Family Australia: Koalas, Beaches and the Great Barrier Reef

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This family itinerary covers Australia's east coast over eleven days, designed so that grown-ups and children enjoy it equally. It begins in Sydney with Taronga Zoo, where the children can see koalas, kangaroos and platypuses up close with the Opera House in the background. The beaches of Manly and Bondi's natural pool offer safe swimming for the little ones. The SEA LIFE aquarium at Darling Harbour includes underwater tunnels and stingray touch pools. The Blue Mountains delight with the world's steepest railway at Scenic World and the Three Sisters. On the Gold Coast, the Dreamworld and Sea World theme parks combine roller coasters with dolphins. Brisbane surprises with the South Bank lagoon, a free artificial pool beside the river, and Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, the world's oldest koala sanctuary where the children can hold a koala. Cairns is the crowning touch: the Great Barrier Reef with floating platforms so the children can snorkel with life vests, the Kuranda scenic train among waterfalls and the Skyrail over the tropical canopy.