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[Jordaning]

I realize that this may not be the best time to go but it may be our only opportunity to see Australia.

Can anyone reccommend a tour company, Package, or agent to deal with?

Has anyone been there on vacation recently? We are heading there in August.

Any advice is appreciated.
Thank you.

[itaewonguy]

dude, you dont need a tour package!
map out where you want to go.. what you want to see..
what kind of Aussie experience are you after..
there are so many tours you can do in the country..
any travel agent in OZ will sort you out..

[Xian]

What part of Australia are you going to? Its as big as mainland USA, so it might be easier to help by knowing where you are going.

Its the best time to go if you are going to the far north, like the Northern Territory and norther Western Australia. Wonderful places, but so remote. Its near the end of the dry season then, so you avoid the monsoonal rains there. Cool and possibly wet weather in most other parts of Australia. If you want to see the outback in the north, I recommend that you go with a tour company that uses 4WDs. I used to own a 4WD and travelled Northern West Australia and would have missed sssooooooo much great places if I was on some regular bus.

If you go to Sydney, I recommend you try the tour that takes you walking over the Harbour Bridge (over the arch, not the flat part).
http://www.bridgeclimb.com/default2.htm

There is always something like Contiki.
http://au.contiki.com/
I took some tours in Europe with them. They are ok, but on the go a lot and with the wide open spaces of Australia, the bus travel may get boring.
They can be good though if you have limited time and want to see a number of places. They generally run at about $100US a day. That may or may not include all or some meals.

If you are curious about what parts of Australia to see or want any recommendations on locations, please feel free to ask.
EDIT: If you are limited with time, I personally recommend people see the north of Australia, as it is more unique to what most people might be used to seeing. If your flying into Sydney, it might be good to head up the Queensland coast and into the Northern Territory. Ther is just so many places you can go in such a big, but sparse country.
As noted. any travel agent will be able to help you out.

[Jordaning]

Thanks for the replies.

it is a late Honeymoon/1st anniversary.

We would like to see Sydney for a day or so, and one of the big things is the great barrier reef. Also, if possible we like to see a little of the outback and things like Ayers Rock etc etc ...

We had planned to do this in October and have more time but we are now unable to. Also, we have limited days...leave the 18 return by the 26...

[Xian]

Wow, not much time. I guess its good to fly into Sydney and to the bridge and opera house thing. Then either fly (budget with Jetstar or Virgin Blue) to Queensland where you will be about to book some type of day tour to the Reef. You can also fly to Ayers Rock or Darwin for outback experiences (you will probably need some type of tour for this option to see more).

At the Contiki site I linked before, there are some 4, 5 and 6 day tours, including going from Sydney to Queensland, you could then do a day tour of the reef, but it is all rushed on probably not that romatic to be on a Contiki tour.
Considering the cost of travel and accomadation though, I think they are not too bad.

You may want to fly within Australia to minimize travel time.
Alternately, fly from Sydney to Brisbane and fly from either of the cities to Darwin or Alice Springs in order to see the top end of Ayers Rock.

I recommend you have a good look at the tours online, if you are not sure about any locations or values of the tours, please feel free to post again or send a PM.