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Highlights of Australia

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  • Length

    12 Days

  • Quality
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  • Starts in

    Melbourne / Narrm (Australia)

  • Ends in

    Sydney (Australia)

  • Activity Level

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  • Style

    Fully-Guided

  • Language

    English

  • Guaranteed Date(s)
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Overview

Stunning natural attractions, vibrant cities, remote regions, and friendly people…this is Australia, and on this Australia tour, you’ll experience all of this and more. Start in Melbourne, end in Sydney, and overnight along the way in Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Cairns.

No vacation to Australia is complete without seeing the incomparable Great Barrier Reef. On this Australia tour, you’ll take a catamaran cruise to the Outer Great Barrier Reef and have the chance to snorkel, take a semi-submersible watercraft tour, or attend a presentation by a marine biologist. With the radiant colors and fish swimming by you, it is nothing short of spectacular! But that’s not all. You’ll also witness the spectacular geological wonders of Uluru, the iconic monolith and symbol of the Outback, and Kata Tjuta (the Olgas), with its red rocks and 36 brilliant domes. Tour the base of Uluru with its caves and Aboriginal paintings and enjoy a champagne toast while watching Uluru change colors at sunset--an amazing sight indeed!

Also visit some of Australia’s most famous cities. In Sydney, cruise along the world-famous Sydney Harbour. In Melbourne, enjoy guided sightseeing of the city’s landmarks. In Melbourne, Cairns, and Sydney, you’ll also enjoy plenty of free time to explore and discover on your own. From the remote Outback to the tropical Great Barrier Reef, this Australia tour—designed for value-minded, savvy travel lover—is a dream vacation!

Visited During Tour

Cairns / Gimuy (Australia) | Great Barrier Reef (Australia) | Melbourne / Narrm (Australia) | Outer Great Barrier Reef (Australia) | Sydney | Uluru / Ayers Rock (Australia)

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Tour Itinerary
Cosmos Tour Code 3350
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Highlights of Australia

Cosmos Tour Code 3350

Map of Highlights of Australia from Cosmos
  • Day
    1

    ARRIVE IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

    Welcome to Australia! Hotel rooms are available for immediate check-in. A pre-night is not required for early check-in.

  • Day
    2

    MELBOURNE

    This morning begins with a welcome briefing to meet fellow passengers and your Tour Director. Then, enjoy a city sightseeing tour which includes landmarks such as Flinders St. Station, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the botanic gardens, and the Shrine of Remembrance. The afternoon is free to explore on your own. Your Tour Director will have suggestions for additional sightseeing, shopping, and dining.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
  • Day
    3

    MELBOURNE

    A full free day to explore more of Melbourne on your own. Consider an optional day tour to the scenic Great Ocean Road to see the soaring limestone pillars of the “Twelve Apostles,” chiseled over 10 to 20 million years above the ocean. Perhaps the Penguin Parade on Phillip Island is more your speed.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
  • Day
    4

    MELBOURNE–ULURU (AYERS ROCK)

    Today, fly to the heart of the Outback. Visit the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Center and explore the galleries that showcase Anangu (local Aboriginal people) arts and crafts. A special treat awaits you here – meet with local Anangu during an interactive cultural talk. You will be mesmerized by their story-telling art, sense of humor, and perception. Tonight, visit the Sunset Strip, where you will enjoy a champagne toast while experiencing one of the world’s greatest spectacles--Uluru at sunset.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
  • Day
    5

    ULURU

    Enjoy a tour at the base of Uluru, the extraordinary monolith whose circumference is studded with caves decorated with Aboriginal paintings. Later, travel to a popular lookout to enjoy views of the magnificent Kata Tjuta (the Olgas), a geological splendor of some 36 brilliant domes.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
  • Day
    6

    ULURU–CAIRNS

    Today, fly to Cairns, “Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.” Set amid lush rainforests, soaring peaks, and the ocean, Cairns is one of Australia’s most popular tourist destinations.

    NOTE: Due to this remote location and limited flights, you may be booked on a connecting flight from Uluru to Cairns. Arrival in Cairns may be late in the evening. Luggage restrictions may apply to this flight. Please speak to your Tour Director for full details.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
  • Day
    7

    CAIRNS. EXCURSION TO THE OUTER GREAT BARRIER REEF

    Board a catamaran cruise to the Outer Great Barrier Reef. The world’s largest coral reef, made up of over 3,000 individual reefs and over 1,250 miles long, is one of our planet’s most amazing natural wonders. Experience this underwater world that is a dazzling kaleidoscope of color and brilliance. Choose to snorkel, take a glass-bottom-boat tour, view the reef from an underwater observatory, and watch a fish feeding. Return to Cairns, where your evening is at leisure.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
  • Day
    8

    CAIRNS

    Today is yours to relax and explore the many attractions of Cairns. Join an optional scenic railway ride, which runs to the picturesque market town of Kuranda, or a cable car that glides over Australia’s World-Heritage-listed tropical rainforest canopy. Your Tour Director will have suggestions for sightseeing, shopping, and dining.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
  • Day
    9

    CAIRNS–SYDNEY

    Board your flight to Sydney, Australia’s largest city. Tonight, you may wish to enjoy dinner at a waterfront restaurant.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
  • Day
    10

    SYDNEY

    Sydney boasts one of the most beautiful harbors in the world, home to the instantly recognizable Sydney Harbour Bridge and the world-famous architectural wonder--the Sydney Opera House. Go inside the Opera House, one of the most well-known buildings in the world, and learn about the history, architectural design and be awed by the acoustics. Later, your sightseeing tour will take you through the heart of Sydney. End the day with a cruise along Sydney Harbour for uninterrupted views of the city skyline.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
  • Day
    11

