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Visits Cairns, Sydney, Auckland, Rotorua, Christchurch, Queenstown
Small Groups: Minimum 2 - Maximum of 20 passengers per tour
Land Cost: from USD $6,140 per person (twin share)
** Per person land costs based on share twin / double rooms Guaranteed Single Room: - Additional USD $2,690
All Costs include Australian Goods & Services Tax of 10% and New Zealand Goods & Services Tax of 15% and are subject to change due to currency fluctuations and changes to the Australian and or the New Zealand Goods and Services Tax Rates
Itineraries
Day 1
ARRIVE CAIRNS
On arrival at Cairns, you will be met and transferred to your accommodation at the Hilton Cairns Hotel (4 nights) TAP FOR DETAILS OF YOUR HOTEL
Cairns is the tropical capital city of Far North Queensland and is considered the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest.
Days 2 to 4
CAIRNS
TAP FOR YOUR CHOICE OF SIGHTSEEING AND ACTIVITIES.
Full Breakfast is included at Hilton Cairns Hotel each day.
Relax, shop, snorkel, or take in the sights. It is your choice. Do as much or as little as you wish. These days are free for your choice of Cairns optional sights and activities. Choose your other meals from the many and varied restaurants within walking distance of the hotel.
Day 5
CAIRNS TO SYDNEY
Full Breakfast is included at Hilton Cairns Hotel. Check out of your hotel and transfer to Cairns’ airport for your flight to Sydney.
Fly Cairns to Sydney (Airfare Included in Tour cost). On arrival at Sydney airport, you will be met and transferred to your accommodation at Rydges World Square Hotel Sydney (5 Nights) TAP FOR DETAILS OF YOUR HOTEL
Sydney is Australia’s largest, oldest, and most cosmopolitan city. Spend 4 days in one of the world's most beautiful and livable cities.
Day 6 to 9
SYDNEY
TAP FOR YOUR CHOICE OF SIGHTSEEING AND ACTIVITIES
Full Breakfast is included in your stay at Rydges World Square Hotel Sydney. Relax in this vibrant city enjoying the activities you have chosen. The city is famous for its many and varied restaurants, and you can enjoy these at your leisure. These days are free for your choice of Sydney’s optional sights and activities.
Day 10
SYDNEY TO AUCKLAND
Full Breakfast is included at Rydges World Square Hotel Sydney. Check out of your hotel and transfer to Sydney airport for your flight to Auckland, New Zealand. Fly Sydney to Auckland (Airfare NOT Included in Tour cost). On arrival at Auckland airport clear New Zealand Customs and Immigration.
On exiting with your baggage, you will then be met and transferred to your accommodation at MSocial Hotel Auckland (1 Night)
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Day 11
AUCKLAND TO ROTORUA
Full Breakfast is included at MSocial Auckland Hotel. This morning, enjoy a scenic tour from Auckland to Rotorua. Travel through some on New Zealand’s lovely countryside before passing through the beautiful Fitzgerald Glade where trees arch over the road to form a tunnel of natural greenery.
On arrival you will be dropped off at your accommodation at Millennium Hotel Rotorua (2 Nights)
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Rotorua is a major destination for both domestic and international tourists. It is known internationally for its thermal activity with spouting geysers and boiling mud pools. Rotorua is also one of the centers of Maori culture and there are many cultural experiences on offer.
Day 12
ROTORUA
TAP FOR YOUR CHOICE OF SIGHTSEEING AND ACTIVITIES
Full Breakfast is included at Millennium Hotel Rotorua each day. Other meals are at your choice of the many restaurants within walking distance of your hotel. Today is Free for Your Choice of Rotorua optional sightseeing and activities. Be as busy or as relaxed as you like. Make the time for a relaxing thermal spa treatment or a swim in the hot pools.
Day 13
ROTORUA TO CHRISTCHURCH
Full Breakfast is included at Millennium Hotel Rotorua. Check out of your hotel and transfer to the Rotorua airport for your flight. Fly Rotorua to Christchurch (Airfare Included in Tour cost). On arrival Christchurch, you will be met and transferred to your accommodation at the Distinction Hotel Christchurch (2 Nights)
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Day 14
CHRISTCHURCH
TAP FOR YOUR CHOICE OF SIGHTSEEING AND ACTIVITIES
Full Breakfast is included at Distinction Hotel Christchurch each day. Other meals are at your choice of the many restaurants within walking distance of your hotel. Today is Free for Your Choice of Christchurch optional sightseeing and activities, be as busy or as relaxed as you like.
Day 15
CHRISTCHURCH TO QUEENSTOWN (VIA MT COOK)
Experience the beauty and grandeur of the Southern Alps on a sightseeing day tour to Mount Cook and onto Queenstown. Leaving Christchurch in the morning, we travel through the fertile farmland of the Canterbury Plains to the shores of the stunning, glacier-fed Lake Tekapo, to take in the sights of the spectacular Southern Alps. Continue to the location of New Zealand’s tallest mountain, Aoraki / Mount Cook, situated in a national park and UNESCO World Heritage site. Free time for lunch (optional extra) at the famous Hermitage Hotel in Mount Cook Village. There is also time to experience a scenic helicopter or ski plane flight for incredible views of mountain peaks and glaciers (additional cost, weather permitting – this flight can be arranged with your driver-guide on the day).
The tour continues south, past Lake Pukaki and through the tawny tussock of the Mackenzie Country, arriving in Queenstown in the early evening. You will be met on arrival and transferred to your accommodation at The Rees Resort Hotel Queenstown (4 Nights). TAP FOR DETAILS OF YOUR HOTEL
Spectacular Queenstown is the most popular holiday destination in New Zealand and offers an incredible range of things to do, no matter what the season. It is the destination for everyone with
stunning scenery, heart-in-the-mouth activities, or gentle scenic trips among the lakes and mountains.
Day16 to 19
QUEENSTOWN
TAP FOR YOUR CHOICE OF SIGHTSEEING AND ACTIVITIES
Full Breakfast is included at The Rees Resort Hotel Queenstown each day. With all the choices of activities in this small town, you are sure to find something to suit your interests. Queenstown is also known for its shopping and catering to both high-end and budget travellers. The range of restaurants is legendary with the finest of New Zealand cuisine on offer. These days are free for your choice of Queenstown’s optional sights and activities.
Day 19
QUEENSTOWN TO AUCKLAND
Full Breakfast is included at The Rees Resort Hotel Queenstown.
Check out of the hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight from Queenstown to Auckland. (Airfare Included in Tour cost.)
YOUR TOUR ENDS ON ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND AIRPORT.
- Meet, Greet, and airport assistance on arrival and departures
- Transfers between airports and hotels
- First-class hotels: 4 Nights Cairns: 5 Nights Sydney: 1 Night Auckland: 2 Nights Rotorua: 2 nights Christchurch: 4 Nights Queenstown
- Daily full-cooked breakfast
- Cairns to Sydney Flight
- Rotorua to Christchurch Flight
- Queenstown to Auckland Flight
- Land transport with Courier drivers
- In country local tour staff to assist you as required
- Local Taxes**: Australian GST (Tax) of 10% on all included services
- New Zealand GST (Tax) of 15% on all included services
- All international air flights
- Your choice of meals other than breakfast
- Your choice of sightseeing and activities