I finally finish my time in SP... haha.... YES.. home free!! feeling gd baby... haha now only left exams den I'm all free to travel!! So as u all may know... The Chan Brothers fair is coming rit... and NATAS fair too... so i decided to come up with my iansterboi travel fair...haha... here's my itinerary...
10 day Backpacking tour to Australia
Programme title: Ian's and Xin's Pre-Honeymoon trip to Australia
Tentative date of programme: 29Feb2008 - 9Mar2008
Cities: Cairns, Goldcoast & Melbourne
Flight Information: Tiger Airways to Melbourne, Flying back to Singapore also by Tiger @Cairns. Domestic Flights by Virgin Blue and Tiger
Day 1 (Sin - Mel)
- Depart Singapore Changi Airport. Best flight time will be 11pm as we will reach Melbourne at 8am. However, have to connect at Darwin
- Arrive at Melbourne Int'l Airport @8am and travel to "Melbourne Connection Travelers Hostel" in the city area by cab
- Half day City tour with Ian as your tour guide... check out places like Swanston Street, Victoria Market and my best recommendations for food and fun!!! haha... my personal favourite places in Mel la...
- At Night, take a stroll along Yam River and enjoy the beautiful night like of Melbourne with colourful neon lights and people partying all night long.
- Have dinner at any cafe and chill out at Bennett Pub for a drink or two... haha...
Day 2 ( Melbourne)
- Follow on a tour to Great Ocean Road. Bus will pick us up from our hostel
- A 2 to 3 hr bus ride to Great Ocean Road. Rest stops included
- Have lunch at Port Campbell... here they serve the best Fish and Chips i have ever eaten... its damn shiok...
- The bus tour will be guided by the driver as he drives and narrates the tour.. Be amazed at the mesmerizing view of the 12 Apostles and the London Bridge of Melbourne
- In the evening, we will head to Phillip Island where u will get to see the cute little penguins coming home from the ocean... its really cute... haha... the gals will love it..
- Dinner is included in the package tour. Head back to the hostel by bus
Day 3 ( Melbourne)
- Last day in Mel will be more free and easy... get up in the late morning and have brunch at the hostel
- Take a bus or walk to Victoria Market to do some shopping... I also know where are the best deals to get cheap and gd stuff... and warehouses and all tt too... haha
- Visit the National Botanic Gardens in Melbourne and enjoy nature's wonderful flowers
- For dinner, we are going for something different... we'll be heading down to Hard Rock Cafe Melbourne and enjoying some familiar food.. haha
Day 4 ( Mel - Goldcoast)
- Day 4 will be awesome... we'll check out of Mel Connection Hostel at 7am and take a taxi to Mel Airport... Early flights out to another city is the best...
- Take a 10am flight to GoldCoast... Upon Arrival, check in at Aquarius Backpackers GoldCoast.. lovely accommodation with great view of the coast
- After resting and settling down, chiong to Surfer's Paradise. here is where all the babes and hunks do their surfing and stuff... haha.. we cannot la... so we just lay on the beach... get tanned, drink some cocktail and enjoy the company of each other... haha
- Half day at the beach will be fun, but EXCITEMENT comes when night is here...!! haha.. PARTY up at Club Crawl... this place is like our Canary.. many clubs along this street.. really wild... but be careful who u end up with the next day.. lol
Day 5 ( GoldCoast)
- Trust us not to get too hungover from last night, coz today we are heading to Warner Bro.Studios!!! haha... fun fun fun... a trilling day with many roller coaster rides, theme parks and lots to do... Visit Movie world, Sea World where all your favourite movie stars appear in front of u!! haha
- The whole day will be spent right here in this fun filled world!!
Day 6 ( GoldCoast)
- Do some city tour around the city... not so much shopping coz i dun wanna carry everything for u dear.... haha... get some rest in the hostel, using their facilities.. there's a pool, lounge, bar, entertainment facilities.. yea.. great place to stay...
- OR.. we can head back to Warner bro. studios coz there's just so much to see... it will be wise to get the ESCAPE pass as it allows us entry to the park for 2 days..
Day 7 ( Goldcoast - Cairns)
- Morning flight out of Goldcoast to Cairns.
- Lodge at Nomads Cairns Beach House. A great and convenient location with the biggest beer garden!! haha
- Hope on a tour to Fitzroy Island just off shore of Cairns... Simply a tropical island with nothing but the sun and sea... really beautiful
- Kayak around the island, boats will be provided la.. duh.... den enjoy a tropical picnic lunch by the beach...
- Explore the rest of the island by hiking or if not, kayak some more with your partner, or if too tired just lay ard at the beach...
- Head back the the mainland where we will dine at The MetBar... a classy dining restaurant which offers wine tasting and dining
Day 8 ( Cairns)
- We will travel to the World's largest coral reef!!
- Snorkel and dive amongst the beautiful coral gardens
- This tour will be almost a half day tour... The guides will take u to different places to snorkel
- Head back to the mainland by 6pm, b4 it gets dark, haha... and grab a bite anywhere along the way back.. tired liao... get some rest...
- If by 10pm not too tired, we can visit Tropical Jazz Club Cairns. Just chilling with great music, food and drinks. BUT must get some slp by 2am.. next day we'll be heading back to Singapore...!
Day 9 ( Cairns - Singapore)
- Checkout of the hostel in the morning and catch a cab to the airport
- Estimated time departure is 12noon to 1pm
- Arriving into Singapore approximately 9pm to 10pm...
Doesn't it just sound like a fanstastic trip.. omg... i'm so proud of myself to come up with this itinerary... haha... next time where u all wanna go can just ask me can liao... I'll be your lonelyplanet guide book la...
So dear... excited... now wanna hear the cost?? haha... wait let me calculate...
Flights = $437 + $200
Accommodations = $194
Food = $149
Attractions = $520
Transportation = $290
Insurance = $30
Total = $1,820 .... wow... my bro guessed 1.8k... he's pretty gd and accurate huh... haha
I think its a fairly reasonable price for a 10 day trip la... im so excited sia... haha... cant wait to get on this trip... but of coz... my U.S trip more exciting first la... hhaa.... oh mamamee ah... im going crazy............... HAHAHA...



1 Comments:
At November 11, 2008 at 10:07 AM ,
Anonymous said...
Keep up the good work.
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