Melbourne & Sydney 7 Days 6 Nights over Lunar New Year from Ho Chi Minh City (Jetstar)

Tour overview

Duration

7 days 6 nights

Tour type

Group tour with a guide

Departs from

Ho Chi Minh City

Pickup

Tan Son Nhat Airport, international departures

Flights

Return flights included (Jetstar Airways); flight times confirmed for each departure

Next departure

3 Feb · 1 dates open

• Spend Lunar New Year in Australia
• Melbourne first, home from Sydney
• Free last morning for shopping in Sydney

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1

   Day 1 · Ho Chi Minh City – Melbourne

   Around 7:30 pm the tour leader meets you at the international terminal of Tan Son Nhat to check in for the direct Jetstar flight to Melbourne, departing close to midnight. Overnight on board.

2. 2

   Day 2 · Melbourne: Flinders Street – Fitzroy Gardens

   Arrive in Melbourne late morning and head to lunch after immigration. In the afternoon see the century-old Flinders Street station, Swanston Street, St Patrick’s Cathedral, the Old Treasury Building and Fitzroy Gardens. Dinner at a restaurant and check-in.

3. 3

   Day 3 · Brighton – Puffing Billy

   Breakfast at the hotel, then photos among the painted bathing boxes on Brighton beach. After lunch, ride the Puffing Billy steam train through the lush Dandenong forest. Dinner back in the city and a free evening.

4. 4

   Day 4 · Ballarat: Sovereign Hill – outlet

   After breakfast drive to Ballarat and stroll the recreated 19th-century gold-mining street at Sovereign Hill. Lunch and free time at an outlet centre. Dinner at a restaurant and overnight in Melbourne.

5. 5

   Day 5 · Melbourne – Sydney

   Breakfast or a boxed breakfast, then a morning domestic flight to Sydney. After lunch visit the Botanic Garden, Mrs Macquarie’s Chair, the Opera House, The Rocks and Darling Harbour. Dinner, check-in and a free evening.

6. 6

   Day 6 · Blue Mountains – Featherdale

   Travel to the Blue Mountains to ride Scenic World and photograph the Three Sisters. After lunch, meet kangaroos and koalas at Featherdale Wildlife Park. Dinner at a restaurant and back to the hotel.

7. 7

   Day 7 · Sydney – Ho Chi Minh City

   After breakfast, free time to wander or shop in Sydney’s malls. Check out around noon and transfer to the airport for the afternoon flight, arriving in Ho Chi Minh City in the evening where the tour ends.

What's included

Good to know

• Passports must be valid for more than 6 months after the trip ends; please include any previous passports for the visa application
• The tour price does not include the Australian visa. Vietnamese passport holders must obtain a visa before travel: we send the document checklist, arrange the biometrics appointment in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City and quote the fee when booking. Holders of other passports or dual nationals should tell us so we can check entry requirements
• Payment is in three stages: a deposit on booking, a second payment after the visa application is lodged and the balance once the visa is granted; we will confirm the deposit amount when booking
• If a visa is refused, the tour price is refunded minus the application fees already paid to the consulate; other members of the same group who were granted visas still travel on the booked date
• This departure just before Lunar New Year has its own holiday price and terms, confirmed when booking
• Group tours need a minimum number of guests; if it is not reached, we will tell you at least 7 days ahead and agree a new date or a refund. Departure dates may shift by a few days depending on visa processing and flights
• Children have separate rates by age and bed arrangement; guests over 70 need a health commitment from their family when booking, which we will explain