What is included in the tour package?
- Roundtrip Airfares departing RDU including associated taxes and 3 domestic stops in Australia ie: Sydney, Brisbane & Cairns (international flights with QANATS)
- Travel Visa for entry into Australia
- Quality and very safe hotel accommodation
- All meals are included
- Ground Transportation: 32 or 48-seat Luxury 5-star safety coach includes reclining seats each with a seat belt, air-conditioning, PA System, TV/video player and rest room. Note: We will also utilize some public transportation (train) in Sydney.
- Guided Coach tour of each city you visit: Excellent for orientation to the city itself as well as highlights of the surrounding area
- Entry to Sydney’s World Famous Aquarium where you’ll be up close with Sharks and see a variety of other marine life
- Sydney Harbour Highlights Cruise: A beautiful narrated cruise lasting 75 minutes with great photo opportunities
- Guided Walking Tour of The Rocks & Darling Harbour areas (Sydney)
- Entry to an Aboriginal Cultural Centre: Enjoy lessons throwing a boomerang & playing the didgeridoo as well as learn a little about Aboriginal culture, traditional foods, medicines, etc.
- Entry to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo where you can have photos taken holding a koala & baby crocodile, pat kangaroos, see free flight bird and crocodile shows, as well as hundreds of other native Australian animals (9:00am – 4:00 pm)
- Entry to a Professional Aussie Rules Football & Rugby Game
- Surf Lessons with an accredited professional surf instructor (duration 75-90 minutes)
- Full Day Great Barrier Reef Excursion: From 8:30am-5:30pm you will enjoy a quality buffet lunch, one free introductory scuba dive & snorkelling gear included
- Day visit to the Kuranda Ranges via SKYRAIL: You will ride the longest gondola (cable car) in the world which runs for 4.7 miles above the canopy of this pristine tropical rainforest. Also have time to walk through the forest & eat lunch in the mountain town of Kuranda
- Guided group tour in the rainforest onboard an Amphibious WWII USA Army Duck
- Full day trip to the Daintree National Park & Daintree River Crocodile Cruise: You will spend 60 minutes cruising the Daintree River where you will (probably) see Crocs in the wild
- Enjoy an IMAX movie presentation on Australia
- Fun daily activities like bowling with Aussie students, enjoying an authentic BBQ with Aussie students, etc
- Supervision: There will be a 1:8 ratio with 1 licensed school teacher for each 8 students on the trip
- AAT Tour Guide (Craig Douglass) will travel with your group 24-hours per day for the duration of your tour. Our Australian-born tour leaders assist with tour logistics and provide suitable options for the group as required. Our tour leaders’ contacts, background, and local knowledge considerably enhance the quality of your group’s experience in Australia. Craig has led (apprx) 70 USA groups on Aussie tours since 1995
- AAT Aussie gift pack for each passenger prior to departure. This includes a phone card with at least 90 minutes of talk-time back to the USA, five pre-stamped Aussie postcards to send home to friends and family, souvenir tour shirt, discount coupons, city maps & brochures for places you will visit and more
