Explore the beaches, rain forests and cities of Australia's East Coast with a luxe 12-night vacation for $2999 per person. Travel May 1 - June 8 and save $750 per person on the cost of pricing these components separately.

Travel to the Gold Coast, Port Douglas and Sydney on the following itinerary:

• Roundtrip air on Virgin Australia from Los Angeles
  (dozens of additional departure cities are also discounted)
• Domestic air from Brisbane to Cairns to Sydney
• 12 nights accommodations at 4-star resorts with daily breakfast
• Helicopter ride over Gold Coast, followed by an ocean jet boat ride
• Outer Barrier Reef cruise including lunch and hotel transfers
• Full-day Sydney sightseeing tour
• Captain Cook coffee cruise on Sydney Harbor
• Roundtrip airport transfers
• Taxes and fuel surcharges

For $199 more per person, travel April 10-30, and for $499 more per person, travel June 9 - Aug. 31.

Start the vacation along the Gold Coast at a hotel in the heart of Surfers Paradise, just steps from the beach. Next head north to the ritzy town of Port Douglas, the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and the World Heritage-listed Daintree National Park. Spend the last few nights in Sydney, home to the iconic harbor and opera house.

Note: Travel to Australia requires a visa. This can be purchased for $20 per person at time of booking through Down Under Answers.

Not available on: April 20-21 departures