Auckland, Christchurch, Great Barrier Reef and Uluru (Ayers Rock) 22 Days / 19 Nights Please call for pricing! Email this Page to a Friend!   Duration: 22 days, 19 nights Highlights: Auckland, Waitomo Glow Worm Caves, Milford Sound Cruise, Rotorua, Queenstown, Christchurch, Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Olgas, Uluru (Ayers Rock), Alice Springs, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney   Description Enjoy the best highlights of Australia and New Zealand on this Escorted Tour of a lifetime!  Enjoy a dinner cruise on Auckland’s spectacular harbor, take a guided tour through Glow Worm Grotto, enjoy a traditional Maori feast and performance, take the scenic train to Kuranda village, and explore the Great Barrier Reef and see the spectacular Uluru (Ayers Rock)!   Itinerary   Day 1 Depart Los Angeles After introductions and meeting your travel escort (who will be travelling with you all the way) we fly overnight across the Pacific with the award winning Qantas Airways   Day 2 in flight Today you will cross the International Date Line and lose a day. Day 3 Arrive Auckland Arrive this morning in Auckland, the City of Sails. You will be met by a local representative and transferred to your hotel. An afternoon tour of Auckland includes the bustling downtown and waterfront areas, a 360° panorama of the city from the summit of Mt Eden, quaint Parnell village and the pretty North Shore via the Harbor Bridge. Tonight a “Welcome to New Zealand" dinner cruise on Auckland's spectacular harbor. Stay: Heritage Hotel   Day 4 Auckland to Rotorua Today we travel south to Waitomo and enjoy a guided underground excursion to the world famous Glow Worm Grotto. Afterwards we continue through rich farming country across the Waikato River to Rotorua. Tonight a local Maori will transfer us to a Marae where we will enjoy a traditional Maori Hangi feast and concert. Two Night Stay: Royal Lakeside   Day 5 Rotorua Sightseeing This morning we visit the Thermal Reserve and see the renowned geothermal activity including boiling mud pools, gentle hot springs and violent geysers. See a sheep demonstration followed by a visit to Rainbow Springs to experience the new Kiwi Encounter. This afternoon is at your leisure.   FREE OPTION (must be pre-booked): You can choose to be guests of a "Kiwi" family tonight. Your hosts will meet you and take you to their home for a traditional home-cooked meal. After a hearty breakfast the next morning, you will rejoin our group.   Day 6 Rotorua to Queenstown We leave the thermal wonderland and fly south to the exciting alpine resort town of Queenstown. Tonight we'll ride the gondola to Bob's Peak for a breathtaking view of the snow-capped mountains and Lake Wakatipu including a delicious dinner at the Skyline Restaurant. Three Night Stay: Heritage Queenstown   Day 7 Milford Sound We begin our trip to Te Anau and Milford Sound by travelling along the shores of New Zealand's prettiest lake, Lake Wakatipu. We arrive into Fiordland National Park, one of the world's largest national parks with spectacular hanging valleys, towering precipices and raging torrents. The road continues through the Homer Tunnel to Milford Sound which was once described as the "eighth wonder of the world". Our cruise takes us past mile-high Mitre Peak, majestic mountains, ancient rainforests and thundering waterfalls before returning to Queenstown.   Day 8 Queenstown at Leisure A full day to relax or take part in the incredible variety of activities Queenstown has to offer.   Day 9 Queenstown to Christchurch Travelling past Lake Wanaka and over historic Lindis Pass, we stop to view majestic Mount Cook, known by the Maori people as "Cloud Piercer". We then cross the Canterbury Plains to Christchurch, renowned as the "most English city outside of England". Stay: Millenneum   Day 10 Christchurch to Cairns This morning enjoy an orientation tour of Christchurch before transferring to the airport for our flight to Cairns, Australia. Three Night Stay: Shangri La Hotel   Day 11 Rainforest and Aboriginal Experience A very special breakfast this morning at the "Freshwater Connection" theme restaurant. You then board the Kuranda scenic train "Royal Champagne Service" for a spectacular narrow gauge ride to charming Kuranda. Travel into the towering rainforest on an amphibious army duck. We enjoy an Aussie barbeque lunch and an authentic Aboriginal cultural performance under the canopy of the rainforest. Experience a "Dreamtime" walk with an Aboriginal guide. Throw a boomerang and see if it will come back! You will also see Australian native animals including koalas, wombats and kangaroos. Tonight enjoy an Australian seafood buffet.

What's Included   Guaranteed Inclusions Roundtrip International Airfare All Domestic Flights within Australia & New Zealand All transfers Sightseeing Highlights Auckland City Tour Waitomo Caves and Glow-worm Grotto Agrodome sheep demonstration Te Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve Rainbow Springs Spectacular Milford Sound Cruise Queenstown Gondola ride to Bob's Peak Tour of the Sydney Opera House Sydney Harbor Cruise Sydney sightseeing including southern beaches Tropical Cairns sightseeing tour Aboriginal Cultural Performance Great Barrier Reef Day Tour Kuranda Rail and Rainforest Experience Amphibious Army Duck Ayers Rock and Olgas excursion Tour of "A Town Like Alice" Optional World Famous "Ghan' outback train journey (must be pre booked, additional costs) Melbourne sightseeing tour  First Class Accommodations 3 Nights at Heritage Queenstown 3 Nights at Shangri La Hotel Cairns 3 Nights at Sydney Harbour Marriott 2 Nights at Royal Lakeside, Rotorua 2 Nights at Hilton Hotel, Adelaide 2 Nights at Crowne Promenade, Melbourne 1 Night at Heritage Hotel, Auckland 1 Night at Millennium, Christchurch 1 Night at Desert Gardens, Ayers Rock 1 Night at Alice Springs Resort  Fine Dining 18 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 8 dinners  Unique Dining Inclusions Auckland Harbor Cruise and Dinner Maori Hangi Feast and Concert Dinner at Bob's Peak overlooking Queenstown Dinner and breakfast with a New Zealand Family - (optional) Dinner at Sydney's Tower Restaurant "Take a Camel to Breakfast" in Alice Springs Sounds of Silence Outback Dinner Australian Seafood Banquet Farewell South Pacific Dinner Party