Itinerary | May 4 to May 19, 2010

Day 01 Tuesday May 4 Depart Canada Join your Going Places Together group escort for departure from Toronto's Pearson International Airport. Those travelling from other locations will receive a warm welcome from your escort on arrival in Sydney. Meals Included: All meals in flight   Day 02 Wednesday May 5 In Flight Meals Included: All meals in flight   Day 03 Thursday May 6 Arrive Sydney Arrival in Sydney and transfer to your hotel located in the waterside neighbourhood of King Street Wharf. Ease into the energy of this fabulous city as you join your tour escort on a cruise of Sydney harbour before a leisurely stroll to Manly Beach. Meals Included: Breakfast Accommodation: Hotel Sydney Ibis, King Street Wharf Day 04 Friday May 7 Sydney A morning city tour is a perfect introduction to the great neighbourhoods, world-class architecture, and stunning scenery of Sydney. This afternoon is at leisure, join your escort or explore on your own. Meals Included: Breakfast Accommodation: Hotel Sydney Ibis, King Street Wharf Day 05 Saturday May 8 Sydney Not far from Sydney's busy downtown core are the breathtaking vistas of Australia's Blue Mountain Range. Today join your escort and travel for a full day tour of this protected ecological region. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Hotel Sydney Ibis, King Street Wharf Day 06 Sunday May 9 Sydney Following breakfast step out into this beautiful city to explore on your own or join your escort for a visit to two of Sydney's most famous institutions, the extraordinary Sydney Aquarium and the iconic Sydney Opera House. A guided tour of the Opera House is an Australian experience not to be missed! Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Hotel Sydney Ibis, King Street Wharf Day 07 Monday May 10 Sydney / Alice Springs Today travel by air to Alice Springs, the heart of Australia's Northern Territory. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: All Seasons Oasis Day 08 Tuesday May 11 Alice Springs Framed by the MacDonnell Ranges and an intense desert landscape, the township of Alice Springs is Australia’s most famous outback town. Begin your day with a guided tour of Alice Springs. Afternoon is at leisure. Join your escort or explore on your own. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: All Seasons Oasis Day 09 Wednesday May 12 Alice Springs / Ayers Rock This morning enjoy a guided coach tour from Alice Springs to Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, home of the natural formation Ayers Rock. In the afternoon explore the Kata Tjuta (or Mount Olga) where dramatic sunsets cast long shadows over these sacred lands. Don't miss tonight's optional Sounds of Silence dinner. Dine under a canopy of stars as white gloved staff serve the most delightful meal of your visit to the Australian outback. Explore the stories of this desert and those of the night sky with a local astrologer before returning to your hotel. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Outback Pioneer Day 10 Thursday May 13 Ayers Rock Ayers Rock, or Uluṟu to indigenous peoples, is a spectacuar monolith rising from the desert. Following a day exploring on your own or with your escort, relax with a glass of Australian wine and watch the sun sink behind Uluṟu. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Outback Pioneer Day 11 Friday May 14 Ayers Rock / Cairns Today travel by air over the Great Dividing Range of mountains strung along Australia's eastern coast landing in Cairns, the gateway harbour of the Great Barrier Reef. Afternoon at leisure. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Mercure Harbourside Day 12 Saturday May 15 Cairns Set like a jewel in the Great Barrier Reef, Low Isles is an idyllic, unspoilt coral cay island – a tropical island paradise. A full day exploring this UNESCO World Heritage Site is a full day of extraordinary beauty. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Mercure Harbourside Day 13 Sunday May 16 Cairns Today join your escort for a visit to Kuranda, a mountain community deep in Queensland's far northern rainforest. This afternoon explore the rainforest without leaving a footprint as you sail above the tropical canopy aboard the Skyrail cablecar. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Mercure Harbourside Day 14 Monday May 17 Cairns or Great Barrier Reef Overnight Today explore Cairns on your own or join your guide for a once in a lifetime overnight journey to the Great Barrier Reef. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Mercure Harbourside or Great Barrier Reef Day 16 Tuesday May 18 Cairns a free day in Cairns leisure at it's best! Day 17 Tuesday May 19 Return to Canada Meals: Breakfast

