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Bucket List New Zealand and Australia

19 days
From Auckland to Cairns
4.3
1,071 traveler reviews

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Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Medium Intensity
Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
Guided in English
Group Size 40 - 52
All Ages Welcome
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Auckland

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (President Hotel), Hotel (Mercure Auckland Queen Street)

    Included Activities

    • Auckland city sightseeing tour including waterfront to Mission Bay
    • Photo stop at Bastion Point
    • Photo stop at Michael Joseph Savage Memorial
    • Welcome briefing and welcome drink with Travel Director
    Landmarks
    Bastion Point
    Michael Joseph Savage Memorial
    Mission Bay
    Itinerary Image 1
  2. Day 2

    Auckland

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (President Hotel)

    Optional Activities

    • Scenic cruise across the Hauraki Gulf on Auckland Harbour
    • All Blacks rugby experience with interactive, hands-on zone
    Landmarks
    Hauraki Gulf
  3. Day 3

    Auckland - Cambridge - Rotorua

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Ibis)

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of the National Kiwi Hatchery Aotearoa
    • Visit to Pounamu (Jade) carving workshop
    Landmarks
    National Kiwi Hatchery Aotearoa
    Itinerary Image 1
  4. Day 4

    Rotorua

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Ibis)

    Optional Activities

    • Hobbiton Movie Set tour including 12-acre Shire set, Hobbit Holes, Mill, and Green Dragon Inn with Hobbit South-farthing beverage
    • Two-hour restorative spa experience at Wai Ariki Spa
    • Rotorua's lakes tour in a restored World War II amphibious vehicle with stories
    • Te Pō Indigenous Experience at Te Puia with Māori cultural performance and hangi-inspired cuisine
    Landmarks
    Hobbiton Movie Set
    Wai Ariki Spa
    Te Puia
  5. Day 5

    Rotorua - Auckland - Queenstown

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Holiday Inn Express & Suites)

    Optional Activities

    • Dinner at Fergburger with included voucher
    Landmarks
    Lake Wakatipu
    Itinerary Image 1
  6. Day 6

    Queenstown

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Holiday Inn Express & Suites)

    Included Activities

    • Queenstown orientation tour

    Optional Activities

    • Scenic tour of Glenorchy with Lord of the Rings filming locations
    • Boutique Wine Tour of Queenstown with tastings at four vineyards
    • Evening cruise across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak Station with BBQ dinner and farm show at Colonel's Homestead
    Landmarks
    Lake Wakatipu
    Glenorchy
    Walter Peak Station
  7. Day 7

    Queenstown

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Holiday Inn Express & Suites)

    Optional Activities

    • Day trip to Fiordland National Park with Milford Sound cruise
    • Kiwi Park wildlife sanctuary tour with over 20 native New Zealand species
    • Jet-boat tours on the Kawarau River
    • Jet-boat tours on the Shotover River with 360-degree 'Shotover Jet Turn'
    Landmarks
    Fiordland National Park
    Milford Sound
    Kiwi Park
    Kawarau River
    Shotover River
  8. Day 8

    Queenstown - Cromwell - Lake Tekapo

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Godley), Hotel (Peppers Bluewater Resort Lake Tekapo)

    Included Activities

    • Stop at Cromwell to taste stone fruit at a local orchard
    • Visit Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo
    • View of bronze collie dog statue at Lake Tekapo

    Optional Activities

    • Scenic flight over Mount Cook National Park, Mount Cook, Franz Josef Glacier, and Fox Glacier
    • Aoraki McKenzie International Dark Sky Reserve viewing with local astronomy guide
    Landmarks
    Lake Tekapo
    Church of the Good Shepherd
    Mount Cook National Park
    Franz Josef Glacier
    Fox Glacier
    Aoraki McKenzie International Dark Sky Reserve
    Itinerary Image 1
  9. Day 9

    Lake Tekapo - Ashburton - Christchurch - Sydney

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Holiday Inn Sydney, Potts Point)

    Optional Activities

    • Watch sunrise over Lake Tekapo
    Landmarks
    Lake Tekapo
    Bondi Beach
    Itinerary Image 1
  10. Day 10

