Multi-day Tours

Sydney, Melbourne and Cairns
22-day Tour
June 27 - July 2, 2010

Day 1 Friday, June 25, 2010 Departure Canada. Flight from Toronto to Los Angeles and then onward from Los Angeles to Sydney. Other Canadian gateways available on request.

Day 2 Saturday, June 26, 2010 In flight. Cross International Dateline. Lose one day.

Day 3 Sunday, June 27, 2010 Sydney. Arrival Sydney early morning. As your convention hotel is booked with Lions Clubs International in Sydney, we recommend that you book the hotel for the night of June 26th so that you can check in immediately upon arrival in Sydney. Transfers by Tour Design to your hotel property. Time today to relax, get some sleep and perhaps take a walk around your hotel area. Dinner this evening is arranged by Tour Design at a harbour front restaurant.

Day 4 Monday, June 28, 2010 Sydney. Registration for Lions Clubs International Convention Sydney. During the next five days, Tour Design will organize some optional day trips for those wanting to see a little more of this area during their stay. Once the exact schedule for the convention is available, we will organize these programs. Also available will be one-day air excursions.

Day 5-8 June 29-July 2, 2010 Sydney Lions International Convention Sydney

Day 9 Saturday, July 3, 2010 Melbourne. Transfer to Sydney airport - Fly Sydney to Melbourne. Transfer from airport to hotel, including city sights en route to hotel. Tonight, depart our hotel to Tram Stop 125 for our three-course dinner aboard a one of a kind culinary experience. Dine aboard a converted 1927 tram that has become the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant. Dining in Melbourne can be a fabulous experience, especially aboard this fleet of historical trams that have become The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant. These glossy, burgundy restaurants on

wheels are the first travelling tramcar restaurants in the world and ensure a delightful innovative approach to dining. Accommodation: Crown Promenade Hotel Melbourne - (3 nights)

Day 10 Sunday, July 4, 2010 Melbourne. Full breakfast in the hotel. Morning at leisure in Melbourne. This afternoon, we depart our hotel and travel to Phillip Island to experience one of Australia's most popular attractions. First, we visit the Koala Conservation Centre; encounter koalas close up from elevated boardwalks. Enjoy the colourful birdlife and true 'Aussie' atmosphere before we travel on to Phillip Island where each night at sunset you will be amazed by Fairy Penguins returning ashore after a day's fishing. See the world's smallest penguin in its natural habitat from viewing stands and boardwalks. Enjoy interactive and educational displays in the visitor's centre and the spectacular coastal scenery from the Penguin Parade. This experience is sure to be the highlight of your visit. As the sun fades in the sky, these penguins waddle up the beach to the safety

of their homes in the sand dunes. Return to Melbourne on completion of this spectacle. Dinner will be included in this evening tour. Accommodation: Crown Promenade Hotel Melbourne

Day 11 Monday, July 5, 2010 Melbourne. Full breakfast in the hotel. Morning at leisure in Melbourne. This afternoon we travel to Ballarat and the famous Sovereign Hill, Australia's foremost outdoor museum - Sovereign Hill recreates Ballarat's first ten years after the discovery of gold in 1851 when thousands of international fortune hunters rushed to the Australian goldfields in search of riches. At Sovereign Hill, you can see a spectacular

$50,000 gold pour, venture underground on a fully guided gold mine tour or catch a horse drawn coach and tour the Township. There are working shops, hotels, schools, a theatre, crafts, a wheelwright, a candle maker, a confectioner and steam-driven machinery. On the streets and in the theatre, costumed goldfields characters are happy to pose for a great photo. Dinner will be served before viewing the spectacular performance of Blood on the Southern Cross. Blood on the Southern Cross is an explosive multi-million dollar sound-andlight

show like nothing you have ever seen before! The story of the Eureka Rebellion, a dramatic battle between gold miners and Government forces at Ballarat on 3 December 1854, is retold nightly. Set under the night skies at Sovereign Hill, Blood on the Southern Cross involves no actors - just voices, dazzling sound and light effects and a stunning open-air set. Accommodation: Crown Promenade Hotel Melbourne

Now you have a choice of what particular area of Australia you wish to see in more depth. Smallers group size and individual choice enter into your tour program from Day 12-18, 7 days.

