Australian Adventure

See Sydney, Australia's beautiful waterfront city. A licensed, local guide will take you to Darling Harbor, a bustling entertainment and shopping center. At "The Rocks" see historical and contemporary Australia stand side-by-side. On this stubby peninsula on the western side of Sydney Cove, modern Australian history started with the landing of the first ships in 1788. From here, Sydney evolved from convict outpost to the most beautiful metropolis on the Pacific Rim. Next, visit one of the city's most well-known symbols, the Sydney Opera House, majestically poised between the Harbour Bridge and the Royal Botanic Garden. Then travel to the top of the Sydney Tower, a 1000 ft. golden minaret-topped spike. From the observation deck you can see all 600 square miles of Sydney.

Crikey, it's the Croc Hunter. Visit the Australia Zoo, founded by Croc Hunter Steve Irwin's parents and formerly run by Steve himself. Daily demonstrations with some of the park's 550 animals -- from snakes and crocodiles to wallabies and koalas -- make the Australia Zoo a must-see.