert Gardens)

    Included Activities

    • Sunrise experience at Uluru with hot cocoa
    • Guided tour of the base of Uluru with Travel Director - MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
    • Introduction to Western Desert art with Anangu artist - MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
    • Walk through Walpa Gorge at Kata Tjuta to lookout
    • Sunset experience at Kata Tjuta with sparkling wine
    Landmarks
    Uluru
    Kata Tjuta
    Walpa Gorge
  6. Day 6

    Uluru to Cairns

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hilton)

    Optional Activities

    • Field of Light art installation by Bruce Munro - sunrise experience with Uluru backdrop
    Landmarks
    Uluru
  7. Day 7

    Cairns

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Regional seafood dinner at Salt House on Cairns waterfront, prepared on custom-built Argentinian wood-fired grill)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hilton)

    Included Activities

    • Dinner at Salt House waterfront restaurant with regional seafood

    Optional Activities

    • Hot air balloon flight over the Atherton Tablelands
    • Guided interpretive walk in Daintree Rainforest learning traditional hunting and gathering skills and bush tucker
    • Historic rail journey to Kuranda village
    • Skyrail Rainforest Cableway return trip
    • Hartley's Crocodile Adventures wetlands cruise through Melaleuca wetlands
    Landmarks
    Atherton Tablelands
    Daintree Rainforest
    Kuranda
    Hartley's Crocodile Adventures
    Melaleuca Wetlands
  8. Day 8

    Great Barrier Reef

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Onboard tropical buffet lunch)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hilton)

    Included Activities

    • High-speed catamaran cruise to Great Barrier Reef
    • Snorkeling or semi-submersible exploration options
    • Onboard tropical buffet lunch
    • Local guide commentary on ecology and environment
    Landmarks
    Great Barrier Reef
  9. Day 9

    Cairns to Sydney

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (InterContinental)
    Landmarks
    Circular Quay
    Itinerary Image 1
  10. Day 10

    Sydney

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Sydney Harbour Lunch Cruise with local food and wine focus)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (InterContinental)

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of the Sydney Opera House with Local Specialist
    • Sydney Harbour Lunch Cruise with local food and wine
    • Visit to Bondi Beach
    Landmarks
    Sydney Opera House
    Sydney Harbour
    Bondi Beach
    Itinerary Image 1Itinerary Image 2
  11. Day 11

    Sydney

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (InterContinental)

    Optional Activities

    • Day trip to the Blue Mountains to see the Three Sisters rock formation and learn Aboriginal legends
    Landmarks
    Blue Mountains
    Three Sisters
  12. Day 12

    Sydney

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Farewell dinner with Travel Director and fellow travelers)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (InterContinental)

    Included Activities

    • Walk through Royal Botanic Garden
    • Guided tour at Art Gallery of New South Wales with Local Specialist - Be My Guest experience
    • Farewell dinner with Travel Director and fellow travelers
    Landmarks
    Circular Quay
    The Rocks
    Royal Botanic Garden
    Art Gallery of New South Wales
  13. Day 13

    Sydney

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Final breakfast with travel group

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Where You'll Stay

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Trafalgar

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Response time
10 hours
Response rate
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    April 28th, 2016
    Accommodations were fantastic. Tour guide was very accommodating and helpful. Didn't care much for tour bus, but this...
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    Traveled in November 2014
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    April 12th, 2016
    Amazing experience in New Zealand, Australia and Fiji. It was our first tour and Trafalgar exceeded our expectations!
    Traveled in February 2015

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  • From Sunday
    21 Jun, 2026
    To Friday
    3 Jul, 2026
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    This departure date is not available or sold out
    Sold out
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  • Instant Confirmation
    From Sunday
    15 Nov, 2026
    To Friday
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    This departure date is available and will 100% depart
    Guaranteed departure
    From:
    US $5,952 per person
    Multiple Room Types
    Additional Upfront
    $1,845
  • Instant Confirmation
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    From Sunday
    22 Nov, 2026
    To Friday
    4 Dec, 2026
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    This departure date is available and will 100% depart
    Guaranteed departure
    From:
    $5,952
    US $5,357 per person
    Multiple Room Types
    Additional Upfront
    $1,845

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Tour ID: 319910

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    Australia
  • Vaccines
    • These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
    • Yellow fever - Certificate of vaccination required if arriving from an infected area for Australia. Ideally 10 days before travel.
    • Japanese B encephalitis - Recommended for Australia. Ideally 1 month before travel.
  • Visa
    • Unfortunately we cannot offer you a visa application service. Whether you need a visa or not depends on your nationality and where you wish to travel. Assuming your home country does not have a visa agreement with the country you're planning to visit, you will need to apply for a visa in advance of your scheduled departure.
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  • Payment information
    • For any tour departing before August 28th, 2026 a full payment is necessary. For tours departing after August 28th, 2026, a minimum payment of $200 is required to confirm your booking with Trafalgar. The final payment will be automatically charged to your credit card on the designated due date. The final payment of the remaining balance is required at least 95 days prior to the departure date of your tour. TourRadar never charges you a booking fee and will charge you in the stated currency.
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Who is travelling?

AdultsAges 18 or above

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ChildrenUnder 18

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2026

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2028

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