Accompanying Persons Program

The following tours are included for registered Accompanying Persons only. If you wish to book additional tickets please complete the relevant section on the online registration form.

AP1: Introducing Sydney

Date: Sunday 1 August 2004
Time: 1400 - 1730 hrs
Additional Tickets: A$56.00 per person

Explore the vibrancy and style of cosmopolitan Sydney, one of the world's most beautiful harbour cities. Discover colonial buildings and cobbled lanes in The Rocks - Australia's oldest settlement. Visit the Royal Botanic Gardens and enjoy views of the Harbour Bridge and Opera House from Mrs Macquarie's Chair, a waterfront seat carved into the rock for the wife of visionary colonial governor, Lachlan Macquarie. Travel through Sydney's fashionable eastern suburbs, renowned for their elegant homes and harbour vistas, on the way to world-famous Bondi Beach - a haven for surfers and sun lovers alike.

AP2: Main and Middle Harbour Coffee Cruise

Date: Monday 2 August 2004 - Thursday 5 August 2004
Time: 1000 hrs or 1415 hrs *
Additional Tickets: A$39.00 per person

This leisurely sightseeing cruise takes in views of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, the ever-changing city skyline, and the magnificent waterfront homes of the eastern suburbs. It also cruises under the Spit Bridge into Middle Harbour for views of natural bushland and harbour beaches. Morning/afternoon tea is included.

*Cruise any day during the Congress, at the time of your choice. Participants must make their own way to Jetty 6, Circular Quay.

Optional Day Tours

The following tours are optional and not included in the cost of registration. If you wish to participate in any of these tours please complete the relevant section on the registration form.

All tours (except Bridgeclimb) are public scheduled tours and depart daily from the official, listed Congress hotels.

OP1: Blue Mountains 4WD Adventure

Time: 0830 - 1830 hrs
Cost: A$155.00 per person

Let us take you off the beaten track on an intimate adventure tour of the Blue Mountains. Just one and a half hours from Sydney you will experience the magical beauty of the Australian bush, ancient landscapes, native flora and fauna. Enjoy lunch in a leafy setting and breath in the essence of the Australian eucalyptus whilst enjoying panoramic views of the famous Three Sisters. Learn how to throw a boomerang and play the Didgeridoo and get up close to Kangaroos, Koalas, reptiles and birds.

OP2: Bridgeclimb

Time: Bridgeclimb is available from 0900 - 1445 hrs daily
Cost: A$155.00 per person (Day Climb Mon - Fri)
A$175.00 per person (Day Climb Sat - Sun)

Climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge is an exhilarating experience. Rendezvous at the BridgeClimb office for a safety briefing and prepare for your three-hour adventure! Accompanied by an experienced leader your small team will cross the catwalk to the pylon and walk up to the summit of the Bridge's upper arch - 130 metres above sea level. Harnessed to a static line for the duration of the climb, be treated to spectacular 360-degree views across one of the greatest harbours in the world.

Participants are required to make their own way to the Bridgeclimb office. Details will be provided at the time of booking.

OP3: Australian Wildlife

Time: 0830 - 1200 hrs
Cost: A$69.00 per person

Walk through a spacious, open koala enclosure and discover why the cuddly koala is one of the most unique and loved native Australian animals. The name is an Aboriginal word meaning "no water" - referring to the koala's ability to meet its moisture requirements from a diet of gum leaves. Be photographed with a koala (at your own expense) and hand feed the free-roaming kangaroos. Meet other native animals including emus, wallabies, kangaroos, wombats and echidnas, along with a myriad of Australian native birds - all in a lush, bushland setting.

Tour Hosts Destination Management (License No: 2TA001144) has designed these tours for participating delegates and accompanying persons of the 15 th World Congress on Medical Law. All sightseeing tours include the services of a guide, all entry fees and meals where specified. Where participants cancel their day tour bookings prior to 14 June 2004, payment will be refunded in full. Thereafter, no refund will be made. It is recommended that comfortable shoes and informal dress be worn on all tours.

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