Due to weather, traffic, and other unforeseeable circumstances this itinerary is to be seen as a best estimate. When necessary, this schedule will change. This might include having to cancel, move, or add classroom and meeting times, on short notice.
| Date | Location | Activity |
| Mo, July 1st | Depart US (LAX) | Travel |
| Tu, July 2nd | In Transit | Travel |
| We, July 3rd | Arrival in Sydney | Transportation to Accommodations
Unscheduled Morning Check-into hostel at 2:00pm (YHA Sydney Central) Meet at 3:30pm in lobby for orientation 5:00pm Welcoming Dinner (Glenmore Hotel Roof Terrace) – will leave as a group at 4:20pm |
| Th, July 4th | Sydney | Guided Tour of Susannah Place in the Rocks
10:00am – Group 1 11:00am – Group 2 1:30pm – Group 3 2:30pm: City Walking Tour (led by Alex Glass) |
| Fr, July 5th | Sydney | 10:00 am Hyde Park Barracks (Self-Guided Audio Tour)
11:30 -12:30pm Grab Lunch 12:30pm – 1:30pm Meet in Botanical Gardens for Hyde Park and Susannah Place Summary Session 1:30 pm Sydney Botanical Gardens (Guided Tour: Aboriginal Heritage Tour) |
| Sa, July 6th | Sydney | 8:30 Optional Review Session
1:00pm Bondi Beach Tidal Pool and Beach Walk (led by Alex) |
| Su, July 7th | Sydney | 10:00am Shelly Beach Guided Snorkel Tour |
| Mo, July 8th | Sydney | OFF DAY |
| Tu, July 9th | Sydney | Sydney Harbor National Park: North Head Hike
2:15pm Sydney Aquarium (Self-Guided) |
| We, July 10th | Sydney | All-Day Visit to Taronga Zoo
Guided Learning Experience with Park Staff |
| Th, July 11th | Katoomba | Travel to Katoomba
FREE AFTERNOON |
| Fr, July 12th | Katoomba | 9:00am Hiking Prince Henry Cliff Walk to Furber Steps into Jamison Valley (back between 3-4pm)
CLASSROOM EVENING 7-9:30pm (Quiz 1 and 1.5 hr Documentary) |
| Sa, July 13th | Katoomba | 9:00am Charles Darwin Walk from Wilson Park to Wentworth Falls Hike (led by Alex)
12:00am Narrow Neck Trail Hike Free after 3pm |
| Su, July 14th | Katoomba | OFF-DAY |
| Mo, July 15th | Katoomba | 8:00am Glowworm Tunnel (bus pickup)
EVENING: CLASSROOM (Quiz 2) |
| Tu, July 16th | Travel to Darwin | Travel Day to Darwin
AFTERNOON OFF |
| We, July 17th | Darwin | Museum and Art Gallery of the NT (Self-Guided)
George Brown Darwin Botanical Gardens (led by Alex) |
| Th, July 18th | Darwin | MORNING: East Point Reserve Hike, using public transportation (led by Alex)
AFTERNOON: Visit to Crocosaurus Cove Optional Evening: Mindil Beach Market |
| Fr, July 19th | Darwin | MORNING: Northern Territory Wildlife Park (9am to 3pm) – Self Guided
AFTERNOON: Berry Springs (led by Alex) |
| Sa, July 20th | Darwin | Pudakul Aboriginal Culture Tour (Guided)
AFTERNOON OFF |
| Su, July 21st | Darwin | Morning OFF
Afternoon : Jumping Crocodile Tour (Guided) Corrobboree Billabong Sunset Boat Tour – (Guided) Group Dinner at Corroboree Park Tavern |
| Mo, July 22nd | Kakadu NP | Fogg Dam
East Alligator River Boatramp Ubirr Rock Art Gallery |
| Tu, July 23rd | Kakadu NP | Jim Jim Falls
Nourlangie Rock Overlook Angbangbang Rock Art Gallery Angbangbang Billabong |
| We, July 24th | Kakadu NP | Warradjan Cultural Center
Ikoymarrwa Waterfall Kakadu Highway Cut Pine Creek Pit Stop |
| Th, July 25th | Darwin | 9:00-12:00 Classroom at Brown’s Mart Theater
Evening Flight to Cairns Stay at Gilligans for one night |
| Fr, July 26th | Cape Tribulation | Travel to Daintree
Port Douglas (Lunch Stop) Ice Cream Factory in Daintree |
| Sa, July 27th | Cape Tribulation | 9:00 am Myall Beach and Fringe Reef Walk
2:00pm Quiz 3 8:00pm Dubuji Boardwalk Rainforest Night Hike |
| Su, July 28th | Cape Tribulation | 7:45am Ocean Safari Great Barrier Reef Snorkel
AFTERNOON and EVENING OFF |
| Mo, July 29th | Yungaburra | Travel to Yungaburra
Granite Gorge Hike Evening: Wildlife Viewing on Peterson Creek |
| Tu, July 30th | Yungaburra | Curtain Fig Tree
Milla Milla Falls Hypipamee Crater |
| We, July 31st | Cairns | Travel to Cairns
Lake Barrine Cathedral Fig Tree |
| Th August 1st | Cairns | CLASSROOM MORNING (Quiz 4) – Cairns Library
Afternoon OFF Evening: Farewell Dinner at The Salt House |
| Fr, August 2nd | Cairns | MORNING OFF
Transfer to Cairns Airport Travel to US or elsewhere |
