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The journey Begins

Day 1: Arrive Melbourne

Welcome to Melbourne! On arrival you will be transferred to your hotel. This evening join your Travel Director for a welcome reception and dinner on board the famous Colonial Tramcar Restaurant. It's a great opportunity to get to know everyone in a unique setting.

Overnight: Melbourne

Meals: Dinner
Day 2: Melbourne Sightseeing

Join your Travel Director for a cultural insight. Your city sights tour includes a private walk through Melbourne's famous hidden laneways. You'll discover the city's eclectic little lanes, arcades, café society and fascinating street art. Spend the rest of the day as you choose.

Overnight: Melbourne

Meals: Breakfast
Day 3: Melbourne - Cairns (flights not included)

This morning you will be transferred to Melbourne Airport for your flight to Cairns, Queensland. On arrival join a private wildlife journey at Hartley's Crocodile Adventures. Enjoy a boat cruise and encounter koalas, wallabies, birds, crocodiles and more! This evening is free for your to choose from the numerous restaurants that Cairns has to offer.

Overnight: Cairns
Day 4: Cairns Sightseeing

Today is a free day to do as you choose. A great option is the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway to Kuranda, be amazed as you travel over and through World Heritage rainforest, explore quaint Kuranda village and later board the Kuranda Scenic Rail for this historic rail journey. If you'd prefer to spend the day relaxing by your hotel pool or sitting back at a local café you can do that too! In the evening re-join your travelling companions for a Be My Guest dining experience at Tjapukai Cultural Park. Hear dreamtime stories, witness a high impact dance performance and enjoy dinner with your local host to the sounds of the didgeridoo.

Overnight: Cairns

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5: Great Barrier Reef

Get ready for an experience of a lifetime "“ board a high speed catamaran and cruise out to the Great Barrier Reef. You can snorkel and view this natural living wonder up close (equipment provided) or stay dry and explore the stunning reef from the comfort of a semi-submersible craft, just one metre underwater. Enjoy a tropical buffet lunch before you return to Cairns.

Overnight: Cairns

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 6: Cairns - Sydney (flights not included)

This morning you'll fly to Sydney. On arrival there's time to relax or explore before boarding a Captain Cook Sunset Dinner Cruise. Enjoy a two course Ã la carte meal and the mesmerising views of Sydney at night. You'll pass magnificent waterfront homes, beaches and parklands and all the main harbour attractions including the Harbour Bridge and Opera House.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7: Sydney Sightseeing

Kick off this highlight day on a guided tour of Sydney Opera House with a local expert. Later, your destination is famous Bondi Beach, for an iconic Australian experience. You'll be greeted by a local surf lifesaver before lunch at an Aussie institution, the Returned Servicemen's Club, with its views over the Pacific Ocean. Your host will take you on an exclusive tour through Australia's oldest surf lifesaving club for an insight into the history of Bondi and surf lifesaving. Later spend free time exploring or shopping, enjoy an optional experience or maybe just take a stroll along the harbour front.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 8: Sydney Sightseeing

This morning you'll be transferred to Melbourne Airport for your flight to Cairns, Queensland. On arrival visit the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, a celebration of the living history of the Indigenous people of the rainforest. Discover the medicinal values of bush tucker and enjoy professional theatre incorporating traditional Aboriginal dance, fire making and storytelling. Join an Indigenous guide for a fun introduction to Aboriginal art and see how Aboriginal culture is expressed in their artwork. Complete your own boomerang dot painting, which you can take home as a souvenir of your experience.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 9: Sydney - Queenstown (flight not included)

This morning say farewell to Sydney and fly to Queenstown, New Zealand. On arrival explore the historic gold mining village of Arrowtown, before an orientation tour of Queenstown and surrounds. This evening join your Travel Director for dinner at The Boatshed. Set in the restored historic New Zealand Railways Shipping Office and relocated to its lakefront setting in 1936, The Boatshed, with its spectacular views of Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables mountain range, is the perfect venue for your exclusive highlight dinner with wine.

Overnight: Queenstown

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 10: Queenstown Sightseeing

You have a free day to do as you choose in New Zealand's adventure capital. Why not take an optional experience to breathtaking Milford Sound for a cruise on the majestic fiord.

Overnight: Queenstown

Meals: Breakfast
Day 11: Queenstown Sightseeing

Make the most of your last day in New Zealand's adventure capital. Perhaps you'll choose to ride a Shotover Jet Boat or take an excursion through skipper's canyon. You might take the time to explore Queenstown on your own, try one of the restaurants while soaking up alpine views.

Overnight: Queenstown

Meals: Breakfast
Day 12: Queenstown - Rotorua (flight not included)

Fly from Queenstown to Rotorua, the cultural centre of New Zealand. This evening experience the traditional world of Maori in a 200 year old Tawa setting. 'Be My Guest' and share the Powhiri, an ancient ceremony of welcome. Enter the Meeting House and witness a powerful and entertaining cultural performance. This is followed by a Maori Hangi dinner accompanied by local wine and a concert at the Tamaki Family Marae.

