Air Ticket

Departure: SQ Flight: Departs 10/7 2115hr (SIN – MEL)

Arrival: SQ Flight: Departs 25/7 1800hr (SYD – SIN)

Air Ticket (MEL – SYD)

Jetstar: Depart 18/7 18.30 – 19.55

Summary

1) 11 Jul – 14 Jul - Mercure Welcome Melbourne: 265 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD, Melbourne, Australia

2) 14 Jul – 16 Jul – Deville at Heakesville Hotel: 174 Pine Avenue, Other, Yarra Valley, Australia 3777

3) 16 Jul – 17 Jul – Seafarers Getaway Resort: 6080 Great Ocean Road, Apollo Bay, Australia, 3233

4) 17 Jul – 18 Jul – Quest Warrnambool: 15-19 Liebig Street, Warrnambool, Warrnambool Australia

5) 18 Jul – 19 Jul – Airport Hotel @ Sydney

6) 19 Jul – 21 Jul – 3 Sisters Motel: 348 Katoomba Street, Katoomba, Blue Mountains, Australia 2780

7) 21 Jul – 25 Jul – Ibis Sydney Darling Habour Hotel: 70 Murray Street, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia

Timeline

Day 1, 11 Jul – Arrive Melbourne Airport/Breakfast/Buy luggage at Sweeneys/Check-in Hotel Mecure Welcome Melbourne/Lunch/Queens Victoria Market/Dinner

Day 2, 12 Jul – Melbourne Gaol/Supreme Court of Victoria/Etihad Stadium/Flinders Street Station/ Harbour Town/Melbourne City Marina/Lunch/Cafes hopping/Dinner

Day 3, 13 Jul – Melbourne Gaol/Supreme Court of Victoria/Etihad Stadium/Flinders Street Station/ Harbour Town/Melbourne City Marina/Lunch/Cafes hopping/Dinner

Day 4, 14 Jul – Check-out ______/Brunch/Collect car from APEX at Melbourne Airport/Drive to Yarra Valley/Check-in Deville at Healseville Hotel

Day 5, 15 Jul – Healseville Sanctuary/Yarra Valley Wineries

Day 6, 16 Jul – Check-out ________/Drive to Torquay/Lunch @ Lorne/Kennett River/Apollo Bay/Check-in Seafarers Getaway Resort/Dinner

Day 7, 17 Jul – Check-out _______/Port Campbell/12 Apostles/Warrnambool/Viewing Platform at Logans Beach/Port Fairy/Check-in Quest Warrnambool

Day 8, 18 Jul – Check-out ________/Drive to Camperdown/Lunch at Colac/Return car at Melbourne Airport/Flight to Sydney/Check-in Airport Hotel at Sydney

Day 9, 19 Jul – Check-out _______/Collect Car from APEX at Sydney Airport/Drive to Blue Mountains/Check-in 3 Sisters Motel/ Lunch at Katoomba Town/Scenic World: Scenic Skyway/Scenic World: Scenic Walkway/Scenic World: Scenic Railway/Echo Point Lookout/Dinner at Katoomba Town

Day 10, 20 Jul – Bushwalk: Three Sisters Trail / Leura Cascades / Leuralla Toy and Railway Museum / Lunch in Leura Village / Leura Village / Chocolate Gallery / Dinner at Katoomba Town

Day 11, 21 Jul – Check-out/Return car at Sydney Airport/Check-in Ibis Sydney Darling Harbour Hotel/Dinner

Day 12, 22 Jul – Taronga Zoo/Watson Bay/Sydney Harbour National Park/

Day 13, 23 Jul – Sydney Opera House/The Rock/Imax/Harbour Town Martitime Museum/Paddington Market/Sydney Fish Market/Harbour Town Shopping Centre/Chinatown/Harbour Bridge/Cockle Bay/Queen Victoria Building/Power House Museum/Darling Harbour

Day 14, 24 Jul – Sydney Opera House/The Rock/Imax/Harbour Town Martitime Museum/Paddington Market/Sydney Fish Market/Harbour Town Shopping Centre/Chinatown/Harbour Bridge/Cockle Bay/Queen Victoria Building/Power House Museum/Darling Harbour

Day 15, 25 Jul – Check-out ________/Lunch/Flight home

Itinerary (MEL)Where to find Sky Train

Our SkyBus service takes you express between Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) & Southern Cross Station in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD – 24/7, day departures every 10 minutes.

Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)

SkyBus operates from two locations at Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) right outside arrivals.

Terminal T1 – for Qantas domestic, QantasLink and Jetstar domestic travellers.

Terminal T3 – for Virgin Australia domestic, Tigerair, Regional Express, and all travellers on international flights.

Arriving at Terminal T2 – catch SkyBus kerbside at T1 or T3, only a few steps away.

Arriving at Terminal T4 –  Board SkyBus kerbside at T3, a short walk away.

Travelling From MEL Airport to Hotel

Take the Skybus at www.skybus.com.au Buy the ticket online and print it out. Do this because you don't need to queue to buy the ticket at the airport. The bus will bring you to Southern Cross Station. Once it arrives, go to the kiosk and tell them which hotel you are going and the minibus will bring you there. No need to pay a single cent more. Provided the hotel is in their list. Go to the website to check. Eastern Town House is served by Skybus so you know what to do.

Melbourne city/Southern Cross Station

The SkyBus city terminal is located undercover at Southern Cross Station, near the corner of Bourke and Spencer Streets.

This is also the pick up/drop off location for our complimentary SkyBus Hotel Transfer Service

When departing Melbourne

Ask your concierge to call SkyBus on +(61 3) 9600 1711 (quoting your room number) to reserve a pick-up time for the SkyBus Hotel Transfer Service.

It is advisable to book your pickup as early as possible. We can take bookings up to 1 hour prior to departure (subject to availability).

Bookings must be made during operating hours - Monday to Friday 06:00 - 22:30, Saturday and Sunday 07:30 - 17:30. You will be taken to our city terminal at Southern Cross Station to board an express SkyBus shuttle to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine).

Please note - if you are using our free city SkyBus Hotel Transfer Service, allow 1.5hr between hotel pickup time & arrival at the airport.

Mercure Welcome Melbourne has direct pick up at hotel.Skybus: $18 per person - 20 - 40 mins

Day 1, 2 & 3: 11 – 14/7 check out

Melbourne City

1. Queen Victoria Market Victoria Market is

Melbourne’s major & must visit tourist destination, offering a variety of fruit and vegetables, meat, poultry and seafood, gourmet and deli foods as well as specialty delicacies.

It also has a large non-food related market, selling a diverse range of clothing, shoes, jewelries and handmade art and crafts.

The friendly competition between stallholders, and their concern for customers, is what gives the Market its Old World charm and the addictive power to draw millions of visitors each year.

2. Melbourne Gaol To see their hero Ned Kelly's cell and where he is hanged. Then go

to the police station next door to kenna charged and put into the Fitzroy Gardens

To see Cook's Cottage. Must pay to go in and see. No need, just take picture outside. Walk the gardens and then at night take tram to Flinders Station to see the happenings at night.

3. Melbourne City Circle Tram The City Circle Tram in

Melbourne operates daily along a city circuit passing a number of Melbourne attractions.

Travel is completely free on the City Circle Tram and you are getting a running commentary on the places of interest along its route. You can get off the tram at any of its stops, so you can visit particular attractions at close hand, and catch the next one.

o Clockwise service

Flinders Street > Harbour Esplanade > Docklands Drive > La Trobe Street > Victoria Street > Nicholson Street > Spring Street > Flinders Street

o Anti-clockwise service

Flinders Street > Spring Street > Nicholson Street > Victoria Parade > La Trobe Street > Docklands Drive > Harbour Esplanade > Flinders Street

4. Victoria State Library

5. Supreme Court of Victoria

6. Etihad Stadium

7. Flinders Street Station Flinders Street Station is

among Melbourne’s most recognizable landmarks & the busiest suburban railway Station in the southern hemisphere.

