G’day mate! downunder dmc, with 30 years of experience, has offices in both Australia and New Zealand. They’re fair dinkum specialists when it comes to corporate MICE business and luxury group travel. They share some of the highlights of their high-end Best of Australia 12-day tour and let me tell ya, it’s a real beaut!

MELBOURNE

• Grand tour of Melbourne visiting Queen Victoria Market, Port Melbourne, St Kilda, Brighton Beach, Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Bolte Bridge, Flagstaff Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, colourful Chinatown and lunch at Breslin Grill.
• Indulgent buffet dinner at The Conservatory overlooking the Yarra River
• Full day tour along The Great Ocean Road – visiting the Kennett River, lunch in Apollo Bay, Great Otway and Port Campbell National Parks and Loch Ard Gorge. The highlight is a helicopter flight over the famous 12 Apostles, which are massive limestone pillars rising out of the ocean.

Connecting flight from Melbourne to Sydney (1 hour 25 minutes)

SYDNEY

• Welcome afternoon orientation walk from the Sir Stamford Hotel with dinner at Café del Mar in Cockle Bay.
• Full day Sydney Highlights Tour – private walking tour of Sydney Opera House, coach to see the famous Bondi Beach and Eastern Bays, city skyline views from Mrs Macquarie’s chair, 3-hour Sydney Harbour lunch cruise from Circular Quay, visit to The Rocks area.
• SkyFeast buffet dinner at the Sydney Tower revolving restaurant, which is 81 levels above the Sydney skyline.
• Full day tour to the Blue Mountains and Featherdale Park – make friends with cuddly koalas, hand feed kangaroos, scenic cliff drive through Jamison valley, visit historic Katoomba township, lunch in Leura, scenic cableway ride to Eagle Hawk Lookout, walk to Echo Point and view The Three Sisters rock formations. End end the tour with a relaxing Fantasea Cruise along Parramatta River back to Darling Harbour.

Connecting flight from Sydney to Uluru (3 hours 20 minutes)

ULURU – AYERS ROCK

• “Sounds of Silence” dining experience under the outback sky with a didgeridoo performance and a guided tour of the night sky. After dinner, witness the once-in-a-lifetime “Field of Light” art installation and illumination.
• Watch a dramatic sunrise over Ayers Rock from the viewing deck.
• Helicopter flight over the the incredible rock formations of Uluru and Kata Tjuta.

Connecting flight from  Uluru to Cairns (2 hours 30 minutes)

CAIRNS

• Full-day fast catamaran cruise tour to Green Island and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park – a highlight of any trip to Australia. On the island, stroll through the tropical rainforest, relax on the white coral sand and snorkel this wonderful marine world. Then it’s out to the stable floating reef activity platform for a buffet lunch, snorkelling, underwater observatory and a semi-sub trip. Optional scuba diving is available.
• Vintage train ride to Kuranda Village and then a coach trip to the Rainforestation. Here you will see Australian wildlife, learn to throw a boomerang, watch spear throwing, didgeridoo playing and the Pamagirri dance performance, and end with the Army Duck Rainforest Tour.
• Glide above the world’s oldest tropical rainforest as you sit inside the gondolas of The Skyrail Rainforest cableway.

View the full itinerary HERE.

With so many exciting destinations in Australia, it’s important to have a chinwag with the local travel legends at downunder dmc!