You will be met upon arrival and transferred to your hotel. Quay west one bedroom harbor view 3 nights.

This afternoon start off your introduction to Sydney a harbor cruise with a big difference!

Fast boat ride on Sydney Harbour - If you're into high-speed sightseeing, then you'll be into the Ocean Extreme fast boat ride on Sydney Harbour!

The ride of a lifetime, this is Australia's only commercially operated Special Forces vessel and it operates on Sydney Harbour. 'Extreme 1' is a 7.3 metre Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) powered by twin 200HP V6 Mercury outboard engines which have the ability to propel this vessel to speeds in excess of 100km/hour!

Your 40-minute high-speed tour starts with a leisurely cruise out of Darling Harbour before turning up the power and blasting over the waters towards the open ocean. Hang on tight as the boat completes 90 and 180 degree turns at speeds of 80km/hr! On the straight, feel your internal organs settle back into position and take in the endless visual sensations - Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Opera House, Darling Harbour, Shark and Clarke Island, Rose Bay, Watson’s Bay, North and South Head.

If the weather permits, the boys will launch the vessel off the incoming swell rolling through the Heads. Feel the lift and hear the engines searching for water as passengers and crew fly through the air.

Normally used by Police agencies and Army Special Forces, ‘Extreme 1’ has been built to exacting military standards and undergone thorough testing to ensure it far exceeds commercial survey requirements. It is more than capable of handling the pace! Your crew for the trip are fully qualified and are happy to point out places of interest along the way. But if you wanted just sight seeing you’d better catch a ferry, this trip is about speed, the wind in your hair, the smell/taste if salt water and the sound of ‘Extreme 1’s’ engines at high revs!

Then later today try out see Sydney from a different angle:

SYDNEY BRIDGE CLIMB: recommended time: Early Twilight: After embarking on your Climb in the afternoon, you will reach the summit as the sun begins to set. As you arrive on the western side of the Bridge the sun will have reached the horizon and evening will emerge.

The Bridge Climb is the most sought after Sydney attraction. It takes you along the upper span of the arch on catwalks and ladders all the way to the summit, 134 metres above Sydney Harbour. In Climb groups of up to 12 people, you’ll be led by one of BridgeClimb’s professional Climb Leaders on a 3½-hour adventure of the world’s most recognizable Bridge.

The steady incline leaves you free to focus your attention on your Sydney experience, with opportunities for 360 degree views of Sydney, including east to the ocean, west to the mountains and the harbour city surrounds.

When you reach the top you will have a sense of achievement that you'll remember forever - you've conquered an Australian icon recognised the world over! No other Sydney tourist attraction can give you this feeling of standing at the top of the world, with the Harbour spread before you.

SUNDAY
DAY 2

FULL DAY TOUR: BLUE MOUNTAINS + WINERY & WINE TASTING + WILDLIFE PARK + RIVERCAT HARBOUR TRIP. (small group) The Blue Mountains is all about the views, so we maximize our time at the best lookout point in the Blue Mountains by incorporating the lunch stop at the Three Sisters.

Wine tasting - Experience one of Australia's oldest wineries, which is rich in history and filled with flavor. The winery is located deep in bush land and overlooks the vineyard. Even if you're not a wine drinker, you'll love the peace and tranquillity of the surroundings. There is no passing traffic and no other tour buses and absolutely no other tour company present. Taste very unique and rare white wines, red wines, ports, liqueurs & the very rare Aleatica.

Featherdale Interactive Wildlife Park – Pat & feed kangaroos, wallabies, emus & find a massive range of Australian animals in one of the best Australian wildlife parks in Australia. The park is filled purely with unique, known and unknown Australian animals. It could easily take a life time to find all of these animals in the Australian bush. Stand amongst and hand feed kangaroos, wallabies and emus. Experience a face-to-face encounter with the koalas and take your own photos. Featherdale also has one of the largest private koala colonies in New South Wales.

You will have free time to explore the park at your own leisure & at your own pace (no group herding). And a great thing about this tour is that we arrive way before or after the big crowds.

