We explore small, traditional villages and marketplaces, visit forts, museums and ecological parks, drive through memorable landscapes of rolling hills and jungle rainforest and snorkel in picture-perfect turquoise lagoons, as well as visit major cities for a taste of Fijian urban life. In Australia, we visit the family home of James Cook in the stately city of Melbourne, explore the Yarra Valley-a region famous for its wineries-enjoy dramatic mountain-fringed sceneries on coastal drives and wanders through botanic gardens, check out the Opera House in Sydney, learn about Aboriginal history in Kakadu National Park, cruise and swim at the iridescent Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns and gape in awe at the barren beauty of Ayres Rock.
The final leg of the tour across New Zealand begins in the largest Polynesian city in the world, Auckland. As we make our way through this natural wonderland, we stop off to see fascinating caves, saunter around the capital city, Wellington--including taking in a magnificent panorama of the city atop Mt Victoria-explore the Marlborough wine-region and enjoy vistas of alpine peaks, snow fields, forests, lakes and rivers in Westland National Park. We spend time both in the bustling urban centers and in the New Zealand outback, where we can learn about Maori traditions and lifestyle. We end our comprehensive journey of the South Pacific in the 'Garden City' of New Zealand, Christchurch, and leave for home with memories enough for a lifetime.
Price Includes:
- Breakfast and dinner or lunch daily (hotels and local restaurants); lunch on overnight cruise.
- All land / sea transport, sightseeing (including scenic overflight) and entrance fees for sites noted as 'visited' in the detailed itinerary.
- Flights between Fiji, Australia and New Zealand included for land & air customers.
- Gratuities for local guides, drivers, restaurant staff, porters.
- Airport transfers for land / air customers arriving / departing on tour dates.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Excludes:
- Tour Leader gratuity, lunches, drinks, personal items (phone, laundry, etc), departure taxes, domestic and international air taxes (if applicable).
- Airport transfers for early / late arrivals / departures or Land Only customers.
- Fiji-Australia-NZ flights for land only customers.
- This tour is based on an air pass that MUST be booked by us in conjunction with your international air tickets. If you intend to secure your own international air a SURCHARGE (approx 500 USD) will apply (see 'Inclusions').
- Optional trip cancellation insurance.
- Our post-reservation trip notes offer further guidance on optional meal costs, shopping, and locally paid departure taxes.
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Australia
New Zealand
Fiji
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Archeology/History
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