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Trip style: Local Life & Culture, History & Heritage Language Tour: English Full Itinerary Get the local lowdown on a city that's seen its fair share of drama in recent years on this historical Detroit tour that takes you through the city's crazy past. Begin your Detroit tour at a cafe on Broadway, where you'll meet your local guide and head out onto the streets. From the minute you leave the meeting point you'll start seeing some famous Detroit landmarks, such as the 95-year old Detroit Athletic Club, the renovated Opera House, the vacant Wurlitzer Building, and the fine new downtown YMCA. Your local guide will be telling you all you need to know about these spots, and what they mean to the city of Detroit. Continuing on your tour in Detroit, see the site where one of the biggest department stores in the US once stood. When it closed in the 1980s, it left a hole in the city that hasn't been filled. There are not many stores in the old retail district, but apartments and lofts have brought some new life to the area. Next on this Detroit city tour, the Compuware Building from 2002 is worth a visit, for its 15-story atrium and colorful fountain. Outside that building you'll see a panorama that includes landmarks like the 47-story Penobscot Building from 1928, the Guardian Building from 1929, and the Renaissance Center from 1977, which is home to the tallest hotel in the entire Western Hemisphere (72 floors!) as well as the headquarters of General Motors. Then you'll see Campus Martius Park in the heart of downtown, which opened in 2004 and features an ice-skating rink in winter and activities year-round. It recently won an award as the nation's most transformative urban park, and is a fine example of how Detroit is making a serious comeback. A visit to the Guardian Building gives you a picture of the greatness of Detroit in the late 1920s. The lobby and banking room of this art-deco skyscraper are truly incredible. We'll take a stop here, and then we take a ride on the elevated People Mover, which has been moving people around downtown Detroit since 1987. From the Michigan Avenue Station, see the $800 Million MGM Grand Casino and hotel that were completed in 2008, and the new Rosa Parks Transit Center (named for "the mother of the Civil Rights Movement") with its dramatic canopies. If the weather is nice, we'll walk to a nearby hotel that's a great example of Detroit's rise, fall and renewal. When it opened in 1924 it was the tallest hotel in the world and one of the fanciest, but it closed in the 1980s and stood vacant for more than 25 years on a prominent street corner. Detroiters were thrilled when it reopened after a $200 million renovation as the wonderful, a proud moment in Detroit's history! A block down from here is one of the world's tallest vacant buildings at 36-storeys high. Your leader will tell you stories of its past and how it awaits a new life. Next, we visit the area near Grand Circus Park, which is full of examples of Detroit's rocky history. Here we'll find even more vacant buildings as well as legendary parks and music venues that have hosted the like of Bruce Spingsteen and Detroit's own Eminem. This gives us many more opportunities for your guide to let you in on all the local secrets behind them. It's one thing simply seeing these buildings, but to get to know the history behind them makes the experience even more special, especially when it comes from the mouth of a local! Our last stop will be at a local brewpub, where you can sip on a local beer or soft drink and continue to chat about Detroit with your local guide. The first drink's on us!
Indulge in a relaxing overnight break with dinner at Fox and Grapes
Early Dinner - 3 Course Meal A famous fleet of historical trams that have become The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant. These glossy, burgundy restaurants on wheels are the first travelling Tramcar Restaurants in the world and ensure a delightful, innovative approach to dining. As they cruise the city streets of Melbourne, diners can enjoy our seasonal menu, quality Australian wines or make a selection from our fully stocked bar at an all inclusive price. APPETISER House Made Dips Selection of crisp breads MAIN Roasted Chicken Breast Mushrooms, bok choy, soy dressing Seared Beef Tenderloin Potato rosti, seasonal greens, red wine jus, beurre maître d’hotel DESSERT TASTING PLATE Chocolate and Orange Torte Vanilla Pannacotta and Mango * Menu is subject to change at the suppliers discretion. The cost is fully inclusive of all food and beverages from the fully stocked bar.
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Antarctic Journey + Koalas Conservation Centre + Penguins Viewing + Churchill Island + Adventure Eco Boat Tour Combine your visit to Churchill Island with General Viewing at the Penguin Parade, and a treetop stroll to see the koalas at the Koala Conservation Centre. Take a virtual journey to the world's most extreme continent and immerse yourself in the multimedia experiences and hands on activities at the exciting Antarctic Journey at the Nobbies Centre. Antarctic Journey Take a virtual journey into the wonderful world of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica and engage with the many interactive and immersive experiences in this exhibition, a joint venture between Phillip Island Nature Parks and WWF-Australia. Koalas Conservation Centre The Koala Conservation Centre offers a range of family friendly activities and opportunities to explore the native bush and see Australian wildlife. • Wander the two tree top boardwalks for superb up-close koala viewing. - Tree Top Koala Boardwalk: 800m loop – 20 minutes – easy - Tree Top Woodland Boardwalk: 600m loop – 20 minutes – easy • Explore the six hectares of Australian bushland on the easily accessible trails. • Lookout for wallabies, echidnas and colourful native birds. • Uncover the amazing lives of koalas with the interactive displays in the new visitor centre. • Learn more about what community groups like the Friends of Koalas or Barb Martin Bushbank are doing to help local wildlife. Penguins Viewing Tiered seating in the General Viewing stands overlooking Summerland Beach. Churchill Island Churchill Island Heritage Farm offers a range of daily farming activities and walks around the island close to internationally recognised wetlands. EcoBoat Adventure Tour Enjoy an up close encounter with one of Australia’s largest colonies of fur seals and see these amazing marine mammals in their natural environment. Experience the fun and adventure of a high speed 90 minute boat ride along Phillip Island’s spectacular coastline before pulling in to a protected inlet to see the seals and their antics. Naturally curious and playful, the seals come to greet the boat and check out its occupants, all the while putting on an amazing and amusing show as they duck their heads in and out of the water a play a game of leap-frog with each other. See the Nobbies sea-cave, shaped by centuries of pounding wave action, and visible only from the water. There’s enough time for a stop at the Cat Bay National Surfing Reserve, famous for its longboard break, before your experienced captain puts the EcoBoat through its paces with a bit of wave-running. Your tour concludes as you pull in at the jetty in plenty of time to make it to the sunset viewing at the Penguin Parade.
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