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Highlights of Australia and New Zealand (With Internal Air)

22 days
From Melbourne to Christchurch
4.3
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Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 20 - 48
All Ages Welcome
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Melbourne

    Meals
    Dinner (Popular restaurant in South Wharf riverside area)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Crowne Plaza Hotel Melbourne)
    Landmarks
    Yarra River
    South Wharf
  2. Day 2

    Melbourne

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Crowne Plaza Hotel Melbourne)

    Included Activities

    • Private guided walk through Melbourne's hidden laneways, arcades, and street art

    Optional Activities

    • Phillip Island Penguin Parade viewing
    Landmarks
    Phillip Island
  3. Day 3

    Melbourne

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Crowne Plaza Hotel Melbourne)

    Optional Activities

    • History and Donuts Walking Tour
    • Great Ocean Road scenic drive and exploration
    Landmarks
    Great Ocean Road
  4. Day 4

    Melbourne to Uluru

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Desert Gardens)

    Included Activities

    • Sunset viewing at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park with guide and bubbles

    Optional Activities

    • Exclusive Uluru Barbecue Dinner
    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 viewing and guided base tour with Anangu stories (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)
    • Introduction to Western Desert Art with Anangu artist (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)
    • Walk through Kata Tjuta domes
    • Sunset drinks at Kata Tjuta
    Landmarks
    Uluru
    Kata Tjuta
  6. Day 6

    Uluru to Cairns

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hilton Hotel Cairns)

    Optional Activities

    • Field of Light art installation by Bruce Munro - viewing from sand dune at sunrise
    Landmarks
    Field of Light
  7. Day 7

    Cairns

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Regional seafood at Salt House waterfront restaurant)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hilton Hotel Cairns)

    Included Activities

    • Dinner at Salt House - regional seafood with custom-built Argentinian wood-fired grill

    Optional Activities

    • Scenic railway ride to Kuranda village in World Heritage rainforest
    • Skyrail Rainforest Cableway return journey
    • Hartley's Crocodile wetlands cruise through Melaleuca wetlands
    Landmarks
    Kuranda Village
    Hartley's Crocodile Adventures
    Cairns Esplanade
  8. Day 8

    Great Barrier Reef

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

    Included Activities

    • Catamaran cruise to Great Barrier Reef - UNESCO World Heritage Site
    • Snorkeling or underwater observatory and semi-submersible craft viewing
    • Tropical buffet lunch onboard
    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 on Sydney Harbour Cruise)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (InterContinental Hotel Sydney)

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Sydney Opera House
    • Sydney Harbour Lunch Cruise with local food and wine menu
    • Walk along Bondi Beach
    Landmarks
    Sydney Opera House
    Sydney Harbour
    Bondi Beach
  11. Day 11

    Sydney

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (InterContinental Hotel Sydney)

    Optional Activities

    • Blue Mountains excursion - World Heritage listed wilderness with sandstone escarpments and rainforest valleys
    Landmarks
    Blue Mountains
  12. Day 12

    Sydney

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Be My Guest lunch infused with native Australian flavours at Art Gallery of NSW)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (InterContinental Hotel Sydney)

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Art Gallery of NSW featuring First Nations and Australian art
    • Be My Guest lunch featuring native Australian flavors 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 New South Wales
  13. Day 13

    Sydney to Auckland

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at The Grill - New Zealand grassfed steaks from 100% NZ owned and operated suppliers and sustainable line-caught fish)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Horizon by SkyCity Auckland)

    Included Activities

    • Dinner at The Grill - New Zealand grassfed steaks and sustainable line-caught fish
  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
    Landmarks
    Mission Bay
    Bastion Point
    Michael Joseph Savage Memorial
    Waitemata Harbour
  15. Day 15

    Auckland to Rotorua

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Hangi-inspired cuisine at Te Puia)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Millennium Hotel Rotorua)

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Hobbiton film set - 12-acre Middle Earth set
    • Te Pō experience at Te Puia - guided Māori history and culture immersion
    • Dinner of hangi-inspired cuisine at Te Puia
    • Cultural performance at Te Aronui a Rua meeting house
    • Pohutu Geyser viewing with hot chocolate
    Landmarks
    Hobbiton Movie Set
    Te Puia
    Pohutu Geyser
    Te Aronui a Rua
  16. Day 16

    Rotorua to Queenstown

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Millennium Hotel, Queenstown)

    Included Activities

    • National Kiwi Hatchery Aotearoa guided tour with Local Specialist - kiwi conservation and hatching process (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)
    Landmarks
    National Kiwi Hatchery Aotearoa
  17. Day 17

    Milford Sound/Piopiotahi Cruise

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Millennium Hotel, Queenstown)

    Included Activities

    • Lake Wakatipu journey
    • Devil's Staircase traverse
    • Mirror Lakes viewing
    • Knobs Flat viewing
    • Hollyford Valley lookout
    • Cleddau Valley viewing
    • Milford Sound/Piopiotahi guided cruise - UNESCO World Heritage Fiordland National Park with fur seals and dolphins
    Landmarks
    Lake Wakatipu
    Te Anau
    Mirror Lakes
    Hollyford Valley
    Cleddau Valley
    Milford Sound/Piopiotahi
    Bowen Falls
    Fiordland National Park
  18. Day 18

    Queenstown

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at Postmasters Cafe in historic Arrowtown cottage)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Millennium Hotel, Queenstown)

    Included Activities

    • Dinner at Postmasters Cafe - historic Arrowtown cottage with picket fence and gardens

    Optional Activities

    • High-octane jet boat ride on Lake Wakatipu
    • Historic TSS Earnslaw cruise across Lake Wakatipu 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
    Arrowtown
  19. Day 19

    Queenstown to Lake Tekapo

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

    Included Activities

    • Jones Family fruit stall tasting of stone fruits - apricots, nectarines, peaches, plums
    • Highlands Motorsport Museum visit featuring rare NZ motorsports cars
    • Church of the Good Shepherd visit
    • Guided stargazing experience at Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve - UNESCO site with Southern Cross, Magellanic Cloud and Milky Way viewing via optical telescope (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)
    Landmarks
    Cromwell
    Lake Dunstan
    Highlands Motorsport Museum
    Church of the Good Shepherd
    Lake Tekapo
    Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve
  20. Day 20

    Lake Tekapo to Christchurch

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Distinction Christchurch Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • City sightseeing tour including Transitional Cathedral and Turanga central library
    Landmarks
    Transitional Cathedral
    Turanga
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  21. Day 21

    Christchurch & Surrounds

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Platter-style lunch at Waipara Springs Winery), Dinner (Celebratory dinner featuring produce from Canterbury region)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Distinction Christchurch Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Be My Guest experience at Hurunui Hills sheep and cattle farm with Bamford Family
    • Sheep dog demonstration
    • Wine tasting and platter-style lunch at Waipara Springs Winery
    • Celebratory dinner featuring Canterbury region produce with Travel Director
    Landmarks
    Hurunui Hills
    Waipara Springs Winery
  22. Day 22

    Christchurch

    Meals
    Breakfast

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