Itinerary
- Day 1
Melbourne
- Meals
- Dinner (Popular restaurant in South Wharf riverside area)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Crowne Plaza Hotel Melbourne)
Landmarks Yarra River South Wharf - 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 - 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 - 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 

- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Day 9
Cairns to Sydney
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (InterContinental Hotel Sydney)


- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 

- 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 - Day 22
Christchurch
- Meals
- Breakfast




















