- Travel to Canberra
- Meet the WorldStrides Canberra Logistics Coordinator Arrive in Canberra, meet your Logistics Coordinator and check in to your accommodation.
Canberra: 3 days
Explore Australia’s rich history, political heritage, and system of government with captivating visits to Parliament House, the War Memorial, and the Royal Australian Mint. Enhance your experience with an optional tour extension to Sydney, where even more iconic landmarks and cultural treasures await!
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Canberra: 3 days
Explore Australia’s rich history, political heritage, and system of government with captivating visits to Parliament House, the War Memorial, and the Royal Australian Mint. Enhance your experience with an optional tour extension to Sydney, where even more iconic landmarks and cultural treasures await!
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Destinations
CanberraSydney (Optional Extension)
Learning Areas
Humanities and Social SciencesCivics and CitizenshipAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and CultureVisual Arts
Your Adventure
- Parliament House guided visit Explore the chambers of Parliament (on non-sitting days), Marble Foyer, Great Hall (subject to availability), Members' Hall & Highlights of the Parliament House Art Collection. The PEO role-play gives hands-on experience of how our Parliament works to make Australia a better place to live. Take a half-hour break in the Queen’s Terrace Gallery with the opportunity to meet your member of Parliament (dependent on availability).
- Electoral Education Centre visit Choose from a number of program areas depending on area of interest, age or knowledge level. Choose from House of Representatives, Senate, Referendum and Eligible Elector. Watch a multimedia presentation exploring the history of Australian democracy and take part in hands-on activities to understand enrolment, voting and representation. Vote in a simulated election and count votes to achieve a result.
- Australian War Memorial visit Explore the Australian War Memorial's shrine, a world-class museum and an extensive archive. The Memorial's purpose is to commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who have died in the war. Its mission is to assist Australians to remember, interpret and understand the Australian experience of war and its enduring impact on Australian society.
- Australian War Memorial Last Post Ceremony The ceremony begins with the singing of the Australian National Anthem, followed by the poignant strains of a lament, played by a piper. Visitors are invited to lay wreaths and floral tributes beside the Pool of Reflection.? At each ceremony the story behind one of these names is told and the Ode is then recited by men and women of the Australian Defence Force. The ceremony ends with the sounding of the Last Post.
- Australian Institute of Sport and Sportex evening guided visit Go behind the scenes and discover where Australia’s sporting champions are created and gain a unique insight into the life of elite athletes. Explore the facility and learn about Australia's rich sporting past and glimpse into the window of the future. Finish your tour at Sportex, an educational and engaging sports experience where you can try wheelchair basketball, virtual downhill skiing, rock climbing, football penalty shootouts and more.
- MoAD (Museum of Australian Democracy) visit Learn how to become an active citizen through inquiry-based learning, interactive technology and historic role play in the very location where decisions that shaped our nation were made. MoAD's learning programs are aligned to the Australian Curriculum and offer unique learning experiences relating to Civics and Citizenship; History; Geography; HASS; English and The Arts, as well as the General Capabilities and Cross Curriculum Priorities.
- Royal Australian Mint guided visit Watch a short film about how coins are made, then discover some interesting facts about the history of coins in Australia, where you'll learn how coins are designed, before looking out into the factory to see where they are produced. At the end of the tour, you'll get the opportunity to make a legal commemorative $1 coin for the cost of $3 in the Mint Coin shop.
- Questacon: National Science & Technology Centre visit Free-fall down a six-metre slide, freeze your own shadow, experience an earthquake or challenge a robot to a game of air hockey. Questacon’s eight interactive exhibitions feature more than 200 hands-on experiences covering a range of science topics, from astronomy to zoology and everything in between.
- Depart Canberra or start tour extension
- Tour extension: Travel to Sydney
- Harbour Cruise This sightseeing cruise is the perfect introduction to Sydney's iconic landmarks including the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Royal Botanic Gardens, Government House, Fort Denison and more.
- Opera House guided visit Discover every aspect of the building’s 14-year creation and 58-year history. Delve into the stories behind Danish architect Jørn Utzon’s masterpiece, run your hands over the world-famous shell tiles, take a seat in the elegant custom-made white birch timber chairs and visit some of the many theatres inside this iconic landmark.
- Bondi to Cooggee Beach coastal walk Grab your walking shoes and get ready for a coastal trek unlike any other! Follow the paved pathway from Sydney’s Bondi Beach to Coogee Beach, about 5.5 km (3.4 miles) away. Along the route, you’ll spot spectacular clifftops, Aboriginal rock carvings, a heritage listed cemetery, ocean baths, and maybe even a humpback whale.
- Darling Harbour Choose your own adventure and explore the iconic Darling Harbour. Stroll through the Chinese Friendship Garden – a tranquil garden retreat in the middle of the city or learn about our rich and fascinating maritime history at the Australian National Maritime Museum.
