- Roundtrip airfares departing LAX with 4 stops in Australia: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns. (You will need to make your own way to and from LAX)
- 8 or 9 games against Australian Club teams with an after game function organized after most of the games where you can meet and socialize with the Aussie players
- Accommodation (15 nights): A mixture of triple share hotel rooms & quad share in suites (No bed sharing, all players will have their own beds)
- 14 Team Meals included (see itinerary for details)
- Ground Transportation: 26, 32 or 48-seat Luxury 5-star safety coach includes reclining seats each with a seat belt, air-conditioning, PA System, TV/video player and rest room. Note: We will also utilize some public transportation (trams) in Melbourne and (train) in Sydney
- Guided Coach tour of each city you visit: Excellent for orientation to the city itself as well as highlights of the surrounding area
- Guided Tour of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) – Australia’s home of Sport
- Entry to a professional Australian Football League (AFL) Game “Aussie Rules” in Melbourne
- Entry to a professional National Rugby League (NRL) game in Sydney or the Gold Coast (schedule pending)
- Entry to Sydney’s World Famous Aquarium where you’ll come up close to sharks and see a variety of other marine life
- Sydney Harbour Highlights Cruise: A beautiful narrated cruise lasting 75 minutes with great photo opportunities
- Tour of Bondi Beach, Lady Macquarie’s Chair and the Gap in Sydney
- Surfboard riding lessons at Surfers Paradise by a professional and accredited surf coach, includes wetsuit and transport to appropriate beach with small/medium waves on the day (75-90 minutes duration)
- Entry to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo where you can have photos taken holding a koala & baby crocodile, pet and feed kangaroos, see free flight bird and crocodile shows, as well as hundreds of other native Australian animals
- 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.
- Guided group tour in the rainforest onboard an Amphibious WWII USA Army Duck
- 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 Daintree National Park where you will see and have time to explore the “oldest surviving rainforest in the world” (8:00
am – 6:00 pm)
- Daintree River Crocodile Cruise where you will (probably) see crocodiles in the wild
- Full Day Great Barrier Reef Excursion: 8:30am-5:30pm lunch & snorkelling gear included
- Sports Travel Academy Tour Guide (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
