Air Ticket

Departure:
SQ Flight: Departs 10/7 2115hr (SIN MEL)
Arrival:
SQ Flight: Departs 25/7 1800hr (SYD SIN)
Air Ticket (MEL SYD)
Jetstar: Depart 18/7 18.30 19.55
Summary
1) 11 Jul 14 Jul - Mercure Welcome Melbourne: 265 Little Bourke
Street, Melbourne CBD, Melbourne, Australia
2) 14 Jul 16 Jul Deville at Heakesville Hotel: 174 Pine Avenue,
Other, Yarra Valley, Australia 3777
3) 16 Jul 17 Jul Seafarers Getaway Resort: 6080 Great Ocean
Road, Apollo Bay, Australia, 3233
4) 17 Jul 18 Jul Quest Warrnambool: 15-19 Liebig Street,
Warrnambool, Warrnambool Australia
5) 18 Jul 19 Jul Airport Hotel @ Sydney
6) 19 Jul 21 Jul 3 Sisters Motel: 348 Katoomba Street, Katoomba,
Blue Mountains, Australia 2780
7) 21 Jul 25 Jul Ibis Sydney Darling Habour Hotel: 70 Murray
Street, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia

Timeline
Day 1, 11 Jul Arrive Melbourne Airport/Breakfast/Buy luggage at
Sweeneys/Check-in Hotel Mecure Welcome
Melbourne/Lunch/Queens Victoria Market/Dinner
Day 2, 12 Jul Melbourne Gaol/Supreme Court of Victoria/Etihad
Stadium/Flinders Street Station/ Harbour Town/Melbourne
City Marina/Lunch/Cafes hopping/Dinner
Day 3, 13 Jul Melbourne Gaol/Supreme Court of Victoria/Etihad
Stadium/Flinders Street Station/ Harbour Town/Melbourne
City Marina/Lunch/Cafes hopping/Dinner
Day 4, 14 Jul Check-out ______/Brunch/Collect car from APEX at
Melbourne Airport/Drive to Yarra Valley/Check-in Deville
at Healseville Hotel
Day 5, 15 Jul Healseville Sanctuary/Yarra Valley Wineries
Day 6, 16 Jul Check-out ________/Drive to Torquay/Lunch @
Lorne/Kennett River/Apollo Bay/Check-in Seafarers
Getaway Resort/Dinner
Day 7, 17 Jul Check-out _______/Port Campbell/12
Apostles/Warrnambool/Viewing Platform at Logans
Beach/Port Fairy/Check-in Quest Warrnambool
Day 8, 18 Jul Check-out ________/Drive to Camperdown/Lunch at
Colac/Return car at Melbourne Airport/Flight to
Sydney/Check-in Airport Hotel at Sydney
Day 9, 19 Jul Check-out _______/Collect Car from APEX at Sydney
Airport/Drive to Blue Mountains/Check-in 3 Sisters Motel/
Lunch at Katoomba Town/Scenic World: Scenic
Skyway/Scenic World: Scenic Walkway/Scenic World:
Scenic Railway/Echo Point Lookout/Dinner at Katoomba
Town

Day 10, 20 Jul Bushwalk: Three Sisters Trail / Leura Cascades / Leuralla
Toy and Railway Museum / Lunch in Leura Village / Leura
Village / Chocolate Gallery / Dinner at Katoomba Town
Day 11, 21 Jul Check-out/Return car at Sydney Airport/Check-in Ibis
Sydney Darling Harbour Hotel/Dinner
Day 12, 22 Jul Taronga Zoo/Watson Bay/Sydney Harbour National Park/
Day 13, 23 Jul Sydney Opera House/The Rock/Imax/Harbour Town
Martitime Museum/Paddington Market/Sydney Fish
Market/Harbour Town Shopping
Centre/Chinatown/Harbour Bridge/Cockle Bay/Queen
Victoria Building/Power House Museum/Darling Harbour
Day 14, 24 Jul Sydney Opera House/The Rock/Imax/Harbour Town
Martitime Museum/Paddington Market/Sydney Fish
Market/Harbour Town Shopping
Centre/Chinatown/Harbour Bridge/Cockle Bay/Queen
Victoria Building/Power House Museum/Darling Harbour
Day 15, 25 Jul Check-out ________/Lunch/Flight home
Itinerary (MEL)
Where to find Sky Train
Our SkyBus service takes you express between Melbourne Airport
(Tullamarine) & Southern Cross Station in the heart of Melbournes CBD
24/7, day departures every 10 minutes.
Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)
SkyBus operates from two locations at Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)
right outside arrivals.
Terminal T1 for Qantas domestic, QantasLink and Jetstar domestic
travellers.

