• Indulge in lunch and learn about Aussie surf culture at Bondi Beach

• Venture inside the Sydney Opera House on a guided tour

• Toast the sunset on a dinner cruise on Sydney Harbour

• View Darling Harbour from your Sydney hotel room

• Discover native Australian animals at Hartley ’ s Crocodile Adventures

• Snorkel and cruise on the Great Barrier Reef

• Discover Melbourne ’ s colorful hidden laneways

• Experience warm Kiwi hospitality at Morelea Farm

• Discover spectacular Milford Sound on a lunch cruise

• View Franz Josef Glacier

• Visit a jade factory

• Journey over the Southern Alps on the TranzAlpine Train

• Experience farm life at the Agrodome Sheep Show

• Immerse yourself in rich Maori arts and culture with the Tamaki family over dinner

• Experienced Travel Director and Driver Guide

Dining

• Full buffet breakfasts ( 17 ) B

• Be My Guest lunch ( 1 ) BG

• Lunches ( 3 ) L

• Be My Guest dinners ( 2 ) BG

• Dinners with wine ( 3 ) DW

• Highlight dinners ( 3 ) HD

• Farewell dinner ( 1 ) FD

Sydney Harbour

Day 1 : Welcome to Melbourne On arrival you will be transferred to your hotel . This evening join your Travel Director and fellow travelers for a welcome reception and dinner on board the famous Colonial Tramcar Restaurant . It ’ s a great opportunity to get to know everyone in a unique setting . Hotel : Crowne Plaza , Melbourne , 2 nights . DW

Day 2 : Melbourne Join your Travel Director for your city tour including a private walk through Melbourne ’ s famous hidden laneways . You ’ ll discover the city ’ s eclectic little lanes , arcades , café society and fascinating street art . Then there ’ s time to explore the city on your own . B

Day 3 : Melbourne – Cairns Say farewell to Melbourne as you fly to Cairns . On arrival join your local guide for a private wildlife journey at Hartley ’ s Crocodile Adventures . Enjoy a boat cruise and encounter koalas , wallabies , birds and of course , crocodiles ! This evening feast on a delicious meal of fresh seasonal produce at Salt House with views of the Cairns waterfront . Hotel : Hilton Hotel , Cairns , 3 nights . B DW

Day 4 : Cairns ‘ Free Time ’ Spend your free day relaxing or exploring . Perhaps take an optional experience to Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park to discover the secrets of this ancient culture through theater , didgeridoo and fire-making demonstrations and the famous Tjapukai dance . You could travel to Kuranda , the ‘ village in the rainforest ’, on the historic Kuranda Scenic Railway and return to the lowlands above the breathtaking canopy of the Barron Gorge National

Park through some of the oldest rainforest in the world on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway . B

Day 5 : Great Barrier Reef Board a high speed catamaran and cruise out to 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

Day 6 : Cairns – Sydney Depart Cairns and fly to Sydney . On arrival there ’ s time to relax before boarding a Captain Cook sunset highlight dinner cruise . Enjoy a two course à la carte dinner and the mesmerising views of Sydney at night . You ’ ll pass magnificent waterfront homes and all the main harbor attractions including the Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House . Hotel : Hyatt Regency Darling Harbour , 3 nights . B HD

Day 7 : Sydney Kick off this highlight day of sightseeing on a guided tour of Sydney Opera House with a local expert . Later board your coach to see the Royal Botanic Gardens and visit Mrs . Macquarie ’ s Chair . Your destination is Bondi Beach for an iconic Australian experience . You ’ ll be greeted by a local surf lifesaver before lunch at an Aussie institution , the Returned Servicemen ’ s Club , with its views over the Pacific Ocean . Your host will take you on an exclusive tour through Australia ’ s oldest surf lifesaving club to learn about the history of Bondi and surf lifesaving . This afternoon if you want to see Sydney from above , take the climb of

your life on Sydney Harbour Bridge ‘ BridgeClimb ’ ( own expense ). B L

Day 8 : Sydney ‘ Free Time ’ The day is yours to explore this wonderful city . Why not take an optional experience to the spectacular Blue Mountains .

This evening join your Travel Director and fellow travelers for a unique Be My Guest experience at Gardeners Lodge Café . Join Aboriginal Elder , Aunty Beryl , for an intimate dining experience featuring fresh local produce with traditional bush flavors . It will be an evening to remember . B BG

Day 9 : Sydney – Auckland It ’ s farewell to Australia as you fly to Auckland , New Zealand . This evening meet your Travel Director for a highlight dinner at ‘ Eight ’ at The Langham . Your personal degustation is prepared for you from the freshest , quality ingredients , including mouth-watering seafood and delicious desserts . Hotel : The Langham , Auckland , 2 nights . B HD

Day 10 : Auckland A morning city sightseeing tour is followed by a cruise on Waitemata Harbour . Later , you ’ ll have time to explore the city . B

Day 11 : Auckland – Rotorua Join a guide for a boat tour through the Waitomo Glowworm Grotto . Continue to Rotorua where a Maori guide will accompany you at Te Puia Thermal Reserve . This evening feel the thrill of a heartpounding wero ( challenge ) from a Maori warrior during a Powhiri , a ceremonial welcome at a By My Guest experience at the Tamaki Family Marae . Journey into the village and gain a cultural insight into life