Previous Rugby Tours to Australia
CHEW VALLEY SCHOOL
ITINERARY TO AUSTRALIA
Tour Information
The group enjoyed a three-centre Rugby & Hockey tour to Australia using Sydney, Melbourne and Cairns as their bases. They also had the unique opportunity to visit Singapore during their return journey to experience a hugely different culture to that experienced in Australia.
The rugby tour destinations
Sydney
Vibrant and cosmopolitan, Sydney combines glamorous shopping and alfresco dining with historic sights and golden beaches. Its relaxed, outdoor lifestyle centres around one of the most stunning natural harbours in the world.
Melbourne
Melbourne is one of the world's most popular cities and has something to offer for everybody. You can dine at 1st class restaurants, shop in luxurious department stores or take a tour along scenic coast or green countryside.
Melbourne prides itself as being Australia's sporting capital, hosting annual events such as the Australian Open, The Australian Formula One Grand Prix, the southern hemisphere's premier horse race - the Melbourne Cup, and not forgetting Aussie Rules Football.
Cairns
Cairns enjoys a year round Mediterranean style climate and is set against a magnificent backdrop of high mountain ranges covered with lush, tropical rainforest whose slopes reach almost to the sea.
This palm-fringed city is intimate, yet sophisticated with designer shops and gourmet restaurants; a perfect contrast to the natural paradise of the Great Barrier Reef.
Singapore
Singapore , the ‘Crossroads of Asia' is a bustling cosmopolitan community of Malay, Chinese and Indian races. Enjoy the blend of fabulous shopping, lively nightlife and fascinating colonial past.
Monday 28th & Tuesday 29th July 2003
The Group departed Heathrow airport on their Qantas airways flight to Sydney, touching down in Thailand en route.
Our Burleigh Travel courier was on hand to ensure check in was as smooth as possible and the with the extensive in flight entertainment and services provided by the Qantas Cabin Crew during the flight the group were soon touching down in Sydney.
Wednesday 30th July 2008
The group also visited the Rocks - Sydney's birthplace, and also had a photo stop of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
Once the tour was complete, the group were transferred to meet their billets, with whom they would stay for the following three nights. The Rugby team were hosted at Moriah College, Bondi Junction and the Hockey team was hosted at Tara Anglican Girls School, North Parramatta.
I am sure all of the group would agree that the time spent with the host schools was extremely enjoyable and they would like to pass on their thanks to all host families once again for their outstanding hospitality.
Upon arrival in Sydney, the group enjoyed breakfast along with an opportunity to stretch their legs after their flight in the spectacular Darling Harbour before embarking on a City orientation tour.
Their tour took in Sydney's major attractions such as The Gap, from where you can see the entrance to Sydney Harbour and spectacular views of the Pacific coastline, the famous Bondi Beach, Rushcutters Bay Boating Marina, Double Bay and the stately Vaucluse House.
Chew Valley School : Rugby Tour to Australia
