Ride the Kuranda Scenic Railway through tunnels and across bridges into the rainforest village of Kuranda. Browse its arts and crafts, then take in the forest from above on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway.

The railway and cableway provide contrasting views of the Wet Tropics: one follows a historic mountain route, while the other travels over the canopy. This Optional Experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to availability.

Cruise the wetlands at Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures for a close look at the habitat of the saltwater crocodile. The boat passes through Melaleuca wetlands, where a guide helps you watch for wildlife.

This Cairns-region wildlife visit can be paired with a Kuranda outing, offering a different perspective on Far North Queensland’s natural environments. Wildlife sightings cannot be guaranteed. The experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to availability.

Step inside the Sydney Opera House with a Local Specialist to learn the story behind its distinctive shell-like roof and the building that reshaped Australia’s international image. The guided visit reveals more than its familiar harbour silhouette.

Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the Opera House opened in 1973 and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Explore its history and cultural role at one of the world’s most recognisable performing arts venues.

Cruise Sydney Harbour while enjoying a lunch menu focused on local food and wine. From the water, take in the harbour’s coves and shoreline alongside views of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge.

The cruise offers a perspective on the natural harbour that helped shape Sydney’s growth. Combining sightseeing with a hosted meal, it gives you time to appreciate both the city’s famous landmarks and the waterways that connect its neighbourhoods.

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Meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers over a welcome dinner at a restaurant on Melbourne’s waterfront. The shared meal offers a relaxed introduction to the group, with views across the Yarra River.

The river runs through the heart of a city known for its dining culture and lively waterside precincts. This hosted evening is a chance to settle in, share first impressions and get a feel for Melbourne.

Watch sunset over Uluru with sparkling wine and light refreshments in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. From the red earth and spinifex grass, see the sandstone formation shift in colour as the light changes across the desert.

Uluru holds profound cultural significance for the Anangu, its Traditional Owners. This outdoor gathering offers time to take in the scale of the landscape and the changing sky without treating the rock as simply a scenic backdrop.

Walk into Walpa Gorge between the towering sandstone domes of Kata Tjuta, following the path to a lookout. Their steep walls and the desert vegetation create a strikingly different setting from nearby Uluru.

Kata Tjuta is part of the Anangu cultural landscape of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Enjoy sunset over the domes with a glass of sparkling wine, taking in the shifting colours and expansive desert views from this quieter vantage point.

Visit Bondi Beach and walk along its broad stretch of sand, taking in the surf, ocean views and busy beachfront. This is a chance to experience a place closely associated with Sydney’s outdoor way of life.

Bondi’s beach culture has long drawn swimmers, surfers and visitors to this Pacific-facing shore. Time beside the water lets you see that everyday atmosphere for yourself, beyond the familiar photographs of its curved bay.

Watch Little Penguins return to shore at Phillip Island’s Penguin Parade. From the viewing area, observe the birds emerge from the sea and make their way toward their burrows as daylight fades.

Little Penguins are the world’s smallest penguin species, and their nightly return is a memorable glimpse of coastal wildlife. This Optional Experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to availability.

Explore Melbourne on a History and Donuts Walking Tour, combining a guided walk with a taste of the city’s café and bakery culture. It is an alternative way to discover central Melbourne on foot.

The experience pairs local stories with sweet stops, offering a different perspective from the main city walk. Routes and tastings may vary. This optional tour is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to availability.

Travel the Great Ocean Road along Victoria’s southern coast to see the Twelve Apostles, limestone stacks rising from the Southern Ocean. The outing also includes a stop in the seaside town of Apollo Bay.

Wind and waves have shaped this coast into cliffs and isolated rock formations, making the journey as scenic as its best-known viewpoint. This Optional Experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to availability.

Walk among Bruce Munro’s Field of Light near Uluru as thousands of illuminated stems glow across the desert before sunrise. See their colours change in the darkness, with Uluru visible in the distance.

The experience continues to a sand-dune viewpoint where you can watch daylight spread across the landscape. The installation offers an artistic interpretation of the desert rather than a natural light display. This Optional Experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to availability.

