Day 1 - Wednesday

After your arrival in Sydney, meet up with your friendly and handsome Planetdwellers tour guide and your fellow travellers at 2.00 pm in the foyer of the Sydney Travelodge for group check-in.

This nearly new Travelodge is centrally located within walking distance to all of Sydney’s world famous attractions, and sits at the bottom of Oxford Street, the original heart of gay Sydney.

At 5:30 pm, we walk to our Welcome Dinner and Cabaret Show at a funky Surry Hills restaurant for an evening of laughter and a taste of Sydney’s yummy cuisine and laid-back people.

After the tables have cleared, you can choose to head back to the hotel or spend time savouring Oxford Street, sipping lattes, people-watching, or cruising through the many pubs and clubs that will cater to all tastes! 

Day 2 - Thursday 

After finishing your Aussie breakfast, join your Planetdwellers tour guide and gorgeous group at 9.00 am for a Sydney city tour by bus, stopping at stunning Bondi beach, notorious Kings Cross, and the luscious Botanical Gardens at the foot of Sydney Harbour.

At midday, enjoy free time exploring the one-of-a-kind Sydney Opera House and busy Circular Quay, and treat yourself to a lunch with views that will take your breath away.

To work off your harbourside lunch, you and your group will climb to the top of towering Sydney Harbour Bridge for an absolutely unforgettable and must-do experience – recently voted as one of the best attractions in Australia.

Once your legs and nerves have recovered from the bridge climb, the night is yours! Whatever your taste for night-life, from thrills to theatre, clubbing to casinos, bars to beaches, we'll point you in the right direction: from secret local treasures to the world-famous gems.

Day 3 - Friday

After another yummy breakfast, hop on the bus as we meander past the Sydney Olympic site and through eucalyptus forests to the Blue Mountains, a UN World Heritage listed site. In this natural wonderland, we’ll take a gentle hike through the rock formations and experience the thrill of traversing the cliff-face on a near vertical railroad!

At lunchtime, we’ll fill your appetite with a top at the delicious country town of Leura, nestled in the heart of the foothills. Next, we’ll whisk you to Featherdale Wildlife Park, where you’ll get to meet our kangaroos, koalas, and kookaburras, and plenty of other creatures unique to Australia. Be sure to pack plenty of film or an extra memory card!

Now that’s it Friday night, we let you loose in Sydney to celebrate the start of the weekend with our fine and fabulous locals! Once again, we can point you to the activity that suits you best – as there are countless opportunities and special events to choose from.

Day 4 - Saturday 

Start your Saturday morning by having brekkie or sleeping in. Much like last night, we set you free today to do what you like in the Sydney sun: discover Sydney’s bustling beaches, museums and galleries, parks and neighbourhoods. Or if you miss our charming wit already, join us on an optional adventure: from the wild Sydney Harbour Jet-Boat to the sinful Chocolate Walking Tour of Sydney!

In the late afternoon, meet your guide and group at our Hotel foyer to catch a short train-ride to Newtown where we’ll treat you to a gorgeous group dinner. Newtown is another vibrant gay village that’s packed with countless cafes, restaurants of every international cuisine, plus amazing bars and clubs that attract thousands every weekend.

After dinner, you have the choice to celebrate Saturday night in this special part of the city or take the train back to Oxford Street or your hotel. Whatever your pick, it’ll be a memorable night!

Day 5 - Sunday

Enjoy a hearty breakfast and a fine Sydney Sunday to recover or discover: it’s your choice! At 6.00 pm, your Planetdwellers tour guide will meet you and the group at the hotel foyer to take you up playful Oxford Street to a gay Sydney past-time: Sunday drinks!

We’ll guide you to a notoriously fun beer garden to enjoy some great music, great friends, and great scenery (the boys and girls are out of this world)! Here, we’ll celebrate our final night in Sydney with a few complimentary drinks and plenty of lovely locals!

Day 6 - Monday

Now that we have sizzling Sydney under our belts, it’s time to head to tropical far north Queensland! We hop on a bus to the Sydney Airport and catch a mid-morning flight up the coast to Cairns. 

Upon arrival, we’ll guide you through a tour of the campy side of this oceanside town, before gliding along the very scenic and very curvy coastal highway to the exclusively gay resort of Turtle Cove.

