It is anticipated that the demand for air seats between USA and Australia during the days prior, and after World Youth Day 2008 will marginally exceed the number of seats available. The tour operator has negotiated and reserved a considerable number of seats with their partner airlines flying to Australia from both the East Coast (New York) and the West Coast (Los Angeles, San Francisco). Departures from other cities will be available with add-on flights through New York or Los Angeles. We encourage everyone interested in attending WYD 2008 to contact us as soon as possible to register for our Priority Interest List. Space will be confirmed and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Limited space is still available.


ESCORTED PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• Round trip flights to Sydney from Los Angeles, San Francisco or New York

• Airline fuel surcharges

• Round trip airport transfers in Sydney

• 8 nights hotel accommodations at Superior Tourist Class Hotels

• 11 meals: 8 breakfasts and 3 dinners

• 1 full day of sightseeing, including local guide and all entrance fees

• Services of Classic Pilgrimages local host in Sydney

• All local taxes and service charges

• USTOA Consumer Protection Plan

NOT INCLUDED: airport taxes, fees and September 11th Security Fee, trip insurance, tips, WYD 2008 registration package, Australian entry visa, and personal items (call for terms and conditions).

PRELIMINARY COST

Per person, in double occupancy: West Coast: $2989.00, East Coast: $3239.00


DEPARTURE DATES

Tour A: Depart Friday, July 11, 2008. Return Monday, July 21, 2008
Tour B: Depart Saturday, July 12, 2008. Return Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Single and triple occupancy rates are available on request. No squad accommodations are available for purchase.

Because of the flight distance and costs involved, not many travelers visit Australia more than once. Our research shows that almost all of the WYD 2008 attendees plan to extend their stay for various lengths of time to explore areas beyond Sydney and Australia. To accommodate such interests, Classic Pilgrimages has designed numerous pre and post packages to be offered in conjunction with our basic 11 days, 8 nights WYD 2008 tour. The extended packages are listed as follows:

1. Sydney - 3 nights pre or post City Package, including Full Day Blue Mountains tour and Full Day Canberra Tour

2. Melbourne - 3 nights pre or post City Package, including Phillip Island

3. Alice Spring & Ayers Rock - 3 nights post tour

4. Alice Spring & Kings Canyon - 3 nights post tour

5. Cairns & Barrier Reef - 3 nights post tour

6. Adelaide & Kangaroo Island - 4 nights post tour

7. Tasmania - 4 nights post tour

8. New Zealand - 3, 5, 7 and 9 nights pre or post tours

9. Tahiti - 3, 4 or 5 nights pre or post tours

10. Fiji - 4 nights post tour

11. South Pacific Cruises - different lengths, pre or post extensions

A combination of any of the above tours, as well as customized pre or post tours, will be available on request for groups of 20 participants or more. Detailed itineraries and rates will be available later in 2007.