OPTIONAL TOURS PROGRAM
The optional tours listed below have been designed for participating delegates and accompanying persons of the ACP 2010 Conference. Only the best aspects of Melbourne and its environs have been incorporated to provide value for money for persons whose time is at a premium. To book for these tours please select your desired tour on the registration form.
Please note: Optional tours are not included in registration fees.
All sightseeing tours include informative English speaking commentary, all entry & booking fees and meals where specified.
Comfortable shoes and clothing are recommended for all tours. For any outdoor tours we recommend that participants bring sun protection cream, sunhat and sunglasses.
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Majestic Melbourne |
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Sunday 25 April 2010 |
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09:00 – 13:00hrs |
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A$65 per person |
This four hour coach tour is designed to give participants an orientation of the city. The tour includes visits to points of interest such as Queen Victoria Markets, Melbourne Cricket Ground and Olympic Park, Spencer Street Station, Federation Square, The Shrine of Remembrance, the Royal Botanic Gardens and Albert Park Lake and the Grand Prix site.
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OP2: |
Penguin Parade to Phillip Island |
Date: |
Sunday 25 April 2010 |
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15:15 – 21:00hrs |
Cost: |
A$135 per person |
Phillip Island boasts two of Australia's greatest natural attractions, Seal Rocks and the Penguin Reserve. This late afternoon tour features the Fairy Penguins at Phillip Island Nature Park and the Fur Seals.
Depart Melbourne for Phillip Island, where the Little Penguins that nest there perform a “parade” every evening – emerging from the sea and waddling up the beach to their burrows. Be privy to one nature's most spectacular shows – a few minutes after sunset. The tour includes entrance to the Nature Park and access to the premium viewing area.
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OP3: |
Yarra Valley Food and Wine Journey |
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Sunday 25 April 2010
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Time: |
10:00 – 17:30hrs
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Cost: |
A$160 per person
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Visit world famous Yarra Valley for a day of Fine food and wine. Travel through the Dandenong ranges to arrive at the destination - the Yarra Valley. Visit 3 premier wineries for personalised wine tastings, sample local cheeses and enjoy a delicious lunch at a vineyard restaurant before returning to the city.
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OP4: |
Great Ocean Road Adventure |
Date: |
Sunday 25 April 2010 |
Time: |
08:00 – 19:30hrs |
Cost: |
A$180 per person |
The Great Ocean Road is one of the world's great drives, a dramatic, powerful, dangerous and majestic coastline, also known as the Ship Wreck Coast. Your day on the Great Ocean Road extends from Geelong to Bells Beach through Torquay, Lorne and Apollo Bay. After lunch you continue on through the Otway National Park, to the rugged beauty of the Twelve Apostle National Park and the Twelve Apostles themselves is there really twelve? To Loch Ard Gorge, Port Campbell and finally London Bridge. Shaped by the wild Southern Ocean this coastline will not fail to impress.
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OP5: |
The Dramatic Red Centre |
Departure Date |
25 April 2010 |
Duration: |
4 days/3 nights
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Cost: |
Cost per person based on Double occupancy
A$1,350 per person
Cost per person based on Single occupancy
A$2,135 per person
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Called the Heart of the Nation, the ‘Red Centre' is arid, dramatic, vast, a land of extremes and home of Uluru (Ayers Rock) Australia's spectacular monolith. Participants will also discover other geological wonders such as Kata Tjuta (the Olgas), Kings Canyon and more. Explore some of the base of this huge monolith, view a magnificent sunrise and discover its significance to the Aboriginal people.
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OP6: |
Reef and Rainforest |
Departure Date |
25 April 2010 |
Duration: |
4 days/3 nights
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Cost: |
Cost per person based on Double occupancy
A$955 per person
Cost per person based on Single occupancy
A$1,445 per person
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North of Cairns, discover one of the most beautiful regions of Australia. Here, at the meeting point of an ancient rainforest and the Earth's largest living coral structure, slow to a unique rhythm found only in Tropical North Queensland. Based in the exclusive village of Palm Cove, highlights include swimming and snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef and discovering the beauty of the World Heritage listed Daintree rainforest.
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OPTIONAL TOURS TERMS AND CONDITIONS
All tours are based on a minimum number of participants. If minimum numbers are not reached, alternative arrangements or a complete refund will be made. Places on all tours are limited and will be allocated strictly in order of receipt of payment.
Please note that no space on Optional Tours will be reserved without payment.
Any cancellations of Optional Tours must be in writing to arinex. No refunds will be given for cancellations of Optional Tours after 22 March 2010. Prior to this date, full refunds will be given.
The services specified in these Optional Tours descriptions are available at the time of writing. However, in the event that any service(s) become unavailable for any reason, arinex will make every effort to supply alternative services of an equal standard and value or offer a full refund, but cannot accept any responsibility for failure to provide the specified services
