Day 01 Arrive Auckland ->
On arrival, meet
& assistance at the Airport.
Transfer & check into the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.(D)
Day 02 Auckland ->
Breakfast at the
hotel. Later proceed guided
sightseeing of the city visiting
First visit Kelly Tarlton’s
Antarctic Encounter and
Underwater World and Native New
Zealand Encounter Show at the
Auckland Zoo. Next enjoy a
coffee cruise, sail on the
spectacular waters of the
Waitemata Harbour before
concluding with a visit to the
Sky Tower, the tallest building
in the Southern Hemisphere at
328 metres (1000ft.). Dinner &
Overnight at the hotel. (B,
L, D)
Day 03 Auckland / Waitomo /
Rotorua ->
Breakfast at the
hotel. Check out & scheduled
coach heading south through the
rich farmland of the Waikato to
Waitomo for lunch and tour of
the world famous Waitomo
Glowworm Caves. Continue to
Rotorua where you will spend the
night. This afternoon, visit the
New Zealand Maori Arts & Crafts
Institute and Te Whakarewarewa
Thermal Reserve and enjoy dinner
at the prestigious Mai Ora
Essence of Maori Cultural
Experience. Dinner & Overnight
at the hotel. (B, L, D)
Day 04 Rotorua / Queenstown
->
Breakfast at the
hotel. This afternoon, transfer
to the Rotorua airport for your
flight* to Queenstown.
Queenstown is situated on the
shores of Lake Wakatipu and is
surrounded by rolling farmlands
and mountains. As well as being
a base for countless outdoor
activities, Queenstown is
oriented towards visitors in its
shopping and recreational
facilities. Arrival transfer and
balance of day at leisure in
Queenstown. Dinner & Overnight
at the hotel. (B, L, D)
Day 05 Queenstown / Milford
Sound / Queenstown ->
Breakfast at the
hotel. Full day Milford Sound
tour. Travel by luxury coach for
your tour to the World Heritage
listed Milford Sound. Travel
through the Homer Tunnel, then
burst out into a breathtaking
ampitheater of snow-covered
peaks and precipices at the head
of Cleddau Canyon before
zigzagging steeply down through
the rain forest to board your
scenic cruise for lunch on
spectacular Milford Sound.
Return to Queenstown. Dinner &
Overnight at the hotel. (B,
L, D)
Day 06 Queenstown / Christchurch ->
Breakfast at
hotel. Enjoy the morning at
leisure in Queenstown. This
afternoon, transfer to the
Queenstown airport for your
flight* to Christchurch.
Christchurch is known as New
Zealand’s “Garden City” and is
the largest of the South
Island’s centers. On arrival in
Christchurch you will be met and
transferred to your
accommodation. Dinner and
Overnight at hotel.(B, L, D)
Day 07 Christchurch /
Sydney Australia ->
Breakfast at the
hotel. Enjoy a half-day
scheduled city tour of
Christchurch. Your morning tour
takes you around the City’s
highlights and historic sites
including the Canterbury Museum,
a visit to the fascinating
International Antarctic Center,
the Christchurch Arts Center and
Botanic Gardens, followed by the
Port Hills for panoramic views
across the Canterbury
Plains.Transfer to Christchurch
International Airport to board
your flight* to Sydney,
Australia. Dinner & Overnight at
your hotel. (B, L, D)
Day 08 Sydney ->
Breakfast at the
hotel. Sydney city tour. Begin
at Sydney’s historic Rocks area
known for its narrow cobbled
streets and convict buildings.
Continue to the quaint suburb of
Paddington to see tiny Victorian
houses decorated with cast iron
"lacework," much of which came
to Australia as ballast in the
holds of the wool and grain
clippers over 100 years ago.
Return to the city after
visiting Sydney’s famous Bondi
Beach for your luncheon cruise.
A commentator will point out the
sites of the unsurpassed views
of this beautiful harbor and its
icons, the Opera House and the
Harbor Bridge. Dinner and Over
night at the hotel. (B, L, D)
Day 09 Sydney / Ayers Rock ->
Breakfast at
hotel. Transfer to the Sydney
airport to board your flight* to
Ayers Rock. On arrival in Ayers
Rock you are met and transferred
to your accommodation. This
afternoon, enjoy a visit to the
Olgas and Dunes. This tour
introduces you to the Central
Australian arid desert. Leaving
mid-afternoon, the guide
explains the nature of the
desert and it’s development. A
short walk to the dune lookout
provides a spectacular panoramic
view of Kata Tjuta (the Olgas) –
a very sacred place to the
Aboriginal people. Arriving at
Olga Gorge, walk into the
mystical place and hear how it
has evolved over millions of
years. Sit back and absorb the
desert solitude or relax and
chat to your guide about
Australia’s red center. The
spectacle fades as you return to
Yulara beneath a sky of
brilliant stars. Dinner
Overnight at the hotel.(B, L,
D)
Day 10 Ayers Rock - Cairns -
Palm Cove ->
Breakfast at the
hotel. Beginning prior to
sunrise, this 9.4km walk will
introduce you to the geology of
Uluru and you will hear how
plants and wildlife have adapted
and survived in such a
forbidding environment. Late
morning transfer to the Ayers
Rock airport to board your
scheduled fligh*t to Cairns. On
arrival in Cairns you will be
met and transferred to Palm
Cove.Palm Cove's beach offers
warm tropical water year round
and a silky sandy beach lined
with majestic Palm trees with
beautiful views of the Coral Sea
– the ingredients for an idyllic
tropical holiday; warm seas,
watersports and uncrowded sand
with a sweeping backdrop of
rainforest mountains. Dinner and
Overnight at the hotel. (B,
L, D)
Day 11 Great Barrier Reef ->
Breakfast at the
hotel. Transfer to Marina Mirage
for today’s cruise to the Outer
Barrier Reef. Board
‘Quicksilver’ and cruise to
Agincourt Reef lying within the
World Heritage Great Barrier
Reef Marine Park. During the day
enjoy a buffet lunch. Sunbake,
snorkel, dive or view the reef
up close from the underwater
observatory – the choices seem
endless. Dinner & Overnight at
the hotel. (B, L, D)
Day 12 Palm Cove ->
Breakfast at the
hotel. Today is at leisure to
enjoy optional activities such
as a round of golf at a nearby
course, swimming in the ocean,
wander along the foreshore under
the waving palm trees or have a
massage or spa treatment at the
hotel. Dinner & Overnight at the
hotel. (B, L, D)
Day 13 Palm Cove - Cairns -
Melbourne ->
Breakfast at the
hotel. Check out & drive to
Airport to board flight for
Melbourne. On arrival, transfer
& check into the hotel. Dinner &
Overnight at the hotel. (B,
L, D)
Day 14 Melbourne ->
Breakfast at the
hotel. This morning after an
American Breakfast in your
hotel, we take you for a city
tour of Melbourne. Visit the
famous and beautiful Royal
Botanical Gardens, Town Hall,
St. Patrick's Catherdral,
National Tennis center, the 1956
Olympic venue, the Shrine of
Remembrance, Bourke Street Mall
and some beautifully-restored
Victorian houses. We then drive
you to Philllip Island, home to
Australia's most popular
wildlife attractions, the
Penguin Parade, featuring dozens
of fairy penguins which shuffle
up from the sea at dusk on their
way to underground burrows.
Dinner & Overnight at the hotel.(B,
L, D)
Day 15 Melbourne / Onward
destinations ->
Breakfast at the hotel. Check
out & drive to the international
airport to board flight for
Onwards Destination. (B, L,
D) |