14 Day Island Suntanner ex. Cairns

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1 14 Day Island Suntanner ex. Cairns Craving sunshine? Then come travel Australia with us and you'll get more of the warm stuff than you know what to do with! Begin amid the tropical charms of Cairns and make your way south to the vibrant streets of Sydney, swapping island sailing and beaches with cattle stations and the Outback along the way! Bucket List Full-day 4WD experience on Fraser Island Authentic farm stay experience at Myella Farm Overnight sailing in the Whitsunday Islands Visit to stunning Whitehaven Beach Two nights on a tropical island Unique wine tasting experience in the stunning Hunter Valley Surf lesson at Topdeck's Surf Lodge Rainforest walk in Springbrook National Park Aboriginal Experience at Emu Park

2 More Inclusions 13 breakfasts (B), 4 lunches (L), 6 dinners (D) 12 nights in hotels, lodges and cabins 1 night 'liveaboard' sailing Escorted services of a fully trained Trip Leader and Driver Your Itinerary Day 1 Cairns Just like a double-shot macchiato in the morning, two days in Cairns will get your heart started. Meet and greet the crew in the afternoon and start planning tomorrow's adventures. -The world's most fierce and sassy bird, the cassowary, resides in Cairns. Best not to get all up in its feathered grill if you see one. -The city was officially founded in 1876 after the discovery of gold brought on a mining rush. Today it's pearls, sugar cane and fish. Not as good as gold. -Cairns plays host to the world's longest single day mail delivery. The run takes over 9 hours to complete and spans 1450 km flying between Cairns and Cape York. And you get impatient waiting for that Asos package after 5 days. Day 2 Cairns Like the thought of spending a whole day exploring the only place in the world nestled between two World Heritage areas? Go on then. Ramp up the adventure with hot air ballooning, horse riding, bungy jumping, rafting and all those things on your tick list. Save time for a snorkelling or scuba trip to the Great Barrier Reef and take home that elusive selfie with a photobombing fish. *Pre-book your Great Barrier Reef day-trip at the time of booking to secure your spot. -The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest living organism and covers 2,300 kilometres of Australia's coastline. It's also home to six of the world's seven sea turtle species. Win. Day 3 Cairns to The Whitsundays ***We ask that you have packed a small overnight bag to take onboard with you as space is limited. Pack items like swimmers, beach towel, chargers, hat, sunscreen, camera, jacket, toiletries, sandals/flip flops and casual clothes for 3 days.***

3 Feeling like you need more air in your hair? Leave the bus and board your own private yacht for our overnight sailing trip in the beautiful Whitsunday Islands. Normally a toy for the rich and famous, today it's all yours to learn the ropes while sailing in paradise. More of a land-lover? Take the diva option and let the crew do the work whilst you feast, swim and snorkel. -Big Mango -Overnight sailing Meals: Breakfast, dinner. -Whitehaven Beach sand contains 98% pure silica, giving the beach its blinding white colour. The sand does not retain heat making it easy to walk on barefoot on a summer's day, and is great for polishing jewellery. Is there anything this sand DOESN'T do. -Of the 74 islands in the Whitsundays, only 8 are inhabited. 66 are completely deserted. Milestone birthday present? -The heart-shaped island used in Queensland advertising is REAL. Heart Reef, as it is named, is a natural coral formation off the Whitsunday coast. Day 4 The Whitsundays to Daydream Island Keep those sunglasses on as the blinding white sands of Whitehaven stretch before you like a 7km sea of diamonds and swim with the resident Maori Wrasse at Blue Pearl Bay. Back on board, keep adrift of your seafaring skills by helping to set the sails or steer at the helm as we set course for land and two nights at Daydream Island Resort. -Whitehaven Beach -Snorkeling -Whitsunday sailing Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner. -Daydream Island is a sailing enthusiast's mecca, with its outdoor aquarium hosting 80 different types of sea life and 50 varying corals. -The average water temperature in The Whitsundays is 26C. #perrrrfection. -Captain Cook first sailed through the Whitsundays in 1770 on the second Sunday of Easter, and hence named the area after the day he discovered it. #themoreyouknow

