I DID THIS TOUR LAST YEAR THE WITHSUNDAYS RESORT HOTEL SUCKS. THE FOOD SUCKS THE SERVICE SUCKS IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE. I DONT MIND TO SPEND MONEY ON MY FOOD BUT IF THE FOOD IS NOT GOOD AND ON TOP OF THAT EXPENSIVE THAT IS WHAT I CANT TAKE. ALL OF THE ROOMS ARE NEAR WHERE THE WORKERS LIVE . SO EVERYTIME U PASS BY THEIR ROO,S THEY ARE WITH THEIR DOORS OPEN SEMI NAKED OF JUST DOING THINGS THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING INFRONT OF THE TOURIST. ANOTHER THING I WAS TOLD BY NY AGENT THAT BREAKFAST WAS INCLUDED ON MY TOUR WHEN I GE THERE TO WITHSUNDAYS I HAD TO PAY FOR MY BREAKFAST 25DLLS IT HAS BEEN THE MOST EXPENSIVE BREAKFASDT I HAD PAID AND IT SUCKS,ALL THE EMPLOYES ARE VERY RUDE I GUESS THE REASON IS BECAUSE THE LIVE AND WORK AT THE RESORT SO THEY CAN GO ANYWHERE ELSE THEY ARE STUCKED IN THAT ISLAND. HE ROOMS ARE OK , THEN WE ARRIVE AT CAIRNS, THE BREAKFAST WEN BAD TOO AND THE MEALS WERE WORST AND EXPENSIVE THE ROOMS HAD BED BUGS. I HAD TO SHARE WITH 3 OTHER GUYS THE BEDS WERE SO SMALL ,,I DONT RECOMEND THIS TOUR. PS.... MAKE SURE U GET YOUR VISA BEFORE U BUY YOUR TOUR , I HAD A BAD EXPIRENCE WITH CONTIKI IT TURN OUT THAT 1 WEEK BEFORE MY TRIP I GOT AN EMAIL (NOT EVEN A CALL BUT AN EMAIL) FROM CONTIKI TO TELL ME THAT MY VISA WAS NOT APPROVED. AT THIS POINT I HAD ALREADY PAID A TOTAL OF 3,000.DLLS FOR MY TRIP.L I WAS SO UPSET THAT I TOLD CONTIKI THAT THEY SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT EVERY TRAVELER MAY BE APPROVED VIA MAIL FOR A VISA (ETA VISA)IM AN AMERICAN US CITIZEN SO IU HAD TO GO TO THE EMBASSY HERE IN LOS ANGELES CALIF , I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO BET MY VISA TO BE ABLE TO ENTER AUSTRALIA CUZ TRUST ME IF UR VISA IS NOT IN ORDER U WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BORD THE PLANE. MY ADVISED TO YOU IS GET UR VISA FIRST THEN GO AHEAD AND PAY FOR YOUR TRIP EVEN THE AUSTRALIA EMBASSY ARE VERY HONEST WITH U AND THEY ALWAYS ADVISED NOT TO MAKE ANY PLANS UNTIL U GET YOUR VISA CUZ U MAY OR MAY NOT BE APROVED.

Sorry to hear you had a bad experience. On the flip side I've had a few friends take this tour and they loved it. I booked and paid for my tour (Dec 1st - 16th Cairns) and I'm super stoked, I can't wait!!
My bags are packed already :P.

P.S.

And no I don't work for contiki. I've been on a contiki tour before. Also I have friends who've taken contiki tours. And like I said I have a couple of friends who've taken this tour "Reef & Rain Forest". This is actually the first negative review I've herd.

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oh trust me i have done other tours with contiki ,. i did london paris spain and i will do italy this year and the only place i have to complaint about is australia. i hope u have fun