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Spend 19 days touring the two Pacific island nations. Ride aboard vintage Kuranda steam train and Skyrail gondolas and tour Sydney on land and by harbor cruise.
Explore nature with a Great Barrier Reef excursion, and spend two nights in Mt. Cook National Park. Witness sunset at Ayers Rock and enjoy an Aboriginal “Dreamtime” experience where you will meet Walpiri tribespeople and learn about their ancient culture
Head to New Zealand and tour both Christchurch and Auckland. Cruise Milford Sound and visit Te Puia Thermal Reserve and Cultural Centre on the shores of Lake Rotorua. Experience the Maori culture with a traditional hangi dinner and Maori performance.
Days 1 & 2: Depart for Cairns, Australia
Day 3: Arrive in Cairns
Meals: Dinner
Day 4: Cairns / Kuranda
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5: Great Barrier Reef
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 6: Cairns / Alice Springs
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 7: Alice Springs
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8: Alice Springs / Ayers Rock
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 9: Ayers Rock / Sydney
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 10: Sydney
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 11: Sydney
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 12: Sydney / Christchurch, New Zealand
Meals: Breakfast
Day 13: Christchurch / Mount Cook National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 14: Mount Cook
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 15: Mount Cook / Queenstown
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 16: Milford Sound
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 17: Queenstown
Meals: Breakfast
Day 18: Queenstown / Rotorua
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 19: Rotorua
Meals: Breakfast
Day 20: Rotorua / Auckland
Meals: Breakfast
Day 21: Auckland
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 22: Depart for U.S.
Meals: Breakfast
Please note: This trip involves full days of sightseeing and significant amounts of walking on stairs and uneven surfaces. You should be in good physical condition to enjoy the tour to its fullest.
Information on the trip host will be added at a later date.
Spend 19 days touring the two Pacific island nations. Ride aboard vintage Kuranda steam train and Skyrail gondolas and tour Sydney on land and by harbor cruise.
Explore nature with a Great Barrier Reef excursion, and spend two nights in Mt. Cook National Park. Witness sunset at Ayers Rock and enjoy an Aboriginal “Dreamtime” experience where you will meet Walpiri tribespeople and learn about their ancient culture
Head to New Zealand and tour both Christchurch and Auckland. Cruise Milford Sound and visit Te Puia Thermal Reserve and Cultural Centre on the shores of Lake Rotorua. Experience the Maori culture with a traditional hangi dinner and Maori performance.
Days 1 & 2: Depart for Cairns, Australia
Day 3: Arrive in Cairns
Meals: Dinner
Day 4: Cairns / Kuranda
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5: Great Barrier Reef
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 6: Cairns / Alice Springs
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 7: Alice Springs
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8: Alice Springs / Ayers Rock
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 9: Ayers Rock / Sydney
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 10: Sydney
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 11: Sydney
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 12: Sydney / Christchurch, New Zealand
Meals: Breakfast
Day 13: Christchurch / Mount Cook National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 14: Mount Cook
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 15: Mount Cook / Queenstown
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 16: Milford Sound
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 17: Queenstown
Meals: Breakfast
Day 18: Queenstown / Rotorua
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 19: Rotorua
Meals: Breakfast
Day 20: Rotorua / Auckland
Meals: Breakfast
Day 21: Auckland
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 22: Depart for U.S.
Meals: Breakfast
Please note: This trip involves full days of sightseeing and significant amounts of walking on stairs and uneven surfaces. You should be in good physical condition to enjoy the tour to its fullest.
Information on the trip host will be added at a later date.
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