Australia Luxury Family Trip Review: Kuranda, Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Wildlife Encounters, Rain Forest, Great Barrier Reef

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Ann Marie E.

8.28.2019

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Which Country (Countries) did you visit on this trip?

Australia

Your overall comments on the trip and the travel company:

The trip was awesome and I high recommend the travel company. Our travel planner worked with us back and forth to get an itinerary that we were all happy with and suited my family. As he is actually situated in Australia, you have the benefit of first-hand knowledge. As this trip was planned only a few months before our departure, our planner had the added pressure of finding availability on short notice. All basically went smoothly with the trip--a few hiccups are always expected with international travel and the planner stepped up to rectify these hiccups. The lodgings he recommended were great and we enjoyed every aspect of the trip. We will definitely use this travel company if our travels lead us back to Australia or perhaps to New Zealand.

What were the most enjoyable or memorable parts of your trip?

The first lodge we stayed in was one of our favorites. Situated in the rain forest, yet luxurious, it was the perfect start to our trip. Loved Kurunda and getting to hold a Koala--note the whole village shuts down at 3:30, so plan accordingly. Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef was awesome and not to be missed. Also loved the private meeting with a wildlife carer and baby kangaroo our planner set up for us in Alice Springs. Suprisingly, the Australia Zoo was also one of our favorite days. I usually prefer to see animals in their natural habitat, but we really enjoyed this zoo. We loved the Koala Encounter here--lot's of snuggle time with an adorable koala. Finishing off at the Sunshine Coast and then Sydney was a great relaxing way to end the trip.

If you could take your trip again, what would you do differently?

I might have put in a rest day after doing the top end safari at Darwin. From getting back to the hotel at 9 pm (and having issues with the room) and then having to leave at 530 am for a flight to Alice Springs/Ayers Rock, we were exhausted. I would also not do the sunrise hike at Kata Tjuta and Walpa Gorge (if we had a rest day after the safari this might have been ok). It was very cold--we were unprepared for how cold and windy it actually was--and in retrospect, would have preferred to sleep in and just do Ayers Rock in the afternoon. We would have had some time to go to the Camel Farm (which my kids wanted to do but couldn't fit in) and walk around town. Otherwise, all was great and really loved the itinerary.

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Australia Luxury Family Trip Review: Kuranda, Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Wildlife Encounters, Rain Forest, Great Barrier Reef

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