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Explore stunning destinations and create immersive travel experiences that inspire wanderlust and captivate your audience from the start.
Explore stunning destinations and create immersive travel experiences that inspire wanderlust and captivate your audience from the start.
Duration
3 Days 2 NightLocation
Australia & New ZealandTake a 14-night trip and discover Australia and New Zealand. Start in Sydney, where you see the famous Sydney Opera House and take a lunch cruise through Sydney Harbor. Afterward, travel to Cairns and spend a full day at the Great Barrier Reef. From Cairns, fly to Melbourne and visit Queen Victoria Market and the Shrine of Remembrance. Next, fly to Auckland, New Zealand, and visit the Harbor Bridge and Mt. Eden for a beautiful view of the city and harbor. Then travel to Rotorua, along the way visiting the Waitomo Caves. Once in Rotorua, see the Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve and Rainbow Springs. Then, fly to Queenstown and take an excursion to see Milford Sound and view the iconic Mitre Peak. Finally, drive through Kawarau Gorge and Lindis Pass, and view Mt. Cook on your way to Christchurch, where you spend a night before returning to the US. Starting from $6410, including air, with weekly guaranteed departures.
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Depart the US on Fiji Airways trans-Pacific flight to Sydney.
Cross the International Date Line.
Arrive in Sydney and transfer to hotel. (Hyatt Regency/Radisson Blu Plaza)
After breakfast, begin a day of touring with the city's must-see sights, including Sydney's birthplace (The Rocks), Sydney Opera House, and Mrs Macquaries Chair. Wander Manley and Bondi beaches, stop at Arabanoo Lookout and pass through picturesque Milsons Point. Take in stunning views aboard Captain Cook's lunch cruise in spectacular Sydney Harbor.
Full day free to explore the city on your own.
Fly to Cairns and transfer to your hotel. (Pacific/Pullman Cairns)
After breakfast, board the Kuranda Scenic Train and visit Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, where you experience a dance performance, museum and lunch.
Enjoy an exciting full day on the Great Barrier Reef. Cruise by catamaran to the stunning Marine World coral reef location. Enjoy morning tea, an informative presentation by a marine biologist, a buffet lunch, semi-submersible tours, glass-bottom boat tours, and underwater observatory coral viewing. All snorkeling equipment, wet suit and Lycra suit are included, and a qualified snorkeling advisor is on hand. Scuba diving available at additional cost.
Fly to Melbourne and transfer to your hotel. (Pullman Melbourne/Sofitel)
Morning tour includes Queen Victoria Market, the Shrine of Remembrance, King's Domain Gardens and Royal Botanic Gardens, St. Paul's Cathedral, and the Royal Exhibition Buildings. Drive down Collins Street, the ultimate shopping strip and business center of the city, and see world-renowned Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Fly to Auckland, New Zealand, and transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, as time permits, a city tour takes you to the Harbor Bridge and Mt. Eden for a beautiful view of the city and harbor and to the War Memorial Museum. (Rydges/SkyCity)
Travel by motorcoach to Waitomo Caves and visit the magical glow-worm grotto. Continue to the wonderful thermal springs of Rotorua. (Sudima/Rotorua Lakeside Novotel)
A morning visit to the Agrodome features an entertaining agricultural show, followed by Rainbow Springs. At Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve, you visit the Maori Cultural Arts and Crafts Center, followed by a guided tour of the soaring geysers and bubbling mud pools. Afternoon free. Evening, feast and cultural entertainment.
Fly to Queenstown and transfer to hotel. (Copthorne Lakefront/Millennium)
Drive from Queenstown through the Fiordland, National Park where lush rainforests meet snow-capped mountains. On arrival at Milford Sound, enjoy a cruise on the tranquil waters of the Fiord, with a view of the iconic Mitre Peak and the waterfalls. Return to Queenstown.
In the morning, travel overland to Christchurch. Drive through the Kawarau Gorge and Lindis Pass and view Mt. Cook, New Zealand's highest peak. (Rydges Latimer/George)
Depart for the US via Fiji Airways, and arrive home the same day. Or take our Fiji Extension. (Fiji Airways flies Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from Christchurch. If flying on a different day, add flight Christchurch to Auckland.)
