British Airways Holidays
Destination: Singapore, New South Wales and Queensland.
Product: spend two nights at the Inter-Continental, Singapore, before connecting to Sydney and then, by seaplane, to Port Stephens, New South Wales. Spend two relaxing nights at the Peppers Anchorage resort. From here, the couple can take a half-day dolphin or whale-watching cruise, play golf or go deep-sea fishing. Return to Sydney and soak up the city’s atmosphere based at the Inter-Continental Hotel, before taking a three-day trip to Eaglereach for a wilderness and wine-tasting experience in the Hunter Valley. Move on to Queensland for four nights at the luxury Hayman Island resort and two nights at the Kewarra Beach Resort.
Price: £2,301 per person including flights, accommodation, some meals and the dolphin- watching cruise. Upgrade in Singapore to the Raffles Hotel for an additional £114 per night.
Travel 2
Destination: New South Wales, Northern Territory and Queensland.
Product: fly to Sydney and connect by limo to the three-star Mercure Hotel for four nights in the city. Take a helicopter flight over the harbour, a city tour, harbour cruise and day trip to the Blue Mountains. Fly on to Ayers Rock for two nights at the Outback Pioneer Hotel and enjoy a Sounds of Silence sunset dinner in the bush. Move on to Kings Canyon and then Alice Springs before flying to Cairns and limo transfer to the Kewarra Beach Resort. During four nights at the resort take a Great Barrier Reef cruise, a trip on the Kuranda Skyrail and a hot air balloon ride over Atherton Tablelands.
Price: £1,945 per person including all flights, accommodation, tours, limo transfers and some meals.
British Airways Holidays
Destination: western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.
Product: start in Perth with the four-day South Western Wanderer self-drive tour before boarding the train for a 2,500 miles rail journey to Sydney, via Adelaide – a fantastic way to see the region’s magnificent scenery. Spend two nights in Sydney and then join a two-day guided four-wheel-drive tour of the Blue Mountains including a night at the luxury Liainfels Resort. Take a five-night self-drive tour of New South Wales before boarding the Great South Pacific Express to Brisbane. The train is elegant and stylish. Drive by hire car to Couran Cove Resort on South Stradbroke Island for four nights tropical rainforest and beach experience.
Price: £2,760 per person including flights, accommodation on a room-only basis, car hire, trains and tours.
Travel 2
Destination: western Australia and Queensland
Product: take a 15-night independent tailor-made tour. Fly to Perth and stay three nights at the Sheraton Hotel from where they can take a 4WD tour to the Pinnacles and a private limo trip to Margaret River. Fly to Kunurra and continue to the wilderness park of El Questro for three nights tented-cabin stay at Emma Gorge. Take optional outback activities and join a heli-flight and 4WD tour to Bungle Bungle. Fly to Darwin for a night at the Saville Park Suites before flying on to Arnhem Land and the remote Seven Spirit Bay Wilderness Lodge for three nights. Return to Darwin and fly to Cairns for four nights at the Sebel Reef House in Palm Cove. Visit the Barrier Reef, take a day’s white-water rafting trip and a hot-air balloon ride over the Atherton Tablelands. Fly home from Cairns.
Price: £2,355 per person including flights, room only accommodation and tours.
British Airways Holidays
Destination: Singapore, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland and Hong Kong.
Product: stop en route in Singapore and then once in Sydney head out for two nights in the Hunter Valley – touring wineries and tasting the local wines. Return to Sydney for four nights’ exploration including a seaplane flight over Sydney Harbour to Cowan Creek for lunch. Fly on to Alice Springs and join a two-night Ayers Rock and Olgas explorer tour which includes sunrise and sunset at the Rock. Move on to Cairns for a four-day Great Barrier Reef cruise visiting tropical rainforest islands and the outer reef. End with three nights at the Radisson Treetops Resort in Port Douglas before flying home after a two-night stopover at the Excelsior Hotel, Hong Kong.
Price: £2,326 per person including flights, accommodation, tours and some meals.
Travel 2
Destination: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Great South Pacific Express and Queensland.
Product: take the 17-day Australia in Style independent itinerary. Fly to Sydney and transfer by limo to the five-star Park Hyatt for three nights. Enjoy a chauffeur-driven tour of Sydney, harbour lunch cruise and scenic helicopter flight. Transfer to the Blue Mountains and stay at the historic Lilianfels Hotel for two nights while enjoying bush walks or golf. Return to Sydney for a flight to Ayers Rock. Stay at the Sails in the Desert Hotel, join a Sounds of Silence bush dinner and a VIP tour of the Olgas and spend time at the Rock. Next fly to Brisbane and overnight at The Heritage before boarding the luxurious Great South Pacific Express for a two-night train journey to Cairns, including heli-tour to the Great Barrier Reef. Stay three nights at Thala Beach Lodge near Port Douglas with hot-air ballooning,followed by three nights on exclusive Bedarra Island. Fly home from Cairns.
Price: £4,584 per person including all flights, accommodation, tours, limo transfers and many meals.