16-DAY SOUTH PACIFIC  ESCORTED TOUR

Cairns, Sydney, Christchurch, Dunedin, Te Anau, Queenstown

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This exceptional 16-day holiday will show you the enchanting island nations of Australia and New Zealand, where astounding scenic splendor, unique cultures and gracious hospitality combine to delight and fascinate even the most sophisticated traveler. Join us as we explore an underwater Garden of Eden, majestic glaciers, verdant rain forests, sun-dappled vineyards, Victorian hamlets, cosmopolitan cities and some of the world's most unusual wildlife. Come with us as we discover the unrivaled sights, sounds and pleasures of "The Lands Down Under.”

INCLUDED FEATURES:

DAY TO DAY ITINERARY:

Days One and Two
• En route to Australia, cross the International Date Line

Day Three
• G’Day and welcome to Cairns, Australia
• Included group transfer to your hotel
• Free time to explore Cairns on your own

Day Four
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Visit Green Island and the Great Barrier Reef
• Afternoon optional excursion to Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
• Dinner at a local seafood restaurant

Day Five
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Sightseeing train ride to an Aussie Coffee Plantation and Mango Winery

Day Six
• Flight to Sydney and sightseeing city tour
including the historic Rocks district

Day Seven
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Free day to explore Sydney on your own
• Optional excursion to North Sydney

Day Eight
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Free day to explore Sydney on your own
• Optional excursion to Featherdale Wildlife Park
• Sydney Harbour Dinner Cruise

Day Nine
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Flight to Christchurch, New Zealand with a sightseeing city tour

Day Ten
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Taieri Gorge scenic rail tour
• Arrive Dunedin

Day Eleven
• Optional excursion to see the yellow-eyed penguin colony, giant albatross colony and Larnach Castle hosted by Neville Peat
• Dinner at your hotel

Day Twelve
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Sightseeing tour of Dunedin including the Otago Museum and Otago History Museum
• Scenic drive to Te Anau

Day Thirteen
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Depart for Milford Sound cruise

Day Fourteen
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Morning cruise on Lake Le Anau to visit the Glow Worm Grotto
• Scenic drive to Queenstown

Day Fifteen
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Cruise on turn of the 20th-century steam boat in Queenstown
• Farewell dinner at your hotel

Day Sixteen
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Group transfer to Queenstown Airport for flights home crossing the International Date Line

PRICES: From $4200.00 per person. Based on double occupancy.

DEPARTURES 2008: Apr. 14, 21, 28; May 05, 12, 19, 26; Sept 15, 22, 29; Oct 20, Nov 03

HOTELS:

Days Three and Four – Rydges Esplanade, Cairns, Australia
Days Six through Eight – Citigate Sebel, Sydney, Australia
Day Nine – Copthorne Central, Christchurch, New Zealand
Days Ten and Eleven – City Hotel, Dunedin, New Zealand
Days Twelve and Thirteen – Te Anau Villas, Te Anau, New Zealand
Days Fourteen and Fifteen – Rydges Hotel, Queenstown, New Zealand