OPTIONS (See PDF for Details):
A Whitsunday Sailing on the” Pacific Sunrise”, Townsville and Cairns.
B Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Darwin, Kakadu and Cairns. C Airlie Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Townsville and Cairns. D Great Ocean Road, Kangaroo Island, Adelaide, Murray River Cruise and Cairns

Day 19 Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Cairns Full breakfast in the hotel. This morning we depart to Port Douglas Marina for our Low Isles Cruise with Quicksilver. Set like a jewel in a Great Barrier Reef lagoon, Low Isles is an idyllic, unspoilt coral island that appeals to everyone. A snorkeling demonstration is conducted during the journey to Low Isles. Lunch is served. Enjoy your tropical buffet. Bar operates throughout the day. A Beach Walk is conducted by a Marine Biologist from the shuttle boarding area on the beach. Afternoon tea is served. Enjoy light entertainment during the return journey. 4.30 - Arrival at Marina Mirage, Port Douglas and return to the hotel by coach. The Cairns Night Zoo is a uniquely Australian night out. Combining the ubiquitous Aussie BBQ with some nightspotlighting. Our bush musician will teach you how to dance some authentic bush dances and to sing along with a couple of favourite Australian songs. After the BBQ everyone is provided with a torch, (this place

is dark at night) and the intrepid guide will take visitors to meet the creatures of the night. Spot Croc's - their eyes glow in the torchlight, see snakes, possums...and much more. Join the bush dancing - if you do not know how then the friendly zookeepers will teach you. Dance and sing along - it is more fun than you can imagine with these Aussie Zoo Keepers. Accommodation: Cairns Colonial Club

Day 20 Wednesday 14 July Cairns. Full breakfast in the hotel. Depart this morning for another wonderful day of exciting sights awaiting us. This morning we arrive at Freshwater Rail Station for this historic train station before it is "All Aboard" for the historic rail journey, which will take us past sugar cane fields and up the slopes leading to the Barron Gorge. The journey ends in Kuranda, principal town of the Atherton Tablelands, located some 2000 feet above sea level and a rich farmland area. From here, we travel to the Rain Forestation Tour World Heritage rainforest by World War II amphibious Army Ducks, a unique and exciting experience on land and water. The duck splashes into the lake and with propeller-engaged cruises up to the jungle at water's edge. On completion, we enjoy a tropical bush barbeque before travelling to Kuranda where we have free time to explore this tranquil village independently. From here, we travel down from Kuranda by catching the scenic Skyrail Gondola for the journey back to the coast, literally passing through and over the heights of the rainforest. This evening the unique opportunity of dining in a typical Australian home with a Home Hosted Evening. Accommodation: Cairns Colonial Club

Day 21 Thursday 15 July Cairns. Full breakfast in the hotel. Full day at leisure in Cairns. Tonight we depart for “Flames of the Forest” for an unforgettable dining experience. This evening of dining and entertainment in the middle of the rainforest is a unique and unforgettable experience. The cuisine is exotic; the entertainment while dining portrays aspects of Aboriginal culture as well as Australian talent. Experience an evening of fine dining in the enchanted rainforest. Light the flame of the forest, take your candle and walk along a flame lit trail beneath the canopy of the oldest rainforest in the world. Listen to the sounds of the sleeping rainforest as the ancient trees envelop you, feel the wonder of this legendary place for a magical, mystical and sensual evening of rare culture, customs & cuisine. Accommodation: Cairns Colonial Club.

Day 22 Friday 16 July Home. Full breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to Cairns airport for departure. Fly Cairns to Los Angeles arriving earlier than we departed from Cairns. We gain back the day we lost earlier crossing the International Dateline. Continue from Los Angeles to Toronto.

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