    Sydney

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Holiday Inn Sydney, Potts Point)

    Included Activities

    • Sydney city sights tour including Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Bondi Beach, Sydney Harbour headlands, and The Rocks area
    Landmarks
    Sydney Opera House
    Sydney Harbour Bridge
    Bondi Beach
    The Rocks
    Sydney Harbour
  11. Day 11

    Sydney

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Holiday Inn Sydney, Potts Point)

    Optional Activities

    • Blue Mountains National Park day tour with sandstone cliffs, rainforests, eucalyptus bushland, and cascading waterfalls
    • Three Sisters rock formation viewing at Blue Mountains
    • Scenic World steepest passenger railway descent to valley floor
    • Sydney Harbour BridgeClimb to 134 metres above Sydney Harbour
    Landmarks
    Blue Mountains National Park
    Three Sisters
    Scenic World
    Sydney Harbour Bridge
  12. Day 12

    Sydney

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Holiday Inn Sydney, Potts Point)

    Optional Activities

    • Surfing lesson at Bondi Beach with paddling, wave-catching, and standing instruction
    • Sydney Harbour cruise gliding past Opera House and under Sydney Harbour Bridge
    • The Rocks Pub Tour with guide through alleys and cobbled streets sharing convict and local stories
    Landmarks
    Bondi Beach
    Sydney Harbour
    The Rocks
    Sydney Opera House
    Sydney Harbour Bridge
  13. Day 13

    Sydney - Uluru

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Outback Hotel & Lodge)

    Included Activities

    • Guided base walk to Mutitjulu Waterhole
    • Ancient Aboriginal rock art viewing
    • Uluru sunset experience with sparkling wine or beer and nibbles

    Optional Activities

    • BBQ dinner with salads and dessert paired with star talk under the night sky
    Landmarks
    Uluru
    Mutitjulu Waterhole
    Itinerary Image 1
  14. Day 14

    Uluru

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Outback Hotel & Lodge)

    Optional Activities

    • Helicopter flight over Uluru
    • Scenic plane flight over Uluru
    • Guided outback walk to Valley of the Winds with geology, history, and culture information
    • Full base walk around Uluru with sacred sites and Aboriginal rock art
    • Sunset viewing at Kata Tjuta with changing rock dome colors
    • Sounds of Silence Dinner under the stars
    Landmarks
    Uluru
    Kata Tjuta
    Valley of the Winds
  15. Day 15

    Uluru - Cairns

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (DoubleTree by Hilton)
    Landmarks
    Daintree Rainforest
    Great Barrier Reef
    Itinerary Image 1
  16. Day 16

    Cairns

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (DoubleTree by Hilton)

    Included Activities

    • Cairns orientation tour along the Esplanade
    • Night markets with over 70 open-air stalls of local specialties
    • Beachfront boardwalk and saltwater swimming lagoon
    Landmarks
    Cairns Esplanade
  17. Day 17

    Cairns

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (DoubleTree by Hilton)

    Included Activities

    • Great Barrier Reef tour by catamaran to Moore Reef

    Optional Activities

    • Snorkeling at Moore Reef
    • Glass bottom boat viewing
    • Underwater observatory viewing
    • Optional scuba dive
    • Seawalker Helmet Dive
    • Scenic helicopter flight above the reef
    Landmarks
    Great Barrier Reef
    Moore Reef
    Itinerary Image 1Itinerary Image 2
  18. Day 18

    Cairns

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (DoubleTree by Hilton)

    Optional Activities

    • Kuranda Scenic Railway heritage train ride up mountain through rainforest and waterfalls
    • Kuranda markets and stores exploration
    • Skyrail Rainforest Cableway descent over green landscapes, mountains, oceans, and Barron Falls
    • Hartley's Crocodile Adventures Melaleuca wetlands cruise with crocodiles and venomous snakes
    Landmarks
    Kuranda
    Kuranda Scenic Railway
    Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
    Barron Falls
    Hartley's Crocodile Adventures
    Melaleuca wetlands
  19. Day 19

    Depart Cairns

    Meals
    Breakfast

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