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CHOOSE THIS TRIP IF YOU’D LOVE TO:
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Discover colorful coral and fish on the Great Barrier Reef Get hands-on as you learn about Aboriginal art
Encounter the magic of the Waitomo Glowworm Grotto Witness an awe-inspiring sunrise and sunset at Uluru
Welcome to Cairns
Your adventure starts in Far North Queensland.
Meet your Travel Director for a Welcome
Reception and privately hosted
Be My
Guest dinner at the Tjapukai Aboriginal
Cultural Park. Hotel: Hilton, 3 nights. BG
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Great Barrier Reef
Board a high-speed catamaran and cruise out
to experience 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. Enjoy a tropical
buffet lunch before you return to Cairns. B L
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Cairns Free Time
Today is yours to relax or explore at your
own pace. You might like to take an optional
experience to Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures
to encounter an array of wildlife. B
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Cairns – Uluru
Fly from Cairns to Uluru. On arrival, join
a local Aboriginal artist for an introduction
to Western Desert art. Your Anangu artist
will explain local totems, then help you
complete your own painting to take home
as a memento. Then enjoy a leisurely drive
through the red desert plains to Kata Tjuta.
View the majestic sandstone domes of
Kata Tjuta as the outback sun sets over this
ancient, mysterious landform. Hotel: Desert
Gardens, Ayers Rock Resort, 2 nights. B
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Uluru
View the magical Uluru sunrise, then gain
an insight into the traditional owners of the
land, the Anangu people, as you tour the base
of the giant monolith. This evening, relax
with sparkling wine as you witness an iconic
Uluru sunset. Savor the flavors of an Aussie
barbecue dinner in the shadow of Uluru,
while a local expert shares insight into the
wonders of the southern night sky. B DW
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Sydney
A day of sightseeing in this stunning harbor
city awaits you. Explore Sydney’s Eastern
Suburbs and put your feet in the sand on
famous Bondi Beach. Then, take a sneak
peek behind the scenes on a guided tour of
the iconic Sydney Opera House. Later, take to
the water for a lunch cruise on board one of
the harbor’s premier vessels, enjoying a fresh
seasonal menu while you glide past magnificent
waterfront homes, beaches and parklands. B L
Sydney Free Time
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Sydney – Queenstown
Say goodbye to Australia and fly to Queenstown
in New Zealand. This evening, join your Travel
Director at The Boatshed, set in the historic New
Zealand Railways Shipping Office built in 1936.
Renovated and relocated to its lakefront setting,
The Boatshed, with its spectacular views of Lake
Wakatipu and the Remarkables mountain range,
is the perfect venue for your exclusive Highlight
Dinner. Hotel: Millennium, 3 nights. B HD
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Queenstown
Get the feel for real country life at a Be
My Guest experience with your host, Southern
Girl Laura, who was born and raised on a
sheep farm in the deep south of New Zealand.
Try your hand at sheep mustering, whip
cracking as well as the chance to feed and
pet the farm animals. Laura is sure you’ll leave
feeling more like a local than a visitor. B BG
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Queenstown Free Time
Your final day in Queenstown could see you
take an optional experience through Fiordland
National Park for a cruise on Milford Sound. B
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Queenstown – Rotorua
Explore the historic gold-mining village of
Arrowtown before flying to Rotorua.
At
Mitai Māori Village this evening, experience
the heart pounding wero (challenge) from a
Māori warrior during a ceremonial welcome
to a traditional village, where you’ll gain an
insight into life in New Zealand prior to the
arrival of European settlers. Then enjoy a Māori
Hangi Highlight Dinner, with succulent meats
and vegetables cooked in an underground
oven. Hotel: Millennium, 2 nights. B HD
Uluru – Sydney
Depart the resort in total darkness for the
short drive to Bruce Munro’s renowned Field of
Light. Wander through the paths surrounding
50,000 hand-crafted frosted glass spheres
of light, in colors of ochre, deep violet, blue
and gentle white. Later, fly to Sydney where
your evening is free to explore. Hotel: Hyatt
Regency (Darling Harbor View), 3 nights. B
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The day is yours to explore this wonderful city.
You may choose an optional experience to the
spectacular Blue Mountains to see the majestic
Three Sisters rock formation and visit a wildlife
park. This evening, join your Travel Director for
dinner on the Darling Harbor waterfront. B DW
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Rotorua
At Rainbow Springs Nature Park, you’ll get
a glimpse of native fauna and maybe spot
a shy kiwi.
Continue to Whakarewarewa
Living Thermal Village, where a Māori local
guide will accompany you on a tour to see
bubbling mud-pools, steaming thermal springs
and New Zealand’s biggest geyser. B
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Rotorua - Auckland
From $ 5350
DEPARTURES AND PRICES
2019
Start
2021
End
Twin Share
Oct 28 Nov 11
5675
2020
Start End
Jan 13
Feb 17
Mar 02
Apr 02
Apr 16
May 14
Jul 02
Sep 03
Oct 01
Nov 05
Dec 03 Jan 27
Mar 02
Mar 16
Apr 16
Apr 30
May 28
Jul 16
Sep 17
Oct 15
Nov 19
Dec 17
Twin Share
15
5675
5675
5675
5350
5350
5350
5350
5350
5550
5550
5550
Start End
Jan 21
Feb 18
Mar 04
Apr 01
Apr 15
May 13
Jul 01
Sep 02
Sep 30 Feb 04
Mar 04
Mar 18
Apr 15
Apr 29
May 27
Jul 15
Sep 16
Oct 14
Twin Share
5550
5550
5550
5350
5350
5350
5350
5350
5350
Single Supplement (add to price above): $2050pp
Exceptions 28/10/19 to 02/03/20: $2215pp
Exceptions 01/10/20 to 04/03/21: $2165pp
Departures between 28/10/2019 & 02/03/2020 operate as
per the 2019/20 brochure itinerary, and end in Queenstown.
Itinerary, departure dates and prices may change from 01/04/21.
SMART WAYS TO SAVE
Early bird savings
Save up to $555pp
See page 5 for more great savings <
Kings Club
Young traveler discount
Triple share
DINING
14 Full buffet breakfasts B
1 Be My Guest dinner BG
2 Lunches L
Benefits for past guests
Save up to $570pp
Save up to $285pp
2 Highlight Dinners HD
2 Dinners with wine DW
1 Farewell Dinner FD
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Day 1 – flights to arrive prior to 2.00pm into Cairns Airport
Day 15 – flights to depart anytime from Auckland Airport
Flights are not included in the vacation price
Internal-vacation flights: Land Only price requires the
following internal-vacation flights to be purchased
separately in order to fulfil the vacation itinerary:
Day 4 – Cairns to Ayers Rock: QF1851
Day 6 – Ayers Rock to Sydney: VA1628
Day 9 – Sydney to Auckland: QF143 (until 31/03/20)
Day 9 – Sydney to Queenstown: QF121 (from 01/04/20)
Day 12 – Rotorua to Queenstown: NZ8152/623 (until 31/03/20)
Day 12 – Queenstown to Rotorua: NZ5640/5782 (from 01/04/20)
Discover a galaxy of twinkling glowworms
this morning in the mysterious Waitomo Caves.
Travel on to Auckland for a city tour, and a
Farewell Dinner with your Travel Director.
Hotel: Stamford Plaza. B FD
Farewell from Auckland
Say goodbye when your vacation comes to an
end this morning after breakfast. B
per person twin
share land only
Uluru sunrise