Because we've become accustomed to seeing off-season air-and-land packages to Australia (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/australia/) for under $1,000 (from Los Angeles), that recent announcement by Richard Branson's V Australia of a $1,299 trip might not have seemed special. That's especially the case when you recall that most of the ultra-low-priced packages (like those for $799) are from the same new airline, V Australia.
But the under-$1,000 packages are only to and from Sydney, Australia (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/sydney/). What distinguishes the $1,299 offer is that it includes round-trip air-fare (on V Australia) not merely to Sydney, but also round-trip airfare within Australia (on Virgin Blue) to the Gold Coast town of Cairns (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/cairns/), alongside the Great Barrier Reef (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/queenslandandthegreatbarrierreef/). It also gives you accommodations not simply for 3 nights in Sydney but also for 3 nights in Cairns. And then, to top matters off, it includes two valuable sightseeing tours: one across the waters in Sydney to the world-famous opera house of that city (the acknowledged architectural masterpiece of the twentieth century) and also an excursion by boat from Cairns to and over the Great Barrier Reef.
This, to me, is a remarkable trip opportunity.
The $1,299 price is for bookings made prior to March 31, for flights that take place from 13 April to 15 June. And you can make your bookings either at www.vaustralia.com (http://www.vaustralia.com) or by phoning tel. 800/444-0260.
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