Imagine: You’ve Won! What You’ll Discover on Our Great Global Giveaway Adventure to Australia
Imagine this: you open up your January 2025 Road Scholar catalog to find a golden ticket inside. You’ve won our Great Global Giveaway, our contest celebrating 50 years of Road Scholar offering seven learning adventures of a lifetime for two people, including airfare, on one of seven continents.
Now imagine the adventure that you won is a journey around the southeastern coast of Australia. This is a continent like no other, and you’ll experience it up-close through its unique wildlife and landscapes and fascinating history. It will be the learning adventure of a lifetime — here are our top sites along the way for you to look forward to!
The 12 Apostles
Melbourne
It’s Australia’s second largest city and the capital of the state of Victoria, filled with architecture dating back to the era of Australia’s gold rushes. Explore the gems of Melbourne, including the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Shrine of Remembrance, a National War Memorial of great significance to Melburnians. Delve into the heart of the city and experience its local life through walks on its famed laneways, or narrow streets filled with shops, street art, cafes and more.
Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean Road is more than just a roadway — it is an experience, regarded as one of the world’s most scenic coastal drives filled with opportunities to view wildlife, iconic surf breaks and waterfalls. Keep an eye out for the 12 Apostles, a famous formation of rock stacks that rise up from the ocean along the coastline, and the wild koalas living near the town of Kennett River.
Adelaide Botanic Garden
Budj Bim National Park
The name for this national park comes from the long dormant volcano Budj Bim. This volcano is the source of the Tyrendarra lava flow which extends for over 30 miles, and the park holds a crater lake and lava canals. Explore this UNESCO-designated Cultural Landscape and learn about the Aboriginal history of the area, including the earliest living example of aquaculture in the world, with a history of eel farming dating back over 6,000 years.
Adelaide
Adelaide is a city rich with history and culture, and that is made especially evident as you experience the Adelaide Botanic Garden and the Museum of South Australia. Learn from an expert about the Gardens’ bush food trail, which will introduce you to native bush food stuffs and their importance to Aboriginal people. At the museum, dive further into Aboriginal art by exploring the world’s largest collection of Aboriginal artefacts.
Sydney Harbor
Sydney
You’ll likely recognize the skyline of this city instantly, made famous by the iconic Sydney Opera House and its late modern architecture. Explore the city’s parks, sandy beaches and harbor as your expert discusses Sydney’s vast history. You’ll also have a full day to yourself to experience new parts of Sydney or to revisit parts of the city that you’d like to learn more about.
Ready to go? Enter our Great Global Giveaway for your chance to make this adventure a reality! Go to our website for more information and to enter. Or explore our other learning adventures in Australia!