HIGHLIGHTS OF NEW ZEALAND WITH MELBOURNE and SYDNEY (IPZI2012)

Day 1:
Arrive in Melbourne. The remainder of the day is at your leisure.

Day 2:
Melbourne. Your morning guided sightseeing tour includes Queen Victoria Market (when open), the Italian Quarter, the Shrine of Remembrance, the BOTANIC GARDENS, FITZROY GARDENS, and spectacular city views from Bolte Bridge. The remainder of the day is at your leisure. (B)

Day 3:
Melbourne. A full day at leisure for independent activities. (B)

Day 4:
Melbourne–Sydney. Today, fly to Sydney. The remainder of the day is at your leisure. (B)

Day 5:
Sydney. Enjoy a morning guided sightseeing tour that includes a Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge photo stop, the historic “Rocks” area, and a visit to world-famous BONDI BEACH. The afternoon is at your leisure. (B)

Day 6:
Sydney. Enjoy a full day at leisure in this beautiful city. (B)

Day 7:
Sydney–Auckland, New Zealand. Today, fly to Auckland. Meet your Local Host this afternoon and pick up your rental car. (B)

Day 8:
Auckland–Waitomo–Rotorua. Travel south through the rich pastoral province of Waikato to Waitomo. Here, enjoy a guided tour of the famous GLOWWORM GROTTO, featuring a fascinating underground boat ride. Continue on to Rotorua via Lake Karapiro. (B)

Day 9:
Rotorua. Today, visit the AGRODOME for a hands-on experience focusing on New Zealand’s farming history. Next, visit RAINBOW SPRINGS, a unique showcase of New Zealand’s flora and fauna. Finally, on to TE PUIA to view Maori carving, weaving demonstrations, and to walk through the thermal reserve to see boiling mud pools and shooting geysers. The afternoon is at leisure. (B)

Day 10:
Rotorua–Dunedin. Return your rental car and fly to Dunedin, one of the best-preserved Victorian and Edwardian cities in the Southern Hemisphere. Upon arrival, pick up your rental car and enjoy the remainder of the day at your leisure. (B)

Day 11:
Dunedin. A free day at your leisure to explore the city and the surrounding area. (B)

Day 12:
Dunedin–Mount Cook Region. Today, head north and west to stunning Mount Cook. (B)

Day 13:
Mount Cook–Queenstown. Head south and travel through the wine-making region of Central Otago to Queenstown. (B)

Day 14:
Queenstown. Milford Sound Excursion. Travel by motorcoach along the shores of Lake Wakatipu to Te Anau, gateway to FIORDLAND NATIONAL PARK. View the Mirror Lakes as you pass through Eglinton Valley. From the Homer Tunnel, emerge into Cleddau Valley. Join your Milford Sound CRUISE for an unforgettable experience. (B)

Day 15:
Queenstown. A full day at leisure in the “Adventure Capital of the World.” (B)

Day 16:
Queenstown. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. Return your rental car at the airport prior to departure. (B)

