Victa Matey Pass (Sydney to Adelaide)

  Australia

• Melbourne: 
Melbourne
• Sydney: 
Sydney
• Adelaide: 
Adelaide
• Canberra: 
Canberra

Description: Victa Matey Pass - Sydney to Adelaide

Brochure Pass Price: AUD520

Local Payments: AUD 210

Pay to Oz Experience: AUD210
Includes:

Sydney to Melbourne:
- 2 night's multi-share accommodation (incl. bed linen)
- Meals: 2B, 2D
- National park fees

Melbourne to Adelaide:
- 2 night's multi-share accommodation (incl. bed linen)
- Meals: 2B, 2D
- Park entry fees, entry to Otway Fly Treetop Walk

Itinerary:

Sydney to Thredbo Alpine Village* (via Canberra) (zz)
Our first stop today is the capital city of Australia Canberra - where the Prime Minister hangs out. See for yourself how a custom-made capital city is built as you take in the view from Mt. Ainslie, take a tour of Parliament House, check out a few embassies and see other city highlights. We travel via Cooma, learning about the historically important Snowy Hydro-Electric Scheme on our way to Thredbo. *In ski season (Jun-Sep) we stay in Jindabyne and during winter, have time to play in the snow at the ski resort of Perisher/Smiggins (optional toboggan hire or snow tube at own expense). (D)

Thredbo to Lakes Entrance via Snowy River Country (zz)
Grab your hiking boots and cameras, this morning we're going to the "Roof of Australia". There's a chairlift (own expense, but we get a great deal!) express up the mountain! You can walk to the summit of Australia's highest mountain, Mt Kosciuszko, or to the viewing point. After lunch, it's a spectacular drive along Barry Way, watching the Snowy River wind along below us. Tonight we stay in the coastal town of Lakes Entrance, the Gateway to the Gippsland Lakes and Australia's longest beach Ninety Mile Beach. (BD)

Lakes Entrance to Wilsons Promontory NP and Melbourne (zz)
We travel to mainland Australia's most southerly point, Wilsons Promontory National Park. Walk along gleaming beaches, hike along amazing granite rock formations and learn about coastal flora and native wildlife. You might even see emus and wombats! We finish our tour traveling to Melbourne through pastoral landscapes in South Gippsland. (B)

Melbourne to Princetown (zz)
We begin our journey traveling via Geelong to Torquay - stopping to shop at Quicksilver and Rip Curl - before continuing on to world famous Bells Beach. Here we commence our journey on the renowned Great Ocean Road, one of the most spectacular coastal roads in Australia. Hugging the coastline we stop to view Koalas, pass through the seaside town of Lorne then break for lunch at Apollo Bay. In the afternoon we travel through the magnificent cool temperate rainforest of the Otway NP, spend time at the awesome Otway Fly, (a 25 metre high elevated tree top walk) and view sunset at the Twelve Apostles. Tonight we stay in the coastal township of Princetown.

Princetown to Grampians NP (zz)
We take the Gibson Steps down to the beach for another look at the Twelve Apostles and then check out Loch Ard Gorge before continuing along the western end of the Great Ocean Road viewing London Bridge, Bay of Martyrs and Bay of Islands. We take a break at Warrnambool; where you may view whales (seasonal). Traveling on through country Victoria, we arrive at the magnificent Grampians NP, calling in at Brambuks Aboriginal Cultural Center before accepting the challenge of a hike to the "Pinnacle". We finish the day with a walk to The Balconies & Reeds Lookout before arriving at our accommodation in the 'Heart of the Grampians' at Halls Gap.

Grampians NP to Adelaide
Today we spend the morning hiking to the bottom of MacKenzie Falls & Hollow Mountain for breathtaking views over the north of the Grampians before leaving this magical place. Traveling west, we break for lunch at Horsham then continue through the agricultural district of Victoria, into South Australia and Bordertown; home of the rare White Western Grey Kangaroos. We cross the mighty Murray River, the longest river system in Australia, then pass through the picturesque Adelaide Hills arriving into the city of Adelaide.

Note:
* (zz) = compulsory overnight stop required
* Recommended minimum trip time 8 days
* Pass price does not include accommodation
* Itinerary may vary due to seasonal & extreme weather conditions and national park requirements

Cost in US$: from AUD 520

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Australia Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Oz Experience's Mission Statement: Oz Experience is about travelling with trained professional guides who make the journey as good as the destination. It's our aim to take you to the hot spots and the 'off the beaten track' highlights. Best of all, it is on a bus tour dedicated to backpackers and travellers generally aged between 18 - 35 like you.