Winter Wonders of Australia 11 Days Tour Package 2024-2025

What’s more

• Ice Cream at Green Island – Great Barrier Reef
• Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream once during the tour
• Taste the Australian Specialty - Tim Tam biscuits - 1 Packet – Once on tour
• Tea, Cookies and Samosas at Sydney Cricket Ground
• 1 Souvenir per family

Melbourne:

• Orientation tour of Melbourne
• Great Ocean Road

Cairns:

• Kuranda Rainforest by one way Skyrail
• The Great Barrier Reef - Green Island, on board the Cruise with lunch

Brisbane:

• Orientation tour

Gold Coast:

• Skypoint Admission
• Movie World with lunch
• Dream World with lunch

Sydney:

• City tour of Sydney
• Visit to famous Bondi Beach
• Guided tour of Sydney Opera House
• Guided tour of Sydney Cricket Ground
• Jet Boat ride – 30 mins
• Visit Sydney Tower
• Harbour Cruise
• Day trip to Blue Mountain with rides & lunch

• Daily American breakfast (Except Day 01)
• 05 Indian Jain/vegetarian/non-vegetarian lunches
• 10 Indian Jain/vegetarian/non-vegetarian dinners
• 04 Local lunches
• Accommodations at the hotels specified above or similar.
• Meals, transfers, entrances, sightseeing and surface transport as mentioned in the itinerary
• Services of a professional & multilingual SOTC Tour Manager/ local representative.(subjected to minimum 25 customers)

• Passport, Visa charges, Airport & Port taxes.
• Cost of your Air tickets required to participate in this tour.
• It is mandatory to pay AUD 5 per person/per day. Our Tour Manager will be collecting the same on Day 1 of the Tour.
• Porterage, tips, Insurance, laundry, telephone charges, airport transfers, transfers all items of personal nature and also food and drinks not forming part of the group menus.
• Cost of the Cost of Suggested Excursions. (Suggested Excursions will be operated subject to minimum 20 passengers).
• Additional Meals that is not mentioned in the above itinerary.
• Any increase in the rate of exchange leading to an increase in all land arrangement which may come in to effect prior to departure.
• Arrival or Departure PCR – COVID test if required by the airline or Government bodies
• There is a possibility that your Tour Manager could change in-between the tour.
• Anything not specifically mentioned in ‘What your Tour Price includes’ box.

Optional Tours: Reservation & payment must be made upon arrival on day 01 of your tour by paying your Tour Manager the applicable amount.

Note:
Optional Tours are dependent on weather conditions & subject to operational feasibility by the local vendors.
Prices subject to change by the local vendors without notice.
All optional activities will have to be booked and paid to your SOTC Tour Manager or representative on day 01 or day 02 of the tour. All payments to be made in AUD in Australia only (Credit cards not accepted).
Optional tours are booked & paid on 100% non-refundable & non cancellation policy.
Some activities mentioned above as Pre Booking required needs to be booked from your home country only.
Some activities mentioned above as Pre Booking preferable – We highly recommend to book in advance as these activities gets full very fast and might not be available on tour.
Medical condition applies.

• 02 nights’ accommodation in Melbourne at Hotel Elements Richmond or similar
• 02 nights’ accommodation in Cairns at Crystal Brook Flynn / Pacific Cairns or similar
• 03 nights’ accommodation in Gold Coast at Vibe / Voco / Mantra on View or similar
• 03 nights’ accommodation in Sydney at ADGE hotels & residences or similar

Visa Requirements
You must be in possession of a valid multiple entry Australia visa. The cost of this visa is not included in your package tour price. It would be best to check with your travel agent and the consulates nearest to you for advice and information. Please ensure that your travel documents are ready in time for departure.

Ticketing Requirements:
For this tour you would require confirmed air tickets for the following sectors: Mumbai / Melbourne / Cairns / Brisbane / Sydney / Mumbai. It would be advisable to check with your SOTC sales officer or local travel agent for ticketing

Note: 4 passengers in one room are not allowed. Maximum capacity is 3 passengers

*As a 3rd in a triple, a roll away cot may be provided. **As a 3rd in a double, no bed or cot will be provided to the child. Person below 12 years will be considered as a Child.

