2012 New Zealand and Sydney

Tour begins/ends SFO     Cost:  $5575*

Jan. 9, 2012   Day 1 Depart San Francisco

7:00PM flight departure – Air New Zealand

Jan. 11     Day 2/3 Auckland

(we lose one day crossing Int’l Date Line)  City/harbor sightseeing tour; Sky Tower dinner

Jan. 12     Day 4 Cambridge Farm Stay Visit Waitomo Glowworm Caves en route 

Group divided into 4s and 6s to stay on family farms.

Jan 13     Day 5   Rotorua

Horse ranch or Hobbiton visit en route

Jan 14     Day 6   Rotorua

Geothermal excursion; sheep shearing demo

Hangi (Maori) Feast and cultural show

Jan 15     Day 7  Queenstown

AM flight to Queenstown; PM excursion – Bob’s Peak

Jan 16     Day 8 Queenstown

Milford Sound excursion

Jan 17     Day 9  Queenstown

Free day – Queenstown is NZ’s adventure central:  Jet boating; Canyoning; White water rafting or sledging; Bungy jumping; Paragliding; Fishing; Biking; Hiking; and more

Jan 18    Day 10 Dunedin

AM vineyard visit; PM Travel the spectacular Taleri Gorge to Dunedin

Jan 19     Day 11 Dunedin

Otago Peninsula excursion:  Royal Albatross Center and Penguin Conservation Reserve; Free afternoon to discover the shops, museums, and pubs of Dunedin

Jan 20     Day 12 Sydney

AM flight to Sydney; city sightseeing tour

Jan 21     Day 13 Sydney

Free morning; Happy Hour/Dinner with locals

Jan 22     Day 14 Sydney

Free day; Harbor dinner cruise

Jan 23     Day 15 Fly home

Sydney to Auckland; Auckland to SF

[Itinerary specifics subject to change]

What’s Included:

Int’l airfare SFO-Auckland RT; domestic flight Rotorua-Queenstown; Int’l flights Dunedin-Sydney, Sydney-Auckland; airport transfers; deluxe coach transportation for all land excursions/transfers.
Accommodation:  12 nights (+1 overnight flight).  All breakfasts, 2 lunches, and 6 dinners.
Full-time services of tour director and local driver/guides.  All tips including drivers, guides, tour director, and group meals.
All entrances: Maori hangi; Hakarewarewa Thermal Area; Waitomo Glow-worm caves; Horse Ranch visit or Hobbiton; Sheep Shearing Demo; Royal Albatross Center and Penguin Conservation Reserve
All excursions:  Auckland City sightseeing; Bob’s Peak excursion; Milford Sound; Taleri Gorge Railway; Otago Peninsula; Sydney City tour; Sydney Harbor dinner cruise; and more.

Important exceptions: Tour participants are responsible for the cost of drinks and free-time sightseeing. See our Terms and Conditions for important details regarding everything listed above.

* Tour includes all airfares, but due to fluctuating prices, tour members will be responsible for fuel charges and taxes.  Total charges as of June 26, 2011 = fuel 300; taxes 190.  Single Supplement = $1000.