Australia & New Zealand: an Adventure Down Under (2010)

Travel from only $250 per day
30 days - including international airfare - from only $7495

Melbourne • Adelaide • Alice Springs • Ayers Rock • Great Barrier Reef • Cape Tribulation • Sydney • Auckland • Rotorua • Arrowtown • Franz Josef Glacier • Greymouth • Christchurch

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Tasmania: Australia's Natural Heritage — 6 days from only $1295
—travel from only $216 a day

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New Zealand's Bay of Islands — 4 days from $895—travel from only $224 a day

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Gleaming modern cities from Sydney to Christchurch ... remote landscapes sacred to Aborginal and Maori peoples ... rainforests giving way to glaciers. Australia and New Zealand, the twin titans of the South Pacific, offer the opportunity to experience myriad worlds in one adventure. Discover natural wonders by ascending volcanic slopes and cruising the Great Barrier Reef. And the chance to meet local people in two home-hosted meals, plus visits to a school and a cattle station, will add personal touches to this epic journey.

Summary Itinerary

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Day

1 Fly to Melbourne
2 Fly to Melbourne
3-4 Explore Melbourne : Somerset on Elizabeth Street
Meals: 1B, 1D
5 Fly to Adelaide : Chifley on South Terrace Hotel or similar
Meals: 1B, 1D
6 Explore Adelaide/Optional Kangaroo Island : Chifley on South Terrace Hotel
Meals: 1B
7 Fly to Alice Springs : Mercure Oasis
Meals: 1B, 1D
8 Alice Springs : Mercure Oasis
Meals: 1B
9 Transfer to Ayers Rock : Outback Pioneer Hotel
Meals: 1B, 1L
10 Fly to Port Douglas : Sea Temple Port Douglas
Meals: 1B
11 Great Barrier Reef : Sea Temple Port Douglas
Meals: 1B, 1L
12 Transfer to Cape Tribulation : Cape Tribulation Resort & Spa
Meals: 1B, 1D
13 Cape Tribulation : Cape Tribulation Resort & Spa
Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
14 Fly to Sydney : Rydges World Square
Meals: 1B
15-16 Explore the City : Rydges World Square
Meals: 2B, 1D
17 Fly to Auckland, New Zealand : Mercure Hotel Windsor
Meals: 1B, 1D
18 Arrive Auckland : Mercure Hotel Windsor
Meals: 1B
19 Overland to Rotorua : Regal Geyserland
Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
20 Ascend Mt. Tarawera : Regal Geyserland
Meals: 1B
21 Fly to Queenstown/Discover Arrowtown : Millbrook Resort
Meals: 1B
22 Milford Sound : Millbrook Resort
Meals: 1B, 1L
23 Arrowtown : Millbrook Resort
Meals: 1B
24 Overland to Franz Josef Glacier : Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier
Meals: 1B, 1D
25 Overland to Greymouth : Ashley Hotel
Meals: 1B, 1D
26 Greymouth : Ashley Hotel
Meals: 1B, 1L
27 Overland to Christchurch : Grand Chancellor
Meals: 1B, 1L
28 Explore Akaroa : Grand Chancellor
Meals: 1B
29 Christchurch : Grand Chancellor
Meals: 1B, 1D
30 Fly to U.S.
Meals: 1B

Itinerary subject to change. Alternate itineraries may be available.

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What's Included?

Roundtrip international air transportation
Accommodations
45 meals
26 small group discoveries and features

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