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| 27 Day - The Rock, Top End & Barrier Reef | 2008 - May 8^; Jun 10; Aug 5, 7^; Sept 9, 11^, 16, 18^; Oct 7, 9^, 28, 30^; Nov 4; 2009 - May 7^;Jun 9; Aug 4, 6^; Sep 8, 10^, 15, 17^; Oct 6, 8^, 27, 29^; Nov 3
^ Operates in Reverse
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| Day 1 | Alice Springs | | On arrival, transfer to the hotel. Take a town tour before Welcome Drinks.
Stay: Voyages Alice Springs Resort. |
| Day 2 | Rainbow Valley, Uluru (Ayers Rock), BBQ Dinner | | Travel to Rainbow Valley. Continue past Atila (Mt Conner) and view the sunset followed by a BBQ dinner near Uluru’s base.
Two Night Stay: Ayers Rock Resort, Desert Gardens Hotel.
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| Day 3 | Uluru, Kantju Gorge, Dot Painting Workshop | | Rise early this morning to view Uluru at sunrise. Later take a guided walk to the Mutitjulu waterhole and Kantju Gorge. Tour around the base of Uluru then visit the Cultural Centre to learn about Aboriginal culture. Later, join indigenous artists and learn about Aboriginal art.
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| Day 4, Day 5 | Walpa (Olga) Gorge, Kings Creek Station | | Visit the famous domes of Kata Tjuta (Olgas) for amazing views. Take a walk into Walpa (Olga) Gorge. Travel to Kings Creek Station this afternoon and reach APT’s own Kings Canyon Wilderness Lodge.
Two Night Stay: APT EXCLUSIVE! Kings Canyon Wilderness Lodge – luxury tented cabin accommodation in the heart of the Outback.
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Day 5 Watarrka National Park, Kings Canyon Wilderness Lodge.
Enter Watarrka National Park then head to Kings Creek Station, a working cattle ranch. This afternoon, take a tour of the ranch and learn about life in an arid Outback environment. Tonight, relax and enjoy sunset drinks before dinner.
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| Day 6 | Gosse Bluff, Glen Helen, Ormiston Gorge | | Travel along the rugged Mereenie Track to Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) Conservation Reserve. Stop at Glen Helen for a short walk and visit Ormiston Gorge.
Two Night Stay: Voyages Alice Springs Resort.
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| Day 7 | Finke Gorge N.P., Palm Valley, Hermannsburg | | Travel through the West MacDonnell Ranges to Finke Gorge National Park. See Palm Valley and in Hermannsburg, visit the art gallery to learn of world-renowned Aboriginal artists.
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| Day 8 | Alice Springs - Darwin | | After breakfast transfer to the airport for a flight to Darwin (own expense), where on arrival you’ll enjoy a city tour. Tonight is at leisure to relax or explore Darwin’s bustling nightlife.
Stay: Darwin, Saville Pandanas Hotel.
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| Day 9 | Adelaide River, Leilyn (Edith falls), Katherine Gorge Dinner Cruise | | Depart Darwin and travel south to Adelaide River. Visit the beautiful garden at the war cemetery as well as the Adelaide River Inn, home to Charlie the Buffalo of ‘Crocodile Dundee’ fame. Have a swim at Edith Falls, a delightful natural pool surrounded by pandanus and paperbark trees. Continue along the Stuart Highway to Katherine and enter Nitmiluk National Park for a guided dinner cruise on Katherine Gorge.
Stay: Katherine, Knotts Crossing Resort.
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| Day 10 | Kakadu N.P., Gunlom Falls, Yellow Water Cruise | | Tour deep into World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park to Gunlom Falls for a refreshing swim. Visit Warradjan Cultural Centre then take a cruise on the picturesque Yellow Water Billabong.
Stay: Kakadu National Park, Gagudju Lodge Cooinda.
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| Day 11 | Ubirr, Sunset Cruise | | Enjoy a morning walk along the billabong waterfront and visit Bowali Visitors Centre. Later, travel to the Ubirr art site and see ancient rock art galleries. With permission from the traditional owners, travel into Arnhem Land and tonight enjoy a billabong sunset cruise.
Stay: Mt Borradaile Safari Camp (facilities are fairly basic in this remote area).
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| Day 12 | Aboriginal Art Sites, Mt Borradaile | | Take an optional barramundi fishing excursion then later tour the region by 4WD and trek to the famous Mt Borradaile. Explore galleries with a range of Aboriginal art.
Stay: Jabiru, Gagudju Crocodile Holiday Inn.
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| Day 13, Day 14 | Termite Mounds, Windows on the Wetlands, Darwin | | See towering termite mounds, visit Fogg Dam and the Windows on the Wetlands Visitor Centre then travel to Darwin.