Itinerary | May 4 to May 19, 2010

Day 01 Tuesday May 4 Depart Canada Join your Going Places Together group escort for departure from Toronto's Pearson International Airport. Those travelling from other locations will receive a warm welcome from your escort on arrival in Sydney. Meals Included: All meals in flight   Day 02 Wednesday May 5 In Flight Meals Included: All meals in flight   Day 03 Thursday May 6 Arrive Sydney Arrival in Sydney and transfer to your hotel located in the waterside neighbourhood of King Street Wharf. Ease into the energy of this fabulous city as you join your tour escort on a cruise of Sydney harbour before a leisurely stroll to Manly Beach. Meals Included: Breakfast Accommodation: Hotel Sydney Ibis, King Street Wharf Day 04 Friday May 7 Sydney A morning city tour is a perfect introduction to the great neighbourhoods, world-class architecture, and stunning scenery of Sydney. This afternoon is at leisure, join your escort or explore on your own. Meals Included: Breakfast Accommodation: Hotel Sydney Ibis, King Street Wharf Day 05 Saturday May 8 Sydney Not far from Sydney's busy downtown core are the breathtaking vistas of Australia's Blue Mountain Range. Today join your escort and travel for a full day tour of this protected ecological region. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Hotel Sydney Ibis, King Street Wharf Day 06 Sunday May 9 Sydney Following breakfast step out into this beautiful city to explore on your own or join your escort for a visit to two of Sydney's most famous institutions, the extraordinary Sydney Aquarium and the iconic Sydney Opera House. A guided tour of the Opera House is an Australian experience not to be missed! Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Hotel Sydney Ibis, King Street Wharf Day 07 Monday May 10 Sydney / Alice Springs Today travel by air to Alice Springs, the heart of Australia's Northern Territory. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: All Seasons Oasis Day 08 Tuesday May 11 Alice Springs Framed by the MacDonnell Ranges and an intense desert landscape, the township of Alice Springs is Australia’s most famous outback town. Begin your day with a guided tour of Alice Springs. Afternoon is at leisure. Join your escort or explore on your own. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: All Seasons Oasis Day 09 Wednesday May 12 Alice Springs / Ayers Rock This morning enjoy a guided coach tour from Alice Springs to Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, home of the natural formation Ayers Rock. In the afternoon explore the Kata Tjuta (or Mount Olga) where dramatic sunsets cast long shadows over these sacred lands. Don't miss tonight's optional Sounds of Silence dinner. Dine under a canopy of stars as white gloved staff serve the most delightful meal of your visit to the Australian outback. Explore the stories of this desert and those of the night sky with a local astrologer before returning to your hotel. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Outback Pioneer Day 10 Thursday May 13 Ayers Rock Ayers Rock, or Uluṟu to indigenous peoples, is a spectacuar monolith rising from the desert. Following a day exploring on your own or with your escort, relax with a glass of Australian wine and watch the sun sink behind Uluṟu. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Outback Pioneer Day 11 Friday May 14 Ayers Rock / Cairns Today travel by air over the Great Dividing Range of mountains strung along Australia's eastern coast landing in Cairns, the gateway harbour of the Great Barrier Reef. Afternoon at leisure. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Mercure Harbourside Day 12 Saturday May 15 Cairns Set like a jewel in the Great Barrier Reef, Low Isles is an idyllic, unspoilt coral cay island – a tropical island paradise. A full day exploring this UNESCO World Heritage Site is a full day of extraordinary beauty. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Mercure Harbourside Day 13 Sunday May 16 Cairns Today join your escort for a visit to Kuranda, a mountain community deep in Queensland's far northern rainforest. This afternoon explore the rainforest without leaving a footprint as you sail above the tropical canopy aboard the Skyrail cablecar. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Mercure Harbourside Day 14 Monday May 17 Cairns or Great Barrier Reef Overnight Today explore Cairns on your own or join your guide for a once in a lifetime overnight journey to the Great Barrier Reef. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Mercure Harbourside or Great Barrier Reef Day 16 Tuesday May 18 Cairns a free day in Cairns leisure at it's best! Day 17 Tuesday May 19 Return to Canada Meals: Breakfast