Hi! It's Raegan and I've just returned from a familiarization trip to Southern Australia. I flew from Shenandoah Valley to LAX and then from LAX to Melbourne on Qantas Airways. We spent two nights at the luxurious five star Langham Hotel. We enjoyed dinner in the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant which is a working tramcar that tours the city as you dine. We also had some free time in Melbourne to visit the market and do some sightseeing. The next day we visited Warrook Cattle farm and saw kangaroos, emus and sheep. Then we went to the Koala Conservation Center. That evening we went to the Penguin Parade and watched the world's smallest penguins march up the sand to their nesting places. This was the highlight of my whole trip! We drove along the spectacular Great Ocean Road and saw beautiful scenery. We took a helicopter ride over the Twelve Apostles rock formations. Next we visited Grampians National Park and then on to wine tasting in the Barossa Valley. We flew to Kangaroo Island for 2 fantastic days of luxury touring. We walked through the bush and saw wallabies and kangaroos in the wild.We visited amazing seal bay where the seals sun themselves on the secluded beach. We had delicious meals grilled on the "barbie" each day. We visited the Remarkable Rocks rock formations and Admiral's Arch. The scenery was breathtaking! On the last day we flew back to Adelaide and had a free day for shopping and sightseeing. This was one of the best trips I've ever taken in all my years of traveling. I would recommend Australia to anyone!!
