Discover beautiful Sydney's many dynamic and diverse charms?

Tour Sydney's bustling city precincts, enjoy the bohemian beat of lively Kings Cross, admire the white sands of Bondi Beach and other eastern beaches and discover the beauty of gracious harbourside suburbs. Take a glimpse of the city's historic and contemporary flavor in one afternoon!

Highlights:

• Tour through the historic buildings of the Rocks area, Australia's British birthplace
• See the famous Sydney Opera House and the Conservatorium of Music
• View Hyde Park and the Notre Dame inspired St Mary's Cathedral
• See Parliament House, the Art Gallery and the parklands of the Domain
• See Sydney Town Hall, Sydney Tower and the exciting Darling Harbour
• Capture views from Mrs. Macquarie's Chair - a must!
• See the colorful Royal Botanic Gardens
• Enjoy stunning views of the harbor entrance from the southern headland, The Gap
• Walk along the sands of famous Bondi Beach or enjoy afternoon tea (at own expense)
• See the splendid terrace houses as you tour through Paddington and Double Bay
• Tour through Rushcutters Bay, home of the prominent Royal Cruising Yacht Club
• Travel through Kings Cross, once Sydney's notorious red light district
• See the contemporary buildings and landscaped areas of Darling Harbour
• View pretty Campbell's Cove

There is no other zoo like Australia Zoo! Through the love, passion, and devotion of both Steve and Terri Irwin, Australia Zoo is able to educate and share with you the magnificent, often threatened, or sometimes even threatening wildlife of the world. Bringing you up close and personal with some of the worlds most misunderstood and feared animals (as well as the cute and cuddliest), so that you can share and learn, appreciate and understand.

Things to Do at Australia Zoo:

• Check out our Wildlife Warriors 101 wildlife shows daily
• See the massive Saltwater crocodiles launch their strike from the waters - truly amazing
• Be cuddled by a giant python and have the photo to prove it
• Pat an Australia icon in our interactive Koala walk-through exhibit
• See our playful Tigers in the southern hemisphere only underwater viewing enclosure for big cats, at Tiger Temple
• Grab a bag of roo food and help feed the amazing red and grey kangaroos
• Take your little tots over to the Kids Zoo animals for all day feedings
• Meet and play with Cootha, our giant 50 foot had crafted crocodile
• See and interact with well over 1000 animals, including the World's 10 Most Venomous Snakes

The daily demonstrations take on a whole new dimension when the keepers actually interact with the wildlife, from giant snakes to hungry crocodiles. Whether you would like to see the Otters catching their own fish, or meet them up close and personal, plan on spending the entire day to experience all the full-on action and adventure! You can even get cozy with some of our wandering wildlife as keepers introduce you to snakes, koalas, camels, tortoises, alligators, lizards and more!

Journey from Cairns into the Undara Volcanic National Park, site of the Undara Lava Fields. 'Undara' is an Aboriginal word for 'a long way'. There is time to relax and take in the serenity of the Australian bush whilst enjoying a buffet lunch at the Lava Lodge.

Bird life abounds in this area with over 120 species of birds in the region to delight bird watchers and there is abundant wildlife such as kangaroos, wallabies and emus. Our Savannah Guide will guide us into one of the Lava Tubes. Some 190,000 years ago when this major crater in the McBride Volcanic Province erupted, its molten lava flowed down ancient river beds to form rivers of lava. The top layer of the lava cooled forming a hard crust to become the roof of a tunnel as the lava drained.

These Lava Tubes are the oldest standing and best preserved system anywhere in the world. The lava flow is the longest from one single Volcano, stretching over 160 kilometers. Over time, some of the roof collapsed exposing the tunnels in places and allowing the preservation of rainforest plants which were once part of Gondwana some 300 million years ago. Within the tubes themselves are unique ecosystems supporting a variety of unusual animals and insects. This afternoon you return to Cairns by coach.