Australia Travel Review: 2 Week Trip to Uluru, Sailing in Sydney, Melbourne, Great Barrier Reef, Whitehaven Beach & Yarra Valley

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nick G.

3.25.2020

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

Australia

Your overall comments on the trip and the travel company:

This travel company did an incredible job of creating an amazing itinerary for us to visit Australia...we traveled from 3/1/2020 & returned home due to the covid 19 virus on 3/15/2020. They listened to our desires during the planning & the trip fulfilled & surpassed our expectations. The travel specialists were also available very quickly with any questions we had during the planning stages & especially responsive during the interruptions & concerns that the pandemic created. The itinerary packet was detailed in such a way that each day we felt very taken care of & sure of where to be & when to be there, how to dress & what the plan was. It created very stressfree traveling.
We can honestly say that needing to cancel our NZ part of the trip (with our travel specialist being in touch immediately to advise us to return to the US & not go onto NZ due to obvious reasons) did NOT make us feel "short changed" at all as we returned with such wonderful memories of Australia. When all the madness is over & the dust settles we hope to travel internationally again (perhaps making it to NZ! & we will call on this travel company without hesitation. They created a trip of a lifetime for us!

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

For my husband fulfilling a dream of visiting Uluru (Ayers Rock) was a highlight...our small private tours of Sydney & Uluru were especially enjoyable & informative. Our accommodations were very comfortable at each stop but we especially enjoyed the boutique hotels in Sydney & Melbourne where we stayed. Sailing on the Sydney harbor was very memorable & the Captain was an awesome tour guide on the harbor & great company. The helicopter tour over the Great Barrier Reef was wonderful as was the float plane that took us to Whitehaven Beach early in the morning before any crowds were there. We also loved the beautiful full breakfasts that were served at all our accommodations as they were delicious & eliminated any need for a noon meal.

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

I think we would forgo the wine & food tour in the Yarra Valley (though it was enjoyable, we live in the wine country in CA & it was too similar to being at home!) We would have spent another day exploring Melbourne by foot. We probably would have preferred another day in Sydney as well. In Sydney I would have researched what productions were happening in the small venues at the opera house & bought tickets to attend it. We have taken a day to walk around the city instead of going to the Blue Mts. In Uluru we enjoyed the hiking in & out of the canyons with the guide we had for those tours. After that introduction we would have liked to take the bus out to Uluru on our own to walk & hike around. We would not repeat the dinner under the stars or the field of lights.

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