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Highlights of Australia and New Zealand (With Internal Air)

22 days
From Melbourne to Christchurch
4.4
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Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
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An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 20 - 48
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Melbourne

    Meals
    Dinner (Dinner at a popular restaurant in the South Wharf area)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Crowne Plaza Hotel Melbourne)
    Landmarks
    South Wharf
    Yarra River
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  2. Day 2

    Melbourne

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Crowne Plaza Hotel Melbourne)

    Included Activities

    • City sights tour of Melbourne including private walk through hidden laneways
    • Explore Melbourne's eclectic lanes, arcades, café society and street art

    Optional Activities

    • Phillip Island - Penguins, Kangaroos & Koalas (AUD 172.00 adult / AUD 86.00 child)
    Landmarks
    Melbourne Hidden Laneways
    Phillip Island
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  3. Day 3

    Melbourne

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Crowne Plaza Hotel Melbourne)

    Optional Activities

    • History and Donuts Walking Tour in Melbourne
    • Great Ocean Road & Twelve Apostles (AUD 169.00 adult / AUD 85.00 child)
    Landmarks
    Great Ocean Road
    Twelve Apostles
  4. Day 4

    Melbourne to Uluru

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Desert Gardens)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park at sunset with guide
    • Watch sunset over Uluru with sparkling wine

    Optional Activities

    • Uluru Barbecue Dinner (AUD 138.60 adult / AUD 69.30 child)
    Landmarks
    Uluru
    Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
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  5. Day 5

    Uluru

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Desert Gardens)

    Included Activities

    • Uluru sunrise tour at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park with guide
    • Introduction to Western Desert Art - Aboriginal Dot Painting with Anangu artist
    • Kata Tjuta walk through ancient rock formation domes
    • Sunset drinks at Kata Tjuta
    Landmarks
    Uluru
    Kata Tjuta
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  6. Day 6

    Uluru to Cairns

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hilton Hotel Cairns)

    Optional Activities

    • Field of Light art installation by Bruce Munro (optional morning experience)
    Landmarks
    Field of Light
    Uluru
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  7. Day 7

    Cairns

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Regional seafood dinner at Salt House on Cairns' waterfront, prepared on custom-built Argentinian wood fired grill, highlighting fresh local ingredients)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hilton Hotel Cairns)

    Included Activities

    • Dinner at Salt House featuring regional seafood on Cairns' waterfront

    Optional Activities

    • Kuranda, Skyrail and Tjapukai Day Tour (AUD 199.80 adult / AUD 107.10 child)
    • Kuranda: Scenic Rail, Skyrail and Hartley's Crocodile (AUD 198.90 adult / AUD 104.40 child)
    • Down Under Tours Kuranda Skyrail and Scenic Railway (AUD 153.90 adult / AUD 81.00 child)
    • Hartley's Crocodile wetlands cruise
    • Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park - By Day (AUD 93.00 adult / AUD 60.50 child)
    • Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park - By Night (AUD 154.00 adult / AUD 93.50 child)
    • Great Adventures Introductory Dive (AUD 173.00 adult)
    • Ochre Restaurant - 2 Course Dinner (AUD 57.00 adult / AUD 57.00 child)
    • Cairns Esplanade exploration
    Landmarks
    Kuranda
    Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
    Hartley's Crocodile
    Melaleuca Wetlands
    Cairns Esplanade
    Salt House
  8. Day 8

    Great Barrier Reef

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Tropical buffet lunch onboard the catamaran)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hilton Hotel Cairns)

    Included Activities

    • Great Barrier Reef catamaran cruise
    • Snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef
    • Underwater observatory visit
    • Semi-submersible craft experience
    • Tropical buffet lunch onboard

    Optional Activities

    • Great Adventures Introductory Dive (AUD 173.00 adult)
    • Nautilus Aviation scenic flight (AUD 199 adult)
    Landmarks
    Great Barrier Reef
  9. Day 9

    Cairns to Sydney

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (InterContinental Hotel Sydney)
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  10. Day 10

    Sydney

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch during Sydney Harbour cruise focusing on local food and wine), Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (InterContinental Hotel Sydney)

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Sydney Opera House
    • Sydney Harbour Lunch Cruise with local food and wine menu
    • Visit to Bondi Beach

    Optional Activities

    • Sydney Tower Restaurant Dinner (AUD 75.00 adult / AUD 22.00 child)
    • The Rocks Pub Walk (From AUD 95.00 adult)
    • Bridge Climb (AUD 308.00 adult / AUD 208.00 child)
    Landmarks
    Sydney Opera House
    Sydney Harbour
    Bondi Beach
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  11. Day 11

    Sydney

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (InterContinental Hotel Sydney)

    Optional Activities

    • Blue Mountains & Australia Wildlife (AUD 165 adult / AUD 82 child)
    Landmarks
    Blue Mountains
  12. Day 12

    Sydney

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Be My Guest lunch infused with native Australian flavours)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (InterContinental Hotel Sydney)

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Art Gallery of NSW focusing on First Nations and Australian art
    • Be My Guest lunch with native Australian flavours at Art Gallery of NSW

    Optional Activities

    • Early morning walk around Circular Quay
    Landmarks
    Circular Quay
    Sydney Opera House
    Sydney Harbour Bridge
    Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
    Art Gallery of NSW
  13. Day 13