Hotels
This Package does not offer city center hotels. Hotels will be located in the airport area or on the outskirts.
As a 3rd person in a triple room, most hotels offer roll-away beds & room size will be the same as double room.
For Child with bed: At times hotel don’t have enough roll-away beds, in that case they might give a double & a separate single room.
A person 12 years & below is considered child & above 12 years, an adult.
Hotel rooms may not be air conditioned / air cooled nor will fans be provided. Air conditioning / cooling in hotels are set as per weather conditions.
Functioning of Air cooling / Air conditioning in hotels is subject to official declaration of summer by the local authority.
Due to international events & trade fairs you may have to stay in hotels further away from the city.
Any damages caused to the hotel rooms / Coach during the stay shall be payable by the passengers.
We also reserve the right to substitute a hotel of similar class if it is deemed advisable or necessary.
Hotels in certain cities are not offering buffet breakfasts due to health regulations. If the same does not change by the time the tours operate, we will organize breakfasts at Indian / local restaurant.

Coaches
Coaches are an important part of your journeys & we request our guests to keep the coach clean.
Due to hygiene factors it is not permitted to use toilets in the coach. However, we will make comfort stops during long drives.
Eating & drinking is not permitted in the coach.
Due to limited boot space in the coach we suggest you to carry one check-in bag & one hand bag per person only
Due to parking regulations & designated drop off & pick up points it is not possible to stop at all the places during the city tour. Tour Manager / Local Representative will try his/her best to stop coach wherever possible for a photo stop.
Coaches do not have a wheelchair access. There are steps to board / alight from the coach.
Coaches are forbidden inside most of the historic city centers; to preserve them from damage caused by pollution & getting overcrowded. Most of your sightseeing will be done by local buses & by foot in the historic & heritage centers.

Meals
Meals are pre–set & a–la carte is not possible.
On certain Days packed lunch will be provided.

Sightseeing
Due to logistical reasons certain departures may have amendments or reverse the itinerary. However, all the services / inclusions will remain the same.
Generally, you will have to walk at sightseeing places, amusement parks & at the airports sometimes for a long distance; however the same will be timely instructed by the Tour Manager. It is advisable to carry good pair of comfortable sports shoes. The Tour Manager & the Driver will do their best to get you as close to the Monuments as possible.
Every Site / Monuments has its own set of rules & regulations. We need to respect this & ensure that we follow the same.
All our visits are booked in advance to avoid delays, at the same time there may be delays caused due to overcrowding, local regulations, security check etc.

General
On some occasions you may have to join another group in case the group does not have adequate members.
A local representative or a driver may only be there to assist you during your initial part of the tour.
Security alerts & random closures might affect the itinerary.
Please take extra care of your personal belongings while on the tour, every country you travel to is prone to thefts & bag snatching. SOTC will not be liable for any loss of belongings / baggage.
Disabled clients should carry their own wheelchair & should be accompanied by a qualified companion who is able to provide assistance to the disabled client.
SOTC shall not accept any liability or responsibility for any damages, loss, baggage loss, theft, injury, accident, death, breakdown or irregularity, which may occur in carrying out the tour arrangement, weather conditions, strikes, war, quarantine & any other cause whatsoever & all such loss or expense must be borne by the passengers. Insurance policies must be carried while on tour.
The management reserves the right to claim any additional expenses incurred due to delay or changes in schedules of train, airplane, bus, ship or other services.
The Tour Manager & the company reserves the right to amend the itinerary, alter, vary or withdraw any particular departure, excursion advertised. For the convenience of our passengers, we will sometimes amend the itinerary. However, all the services will remain the same.
There are no refunds for any services i.e. meals, sightseeing etc. not utilized on your tour
In case you decide to change the date of your return reservation once confirmed the exact amount payable to the airline will be advised once the same is confirmed.
The images used in this brochure are for representation purpose only.
Tours operated are subject to RBI / GOI regulations.
Please refer to the Booking Form for detailed “Terms & Conditions”.