    SYDNEY

    Enjoy a full day at leisure for your own discoveries. You may wish to wander the cobblestone streets of the Rocks district, explore vibrant Darling Harbour, or climb to the top of Sydney’s Harbour Bridge. Your Tour Director will have suggestions to help you make the most of this exciting city. Tonight, join your Tour Director and traveling companions for a festive farewell dinner.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
    • Dinner
  • Day
    12

    SYDNEY

    Your vacation ends this morning. You may also choose to extend your time in Sydney and explore more on your own. Extra nights are available for purchase.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
Accommodations

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Oaks Melbourne on Market

Hotel rating (by Cosmos): First-Class

Other Details

  • Free Wifi
  • Hotel as shown or similar (Cosmos may replace it with a similar First-Class property)

Outback Hotel & Lodge

Hotel rating (by Cosmos): Superior Tourist-Class

Other Details

  • Free Wifi
  • Hotel as shown or similar (Cosmos may replace it with a similar Superior Tourist-Class property)

Pacific Hotel

Hotel rating (by Cosmos): First-Class

Other Details

  • Free Wifi
  • Hotel as shown or similar (Cosmos may replace it with a similar First-Class property)

Novotel Sydney City Centre

Hotel rating (by Cosmos): Moderate First-Class

Other Details

  • Free Wifi
  • Hotel as shown or similar (Cosmos may replace it with a similar Moderate First-Class property)
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Cosmos is informing us of the following additional details regarding their Highlights of Australia tour:

Small Group

Each Cosmos Africa safari tour is limited to an average of just 20 guests per departure. There’s always room to roam with extra space between you and other travelers—while still getting up close and personal to the experiences you’ve been dreaming of. Small-Group Discoveries include all the features of a traditional Cosmos escorted tour, complete with expert Tour Director, Safari Guide/Driver, and Local Guides who ensure that your health and safety is our top priority. A Small-Group Discovery African safari vacation is the perfectly sized tour—without the crowds.

Travelers Notes

The world is within reach with everything you need for perfectly affordable touring. Cosmos includes hand-selected accommodations, guided sightseeing, and seamless transportation between destinations—with value-minded travel lovers in mind. Explore with expert Cosmos Tour Directors and Local Guides, and private, first-class, air-conditioned motorcoach. Enhance your free time to explore like a local with your CosmosGO mobile app!

Your Tour Includes:
•Guided city sightseeing of Melbourne including admission to the Shrine of Remembrance
•Indigenous presentation at Uluru Cultural Center
•Base tour and sunset toast at Uluru
•Visit to Kata Tjuta overlook
•Great Barrier Reef excursion with lunch
•Guided city sightseeing of Sydney including admission and tour of the Sydney Opera House
•Cruise on Sydney Harbour
•Farewell dinner in Sydney
•All intra-vacation flights

Meals Included

11 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner

Private Touring

Cosmos offers an optional paid upgrade if you would like to arrange for Highlights of Australia tour as a Private Tour. Here's a sample of the additional cost:

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Note: Private Tours must be booked with one of our travel advisors over the phone. Please contact us for additional details.

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Pricing listed above for tours is per person, in US Dollars, and is based on double occupancy. Pricing may change for other occupancy types. Pricing is based on the last time the vendor electronically sent us pricing data, which varies by vendor (usually occurs overnight or multiple times throughout each day). Pricing and availability are subject to change and must be confirmed by one of our travel advisors, who can contact the vendor to do so. Intra-vacation air (also referred to as internal air) is usually based on economy class seating (do not assume otherwise, unless explicity noted otherwise) and may be 100% non-refundable at time of final payment. Air quotes (including intra-vacation airfare) may be subject to change until final payment has been received by the vendor. Flight confirmation may be based on availability. Air reservations may not be able to be confirmed until a passport copy is received by the vendor. The following charges are not included in the vacation price unless otherwise noted: airfare to and from the start of your vacation; airline baggage fees including checked and/or excess baggage fees; Federal inspection fees for the Federal U.S. Customs and Immigrations; International Air Transportation tax; agricultural tax; other per person taxes imposed by government entities; airport taxes and fees, including the September 11th Security fee, passenger facility charges, Federal domestic flight segment fees, and U.S. and international arrival and departure and other government-imposed fees added by the airline and applicable at time of booking; port taxes; passports; visas and vaccinations; tips to your Cruise Director, Local Host, driver, Local Guides, and/or ship's crew; gratuities on ferries, trains, and cruise ships; laundry; telephone; minibar; alcohol, beverages, and food outside of the contracted menu as presented at a hotel or restaurant or onboard your vessel (these extra items will be billed to you before leaving the hotel, ship, or restaurant); airport transfers on non-qualifying flights; optional excursions; additional activities and excursions purchased online; porterage at airports and train stations; Travel Protection; and all other items of a personal nature. Itinerary details are provided by the vendor. Vendors may reserve the right to change itineraries, even on existing reservations. There may be instances where the name of a tour contains a tour length in it, but where there is a version of the tour that is a different number of days in length. You can check the true length of a tour by referring to the length value listed in association with that tour. Destination images displayed on this web page, some which are supplied by the related vendor and some which are not, are intended to simply give a general representation of the region of the world being visited during the tour. Such images are not necessarily of the exact areas being visited during the tour. Hotel details (including, but not limited to: rating/class, descriptions, images, amenities and addresses) are provided by Cosmos. Hotel amenities may be communicated in shorthand by Cosmos (for example, if "Laundry" is listed that may only mean that the hotel has an optional fee-based service that would allow for your laundry to be done by their staff). We reserve the right to correct errors.