Two Night Stay: Darwin, Saville Pandanas Hotel.
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Day 14 Darwin, Litchfield National Park.
This morning travel to Litchfield National Park. See fields of magnetic termite mounds and enjoy a refreshing swim at Wangi Falls. View Tolmer Falls and Florence Falls before returning to Darwin in the afternoon.
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| Day 15, Day 16 | Cairns, Kuranda, Aboriginal Dancers, Cairns Highlands | | Day 15 Tue. Cairns.
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairns (own expense). On arrival, the afternoon is yours to spend at leisure. This evening enjoy a Welcome Aussie BBQ Dinner at the Cairns Night Zoo.
Two Night Stay: Cairns, Tradewinds Hotel, with guaranteed Ocean View Rooms.
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Day 16 Kuranda, Aboriginal Dancers, Cairns Highlands
Travel aboard the Kuranda Scenic Railway up to Rainforestation Nature Park where you will be welcomed by the Pamagirri Aboriginal Dancers. Explore Kuranda, then ride the scenic Kuranda Skyrail over the rain forest and back to Cairns.
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| Day 17 | Great Barrier Reef, Freedom of Choice Touring, Dine Around Dinner | | Discover the Great Barrier Reef with Freedom of Choice Touring. Cruise to the Outer Reef on the ‘Wavepiercer’, on the ‘Wavedancer’ around the Coral Sea islands or aboard the ‘Silversonic’ for a reef cruise and snorkel. Tonight enjoy a Dine Around Dinner in Port Douglas.
Stay: Port Douglas, Mantra Treetops Resort and Spa.
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| Day 18, Day 19 | Millaa Millaa Falls, Dunk Island | | Explore the Atherton Tablelands and take a fascinating wildlife cruise on Lake Barrine. Then walk to Millaa Millaa Falls and marvel at the Curtain Fig Tree. From Mission Beach, cruise to beautiful Dunk Island.
Two Night Stay: APT EXCLUSIVE! Dunk Island Resort, Garden Rooms.
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Day 19 At Leisure on Dunk Island.
Today is your own to relax and discover all that Dunk has to offer. Known as The Island of Peace and Plenty, Dunk is Australia’s most beautiful tropical rain forest island.
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| Day 20, Day 21 | Whitsunday Passage, Hamilton Island | | Leave Dunk Island behind and head through the heart of the tropics from Townsville, Australia’s largest tropical city to Airlie Beach where you will board a boat and cruise through the beautiful Whitsunday Passage to Hamilton Island.
Two Night Stay: Hamilton Island Resort, Coral Sea View rooms at the Reef View Hotel.
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Day 21 Hamilton Island, Dine Around Dinner.
Today is at leisure. Tonight enjoy drinks before our Dine Around Dinner.
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| Day 22 | Rockhampton, Henderson Park | | Travel through Mackay to Rockhampton. At Henderson Park, learn how a cattle ranch runs. Henderson Park Farm Stay Option Stay overnight at a working cattle ranch, enjoying a night by the campfire and a delicious Australian BBQ dinner. Additional cost involved
Stay: Rockhampton, Travelodge.
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| Day 23, Day 24 | Hervey Bay, Fraser Island | | We continue to Hervey Bay today then cruise to World Heritage-listed Fraser Island, our relaxing home for the next two nights.
Two Night Stay: Fraser Island, Kingfisher Bay Resort.
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Day 24 Freedom of Choice Touring, Bush Tucker BBQ.
Perhaps join an bird watching walk then choose to take a 4WD adventure or a whale or dolphin watching cruise (subject to season). Or upgrade to a full day 4WD Beach and Rain Forest tour (additional expense). Tonight, enjoy a Bush Tucker Talk & BBQ.
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| Day 25 | Australia Zoo, Brisbane | | Travel to the Sunshine Coast. See saltwater crocodiles at Australia Zoo, and later enjoy a comprehensive guided tour of Brisbane.
Stay: Brisbane, Royal on the Park.
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| Day 26, Day 27 | Byron Bay, Coffs Harbour | | Visit Byron Bay then continue to Coffs Harbour, where you’ll enjoy a Farewell Dinner tonight.
Stay: Coffs Harbour, Novotel Pacific Bay Resort.
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Day 27 Sydney.
Cross Sydney Harbour Bridge late in the afternoon then be transferred to the airport, where your tour concludes.
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Anderson Vacations
Northern Alberta Office
Box 3229
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada T8H 2A8
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Anderson Vacations
Southern Alberta Office
311, 1117, 1 Street SW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2R 0T9
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