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ITINERARY
Wed, 11 Feb -
Transfer to
Auckland Airport; flight to Melbourne
Thu, 12 Feb:
AKL-MEL Quantas 34
6:00AM-7:55A
Transfer via Melbourne Skybus Shuttle to Spencer
Street Railway (200 meters from the hotel)
BW Atlantis Hotel
300 Spencer Street
Melbourne
Tel: 3-9600-2700
Fri, 13 Feb -
Transfer to Airport via Shuttle for flight to Hobart
Sat, 14 Feb:
MEL-HBA Quantas 1657 10:20A-11:30A
Pick up Hertz Rental Car at Hobart Airport
BW Motel Mayfair*
17-19 Cavell Street
Hobart, Tasmania
Tel: 3-6231-1188
Sun, 15 Feb:
Drive to Launceston (200 km/2.25 hours);
see Cataract Gorge
BW Riverside Hotel Motel
407 West Tamar
Launceston, Tasmania
Tel: 3-6327-2522
Mon, 16 Feb:
Drive to Strahan (270 km/3 Hrs)
Flagg Strahan Inn*
The Esplanade
Strahan, Tasmania
Tel: 3-6471-7191
Tue, 17 Feb:
Drive to Hobart (284 km/3.25 Hrs);
Tour Cascade Brewery at 1PM
BW Fountainside*
Corner Brooker Avenue & Liverpool Street
Hobart, Tasmania
Tel: 3-6234-2911
Wed, 18 Feb:
Drop off rental car at the Hobart Airport; flight
to Melbourne
HBA-MEL Quantas 1658 10:05A-11:15A
Pick up Hertz Rental Car at Melbourne Airport;
drive to Bairnsdale, Victoria (285 km/4.5 Hrs)
BW
Mitchell Motor Inn
295 Main Street
Bairnsdale, Victoria
Tel: 3-5152-5012
Thu, 19 Feb:
Drive to Merimbula; en route, Whaling
Museum near Eden (300 km/3.15 Hrs)
Comfort Inn
Corner Reid Street & Merimbula
Merimbula
Tel: 2-6495-3077
Fri, 20 Feb:
Drive to Canberra (243 km/3 Hrs); see War
Memorial & Capital buildings
Comfort Inn & Suites
108 Northbourne Avenue
Canberra
Tel: 2-6243-8333
Sat, 21 Feb:
Drive to Mildura (785 Km/9.15 Hrs)
BW Sandor’s Motor Inn
179 Deakin Ave
Mildura
Tel: 3-5023-0047
Sun, 22 Feb:
Drive through the Barossa Valley (Tanuda)
(237 Km/3.45 Hrs)
Tanuda Caravan Park
Tel: 8-8563-2784
Mon, 23 Feb:
Drive to Glenelg (78 Km/1 Hr); take the
tram into Adelaide
BW Ensenada Motor Inn
13 Colley Terrace
Glenelg, So Australia
Tel: 8-8294-5822
Tue, 24 Feb:
Drive to Victor Harbor (77 Km/1.5 Hrs)
Hotel Victor
The Esplanade, Albert Place, So Australia
Tel: 8-88552-1288
Wed, 25 Feb -
Drive to Cape Jervis (62 Km/ 45 Min);
Thu, 26
Feb:
Catch 9:00AM Sealion Ferry to Penneshaw on
Kangaroo Island; 45 minute sailing time;
drive to Flinders Chase (~125 Km/2
Hrs)
Western KI Caravan Park
Tel: 8-8559-7201
Fri, 27 Feb:
Drive to American River (122 Km/2 hrs)
Kangaroo Island Lodge
Scenic Road
American River, KI So Australia
Tel: 8-8553-7053
Sat, 28 Feb:
Drive to Penneshaw (32 Km/25 Min); catch
10:30AM Sealion Ferry to Cape Jervis; drive
to Mt. Gambier; (506 KM/6 Hr); Blue Lake,
Centerary Tower walks on AM of departure
BW Red Carpet Inn
96 Jubilee Highway East
Mt. Gambier, So Australia
Tel: 8-8725-4311
Sun, 29 Feb:
Drive to Ballarat (303 KM/3.5 Hrs)
BW Victoriana
214 Victoria Street
Ballarat, Victoria
Tel: 3-5333-3577
Mon, 1 Mar:
Drive to Melbourne Airport (75 Min); return Hertz
rental car; courtesy shuttle to hotel
BW Ciloms Airport Lodge
398 Melrose Drive
Tel: 3-9335-2788
Tue, 2 Mar:
Depart Melbourne for Albuquerque
MEL-LAX
Quantas 93 12:25P-7:30A
LAX-DFW American 2434 10:18A-3:31P
DFW-ABQ American 2055 6:21P-7:11P