Terminal T3 for Virgin Australia domestic, Tigerair, Regional

Express, and all travellers on international flights.

Arriving at Terminal T2 catch SkyBus kerbside at T1 or T3, only a

few steps away.

Arriving at Terminal T4 Board SkyBus kerbside at T3, a short walk

away.
Travelling From MEL Airport to Hotel
Take the Skybus at www.skybus.com.au Buy the ticket online and print it
out. Do this because you don't need to queue to buy the ticket at the airport.
The bus will bring you to Southern Cross Station. Once it arrives, go to the
kiosk and tell them which hotel you are going and the minibus will bring
you there. No need to pay a single cent more. Provided the hotel is in their
list. Go to the website to check. Eastern Town House is served by Skybus so
you know what to do.

Melbourne city/Southern Cross Station

The SkyBus city terminal is located undercover at Southern Cross Station,
near the corner of Bourke and Spencer Streets.

This is also the pick up/drop off location for our complimentary SkyBus
Hotel Transfer Service

When departing Melbourne

Ask your concierge to call SkyBus on +(61 3) 9600 1711 (quoting your
room number) to reserve a pick-up time for the SkyBus Hotel Transfer
Service.
It is advisable to book your pickup as early as possible. We can take
bookings up to 1 hour prior to departure (subject to availability).
Bookings must be made during operating hours - Monday to Friday
06:00 - 22:30, Saturday and Sunday 07:30 - 17:30. You will be taken to our
city terminal at Southern Cross Station to board an express SkyBus shuttle to
Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine).
Please note - if you are using our free city SkyBus Hotel Transfer Service,
allow 1.5hr between hotel pickup time & arrival at the airport.
Mercure Welcome Melbourne has direct pick up at hotel.
Skybus: $18 per person - 20 - 40 mins

Day 1, 2 & 3: 11 14/7 check out

Melbourne City
1. Queen Victoria Market
Victoria Market is
Melbournes major & must
visit tourist destination,
offering a variety of fruit
and vegetables, meat,
poultry and seafood,
gourmet and deli foods as
well as specialty delicacies.
It also has a large non-food related market, selling a diverse range
of clothing, shoes, jewelries and handmade art and crafts.
The friendly competition between stallholders, and their concern
for customers, is what gives the Market its Old World charm and
the addictive power to draw millions of visitors each year.
2. Melbourne Gaol
To see their hero Ned Kelly's cell and where he is hanged. Then go
to the police station next door to kenna charged and put into the
Fitzroy Gardens
To see Cook's Cottage. Must pay to go in and see. No need, just
take picture outside. Walk the gardens and then at night take tram
to Flinders Station to see the happenings at night.
3.

4. Melbourne City Circle Tram

The City Circle Tram in
Melbourne operates daily
along a city circuit passing
a number of Melbourne
attractions.
Travel is completely free
on the City Circle Tram
and you are getting a
running commentary on
the places of interest along its route. You can get off the tram at
any of its stops, so you can visit particular attractions at close hand,
and catch the next one.
o Clockwise service
Flinders Street > Harbour Esplanade > Docklands
Drive > La Trobe Street > Victoria Street > Nicholson
Street > Spring Street > Flinders Street
o Anti-clockwise service
Flinders Street > Spring Street > Nicholson Street >
Victoria Parade > La Trobe Street > Docklands Drive
> Harbour Esplanade > Flinders Street
5.

