Includes four nights in Sydney and four nights in Cairns, the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.

This Australia vacation includes the exciting city of Sydney and Cairns, for fun on the reef.  With family accommodations for two adults and two children, you’ll have plenty of space to ensure you get a holiday too. 
Start your Sydney vacation off with a bang!  Your kids will love spending time in Darling Harbour – there’s plenty to explore with entry to Sydney Aquarium included.  Experience the acclaimed Sydney Opera House on a backstage tour.  Discover the highlights of Sydney on a Half-day Sydney city sights, then in the afternoon take in the famed harbour on a relaxing coffee cruise (included). Take a ferry to Taronga Zoo to meet all the Australian critters with your own private guide (optional extra).  Transfers from Sydney airport and a two-bedroom suite in Sydney’s deluxe Medina Grand Sydney is included for four nights.  Sydney offers so much for the family!
From Sydney, travel to Cairns in Tropical North Queensland, the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.  Cruise the Great Barrier Reef for a day of snorkeling, interesting talks from marine biologists, semi-submersibles or just lazing on the beach or pontoon (included).  Visit the Cairns Night Zoo after dark for a nocturnal spotlighting tour to see huge crocodiles and sleepy koala’s, then enjoy great Aussie entertainment and an Aussie barbecue   Cairns is an adventure-lovers paradise, and a highlight will be our most popular tour of Kuranda Scenic Railway journeying through 40 tunnels and bridges,  followed by time at Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure Park.  Transfers and accommodation at Bay Village in a Family room for four nights is included.

INCLUSIONS

• Round-trip international airfare traveling with V Australia
• Domestic flights in Australia on Virgin Blue
• Four nights Medina Grand Sydney, Two Bedroom Apartment
• Entry to Sydney Aquarium with glass bottom boat
• Half day Sydney city Sights Tour
• Captain Cook Coffee Cruise on Sydney Harbour
• Four nights Bay Village Tropical Retreat, Family Room
• Cairns Night Zoo including dinner
• Kuranda & Hartley’s Crocodile Tour
• Round-trip Airport transfers in Sydney & Cairns

For Departures Jan 27, 2010 - Apr 12, 2010:
Price per Adult $2339
Price per Child $999

For Departures Apr 13, 2010 - Jun 15, 2010:
Price per Adult $2499
Price per Child $999
Price per Family $6656

*Family price reflects two adults and two children under the age of 12 years old at time of travel
All activities noted in the itinerary are optional and not included in the pricing

Upgrade to a Two Bedroom Apartment in Cairns for an additional $324.00/family

BONUS OFFER: Fly V Australia to Sydney and Cairns* and receive FREE a Great Barrier Reef day cruise on Ocean Spirit including lunch, and an Essential Opera House tour in Sydney.  (Valued at US$213)

Gateway Add-on roundtrip fares:
$140  San Francisco (CA)
$160  Las Vegas (NV)
$260  Denver (CO), Eugene (OR), Jacksonville (FL)
$280  Orlando (FL), West Palm Beach (FL), Charleston (SC)
$300  Birmingham (AL), Chicago (IL), Columbus (OH), Houston (TX), Seattle (WA)
$340  Cincinnati (OH),  Detroit (MI), Memphis (TN), Knoxville (TN)
$360  Fort Lauderdale (FL), Boston (MA), Miami (FL)
$370  Atlanta (GA)
$400  Minneapolis (MN), Philadelphia (PA)
$420  New York (NY)
$450  Dallas (TX)
Other cities available, please ask for details.
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