Tours

Optional Tours Program

A range of tour opportunities have been arranged for delegates attending the Congress. Tickets can be purchased for these tours by completing Section E of the online Registration Form.

OT1-Melbourne City Sights Tour
Time: 8:30 – 12:00hrs
Cost: $65.00 per person
(No minimum numbers apply for this tour)

Experience the beautiful sights of Melbourne, on this luxury coach tour. Sights include Fitzroy Gardens, Captain Cook’s Cottage, Parliament House, Windsor Hotel, Queen Victoria Market, ‘MCG’, Rod Laver Arena, Flinders Street Station, Young & Jackson’s Hotel and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Stop for morning tea in the Botanic Gardens Café (own expense) and see the famous Shrine of Remembrance, an amazing War Memorial. Travel past the Grand Prix race track and over Westgate Bridge for panoramic views of Melbourne. See Port Phillip Bay, the Yarra River and the Arts Centre.

Please note: Includes luxury coach touring and knowledgeable guide.

OT2-Melbourne Shopping Secrets Tour
Time: 10:00 – 13:30hrs
Cost: $95 per person
(No minimum numbers apply for this tour)

A 3 hour walking tour through Melbourne’s arcades and lanes discovering the city’s creative retail community. This tour is designed to show participants some fabulous local designers and specialty retailers in the city. A little history and attention to amazing architecture is incorporated into the tour to inspire guests, followed by lunch and a glass of wine at an inner city café.
Please note: Includes lunch and glass of wine, transport not included

OT3-Penguin Parade to Phillip Island
Time: 17:30 – 23:30
Cost: $117.00
(No minimum numbers apply for this tour)

Phillip Island boasts two of Australia’s greatest natural attractions, Seal Rocks and the Penguin Reserve. This late afternoon tour features the Fairy Penguins at Phillip Island Nature Park and the Fur Seals. Depart Melbourne for Phillip Island, where the Little Penguins that nest there perform a “parade” every evening – emerging from the sea and waddling up the beach to their burrows. Be privy to one nature’s most spectacular shows – a few minutes after sunset. The tour includes entrance to the Nature Park and access to the premium viewing area.

Terms and Conditions
These tours are offered by Tour Hosts Destination Management, a division of Tour Hosts Pty Limited (license No. 2TA001144). The tours are based on scheduled public tours, and are not offered exclusively for participants and accompanying persons attending the APCHF 2008. All sightseeing tours include informative English speaking commentary, all entry fees and meals where specified. Comfortable shoes and clothing are recommended for all tours. For any outdoor tours we recommend that participants bring sun protection cream, sunhat and sunglasses.

Disclaimer
The services specified in these tour descriptions are available at the time of writing. However, in the event that any service(s) become unavailable for any reason, Tour Hosts will make every effort to supply alternative services of an equal standard and value but cannot accept any responsibility for failure to provide the specified services.