Full Day Canberra, Australia's Capital City Icons
• Before entering the city, travel to the summit of Mt. Ainslie for a terrific view of Canberra and surrounds. A great photo opportunity!
• Visit the Australian War Memorial, where you’ll be greeted by a local guide to start your tour
• Learn about the history of the ANZACs as you travel along the boulevard dedicated to the participants of two world wars
• Enjoy a tour of the National Museum of Australia – it focuses on Indigenous histories and cultures, European settlement and our interaction with the environment
• Take a guided tour of Australia’s Parliament House – you may even get to witness the Houses of Parliament in session
• You’ll visit some of its 4,700 rooms and learn more of its architecture, history, artwork and the Australian parliamentary democratic process
• See ’The Lodge’, the Prime Minister’s official residence
• Travel along the pretty tree-lined streets and see diplomatic homes and embassies of many foreign ambassadors
• Drive past the National Library and the High Court of Australia
• Drive past Canberra’s centrepiece, Lake Burley Griffin, named after the American architect who won a competition to design Australia's Federal Capital, Walter Burley Griffin
• See the Carillon Bell Tower on the edge of the lake, a gift from the British Government to mark Canberra's 50 years as the nation’s capital
Departs :
Mon & Fri from select Hotel pick-up points:
• 7.15 am: Crescent on Bayswater, 33 Bayswater Road, Kings Cross
• 7.25am: Vibe Hotel, 111 Goulburn Street, City
• 7.35am: Sheraton on the Park (Castlereagh St entrance), 161 Elizabeth Street, City
• 7.40am: Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, 61 Phillip Street, City
Returns : Sydney, 9.30pm approximately