RIVERCAT HARBOUR
45 minute fast moving River Cat trip along the Parramatta River which becomes Sydney Harbour. Sit inside or outside the vessel, (the best experience is sitting or standing outside). See the beauty of the city & the Harbour Bridge from the water, cruise right underneath the Harbour Bridge & experience its grandness. Cruise alongside the world famous Opera House. Finish your day with the city in all its glory directly in front of you. This is only way to finished your Blue Mountains tour, it’s incredible. Get off the bus & completely miss heavy & early evening grid lock peak hour city traffic. See Sydney from an entirely different perspective.

MONDAY
DAY 3 — SHARK FEED XTREME

Shark Feed dives run on Monday, and Friday only (during summer it also operates on Wednesdays).

Diving with sharks and viewing them up close is a fascinating experience, which leaves you in awe of these beautiful marine creatures. By booking onto the Shark Feed Dive, you will be underwater with the sharks during a feeding session. Imagine being just metres away from 3.5m+ sharks as they are hand fed by the aquarists.

During the Shark Feed Dive you will be standing in an open cage while the aquarists hand feed different species of sharks, as well as giant turtles, stingrays and fish. What a view! The first part of this dive is not a cage dive, you will be right in the middle of a stingray feeding frenzy with animals that are much larger than you at more than 3m across.

The Shark Feed Dive is suitable for first time divers as the session starts with a full scuba diving briefing, shark awareness course and pool skills session. Experienced divers will benefit from the opportunity to refresh their skills. The instructors give personalized tuition, ensuring everyone is confident with the basic skills and commands before entering the oceanarium.

With the briefing and skills session completed, it’s time to enter the 5 million litre oceanarium tank. Once in the tank you will experience a 40-minute dive viewing the Shark Feed. Family and friends are welcome to watch and take photos from the viewing tunnel.

Finish off your experience by checking out the photographic evidence of your latest adventure! Take the time to wander about the rest of the aquarium and appreciate the many sea creatures and animals on show including some of Australia’s deadliest reptiles. The Shark Feed Dive takes up to three and a half hours to complete, with a maximum of 2 divers per session.

What to bring?

• Swimming costume, towel and toiletries
• Certified and Tune Up divers must bring dive certification card

TUESDAY
DAY 4 — FLY SYDNEY TO CAIRNS

BACKSTAGE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE .. THEN FLY TO CAIRNS

Early this morning, take a very special ‘Backstage tour of Opera House’.

Gain "exclusive access" to areas of the Sydney Opera House that are normally reserved for staff and performers only. Sit in the orchestra's pit. Stand where legends have performed. Get inside the stars' dressing rooms. Hear about the real life dramas that go on behind the curtain.

Australia's Sydney Opera House was destined for greatness ever since it was opened in 1973. This iconic building is a UNESCO World Heritage listed site joining the likes of the Taj Mahal, the Statue of Liberty, the Great Wall of China and Egypt's pyramids as one of the world's 'must-see' travel attractions.

Your backstage tour of the Opera House begins at 7:00am to ensure you can access the "inner sanctum areas", which are restricted later in the day. This intimate tour gives you an exclusive insight into the inner workings of the building, and gain access normally reserved for performers and crew.

Highlights:

Imagine… standing on-stage in the world-famous Concert Hall or Opera Theatre, emulating superstars such as Bryn Terfel, Dame Joan Sutherland and Rudolph Nureyev.

Imagine… striding through the orchestra pit like a maestro, and step-up onto the conductor's podium, baton in hand.

Imagine… relaxing in the star's dressing room - complete with Steinway Grand Piano of course!

Explore less glamorous parts too; the precincts of the stagehands and crew such as the scenery dock and fly towers.

Afterwards, you will head back to the Green Room, the private domain of stars, performers and staff, for a full breakfast with your guide. Then check out of your hotel and transfer to the airport for flight to Cairns.

Transfer to Sebel Harbour Lights in one bedroom apartment harbor view for 3 nights

Have you ever been to a zoo at night?
Operates Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu and Sat.

Cairns Zoo guides will greet you at 7.00pm sharp at the Night Zoo entrance and escort you to our famous Aussie BBQ. Enjoy a delicious barbeque dinner of steak, sausages and seafood with fresh garden salads followed by a dessert. Relax with a drink from our licensed bar.

Follow our guides as they lead you safely through the crocodiles' lair. See the croc eyes glow in your flashlight.

In the Aussie bush, there's always a chance you will cross paths with a "Swaggie" (an original Australian bushman). Join our hospitable Swaggie and enjoy billy tea and damper with him by the campfire. His friends, the kangaroos, will come down to say G'day and maybe even share a bite to eat!

