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Old Apr 18, 2011, 7:32 am
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ozflygirl747
 
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Arrow Sunday tour 29 May 2011

Corroboree Billabong Cruise & Jumping Crocs Cruise & Mindil Beach Sunset Markets


We depart Holiday Inn Esplanade at 0745 followed by the HI Crowne Plaza at 0750 via minibus & head for the Corroboree Park Tavern (CPT)on the Arnhem Hwy which should take approx one hour. Time for a comfort stop & to grab a drink or snack before getting the Corroboree Cruise shuttle at 0910 to the Billabong itself which should take 20-30 minutes. The cruise runs from 0940-1040 so would arrive back at the CPT around 1110 before heading for the Jumping Crocs Cruise up the road.

Plenty of time to have lunch somewhere prior to the Jumping Crocs Cruise which will be 1300-1400. There is also a cafe there. After arriving back in DRW 1530-1600 there will be sufficient time to freshen up/post/tweet/check emails before heading down to the Markets for dinner & to watch the sunset from the beach.

Cost per person AUD95.00 which includes transport to/from Mindil Markets in the evening.

Driving by DCA & any others with flights out of DRW that evening: it is most certainly possible to fly out that night. The Jumping Crocs Cruise finishes at 1400 & we head back to DRW after that so probably 1530-1600 at the very latest leaving about 3 hours prior to your flight departure. I'm sure we could even get you checked in for your eveing flight prior going to Mindil Beach Sunset Markets so you could have a look around there before heading back to the airport to clear customs etc.

Mindil Beach Sunset Markets
For those folk not doing either the Corroboree Billabong & Croc Cruise or the Crocodile Express Tour we will depart for the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets from the Holiday Inn Esplanade at 1700 and the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza at 1705.

There are a large amount of arts and craft stalls which is ideal for souvenir shopping as it's quality stuff not gimicky. There are also plenty of food stalls for dinner & although alcohol is not for sale there you can certainly BYO which is popular thing to do while watching the sunset on the beach.

We will return from the markets to our city hotels at approximately 2000 hours where people will have the option of going to a restaurant if they wish.
I think it's probably a good idea to not overschedule everyone for dinner tonight so we can 'go with the flow'.






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