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If you are planning a trip to Australia and

Sydney, I would suggest that you allow for an  extra 2 days and do something out of the ordinary, a walk. A coastal walk !

 An exhilarating 2 days of breathtaking scenery and invigorating challenges the

Royal

Coast Walk offers it all.  Located only 32 km south of

Sydney you meet up at Cronulla where you cross by scenic ferry to Bundeena and the start of your 2 day adventure. There are plenty of stops during the day to refresh, relax and take photos.  You swim at protected beaches and camp by the secluded beach and lagoon at the gorgeous Wattamolla.  Now, if you can only spend one day this is what you do; Walk from Bundeena to Little Marley via the Aboriginal carvings at Jibbon Point and return. Highlights include the Devil’s Dice ,White Cliffs and Marley Headland. For those with 2 days to spare see the entire Coast Track including  a night camping under the stars by the ocean and lagoon at Wattamolla. Highlights on Day 2 of the walk include Eagle Rock,

Garie

Beach, shack communities at Era and Burning Palms, Palm Jungle and Werrong Lookout.        Walking distances: (Day 1 – 14 km, 7 hrs; Day 2 – 16km, 8hr) The organiser,

Royal

Coast Walks supply, prepare and transport all your good and camping equipment leaving you free to experience the Coast Track in all it’s beauty.  The cost is AUD 239.00 and includes;  •

Royal

National Park entry and camping fees.• All camping equipment, transported and erected for youat our idyllic campsite• Expert Guide• All meals for the duration of the trip.  Scenic ferry ride from Cronulla to Bundeena.  • Specialty evening meal is BBQ’d marinated butterfly leg oflamb, grilled vegetable skewers, gourmet salad and traditionalAustralian damper. Beer and wine.• Lunches consist of freshly prepared ham/chicken and salad rolls.• Breakfast is bacon, eggs, fruit, cereal, juice, tea and coffee.• Daytime snacks are fresh fruit, nuts and dried fruits.* Alternative menu available on request** Breakfast and evening meals are for overnight packages only. 

Check out Royal Coast Walks on http://www.theaustraliacard.com.au

Not only will you get a 10% discount with RCW but similar discounts on a variety of services all over Australia

The Australian Gourmet Traveller’s 2009 Traveller Awards has recently been published and you’ll find some outstanding attractions. The panel of travel experts comes up with a shortlist of nominations in each category then voting is open to Gourmet Traveller’s readers. An enthusiastic 33000 readers voted this year. We can offer you the best deals so please feel free to contact us : info@australiantravel.us

 

 

Here are the Winners and Runners-up;

 

Readers Choice Awards:

Best Eco-tourism experience:

Winner: Wilson Island in Queensland.

 

Runners up: Freycinet Experience Walk and Maria Island Walk in Tasmania.

Best Family Experience:

Winner: Sea World Resort and Water

Park, Gold Coast

Runners-up: Sovereign Hill, (Melbourne) and Australia Zoo ( Brisbane)

Best Small Luxury Hotel:

Winner: Emporium Hotel, Brisbane

Runners-up: Islington, Hobart and Lake

House, Daylesford.

Best Adventure Tourism:

Winner: Orion Expedition Cruises

Runners-up: Cradle

Mountain Walk in Tasmania and

Aurora Expeditions.

Best hosted accommodation ( B & B )

Winner: Hunter Valley Cooperage (

Sydney)

Runners-up: Cotterville, Victoria  and Ooraminna Station Homestead.

Best indigenous tourism experience:

Winner: Anangu Waai, Northern Territory

Runners-up: Kooljaman at Cape Leveque, Western Australia and Guurbi Tours in Queensland.

Best Lodge:

Winner: Cradle Mountain Lodge,

Tasmania

Runners-up: Silky Oaks Lodge ( Cairns) and Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Isl.

Best Resort Accommodation:

Winner: Qualia, Hamilton

Island

Runners-up: Emma Gorge Resort and El Questro  in Western Australia.

Best Health/Spa Retreat

Winner: Salus Spa,Lake House, Daylesford

Runners-up: Qualia on Hamilton Island and Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa, VIC.

Best Large Luxury Hotel:

Winner: Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast

Runners-up: The Langham, Melbourne and Park Hyatt, Sydney.

Best new Hotel/Resort/Lodge

Winner: Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island.

Runners-up: A tie for second place between Qualia on Hamilton Island and Emporium Hotel in

Brisbane.

Best Eco Tourism:

Winner: Wild Bush Luxury

Runners-up: Maria Island Walk in Tasmania and

Montague

Island in NSW.

 

At one stage in 2008 the Australian dollar was on par with is American cousin. Now suddenly, you only pay 60 US cents to get an Australian dollar so the cost of visiting us has almost halfed!

This is indeed good news for any Americans planning to visit Australia in 2009. Add to this many special airfares both continental and locally.

 We have been arranging tours in Australia and New Zealand for our US visitors since 1986 and there are two tours that remains the most popular. The first is the Australian Highlights Tour, the second the Australian New Zealand Highlights Tour. Both of them gives you Australia in a nutshell so to say and the advantage of any of these tours is that you can take them at any time of the year. There are no set departures as it is an individual tour.

Individual in that you travel between the centres in Australia by air and you are met by local representatives at each location and local touring is with local guides which is always an advantage.

To make it even more attractive for you in 2009 we will send you a box of two crystal wine glasses for each booking. Have a look at them on the website www.2ecm8.com/9.html. These glasses are designed in Australia then handcrafted and etched by master craftsmen and is an excellent gift for you to keep or give to some friend.

Experience the beauty and solitude of the Kosciuszko National Park with one and two day guided treks featuring fully catered, in-field, star-covered, overnight campsites.

This means walkers are able to experience the beauty and wilds of the

Kosciuszko

National Park in comfort, with the luxury of local guides sharing intimate knowledge and the hassle and hardship of carrying equipment being tended to by the KOSCIUSZKO ALPINE GUIDED WALKS staff.THE EXPERIENCE
Envisage the sky turning into a palette of evening colour after spending a day ascending Australia’s highest peak and discovering pristine glacial lakes in remote areas of the Kosciuszko National Park.

FULLY CATERED
Your guide will lead you through outlying alpine terrain to a prepared campsite with creature comforts including personal tents, rolled out bedding ready for your weary body and a change of dry, warm, clothing. Don’t lift a finger, a hearty meal will be prepared while you relax, soak up the sunset and easy conversation around a star-covered campsite.

KOSCIUSZKO

NATIONAL PARK

The magnificence of the

Kosciuszko

National Park, located in the

Australian Alps, is unique to the world’s geographic alpine terrain and is internationally recognised as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.Covering almost 675,000 hectares (1,485,000 acres) the Park contains the highest mountains and glacial lakes in

Australia. It also has plant species found nowhere else on earth highlighted by vivid fields of colourful alpine flora, nine wilderness areas, rare and indigenous Australian mountain fauna, tremendous vistas, historic huts, sensational walking tracks and is the source of the Snowy, Murray and

Murrimbidgee

Rivers

NOVOTEL

LAKE CRACKENBACK RESORT.Lake Crackenback Resort is your premier alpine experience, superbly located in the magnificent

Snowy

Mountains high country on the tranquil shores of

Lake

Crackenback. The Resort is a perfect home base for exploration of all the treasures the Snowy Region has to offer. The Resort also boasts such a variety of high quality facilities and activities you may wish to stay on site for your entire holiday or conference.

Lake Crackenback Resort allows you to relax in style, concentrate on business or indulge your taste for adventure, all year round For further information and bookings contact us on http://www,australiantravel.us