ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA

You'll transcend your five senses when you see Australia through the eyes of its first inhabitants. For Aboriginal people, 'country' is not just a collection of hills, cliffs, creeks, rock outcrops and waterholes. It is a magical network of land and living things, elements and seasons, Dreamtime stories, spirits and songs.

This is the land that Aboriginal people have lived in harmony with for more than 50,000 years. Every river, tree, mountain, star and sandy hill was shaped by a spirit ancestor during the Dreamtime of the world's creation. Listen to these stories and you'll begin to understand the birth of our land, its cragginess, spirituality and mystery. Visit the sacred places and feel your own sense of wonder come alive.

Trace the path of spirit ancestors as you walk around the base of Uluru with an Anangu guide. Learn about the intricate system of life they created in the rock art of WorldHeritage-listed Kakadu National Park. See Ngunawal campsites dating back to the last Ice Age in Namadgi National Park. Go walkabout and see bark and body painting in the Blue Mountains, just outside of Sydney.

Hear Adnyamathanha creation stories over the campfire in South Australia's Flinders Ranges. Trace Aboriginal trading routes more than 18,000 years old in Victoria's Gippsland. Fish, snorkel and hunt for mud crabs with the Aboriginal communities of Western Australia's Dampier Peninsula. Traverse the treetops with the Wujal Wujal people in Queensland's primeval, magical Daintree Rainforest. Discover your own story in amongst this
ancient, living story of creation.

ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA

KAKADU, ARNHEM LAND, NORTHERN TERRITORY & THE BUNGLE BUNGLES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
9-Night vacation package highlighting the historical Top End of Australia. From $4531 per person based on double occupancy.
Explore the delights of Litchfield & Kakadu National Parks, Arnhem Land and the Bungle Bungles - truly unforgettable landscapes.
NORTHERN TERRITORY: Includes three nights accomodation at Saville Pandanas Hotel in Darwin; one-night accomodation Knotts Crossing Resort, Katherine; one night accomodation at Gagadju Lodge in Cooinda; one night accomodation at the Mt. Borradaile Safari Camp in Arnhem Land; and one night accomodation at Gagadju Crocodile Holiday Inn, Jabiru. WESTERN AUSTRALIA:   One night accomodation at All Seasons Hotel in Kununurra and one night accomodation at the Bungle Bungles Wilderness Lodge in Purnululu.   Tours include:    NORTHERN TERRITORY:   Half-day Darwin city tour; full-day Adelaide River, Leliyn & Katherine gorge Dinner cruise; full-day Kakadu National Park, Gunlom Falls & Yellow Water Cruise; full-day Ubirr, Arnhem Land & Sunset Cruise tour; full-day Mt. Borradaile Art Sites & Wildlife tour; full-day Windows on the Wetlands & Fogg Dam tour; and full-day Litchfield National Park tour.  WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Full day Purnululu (Bungle Bungles), Cathedral Gorge & Piccaninny Creek tour, full-day Echidna Chasm & Mini Palms Gorge tour.
Price does not include your international airfare and domestic airfare.  Departs April through October.

WALKABOUT AUSTRALIA - Cairns, Queensland; Darwin, Northern Territory; Ayers Rock/Uluru and Sydney
Discover Australia's Indigenous history on this 15-day / 12-night Australia vacation package from $3534 per person based on double occupancy
On the heels of Australian Indigenous history, walk in the footsteps of Australia's ancient past - a complementary blend of both modern and historical eras.

Includes:  Roundtrip airfare from Los Angeles to Australia and domestic fares as noted.  Four nights accomodation at Bay Village Resort in Cairns and full-day Kuranda Rail, Skyrail & Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park tour.  Three nights accomodation at Travelodge Mirambeena in Darwin with a full day Kakadu, Ubirr and Aboriginal Culture tour. Two nights accomodation at The Lost Camel in Ayers Rock/Uluru with a half-day aboriginal Uluru tour including breakfast, and 3-hour Dot Painting Workshop.  Three nights accomodation at the Travelodge in Sydney and full day historic Sydney & Northern Regions small group tour.  Roundtrip Airport/Hotel transfers throughout. 
International airfare is valid for travel from March 1 - 31, 2009 (blackout dates might apply). Price does not include taxes, airport departure fees, including September 11th Security fee are not included.

ULTIMATE QUEENSLAND OUTBACK TOUR
A 21-night tour visiting the great Australian Outback from $5,296 per person based on double occupancy.
Queensland's outback is well known for its wide open spaces and friendly characters. Feel the lure of discovering a whole new world of outback adventure, from rollicking stockmen, to quiet fishing spots, to desert dunes and the odd dinosaur.

INCLUSIONS:

• One nights accommodation Roma
• One nights accommodation Charleville
• Two nights accommodation Nardoo Station
• One nights accommodation Quilpie
• One nights accommodation Windorah
• Two nights accommodation Birdsville
• One nights accommodation Boulia
• Three nights accommodation MountIsa
• Two nights accommodation Lawn Hill
• One nights accommodation Richmond
• One nights accommodation Hughenden
• Two nights accommodation Mt Surprise
• Two nights accommodation Cairns
• One nights accommodation aboard Reef Encounter
• Experienced professional guides
• Meals
  Price does not include international airfare or domestic airfare.  You will fly into Brisbane and end up in Cairns, Queensland.