ISSU TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES

Semester 1 2007

Sat 10 March $89– Explore Australia’s modern capital cityVisit Canberra for a day and you’ll learn a lot about Australian culture and history. Deepen your understanding of what makes Australia and Australians unique. Hear the stories of Cold War spies, love affairs and political scandals! Check out Floriade, Canberra’s huge flower festival HighlightsAustralian War Memorial, National Museum of Australia, Parliament House tour, Remembrance ceremony, Contemporary architecture, Wild kangaroos, Aussie farms, Floriade flower festival (Sep-Oct), Lunch (own expense) in city centreDepart 7:30 am YHA Central. Return: 9:00pm

Sun 18 March - $74– The ultimate Australian experienceExperience the highlights of Australia’s most visited World Heritage National Park with bush-walks and incredible views. Visit a wildlife park to see and touch our unique animals such as kangaroos and koalas! Hear about Aboriginal legends and visit mountain villages. Highlights Featherdale Wildlife Park, Bushwalks, Amaz-ing waterfalls, Rainforest, Huge canyons, Ride world’s steepest railway, Three Sisters, Olympic Park, Lunch (own expense) in Leura villageDepart: Sydney 8.10am at YHA central. Return: Sydney 6.30pm

Blue Mountains

Canberra

Sat 5 May $82– Award winning wine and foodSpend a fun day in the beautiful countryside

tasting different wines and food including delicious cheese, chilli schnapps and Dr Jurds Jungle Juice! Visit three unique wineries and a classic Aussie bush pub. Enjoy a sausage

sizzle lunch and play some aqua golf! This is a great day so don’t miss out!

HighlightsVisit top class wineries, Taste up to 20 wines, Private cheese tasting, Aqua golf ($3), Sau-sage sizzle BBQ lunch, FREE food tasting,

Hawkesbury River, Try Dr Jurds Jungle Juice, Visit Wollombi Tavern,

Depart 8.10am YHA central. Return: 6.30pm

Dolphin Watching Sat 28 April $84 – Wild dol-phins and sand sliding

Get up close to wild dolphins on a wonderful boat cruise on beautiful Port Stephens. Check out a 30km long beach and sand slide down Sahara-like sand dunes! If you love the out-

doors and nature then join us.Highlights

Visit top class wineries, Taste up to 20 wines, Private cheese tasting, Aqua golf ($3), Sau-sage sizzle BBQ lunch, FREE food tasting,

Hawkesbury River, Try Dr Jurds Jungle Juice, Visit Wollombi Tavern,

Depart 8.10am YHA Central. Return: 7.00pm

Hunter Valley

Dolphin Watching

Friday 1 June $125 – Be inspired by these mighty animals

Imagine being among the annual migration of 5000 whales on a majestic catamaran

sailing from Port Stephens. Join our sailing crew and learn about these awesome mam-mals PLUS hang out with the wild dolphins in the bay. You’ll also check out a 30km long

beach with huge sand dunes! Highlights

See humpback whales, huge sailing catama-ran, Sail out to sea, Wild dolphins, Sahara-like sand dunes, Gan Gan Lookout, lunch

(own expense) at Nelson Bay marinaDepart 8.10am YHA Central . Return:

8.30pm

Sun 5 August $74 – The ultimate Austra-lian experience

Experience the highlights of Australia’s most visited World Heritage National Park

with bushwalks and incredible views. Visit a wildlife park to see and touch our unique animals such as kangaroos and koalas! Hear about Aboriginal legends

and visit mountain villages. Highlights

Featherdale Wildlife Park, Bushwalks, Amazing waterfalls, Rainforest, Huge

canyons, Ride world’s steepest railway, Three Sisters, Olympic Park, Lunch (own

expense) in Leura villageDepart: Sydney 8.10am at YHA central.

Return: Sydney 6.30pm

Whale Watching

Blue Mountains

Sat 1 September $82 – Award winning wine and food

Spend a fun day in the beautiful coun-tryside tasting different wines and

food including delicious cheese, chilli schnapps and Dr Jurds Jungle Juice!

