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| Cruising Down Under
A 21-Day tour starting from $8,235
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| A leisurely cruise for 12 nights aboard Sapphire Princess is complemented by Tauck’s inclusive shore excursions and multiple-night land stays in Auckland, Sydney and Port Douglas. Princess is one of the only cruise lines sailing to both of these incredible countries on the same voyage! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Featured Dining: 20 Breakfasts, 15 Lunches & 17 Dinners
Unique and Distinguished Hotels in the Best Locations: Westbound Eastbound Night 1,2 The Langham Hotel, Auckland Night 19,20 Auckland, New Zealand Night 3-14 Aboard Sapphire Princess Night 7-18 Cruising Australia & New Zealand Night 15-17 Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas Resort Night 4-6 Port Douglas, Australia Night 18-20 Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney Night 1-3 Sydney, Australia 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.
Westbound Itinerary
DAY 1. Arrive Auckland Tour begins: The Langham Hotel, Auckland. A transfer is included from Auckland Airport to The Langham Hotel, Auckland. After a city tour, visit Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World. Join us for a welcome reception and dinner tonight. Meals LD Day 2. Vineyards and Wineries Take a short ferry ride to Waiheke Island, and learn the secrets of the picturesque island’s successful red wines. Meals BL Day 3. Auckland / Embark Cruise Attend a Maori cultural performance at the Auckland War Memorial Museum; embark Sapphire Princess. Meals BD Day 4. Tauranga / Rotorua / Dairy Farm A walk through Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley awaits on a private shore excursion to Rotorua. Enjoy lunch at Longlands Farm, a working dairy farm; learn about sheep farming on a visit to the Agrodome. Meals BLD Day 5. Spend the Day at Sea Sapphire Princess offers on-board activities from the ScholarShip@Sea™ enrichment series to the Lotus Spa®. Meals BLD Day 6. Christchurch / Private Charter A Christchurch city tour precedes a Tauck-exclusive charter flight to Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. Meals BLD Day 7. Dunedin / Queenstown Sapphire Princess arrives in Dunedin; take a private charter flight to Queenstown for in-depth sightseeing. Meals BLD Day 8. Fiordland National Park Cruise the beautiful waters of Fiordland National Park today, enjoying views of stunning Milford Sound. Meals BLD Day 9-10. Across the Tasman Sea The next two days are spent cruising from the New Zealand to Australia’s island state of Tasmania. Evenings present a host of exciting entertainment possibilities! Meals BLD Day 11. Explore Hobart, Tasmania Sapphire Princess arrives in Hobart, where you’ll travel to the Port Arthur Historic Site to discover the history of Australia’s early convict settlers. Lunch is served at the Junior Officer’s home, featuring servers in period dress. Meals BLD Day 12. Day at Sea Today is a sailing day, giving you plenty of opportunity to try more of the ship’s many on-board activities. Meals BLD Day 13. City Sights of Melbourne Dock in Melbourne, where a sightseeing tour features stunning Victorian architecture. See the Melbourne Museum, Parliament House, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Meals BLD Day 14. Australian Coastal Cruise Today marks your final day at sea aboard Sapphire Princess, and one last opportunity to indulge yourself! Meals BLD Day 15. Fly to Cairns / Port Douglas Disembark Sapphire Princess in Sydney and fly to Cairns, gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. Travel to Port Douglas on the Coral Sea for three nights in five-star luxury at an award-winning beachfront resort. Meals BLD Day 16. Great Barrier Reef Cruise Cruise by catamaran to the Great Barrier Reef; you’ll be accompanied by a marine biologist who provides insights into the fragile ecosystems of the coral reef, which you can observe first hand from a glass-bottom boat. Meals BLD Day 17. Tjapukai / Resort Leisure Learn about Aboriginal life, including the significance of song and dance within the Aboriginal culture, during a performance by the award-winning Tjapukai Aboriginal Dance Troupe. The rest of the day is free. Meals B Day 18. Fly to Sydney / Time at Leisure Fly to Sydney, where the remainder of the day is at leisure in this vibrant, multi-cultural city. There is much to see and do within easy walking distance of your hotel. Meals BD Day 19. Sydney Opera House / City Sights A sightseeing tour of Sydney includes the Sydney Opera House, an architectural and artistic masterpiece; go behind the scenes for a look inside its distinctive “sails”! See Sydney Harbour Bridge and Darling Harbour. Meals B Day 20. Taronga Zoo / Harbour Cruise Visit the award-winning Taronga Zoo, and join us this evening for a farewell reception aboard a Sydney Harbour cruise, followed by dinner at a waterfront restaurant. Meals BD Day 21. Journey Home Tour ends: Sydney, Australia. A transfer is included from Four Seasons Hotel Sydney to Sydney Airport. Allow a minimum of 2 1/2 hours for flight check-in. Meals B
New Zealand Private Charter Flights
Private Tauck shore excursions on your 12-night cruise aboard the grand 2,670 passenger Sapphire Princess are highlighted by private Tauck charter flights to Mount Cook and Queenstown for special, exclusive sightseeing experiences that go way beyond the port! Auckland, Sydney and Port Douglas Multiple-night stays at five-star hotels in the heart of Auckland and Sydney, before and after your cruise, put you close to just about everything; you’ll also spend three nights at a luxurious five-star resort in Port Douglas on the Coral Sea, and explore the Great Barrier Reef. Wine, Music and Crafts Spend a day on Waiheke Island in New Zealand, home to boutique wineries, galleries and artists’ studios. Port Arthur, Tasmania Visit the 19-century Port Arthur Historic Site, where a special lunch is served in the Junior Officer's home. All tour prices are per person, in US dollars.
December 30th and January 23rd departures are Eastbound from Sydney to Auckland. January 15th and February 8th departures are Westbound from Auckland to Sydney. |
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