• 2 Lunch (L)
• 10 Breakfast (B)
• 4 Dinner (D)

• A low to medium level of fitness is required. Most walks are on boardwalks however there is the opportunity to walk on the beach at Seal Bay and the track is quite steep in places.
  Guests will also have the opportunity to walk over the Remarkable Rocks so surfaces can be slippery and uneven. For guests wanting to walk down to Admirals Arch, there are quite a few steps. Other less active options are available however.?

• Day prior: Flights to arrive anytime into Sydney AirportDay 11: Flights to depart anytime from Adelaide Airport
  Airport to Hotel transfers are available to purchase on request.
  Flights to and from your tour are not included in the tour price.

• Comfortable walking shoes
  Warm layers in cooler months
  Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat
  Water bottle
  Camera

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Meet the Starr family at Gold Creek Station for a Be My Guest barbecue lunch on their working farm near Canberra. Hear firsthand accounts of raising livestock and making a living on the land while sharing a meal with your hosts.

The visit offers a personal introduction to rural Australian life, with the farm’s open paddocks and family stories providing a different perspective from the cities on the tour.

Explore Australian Parliament House in Canberra at your own pace, with the opportunity to walk its grounds or take a self-guided tour. Its position on Capital Hill places the building at the centre of the capital’s planned landscape.

Opened in 1988, Parliament House was designed to rise from the hill rather than dominate it. Its public spaces offer a close look at the setting for Australia’s national democracy.

Take in panoramic views from Mount Ainslie, one of Canberra’s best vantage points. From the summit, trace the line between the Australian War Memorial, Lake Burley Griffin and Parliament House, with the surrounding hills framing the capital.

The outlook reveals the geometry of Walter Burley Griffin’s city plan more clearly than a street-level visit can. It is a chance to see how landscape and civic design shape Canberra’s character.

Discover Beechworth’s gold rush heritage in one of Victoria’s best-preserved nineteenth-century towns. Chat with the publican of a historic local pub and enjoy afternoon tea in the town’s oldest hotel, hearing stories rooted in the High Country.

Beechworth drew fortune-seekers from around the world during the 1850s. Its surviving streetscape gives those accounts a tangible setting, from old civic buildings to shops that still serve the town today.

Hear the story of Ned Kelly and the Glenrowan siege in the Victorian town where the bushranger’s gang made its final stand in 1880. The town’s memorials and displays keep the events—and the competing stories told about them—in public view.

Exploring Glenrowan places a defining episode of Australian folklore in its actual setting. Your guide’s accounts distinguish the history from the legend that grew around Kelly’s life and capture.

Get to know Melbourne on an included city tour introducing its central streets and distinctive urban character. Hear how the city became a centre for Australian rules football, the arts, dining and coffee culture.

Melbourne’s grand nineteenth-century buildings sit alongside contemporary cultural spaces and busy laneways. This guided introduction provides context for the city’s mix of Victorian-era heritage and present-day creative life.

Join a guided gallery tour at the Koorie Heritage Trust in Melbourne to engage with Aboriginal art and cultural expression from south-eastern Australia. The Trust presents First Peoples’ perspectives through its collections and exhibitions.

This MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® experience offers an opportunity to learn about living culture rather than viewing Indigenous heritage solely through the past. The artworks and stories bring local identity into focus in the heart of the city.

Explore the Great Ocean Road’s rugged coastline, with views of the Twelve Apostles rising from the Southern Ocean. The coastal journey also features Loch Ard Gorge, associated with an 1878 shipwreck, and the rock formation known as London Bridge.

Wind and surf have shaped this stretch of limestone coast over millions of years. Its stacks, cliffs and coves reveal a landscape still changing under the force of the sea.

Walk beside Tae Rak, or Lake Condah, within the World Heritage-listed Budj Bim Cultural Landscape. Learn how Gunditjmara people used the region’s wetlands and volcanic terrain to develop an enduring system for managing and harvesting eels.

This MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® experience connects the landscape to thousands of years of Gunditjmara knowledge and custodianship. Wetlands, stony rises and ancient lava flows give physical form to a remarkable aquaculture history.

View Mount Gambier’s Blue Lake, a deep crater lake set within the volcanic landscape of South Australia’s Limestone Coast. Its colour can become particularly vivid in the warmer months, creating a striking contrast with the crater rim.

The lake occupies one of the area’s volcanic craters, linking this scenic stop to the region’s geological past. Seasonal changes in its appearance make the view a distinctive feature of Mount Gambier.

