Tri-City Trips

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SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA

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TOUR DATES: JANUARY - DECEMBER 2024
DEPARTURES: MIN. OF 2 GUESTS
PRICES: TOUR COST PER PERSON
JANUARY 9 – 19, 2024PHP 227,430.00USD 3,990.00
FEBRUARY 6 – 16, 2024PHP 227,430.00USD 3,990.00
MARCH 5 – 15, 2024PHP 227,430.00USD 3,990.00
APRIL 11 – 21, 2024PHP 216,030.00USD 3,790.00
AUGUST 29 – SEPT. 08, 2024PHP 204,630.00USD 3,590.00
OCT. 17 – 27, 2024PHP 204,630.00USD 3,590.00
NOV. 21 – DEC. 01, 2024PHP 219,450.00USD 3,850.00
Note. *Pre-night accommodation and optional tours in Sydney are available upon request.

INCLUSIONS:

  • Australia Good & Services Tax
  • 11 days guided holidays with english speaking tour director and driver
  • Accommodation with daily breakfast inside the hotel
  • Attractions as specified in the itinerary
  • Meals as specified in the itinerary
  • Roundtrip private airport transfer with free travel insurance (for up to 59 yrs old) and Travel Kit (In: SYD/ Out: ADL Airport)

EXCLUSIONS:

  • International and domestic airline ticket
  • Any extra meals
  • Drinks ordered during meals (soft/drink/juice /beer/wine)
  • Optional tours and activities not mentioned on the brief itinerary
  • Hotel porterage
  • Items of a personal nature such as phone calls, pay movies , room services, mini bars laundries or other expenditures during the tour.
  • Other services not mentioned on the itinerary
  • Daily tipping (Approx AU$ 15.00 per person per day)

CHILD POLICY:

NOTE: CHILD = 2 - 11 YRS INCLUSIVE
  • Infant under 2 years of age: FOC
  • Child share room with 1 adult: Upon request
  • Child share room with 2 adults with bed: Upon request
  • Child share room with 2 adults not occupying a bed: Upon request
  • For 2 children sharing one twin room, both child will be charged at Upon request

DEPOSIT / TERMS OF PAYMENT:

  • Upon confirmation of all services, we require PHP 23,500.00 per person EQV US$ 650.00 tour deposit per person.
  • Full payment is payable four (4) weeks prior to commencement of service.\
  • For bookings less than four (4) weeks prior to commencement of service and during peak seasonsand block out periods shall be considered “book & buy”. Full payment has to be made immediately upon confirmation of all services

SURCHARGE:

  • Surcharge may apply for tours traveling during Australia public holidays and special events period.
  • The quoted price is subject to sudden price increases or surcharges imposed by our suppliers that are beyond our control (eg.room surcharge if the original quoted price is not available)

CANCELLATION POLICY:

We will endeavour to minimize any cancellation charges imposed. However, our general cancellations policy is as follows:
  • 90 days prior to arrival – 50% of tour fare
  • 100 days prior to arrival – 100% of tour fare

ITINERARY:

sydney opera house australia

DAY 01: SYDNEY – CANBERRA

  • As hard as it is to say goodbye to Sydney, It’s just as easy to say hello to Southern Highlands. South of the “Harbour City”, the bucolic countryside of Berrima awaits – fun fact: this is the oldest Georgian village in Australia. Further on, you’re welcomed to gold creek station by sheep framer craig starr for a be my guest BBQ lunch and tales about life on the land. Onward to the country’s cool little capital, home to Parliament House, where you’ll go behind the political scenes. Tonight, join your Travel Drector for a welcome dinner.

HOTEL: CROWNE PLAZA CANBERRA
INCLUDED MEALS: BE MY GUEST, DINNER WITH WINE
NOTE: PRE-NIGHT’S ACCOMMODATION AND TOUR IN SYDNEY IS OPTIONAL.

DAY 02: CANBERRA – WANGRATTA

  • Get some Canberra perspective from the summit of Mt. Ainslie. You won’t be able to see the Murray River, but you’ll soon cross it en-route to Beechworth, Victoria’s best-preserved gold rush town. We’ll give you the Beechworh lowdown, then set you on your way to explore character filled antiques stores, galleries and museums at your leisure. There are plenty of charming places to refuel, as well Wangratta’s cathedrals beckon.

HOTEL: QUALITY HOTEL WANGRATTA
INCLUDED MEALS: BREAKFAST

aerial shot of city

DAY 03: WANGRATTA – MELBOURNE

  • Meandering south towards historic Glenrowan, you’re well and truly in Ned Kelly country – this is where the infamous bushranger and his gang were finally captured in 1880. We’ll tell you all the tales, then a few more about Melbourne, the home of Aussie rules football, some of the country’s best arts institutions, and a swag of stellar restaurants, cafes and bars. Once you have your berrings, explore as you will. We can help with evening restaurant reservations.

