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Car Rental Australia: Day Trips From Melbourne
Sydney
Travel time from Downtown, Melbourne: Approximately 6 hours Approximate Australia Car Hire Driving Distance: 435 miles (one way) Thanks to the opportunities gained from hosting the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, this city is a mecca of culture and excitement. There is much to see in your Australian car hire, so pack up the family and take a day or two to see the sites and experience the hospitality of the biggest city the Land Down Under has to offer!!
Some exciting places to visit and things to do could include: Shark Dive X-treme Introductory Program
A once in a lifetime experience awaits you at Oceanworld! Expert instructors will teach you the skills you need to know in order for you to dive with the sharks safely!! THIS IS AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE - SUITABLE FOR FIRS TIME DIVERS!! Instructions include a 10-minute video and hands on information from certified divers.
Swim freely with sharks, stingrays and turtles. If swimming with the sharks isn't your thing, then feel free to enjoy the live shows or guided tours, and be sure to check out the beautiful Barrier Reef exhibit where you can see over 100 different species of fish and coral!!!
Cuddle a Koala at Featherdale Wildlife Park
Take a drive in your Australian car for hire to beautiful Featherdale Wildlife Park and come meet a few new friends!! Kangaroos, koalas, emus, parrots and even Tasmania devils are all waiting to have their pictures taken with you and your Australian car hires. Walk through the Rainforest Avery and see the many different native animals at home in their natural environment. Be sure to visit the Nocturnal House and drop in on owls, possums and bats, just some of the animals of Australia that come out to play only at night.
Night Cat Tour of Sydney
Looking to get a taste of the nightlife Sydney is famous for?? Then park your Australian car hire and hop on a Night Cat Tour! These tours take you around to some of the hottest bars and clubs Sydney has to offer. Tours include the hip and happening suburbs of Balmain, Glebe, Newtown, Paddington, and Bondi. Grab a traditional bite to eat, as the Aussies call it, a "Fair Dinkum" meal of meat pie, peas and gravy or a drink at any one of the amazing nightclubs or bars you visit! Tours finish at around 11:30pm, leaving you plenty of time to go back to some of the clubs that best fit your taste!! Cheers!!!!
The 2000 Summer Olympics Site
A trip to Sydney wouldn't be complete without a trip to the venue of the 2000 Summer Olympics. Take your Australian car hire and a camera to the Olympic Village; the Pavilions and the many venues where some of the worlds best athletes competed for gold and glory!! Self-guided tours are the best because you get to choose the pace and where you wish to go!
Brisbane
Travel time from Downtown, Melbourne: Approximately 9 hours Approximate Australian Car Hire Driving Distance: 852 miles (one way) Nicknamed the "Most Livable City, the capital of Queensland, Australia, Brisbane is a city full of culture and fun. Although a good 9 hours away from Melbourne, it's definetly worth the drive! A few sites to see in Brisbane could include:
Sea World
Australia's Sea World is famous for its dolphins and aquatic life! You're sure to experience lots of excitement watching the antics of the sea lions and Australia's international ski team. Come have a picture taken of your Australian car hires with Australia's only polar bear cubs, Lia and her brother Lutik, in their home at Sea World's Polar Bear Shores - one of the most technologically advanced exhibits for Polar bears in the world.
Dreamworld
Dreamworld is known as Australia's most famous and treasured family theme park. This immense park spans 30 hectares and includes the fascinating Tiger Island, where live tigers frolic and play with a team of experienced tiger trainers. Also be sure to try your luck at the games of chance, and see if you can stand the Tower of Terror, one of the world's fastest and tallest roller coasters with speeds that top 160 km per hour!!
Queensland Maritime Museum
Visit this magnificent museum and take a step back in history to see some of the most magnificent ships of the last century! Park your Australian car hire and take the Forceful, Australia's only steam tug that can carry 100 passengers at a time to Moreton Bay and back. Volunteers who wish to keep the spirit of the sea alive run the museum; many of them are also experienced seamen so be sure to pay them a visit a Queensland Maritime Museum, you'll be sure to hear a sailor's tale or two!! |