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
5/22/2012 - 6/8/2012	$2,699
5/23/2012 - 6/9/2012	$2,699
5/24/2012 - 6/10/2012	$2,699
5/25/2012 - 6/11/2012	$2,699
5/26/2012 - 6/12/2012	$2,699
5/27/2012 - 6/13/2012	$2,699
5/28/2012 - 6/14/2012	$2,699
5/29/2012 - 6/15/2012	$2,699
5/30/2012 - 6/16/2012	$2,699
5/31/2012 - 6/17/2012	$2,699
6/1/2012 - 6/18/2012	$2,699
6/2/2012 - 6/19/2012	$2,699
6/3/2012 - 6/20/2012	$2,699
6/4/2012 - 6/21/2012	$2,699
6/5/2012 - 6/22/2012	$2,699
6/6/2012 - 6/23/2012	$2,699
6/7/2012 - 6/24/2012	$2,699
6/8/2012 - 6/25/2012	$2,699
6/9/2012 - 6/26/2012	$2,699
6/10/2012 - 6/27/2012	$2,699
6/11/2012 - 6/28/2012	$2,699
6/12/2012 - 6/29/2012	$2,699
6/13/2012 - 6/30/2012	$2,699
6/14/2012 - 7/1/2012	$2,699
6/15/2012 - 7/2/2012	$2,699
6/16/2012 - 7/3/2012	$2,699
6/17/2012 - 7/4/2012	$2,699
6/18/2012 - 7/5/2012	$2,699
6/19/2012 - 7/6/2012	$2,699
6/20/2012 - 7/7/2012	$2,699
6/21/2012 - 7/8/2012	$2,699
6/22/2012 - 7/9/2012	$2,699
6/23/2012 - 7/10/2012	$2,699
6/24/2012 - 7/11/2012	$2,699
6/25/2012 - 7/12/2012	$2,699
6/26/2012 - 7/13/2012	$2,699
6/27/2012 - 7/14/2012	$2,699
6/28/2012 - 7/15/2012	$2,699
6/29/2012 - 7/16/2012	$2,699
6/30/2012 - 7/17/2012	$2,699
7/1/2012 - 7/18/2012	$2,699
7/2/2012 - 7/19/2012	$2,699
7/3/2012 - 7/20/2012	$2,699
7/4/2012 - 7/21/2012	$2,699
7/5/2012 - 7/22/2012	$2,699
7/6/2012 - 7/23/2012	$2,699
7/7/2012 - 7/24/2012	$2,699
7/8/2012 - 7/25/2012	$2,699
7/9/2012 - 7/26/2012	$2,699
7/10/2012 - 7/27/2012	$2,699
7/11/2012 - 7/28/2012	$2,699
7/12/2012 - 7/29/2012	$2,699
7/13/2012 - 7/30/2012	$2,699
7/14/2012 - 7/31/2012	$2,699
7/15/2012 - 8/1/2012	$2,699
7/16/2012 - 8/2/2012	$2,699
7/17/2012 - 8/3/2012	$2,699
7/18/2012 - 8/4/2012	$2,699
7/19/2012 - 8/5/2012	$2,699
7/20/2012 - 8/6/2012	$2,699
7/21/2012 - 8/7/2012	$2,699
7/22/2012 - 8/8/2012	$2,699
7/23/2012 - 8/9/2012	$2,699
7/24/2012 - 8/10/2012	$2,699
7/25/2012 - 8/11/2012	$2,699
7/26/2012 - 8/12/2012	$2,699
7/27/2012 - 8/13/2012	$2,699
7/28/2012 - 8/14/2012	$2,699
7/29/2012 - 8/15/2012	$2,699
7/30/2012 - 8/16/2012	$2,699
7/31/2012 - 8/17/2012	$2,699
8/1/2012 - 8/18/2012	$2,699
8/2/2012 - 8/19/2012	$2,699
8/3/2012 - 8/20/2012	$2,699
8/4/2012 - 8/21/2012	$2,699
8/5/2012 - 8/22/2012	$2,699
8/6/2012 - 8/23/2012	$2,699
8/7/2012 - 8/24/2012	$2,699
8/8/2012 - 8/25/2012	$2,699
8/9/2012 - 8/26/2012	$2,699
8/10/2012 - 8/27/2012	$2,699
8/11/2012 - 8/28/2012	$2,699
8/12/2012 - 8/29/2012	$2,699
8/13/2012 - 8/30/2012	$2,699
8/14/2012 - 8/31/2012	$2,699
8/15/2012 - 9/1/2012	$2,699
8/16/2012 - 9/2/2012	$2,699
8/17/2012 - 9/3/2012	$2,699
8/18/2012 - 9/4/2012	$2,699
8/19/2012 - 9/5/2012	$2,699
8/20/2012 - 9/6/2012	$2,699
8/21/2012 - 9/7/2012	$2,699
8/22/2012 - 9/8/2012	$2,699
8/23/2012 - 9/9/2012	$2,699
8/24/2012 - 9/10/2012	$2,699
8/25/2012 - 9/11/2012	$2,699
8/26/2012 - 9/12/2012	$2,699
8/27/2012 - 9/13/2012	$2,699
8/28/2012 - 9/14/2012	$2,699
8/29/2012 - 9/15/2012	$2,699
8/30/2012 - 9/16/2012	$2,699
8/31/2012 - 9/17/2012	$2,699
9/1/2012 - 9/18/2012	$2,699
9/2/2012 - 9/19/2012	$2,699
9/3/2012 - 9/20/2012	$2,699
9/4/2012 - 9/21/2012	$2,699
9/5/2012 - 9/22/2012	$2,699
9/6/2012 - 9/23/2012	$2,699
9/7/2012 - 9/24/2012	$2,699
9/8/2012 - 9/25/2012	$2,699
9/9/2012 - 9/26/2012	$2,699
9/10/2012 - 9/27/2012	$2,699
9/11/2012 - 9/28/2012	$2,699
9/12/2012 - 9/29/2012	$2,699
9/13/2012 - 9/30/2012	$2,699
9/14/2012 - 10/1/2012	$2,699
9/15/2012 - 10/2/2012	$2,779
