Kangaroos and Koalas 17 May, 2025

FAMILY VACATIONS / Australia

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Amazing Experience

Overview

Trip Overview

Easily manageable with kids, this leisurely 6 day introduction to Sydney offers something for everyone in the family.

Staying in Darling Harbour, home to many of Sydney’s best loved attractions, kick start your visit with a Harbour Story Cruise of Sydney Harbour. Locals and visitors agree this is the best way to enjoy such famous sights as the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House. The following day, go ashore for an historic tour of the Rocks district, where you’ll learn about the convicts and early settlers who came to define so much of Sydney’s history – as well as its cheeky charm, which endures to this day!

The remainder of your first three days will be spent at leisure. Explore the Botanical Gardens or go swimming at famous Bondi Beach. Hop the ferry over to Manly, or enjoy the many attractions of Darling Harbour including Sydney Aquarium, Powerhouse Museum and the (free!) Australian Maritime Museum.

A day excursion to the Blue Mountains gives your family the chance to meet Australia’s favourite native animals up close at Featherdale Park. On the way there, you’ll pass the home of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and have a chance to snap a few shots of the spectacular Three Sisters rock formation. Jump aboard the Scenic Railway or Cableway at Scenic World for more amazing views of the surrounding valleys, before an optional cruise along the Parramatta River returns you to the city.

Highlights

Departures

Daily

 

Trip Includes

  • 5 nights hotel accommodation in a 2-bedroom apartment
  • Return airport transfers
  • Rocks walking tour
  • Sydney Harbour Highlights Morning Tea Cruise
  • Sydney Aquarium admission ticket
  • Full day  Sydney Harbour Highlights Morning Tea Cruise

 

Trip Excludes

  • Travel insurance
  • International, domestic airfare & airfare taxes
  • Meals and beverages not explicitly listed as included
  • Gratuities
  • Optional excursions
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Visa fees, if applicable

Summary

Terms and Conditions

Prices are "from" per person based on twin/double share accommodation and for travel in low season. Seasonal surcharges and blackout dates may apply. Limited seat/spaces and all pricing is subject to change and availability. Rates for single or triple travellers are available on request - please inquire.

Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Sydney - City Centre

 

Sydney Flexi Attraction Pass

 

Adina Apartment Hotel Sydney Darling Harbour

5 Night Stay

Meal Plan: Room Only

Located on King Street Wharf with views of the Harbour, Adina Apartment Hotel Darling Harbour offers an idyllic Sydney experience. One of Sydney’s entertainment hot spots, Darling Harbour dazzles with its countless bars, eateries and family-friendly attractions. From Madame Tussauds, Wild Life Sydney Zoo and Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, Captain Cook Cruises, IMAX Sydney cinema, to the ICC Sydney, you are spoilt for choice. The CBD and exciting new precinct of Barangaroo are both within easy walking distance, ensuring you’ll never run short of things to do and discover. Perfectly situated for business or pleasure, guests are spoilt with the choice of 114 generous studio rooms, or one and two-bedroom apartments, some with interconnecting rooms. Each with its own kitchen, laundry and separate living and dining areas, you will feel right at home the moment you step through the door. Designed for the modern traveller, the apartments offer the perfect location to soak in the sunset from the in-room balconies. Take a dip in the classy indoor/outdoor heated pool, work out in the fully equipped gym overlooking the swimming pool or relax in the sauna.

Adina Apartment Hotel Sydney Darling Harbour

Begin your day with a sensational morning tea cruise. A unique, Sydney Harbour Highlights two hour cruise experience. Enjoy the company of a small group aboard a 52 foot motor yacht. Your personal captain and host will share the rich history of Sydney Harbour and its foreshore as you take in the sites of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Opera House, and the bays and coves of Sydney Harbour. Enjoy a light morning tea with coffee, tea, juice, water, and 5-star service.

There is no better way to get up close and personal with the living history and heritage of Sydney than on foot with Sydney’s foremost team of friendly and enthusiastic guides at The Rocks Walking Tours. Join Sydney’s most experienced tour guides on a 90-minute leisurely walk around Sydney’s historic Rocks district. Hear the story of Sydney from the beginning as you stroll along the shoreline of sparkling Sydney Harbour with views of the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, past Campbell’s Cove and Cadman’s Cottage. Wander down hidden alleyways, into shady courtyards, and along cobbled lanes. Discover the nooks and crannies and get up close and personal with the living history and heritage of Australia’s first British settlement. Be amazed by stories of the First Fleet 1788, Nurses Walk, the Rum Rebellion 1808, Suez Canal, the Argyle Cut 1840, the plague 1900, the Sydney Harbour Bridge 1920s, the diabolical 1970s plan to demolish The Rocks and the green bans that saved it. And of course, hear of the characters and rogues who called it home. Today, The Rocks is renowned for having the oldest streets in Sydney which are dotted with beautifully restored nineteenth-century buildings.

The Blue Mountains National Park is one of seven national parks that make up the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. This wonderland of sandstone outcrops, deep ravines and hazy blue eucalypt forests boasts luxury retreats and stunning views. Today your guide will take you off the beaten track to visit remote lookout locations and discuss the history, flora and fauna of this magnificent region. Depart from the hotel with AEA Luxury Tours. Our first stop of the day is at Calmsley Hill a working farm also home to Kangaroos, Emus, Wombats and Koalas. Enjoy morning tea and time to wander at leisure. From Calmsley Hill we continue to ascend the Blue Mountains via the highway. We will visit one of a range of stunning outlooks of the Jamison Valley seeing beautiful vistas. Where possible this will be away from the crowds of tours that visit the mountains each day with other operators, thus our guests will enjoy a stress and hurry free environment taking in the views and information imparted by their guide. Continuing on we arrive at Eaglehawk Lookout, a remote lookout point away from the crowds for views of the famous 3 Sisters. Whilst the Blue Mountains features so much more than this natural attraction you can't help but admire the unquestionable beauty of this amazing rock formation. The character of the Three Sisters changes throughout the day and throughout the seasons as the sunlight brings out the magnificent colours. Here your guide will discuss the legends behind this famous rock formation and time available for you to take some great photos. Travelling around the mountains, we arrive at Evans Lookout where you will be issued your lunch pack and instructions on the hiking track. This is without doubt one of the most scenic hikes available in the mountains taking you across a number of valleys and ridges as you hike from Evans Lookout to Govetts Leap all the while looking out across Australia's Grand Canyon, The Grose Valley. The Hike Concludes at Govetts Leap, one of the most famous lookouts in Australia. The magnificent waterfalls drop a whopping 180m to the base of the cliff. If you're not mesmerized by the dancing waves of water spray, you'll be transfixed by the sweeping views down the valley to the Grose Wilderness. The hike is approximately 2 hours and is self-guided. It is suited to active guests and not too difficult. The hike is approximately 4-5 kms in distance with well-maintained signs posted with undulating track conditions. Our last stop at the Blue Mountains Botanic Gardens where there's time for a short inspection of the flora including the ancient Wollemi Pine (Wollemia Nobilis). From here we commence our return to Sydney to arrive back at your hotel approximately 4:30 - 5:00pm.

Sydney - City Centre to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport

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