| PACKAGE INCLUDES |
Hotel
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Meal
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Partial Meals Inclusive
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Tour Guide
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Entrance Pass
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Private Arrangements
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Domestic Flight
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Return Airport Transfer
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Return Flight Ticket
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| HIGHTLIGHTS |
✔ Specialized Company Trip Arrangements
✔ Private arrangements with "Specialist Guide"
✔ Guided walking tour through some of Melbourne's best arcades and laneways
✔ Look for koalas in their natural habitat
✔ Witness the Penguin Parade on floodlit Summerland Beach
✔ Spectacular coastal view of Great Ocean Road Adventure
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| SKETCH ITINERARY |
DAY 01: ARRIVE MELBOURNE
DAY 02: GREAT OCEAN ROAD (B)
DAY 03: FREE LEISURE DAY (B)
DAY 04: PHILIP ISLAND (B/L)
DAY 05: DEPART MELBOURNE (B)
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| DETAILED ITINERARY |
| DAY 01: ARRIVE MELBOURNE (MOB)
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Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by our representative then transfer to Melbourne City Tour. |
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Start the tour through 'Little Italy' with its plethora of restaurants and boutique shops. See the exquisite architecture of Melbourne University & Royal Exhibition Building. Then, photo stop at St Patrick's Cathedral and later spend time at Fitzroy Gardens. A favorite part of the tour? - a guided walk through some of Melbourne's best arcades & lane-ways with the chance to enjoy the atmosphere and have a coffee break (own expense). |
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Other highlights of this tour: Queen Victoria Market (CLOSED ON MON, WED & PUBLIC HOLIDAYS) |
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- look for a bargain, wander around the fresh produce and take in the vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere. |
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A refreshment stop in trendy Acland Street in St Kilda - a vibrant cosmopolitan mix of funky bars, eateries, shops and world-famous patisseries. Fashionable suburbs of Elwood and Brighton. Photo stop at Brighton Beach bathing boxes. |
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Overnight at hotel. |
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| DAY 02: GREAT OCEAN ROAD (B)
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After breakfast at the hotel, get ready for an exciting day of visual wonderment and one of the best coastal drives you will ever experience! Your day tour with Gray Line along iconic Great Ocean Road takes in spectacular coastal views of long sandy beaches, rolling surf, precipitous coastal cliffs and river inlets. |
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Views of Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay from West Gate Bridge. Travel through popular resort towns Anglesea, Lorne, Wye River, Apollo Bay and Port Campbell. Spectacular coastal views along the Great Ocean Road - Surf beach resort of Lorne Precipitous & stop at picturesque Apollo Bay for lunch (own expense). Our stops include Twelve Apostles boardwalk, Loch Ard Gorge and Island Arch. Otway National Park - fern gullies and eucalypts make up this beautiful Australian rain-forest. |
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Port Campbell National Park's rugged coastline, "The Shipwreck Coast"Gibsons Steps* - gain a unique perspective of the stunning Twelve Apostles from the water's edge - Huge stone monoliths of the Twelve Apostles from the boardwalk lookout. You may take an optional helicopter flight over the shipwreck coast (own expense). Tom & Eva and Razorback - grand architecture carved by surf * Loch Ard Gorge - site of the tragic shipwreck of the "Loch Ard". A refreshment stop is made at Port Campbell before heading inland back to Melbourne. |
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NOTE: Please bring a windbreaker and walking shoes. |
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Tonight, overnight stay at hotel in MELBOURNE |
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| DAY 03: FREE LEISURE DAY (B)
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After breakfast, you are free to explore the city on your own or join optional tours. |
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Overnight at hotel. |
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| DAY 04: PHILIP ISLAND (B, L)
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After breakfast, you will be transfer to Phillip Island, just two hours drive from Melbourne CBD; Breathe in farm fresh air, meet the wildlife and farm animals at historical Warrook. Milk a cow in the dairy, crack a stockwhip, bottle feed baby calves. Step inside a century old shearing shed, watch sheep shearing, learn about wool grading and feel the lanoline in the wool. Learn how to make damper and billy tea. Get close to Australian wildlife and feed kangaroos in a natural setting, get up close to a koala for a photo opportunity. See emus, alpacas, birdlife and and other animals in this 130 year old farm setting. Stay on for lunch. |
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Next, visit A Maze’N Things which is a unique, award-winning theme park located on Phillip Island. It is a magical world of illusions, puzzles, mazes, magic and mini golf that provides hours of fun. Families, school groups, social groups and couples young and old have spent hours challenging their minds, exploring Puzzle Island, wandering through kilometres of maze and swinging putters on our Maxi Golf course. A Maze'N Things has an exciting new attraction, Magic Manor. This has amazing interactive magic displays, astounding illusions, mysterious caves, magic rabbits, a time machine, scare rooms, treasures, flying chandeliers and lots more. It will make you wonder, make you smile, surprise and astonish you. |
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Phillip Island SkyTrail is a ten-metre high adventure ropes course set on a zig-zagging series of giant poles and platforms. It gives the very adventurous an exciting activity but still offers those who are a little more reserved a chance to challenge their fears and get a healthy shot of adrenaline in complete safety. |
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Thereafter, visit Philip Island Panny Chocholate Factory. Panny’s is a celebration of all things chocolate with amazing attractions, interactive machines, fascinating facts, delicious chocolates to try, chocolatiers working away and you can make your own chocolate creation to take away. |
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Photostop at the Nobbie Centre (if time permits). The Nobbies Centre is an ecotourism destination located at Point Grant, on the western tip of Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. Once known as the Seal Rocks Sea Life Centre, the centre is managed by the Phillip Island Nature Park, and features educational displays, cafe, children's play area, and gift shop. Heading to Phillip Island Nature Park - a natural home for koalas, seals, shearwaters and Little Penguins. In Koala Conservation Centre, you can look for koalas in their natural habitat from tree top boardwalks. Before sunset, we head to the Penguin Parade where you can wander through the "Penguin Experience" exhibit to learn more about them. Walk out to Summerland Beach and take your seat for the Penguin Parade with premium viewing area for best views of the penguins' arrival. Witness the Penguin Parade on floodlit Summerland Beach and see penguin rookeries from an elevated boardwalk. Inspect the Visitors Centre - an opportunity to learn about the life of the Little Penguin. A dinner stop will be made before or after the Penguin Parade (dependent on season and at own expense) |
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NOTE: Please bring warm, waterproof clothing as nights can be cold on the island in any season. The Penguin Parade is a natural phenomenon taking place in the open outdoors |
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| DAY 05: DEPART MELBOURNE (MOB, B)
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After breakfast, you are free to explore on your own. You will then be transferred to the airport for your return flight home. |
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| TRIP GALLERY |
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| WHY BOOK NOW? |
- Complimentary Group Gifts
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| INCLUSION |
- Meals as specified
- Tour as specify in the itinerary
- Hotel accommodation as specified
- All transfers inclusive as specified
- Australia Visa
- Private Tour Arrangements
- Return International Flight Ticket inclusive of luggage & meals
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| EXCLUSION |
- Daily Tour Tips (AUD3-5)
- MSIG Travel Insurance (RM 58)
- Peak Season Surcharge
- Personal Expenses
- Any item not stated under 'Inclusions'
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