4 Day 5 Daydream Island Did someone say buffet breakfast? (Over) indulge, recharge and relax with water sports, beach volleyball and fish feeding right off the jetty. Appropriately named, Daydream Island has walking tracks, palm trees and secluded beaches. In keeping with tradition, a looong list of activities has been provided ranging from watersports to mini golf and tennis. Grab a cocktail from the swim up pool bar then make a date with a hammock and get in your happy place overlooking the pools. -Non-motorised activities -Bush walking Day 6 Daydream Island to Emu Park Get out of the hammock and follow in the footsteps of Captain Cook as we head south to Emu Park. Then spread out on the sand, crack a "cold one"(beer) and confuse yourself with the rules of beach cricket with your mates. Enjoy the Aboriginal experience where you get to learn about totems and artefacts, see some traditional dancing, try your hand at boomerang throwing and make some artwork to take home all before dinner. -Aboriginal experience and artefact souvenir Meals: Breakfast, dinner. -The only way you can keep rabbits in Queensland is if you have a magician s permit. Now that s pulling a rabbit out of a hat. -Cane toads were introduced to Australia to get rid of another pest, the cane beetle. It was later discovered this is the only thing they do not eat. The cane toad is now a national pest. Unlucky. -A species of small snail residing in tropical North Queensland was named in honour of Steve Irwin, as Crikey steveirwini. Day 7 Emu Park to Myella Farm Trade the beach for the bush via Rockhampton, the beef capital of Australia. Take a selfie as you pass by the Tropic of Capricorn. This afternoon enjoy an authentic outback experience at a 2,500-acre cattle station. Embrace your inner cowboy and prepare yourself for an adventure-packed afternoon of horse riding, motor biking and cow milking. Or go walkabout on a real Aussie farm to find that right spot for the perfect outback sunset. Enjoy a hearty home cooked farm style dinner before you take to whip cracking and lassoing.

5 -Farm sunset -Tropic of Capricorn selfie Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner. -Gumby gumby, a local plant to Myella is often dried and consumed with tea as some locals believe it is an effective cancer cure. -Station = Australian term for a large farm. Equivalent to an Amerian ranch. -Countries situated between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn experience a phenonemon known as Lahaina noon - where the sun is directly overhead and buildings do not cast shadows. Day 8 Myella Farm to Fraser Island Wake up and smell the coffee. Kick off your day with a farm breakfast before burning down the highway to catch a ferry bound for the world's largest sand island, with the longest beach in Queensland - all 75 Miles (120kms) of it. Meals: Breakfast, dinner. -Fraser Island is the largest island to be made entirely of sand, and the only place on earth where rainforest grows on sand. Day 9 Fraser Island Fraser is literally one huge pile of sand - as if someone dropped the Sahara Desert into the Pacific Ocean and scattered it with dingoes and rainforests. Four-wheeldrive along the beach highway to mingle with the Pinnacles Coloured Sands (considered a place of good luck for the Indigenous Butchulla women), Eli Creek and the Maheno Shipwreck before testing out your stand up paddling skills on the crystal clear waters of Lake McKenzie. -Fraser Island 4WD tour -Lake MacKenzie -Central Station -Coloured Sands -Maheno Shipwreck -Eli Creek Meals: Breakfast, lunch. - Fraser Island is so named due to Elizabeth Fraser and her shipwreck survival story. Basically: she was a tough lady who braved and survived childbirth in a lifeboat,

6 subsequent loss of her child, becoming widowed and captured by the island's inhabitants. Day 10 Fraser Island to Gold Coast Next stop: BrisVegas (aka Brisbane). Don't let its namesake fool you - there are no late-night wedding chapels in the sunshine state capital. Get your bearings on a walking tour of the city centre, before burning down the highway to the golden sandy beaches of Surfers Paradise. Welcome to the Gold Coast. -Brisbane City walking tour Meals: Breakfast -The Gold Coast is home to the largest professional lifeguard service in the southern hemisphere. -While the rest of the world is dreaming of a white Christmas, all Australians know tis the time to eat prawns on the beach. Day 11 Gold Coast to Byron Bay Leave the Gold Coast glitz behind you as we head to Springbrook National Park and its major draw card, Natural Bridge. Next, swap the national park for surf vibes in Byron - where you can burn incense, sip chai, become a yoga teacher and win cash for being a Cheeky Monkey all in one day. -Springbrook National Park -The NSW government played a game of switcheroo when they discovered that the peak of Mount Kosciuszko was lower than that of Mount Townsend. They simply switched the names so that Mount Kosciuszko would come out on top. Literally. -In 2009 a 3-day dust storm whipped through New South Wales, covering the city in an orange haze and tinting the sky red. #dontmesswithmothernature Day 12 Byron Bay Anti-McDonald's and anti-anything mass produced (but pro juice bars, beer gardens and beards), Byron is glitzy on the outside but small town-hearted underneath. Hit the shops, test out those newly acquired surfing skills, paddle a sea kayak, or watch whales breach from the Lighthouse in winter. This is the town where peace and tranquillity go to relax. You should too. Or jump out of a plane. Byron doesn't care as long as you're happy.