    Sydney to Auckland

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at The Grill celebrating Aotearoa's culinary treasures featuring finest quality grassfed steaks from 100% New Zealand owned and operated suppliers and sustainable line-caught fish)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Horizon by SkyCity Auckland)

    Included Activities

    • Dinner at The Grill featuring grassfed steaks and sustainable line-caught fish
    Landmarks
    Tasman Sea
  14. Day 14

    Auckland

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Horizon by SkyCity Auckland)

    Included Activities

    • Interactive All Blacks Experience
    • City sightseeing tour including Mission Bay, Bastion Point and Michael Joseph Savage Memorial
    • Views of Waitemata Harbour and North Shore
    Landmarks
    All Blacks Experience
    Mission Bay
    Bastion Point
    Michael Joseph Savage Memorial
    Waitemata Harbour
  15. Day 15

    Auckland to Rotorua

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Hangi-inspired cuisine dinner at Te Puia with cultural performance in meeting house)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Millennium Hotel Rotorua)

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Hobbiton film set through 12-acre location with hobbit hole and Mill
    • Te Pō experience at Te Puia including Māori history and culture learning
    • Hangi-inspired cuisine dinner at Te Puia
    • Cultural performance in Te Aronui a Rua (finely carved meeting house)
    • Pohutu Geyser viewing with hot chocolate
    Landmarks
    Hobbiton
    Te Puia
    Pohutu Geyser
    Te Aronui a Rua
  16. Day 16

    Rotorua - Auckland - Queenstown

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Millennium Hotel, Queenstown)

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of National Kiwi Hatchery Aotearoa with Local Specialist
    Landmarks
    National Kiwi Hatchery Aotearoa
  17. Day 17

    Rotorua

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Millennium Hotel, Queenstown)

    Included Activities

    • Tour of National Kiwi Hatchery Aotearoa with Local Specialist
    • Learn about kiwi bird conservation efforts
    • View kiwi eggs, hatching process and newly hatched kiwi chicks
    Landmarks
    National Kiwi Hatchery Aotearoa
  18. Day 18

    Queenstown to Milford Sound/Piopiotahi

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Millennium Hotel, Queenstown)

    Included Activities

    • Drive along Lake Wakatipu
    • Traverse Devil's Staircase
    • Views of Mirror Lakes
    • Views of Knobs Flat
    • Views of Hollyford Valley
    • Views of Cleddau Valley
    • Milford Sound/Piopiotahi cruise with expert guide
    • View Bowen Falls
    • Observe fur seals and dolphins
    Landmarks
    Lake Wakatipu
    Devil's Staircase
    Te Anau
    Fiordland National Park
    Mirror Lakes
    Hollyford Valley
    Cleddau Valley
    Milford Sound/Piopiotahi
    Bowen Falls
  19. Day 19

    Queenstown

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at Postmasters Cafe, a historic Arrowtown cottage with picket fence and gardens)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Peppers Bluewater Resort Lake Tekapo)

    Included Activities

    • Dinner at Postmasters Cafe in historic Arrowtown cottage

    Optional Activities

    • High-octane jet boat ride on Lake Wakatipu
    • Historic TSS Earnslaw cruise to Walter Peak High Country Farm with guided farm tour and morning or afternoon tea
    Landmarks
    Lake Wakatipu
    TSS Earnslaw
    Walter Peak High Country Farm
    Postmasters Cafe
    Arrowtown
  20. Day 20

    Queenstown to Lake Tekapo

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Distinction Christchurch Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Jones Family fruit stall in Cromwell for stone fruit tasting
    • Highlands Motorsport Museum visit
    • Visit Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo
    • Guided stargazing experience in UNESCO Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve
    Landmarks
    Lake Tekapo
    Lake Dunstan
    Cromwell
    Highlands Motorsport Museum
    Church of the Good Shepherd
    Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve
  21. Day 21

    Lake Tekapo to Christchurch

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Distinction Christchurch Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • City sights tour of Christchurch
    • View Transitional Cathedral
    • View Turanga gold-clad central library
    Landmarks
    Transitional Cathedral
    Turanga Central Library
  22. Day 22

    Christchurch and Surrounds

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Platter-style lunch at Waipara Springs Winery among the vines), Dinner (Celebratory dinner featuring produce from the Canterbury region)

    Included Activities

    • Be My Guest experience at Hurunui Hills Sheep & Cattle Farm with Bamford Family
    • Sheep dog demonstration in woolshed
    • Wine tasting at Waipara Springs Winery
    • Platter-style lunch at Waipara Springs Winery
    • Celebratory dinner featuring Canterbury region produce
    Landmarks
    Hurunui Hills
    Waipara Springs Winery
    Canterbury Region

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    how much is the 22 day highlights of Australia and New Zealand tour in Canadian dollars nov 6,2022. Would prefer to leave in MID October but appears booked up? What is the extra charge of 3-4,ooo.oo for? How much are the daily optional excursions and do you have a list with prices you could email me Please and Thanks Ruth

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      The IMZB Highlights of Australia and New Zealand is currently on Request for Nov 6 departure date. The rates are as follows: Base Land: $12,169.00 twin, Internal Air: $3,784.00 including taxes. Per Person: $15,953.00 based on two people per room.

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