Sydney >> Melbourne Australia! (5-14 Dec 2008)

10-Day Sydney-Melbourne Australia Adventure

Date	Programme	Time	Accommodation
5-6 Dec (Fri-Sat) D1-2	Flight: JQ62 Depart: Singapore – Changi Airport, Terminal 1 Arrival: Darwin – Darwin Airport, International Terminal Flight: JQ74 Depart: Darwin – Darwin Airport, Domestic Terminal Arrival: Sydney – Kingsford Smith Airport, Domestic Terminal - Chinatown (Dixon street) - Paddy’s Market (Haymarket) - Sydney Opera House / Sydney Harbour Bridge / Rocks Market - Royal Botanic Gardens	2230 0440 0845 1440	Sydney CBD Westend Backpackers 412 Pitt St, Sydney, NSW 2000 T: +61 2 9280 4110 http://www.legendhasitwestend.com.au D: Sydney
7 Dec (Sun) D3	- Harbour Cruise - Sydney Fish Market - Proceed to Katoomba		Sydney to Katoomba: 51 km B: Sydney L: Sydney D: Blue Mountains Katoomba (1st night) 3 Sisters Motel 348 Katoomba Street, Katoomba, NSW 2780 T: +61 2 4782 2911 http://www.3sistersmotel.com.au
8 Dec (Mon) D4	- Scenic World - Echo Point Lookout / Echo Point / The Three Sisters Katoomba – Leura (2.5 km) (via Birdwood Ave à Echo Point Rd à Cliff Drive) South of Leura: - Gordon Falls (waterfall) - Sublime Point (lookout) OR Katoomba – Blackheath (11 km) (via Katoomba Street à Main Street à Bathurst Rd) East of Blackheath: - Govett’s Leap (lookout) - Bridal Veil Falls (highest waterfall in Blue Mountains) - Evans Lookout		B: Blue Mountains (provided) L: Blue Mountains D: Blue Mountains Katoomba (2nd night)
9 Dec (Tue) D5	Katoomba – Wollongong (162 km) Wollongong – Shellharbour (30 km via Grand Pacific Drive 10) - Warrawong (enroute) - Lake Illawarra (enroute) - Windang / Warilla (enroute) Shellharbour – Kiama (16 km via Grand Pacific Drive 10) - Shell Cove / Dunmore (enroute) - Cathedral Rocks (east of Bombo) West of Kiama: - Saddleback Mountain Lookout (via Saddleback Mountain Rd 4) - Jamberoo / Minnamurra Rainforest / Minnamurra Falls / Minnamurra River (14 km from Kiama via Jamberoo Mountain Rd 9) - Illawarra Lookout / Carrington Falls (via Jamberoo Mountain Rd 9) Kiama: - Blowhole / Lighthouse / Rock Pool - Endeavour Lookout - Little Blowhole		Katoomba to Kiama: 208 km B: Blue Mountains (provided) L: Wollongong / Shellharbour D: Kiama Kiama Kiama Cove Motel 10 Bong Bong Street, Kiama T: +61 2 4232 3000 http://www.kiamacove.com.au
10 Dec (Wed) D6	(all routes via Princes Highway 1) Kiama – Berry (27 km) Berry – Nowra (12 km) West of Berry (15 km via Kangaroo Valley Rd 7): - Kangaroo Valley (Hampden Suspension Bridge / Rocking Horse) - Cambewarra Mountain Lookout (18 km via Tourist Drive 8 from Kangeroo Valley to Nowra) Nowra – Ulladulla (69 km) - Huskisson (23 km from Nowra – gateway town of Jervis Bay) - Jervis Bay (white-sand beaches / sea grass beds / deep-water cliffs with caves / dolphins) - Bewong / Wandandian / Conjola / Milton (enroute) Ulladulla – Batemans Bay (53 km) - Burrill Lake (enroute) - Termeril / East Lynne (enroute) Batemans Bay – Moruya (25 km) - Mogo (enroute) Moruya – Narooma (44 km) - Bodalla (enroute) Narooma – Bega (86 km) - Cobargo / Brogo (enroute) - Mumbulla Mountain / Mumbulla Falls (14 km from Highway) - Bega Valley Lookout (enroute) Bega – Merimbula (32 km) Merimbula: - Merimbula Lake Boardwalk - Merimbula Beach - Spencer Park Beach		Kiama to Merimbula: 348 km B: Kiama (provided) L: Enroute D: Merimbula Merimbula Pelican Motor Inn 18 Merimbula Drive, Merimbula, NSW 2548 T: +61 2 6495 1933 http://www.pelicanmotorinn.com.au