Overnight: Rotorua

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 13: Rotorua Sightseeing

This morning a Maori local expert will accompany you around the Whakarewarewa Living Thermal Village, where you'll gain an appreciation of Maori culture. See New Zealand's biggest geyser, bubbling mud pools and thermal springs. Your next stop is Rainbow Springs Nature Park for a tour with a local expert. You may even spot a kiwi! Then visit the Agrodome Sheep Show, the multi-award winning stage show, for a cultural insight and taste of farm life.

Overnight: Rotorua

Meals: Breakfast
Day 14: Rotorua - Auckland (flight not included)

Travel to the Waitomo Caves to see the incredible Glow Worm Grotto and Limestone Caves with a local expert. Later, on arrival in Auckland you'll see the sights on a city tour. This evening join your Travel Director and new-found friends for a farewell dinner at 'Eight' at The Langham. Your personal degustation is prepared for you from the freshest, quality ingredients, including mouth-watering seafood and delicious desserts.

Overnight: Auckland

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 15: Depart Auckland

Your holiday concludes this morning after breakfast. It's time to bid you farewell as we transfer you to Auckland Airport for your onward flight (flights anytime).

Meals: Breakfast

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What’s Included

14 nights of accommodation
Travel by luxury coach
Airport transfers
Sightseeing and attractions as listed

What’s Not Included

Melbourne to Cairns flight
Cairns to Sydney flight
Sydney to Queenstown flight
Queenstown to Rotorua flight
Rotorua to Auckland flight
Airfare unless specified as included within the itinerary
Taxes as applicable
Travel Insurance and Cancellation Protection (strongly recommended, ask us for a quote!)
Gratuities for Local Guides, Tour Managers, and/or Bus Drivers
Meals not specifically mentioned as included in the itinerary
Items (attractions and sightseeing & entrance fees) not listed as included in the itinerary

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The tour starts in Melbourne, Australia, and ends in Auckland, New Zealand. Travellers arrive in Melbourne on Day 1 and travel through Cairns, Sydney, Queenstown and Rotorua before reaching Auckland. The tour concludes after breakfast and an airport transfer on Day 15.

This is a 15-day fully escorted tour covering major destinations in Australia and New Zealand. The journey begins with a welcome reception and dinner aboard Melbourne's Colonial Tramcar Restaurant on Day 1 and finishes with breakfast in Auckland on Day 15.

Highlights include Melbourne's hidden laneways, Hartley's Crocodile Adventures, a Great Barrier Reef cruise, Sydney Opera House, Bondi Beach, and a sunset dinner cruise on Sydney Harbour. In New Zealand, travellers visit Queenstown, Arrowtown, Rotorua, Whakarewarewa Thermal Village, Rainbow Springs Nature Park, the Agrodome Sheep Show and Waitomo Glowworm Caves.

In Cairns, travellers visit Hartley's Crocodile Adventures, where they can enjoy a boat cruise and encounter native Australian animals. The itinerary also includes a Be My Guest dining experience at Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, featuring Dreamtime stories, traditional dance, storytelling and dinner. A Great Barrier Reef catamaran cruise is also included.

On Day 5, travellers board a high-speed catamaran for a cruise to the Great Barrier Reef. They can snorkel using the provided equipment or stay dry and view the reef from a semi-submersible craft. A tropical buffet lunch is included during the excursion.

The Sydney itinerary includes a Captain Cook Sunset Dinner Cruise with a two-course à la carte meal and views of Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. Travellers also enjoy a guided Sydney Opera House tour, visit Bondi Beach, meet a local surf lifesaver and have lunch at the Returned Servicemen's Club.

In Rotorua, travellers visit the Tamaki Family Marae for a traditional welcome ceremony, cultural performance and Māori Hangi dinner accompanied by local wine and a concert. The itinerary also includes a guided visit to Whakarewarewa Living Thermal Village to learn about Māori culture and see geysers, bubbling mud pools and thermal springs.

At Rainbow Springs Nature Park, travellers enjoy a guided visit and may have the opportunity to spot a kiwi. The itinerary also includes the Agrodome Sheep Show in Rotorua. On Day 14, travellers visit Waitomo Caves with a local expert to explore the Glow Worm Grotto and limestone caves before continuing to Auckland for a city tour.

The tour includes 13 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 7 dinners during the 15-day journey. Included dining experiences include the welcome dinner in Melbourne, dinner at Tjapukai Cultural Park, a tropical buffet lunch during the Great Barrier Reef cruise, lunch at the Returned Servicemen's Club near Bondi Beach, the Sydney Harbour dinner cruise, dinner at The Boatshed in Queenstown, a Māori Hangi dinner in Rotorua and the farewell dinner in Auckland.

The package includes 14 nights of accommodation, luxury coach transportation, airport transfers, and sightseeing and attractions listed in the itinerary. Flights between Melbourne and Cairns, Cairns and Sydney, Sydney and Queenstown, Queenstown and Rotorua, and Rotorua and Auckland are excluded, along with other unspecified airfares, applicable taxes, travel insurance, gratuities, unlisted meals and attractions.

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