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Sydney & the Great Barrier Reef

Group Information

Departing From:
Washington, DC
Departing:
June 20, 2025
Returning:
June 30, 2025
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This is my 26th year being a teacher and my 5th tour that I've led. I've traveled with as many as 39 students at one time to places like a Mediterranean cruise (France, Spain, Italy, Africa, and the UK). Several trips to Italy, and most recently in the spring to London, Paris, and Amsterdam. This next trip to Australia is going to be spectacular.
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Tour Itinerary

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Day 1 Start tour
Day 2 International Date Line
Lose a day as you cross the International Date Line
Day 3 Hello Sydney
Sydney tour director led sightseeing
Sydney Harbour Bridge walk, The Rocks, Royal Botanic Gardens
Opera House visit
Day 4 Sydney Landmarks
Explore Manly
Fish and Chips lunch
Ferry ride across the Sydney Harbour
Day 5 Outside Sydney
Optional  Blue Mountains and wildlife sanctuary excursion  $155
Day 6 Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach full day excursion
The Gap, Mrs Macquarie's Point, Explore Bondi Beach
Optional  Surf lesson on Bondi Beach  $125
Day 7 Sydney--Cairns
Fly to Cairns
Cairns tour director-led sightseeing
Esplanade, Wharf Street, Cairns night market
Day 8 Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef full-day excursion
Day 9 Outside Cairns
Optional  Kuranda full day excursion  $200
Day 10 Daintree National Park
Daintree National Park full-day excursion
Crocodile & wildlife cruise on Daintree River, Daintree Discovery Centre guided visit, Packed Lunch, Daintree Organic Orchard visit, Mossman Gorge guided nature walk, Explore Palm Cove
Day 11 End tour
Total Fee:* $5,457.00
Tour Quote Breakdown
The following fees apply to your full-paying participants:
Tour Fee* $4,796.00
Upgraded hotels* $192.00
Private Group Fee $469.00
 
Total Fee* $5,457.00
OR 3 monthly payments of $1,802.33
After initial payment of $50.00

* Last day for this Tour Fee is Jan 30, 2025.
Additional Adult Fees
The following additional fees apply only to full-paying participants 23 and older and are not included in the total price listed above.
Adult Supplement $125.00
Twin Room Upgrade $360.00
 
Additional Adult Fee $485.00

Tour Fee Includes:

  • Round-trip airfare
  • 8 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms
  • Breakfast daily
  • Dinner daily (except where lunch is noted on itinerary)
  • Full-time services of a professional tour director
  • Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
  • Visits to select attractions as per itinerary
  • Tour Diary™
  • Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided
  • Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid Tour Director and multi-day bus driver tipping, among other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.