Itinerary
- Day 1
Melbourne
- Meals
- Dinner (Dinner at a popular restaurant in the area)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Crowne Plaza Hotel Melbourne)
Landmarks Yarra River 
- Day 2
Melbourne
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Crowne Plaza Hotel Melbourne)
Included Activities
- Guided walk through Melbourne laneways, arcades, and cafe society
- Koorie Heritage Trust Gallery tour - MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
Optional Activities
- Penguin Parade experience at Phillip Island (own expense)
Landmarks Koorie Heritage Trust Gallery Phillip Island 
- Day 3
Melbourne to Cairns
- Meals
- Breakfast (Boxed breakfast provided for those on early flights from Melbourne), Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hilton Hotel Cairns)
Included Activities
- Flight from Melbourne to Cairns
- Hartley's Crocodile Adventures wildlife river cruise
- Rainforest Restoration project - MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience with tree planting activity
Landmarks Hartley's Crocodile Adventures Notophyll Vine Forest - Day 4
Great Barrier Reef
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Buffet lunch onboard), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hilton Hotel Cairns)
Included Activities
- High-speed catamaran cruise to Great Barrier Reef
- Snorkel experience with equipment provided or semi-submersible underwater observatory tour
- Buffet lunch onboard
- Afternoon tea and coffee
Landmarks Great Barrier Reef - Day 5
Cairns
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at Ochre Restaurant featuring Australian cuisine with local produce)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hilton Hotel Cairns)
Included Activities
- Dinner at Ochre Restaurant with Australian cuisine
Optional Activities
- Skyrail Rainforest Cableway to Kuranda (own expense)
- Explore Kuranda village (own expense)
- Kuranda Scenic Railway return journey (own expense)
Landmarks Skyrail Rainforest Cableway Kuranda Kuranda Scenic Railway - Day 6
Cairns to Sydney
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Sofitel Wentworth Hotel Sydney)
Included Activities
- Flight from Cairns to Sydney
Optional Activities
- Art Gallery of NSW visit
- Mrs. Macquarie's Chair for panoramic views
Landmarks Art Gallery of NSW Mrs. Macquarie's Chair Sydney Opera House Sydney Harbour Bridge 
- Day 7
Sydney
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Be My Guest lunch at Bondi RSL club with views across Bondi Beach and out to the Pacific Ocean), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Sofitel Wentworth Hotel Sydney)
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Sydney Opera House
- Bondi Surf Life Saving Club exclusive behind-the-scenes tour
- Be My Guest lunch at Bondi RSL club
- Sydney Harbour cruise including views of Opera House, Circular Quay, Shark Island, and passage under Sydney Harbour Bridge
Landmarks Sydney Opera House Bondi Beach Bondi Surf Life Saving Club Circular Quay Shark Island Sydney Harbour Bridge 
- Day 8
Sydney
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Sofitel Wentworth Hotel Sydney)
Included Activities
- Dinner with fellow travelers
Optional Activities
- Sydney BridgeClimb (own expense)
- Blue Mountains tour to view the Three Sisters (own expense)
Landmarks Sydney Harbour Bridge Blue Mountains Three Sisters - Day 9
Sydney to Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Millennium Hotel, Queenstown)
Included Activities
- Flight from Sydney to Queenstown
Landmarks Lake Wakatipu - Day 10
Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Gourmet barbecue at the Colonel's Homestead, Walter Peak High Country Farm)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Millennium Hotel, Queenstown)
Included Activities
- Real Country experience - MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience with horse communication demonstrations, sheep dog mustering, stock whip cracking lesson, and farm animal interactions
- Arrowtown village exploration
- TSS Earnslaw steamship cruise across Lake Wakatipu
- Gourmet barbecue dinner and farm show at Walter Peak High Country Farm - Colonel's Homestead
Landmarks Real Country Arrowtown Lake Wakatipu TSS Earnslaw Walter Peak High Country Farm The Remarkables Southern Alps - Day 11
Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Millennium Hotel, Queenstown)
Optional Activities
- Milford Sound/Piopiotahi cruise (own expense)
- Otago wine region tour (own expense)
Landmarks Milford Sound Piopiotahi Otago - Day 12
Queenstown to Auckland to Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Millennium Hotel Rotorua)
Included Activities
- Flight from Queenstown to Auckland
- Coach transfer from Auckland to Rotorua
Landmarks Rotorua - Day 13
Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Hangi-inspired cuisine and cultural performance in a finely carved meeting house, Te Aronui a Rua, including traditional welcome (pōwhiri), waiata (song), mōteatea (traditional chant), poi, and haka)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Millennium Hotel Rotorua)
Included Activities
- National Kiwi Hatchery visit - MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
- Whakarewarewa geothermal and living Māori village tour - MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
- Te Pō experience at Te Puia - MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience including guided tour of Māori history and culture, hangi-inspired cuisine, cultural performance in Te Aronui a Rua meeting house, pōwhiri (traditional welcome), waiata (song), mōteatea (traditional chant), poi, and haka
- Pohutu Geyser viewing with hot chocolate
Landmarks National Kiwi Hatchery Whakarewarewa Te Puia Te Aronui a Rua Pohutu Geyser - Day 14
Rotorua to Auckland
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Celebratory dinner at The Grill featuring Aotearoa's culinary treasures)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Horizon by SkyCity Auckland)
Included Activities
- Waitomo Caves guided tour with glowworm cruise
- Coach transfer from Rotorua to Auckland
- Celebratory dinner at The Grill with Travel Director and companions
Landmarks Waitomo Caves - Day 15
Auckland
- Meals
- Breakfast
