About Australia

Australia's quite a big country, and we've whittled down the highlights into four week-long trips. This gives you the freedom to choose which ever parts of Australia appeal most to you - of course, if you can't decide - you can do all four!

We're currently updating our 2010 itineraries for Australia, but if you have any questions about these trips, feel free to give us a call, and we'll fill you in with the latest news.

Our Australia Itineraries

Uluru

6 days

Mon 11 October 2010 - Sat 16 October 2010

From US$1,799

From Alice Springs to Alice Springs

Our Uluru trip is one of our most 'far out' adventures - literally. Uluru (also known as Ayer's Rock) is thousands of kilometres from anywhere, a powerful, other-worldly presence rearing suddenly out of the ineffable silence and stillness of Australia's Red Centre: it's quite a spectacle, as is attested to by the tourists descending on it by the coachload, despite its remoteness.

There are, however, more attractions in this part of the world: the Olgas (Kata Tjuta) and King's Canyon both reward travellers with spectacles that vary from eerie to pretty to mind-blowingly spectacular. And the vast desert spaces between them invite contemplation and meditation.

At Uluru, not surprisingly one of the most sacred of Aboriginal (native Australian) sacred sites, we’ll have the opportunity to chat with the local Anangu people about the spirituality of the area and their way of life in this seemingly harsh environment. We'll soak in the amazing colour changes of the Uluru inselberg (island mountain) that occur at dawn and dusk. There’s an opportunity to take a dawn helicopter ride over Uluru, or even ride a camel! Lastly we head back to Australia's most classic frontier town, Alice Springs, for an aboriginal show and of course the chance to try the didgeridoo ourselves! Our Uluru trip works on its own if you only have a week, or fits perfectly with our other Australia trips.

Tassie

7 days

Mon 25 October 2010 - Sun 31 October 2010

From US$1,999

Hobart to Launceston

Introducing our favourite part of Australia: Tasmania, or, as it’s known to Australians, ‘Tassie’! This small island, tucked under Australia’s southeast corner in the rough Southern Seas, may seem an unusual pick for the best part of this amazing country, but Australians who have been there agree: Tasmania packs more scenery, wildlife and history into a small space than any other part of Australia. And it couldn’t be further from what most people imagine Australia to be like: in contrast to the stereotypical baking desert scenario, it’s a green, cool-weather paradise packed with incredible hiking opportunities and a fascinating convict and pioneering past.