Airport transfers and check-in at Novotel Sydney Darling Square. Free afternoon to rest; in the evening, the welcome dinner, team leaders' briefing and tournament draw introduce the competition and tour arrangements. Meals: welcome dinner.
Opening ceremony of the 16th International Chinese Tennis Open 2027 — guest introductions, speeches and the ceremonial first serve, with ICTF Founder & President Lucy Chen-Jin declaring the tournament open — followed by player introductions, warm-ups, group-stage matches and tennis exchange activities. Meals: hotel breakfast / court-side lunch / Chinese dinner. Stay: Novotel Sydney Darling Square.
Saturday: the tournament's scheduled matches and the on-court awards presentation, then the 2027 United Cup semi-final in the evening at Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney Olympic Park. Sunday: a Sydney highlights tour, then the United Cup final and trophy presentation in the evening. Stay: Novotel Sydney Olympic Park. United Cup dates, sessions, times, teams and players subject to the official schedule. Meals: hotel breakfast daily; competition lunch on Saturday.
Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Royal Botanic Garden, Mrs Macquarie's Chair, The Rocks, Darling Harbour and Bondi Beach, plus a Sydney Harbour sightseeing cruise beneath the city skyline. Return to Novotel Sydney Darling Square for check-in, followed by the Sydney farewell dinner. Meals: hotel breakfast / Sydney farewell dinner.
Fly to the Gold Coast and check in at Novotel Surfers Paradise; free afternoon on the golden beach, then a seafood buffet dinner. Next day: SkyPoint Observation Deck over the coastline, then a 3 pm Gold Coast cruise through the city's waterways past the Surfers Paradise skyline, Marina Mirage, Sea World and waterfront residences. Meals: hotel breakfast daily; seafood buffet dinner on Tuesday.
Coach to Brisbane and check in at Stamford Plaza Brisbane; explore South Bank Parklands, the Brisbane River, Kangaroo Point and Story Bridge before the Brisbane welcome dinner. Friday: the Brisbane opening ceremony and matches across all divisions, with a Chinese group dinner. Saturday: elimination rounds and championship finals, the awards ceremony, and a Korean BBQ & seafood farewell dinner celebrating the tournament. Meals: hotel breakfast daily; competition lunch on Friday and Saturday; welcome dinner, Chinese group dinner and Korean BBQ & seafood farewell dinner. Stay: Stamford Plaza Brisbane.
Fly to Cairns and check in at Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns (with tennis court); evening stroll along the Esplanade and Night Markets. Monday: Great Barrier Reef full-day cruise — snorkelling, glass-bottom boat, semi-submersible viewing and marine platform activities, subject to weather and sea conditions. Tuesday: Skyrail Rainforest Cableway over the World Heritage rainforest to Kuranda Village and Barron Falls, followed by the Cairns farewell dinner. Meals: hotel breakfast daily; Cairns farewell dinner on Tuesday.
Fly to Melbourne and check in at Novotel Melbourne Central, then head to Melbourne Park for the first week of the 2027 Australian Open. Thursday: a planned morning visit and grass-court training session at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, then back to Melbourne Park for more first-week Grand Slam action. Kooyong subject to club confirmation; AO sessions and players subject to the official schedule. Meals: hotel breakfast daily.
Friday: Great Ocean Road full-day tour along the Southern Ocean coastline to the Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge. Saturday: Melbourne's classic landmarks — Flinders Street Station, Federation Square, St Paul's Cathedral, Hosier Lane, the Yarra River and Royal Botanic Gardens — then travel to Phillip Island for the farewell dinner and the world-famous Penguin Parade at sunset. Meals: hotel breakfast daily; farewell dinner on Saturday.
After hotel breakfast, group transfers to Melbourne International Airport for flights home. The 18-day, 17-night Australian Tennis Golden Tour comes to a close — with the pride of competition, unforgettable memories and friendships to last until we meet again. Meals: hotel breakfast.
