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| Best of Australia and New Zealand
A 14-Day tour starting from $4,590
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| A comprehensive, two-week journey that explores Australia’s great cities, Sydney and Melbourne, tropical Queensland and the north and south islands of New Zealand! From top hotels in the best locations to in-depth sightseeing, you’ll truly experience the “Best of Australia & New Zealand” with Tauck! |
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Featured Dining: 13 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches & 10 Dinners
Unique and Distinguished Hotels in the Best Locations: Night 1,2 InterContinental Sydney: Sydney, Australia Night 3,4 Silky Oaks Lodge & Healing Waters Spa: Mossman, Australia Night 5,6 The Langham Hotel, Melbourne: Melbourne, Australia Night 7,8 The Langham Hotel, Auckland: Auckland, New Zealand Night 9 Duxton Hotel Okawa Bay: Rotorua, New Zealand Night 10 Te Anau Hotel & Villas: Te Anau, New Zealand Night 11,12 Crowne Plaza Hotel Queenstown: Queenstown, New Zealand Night 13 Millennium Hotel Christchurch: Christchurch, New Zealand Insightful Tour Directors During your travels, you have the pleasurable advantage of being with a Tauck Tour Director who is fully knowledgeable about the destination, its history and its culture. You can relax knowing that you are accompanied by a professional who manages the flow of events... a problem-solver (in the unlikely event a problem should arise)... an insider who saves you precious time... and a friend who will help transform your trip into a truly memorable journey. Every Travel Expense is Included When you travel with Tauck, you’ll save up to 40% on the cost of traveling the same itinerary on your own. What’s more, virtually every major travel expense is included: Along with most meals, your hotel accommodations, cruises, sightseeing, admissions to museums, galleries and theaters – even taxes and port charges – are built into the price of your trip. Guests are often delightfully surprised at how much is included. You can practically leave your wallet at home! A Tauck vacation offers you both superb quality and extraordinary value.
1. Arrive Sydney / Harbour Cruise
Tour begins: 1:30 PM, InterContinental Sydney. A transfer is included from Sydney Airport to InterContinental Sydney. Established as a settlement for British convicts over two centuries ago, Sydney today is Australia’s largest city, set on one of the world’s most beautiful harbors. A sightseeing tour takes in the famed Sydney Harbour Bridge and The Rocks, Sydney’s oldest colonial district. Board a private boat for a cocktail cruise in Sydney Harbour, then enjoy a dinner of Australian specialties at a waterfront restaurant. Your hotel is in the heart of the city. Meals LD 2. Explore Sydney Sightseeing today includes a visit to the Sydney Opera House, one of the most recognizable buildings in the world, as well as the Taronga Zoo for a look at Australia’s unique wildlife. Return to Sydney, where you’ll spend the remainder of the day exploring as you please. From restaurants to the cultural arts, Sydney has it all. Meals B 3. Discover Tropical Rainforests Fly to Queensland to explore tropical rainforests and the Great Barrier Reef. Upon your arrival in Cairns, travel to Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park to learn about the cultural traditions of Aboriginal life. Your home for the next two nights is Silky Oaks Lodge, a tropical hideaway bordering Daintree Rainforest, regarded as the oldest living rainforest on earth. Secluded within 80 acres of lush rainforest, much of the hotel is built in the style of secluded treehouses. Meals BLD 4. Explore the Great Barrier Reef The high-tech catamaran Quicksilver whisks you to the Great Barrier Reef to swim and snorkel, or to explore the dazzling kaleidoscope of color in the underwater world via a semi-submersible. Meals BLD 5. Fly to Melbourne Fly from tropical Cairns to Melbourne, with its stately Victorian architecture and gardens; a late day arrival leaves the evening to explore as you please. Meals BD 6. Sights of Melbourne A city sightseeing tour of Melbourne, set along the Yarra River, includes Fitzroy Gardens, Parliament House, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and the Anzac Memorial. The rest of the day is free to pursue what interests you most. Meals BD 7. Fly to New Zealand Fly across the Tasman Sea to Auckland, New Zealand, the “City of Sails.” Auckland is renowned as a center for the arts, commerce, and transportation. Meals BD 8. Highlights of Auckland Visit Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World and the Auckland War Memorial Museum – Te Papa Whakahiku. The museum is renowned for extensive collections featuring the natural, cultural and human history of New Zealand; you’ll gain insights into Maori culture when you attend a traditional Maori dance presentation. The rest of the afternoon is free to explore. Meals B 9. North Island Farm Visit / Rotorua Travel to Longlands Farm in Matamata, a combination working farm and country gardens, where you’ll have lunch. Visit the Agrodome, a 160-hectare sheep and cattle farm, to learn about sheep farming en route to Rotorua and Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve – where geothermal activity includes bubbling mud pools, geysers, steam vents and hot springs. Meals BLD 10. Fiordland National Park / Te Anau Fly to Te Anau, gateway to Fiordland National Park. Enjoy free time to explore the village overlooking Lake Te Anau, the South Island’s largest lake. Meals BD 11. Milford Sound Cruise Milford Sound is one of New Zealand’s most beautiful destinations; your cruise through its amphitheatre of sheer cliffs, glacier-carved inlets, majestic waterfalls and snow-capped peaks is certain to be a highlight. Travel to Queenstown; set along the scenic shores of Lake Wakatipu, it has been voted by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler as the world’s “Friendliest Foreign City.” Meals BLD 12. Queenstown / Jet Boat Shoot the Shotover River rapids on one of the world’s most exciting jet boat adventures, then board a helicopter for flightseeing over Queenstown and The Remarkables; land on Bobs Peak for a panoramic vista before a gondola ride down to town. Experience the beauty of New Zealand’s flora and fauna in their natural surroundings at the Kiwi and Birdlife Park, set on eight lovely acres. Meals B 13. Fly to Christchurch Enjoy a magnificent sightseeing journey up the South Island on a flight to Christchurch, known as the “most English city outside of England”; spend the afternoon exploring at leisure. Join us this evening for a farewell cocktail reception followed by dinner. Meals BD 14. Depart New Zealand Tour ends: Christchurch. A transfer is included from Millennium Hotel Christchurch to Christchurch International Airport. Please allow 2 1/2 hours for flight check-in at the airport. Meals B
Tauck Private Charter, Select Flights
Tauck Exclusive! Travel throughout New Zealand aboard a private business class air charter to maximize your sightseeing and minimize your time waiting at airports. Marine Biologist, Great Barrier Reef A talk by a marine biologist precedes a cruise by high-tech catamaran to Queensland’s amazing Great Barrier Reef, where you can swim and snorkel. Lunch at Longlands Farm Get a behind-the-scenes look at a New Zealand working dairy farm, and bountiful country gardens, on a visit that includes a delicious lunch. Queenstown Adventures Take a jet boat ride through the narrow gorges of the Shotover River; sightsee by helicopter, with a drop-off at Bobs Peak; and enjoy spectacular panoramic views traveling down the mountain by gondola. All tour prices are per person, in US dollars.
2008 Rates: September - December Departures Single Occupancy Rate = $7,824 Triple Occupancy Rate = $6,195 May Departure Single Occupancy Rate = $7,225 Triple Occupancy Rate = $5,757 2009 Rates: January – March Departures Single Occupancy Rate = $8,596 Triple Occupancy Rate = $6,434 April – August Departures: Single Occupancy Rate = $8,277 Triple Occupancy Rate = $6,120 |
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