Review: Family Trip to Australia, Hamilton Island, Whitehaven Beach, Blue Mountains, Great Barrier Reef Diving, Wildlife & Nature

I would recommend booking dinner reservations in Hamilton island prior to arrival. We didn't know that this option was available and when we got there, the restaurants that we wanted to visit were all booked up. We ended up eating all our dinners at cafes and more casual places, which the food wasn't the best.

As well, I would conduct some more research in some of the activities planned to understand the physical requirements to avoid last minute changes and cancellations, which could've provided some cost savings.

We've used Zicasso for our Italy trip and it was amazing. Everything was organized for us, including all transportation being picked up from hotels and such and we found that it was very much different in Australia that we didn't have this prearranged so I would recommend downloading the Uber app and using that for transport while there to save on some costs. 

Lastly, I'm not sure that I would visit Blue Mountains via the Trolley Tour. The Jenolan Caves were really great but found Scenic World to be very touristy and the Trolley Tour to be underwhelming. We may have opted to spend more time elsewhere.

TRAVEL COMPANY COMMENTS:

Thank you very much for taking the time to provide a detailed review of your trip, Kerrie – much appreciated ! This feedback is always very helpful in assisting us to continually improve and perfect our services, as well as provide the best experience and activity options for each of our clients. We will certainly take your comments on board and be always mindful of the points you raised for future travel planning.