6. Victoria State Library

7. Supreme Court of Victoria
8. Etihad Stadium
9. Flinders Street Station
Flinders Street Station is
among Melbournes most
recognizable landmarks &
the busiest suburban
railway Station in the
southern hemisphere.
The Melbournian idiom
Ill meet you under the
clocks refers to the row of clocks above the main entrance, which
indicate the departure time of the next train on each line.
10.Habour Town / Melbourne City Marina
Harbour Town Melbourne is an exciting mix of brand direct
outlets, specialty stores, entertainment and attractions.
Offering a diverse mix of fashion, jewellery, gifts, homewares,
leisure/sportswear and general merchandise, Harbour Town is
more than great shopping.
Experience two levels of unique laneway shopping with over 90
outlet stores dedicated to offering shoppers up to 70% off the
regular retail price of premium brands.
Opening Hours
Monday Thursday & Saturday 10.00am 6.00pm
Friday 10.00am 9.00pm
Sunday 10.00am 5.00pm
Getting There
Free City Circle Tram
The Free City Circle Tram stops right outside Harbour Town
Shopping Centre.
Tram

 No.30 via La Trobe Street to cnr La Trobe Street and Harbour

Esplanade
No.70 via Flinders Street to Waterfront City/ Harbour Town
No.86 via Bourke Street to Waterfront City/ Harbour Town
Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle
The Free Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle will stop directly at the
Harbour
Town Tourism Lounge, buses will run every 25
minutes.

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12.Day 4 &5 - 14/7 (Tue) & 15/7 (Wed) Yarra Valley

13.
14.Healesvile Sanctuary
Tucked in to the foothills of the Yarra Ranges, Healesville
Sanctuary offers a distinctly Australian wildlife experience and an
introduction to the sights and sounds of the bush.
Get close to over 200 species of Australian wildlife, including
platypus, koalas, emus, Tasmanian devils, lyrebirds, wombats and
eagles. Daily Meet the Keeper sessions are an ideal way to learn
from the experts who care for the animals.
Catch the spectacular Birds of Prey presentation everyday at
12pm & 2.30pm, starring the wedge-tailed eagle with its two-metre
wingspan, and the peregrine falcon as it dives from the top of a
gum tree.
o Opening Hours:
Daily 9.00am to 5.00pm
o Price:
Adult AUD 24.40
Children AUD 12.10
Family ( 2 Adults + 2 Children ) AUD 55.50
15. Yarra Valley Wineries
i)
Domaine Chandon
Opening hours: 10.30am to 4.30pm
Address: 727 Maroondah Hwy, Coldstream, Victoria 3770
Directions:
From the centre of Melbourne, it takes approximately 1 hr to travel to
Domaine Chandon. If you are travelling direct to Domaine Chandon from
the Melbourne Airport it will take about an hour.
http://chandon.com.au/
ii)

Yarra valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery

Opening hours: 9am to 5pm
Address: 35 Old Healesville Rd, Yarra Glen VIC 3775, Australia

16.

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iii)

De bortoli winery restaurant

Opening hours: 10am to 5pm
Sell Cheese & Wine. Restaurant available.
http://debortoliyarra.com.au/cellar-door.html

Accommodation: Deville at Healesville Hotel

174 Pine Avenue, Yarra Valley, Australia 3777
18.
19. Day 6, 7 & 8
20.
21.Great Ocean Road
22.
23.Day 6 - 16/7 Wed: Melbourne to Apollo Bay
24.187 km/116 miles, about 3 hours
25.
26.Melbourne Torquay (approx. 1hr).
27.Home to some of Australia's best-known surf beaches, Torquay marks the
official beginning of the Great Ocean Road.
28.Stop at nearby Anglesea and take a detour to the golf course, famous for
the kangaroos lounging under the trees surrounding the greens.
29.Magnificent coastal views will dominate the next 30 km as you drive to
beach town Lorne, the perfect spot for lunch fish and chips on the
beach is a must. (Stop at Lorne for Lunch)
30.
31.Lorne Kennett River (approx. 20mins).
32.See Koalas bear. Take some birdseed for their flighty friends then follow
the 'koala walk' with your camera ready.
33.
34.As you make your way to Apollo Bay, you'll travel up along cliff-tops
offering incredible views and alongside wild beaches take time to stop
at the lookouts for photos, or beachside for a stroll.
35.From coastal town Apollo Bay, follow the Great Ocean Road into the
lush Otway National Park, and turn off to the Cape Otway light station

