Extend Your Journey

• Melbourne & Ayers Rock
• from
  $1,999
  per person
• 
  5
  days
• 
  $400
  per day

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Make the most of your trip and your value by adding this optional 5-day pre-extension**, and you’ll spend three nights in the cosmopolitan city of Melbourne, with an included city tour, and a visit to the Royal Botanical Gardens. Wildlife enthusiasts will be thrilled with their visit to Phillip Island to see cuddly koalas, and complete the day by watching the Penguin Parade at sunset! Then, visit Ayers Rock for one night, the world's largest monolith, where you’ll experience one of the most remarkable sunsets during a champagne reception. You'll watch as the ever-changing colors of the outback sun descend on this incredible sandstone monument, turning it from red to gold and then purple.

Your price includes:

• 2 flights: From Melbourne to Ayers Rock and Ayers Rock to Cairns
  
• 4 nights' accommodations: 3 nights in Melbourne at the Moderate Deluxe Hilton On The Park Melbourne Hotel; 1 night in Ayers Rock at the Sails in the Desert. Please note: We guarantee an early check-in the morning of your arrival from the USA so that you may go immediately to your room to rest and relax.
  
• 6 meals: 4 breakfasts and 2 dinners
• 3 Included Features: Ayers Rock National Park Sunset excursion; Melbourne city tour & Royal Botanic Gardens; visit Phillip Island Koala Reserve and watch the Penguin Parade at sunset
  
• All transfers & baggage handling
• Services of a Vantage Discovery Leader
  

• Pre-trip Extension

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• from
  $1,999
  per person
• 
  5
  days
• 
  $400
  per day

* Prices are per person, based on double occupancy. Singles add $499. This extension is not available on all dates.

Trip Extension Itinerary

view larger DAYS 1-3: Depart Los Angeles / International flight / Cross International Dateline After an international flight, you'll arrive on Day 3 in the sophisticated city of Melbourne, the capital of Australia's "Garden State" of Victoria. You'll transfer to your centrally located hotel and meet your fellow travelers at a welcome reception this evening.  Hilton on the Park Melbourne >

view larger DAY 4 : Melbourne, Australia Following breakfast, set off on an included Melbourne city tour with views of the Parliament House, which served as the Australian national seat of government; ANZAC War Memorial, the shrine of remembrance; and visit the city's splendid Royal Botanical Gardens. In the afternoon, you will visit Phillip island, including a stop at the Koala reserve, followed by dinner at local restaurant. Then, view the world famous Penguin Parade at sunset.  Included meals: breakfast, dinner  Hilton on the Park Melbourne >

view larger DAY 5 : Melbourne Enjoy a day at leisure to explore Melbourne's charms on your own.  Included meals: breakfast  Hilton on the Park Melbourne >

view larger DAY 6 : Melbourne / Ayers Rock, Australia Today, we'll depart Melbourne on a flight to Ayers Rock National Park. After checking in to your hotel, you’ll visit Ayers Rock, where you’ll marvel at this magnificent landmark during sunset. Watch the rock turn from red to orange and then purple as the sun goes down over the Australian Outback. Enjoy an included dinner this evening.  Included meals: breakfast, dinner  Sails in the Desert >

view larger DAY 7 : Ayers Rock / Cairns, Australia This morning, witness sunrise at Uluru from your hotel and then enjoy a visit to the Cultural Center before flying to Cairns and joining Day 3 of the Base Program.  Included meals: breakfast

* Prices are per person, based on double occupancy. Singles add $499. This extension is not available on all dates.

**Five days in Australia does not include one travel day and one day lost crossing the International Dateline (Days 1-2 in Day-by-Day itinerary)