NEW ZEALAND EXPLORER WITH CAIRNS, THE OUTBACK, MELBOURNE and SYDNEY (IPXL2012)

Day 1:
Arrive in Cairns, Australia. Welcome to Cairns, “Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef” and one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. The balance of the day is at your leisure.

Day 2:
Cairns. Today, board a fast catamaran for a CRUISE to Green Island, one of the many tropical islands on Australia’s famous Great Barrier Reef. Here you can choose to SNORKEL, take a GLASS-BOTTOM BOAT TOUR, or walk through the island’s cool rainforest. Return to Cairns and enjoy the afternoon at your leisure. (B)

Day 3:
Cairns. A full day at leisure to explore tropical Cairns. (B)

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

Day 5:
Ayers Rock. This morning, included sightseeing takes you to Kata Tjuta (the Olgas), where you will enjoy a GUIDED WALK. This afternoon, a guided sightseeing tour includes a visit to the CULTURAL CENTRE and a WALKING TOUR around the base of Uluru (Ayers Rock). Late in the day, travel to “Sunset Strip” for a drink, canapés, and to witness the changing colors of the rock. (B)

Day 6:
Ayers Rock–Alice Springs. Today, fly to Alice Springs for guided sightseeing that includes visits to the OLD TELEGRAPH STATION, ANZAC HILL, SCHOOL OF THE AIR, and the ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE. (B)

Day 7:
Alice Springs–Melbourne. Today, fly to Melbourne. The remainder of the day is at your leisure. (B)

Day 8:
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 9:
Melbourne. A full day at leisure for independent activities. (B)

Day 10:
Melbourne–Sydney. Today, fly to Sydney. The remainder of the day is at your leisure. (B)

Day 11:
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 12:
Sydney. Enjoy a full day at leisure in this beautiful city. (B)

Day 13:
Sydney–Auckland, New Zealand. Today, fly to Auckland. Meet your Local Host this afternoon and pick up your rental car. (B)

Day 14:
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 15:
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 16:
Rotorua–Lake Taupo–Napier. Depart Rotorua and head to Napier via Lake Taupo. (B)

Day 17:
Napier–Wellington. Drive south today to Wellington, capital of New Zealand. (B)

Day 18:
Wellington–Nelson. Today, board your FERRY and cruise through the Marlborough Sounds to Picton. Continue on to Blenheim. (B)

Note: You will drop off your rental car at the ferry terminal in Wellington and pick up a new car at the ferry terminal in Picton.

Day 19:
Nelson–Greymouth. Travel south and east to the coast. The drive between Westport and Greymouth is stunning. (B)

Day 20:
Greymouth–Franz Josef. Today, travel to Franz Josef and explore the glacier. (B)

Day 21:
Franz Josef–Wanaka. Head south along the rugged west coast and via Haast Pass to the charming town of Wanaka. (B)

Day 22:
Wanaka–Mount Cook Region. Today, head northwest to stunning Mount Cook. (B)

Day 23:
Mount Cook–Dunedin. Depart this alpine wonderland and drive to Dunedin, one of the best-preserved Victorian and Edwardian cities in the Southern Hemisphere. (B)

Day 24:
Dunedin–Queenstown. Today, travel through the rugged Otago region to Queenstown. Along the way, see signs of the gold rush that boomed in the 1860s. As you near Queenstown you will pass through Central Otago, a popular wine-making region. (B)

Day 25:
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 26:
Queenstown. A full day at leisure in the “Adventure Capital of the World.” (B)

