What's Included for Parents & Supporters

The Parents & Supporters Package

• Roundtrip airfares departing RDU including associated taxes and 3 domestic stops in Australia ie: Sydney, Brisbane & Cairns (international flights are likely to be with QANTAS Airways). Also to include your travel visa for entry into Australia
• 14 nights hotel accommodation
• 12 Meal Package includes: 10 breakfasts, 1 dinner & 1 lunch
• Ground Transportation: 48 or 54-seat Luxury 5-star safety coach includes reclining seats each with a seat belt, air-conditioning, PA System, TV/video player and rest room. We will also utilize some public transportation (train) in Sydney and 26 seat vehicles for our Daintree & Atherton Tablelands visit in Cairns (the big buses cannot do these day trips due to some rather tight corners)  *Note: When players are home stayed and the entire group does not need transporting we may utilize smaller 15 or 26 seat vehicles for transporting parents to and from games
• Guided Coach tour of each city you visit: Excellent for orientation to the city itself as well as highlights of the surrounding area
• A pre-departure meeting (7-9 pm) will be conducted in April for all players and parents to meet each other as well as receive a 45 minute presentation on Australian History & Culture. We will also show a power point presentation for the trip and take questions
• Sydney Harbour Highlights Cruise: A beautiful narrated cruise lasting 75 minutes with great photo opportunities
• Guided Walking Tour of The Rocks & Darling Harbour areas (Sydney)
• Entry to an Aboriginal Cultural Centre: Enjoy lessons throwing a boomerang & playing the didgeridoo as well as learn a little about Aboriginal culture, traditional foods, medicines, etc.
• Entry to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo where you can have photos taken holding a koala & baby crocodile, pat kangaroos, see free flight bird and crocodile shows, as well as hundreds of other native Australian animals (9:00am – 3:00 pm)
• Full Day Great Barrier Reef Excursion: From 8:30am-5:30pm you will enjoy a quality buffet lunch, one free introductory scuba dive & snorkelling gear included    
• Day visit to the Kuranda Ranges via SKYRAIL: You will ride the longest gondola (cable car) in the world which runs for 4.7 miles above the canopy of this pristine tropical rainforest. Also have time to walk through the forest & eat lunch in the mountain town of Kuranda
• Day visit to the Atherton Tablelands & “fringe” of the Australia Outback. You will witness the diverse landscapes of Tropical North Queensland, passing by sugar cane farms, rich tropical rainforests and agricultural fields on the Atherton Tablelands and into the Gulf Savannah Plains of the Outback. You’ll get to swim in a pristine rainforest water hole, and experience some “out of the way” country townships. You will (probably) see kangaroos in the wild
• Guided group tour in the rainforest onboard an Amphibious WWII USA Army Duck
• Full day trip to the Daintree National Park & Daintree River Crocodile Cruise: You will spend 60 minutes cruising the Daintree River where you will (probably) see Crocs in the wild
• Sports Travel Academy Tour Guides led by Craig Douglass will travel with your group 24-hours per day for the duration of your tour. Our Australian-born tour leaders assist with tour logistics and provide suitable options for the group as required. Our tour leaders’ contacts, background, and local knowledge considerably enhance the quality of your group’s experience in Australia. Craig has led (apprx) 70 USA groups on Aussie tours since 1995

• Entry to a professional Australian Football League (AFL) game, otherwise known as Aussie Rules Football or just “footy” ($40)
• Entry to a professional National Rugby League (NRL) Game ($40)
• Surfboard riding lessons with an accredited professional surf instructor: apprx duration of 90 minutes ($30)
• Day Trip to the Hunter Valley Vineyards for sampling of some great Australian wines and some spectacular countryside ($75)