Visit three unique wineries and a clas-sic Aussie bush pub. Enjoy a sausage

sizzle lunch and play some aqua golf! This is a great day so don’t miss out!

HighlightsVisit top class wineries, Taste up to 20

wines, Private cheese tasting, Aqua golf ($3), Sausage sizzle BBQ lunch, FREE food tasting, Hawkesbury River, Try Dr Jurds Jungle Juice, Visit Wollom-

bi Tavern,Depart 8.10am YHA central. Return:

6.30pm

Sat 13 October $89 – Explore Australia’s capital city

Visit Canberra for a day and you’ll learn a lot about Australian cul-ture and history. Deepen your understanding of what makes

Australia and Australians unique. Hear the stories of Cold War spies, love affairs and political scandals!

Check out Floriade, Canberra’s huge flower festival

HighlightsAustralian War Memorial, National Museum of Australia, Parliament House tour, Remembrance cer-emony, Contemporary archi-

tecture, Wild kangaroos, Aussie farms, Floriade flower festival

(Sep-Oct), Lunch (own expense) in city centre

Depart 7:30 am YHA Central. Re-turn: 9:00pm

Hunter Valley

Canberra Floriade

Dolphin Watching Sat 17 November - $84 – Wild dolphins and sand slid-

ingGet up close to wild dolphins on a wonderful boat cruise on beautiful Port Stephens. Check out a 30km long beach and sand slide down

Sahara-like sand dunes! If you love the outdoors and nature then join

us.Highlights

Visit top class wineries, Taste up to 20 wines, Private cheese tasting,

Aqua golf ($3), Sausage sizzle BBQ lunch, FREE food tasting, Hawkes-

bury River, Try Dr Jurds Jungle Juice, Visit Wollombi Tavern,

Depart 8.10am YHA Central. Re-turn: 7.00pm

Friday 26 October - $125– Be in-spired by these mighty animals

Imagine being among the annual migration of 5000 whales on a

majestic catamaran sailing from Port Stephens. Join our sailing

crew and learn about these awe-some mammals PLUS hang out

with the wild dolphins in the bay. You’ll also check out a 30km long

beach with huge sand dunes! Highlights

See humpback whales, huge sail-ing catamaran, Sail out to sea, Wild dolphins, Sahara-like sand dunes, Gan Gan Lookout, lunch

(own expense) at Nelson Bay marina

Depart 8.00am YHA Central . Return: 8.30pm

Dolphin Watching

Whale Watching

Sat 21 - Sun 22 July $245This is a top weekend,mate! Two days checking out the best. In the famous

Hunter Valley you’ll enjoy the good life visiting award wining wineries, eating

and drinking to your hearts content! Blow your head off with some chilli schnapps and then to Newcastle, a surf & shipping town which knows how to party! Sunday is sailing out amongst the islands watch-ing the magnificent humpback whales

and local dolphins. Back on dry land you get to relax on a 30 km long beach or go

sand sliding down huge dunes!Highlights! Price of $245 includes:

• Visit the Hunter Valley for wine, cheese & local food tasting, BBQ sausage sizzle

lunch.• Stay in a great hostel in Newcastle and go out Saturday night. Sunday breakfast

included.• Three-hour whale & dolphin watch sail-ing cruise on a 15 metre luxury catama-

ran.• See Stockton Beach (over 30kms long),

go sand sliding on huge sand dunes at Anna Bay, Gan Gan lookout.

Depart:Saturday 8.10 YHA Central Return: Sunday 7.30pm

Wed 18 July - $7, 3.00 - 5.30pmGet to know your local neighborhood on a

relaxing and informative stroll through the back streets of inner Sydney.

Discover pubs, live music, fish markets, artisan markets, crab racing, cheap beers, and lots

more. Gain some insights into Aussie culture and history.Finish at the entertainment complex of Darling Harbour. Wednesday 4 - 5.30pm, only $7 and includes a free drink at the cool Cargo

Bar!Price: $7

Wine & Whale Weekend

Walking Tour