(about a 50-minute drive). Take a tour of the oldest surviving lighthouse

in mainland Australia, climb to the top 90 metres above sea level and see
where the Bass Strait meets the Southern Ocean.
36.
37.Make your way back to Apollo Bay for the night. Dine at Chris's at
Beacon's Point, where gourmet food is complemented by spectacular
cliff-top views, and sleep next to the beach at Whitecrest. Or escape it all
at the Great Ocean Eco Lodge, a conservation centre nestled 25
kilometres away in the Otway National Park, for an extraordinary
encounter with native wildlife.
38. Accommodation (GOR Apollo Bay)
39.
40.Seafarers Getaway Resort
41.
42.
43.Day 7 17/7 Thurs: Apollo Bay to Port Fairy
44.189 km/117 miles, about 3 hours
45.
46.1 hour drive:
47.From Apollo Bay, follow the Great Ocean Road into the lush rainforest of
the Otway National Park and turn off to the Otway Fly Tree Top Walk, 1
hr drive. Reach for the sky along the treetop canopy walkway the
longest & tallest of its type in the world or up the adrenaline with a zipline tour.
48.
49.Back on the Great Ocean Road, get your camera ready for the spectacular
coastline leading to Port Campbell and its famous 12 Apostles, a group of
magnificent rock stacks rising up from the Southern Ocean. Descend all
86 of the Gibson Steps to walk down to the wild beach for a ground-level
view of the 12 Apostles. Take plenty of time to stop at lookouts over the
cliffs of the Loch Ard Gorge &, just beyond Port Campbell, the
hauntingly beautiful Bay of Islands & london bridge Helicopter rides
available too.
50.

51.Continue along the Great Ocean Road west, to Warrnambool. Explore the
maritime capital's history then head to the viewing platforms at Logans
Beach (remember to bring bino) to spot its impressive winter visitors:
southern right & blue whales. Catching a glimpse of these giants
schooling their calves just offshore is truly awe-inspiring.
52.
53.Warrnambool -> Port Fairy take the turn-off to Tower Hill State Game
Reserve, 15mins drive.
54.Take to the walking tracks, keeping an eye out for koalas, emus,
kangaroos & waterbirds who roam freely among the hills and lake-filled
craters of this extinct volcano. Visit the Worn Gundidj Visitor Centre to
find out more about the reserve's Aboriginal and geological history.
55.
56.Accommodation:
57.Quest Warrnambool 4.5 Star Hotel
58.15-19 Liebig Street Warrnambool Warrnambool, Australia
59.
60.
61.Day 8 18/7 Fri: Port Fairy to Melbourne
62.Spend the morning exploring charming fishing village Port Fairy. Wander
along the river, visit the beaches, or follow one of the historic walking
trails to see old whalers' cottages & grand public buildings. For more
wildlife, take a cruise out to the seal colony just offshore on Lady Julia
Percy Island.
63.
64.From here, choose your own adventure:
65.Trace your trip back along the Great Ocean Road, stopping to spend more
time at your favourite spots and photo opps.
66.Extend your roadtrip by a couple of days and take Great Southern
Touring Route north to Dunkeld & Halls Gap to visit the magnificent
Grampians mountain range and the historic goldfields on your way back
to Melbourne.
67.Go on a culinary crusade via craft breweries and top regional restaurants
on the short inland route back to Melbourne via Colac (below).
68.Inland route, via Colac

69.
70.288 km/179 miles, about 3.5 hours
71.Make your way back through Warrnambool and along the easy inland
route towards Colac (approximately 140 kilometres). Along the way
(about 1 hr drive) stop at Camperdown for a cup of tea & for 360-degree
views from Mt Leura and Mt Sugarloaf, the highest points between the
coastal ranges & the rolling western plains.
72.
73.Continue on the road to nearby Colac, & prepare your appetite for the
gourmet-food and craft-beer detours ahead.
74.Quench your thirst at craft breweries Otway Estate and the Forrest
Brewing Company, nestled in the foothills and hinterland of the stunning
Otways.
75.Wile away your afternoon with a gourmet meal at Brae, near Birregurra,
just 20 minutes from Colac.
76.
77.From Winchelsea, turn off and travel 20 kilometres north to tiny
Inverleigh which is home to Gladioli, one of Victoria's best regional
restaurants, hatted in The Age Good Food Guide. Appetite sated, make
the easy one-hour drive from Inverleigh back to Melbourne.
78.
79.Flight to Sydney.