7 -Byron Bay highlights walking trip Day 13 Byron Bay to Crescent Head Let the wave chasing begin as we cruise down the coast to the surfing mecca of Crescent Head. Grab some BBQ lunch before we hit the beach for a private surf lesson on one of the best surfers in the world. Here's your chance to become a bona fide surf master. Kelly Slater, who? -Big banana -Surf lesson Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner. -Crescent Head is famed as one of the best right hand point breaks for surfing in the world. Get ya surfboard out. Day 14 Crescent Head to Sydney Try a barrel of a different kind and dip your toes into an oak barrel (literally) in the Hunter Valley today. Swill some vino and taste some of the best grapes in the country before we roll onto the beachside hustle and bustle of Sydney. -Wine tasting and grape stomping -The famed Sydney Harbour Bridge was unofficially opened by a protester who rode up to the ceremony ribbon in a military uniform and promptly slashed it with a sword. He was also promptly arrested. -Buses in Sydney running behind schedule can alter the traffic lights so as to catch up it s called Transit Priority. #followthebusifyou relate -The 1c coins removed from the Australian economy in 1992 were melted down and used for the 2000 Sydney Olympic bronze medals. Repurposing at its best. -The Hunter Valley is Australia s oldest and most famous wine region. Have a drop or two.

8 Accommodation On East Coast trips you will stay at a variety of multi-share accommodation, which may include hotels, hostels, motels, cabins, sailing yachts and even a farm stay! The number of people in a room varies depending on the type of accommodation. To keep costs down accommodation is based on a four-share, same-sex basis. There is no camping on our East Coast trips. The 'More Inclusions' section of this document details what type of accommodation will be used for our overnight stops. If you are travelling with a friend and require twin or double accommodation, this is available at a small extra charge. Should this be required, you can select this at the time of booking. Optional Activities On all trips we have arranged extra activities that we think will enhance your travel experience, but you have a choice as to whether or not you will participate. These are not included in the cost of your trip. They are usually organised on a group participation basis and should be taken into consideration when budgeting your spending money. None of the Optional Activities on your trip are operated by Topdeck, nor do they form part of your contract with Topdeck for your trip. Topdeck arranges the activity as an agent of the local supplier. Should you participate in any Optional Activities your contract will be with the local supplier and their conditions will apply. Please note: while we make every effort to keep these prices as accurate and up-todate as possible, they are subject to change and in rare circumstances the actual price may vary slightly to what is published here. Cairns Great Barrier Reef Day Tour AU$149 Bungy Jump AU$169 Minjin Swing AU$129 Tully River Rafting AU$209 Baron River Rafting AU$133 Xtreme Rafting AU$250 Go Wild Day Tour AU$145 Go Jungle Surfing Day Tour AU$239 Hot Air Ballooning AU$250 Myella Farm Motorbike Lesson AU$65 Horse Riding AU$75 Fraser Island Scenic Flight AU$75 Gold Coast Glow Worm 4WD Night Tour AU$98 Byron Bay Dolphin Kayak Tour AU$70

9 Skydiving AU$334 Surf Lesson from AU$60 Hang Gliding AU$165 Meals Your included meals are detailed in the 'More Inclusions' section of this document. Breakfasts are included each day (except on the first morning). A typical breakfast consists of cereals with milk or yoghurt, bread, a range of spreads, and fruit juice, tea or coffee. It is rare to get a hot breakfast, though on some occasions it may be available. Included evening meals will be combination of those prepared by the Topdeck Road Crew, local restaurants and places in which we stay. If you have any dietary requirements we will make every effort to cater to your specific needs as long as you advise your travel agent or Topdeck Trip Consultant when you book. But please be aware that although we will do everything in our power to arrange it, we cannot guarantee that every restaurant we use will be able to cater to all dietary needs. We also cannot cater for tastes or dislikes, as most of our included evening meals feature a set menu. No Tip Necessary Your Topdeck crew never expect tips themselves and will not ask for any; that s not what friends do! We also know how much tipping can cost you. So go ahead, spoil yourself with the money you will save by travelling with Topdeck (just don t forget Mum s souvenir).