Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast & Cairns

Explore the land down under, walk across the Sydney Harbor Bridge and meet Australian wildlife.

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Sydney (Australia): 7 Days, 6 Nights

Itinerary

DAY 1: Depart home and travel to Australia

Day 2: Travel to Australia (due to the International Dateline, this day is lost to a time zone change).

DAY 3: Arrive in Sydney, explore the Sydney Harbour area with visits to the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, and Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair, and relax on Bondi Beach before checking-in to your hotel.

DAY 4: Learn about Australia’s early harsh history of convict settlement at the Rocks, walk alongside the Botanic Gardens, tour Sydney Opera House, and, perform a concert in one of Sydney’s incredible venues.

DAY 5: Walk across the Sydney Bridge and sail to Manly on Sydney Harbor. At Manly, walk from the Harbour to the Pacific Ocean and enjoy a dinner of fish and chips before heading back to Sydney for the evening.

DAY 6: Visit a wildlife park to see koalas, kangaroos and other Aussie animals. Meet and perform an exchange concert with a local ensemble in the afternoon.

DAY 7: Transfer to the airport to begin your journey home.

Sydney & Melbourne (Australia): 10 Days, 9 Nights

Explore the land down under, sightsee in Melbourne, discover Fairy Penguins on Phillip Island, and walk the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Itinerary

DAY 1: Depart home and travel to Australia

Day 2: Travel to Australia (due to the International Dateline, this day is lost to a timezone change).

DAY 3: Arrive in Sydney, explore the Sydney Harbour area with visits to the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, and Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair, and relax on Bondi Beach before checking-in to your hotel.

DAY 6: Visit a wildlife park to see koalas, kangaroos and other Aussie animals. Meet and perform an exchange concert with a local ensemble in the afternoon.

DAY 7: Fly to Melbourne and spend the afternoon touring the city, passing by the grand Cathedrals, the Arts Centre, Melbourne’s renowned parks, beaches and shopping precincts.

DAY 8: Explore Melbourne’s Federation Square, and meet and perform an exchange concert with a local ensemble

DAY 9: Travel to a sheep farm and visit Phillip Island, a world famous site where you can see the Fairy Penguins swim ashore to roost nightly.

DAY 10: Transfer to the airport to begin your journey home

Sydney & Gold Coast (Australia): 10 Days, 9 Nights

Explore the land down under, visit the Currumbin Sanctuary, and walk the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Itinerary

DAY 1: Depart home and travel to Australia

Day 2: Travel to Australia (due to the International Dateline, this day is lost to a timezone change).

DAY 3: Arrive in Sydney, explore the Sydney Harbour area with visits to the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, and Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair, and relax on Bondi Beach before checking-in to your hotel.

DAY 6: See koalas, kangaroos and other Aussie animals at a wildlife park. Meet and perform an exchange concert with a local ensemble in the afternoon

DAY 7: Fly to Brisbane and visit Southbank Parklands before traveling to Australia’s beach city, the Gold Coast.

DAY 8: Tour the Currumbin Sanctuary to take a selfie with Koalas and see the famous daily Rainbow Lorikeet feeding, and explore the Gold Coast beach in the afternoon.

DAY 9: Tour the city of Brisbane, and meet and perform an exchange concert with a local ensemble.

DAY 10: Transfer to the airport to begin your journey home.

Sydney & Cairns (Australia): 10 Days, 9 Nights

Explore the land down under, visit the Great Barrier Reef, and walk the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Itinerary

DAY 1: Depart home and travel to Australia

Day 2: Travel to Australia (due to the International Dateline, this day is lost to a timezone change).

DAY 3: Arrive in Sydney, explore the Sydney Harbour area with visits to the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, and Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair, and relax on Bondi Beach before checking-in to your hotel.

DAY 6: See koalas, kangaroos and other Aussie animals at a wildlife park. Meet and perform an exchange concert with a local ensemble in the afternoon.

DAY 7: Fly to Cairns and take an orientation tour of the city. In the afternoon, tour the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park to experience the richness and subtlety of Aboriginal culture.

DAY 8: Sail the Great Barrier Reef to discover a world of coral, brightly colored fish and a seabed teeming with life.

DAY 9: Glide on top of the rainforest canopy at the Kuranda Koala and Wildlife Park and perform a concert in Cairn.

DAY 10: Transfer to the airport to begin your journey home.

Sydney, Auckland & Rotorua (Australia & New Zealand): 10 Days, 9 Nights

Explore the land down under, walk the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and tour the set of the Lord of the Rings,

Itinerary

DAY 1: Depart home and travel to Australia

Day 2: Travel to Australia (due to the International Dateline, this day is lost to a timezone change).

DAY 3: Arrive in Sydney, explore the Sydney Harbour area with visits to the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, and Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair, and relax on Bondi Beach before checking-in to your hotel.

DAY 6: See koalas, kangaroos and other Aussie animals at a wildlife park. Meet and perform an exchange concert with a local ensemble in the afternoon.

DAY 7: Fly to Auckland and take an orientation tour of the city.

DAY 8: Explore Auckland with a guided city tour, visit Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World, and meet and perform a concert with a local ensemble.

DAY 9: Travel to Rotorua, tour shooting locations from the Lord of the Rings, and spend an evening learning about Maori culture.

DAY 10: Discover the bubbling mud pools and shooting geysers at Whakarewarewa Thermal Park, and transfer to Auckland to begin your journey home.

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Step 1

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Step 2

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Step 3

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