Highlights of Australia & New Zealand
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Embark on a remarkable journey spanning two countries, where you'll encounter three UNESCO World Heritage Sites. From exploring the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef and sailing Sydney Harbour to marveling at Uluru-Kata Tjuta and cruising through Milford Sound, this tour from Melbourne to Christchurch is a series of surreal moments. Immerse yourself in the rich Indigenous heritage with experiences like Maori hangis in Rotorua and guided tours by Aboriginal experts in the Red Centre. Get ready for a string of unforgettable experiences that will leave you saying, "Is this real?"
*Can be customized upon request, to meet travelers needs
*Meals = 5 Dinners with Wine
31 Full Breakfasts
1 Be My Guest Dinner
4 Lunches
4 Highlight Dinners
2 Be My Guest Lunches
1 Highlight Lunch
2 Be My Guest Morning Teas
1 Farewell Dinner/em>
Trip Extensions available on request.
Included/Excluded
- Accommodation in a hotel/resort.
- Meals as specified in the package.
- Exclusive Sunrise Field of Light art installation experience at Uluru
- 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park, Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Opera House
- Centrally located premium hotels
- Departure Taxes
- Entry Fees
- 5 Star Accommodation
- Airport Transfers
Tour Plan
Day 1 Welcome to Melbourne
- Melbourne is known for its amazing food, as you’ll discover while meeting your fellow travellers tonight.
- Included Meals: Dinner with Wine
Day 2 Melbourne
- Get your Melbourne bearings on a city tour, but make sure you’re wearing comfy shoes for when you hit the streets to explore hidden alleys covered in eye-popping murals. The afternoon is yours to indulge.
- Hotel: Crowne Plaza Hotel Melbourne
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 3 Melbourne Free Time
- There are endless reasons to linger in Melbourne. But if you feel like exploring further afield, talk to us about a road trip along the Great Ocean Road (it deserves its name) or to Phillip Island. The penguins waddling from the ocean up the sand to their burrows is the cutest thing you’ll ever see.
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Hotel: Crowne Plaza Hotel Melbourne
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 4 Melbourne - Uluru
- The rusty red landscapes of Uluru beckon as you leave Melbourne for Ayers Rock Resort, your backdrop this afternoon is the world’s largest rock monolith. Follow your guide to the perfect perch to capture Uluru as the last of the day disappears, glass of bubbles in hand (of course).
- Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 5 Uluru and Kata Tjuta
- The only reason to get out of bed before dawn? For a magical Uluru sunrise. It’s a spiritual place, with stories of the Anangu, caretakers of this remote arid landscape revealed while you tour the base. The red desert follows you to Kata Tjuta, where nature humbles as you walk through the towering domes of this ancient rock formation. Cheers to the end of another amazing day.
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Hotel: Desert Gardens
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 6 Uluru - Cairns
- So the other reason to rise in the dark is to witness Bruce Munro’s Field of Light, an installation of 50,000 orbs blanketing the outback. This is the countryside that First Nations artists immortalise in their paintings – try your hand at creating one during an intro to Western Desert art. Head to your next stop in sunny Cairns.
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Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 7 Cairns Free Time
- Cruising with crocs, a scenic railway ride into World Heritage listed rainforest, a wander along the Cairns Esplanade? Today the choice is yours.
- Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 8 Great Barrier Reef
- The world’s largest living organism, the Great Barrier Reef, never fails to dazzle. Set out on a catamaran to explore a kaleidoscope of colour. Strap on a snorkel or visit an underwater observatory and semi-submersible craft to take in the menagerie without getting your hair wet. Celebrate the end of an incredible day at dinner on Cairns’ waterfront.
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Included Meals: Lunch, Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
Day 9 Cairns - Sydney
- We hope you have a window seat, because the view of Sydney Harbour as you come in to land is one that postcards were made for. Join your Travel Director for a Highlight Dinner cruise around Sydney Harbour against the backdrop of the Harbour Bridge and Opera House.
