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Contrasts of Australia & New Zealand
19 Days from $7,300 Tour Code: ANZ

 

Day 1 - 2 USA - Auckland

VIP Door-to-Door Transfer to your local airport for your flight over the international date line to Auckland, New Zealand.

Day 3 Arrive Auckland

On arrival in Auckland, you are transferred to your hotel, with a guaranteed early check-in. Cruise on Waitemata Harbor then see the sights of the city. This evening, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers for a Welcome Drink and dinner.
Dinner Included

Day 4 Auckland - Rotorua

Travel into the Waikato region to visit the incredible Waitomo Glow Worm Grotto for a guided boat tour. Continue on to Rotorua. This evening enjoy a traditional Maori Hangi Highlight Dinner accompanied by local wine and a concert.
Buffet Breakfast and Highlight Dinner Included

day 5 Rotorua

Visit the Agrodome Sheep Show for an insight into farm life and Rainbow Springs Nature Park. At Te Puia Thermal Reserve you’ll view New Zealand’s biggest geyser, bubbling mud pools and thermal springs.
Buffet Breakfast Included

Day 6 Rotorua - Christchurch - Darfield

Today you fly to Christchurch (flights to arrive prior to 2pm). On arrival board your coach for a tour to see how the city is slowly being rebuilt as a consequence of the devastating earthquake of February 2011. Later, continue to your alpine resort at the foot hills of the Southern Alps.
Buffet Breakfast Included

Day 7 Darfield - TranzAlpine - Franz Josef

Board the TranzAlpine train in Darfield for your journey over the Southern Alps to Arthur’s Pass. At Hokitika you’ll visit a New Zealand greenstone (jade) factory. Travel along the coastal road to Franz Josef Glacier for a short walk to view the glacier and perhaps take an optional scenic flight (weather permitting).
Buffet Breakfast and Dinner Included

Day 8 Franz Josef - Queenstown

Enjoy a coastal drive with views of the Tasman Sea. Climb over the Haast Pass winding through Mount Aspiring National Park. Then your journey takes you past Lakes Wanaka and Hawea and heads along the Kawarau River through the Kawarau Gorge. Finally you will visit the historic village of Arrowtown on the Arrow River, previously one of the world’s richest rivers, before arriving in Queenstown.
Buffet Breakfast Included

Day 9 Queenstown (Milford Sound Excursion Included)

Journey over the Devil’s Staircase along the shore of Lake Wakatipu to Te Anau. You’ll drive through the Homer Tunnel before reaching Milford Sound. Enjoy a Highlight Lunch and cruise with Mitre Peak and Bowen Falls high above you. Later, return to Queenstown.
Buffet Breakfast and Highlight Lunch Included

Day 10 Queenstown - Free Day

A full day to explore Queenstown at your leisure.
Buffet Breakfast Included

Day 11 Mount Cook - Darfield

You may wish to take an optional scenic flight over Mt. Cook (weather permitting). Later in the day continue on to see Lakes Pukaki and Tekapo, where you stop to view the Church of the Good Shepherd. Join us for a visit to Morelea Farm, where you are welcomed into the home of your hosts Angie and Stan to enjoy a Highlight Lunch in their 750 acre garden. Travel over the colorful Canterbury Plains to Darfield.
Buffet Breakfast, Highlight Lunch and Dinner Included

Day 12 Darfield - Melbourne

This morning you will board your flight to Melbourne, Australia. The remainder of the day is at leisure.
Buffet Breakfast Included

Day 13 Melbourne

See the Royal Botanic Gardens, Queen Victoria Market, Parliament House and much more on a sightseeing tour. Afterwards enjoy time at leisure to perhaps explore further or relax back at the hotel.
Buffet Breakfast Included

Day 14 Melbourne - Cairns

Board your flight to Cairns. On arrival visit Rainforestation Nature Park for lunch. Experience indigenous culture and Australian native wildlife in a World Heritage listed rainforest setting. Visit the Wildlife Park to see Australian animals including kangaroos, koalas and crocodiles.
Buffet Breakfast and Lunch Included

Day 15 Cairns (Great Barrier Reef Excursion Included)

Board a high speed catamaran and cruise out to the Great Barrier Reef. See coral and tropical fish from the underwater observatory and semi-submersible craft. There is the opportunity to go snorkeling and view this natural living wonder up close (equipment provided). Enjoy a Highlight Lunch then return to Cairns in the late afternoon.
Breakfast and Highlight Lunch Included

Day 16 Cairns - Sydney

It’s a late morning flight to Sydney, where you’ll spend the afternoon and evening at leisure.
Buffet Breakfast Included

Day 17 Sydney

This morning enjoy a guided tour of the Sydney Opera House and a cruise on Sydney Harbor. Board your coach to see the Royal Botanic Gardens, Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair, Watson’s Bay and the Gap. Our destination is famous Bondi Beach for an iconic Australian experience. You’ll be greeted by a local surf lifesaver before a Highlight Lunch at an Aussie institution, the Returned Servicemen’s Club, with its amazing views over the Pacific Ocean. Your host will take you on an exclusive tour through Australia’s oldest surf lifesaving club to learn about the history of Bondi and surf lifesaving. When you return to the city you will have the opportunity to learn about Australia’s national gemstone – the opal.
Buffet Breakfast and Highlight Lunch Included

Day 18 Sydney - Free Day

A full day at leisure in this harbor city. Gather together this evening for a Farewell Dinner with your Tour Director and newfound friends.
Buffet Breakfast and Farwell Dinner Included

Day 19 Sydney - USA

Transfer to the airport for your flight home.
Buffet Breakfast Included

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