glee87

38 minutes ago, possum52 said:

Unless you go to an animal wildlife shelter or zoo, you are unlikely to see koalas while driving as they are nocturnal and will be asleep far up in a gum tree.

I understand. Thank you! 

7 hours ago, Sarnia 432 said:

@glee87 we only saw a couple of kangaroos from a distance, but saw lots of dead kangaroos and one dead koala on the roadside, no live koalas, a very disappointing day.  I do hope you have a better time and our experience was not typical.

That’s so sad! Thank you for letting me know what to expect. 

8 hours ago, Sarnia 432 said:

The cruise ship tour we took from Princess was very disappointing, totally rushed, only 10 minutes at the Admiral’s Arch and another 10 minutes at the remarkable rocks.  We complained and had our money refunded.  Would much rather have had a decent tour as we will not likely be going back there!

That is disappointing. I hope we have enough time there. I actually just want to see the wildlife. Especially seeing the koalas and kangaroos in the wild.

18 hours ago, WisRiver said:

Drivers from the United States do not need an international drivers license.  I think the cost was about $100 US including refilling the gas tank.  The roads are well maintained, little traffic and easy to drive on, except for being in a right hand drive car.  We paid extra for an automatic transmission.  

 

 

Thank you! I’ll look into renting a car

4 hours ago, WisRiver said:

Last year we were in the same predicament, sold out tours on Kangaroo Island.  We were a group of four. We rented a car from Seafront Connect, a short walk from the tender port.  Our original plan was to rent the car and drive out to Flinder's Chase.  Our arrival was delayed for five hours due to high winds and rough seas.  After we tendered in,  we had only about five  hours on shore.  We rented the car and drove out to Seal Bay.  You will be driving on the "wrong" side of the road, but there is not much traffic.   

Thank you so much for your reply. Do you remember how much it was to rent a car? Do we need international license and is it difficult to drive there? Sorry for all the questions!

Hello! The tour for Finder’s Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island is sold out on our cruise, I was wondering if anyone knows of any tours we could take on our own? 

17 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

No worries, I hope we have been of help.

Yes! Thank you so much 😊 

I am truly sorry everyone for not responding back. I had somethings that I needed to take care of. 

I really appreciate all the response and feedback. I will definitely look into it. I will be going to Australia in

January. 

Hello! I am taking a cruise from Sydney and looking for reasonable accommodations around the port area. 
Any suggestions? 
TIA!

Hi, 

I had several questions about taking the Amtrak from the cruise port to Seattle.

1) Do we need to show a negative covid test?
2) We are on the Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas and we dock at 7:30am. The train available on that day is 11:30am.

Do you think we will make it in time if we take the luggage off the cruise ship ourselves? 
3) Is there a possibility of renting a vehicle and driving to Seattle? 

TIA! 

Tickets are good for either 24 or 48 hours and they claim 24/7 support but not 24 hour service. Per website,

 

Bus Start time

Sydney Route: Buses depart between 8:30am and 7:30pm, every 15-20 minutes

Bondi Beach Route: Buses depart between 9:30am and 7:30pm, every 30-45 minutes

Harbour Ferry Start time

90 minute Cruise: Between 9:45am from Circular Quay (9:30am from Darling Harbour) to 4.30pm; every 45 minutes.

Taronga Zoo: Open from 9:00am to 5:00pm daily.

Thank you for answering my post. :)

I read somewhere that the hop on and off busses and ferries runs 24 hours. Is that true?

If not, does anyone know when is the last tour?

For the Aquarium Town Hall or Wynyard would be best I think.

 

No train to anywhere near White Bay I'm afraid, so probably Central and a taxi or Wynyard and the Ferry.

Thank you so much!! Appreciate the info!:D

Thank you so much for all the info. I also have one more question. We are taking a tour to the Blue Mountains on Grayline. The bus terminal is across the Syndey Aquarium. If we are coming from Petersham on the train, where should we get off at? Is the Town Station close by? And one last one on this thread, We need to get to White Bay Cruise Terminal on a Sunday. What trains should we take from Petersham? Thank you everyone for your input!

Thank you very much it really helps! We fly into Sydney in the evening so I think it should not be crowded.

Also, we need to go from Circular Quay to Petersham, What train should we take?

What time does train and buses stop running?

Hello,

Need some advice. Is luggage permitted on the train? We will have on large suitcase and 2 carry on luggage.

If not, what would you suggest we take for transportation that is not that expensive? I think taxi will be about $50. :) TIA!!

Thank you for all of your suggestions! I will look into them.:D

Hello,

I wanted to get some suggestions on an Air B & B or VRBO for 6 people. We wanted to stay close to Darling Harbor or main attractions.

Thank u, Hank! Do we have enough time to do Pompeii and Almafi Coast?

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Hello! Is it possible to do a Pompeii and Almafi Coast tour?? Should we go with HAL tour, private tour or just hire a taxi for the day? Thank you!

Hello,

Is it possible to do both Pompeii and Almafi Coast?

If so, can we hire a taxi to take us to both places?

Thank you in advance!

Thank you so much. I will look into that.

Hello, We are arriving in Venice on Holland America. Our flight to Paris is not until 6pm. We are traveling with 8 people. What can we do in the mean time? We wanted to walk around in Venice a bit before heading to the airport after we disembark, but we don't know where we can store our luggage.Should we go to the airport and check in our bags and then walk around town nearby the airport? We fly out of Venice from Marco Polo. Any suggestions would be welcomed! TIA!!:)

Hi, I have some questions about taking the Amtrak Bus to Vancouver.

Is it comfortable and how many stops are there? How long will the ride be and how is it going through customs?

TIA!

Gina