Day 1 Start tour
Day 2 International Date Line
Lose a day as you cross the International Date Line
Day 3 Hello Auckland
Arrive in Auckland
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Dinner
Details: Auckland guided sightseeing tour
Join a licensed guide for a tour of New Zealand's most progressive city, Auckland, full of cosmopolitan bustle and beautiful harbor views. First, soak in a little history at the War Memorial Museum. Then plunge into Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World. Here you can observe live penguins and learn about the unique features of their home, the frozen continent of Antarctica. Travel deep beneath the ocean on the moving walkway of the underwater tunnel. You get a scuba diver's view of hundreds of colorful fish, lurking sharks and giant stingrays 'up close' and in their own environment.
Day 4 Auckland--Rotorua
Rotorua Duck Tour
Details: Travel to Rotorua
Before you see Rotorua, you'll definitely smell it: Sulfur. Consider it an introduction to a place that is completely unique. Rotorua offers a fascinating view into the earth's volcanic center. Clouds of steam seem to magically appear throughout the city from the city's four major thermal centers. One geyser erupts about 20 times a day and can spout up to 100 feet.
Details: Agrodome visit
You wouldn’t expect a New Zealand sheep and beef farm to be a sought-after destination for thrill-seekers. But with all that the Agrodome has to offer, that won’t be the last surprise you encounter. With exciting and educational experiences ranging from the award-winning Agrodome Sheep Show to the terrifying Freefall Xtreme, you never know what a day at the Agrodome will consist of. But no matter what types of attractions you’re looking for, you most definitely will not leave disappointed.
Details: Maori Hangi feast
Taste native Maori culture, literally, at a traditional Hangi feast. The Maori use the geo-thermal region as a natural steam cooker. They wrap vegetables and meat in fresh green leaves and cook it over the steam escaping through the rocks. It's health food, the old-fashioned way.
Day 5 Rotorua landmarks
Jade carving demonstration
Dinner
Details: Rotorua guided sightseeing tour
See the Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve, the closest thermal area to the city. Unlike the other thermal centers, "Whaka" as it is called, is still a living village with ancient roots, founded before Europeans arrived. Here you might see residents using steam boxes to cook sweet corn. At the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, learn the Maori traditional carving and weaving methods. The day ends with a skyline gondola ride on Mt. Ngongotaha.
Day 6 Rotorua--Sunshine Coast
Travel to Auckland
Fly to Brisbane
Travel to the Sunshine Coast
Day 7 Sunshine Coast--Fraser Island
Travel via Glass House Mountains & Noosa National Park
Ferry to Fraser Island
Day 8 Fraser Island
Optional
Fraser Island 4x4 guided excursion
$138
Day 9 Fraser Island--Surfers Paradise
Return to the mainland by ferry
Underwater World SEA LIFE Aquarium
Travel to Surfers Paradise
Day 10 Surfers Paradise
Optional
Surfers Paradise rainforest excursion
$175
Day 11 Surfers Paradise--Coffs Harbour
Travel to Coffs Harbour via Cape Byron
Cape Byron Lighthouse visit
Day 12 Coffs Harbour--Sydney
Day 13 Sydney landmarks
Wild Life Sydney Zoo visit
Dinner
Details: Sydney guided sightseeing tour
See Sydney, Australia's beautiful waterfront city. A licensed, local guide will take you to Darling Harbor, a bustling entertainment and shopping center. At "The Rocks" see historical and contemporary Australia stand side-by-side. On this stubby peninsula on the western side of Sydney Cove, modern Australian history started with the landing of the first ships in 1788. From here, Sydney evolved from convict outpost to the most beautiful metropolis on the Pacific Rim. Visit one of the city's most well-known symbols, the Sydney Opera House, majestically poised between the Harbour Bridge and the Royal Botanic Garden.
Details: Sydney Harbour cruise
With so much to see in Sydney, an enchanting harbor tour is your ticket to many of the area’s highlights. The Sydney Opera House, Point Piper, Darling Harbour and the Sydney Harbour Bridge are but a few of the attractions you’ll have the opportunity to view from the bustling harbour. With detailed descriptions from your tour guide, you’ll get an insider’s knowledge of all the city’s sites, including the many opulent waterfront homes that dot the “harbourside”.
Details: The Rocks
As you stroll along the narrow, cobblestone streets of The Rocks, you can’t help but get caught up in the area’s intriguing past, present and future. Here you’ll find chic restaurants, stylish bars and hearty pubs, all amidst some of the oldest surviving buildings in Sydney. One moment you’ll be touring historic Cadman’s Cottage, and the next you’ll find yourself amongst the eclectic shopping, artisan markets and glitzy galleries that make The Rocks the engaging destination that is it today.
Day 15 End tour
Day 15 Start extension to Honolulu
Fly to Honolulu
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Honolulu guided sightseeing tour'Iolani Palace,
Kawaiaha?o Church,
King Kamehameha statue,
City Hall,
Mission Houses Museum,
Pearl Harbor visit,
Punchbowl National Cemetery Dinner
Details: Sydney free time
Spend time exploring Australia's most sophisticated, dynamic, and elegant city on your own.
Details: Pearl Harbor visit
When Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, the enormous U.S.S. Arizona sunk completely within nine minutes. With a licensed local guide, see the battleship, still beneath the water, and the memorial built to honor those who died in the attack. Though normally serene, the area buzzed with activity when scenes from the Blockbuster movie “Pearl Harbor” were filmed here in the spring of 2000.
Day 16 Honolulu beach time
Honolulu beach time
Dinner
Day 17 End tour
Tour Includes:
- Round-trip airfare
- 12 overnight stays (14 with extension) in hotels with private bathrooms
- Buffet-style breakfast daily
- Dinner included as per itinerary
- Full-time services of a professional Tour Director
- Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
- Visits to select attractions as per itinerary
- Tour Diary™
- Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Please visit our Fees FAQ page for a full list of items that may not be included in the cost of your tour.
- Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided
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