9/16/2012 - 10/3/2012	$2,779
9/17/2012 - 10/4/2012	$2,779
9/18/2012 - 10/5/2012	$2,779
9/19/2012 - 10/6/2012	$2,779
9/20/2012 - 10/7/2012	$2,779
9/21/2012 - 10/8/2012	$2,779
9/22/2012 - 10/9/2012	$2,779
9/23/2012 - 10/10/2012	$2,779
9/24/2012 - 10/11/2012	$2,779
9/25/2012 - 10/12/2012	$2,779
9/26/2012 - 10/13/2012	$2,779
9/27/2012 - 10/14/2012	$2,779
9/28/2012 - 10/15/2012	$2,779
9/29/2012 - 10/16/2012	$2,779
9/30/2012 - 10/17/2012	$2,779
10/1/2012 - 10/18/2012	$2,779
10/2/2012 - 10/19/2012	$2,779
10/3/2012 - 10/20/2012	$2,779
10/4/2012 - 10/21/2012	$2,779
10/5/2012 - 10/22/2012	$2,779
10/6/2012 - 10/23/2012	$2,779
10/7/2012 - 10/24/2012	$2,779
10/8/2012 - 10/25/2012	$2,779
10/9/2012 - 10/26/2012	$2,779
10/10/2012 - 10/27/2012	$2,779
10/11/2012 - 10/28/2012	$2,779
10/12/2012 - 10/29/2012	$2,779
10/13/2012 - 10/30/2012	$2,779
10/14/2012 - 10/31/2012	$2,779
10/15/2012 - 11/1/2012	$2,779
10/16/2012 - 11/2/2012	$2,779
10/17/2012 - 11/3/2012	$2,779
10/18/2012 - 11/4/2012	$2,779
10/19/2012 - 11/5/2012	$2,779
10/20/2012 - 11/6/2012	$2,779
10/21/2012 - 11/7/2012	$2,779
10/22/2012 - 11/8/2012	$2,779
10/23/2012 - 11/9/2012	$2,779
10/24/2012 - 11/10/2012	$2,779
10/25/2012 - 11/11/2012	$2,779
10/26/2012 - 11/12/2012	$2,779
10/27/2012 - 11/13/2012	$2,779
10/28/2012 - 11/14/2012	$2,779
10/29/2012 - 11/15/2012	$2,779
10/30/2012 - 11/16/2012	$2,779
10/31/2012 - 11/17/2012	$2,779
11/1/2012 - 11/18/2012	$2,779
11/2/2012 - 11/19/2012	$2,779
11/3/2012 - 11/20/2012	$2,779
11/4/2012 - 11/21/2012	$2,779
11/5/2012 - 11/22/2012	$2,779
11/6/2012 - 11/23/2012	$2,779
11/7/2012 - 11/24/2012	$2,779
11/8/2012 - 11/25/2012	$2,779
11/9/2012 - 11/26/2012	$2,779
11/10/2012 - 11/27/2012	$2,779
11/11/2012 - 11/28/2012	$2,779
11/12/2012 - 11/29/2012	$2,779
11/13/2012 - 11/30/2012	$2,779
11/14/2012 - 12/1/2012	$2,779
11/15/2012 - 12/2/2012	$2,779
11/16/2012 - 12/3/2012	$2,779
11/17/2012 - 12/4/2012	$2,779
11/18/2012 - 12/5/2012	$2,779
11/19/2012 - 12/6/2012	$2,779
11/20/2012 - 12/7/2012	$2,779
11/21/2012 - 12/8/2012	$2,779
11/22/2012 - 12/9/2012	$2,779
11/23/2012 - 12/10/2012	$2,779
11/24/2012 - 12/11/2012	$2,779
11/25/2012 - 12/12/2012	$2,779
11/26/2012 - 12/13/2012	$2,779
11/27/2012 - 12/14/2012	$2,779
11/28/2012 - 12/15/2012	$2,779
11/29/2012 - 12/16/2012	$2,779
11/30/2012 - 12/17/2012	$2,779
12/1/2012 - 12/18/2012	$2,779
12/2/2012 - 12/19/2012	$2,779
12/3/2012 - 12/20/2012	$2,779
12/4/2012 - 12/21/2012	$2,779
12/5/2012 - 12/22/2012	$2,779
12/6/2012 - 12/23/2012	$2,779
12/7/2012 - 12/24/2012	$2,779
12/8/2012 - 12/25/2012	$2,779
12/9/2012 - 12/26/2012	$2,779
12/10/2012 - 12/27/2012	$2,779
12/11/2012 - 12/28/2012	$2,779
12/12/2012 - 12/29/2012	$2,779
12/13/2012 - 12/30/2012	$2,779
12/14/2012 - 12/31/2012	$2,779
12/15/2012 - 1/1/2013	$2,779
12/16/2012 - 1/2/2013	$2,809
12/17/2012 - 1/3/2013	$2,809
12/18/2012 - 1/4/2013	$2,809
12/19/2012 - 1/5/2013	$2,809
12/20/2012 - 1/6/2013	$2,809
12/21/2012 - 1/7/2013	$2,809
12/22/2012 - 1/8/2013	$2,809
12/23/2012 - 1/9/2013	$2,809
12/24/2012 - 1/10/2013	$2,849
12/25/2012 - 1/11/2013	$2,859
12/26/2012 - 1/12/2013	$2,879
12/27/2012 - 1/13/2013	$2,889
12/28/2012 - 1/14/2013	$2,899
12/29/2012 - 1/15/2013	$2,909
12/30/2012 - 1/16/2013	$2,919
12/31/2012 - 1/17/2013	$2,919
Note: Departures appearing above in green are guaranteed to operate by the tour operator.
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