HOTEL: CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL MELBOURNE
INCLUDED MEALS: BREAKFAST

DAY 04: MELBOURNE FREE TIME

  • You’re on your own today. Well, not really, because your Travel Director is at your service to help arrange optional sightseeing experiences. After you’ve enjoyed a strong coffee in one of Melbourne’s atmospheric laneways, that is. Adrenaline junkie? Linger in the city, gaining bird’s eye views from the Melbourne Skydeck at the Eureka Tower. Animal lover? Venture to Phillip Island to see hundreds of little penguins pad along the sand.

HOTEL: CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL MELBOURNE
INCLUDED MEALS: BREAKFAST

bird s eyeview photography of city landscape
stormy sea waving near rocky shore on sunny day

DAY 05: MELBOURNE – WARNAMBOOL

  • The Great Ocean Road is one of the world’s most epic journey’s, a dramatic 240-kilometre union of limestone stacks (Twelve Apostles, were looking at you), World Heritage listed rainforest, untouched coasted coves and sleeply towns, like Lorne and Apollo Bay. It’s hard to know where to point your camera. We recommend having it poised to snap shots of the Loch Ard Gorge and London Bridge rock formations. It doesn’t get any better than this.

HOTEL: LADY BAY RESORT
INCLUDED MEALS: BREAKFAST, DINNER WITH WINE

DAY 06: WARNAMBOOL – NARACOORTE

  • Emus, kangaroos, koalas, echidnas. These are just some of the animals you’ll likely spot as you drive through Tower Hill Wildlife Reserve housed in a dormant volcanic crater. Remarkably, this pocket of paradise was once wasteland, transformed by volunteers. More volcanic history awaits across the South Australian border in Mt. Gambier, home to the crater filling Blue Lake. By now you’ll be pretty thirsty, so it’s a good thing the Coonawarra wine region is around the corner. After a few sips, you may find yourself getting deep literally. Naracoorte’s Alexandra Cave is a maze of delicate needle like stalactites and massive twisting columns.

HOTEL: WILLIAM MACLNTOSH MOTOR LODGE, NARACOORTE
INCLUDED MEALS: BREAKFAST, DINNER WITH WINE

giraffe on a grass field near umbrella huts
portrait of a kangaroo

DAY 07: NARACOORTE – KANGAROO ISLAND

  • The Fleurie Peninsula is a natural adventure playground, all rolling hills, rugged clifftops and sandy beaches. Seaside Victor Harbor turns on the charms there are steam locomotives before your ferry blasts its horn. All aboard for Kangaroo Island. A well-deserved tasting of craft beer awaits at a boutique brewery, the only one on the island. How does a Golden Ale sound? Your destination is a South Australia’s oldest European settlement, Kingscote.

HOTEL: AURORA OZONE HOTEL, EXECUTIVE ROOMS
INCLUDED MEALS: BREAKFAST, DINNER WITH WINE

DAY 08: KANGAROO ISLAND

  • If you like alliterations, you’ll love today’s attarctions: first stops are Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch, home to an immense colony of raucous fur seals. Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary was badly damaged by the 2019 bushfires. Through your make travels matter experience, you’ll assist with their bushfire recovery plan and wildlife rehabilitation program. Learn from one of their experienced guides about the delicate ecosystem and australian native animals. More wildlife greets you at Seal Bay Conservations Park, where enormous sea lions barrel down to the sand to the water. This is one of the most significant breeding colonies in the country.

HOTEL: AURORA OZONE, EXECUTIVE ROOMS
INCLUDED MEAL: BREAKFAST, LUNCH

seals resting on wooden pier

DAY 09: KANGAROO ISLAND – ADELAIDE

  • You’ve arrived in the South Australian capital,known for its well-preserved churches and well-admired cuisine. Did you know that Adelaide boasts more restaurants per capita than any other city in Australia? After a cultural walking tour through the city’s Botanic Gardens with an Aboriginal Guide, and an Adelaide city tour,the afternoon is yours to see just how many you can sample we have a few recommendations, including a visit to the epic Central Market, where you can try green ant gin with cheese,among so many other delicacies.

HOTEL: CROWNE PLAZE ADELAIDE
INCLUDED MEALS: BREAKFAST

DAY 10: ADELAIDE HILLS AND THE BAROSSA

  • Pull on your elastic waisted pants today is one of indulgences through the Adelaide Hills and the Barossa, dotted with atmospheric towns like Hahndorf, Australia’s oldest surviving German settlement. A barossa and Hahndorf tour reveals the bountiful food and wine this pocket of the state is known for. And you’ll emjoy a testing from small batch wine makers from across the valley as well as discovering local flavours over lunch at Lambert Estate enveloped by vines.

HOTEL: CROWNE PLAZA ADELAIDE
INCLUDED MEALS: BREAKFAST, FAREWLL DINNER, LUNCH

view of the coast and the golden gate bridge over the san francisco bay in california usa
high rise city buildings

DAY 11: FAREWELL FROM ADELAIDE

  • By day 11, you will have a suitcase full of gin,wine and cheese a camera full of dreamy images and more memories than you can count.

HOTEL: CROWNE PLAZA ADELAIDE
INCLUDED MEALS: BREAKFAST


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