After checking into our rooms, settling in, and exploring the resort with its own vast beach, we’ll have a drink by the pool and host you to a Welcome Dinner, surrounded by towering palms, crashing waves, and lush tropical gardens.

To finish off your night, take a dip in the jacuzzi under the stars, play volleyball in the pool cradled beneath the trees, stroll down to the beach to watch the crabs come in, or toast marshmallows in our seaside bonfire! Turtle Cove is truly magical.

Day 7 - Tuesday

To start your Tuesday, enjoy a continental buffet breakfast in their tropical paradise, before we hop on the bus to nearby Port Douglas. In this charming seaside town, we board our private Catamaran for a sparkling trip over the turquoise waters to the Great Barrier Reef. Once there, we’ll dress you in your wet gear to enjoy some of the best reef snorkelling in the world!

After you soak in the reef’s natural beauty and aquatic lifeforms, we’ll host you to a scrumptious Aussie barbecue lunch on-board, surrounded by endless ocean and sparkling sky. We return to Port Douglas in late afternoon.

After a brief detour to the resort to freshen up, we’ll return you to Port Douglas for dinner. The options here are endless: from quaint bistros and trattorias to raucous pubs with live music and livelier locals, this seaside town has something for everyone!

Day 8 - Wednesday

After a nourishing buffet of breads, cereals, and tropical juices, we board a bus to the nearby Daintree Rainforest. This magical wonderland is packed with utterly rare flora and fauna, towering trees, thundering rivers, cascading waterfalls, penetrating canyons, and if we’re lucky (or not so lucky), a few crocodiles!

We’ll remind you to pack your swimmers, as you can take a dip in Daintree’s crystal-clear and mineral-rich freshwater river gorge! Once you dry off, we’ll stop in the heart of the rainforest and its isolated villages for lunch. 

We arrive back at Turtle Cove resort at around 2:00 pm to enjoy your last day relaxing, swimming, sunbathing, or sleeping in a hammock. This is the perfect time to pamper yourself with a massage or body treatment at their exclusive spa!

At about 6:00 pm, we will meet by the pool for our final drinks and our group farewell dinner. In addition to recounting the many adventures and memories of the past week, you’ll get a chance to swap contact details with your new friends from around the world and some new Aussie friends, too!

Day 9 - Thursday

After our final breakfast at the resort, we return to the Cairns airport to board our return flight to Sydney. After about three hours, we arrive at Sydney airport, where our Planetdwellers draws to a close. We’ll share our final goodbyes and hope that this special taste of Australia will have you come back soon for more!

Booking terms and conditions

PRICING
All prices are based on twin-share accommodation on tour. Single supplements apply where applicable. Planetdwellers are happy to link up single travellers for twin-share basis. All prices subject to change until paid in full.

INCLUSIONS
Prices include eight nights twin-share accommodation, five hot buffet breakfasts, three continental breakfasts, professional tour guides and bus driver, domestic return airfares between Sydney and Cairns, three group dinners with a complimentary beverage, five-day Sydney public transit pass (for ferries, buses, and trains), entry to all sightseeing excursions mentioned above (unless otherwise declared optional), and plenty of free laughs and memories that will last a lifetime!

EXCLUSIONS
Prices do not include international or domestic airfares to the commencement point of Sydney, any passport and visa requirements, travel and medical insurance coverage, optional meals and attractions, arrival airport-to-hotel transfer in Sydney.

UPGRADES
All hotel rooms are based on standard twin share basis, please enquire should you prefer to upgrade the to any next level up rooms at extra costs.

TRANSFERS
Should you require airport transfers to our hotel in Sydney, we can organise shared coach transfers or private car transfers for you at additional cost.

PRE- AND POST-ACCOMMODATION
Planetdwellers are able to offer excellent rates on accommodation requirements before and after your tour. Please contact us for more details.

PAYMENT OPTIONS
As there are various ways of making deposits and final payments on tours and travel, we would be happy to discuss them with you at the time of booking. All payments are processed through MTA Travel - Mobile Travel Agents, License No. TAG093. For your convenience, we accept all major credit cards, cheques, and BPAY bank transfers.