Tour Number: 2420889WP
Group Leader: Emily Rebro
Requested Departure Date: 6/18/2023
Requested Return Date: 6/29/2023
Requested Departure Gateway: Cleveland (OH)

ABOUT EF

For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.

12 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from the cities you’ll stay in to the cultural discoveries you’ll make have been customized by your teacher for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly to Australia

  • Day 2: Cross the International Date Line

  • Day 3: Sydney

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Enjoy a cruise in Sydney Harbor

    Visit the Sydney Tower

    Take a walking tour of Sydney

  • Day 4: Sydney

    Visit the Australian Museum

    Take a tour of Sydney

    Take a guided tour of the Sydney Opera House

  • Day 5: Sydney

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Manly Beach Surfing Lesson

    Manly Beach Surfing Lesson

    After a short harbor ferry ride, learn how to catch a wave next to locals at the famous Manly Beach. An instructor will teach you surfing basics, and you’ll have time after your lesson to practice on your own. Those looking to stay on land can tour Manly Beach with a local guide. Wetsuit and picnic lunch included

  • Day 6: Sydney • Townsville

    Fly to Townsville

    Take a walking tour of Townsville

    Participate in a workshop at the Rowes Bay Sustainability Centre

  • Day 7: Townsville • Paluma

    Travel to the Hidden Valley Cabins resort in Paluma

    Enjoy a renewable energy tour of the resort

    Go for a hike in the Wet Tropics Rainforest

    With your guide, spot wild platypuses

  • Day 8: Paluma • Townsville

    Travel to Mungalla Station

    Participate in a cultural exchange with the Nywaigi Aboriginal people

    With your group, you will:

    • Learn about the Nywaigi people's complicated history with European settlers
    • Interact with other students
    • Lend a hand with land management practices

    Travel back to Townsville

  • Day 9: Townsville • Magnetic Island

    Take a ferry to Magnetic Island

    Participate in a field-based survey of the Island's wild koala population

  • Day 10: Townsville • Great Barrier Reef

    Take an excursion to the Great Barrier Reef

    Learn about marine life firsthand on a snorkeling adventure with a marine biologist

  • Day 11: Townsville • Brisbane

    Visit the Reef HQ Research Centre

    Return to the Rowes Bay Sustainability Centre for a closing workshop

    Fly to Brisbane

  • Day 12: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly to Australia

  • Day 2: Cross the International Date Line

  • Day 3: Sydney

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Enjoy a cruise in Sydney Harbor

    Visit the Sydney Tower

    Take a walking tour of Sydney

  • Day 4: Sydney

    Visit the Australian Museum

    Take a tour of Sydney

    Take a guided tour of the Sydney Opera House

  • Day 5: Sydney

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Manly Beach Surfing Lesson

    Manly Beach Surfing Lesson

    After a short harbor ferry ride, learn how to catch a wave next to locals at the famous Manly Beach. An instructor will teach you surfing basics, and you’ll have time after your lesson to practice on your own. Those looking to stay on land can tour Manly Beach with a local guide. Wetsuit and picnic lunch included

  • Day 6: Sydney • Townsville

    Fly to Townsville

    Take a walking tour of Townsville

    Participate in a workshop at the Rowes Bay Sustainability Centre

  • Day 7: Townsville • Paluma

    Travel to the Hidden Valley Cabins resort in Paluma

    Enjoy a renewable energy tour of the resort

    Go for a hike in the Wet Tropics Rainforest

    With your guide, spot wild platypuses

  • Day 8: Paluma • Townsville

    Travel to Mungalla Station

    Participate in a cultural exchange with the Nywaigi Aboriginal people

    With your group, you will:

    • Learn about the Nywaigi people's complicated history with European settlers
    • Interact with other students
    • Lend a hand with land management practices

    Travel back to Townsville

  • Day 9: Townsville • Magnetic Island

    Take a ferry to Magnetic Island

    Participate in a field-based survey of the Island's wild koala population

  • Day 10: Townsville • Great Barrier Reef

    Take an excursion to the Great Barrier Reef

    Learn about marine life firsthand on a snorkeling adventure with a marine biologist

  • Day 11: Townsville • Brisbane

    Visit the Reef HQ Research Centre

    Return to the Rowes Bay Sustainability Centre for a closing workshop

    Fly to Brisbane

  • Day 12: Depart for home


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Total price

$6,334
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