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Included Meals: Highlight Dinner, Breakfast
Day 10 Sydney
- Go behind the scenes at the Sydney Opera House, discovering its architectural and performance secrets. Later, a local Surf Life Saver will take you into the members-only Bondi Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club. Learn about this historic club and gain an understanding of the important work that is done here saving lives on this famous beach. Next, a Be My Guest lunch with views overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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Hotel: InterContinental Hotel Sydney
Included Meals: Be My Guest Lunch, Breakfast
Day 11 Sydney Free Time
- The hardest decision you have to make today: explore more of Sydney, or head to the Blue Mountains, 11,400 square kilometres of World Heritage listed wilderness. The choice is yours.
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Hotel: InterContinental Hotel Sydney
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 12 Sydney Free Time
- Now you’ve found your bearings in Sydney, why not linger around the harbour – perhaps it’s time to glimpse it from above on a Sydney BridgeClimb? Tonight a Highlight Dinner back in the shadow of the Opera House at Midden restaurant.
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Hotel: InterContinental Hotel Sydney
Included Meals: Highlight Dinner, Breakfast
Day 13 Sydney - Auckland
- All you have to do today is sit back and enjoy the view as you cross the Tasman to embark on your next adventure.
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Hotel: The Grand by SkyCity
Included Meals: Dinner with Wine, Breakfast
Day 14 Auckland
- We’ll take you out to Mission Bay and Bastion Point – have your camera poised – and then leave you to your own devices in the afternoon.
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Hotel: The Grand by SkyCity
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 15 Auckland - Rotorua
- Get up close with NZ's national bird, the endangered kiwi, at a working nursery and hatchery. See how breeding programs help sustain the population. Then, immerse yourself in the Te Pā Tū Maori Experience, celebrating Maori history, traditions and future aspirations celebrated over forest kai horotai (seasonal canapes) with chef choice aperitif, and a delicious three-course meal.
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Hotel: Millennium Hotel, Rotorua
Included Meals: Highlight Dinner, Breakfast
Day 16 Rotorua - Auckland - Queenstown
- Today you’ll get a taste of celebrity lifestyle when you sit down to breakfast in the village of Hobbiton, the movie set of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogies. Take a guided tour past Hobbit Holes and the Mill, and wave to your fans.
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Hotel: Millennium Hotel, Queenstown
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 17 Milford Sound Cruise
- Sheer cliffs, thundering waterfalls, glaciers and rainforest – if there’s a destination more inspiring than Milford Sound/Piopiotahi in Fiordland National Park, we’re yet to find it. After a cruise here, we’re sure you’ll agree.
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Hotel: Millennium Hotel, Queenstown
Included Meals: Lunch, Breakfast
Day 18 Queenstown Free Time
- Today is all yours. Regroup for a Highlight Dinner at the historic Postmasters Cottage.
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Hotel: Millennium Hotel, Queenstown
Included Meals: Highlight Dinner, Breakfast
Day 19 Queenstown - Lake Tekapo
- Arrowtown, known for its charm, and Cromwell, for its stone fruit. Arriving at Lake Tekapo, you’re far from anywhere. Which practically guarantees dazzling stargazing in the UNESCO Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve.
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Hotel: Peppers Bluewater Resort
Included Meals: Dinner with Wine, Breakfast
Day 20 Lake Tekapo - Christchurch
- Get an early start to watch the sun rise over the lake or sleep in before heading north through South Canterbury to Christchurch. Take in the sights of a city coming back to life in a whole new way.
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Hotel: Distinction Christchurch Hotel
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 21 Christchurch
- Travel to Hurunui Hills, a hill-country farm in North Canterbury. Enjoy warm Kiwi hospitality with the Bamford Family. Soak up the stunning scenery while you enjoy morning tea, meet the farm animals, and discover what it is like to live off the land on this unique By My Guest experience. Then visit a local vineyard, Waipara Springs Winery, where it's time to relax over a platter-style lunch among the vines. A big day leads to a big evening, joining your Travel Director for with a celebratory Farewell Dinner.
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Hotel: Distinction Christchurch Hotel
Included Meals: Lunch, Be My Guest Morning Tea, Breakfast, Farewell Dinner
Day 22 Farewell from Christchurch
- How did three weeks disappear like that? Re-live all the memorable moments on your way home.
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Included Meals: Breakfast