Best Tourist attractions for 70s something’s on East Coast
My in laws are planning their first trip to Australia next year. They are debating 1) doing an east coast cruise which stops in big cities for ONE day (they are cruise people) or 2) going to a few different cities each go a few days. I actually lived there for a couple years about 5 years ago. They asked me for advice and what are the “must sees” for the East coast. I 100% would recommend doing option #2 to anyone and use Viator to do some day trips outside the cities, but I am struggling with the tourist activities because of their age, health, and interests.
I think the best of Australia are exploring different neighborhoods, bars, cafes, restaurants in the cities and then hitting up the beaches, wine valleys, and doing hikes and nature walks outside the cities.
They are in their 70s and they don’t go to the beach, they won’t snorkel, they are not foodies, they will not rent a car (I would reccomend Viator group tours instead) and my MIL is not disabled but cannot do hikes (I think even Coogee to Bondi would be too much for her). She can do neighborhood walking though.
So if I convince them to skip the cruise then what should they do in Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart?
I am trying to convince them to do small group tour to Uluru as well because I think it’s so unique and beautiful, but they seem unconvinced and they should focus on Sydney and Melbourne.
They are relatively well traveled across Europe so it’s not an experience problem. But in Europe they do castles and palaces and huge museums for days. Should they just do the cruise with its focus on “panoramic” excursions and Opera house tours? Am I over thinking what to recommend to them?