The Melbournian idiom “I’ll meet you under the clocks” refers to the row of clocks above the main entrance, which indicate the departure time of the next train on each line.

8. Habour Town / Melbourne City Marina Harbour Town Melbourne is an exciting mix of brand direct

outlets, specialty stores, entertainment and attractions. Offering a diverse mix of fashion, jewellery, gifts, homewares,

leisure/sportswear and general merchandise, Harbour Town is more than great shopping.

Experience two levels of unique laneway shopping with over 90 outlet stores dedicated to offering shoppers up to 70% off the regular retail price of premium brands.

Opening HoursMonday – Thursday & Saturday – 10.00am – 6.00pmFriday – 10.00am – 9.00pmSunday – 10.00am – 5.00pm

Getting ThereFree City Circle TramThe Free City Circle Tram stops right outside Harbour Town Shopping Centre.Tram– No.30 via La Trobe Street to cnr La Trobe Street and Harbour

Esplanade– No.70 via Flinders Street to Waterfront City/ Harbour Town– No.86 via Bourke Street to Waterfront City/ Harbour TownMelbourne City Tourist ShuttleThe Free Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle will stop directly at the

Harbour Town Tourism Lounge, buses will run every 25 minutes.

Day 4 &5 - 14/7 (Tue) & 15/7 (Wed) Yarra Valley

9. Healesvile Sanctuary Tucked in to the foothills of the Yarra Ranges, Healesville

Sanctuary offers a distinctly Australian wildlife experience and an introduction to the sights and sounds of the bush.

Get close to over 200 species of Australian wildlife, including platypus, koalas, emus, Tasmanian devils, lyrebirds, wombats and eagles. Daily ‘Meet the Keeper’ sessions are an ideal way to learn from the experts who care for the animals.

Catch the spectacular ‘Birds of Prey’ presentation everyday at 12pm & 2.30pm, starring the wedge-tailed eagle with its two-metre wingspan, and the peregrine falcon as it dives from the top of a gum tree.

o Opening Hours:

Daily 9.00am to 5.00pmo Price:

Adult – AUD 24.40 Children – AUD 12.10 Family ( 2 Adults + 2 Children ) – AUD 55.50

10. Yarra Valley Wineriesi) Domaine Chandon

Opening hours: 10.30am to 4.30pmAddress: 727 Maroondah Hwy, Coldstream, Victoria 3770

Directions:From the centre of Melbourne, it takes approximately 1 hr to travel to Domaine Chandon. If you are travelling direct to Domaine Chandon from the Melbourne Airport it will take about an hour.http://chandon.com.au/

ii) Yarra valley Chocolaterie and Ice CreameryOpening hours: 9am to 5pmAddress: 35 Old Healesville Rd, Yarra Glen VIC 3775, Australia

iii) De bortoli winery restaurantOpening hours: 10am to 5pmSell Cheese & Wine. Restaurant available.http://debortoliyarra.com.au/cellar-door.html

Accommodation: Deville at Healesville Hotel174 Pine Avenue, Yarra Valley, Australia 3777

Day 6, 7 & 8

Great Ocean Road

Day 6 - 16/7 Wed: Melbourne to Apollo Bay187 km/116 miles, about 3 hours

Melbourne Torquay (approx. 1hr).Home to some of Australia's best-known surf beaches, Torquay marks the official beginning of the Great Ocean Road.Stop at nearby Anglesea and take a detour to the golf course, famous for the kangaroos lounging under the trees surrounding the greens.

