Ultimate Australia Family Vacation Package

What to expect on this itinerary
From dramatic woodlands to dynamic wildlife, sea turtles to sailing excursions, your 8-day family-friendly Australia tour will immerse you in the adventure of discovery. You will wander through the heart of the Kuranda Rainforest and take private surf lessons on a celebrated beach. Whether cycling through Sydney or snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, your family will create timeless memories together by celebrating active exploration.
Customizable Itinerary
Sydney – Family Cruise Trough Sydney Harbour
All aboard! Kick off your trip with a four-hour boat tour of one of the world’s most spectacular harbors. The whole family will love the fun and friendly local Australians who will be guiding the tour. Your kids will pick up some popular Australian lingo, while learning all about the history and culture of Australia’s most populous city. You’ll have the opportunity to swim, fish, relax, or sunbathe, while taking in all of the incredible sights. You’ll get to see the jaw-dropping Sydney Tower popping up out of the skyline, the stunning architecture of the iconic Sydney Opera House, and lots of picturesque sailboats cruising around the harbor – all from the best seats in town.
You’ll even have the opportunity to go kayaking right under the Sydney Harbour Bridge – the largest steel arch bridge in the world. For lunch, you and your family are sure to enjoy a gourmet Australian BBQ with five-star service. Crack open a cool and refreshing local beer, or sip on your choice of regional wines, while you and your family dig in to a shrimp on the barbie like true Australians! At the end of the day, return home to your comfortable two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in downtown Sydney.
What's Included:
Sydney – Bicycle Tour of Sydney
Sydney – Taronga Zoo Sydney Overnight Roar and Snore Experience
Sydney – Surfing Bondi Beach
Port Douglas – Outer Barrier Reef Cruise
Port Douglas – Kuranda Scenic Rail, Skyrail, and Hartley’s Crocodile Farm
Cairns – Return Home
Trip Highlights
- Experience the magnificent Sydney Harbour on a fun and informative four-hour boat cruise
- Explore Sydney from land on a guided bicycle tour that hits more than 30 iconic sights
- Sleep with the animals at Taronga Zoo and enjoy a behind-the-scenes, guided tour of the zoo before the crowds roll in
- Catch some waves with a private surf lesson at one of the world’s most beautiful beaches
- Experience an underwater world while snorkeling, scuba diving, or relaxing on a boat at the Great Barrier Reef
- Tour the Kuranda Rainforest from a scenic Skyrail and learn about all of the different Australian wildlife at Hartley’s Crocodile Farm
Detailed Description
With its beautiful beaches, exotic animals, and culture-filled cities, Australia makes the perfect vacation spot for the whole family. From Sydney to the Great Barrier Reef, this 8-day ultimate family vacation offers the perfect opportunity to visit some of Australia’s most famous and fun-filled spots. You and your kids will have the ultimate bonding experience as you explore all of the popular sights and hidden gems that Australia has to offer.
Tour Sydney Harbour on a fun and informational boat cruise and go on a guided bicycle tour of Australia’s most populous city. Experience native Australian wildlife up-close. Learn how to surf at one of the world’s most beautiful beaches. Swim with the fish at the Great Barrier Reef – one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Experience an Australian rainforest from the sky on a Skyrail cableway ride. This vacation hits all of Australia’s most exciting attractions and is guaranteed to be a trip the whole family will love.
Australia is beautiful year round, but to avoid the intense heat, huge crowds, and stinger season, plan your trip for the cooler months of April to September. Don’t be hesitant about visiting Australia in the winter because the sun is always shining and it’s still warm enough to enjoy the beach! You’ll be staying in well-appointed two-bedroom apartments in Sydney and will love the scenery from the window of your deluxe ocean view room in Bondi. Experience the fun of Australia in comfort with the whole family!
Starting Price
$3,300 per person (excluding international flights)
Your Zicasso trip is fully customizable, and this sample itinerary is a starting place for your travel plans. Actual costs are dynamic, and your selection of accommodations and activities, your season of travel, and other such variables will bring this budget guideline up or down. Throughout your planning experience with your Zicasso specialist, your itinerary is designed around your budget. You can book your trip when you are satisfied with every detail. Planning your trip with a Zicasso travel specialist is a free service.
What's Included
- Accommodations
- In-country transportation
- Some or all activities and tours
- Expert trip planning
- 24x7 support during your trip
Your final trip cost will vary based on your selected accommodations, activities, meals, and other trip elements that you opt to include.
Verified Traveler Reviews
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It was amazing. Zicasso’s travel specialist planned the whole thing for us. It was absolutely seamless. All the accommodations, rental car, transfers, tours, and flights were perfect. It was a trip of a lifetime for us and it was magical. I even called the travel specialist a couple of times to ask a question and he was right there for us. His job wasn’t over until we returned home.
I can never thank him enough for such a fabulous experience! I would highly recommend this travel specialist. He is such a professional. We toasted him often while we were there! Here’s to you, our travel specialist!
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We had the most amazing honeymoon! We had a jam-packed schedule for our three-week trip and everything went incredibly smoothly. We loved all of the activities and tours that were planned by Zicasso's travel specialist. All the accommodations were great and met our expectations. We had the best trip and appreciate all of our travel specialist’s hard work planning it!
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Zicasso’s travel specialist was great to work with. She anticipated our needs and was quick to respond with information and to answer questions. She set up a great trip for us and we thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Australia. We had a couple of issues with the tours that were set up for us and they were quickly resolved, with great results.
On our visit to Kangaroo Island, the small-group tour subcontractor mishandled our connection on the island; their recovery was to send a personal guide to spend the day with us and also provide us with dinner! It ended up being one of our best tours. Many of our small groups were just my wife and myself, sometimes with one or two others.
We also had a very rainy and windy day the day we were supposed to go out to the Great Barrier Reef. It was a weekend and the travel specialist was on vacation. That said, the on-call person was amazing in rearranging one of our other small-group tours for that day and we were still able to go to the reef two days later.
All in all, I would highly recommend the travel specialist and her company. They were great up front and great during the trip.
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The trip was perfectly planned by Zicasso's travel company and gave us a beautiful introduction to New Zealand and Australia. The hotels were lovely. Tours and pickups were right on time.
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We had an amazing time on our trip! The Great Barrier Reef and the whole time in Port Douglas were very cool! We loved the Dart River safari in Queenstown.
Our hotels in all of our cities (Sydney, Port Douglas, Queenstown, and Auckland) were in great locations and had great service and great breakfasts.
We would definitely use Zicasso's travel specialists again!
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Zicasso’s travel specialist was fantastic and patient. We had a wonderful trip and would recommend her to plan our friends’ trip to Australia. We loved working with her.
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