11 Dec (Thu) D7	(all routes via Princes Highway 1) Merimbula – Eden (27 km) - Pambula (enroute) - Pambula Beach (4 km from Pambula – home to hundreds of kangaroos) - South Pambula (enroute) - Ben Boyd National Park / The Pinnacles / Haycock Point (via unsealed Haycocks Rd) Eden – Orbost (185 km) - Kiah (enroute) - Ben Boyd National Park / Boyd’s Tower / Davidson Whaling Station (16 km via Boyd Rd – eroded coastline / sea caves) - Genoa / Cann River / Bellbird Creek / Cabbage Tree Creek (enroute) - Orbost (enroute – Visitor Information Centre in historic Slab Hut) - Snowy River National Park / Raymond Creek Falls (via Yalmy Rd 6 from Orbost) Orbost – Lakes Entrance (60 km) - Newmerella / Nowa Nowa (enroute) Lakes Entrance: - Ninety Mile Beach (cross footbridge) - Flagstaff Lookout - Jemmys Point Reserve - Gippsland Lakes		Merimbula to Lakes Entrance: 272 km B: Merimbula L: Enroute D: Lakes Entrance Lakes Entrance Heyfield Motel & Apartments 115 Esplanade, Lakes Entrance, Lakes & Wilderness, Victoria 3909 T: +61 3 5155 1711 http://www.heyfieldmotel.com
12 Dec (Fri) D8	(1st 4 routes via Princes Highway 1) Lakes Entrance – Bairnsdale (36 km) - Kalimna / Swan Reach / Johnsonville / Nicholson (enroute) - Eagle Point (15km via Highway C604 from Bairnsdale – natural silt jetties 8 km in length) Bairnsdale – Sale (69 km) - Stratford (enroute) - Lake Guthridge Parklands (middle of Sale town – botanic gardens / wetland lake & boardwalk) Sale – Traralgon (41 km) - Kilmany / Rosedale / Flynn (enroute) Traralgon – Morwell (13 km) - Morwell Centenary Rose Garden (Morwell, Commercial Rd) Morwell – Inverloch (84 km – via Strzelecki Highway B460) - Mirboo North (enroute – street murals) - Leongatha / Leongatha South (enroute) Inverloch – San Remo (53 km – via Bass Highway A420) - Cape Paterson (12 km from Inverloch – coastal drive) - Wonthaggi / Dalyston / Kilcunda / Anderson (enroute) - Fishing Port (San Remo) San Remo – Cowes (14 km – via Philip Island Tourist Drive B420 & Thompson Ave) Cowes: - The Esplanade - Penguin Parade - The Nobbies (rock formation) - Seal Rocks - Koala Conservation Centre - Woolamai Surf Beach		Lakes Entrance to Cowes: 310 km B: Lakes Entrance L: Enroute D: Cowes Cowes, Philip Island Coachman Motel & Holiday Units 51 Chapel Street, Cowes, Victoria 3922 T: +61 3 5952 1098 http://www.coachmanmotel.com.au/units
13 Dec (Sat) D9	Cowes – San Remo (14 km – via Thompson Ave & Philip Island Tourist Drive B420) San Remo – Melbourne (117 km – via Bass Highway A420, South Gippsland Highway 180 & Princes Highway 1) - Anderson / Bass / Grantville / Tooradin / Cranbourne / Dandenong / Springvale / St. Kilda (enroute) Melbourne: - Chinatown - Queen Victorian Market - Royal Botanic Gardens - Yarra River		Cowes to Melbourne: 131 km B: Cowes L: Melbourne D: Melbourne Melbourne CBD Hotel Formula 1 97-103 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 T: +61 3 9642 0064 http://www.accorhotels.com.au
14 Dec (Sun) D10	Flight: SQ238 Depart: Melbourne – Melbourne Airport, Terminal 2 Arrival: Singapore – Changi Airport	1120 1555	B: Melbourne