(16 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis)
Melbourne, Ayers Rock, Darwin, Kakadu, Cairns, Daintree Rainforest, Great Barrier Reef, and Sydney

This comprehensive tour traverses Australia, showcasing the best of 'Down Under.'

Your lavish journey includes expert private guides and superb accommodations in Australia's best hotels.

Melbourne

• Tour the lively city of Melbourne and view native wildlife on Phillip Island.
  
  
• Spend a day driving along the Great Ocean Road — one of the world's most scenic drives, or go wine tasting in the Yarra Valley.

• Continue to Australia's interior and enjoy several days surrounded by vast blue skies and red desert earth. Learn about Aboriginal bushtucker cuisine and legends of the Dreamtime.
  
  
• Dine under the desert night sky as an astronomer points out the southern constellations, and a didjeridoo musician plays in the background.
  
  
• View the Outback's three greet monoliths: Ayers Rock, the Olgas, and Mt. Connor.
  
  
• Take a 4WD safari and discover t salt lakes'remnants of ancient inland oceans, spot kangaroos, and experience Australia's rugged outback.
  
  
• Enjoy a special three-course dinner prepared by the station cook at Curtin Springs cattle station.

• Next, fly to the Top End of Australia for 4WD touring in Kakadu National Park, Litchfield Park, and Katherine.
  
  
• Swim beneath waterfalls in pure water holes (billabongs).
  
  
• Look for crocodiles as you cruise along the Yellow Waters.
  
  
• View incredible birdlife and enormous termite mounds.
  
  
• Admire ancient Aboriginal rock art in local caves.

• Continue to Tropical North Queensland for a stay in the beachside village of Palm Cove at the lovely Sebel Reef House.
  
  
• Take walks through the world's oldest living rainforest, the Daintree.
  
  
• Bask in the sun during a day of snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef.

• The tour concludes in Sydney, with privately-guided touring of the city's main attractions: the historic Rocks district, the Sydney Opera House, the Royal Botanic Gardens, and the yacht harbors and exclusive homes in Double Bay and Vaucluse.
  
  
• Explore Bondi Beach and galleries, antique shops, and food and craft markets in Woollahra and Paddington.

Day 01	Arrive Melbourne Arrival transfer to Park Hyatt Melbourne for 3 nights. Half-day private city tour: Federation Square and National Gallery of Victoria, Queen Victoria Market, Royal Botanic Gardens, and Southgate.
Day 02	Melbourne & Phillip Island Morning at leisure to visit Cooks Cottage, Little Italy, or local gardens and shopping districts. Depart mid-day for winery in Westernport Bay. Continue to Phillip Island. Walk through nature and wetlands preserves to see koalas, wallabies, and birdlife. Watch the penguins come ashore at sunset, then return to Melbourne this evening. (B,D)
Day 03	Excursion to Great Ocean Road or Yarra Valley Full day private excursion along the Great Ocean Road or tour of vineyards in Yarra Valley. (B,L)
Day 04	Melbourne - Uluru (Ayers Rock) Transfer and flight to Sails in the Desert for 2 nights. Afternoon private touring to Olgas and Dunes. Sounds of Silence dinner. (B,D)
Day 05	Uluru & Mt. Connor Morning picnic breakfast and base tour around Ayers Rock. Full day private 4WD Outback Safari to Mt. Connor. (B,D)
Day 06	Ayers Rock - Darwin Transfer and flight to Darwin for overnight at the Saville Park Suites. (B)
Day 07	Darwin - Kakadu Depart on private 4WD safari to Kakadu. Visit the eYllow Waters and Kakadu National Park. Overnight at Gagadju Crocodile Hotel. (B,L)
Day 08	Kakadu & Katherine Continue 4WD safari. Travel from Kakadu to Katherine. Cruise on Katherine Gorge. Overnight at Mercure Katherine. (B,L)
Day 09	Katherine - Darwin Continue safari touring today. Return to Darwin for overnight at the Saville Park Suites. (B)
Day 10	Darwin - Cairns - Palm Cove Transfer and flight to Cairns for 3 nights at the Sebel Reef House in beachside town of Palm Cove. (B)
Day 11	Daintree Rainforest Excursion 4WD private rainforest tour. (B,L)
Day 12	Great Barrier Reef Full-day Quicksilver cruise to Great Barrier Reef for snorkeling and/or scuba diving. (B,L)
Day 13	Cairns - Sydney Transfer and flight to Sydney for 3 nights at the Four Seasons Sydney. This afternoon walk to Circular Quay for a coffee cruise on the Sydney Harbor. (B)
Day 14	Sydney Full-day private city touring including the Rocks historic district, the Sydney Opera House, Royal Botanic Gardens, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales and its Aboriginal Yiribana Gallery. After lunch, drive along the harbor shores to Woolloomooloo, Double Bay, Vaucluse, Bondi Beach, Woollahra and Paddington. Visit Sydney's leading galleries, antique shops, food and craft markets, and yacht harbors along the way. (B,L)
Day 15	Sydney At leisure to explore Sydney and its environs independently. (B)
Day 16	Depart Sydney At leisure until airport transfer. (B)