After complimentary cold beer or wine, join in the fun as our guides teach you some famous Aussie Bush Dances. It’s more fun than you can imagine!

WEDNESDAY
DAY 5 — BUNGY JUMP AND TANDEM SKY DIVE

Today you will jump out of a plane and jump off a 44 metre bungy tower all in one day!! A.J Hackett bungy provides the ultimate bungy experience in the worlds most natural playground situated 15 kms north of Cairns. Set in 100 acres and bordering world heritage rainforest this purpose built 50 metre tower spans a natural lake and showcases magnificent views.

Next partake in the biggest adrenalin pumping thrill of a lifetime with Australia's largest tandem skydive company. Views of Cairns, the Great Barrier Reef and rainforest from 10,000ft will leave you speechless!!!

Note: - The Australian Parachute Federation Membership is currently $A 25 per person and surcharge currently $A 5 per person to defray the public liability insurance for the Bungy Jumping is not included and to be paid by clients direct on the day. Charges are current and subject to increase without notice)




Note: For those not wanting bungy jump and tandem skydive, this tour can be substituted with a full day small group 4WD Cape Tribulation tour including lunch and river cruise.

THURSDAY
DAY 6 — DIVE/SNORKEL DAY CRUISE ON THE GREAT BARRIER REEF

Silversonic is a new (2005) 29 metre luxury dive/snorkel vessel, equipped with a ride control system than ensures your trip is smooth, even when traveling at speeds of up to 32 knots. At Agincourt ribbon reef, you'll have access to exclusive dive and snorkel sites, Visiting 3 different sites so you have a choice of 3 certified dives 2 introductory dives or 3 different adventure snorkel locations.

With numerous reef locations available, each site offers a new experience, selected for its unique variety of marine life and corals. In between water activities, relax on the expansive sundecks overlooking the Coral Sea. Your crew will ensure you have all you need to make the most of your day on board the Silversonic, which includes full bar facilities, a hot and cold tropical buffet lunch, fresh water showers, morning and afternoon tea.

Certified scuba divers can pay a surcharge to have diving included on this trip.

Note: - Marine Tax and fuel levy not included and to be paid by clients direct on boarding. This is currently $A 10 per person and subject to change without notice)

FRIDAY
DAY 7 — 2-DAY OUTBACK EXPERIENCE - operates on Wed. Thu. and Fri. from September to May. and daily June-August.

Undara… As ancient and alluring as the continent itself, the Undara Lava Tubes stand as silent sentinels to our pre-history. Walk in the path of a volcano and sleep cocooned in an ancient railway carriage as your dreams connect you with the essence of this timeless land. Undara is the experience that defines Australia's quintessential Outback. Down, under and above - this is where you'll find the sense of place you're seeking . . .

SATURDAY
DAY 8

Awaken your tastebuds with Bush Breakfast at the Ringers Camp to the accompaniment of the morning bird chorus. Join your Savannah Guide for a Half Day Lava Tube tour, where they will share their extensive knowledge of this fascinating area. After lunch depart Undara Experience for your return journey to Cairns. Breakfast and lunch included.

Note: Access to the Lava Tubes requires passengers to be independently mobile and wearing sturdy closed footwear. It is also recommend clients wear a hat, apply sunscreen and take water on the tour.

Accommodation back at Sebel Harbour Lights for 2 nights in a 1-bedroom harbourview apartment.

SUNDAY
DAY 9 - WHITE WATER RAFTING

The first day is spent tackling the Tully River. Voted No#1 rafting tour, it provides more than enough excitement to satisfy your thirst for adventure! Departing daily, travelling to the upper gorge of the Tully River in our air-conditioned, video equipped coach. Our rescue 3 trained guides will offer you all tuition needed to enjoy your 5 hours of white water rafting.

RAFTING

• All accommodation transfers
• Approximately 5 hours of white water rafting
• BBQ Lunch on your day of rafting
• Exclusive Raging Thunder cafe
• Rescue 3 trained guides
• All Tuition / no experience necessary
• Departs Ex Cairns 7.00am daily

MONDAY
DAY 10 - TOUR ENDS.

Services end after check out from hotel this morning.

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COST: US$4,750.00 per person plus air.

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