Janet Wilder wrote:
> My husband and I are from Texas, USA. We have just booked a 14 day
> cruise that leaves from Sydney on the 27th of October and returns
> there on the 10th of November. It will stop in Melbourne then go on
> to sail the sounds of New Zealand stopping at last in Auckland before
> returning to Sydney.
>
> We want to see more of Australia and are considering adding a land
> tour to our cruise. We do know that we'd like to visit Cairns, Alice
> Springs and Ayers Rock. We are not hikers or sportsmen. We like
> scenery, gardens, history and culture and wineries.
>
> What other places can some of you suggest and what tour companies do
> you recommend we have our Travel Agent contact?
>
> TIA
If you like scenery, gardens, history and culture and wineries then you
would be hard pressed to go past Tasmania.
Places to see :-
Port Arthur (the penal settlement on the Tasman Peninsular)
Woolmers Estate and National Rose Garden near Longford
The Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (Hobart)
Towns such as Richmond, Oatlands, Ross and Bothwell
Moorilla Estate and Art Museum (near Hobart)
Salamanca Place on a Saturday for the Salamanca market (Hobart)
Cradle Mountain and Lake StClair
In fact just about all the Island
Take a look at http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/home/index.cfm for more
details.
It is a magical place
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