Magnificent coastal views will dominate the next 30 km as you drive to beach town Lorne , the perfect spot for lunch – fish and chips on the beach is a must. (Stop at Lorne for Lunch)

Lorne Kennett River (approx. 20mins).See Koalas bear. Take some birdseed for their flighty friends then follow the 'koala walk' with your camera ready.

As you make your way to Apollo Bay, you'll travel up along cliff-tops offering incredible views and alongside wild beaches – take time to stop at the lookouts for photos, or beachside for a stroll.From coastal town Apollo Bay, follow the Great Ocean Road into the lush Otway National Park, and turn off to the Cape Otway light station (about a 50-minute drive). Take a tour of the oldest surviving lighthouse in mainland Australia, climb to the top 90 metres above sea level and see where the Bass Strait meets the Southern Ocean.

Make your way back to Apollo Bay for the night. Dine at Chris's at Beacon's Point, where gourmet food is complemented by spectacular cliff-top views, and sleep next to the beach at Whitecrest. Or escape it all at the Great Ocean Eco Lodge, a conservation centre nestled 25 kilometres away in the Otway National Park, for an extraordinary encounter with native wildlife.Accommodation (GOR – Apollo Bay)

Seafarers Getaway Resort

Day 7 – 17/7 Thurs: Apollo Bay to Port Fairy189 km/117 miles, about 3 hours

1 hour drive:From Apollo Bay, follow the Great Ocean Road into the lush rainforest of the Otway National Park and turn off to the Otway Fly Tree Top Walk, 1 hr drive. Reach for the sky along the treetop canopy walkway – the longest & tallest of its type in the world – or up the adrenaline with a zip-line tour.

Back on the Great Ocean Road, get your camera ready for the spectacular coastline leading to Port Campbell and its famous 12 Apostles, a group of magnificent rock stacks rising up from the Southern Ocean. Descend all 86 of the Gibson Steps to walk down to the wild beach for a ground-level view of the 12 Apostles. Take plenty of time to stop at lookouts over the cliffs of the Loch Ard Gorge &, just beyond Port Campbell, the hauntingly beautiful Bay of Islands & london bridge Helicopter rides available too.

Continue along the Great Ocean Road west, to Warrnambool. Explore the maritime capital's history then head to the viewing platforms at Logans Beach (remember to bring bino) to spot its impressive winter visitors: southern right & blue whales. Catching a glimpse of these giants schooling their calves just offshore is truly awe-inspiring.

Warrnambool -> Port Fairy take the turn-off to Tower Hill State Game Reserve, 15mins drive.Take to the walking tracks, keeping an eye out for koalas, emus, kangaroos & waterbirds who roam freely among the hills and lake-filled craters of this extinct volcano. Visit the Worn Gundidj Visitor Centre to find out more about the reserve's Aboriginal and geological history.

Accommodation:Quest Warrnambool 4.5 Star Hotel15-19 Liebig Street Warrnambool Warrnambool, Australia

Day 8 – 18/7 Fri: Port Fairy to MelbourneSpend the morning exploring charming fishing village Port Fairy. Wander along the river, visit the beaches, or follow one of the historic walking trails to see old whalers' cottages & grand public buildings. For more wildlife, take a cruise out to the seal colony just offshore on Lady Julia Percy Island.

From here, choose your own adventure:

Trace your trip back along the Great Ocean Road, stopping to spend more time at your favourite spots and photo opps.Extend your roadtrip by a couple of days and take Great Southern Touring Route north to Dunkeld & Halls Gap to visit the magnificent Grampians mountain range and the historic goldfields on your way back to Melbourne.Go on a culinary crusade via craft breweries and top regional restaurants on the short inland route back to Melbourne via Colac (below).Inland route, via Colac

288 km/179 miles, about 3.5 hoursMake your way back through Warrnambool and along the easy inland route towards Colac (approximately 140 kilometres). Along the way (about 1 hr drive) stop at Camperdown for a cup of tea & for 360-degree views from Mt Leura and Mt Sugarloaf, the highest points between the coastal ranges & the rolling western plains.