Float above the Atherton Tablelands by hot air balloon for an elevated view of the country inland from Cairns. From the basket, take in the patchwork of rural land and the broad tropical landscape as the light changes.

Ballooning offers a quiet, unhurried way to see a different side of Far North Queensland. Flights depend on suitable weather conditions. This Optional Experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to availability.

Walk through central Melbourne with your Travel Director, passing Victorian-era buildings, historic shopping arcades and the narrow laneways that give the city much of its character. See Federation Square, a contemporary gathering place for art and public events.

Nearby, view the Gothic Revival exterior of St Paul’s Cathedral. The walk pairs Melbourne’s nineteenth-century architecture with its modern cultural life, while the scent of coffee drifting from laneway cafés provides a distinctly local backdrop.

Greet the dawn at Uluru with a warming hot cocoa as early light reaches the sandstone. Watch its surface move through muted browns, oranges and reds while the surrounding desert gradually comes into view.

The quiet of sunrise brings a different perspective to this vast formation in the heart of the Red Centre. With time to observe the changing light, the experience centres on the landscape itself and its importance to the Anangu people.

Explore the base of Uluru with your Travel Director and learn about ancient rock art and the Anangu people who care for this landscape. See details of the rock at close range that are easily missed from a distant lookout.

Uluru is part of a living cultural landscape in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Anangu stories and knowledge provide context for its significance, making this visit more than an encounter with one of Australia’s best-known natural landmarks.

Meet an Anangu artist at Walkatjara Art Uluru for an introduction to Western Desert art. Learn about totems and symbols important to the region, and how they are represented in paintings and installations.

Hearing directly from an Indigenous artist offers insight into the cultural and spiritual connections between people, story and Country. This MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® experience supports an Indigenous art enterprise while giving travellers a more informed way to engage with the landscape.

Share a waterfront dinner at Salt House in Cairns, where the menu highlights regional seafood and fresh local ingredients. The restaurant’s custom-built Argentinian wood-fired grill brings a distinctive cooking style to the evening.

Set beside Cairns’ marina, the meal offers a sociable way to experience the tropical city’s food scene. It is a hosted dining occasion rather than a routine hotel dinner, with time to compare discoveries from Far North Queensland around the table.

Cruise by high-speed catamaran to the Great Barrier Reef for a day exploring its marine environment. Snorkel with the provided mask and fins, or stay dry and view the reef from a semi-submersible craft. A local guide shares insights into its ecology.

This UNESCO World Heritage-listed reef system is home to diverse corals and fish. An onboard tropical buffet lunch is included, leaving time to enjoy both the underwater scenery and the open-air journey across Queensland’s coastal waters.

Tour the Art Gallery of New South Wales with a Local Specialist, exploring First Nations and Australian art through the themes of land, story and identity. A shared lunch forms part of this Be My Guest experience.

Set near Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden, the gallery provides space to consider how artists express connections to Country and contemporary life. Expert interpretation adds context to the works on view, making this a cultural encounter as well as a gallery visit.

Dine outdoors at an Uluru BBQ and watch the desert colours change as evening settles over the Red Centre. An informative star talk draws attention to the southern night sky.

With little urban light in the surrounding desert, the setting lends itself to observing the stars and enjoying the landscape beyond daylight hours. This hosted dinner is an experience in its own right. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to availability.

Explore the Daintree Rainforest on a guided interpretive walk and learn about traditional hunting and gathering skills. Search for bush tucker, including fish and mussels, with the opportunity to eat what you catch.

The Daintree forms part of Queensland’s Wet Tropics, a region celebrated for its ancient rainforest ecosystems. This activity brings a practical, cultural dimension to time spent in nature. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to availability.

Discover the Blue Mountains on a day trip from Sydney, taking in its eucalyptus-covered valleys and the Three Sisters rock formation. Hear an Aboriginal story associated with these sandstone pillars.

The ranges offer a change of scene from the harbour city, with open viewpoints and the blue haze for which they are named. This Optional Experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to availability.