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vi)

Coffee Place:
http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Melbourne/Things-todo/Food-and-wine/Cafes/Coffee

vii)
viii) Best Breakfast Spot:
ix) http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Melbourne/Things-todo/Food-and-wine/Cafes/Best-breakfast-spots
x)
xi) CBD Breakfast Place:
xii) http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Melbourne/Things-todo/Food-and-wine/Cafes/Breakfast-in-the-CBD
xiii)
xiv) Best Resturants:
xv) http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Melbourne/Things-todo/Food-and-wine/Restaurants/Best-restaurants
xvi)
xvii)
xviii) Getting Around the City:
xix) http://ptv.vic.gov.au/getting-around/visiting-melbourne/
xx)
1)

2) Get Opal Card at Airport: for travelling in sydney

3) https://www.opal.com.au/
xxi)
xxii) Itinerary (SYD)
1 Jenolan Caves 4655 Jenolan Caves Rd, Jenolan NSW
Jenolan Caves
I consider this the top tourist attraction and natural wonder to be seen in
the Blue Mountains. This is a full day trip experience. From Katoomba,
the caves are approximately one hour away.
Cave activities include self-guided tours, guide-led tours, adventure
caving, night and ghost tours and cave concerts.
The unspoilt rather mystical natural features of this 2011 Tourism
Australia Award winner are what makes this place so special. The ancient
limestone caves are awe-inspiring and the aqua waters of the Blue Lake
from whence you can take the Jenolan River Walk, truly magical.
The caves maintain a constant temperature of about 15 to 16 degrees
Celsius, so it's still a viable option during winter. Technically, the caves
are indoors although I'm not too sure of the accuracy of that.
Tours to the caves are at set times during the day and take different
amounts of time to complete. Look up the Jenolan Caves website before
you go. In terms of food you have two options, the onsite cafeteria or the
more expensive Chisolm's restaurant in Caves House.
The Blue Mountain Approx. 90 mins drive from Sydney CBD. NSW
Scenic World is a privately owned tourist attraction located here in
Katoomba, featuring 4 attractions the Scenic Skyway, Scenic
Cableway, Scenic Walkway and Scenic Railway.
Wentworth Falls
Three Sisters
Incline Railway
Cafes & Bakery

 Featherdale Wildlife Park - http://www.featherdale.com.au

xxiii)
xxiv) the Blue Mountains Drive takes one
along the winding cliff tops on a route
that accesses the major lookouts and
natural attractions. These include the
Three Sisters at Echo Point, Sublime
Point, the Leura Cascades, Wentworth
Falls lookouts, Wentworth Falls Lake
and the Valley of the Waters picnic
area. It takes approximately one hour
to complete the route if you include
stops
xxv)
xxvi)

Taronga Zoo Via Ferry at Circular Quay, Eco Hopper @ $40/pax, unlimited 24hrs

Queen Victoria Building 455 George St, Sydney NSW

Shopping
Sydney Harbor Bridge
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Tower - 100 Market St, Sydney NSW
The National Maritime Museum 2 Murray St, Sydney NSW
Watsons Bay
Paddington Market
Sydney Fish Market
Chinatown
The Rock
IMAX
Power House Museum

http://www.visitnsw.com/things-to-do/nature-and-parks/whale-watching
GRAND PACIFIC DRIVE & JERVIS BAY DOLPHINS
http://www.lastminutedaytours.com/grand-pacific-drive-jervis-baydolphins.html
http://www.wildaboutwhales.com.au/top-spots