Australia | Iconic Cultural Journey through Sydney, Ayers Rock and Cairns

Day 1: USA / Sydney |

After a comfortable overnight flight, awake to find yourself in the land down under. Arrive in Sydney where your private transfers await and settle into your Club InterContinental room at InterContinental Sydney for four nights, with personalized check-in and access to the Club Lounge with daily breakfast, afternoon snacks and evening appetizers and cocktails. The flavors of Sydney can also be found inside the sandstone facades of the hotel's Treasury Building, originally built in 1851 and now housing InterContinental Sydney's three restaurants and bars.

Day 2: Sydney |

Enjoy an informative, guided walk learning ancient cultures onThe Rocks Aboriginal Heritage Excursion. Participate in a cultural acknowledgment with ochre, handle native materials, hear the stories of Aboriginal Dream Time and learn the connection of modern Sydney to its historical past.

Days 3 - 4: Sydney |

Enjoy a full-day Private Blue Mountains Excursion, a spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site. The day begins at Featherdale Wildlife Park where you can meet and pet koalas, kangaroos, wallabies and wombats, followed by a visit and lunch in the heart of the Blue Mountains. Complete the day with a drive around Cliff Drive toward Katoomba, viewing the incredible sites of Jamieson Valley and The Three Sisters from Eagle Hawk, followed by a stop at the breathtaking Wentworth Falls. The following day, explore the historic Rocks District with lively pubs and eateries, Argyle Cut, Bondi Beach or Darling Harbour.

Day 5: Sydney / Ayers Rock |

After a comfortable flight from Sydney, relax in your complimentary transfers then settle in to your spacious guestroom at Sails in the Desert Hotel for three nights with stunning Uluru views. beauty. Dual World Heritage-listed Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is a living cultural landscape, covering an area over 311,000 acres. Australia's most recognizable natural icon and one of the world's largest monoliths Uluru (Ayers Rock) is the region's gem and the iconic, sacred red domes of Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) stand nearby.

Days 6 - 8: Ayers Rock |

Start your day with a memorable sunrise over Uluru and Kata Tjuta with a campfire breakfast on the Desert Awakenings Experience. Then receive a guided experience of the national park including Mutitjulu waterhole, Anangu cave paintings and the Cultural Center.

The following day, enjoy an Uluru Sacred Sites & Sunset BBQ Dinner.Browse Aboriginal art at the Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre, travel the base of Uluru and hike to Mutitjulu Waterhole as your guide interprets the rock paintings, then conclude with incredible sunset views, an Australian barbeque and constellation viewing.