An Australian Odyssey: From the Outback to the Great Barrier Reef
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- I like to spend much of the day exploring
- Whether walking through historic neighborhoods at a moderate pace or out and about on a coach, I prefer to keep my days full
- Stairs don’t bother me, and I love to keep up with the group
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Hotel check-in from 2:00 p.m. As tap water is drinkable in Australia, upon your arrival in Melbourne you will be given a Road Scholar water bottle to use throughout your program. This is yours to keep.
Welcome to Melbourne! Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest ...
Walking approximately 2 miles; flat, paved surfaces. The drive to Phillip Island is about 90 miles (140 kilometres), approximately 2.5 hours each way. Please note that tonight will be a late night - the penguins do not start to come ashore until dusk.
We begin t...
The drive to the Yarra Valley is about 40 miles (65 kilometres), approximately 1 hour.
We will board our motorcoach and head into the Yarra Valley. Our first visit will be to the Healesville Sanctuary where we will get to meet some more of the local wildlife. A ...
Walking approximately 2 miles.
At the hotel, a local art historian will give us a lecture on Australian art. We will then walk the short distance to the National Gallery of Victoria. Our art historian will then lead us on an exploration of the Australian art col...
The flight from Melbourne to Alice Springs is approximately 2 hours. Qantas typically uses Boeing 737 aircraft on this route. Walking approximately 1.5 miles; paved surfaces.
We will check out of our hotel and transfer to Melbourne Domestic Airport for our fligh...
On our feet most of the morning, walking approximately 2.5 miles; well-cared-for dirt surfaces. In the afternoon, walking approximately 1 mile; fairly even surfaces, some sand.
We will visit Alice Springs Desert Park where our local Site Coordinator will help us...
The drive from Alice Springs to Uluru is about 310 miles (500 kilometres), approximately 6.5 hours. Walking approximately 2 miles in a series of short walks; flat surfaces.
We will check out of the hotel and board our motorcoach for the journey to Uluru with an ...
Walking approximately 2 miles, 1 hour; gently undulating surface. The flight from Uluru to Cairns is approximately 2.5 hours. Qantas typically utilises Boeing 717 aircraft on this route.
We check out of the hotel and travel out to Kata Tjuta, the spectacular for...
Getting on/off a large catamaran and on/off a small tender shuttling between the boat and the cay. Walking on a sandy cay, snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. Snorkels, masks, flippers, flotation jackets and lycra sun suits provided.
Sure to be one of the high...
Getting on/off gondolas; walking approximately 2 miles; flat surfaces, some stairs at cable car.
We will have a lecture by a local expert introducing the second of Cairns’ World Heritage-listed features, the Wet Tropical Rainforests of North Queensland. We will ...
The flight from Cairns to Sydney is approximately 3 hours. Qantas typically uses Qantas 737 aircraft on this route.
We have a leisurely start this morning before we transfer to the airport for our flight to Sydney.
Welcome to Sydney! Sydney’s stunning natu...
On our feet most of the morning, walking approximately 3 miles at zoo; undulating, paved surfaces. Walking approximately 2 miles afternoon and evening, undulating paved surfaces and stairs. Depending on the theatres available to visit, the Opera House guided visit inv...
Walking approximately 1 mile on a series of short walks from our motorcoach.
We will be joined by a local educator who will lecture on the history and settlement of Sydney. We board our coach to visit Sydney's sought-after eastern suburbs and South Head to see t...
Walking approximately 3 miles; predominantly flat surfaces, some stairs and cobbled laneways. Getting on/off a harbour cruise vessel.
We will take a short motorcoach ride to the harbour. Beginning at the base of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, led by our Site Coordin...
Hotel check out is by 10:00 a.m. For those participants who have booked their long-haul flights through Road Scholar, please see your program’s travel details regarding transfers. If you are an independent traveller (POP status), see “For participants NOT taking the g...
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