Sydney Post Tour, Exploring Sydney
on Your Own
Departure Date: April 25, 2003
Itinerary
Exploring Sydney is priced for a five-day sojourn in this fabulous international
city. Your post tour visit will be priced for you according to the length of
your stay.
Your accommodations in Sydney will be at the fabulous Four Seasons Hotel on
a bed and breakfast basis. The Four Seasons is located in Sydney's exciting
center, just a short walk from the Harbor and the Opera House. Your concierge
can arrange tours, acquire theatre or performance tickets and make dinner reservations.
Whether your interests are in visual arts or performing arts, architecture
or gardens, fishing or sailing, you will find it Sydney. This city of diverse
cultures, ethnic blends and varied experiences can keep you busy for days. You
will find European architecture, the mystery of the Orient and more than 22,000
years of Aboriginal history. Enjoy your stop here, discover Sydney on your own.
Plan your days around your interests.
- Consider spending a day in Art Museums and linger over lunch. Stop for tea
in an outdoor café and people watch.
- Spend a day in the backcountry of the Blue Mountains. Your concierge will
arrange a 4 WD tour for you, which may include the Blue Mountains National
Park. Have your morning tea with Kangaroos and Kookaburras. Take a bush walk
to stretch your legs.
- Spend a day shopping. Your concierge can direct you to many elegant arcades,
but don't miss the markets or the Aboriginal and Tribal Arts.
- Search out the architecture or spend relaxing hours strolling through the
magnificent gardens of Sydney.
- Save plenty of energy for the nightlife.
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Day 1 |
Day at Leisure (Breakfast)
Do or see what you absolutely can't miss. |
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Day 2 |
An Afternoon in Sydney (Breakfast and Lunch)
Your morning is as leisure.
You will be picked up at noon and you are off to the world famous Doyles
on the Beach restaurant at Watsons Bay for seafood chowder and 'fish &
chips'. After lunch you will board a sailing catamaran to enjoy a leisurely
afternoon cruise of the Magnificent Sidney Harbour. Your cruise and afternoon
tour will end at Circular Quay. |
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Day 3 |
Day at Leisure (Breakfast)
Today is yours to explore Sydney. Sydney is a vibrant city brimming with
exciting things to see and do - the following are some suggestions:
- Taronga Zoo - take a 12 minute ferry from the city across the harbour
to visit Sydney's comprehensive collection of Australian and exotic
animals in a superb natural bushland setting, with stunning city and
harbour views.
- Sydney Opera House - guided tours from 9am-4pm. One of the great modern
wonders of the world. An international centre for the performing arts,
and a dynamic symbol of Sydney.
- Australian Museum - discover Australia's natural history and cultural
diversity. Experience the essence of this land at the outstanding Indigenous
Australian's - Australia's First Peoples exhibition.
- The Art Gallery of New South Wales - one of Australia's finest art
collections, an exciting exhibition programme and the largest permanent
collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art.
- The Rocks - just minutes walk from the sweeping sails of Sydney's
famous Opera House, at the foot of the Harbour Bridge, The Rocks is
a precinct of spectacular contrasts. Historically significant as the
site of Australia's first colonial settlement, The Rocks today represents
the essence of Sydney's distinctive spirit against a backdrop of beautifully
restored heritage buildings and definite character. With some of the
city's finest restaurants and cafes, museums, galleries, unusual shops,
a thriving street market and innovative weekend entertainment.
- Sydney's Darling Harbour - one of the world's great waterfront destinations,
Darling Harbour is a constant focus of activities and entertainment.
With a harbour front shopping centre, an aquarium, the Monorail, the
world's largest movie screen, an indoor family theme park and a yearlong
program of events, Darling Harbour is a unique part of the Sydney experience.
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Day 4 |
Day at Leisure (Breakfast) Time at leisure
to enjoy Sydney |
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Day 5 |
Depart Sydney (Breakfast)
Please wait in the main reception area of your Hotel and you will be transferred
to Sydney Airport. |
Pricing
$552.00 Double Occupancy
$354.00 Single Supplement
What's Included
All Accommodations
All Meals as Noted
All Tours as Noted
All Domestic Flights
All Transfers
Entry Visas
Not Included
International Flights
Drinks
Tips
Meals not noted in itinerary
Travel Insurance