Pricing
Departures: Throughout the year as an extension to R. Crusoe's Australia journey, New Zealand journey, or any other Crusoe tour, or as a stand-alone trip.
Prices:
Per person sharing room from $2,980 for this four-day sample extension
Internal air per person (estimate) $520
For more information, to book, or to speak to an R. Crusoe & Son tour specialist, please call us at 800-585-8555.
Local Flavor
The second-largest of Australia's cities, lovely Melbourne is a center of commerce and cultural activity. Often referred to as Australia's sporting and cultural capital, it is home to many of the nation's most significant events and institutions. Its streets are charming, a mix of Victorian and contemporary architecture dotted with Victorian parks and gardens. Its population is markedly diverse, a happily multicultural society.
Melbourne Extension.
This is a four-day sample extension. Remember that R. Crusoe can create a Melbourne journey of any length to meet your exact specifications.
Fly from Cairns to Melbourne, where you choose your preferred private, customized touring during the next two days:
Travel the Great Ocean Road through tiny, atmospheric coastal towns. Experience Cape Otway Lighthouse and the 12 Apostles, giant rocky stacks that jut out of the Southern Ocean. Loch Ard Gorge gives us an up-close-and-personal look at erosion in action. A history lesson here spells it all out.
Another option? Head for Phillips Island. In the company of a park ranger, explore the midden of the indigenous Bunurong people, learn about shipwrecks around the island. Explore Churchill’s homestead, and meet the world’s most diminutive and unusual penguin species.
Finally, opt for an adventure on the rugged coastline and white sand beaches of Mornington Peninsula. Historic, authentic homesteads await, as do home-baked scones and tasty wine. Seaside towns complete the picture, complete with thermal pools, perfect for an afternoon soak.
Then back home, or on to New Zealand, where R. Crusoe & Son can show you the sites on a custom tour created exactly to your specifications..
To request a detailed itinerary for this journey (and others), click here.