Taste wines in Coonawarra, a South Australian region celebrated for its bold reds, particularly Cabernet Sauvignon. Sample local pours and get a sense of the styles produced in this compact wine-growing district.

Coonawarra’s renowned terra rossa soils—red earth over limestone—are closely associated with its winemaking identity. A tasting brings the region’s landscape and reputation together in the glass, offering a focused introduction to Limestone Coast wine.

Explore Alexandra Cave near Naracoorte, where slender stalactites and twisting columns fill an underground limestone setting. Look closely at the delicate formations created as mineral-rich water deposited calcite over long periods.

The cave offers a different view of the Limestone Coast: beneath the region’s farmland lies an extensive network of ancient chambers. Its intricate formations make the slow work of water and stone visible at close range.

Visit Seal Bay Conservation Park on Kangaroo Island to observe Australian sea lions resting on the sand and moving between the beach and sea. Learn about the breeding colony and the conservation work that protects this threatened species.

This MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® experience offers a rare opportunity to see sea lions in their natural coastal habitat. Their behaviour, set against dunes and surf, makes the importance of protecting the colony immediate and clear.

Discover two landmarks in Kangaroo Island’s Flinders Chase National Park: the sculpted granite forms of Remarkable Rocks and the wave-worn opening of Admirals Arch. Take in the exposed coastline and watch for long-nosed fur seals around the arch.

Wind, salt and surf have given each site its distinctive shape. Together they show the island’s rugged geology at different scales, from weathered boulders to a sea-carved arch above the rocks.

Visit Kangaroo Island Brewery to taste locally handcrafted beer, including the chance to try a refreshing ale. The boutique brewery adds a small-producer perspective to the island’s food and drink scene.

Sampling beer made on the island offers a relaxed way to connect with its contemporary makers. It is a contrast to the island’s wild coast and conservation sites, showing another side of local life through what its producers create.

Take a guided tour of a vertical wool mill on Kangaroo Island and learn about the island’s wool-producing heritage. See how the mill brings different stages of wool processing together in one place.

Wool has long been part of rural Australian life, and this visit gives the industry a practical, local setting. The guided explanation connects the finished fibre to the work, equipment and farming traditions behind it.

Join a guided tour of Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Oil Distillery to discover how eucalyptus oil is produced on Kangaroo Island. Learn about this distinctive local product and the processes used to turn eucalyptus leaves into oil.

The distillery offers a hands-on perspective on the island’s resourcefulness and small-scale production. The crisp scent of eucalyptus provides a sensory connection to a product closely associated with the Australian landscape.

Visit the Cape Willoughby headland to see South Australia’s oldest lighthouse standing above Kangaroo Island’s eastern cliffs. Take in the coastal views and look for wildlife in the surrounding landscape.

First lit in 1852, the lighthouse helped guide vessels through the waters of Backstairs Passage. Its exposed position gives a strong sense of the challenges faced by ships navigating this stretch of coast before modern marine technology.

Get acquainted with Adelaide on an included city orientation tour. Discover the layout and character of South Australia’s capital, known for its historic buildings, churches and lively dining precincts.

Adelaide’s broad streets and surrounding parklands reflect its nineteenth-century plan. An introduction to the city places its heritage and modern food culture in context, helping you recognise what makes it distinct from Australia’s larger eastern capitals.

Explore Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills, where bakeries, smallgoods shops, pubs and cafés line a busy village street. Notice the German influences that remain visible in its food and streetscape.

Established by German-speaking settlers in 1839, Hahndorf is one of South Australia’s most distinctive historic towns. A visit gives you time to experience how that heritage continues to shape village life, rather than existing only in its older buildings.

Ascend to Melbourne Skydeck in the Eureka Tower for a bird’s-eye view of the city. From high above the streets, pick out the Yarra River, the central business district and the spread of neighbourhoods beyond.

The elevated perspective reveals Melbourne’s scale and street pattern in a way a ground-level walk cannot. This is an optional experience at additional cost; ask your Travel Director about booking it on tour.

Travel to Phillip Island for a little penguin viewing experience, watching the birds come ashore from the ocean and make their way across the beach towards their burrows. The evening setting offers a close look at a natural wildlife ritual.

Little penguins are the world’s smallest penguin species, and their return to shore is a celebrated part of Phillip Island’s coastal life. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour through your Travel Director.