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AUSTRALIA |
Motorcycle Tours
Down Under
South-East of Australia |
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Itinerary:
Melbourne
- Port Campbell - Portland - Ballarat -
Echuca -
Albury - Canberra - Sydney
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Bateman's Bay - Lakes Entrance - Melbourne
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Welcome to Melbourne - the Sunshine City.
Be our guest at the traditional Welcome-Dinner – in style,
at the Hard Rock Cafe. Let's get to know each other. Your
tour guide will be happy to answer any questions regarding your upcoming
Australian adventure. |
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Wednesday, Day 2 |
Melbourne
- Port Campbell |
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Right after breakfast and the day’s briefing, we pick up our rental
motorcycles. Last safety tips (keep left!) and we head for
Torquay, the gateway to the Great Ocean Road.
This legendary coast road was built by home-coming soldiers in memory of
their companions.
More highlights on the road this first day are
Bells Beach, the red and white lighthouse, Airey’s Inlet
and of course the Twelve Apostles.
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Thursday, Day
3 |
Port Campbell
- Portland |
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The whole day is devoted to the Great Ocean Road. First stop
will be Warnabool, and at Logan Beach, whale
watching. |
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Friday, Day 4 |
Portland -
Ballarat |
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Leaving the coast road, we are cruise inland and pass through an endless
variety of landscapes. Early afternoon we reach Ballarat and
spend the rest of the day at Sovereign Hill, a suburb where
time stands still.
The old gold mining town invites you to prospect for
gold and in different houses you will learn more about life in "the good
old days" in the Australian "Wild West".
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Saturday, Day
5 |
Ballarat - Echuca |
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Beautiful landscapes, endless avenues and the breadth of the country show
just how big a continent Australia is. Our goal today is Echuca
and for a special reason. |
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Sunday, Day 6 |
Echuca - Albury |
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Before riding again, we board the paddle steamer Mary Lou
for an unforgettable boat tour on the Murray, Australia’s
longest river.
We continue our trip on the Murray Valley Highway
with a photo stop at Lake Mulwala and visit the famous
Routherglen wine region. For dinner we spend the evening at the
Commercial Club with a "Gambling Licence".
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Monday, Day 7 |
Albury - Canberra |
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Although everybody knows about Sydney and
Melbourne, the capital of Australia is actually Canberra.
Today’s highlight is a visit to the Australian parliament buildings
and the new government house. |
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Tuesday, Day 8 |
Canberra - Sydney |
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We are leave the interior country by freeway
and head for the Pacific, to Sydney. In the evening we
undertake a harbour cruise with dinner on board the Captain Cook. |
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A free day for everyone. Of course we will be
happy to assist you in selecting and booking your Sydney highlights. Our
tip: the Opera House Tour in the morning. Here you will get
a good look behind the scenes of the Sydney Opera House, one of the three
best opera houses in the world. |
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Thursday, Day
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Sydney - Bateman's Bay |
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From Sydney we head south, alternating coast roads and the Princess
Highway 1.
A must in the loneliness of the Benderah State
Forest is the Bewong Road House, a popular truck
stop. |
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Friday, Day 11 |
Bateman's Bay
- Lakes Entrance |
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Passing the yacht harbour in Bateman’s Bay, our coastal road
leads us to the Muruya River and Princess Highway 1
to Tathra. At Costa’s Seafood Restaurant we
learn more about seafood specialities. |
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Saturday, Day
12 |
Lakes Entrance - Melbourne |
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Princess Highway 1 becomes more and more the Princess
Freeway and so we have a fast run into Melbourne, where. we drop
off the motorcycles and check into our hotel. Melbourne, with its
Crown World of Entertainment, including shopping centers, casinos
and a lot more attractions, is waiting. The highlight of the evening will
be our traditional Farewell-Dinner and a Melbourne
sightseeing tour on the Colonial Tram Car.
Finally we all reminisce on
our tour together. Let’s meet again on one of our next adventures in New
Zealand, USA or Europe. JOIN US.
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