Continue on the road to nearby Colac, & prepare your appetite for the gourmet-food and craft-beer detours ahead.Quench your thirst at craft breweries Otway Estate and the Forrest Brewing Company, nestled in the foothills and hinterland of the stunning Otways.Wile away your afternoon with a gourmet meal at Brae, near Birregurra, just 20 minutes from Colac.

From Winchelsea, turn off and travel 20 kilometres north to tiny Inverleigh which is home to Gladioli, one of Victoria's best regional restaurants, hatted in The Age Good Food Guide. Appetite sated, make the easy one-hour drive from Inverleigh back to Melbourne.

Flight to Sydney.

Coffee Place:http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Melbourne/Things-to-do/Food-and-wine/Cafes/Coffee

Best Breakfast Spot:http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Melbourne/Things-to-do/Food-and-wine/Cafes/Best-breakfast-spots

CBD Breakfast Place:http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Melbourne/Things-to-do/Food-and-wine/Cafes/Breakfast-in-the-CBD

Best Resturants:http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Melbourne/Things-to-do/Food-and-wine/Restaurants/Best-restaurants

Getting Around the City:http://ptv.vic.gov.au/getting-around/visiting-melbourne/

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2) Get Opal Card at Airport: for travelling in sydney3) https://www.opal.com.au/

Itinerary (SYD)

1. Jenolan Caves – 4655 Jenolan Caves Rd, Jenolan NSWJenolan CavesI consider this the top tourist attraction and natural wonder to be seen in the Blue Mountains. This is a full day trip experience. From Katoomba, the caves are approximately one hour away.

Cave activities include self-guided tours, guide-led tours, adventure caving, night and ghost tours and cave concerts.

The unspoilt rather mystical natural features of this 2011 Tourism Australia Award winner are what makes this place so special. The ancient limestone caves are awe-inspiring and the aqua waters of the Blue Lake from whence you can take the Jenolan River Walk, truly magical.

The caves maintain a constant temperature of about 15 to 16 degrees Celsius, so it's still a viable option during winter. Technically, the caves are indoors although I'm not too sure of the accuracy of that.

Tours to the caves are at set times during the day and take different amounts of time to complete. Look up the Jenolan Caves website before you go. In terms of food you have two options, the onsite cafeteria or the more expensive Chisolm's restaurant in Caves House.

The Blue Mountain – Approx. 90 mins drive from Sydney CBD. NSW Scenic World  is a privately owned tourist attraction located here in Katoomba, featuring 4 attractions — the Scenic Skyway, Scenic Cableway, Scenic Walkway and Scenic Railway. Wentworth Falls Three Sisters Incline Railway Cafes & Bakery Featherdale Wildlife Park -

http://www.featherdale.com.au

the Blue Mountains Drive takes one along the winding cliff tops on a route that accesses the major lookouts and natural attractions. These include the Three Sisters at Echo Point, Sublime Point, the Leura Cascades, Wentworth Falls lookouts, Wentworth Falls Lake and the Valley of the Waters picnic area. It takes approximately one hour to complete the route if you include stops

Taronga Zoo – Via Ferry at Circular Quay, Eco Hopper @ $40/pax, unlimited 24hrs

Queen Victoria Building – 455 George St, Sydney NSWShoppingSydney Harbor BridgeSydney Opera HouseSydney Tower - 100 Market St, Sydney NSWThe National Maritime Museum – 2 Murray St, Sydney NSWWatsons BayPaddington MarketSydney Fish MarketChinatownThe RockIMAXPower House Museum

http://www.visitnsw.com/things-to-do/nature-and-parks/whale-watching

GRAND PACIFIC DRIVE & JERVIS BAY DOLPHINShttp://www.lastminutedaytours.com/grand-pacific-drive-jervis-bay-dolphins.htmlhttp://www.wildaboutwhales.com.au/top-spots