Date Activities

5th July

1700
1725
1820
1900
2045 Prepare check in at Changi Airport
Depart Singapore for Kuala Lumpur
Arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Dinner
Leave Kuala Lumpur for Sydney


6th July

0625
Arrival at Sydney Airport
Airport Pickup to Jolly Swagman Backpackers/ Globe Backpackers
Walk to Gallery of New South Wales and start the Sydney Harbour bridge walk.
From the gallery steps follow the narrow road down through the botanical gardens and toward Mrs Macquarie’s Point.
Have a look at Royal Botanical Gardens
Take a side trip to GovernmentHouse whose grounds lie within the botanical gardens.
Sydney Opera House Optional: Take a guided tour or see if there are any concerts to be watched.
From there, it follows another inlet a couple of hundred yards to Circular Quay
The rocks
Cadman’s Cottage
Sydney Observatory Hill
Pylon Lookout








7th July

0800 Head Down to Circular Quay again and take to Ferry that travels beneath Harbour Bridge and across to Darling Harbour
At Darling Harbour visit Sydney Aquarium
Visit National Maritime Museum
Take monorail to Town Hall in time for Sunset at the top of the AMP Centrepoint Tower + Sydney skytour
Visit the nightlife of King Cross.


8th July

Blue Mountains Day Tour

• Visit to Featherdale Wildlife Park ( included ), simply the best wildlife park in Sydney. Don't miss it ! Hand feed Kangaroos, pat Koalas and see over 2000 different types of Australian animals including Crocodiles, Tasmanian Devils, Wombats, Fairy Penguins, Dingoes and Snakes.
• Have your taken with a Koala
• Receive a Free souvenir Koala
• Free booklet " The 10 things you simply must do in Sydney " with every tour booked (while stocks last )
• Stop at the Sydney 2000 Olympic site where you can take photos and see Stadium Australia, The Superdome, The Aquatic Centre, The Olympic Village and more.
• Award winning small group ( max 19 people ) personalised tours
• Lunch and a drink ( included ) in the heart of the mountains with spectacular views ( vegetarian option available ).
• National Park walk to view the spectacular Wentworth Falls ( optional )
• The Three Sisters at Echo Point - hear the aboriginal story of this world famous rock formation
• With our friendly relaxed tours there's the opportunity to meet fellow travellers from many different cultures and countries.
• Walk through temperate rainforests
• Throw a boomerang ( weather permitting ) and learn about Aboriginal ( the indigenous people of Australia ) culture. Opportunity to purchase authentic returning boomerangs made by one of the local tribes ( while stocks last ).
• Visit the Scenic Skyway, Scenicsender and the Steepest Railway in the world with time to do the rides ( not included, $A8-14 pp ).
• See the mountain villages of Katoomba and Leura ( the heart of the mountains ). See why they call Leura the garden village.
• Breath in the fresh mountain air as you view the huge valleys of Australia's " Grand Canyon " - the Megalong and Jamieson Valleys
• Travel on the spectacular scenic cliff top drive
• Get off the beaten track - visit Sublime Point for the best untouched lookout in the Blue Mountains ( our small group sizes are permitted here ).
• Enjoy afternoon tea ( included ) in a relaxed country setting.
• Cross the picturesque Nepean River
• Finish your enjoyable day by taking a river cruise ( included ) from Homebush Bay down the Parramatta River and into Sydney Harbour. See the waterfront properties and enjoy the unique views as you go under the Sydney Harbour Bridge and cruise into Sydney Harbour. See the Sydney Opera House close up before arriving at Circular Quay where your tour finishes.
• Pick up from City Hotels or :
• Circular Quay ( cnr Loftus and Alfred Streets ) at 8.10am
• YHA Central, Rawson Place ( right next to Central Station ) at 7.50am.
• Kings Cross / Potts Point : Holiday Inn Potts Point, 203 Victoria Street ( next to Kings Cross station ), 7.40am
• Please allow 10 minutes either side of pick-up times due to traffic
• Sydney return 6pm

9th July
Take a bus to Bondi Beach and indulge in the scenic view
Laze about in Hyde Park and see Hyde Park Barracks
First stop at St Mary’s Cathedral.
Go up Centrepoint tower and see Sydney a different way
State Library of New South Wales
University of Sydney
Go shopping in the Queen Victoria Building (Lunch)
Proceed to the Australian Museum
Visit the Anzac War Memorial
Wander around Chinatown
Sydney Entertainment centre
Dinner at Sydney’s Paddy Market
Proceed to Eddy Avenue Bus stop
Board bus for Melbourne at 800

10th July
Arrival at Melbourne 58 Franklin Street
Check in @
Elizabeth Aus-Asia Hostel
Address: Lvl 1 490
Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Contact: (03) 9663 1685
Melbourne Walks
Start walking tours of Melbourne at Flinders Street Railway Station
St Paul’s Cathedral
Young and Jackson Hotel
Walk one: Over the Yarra
Follow St. Kilda Road across the Yarra on the ornate Princes Bridge
Just across the bridge and on the right go down the steps to Southgate
Crown Casino
Victorain Arts Centre
Melbourne Concert Hall
National Gallery of Victoria
Royal Botanical Gardens
Government House
Old Melbourne Observatory
Governor Latorbe’s Cottage
National Herbarium
Shrine of Remembrance

11th July Walk two
Start at Flinders Street Station
Block Arcade
Hopetoun Tea Rooms
Royal Arcade
Old Treasury Building
Princess Theatre
Old Melbourne Gaol
Melbourne Central Mall
12th July Great Ocean Road,
Twelve Apostles
& Port Campbell National Park

stop at the famous Bells Beach as shown in the movie "Point Break"

travel the scenic Great Ocean Road - 300 kms long with many picturesque lookouts

bush walk through a spectacular Otway Rainforest

pass through the coastal towns of Anglesea, Lorne and Apollo Bay

enjoy the beauty of the Port Campbell National Park & Twelve Apostles

explore Loach Ard Gorge, Razorback & Island Archway and see the collapsed London Bridge


locate koalas in the wild

visit many other outstanding coastal rock formations


13th July Phillip Island, Penguin Parade,
Fauna Park & Wonthaggi State Coal Mine

See the rugged Phillip Island coastline, the Nobbies & Seal Rocks

visit a Fauna Park - hand feed Kangaroos & Wallabies, and stroke & play with the Wombats

Take a journey into the Wonthaggi State Coal Mine, travel 60 metres underground, travel back to the surface in \a coal skip



see the Koalas up close

get the best position at the Penguin Parade

in the summer months go for a swim in the surf

14th July Either end with a day trip to Victoria’s alpjne country
Or proceed to Tasmania