Overview

This Sydney Mardi Gras vacation includes:

• Round trip air from Los Angeles
• Domestic flights within Australia
• All accommodation - 10 nights (3 in Sydney, 2 Byron Bay, 2 Surfer's Paradise, 3 Cairns)
• Tour of the Sydney Opera House
• Sydney Harbour cruise
• 4 day car rental in Byron Bay and Surfers Paradise
• Kayaking tour
• Full day Great Barrier Reef cruise including lunch
• Airport transfers
• Australian GST tax (10%)
• Springboard Vacations’ 24/7 local travel assistance and support

Itinerary

DAY ONE/TWO
Fly nonstop from Los Angeles to Sydney. Enjoy dinner and a movie, cross the International Date Line. Your flight left in evening, but as the sun comes up you’ve skipped a day ahead.

DAY THREE
Welcome to Sydney! A cosmopolitan international city filled with vibrant life, character and a sense of daring. You'll be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel, located only a short stroll to the Harbour Bridge, Circular Quay and the Opera House.

DAY FOUR
Tour the Sydney Opera House! See inside the world's most recognizable sails. Experience this miracle of architecture and engineering. A work of art that came into existence against impossible odds - to become one of the busiest performing arts centers in the world. Cruise on the spectacular Sydney Harbour - a must for all visitors to Sydney. This world renowned cruise to the upper reaches of Sydney Harbour, featuring magnificent waterfront homes and parklands, gives a comprehensive view of what Sydney is all about.

DAY FIVE
Get set for the 2012 Mardi Gras Parade followed by the 2012 Party. There is nowhere more fun to be gay (or straight!) than at the Mardi Gras Party! The Party attracts up to 20,000 people to a huge multi-venue site at Sydney's Entertainment Quarter - huge shows and the festival type atmosphere runs throughout the night. (Entry tickets to Party are not included, purchase seperately.)

DAY SIX
Fly to Coolangatta. Pick up your rental car drive to Byron Bay!

Australia's most easterly point casts a spell over everyone who goes there. Byron Bay has become an escape for urban refugees, and especially those with artistic inclinations. Byron Bay is a chic seaside town with glorious beaches, a New Age tinge and loads of style and energy. You’ll stay 2 nights at in the heart of Byron Bay, a short stroll to some of Australia’s best beaches.

DAY SEVEN
A Byron Bay kayaking adventure! Take in some of the best sights the East Coast has to offer. See the most easterly point of the Australian mainland, get up close and personal with the local friendly bottlenose dolphins and discover how inquisitive they can be.

DAY EIGHT Enjoy the beach and Byron Bay – drive to Surfer's Paradise. You'll stay here 2 nights and you'll see exactly why Surfer's Paradise got its name.....

DAY NINE
Enjoy the miles of beach and the sunshine on Australia's Gold Coast.

DAY TEN
Drive to Brisbane and fly to Cairns.

DAY ELEVEN
GREAT BARRIER REEF CRUISE
Today you’ll journey to a reef at the very edge of Australia's Continental Shelf, to an underwater world that is a dazzling kaleidoscope of color and brilliance. Agincourt Reef is a magnificent ribbon reef where you can experience firsthand the magic that is the Great Barrier Reef. You can choose to dive, snorkel, or stay dry and explore the stunning reef from the comfort of a semi-sub, just one meter underwater.

DAY TWELVE
At leisure to explore Cairns

DAY THIRTEEN
Your Australia adventure winds down to an end.. time to fly home

Terms & Conditions

Departures in Febraury 2012. Itinerary can be reversed or customized.

Sydney Mardi Gras Parade and Party are on 3 March 2012.

Subject to availability

Price is per person based on 2 adults traveling together.

 

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