Day 27:
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 - 6/19/2012	$4,959
5/23/2012 - 6/20/2012	$4,959
5/24/2012 - 6/21/2012	$4,959
5/25/2012 - 6/22/2012	$4,959
5/26/2012 - 6/23/2012	$4,959
5/27/2012 - 6/24/2012	$4,959
5/28/2012 - 6/25/2012	$4,959
5/29/2012 - 6/26/2012	$4,959
5/30/2012 - 6/27/2012	$4,959
5/31/2012 - 6/28/2012	$4,959
6/1/2012 - 6/29/2012	$4,959
6/2/2012 - 6/30/2012	$4,959
6/3/2012 - 7/1/2012	$4,959
6/4/2012 - 7/2/2012	$4,959
6/5/2012 - 7/3/2012	$4,959
6/6/2012 - 7/4/2012	$4,959
6/7/2012 - 7/5/2012	$4,959
6/8/2012 - 7/6/2012	$4,959
6/9/2012 - 7/7/2012	$4,969
6/10/2012 - 7/8/2012	$4,969
6/11/2012 - 7/9/2012	$4,969
6/12/2012 - 7/10/2012	$4,969
6/13/2012 - 7/11/2012	$4,969
6/14/2012 - 7/12/2012	$4,969
6/15/2012 - 7/13/2012	$4,969
6/16/2012 - 7/14/2012	$4,969
6/17/2012 - 7/15/2012	$4,969
6/18/2012 - 7/16/2012	$4,969
6/19/2012 - 7/17/2012	$4,969
6/20/2012 - 7/18/2012	$4,969
6/21/2012 - 7/19/2012	$4,969
6/22/2012 - 7/20/2012	$4,969
6/23/2012 - 7/21/2012	$4,969
6/24/2012 - 7/22/2012	$4,969
6/25/2012 - 7/23/2012	$5,019
6/26/2012 - 7/24/2012	$5,079
6/27/2012 - 7/25/2012	$5,079
6/28/2012 - 7/26/2012	$5,079
6/29/2012 - 7/27/2012	$5,079
6/30/2012 - 7/28/2012	$5,079
7/1/2012 - 7/29/2012	$5,079
7/2/2012 - 7/30/2012	$5,079
7/3/2012 - 7/31/2012	$5,079
7/4/2012 - 8/1/2012	$5,079
7/5/2012 - 8/2/2012	$5,079
7/6/2012 - 8/3/2012	$5,079
7/7/2012 - 8/4/2012	$5,079
7/8/2012 - 8/5/2012	$5,079
7/9/2012 - 8/6/2012	$5,079
7/10/2012 - 8/7/2012	$5,079
7/11/2012 - 8/8/2012	$5,079
7/12/2012 - 8/9/2012	$5,079
7/13/2012 - 8/10/2012	$5,079
7/14/2012 - 8/11/2012	$5,079
7/15/2012 - 8/12/2012	$5,079
7/16/2012 - 8/13/2012	$5,079
7/17/2012 - 8/14/2012	$5,079
7/18/2012 - 8/15/2012	$5,079
7/19/2012 - 8/16/2012	$5,079
7/20/2012 - 8/17/2012	$5,079
7/21/2012 - 8/18/2012	$5,079
7/22/2012 - 8/19/2012	$5,079
7/23/2012 - 8/20/2012	$5,079
7/24/2012 - 8/21/2012	$5,079
7/25/2012 - 8/22/2012	$5,079
7/26/2012 - 8/23/2012	$5,079
7/27/2012 - 8/24/2012	$5,079
7/28/2012 - 8/25/2012	$5,079
7/29/2012 - 8/26/2012	$5,079
7/30/2012 - 8/27/2012	$5,079
7/31/2012 - 8/28/2012	$5,079
8/1/2012 - 8/29/2012	$5,079
8/2/2012 - 8/30/2012	$5,079
8/3/2012 - 8/31/2012	$5,079
8/4/2012 - 9/1/2012	$5,079
8/5/2012 - 9/2/2012	$5,079
8/6/2012 - 9/3/2012	$5,079
8/7/2012 - 9/4/2012	$5,079
8/8/2012 - 9/5/2012	$5,079
8/9/2012 - 9/6/2012	$5,079
8/10/2012 - 9/7/2012	$5,079
8/11/2012 - 9/8/2012	$5,079
8/12/2012 - 9/9/2012	$5,079
8/13/2012 - 9/10/2012	$5,079
8/14/2012 - 9/11/2012	$5,079
8/15/2012 - 9/12/2012	$5,079
8/16/2012 - 9/13/2012	$5,079
8/17/2012 - 9/14/2012	$5,079
8/18/2012 - 9/15/2012	$5,079
8/19/2012 - 9/16/2012	$5,079
8/20/2012 - 9/17/2012	$5,079
8/21/2012 - 9/18/2012	$5,079
8/22/2012 - 9/19/2012	$5,079
8/23/2012 - 9/20/2012	$5,079
8/24/2012 - 9/21/2012	$5,079
8/25/2012 - 9/22/2012	$5,079
8/26/2012 - 9/23/2012	$5,079
8/27/2012 - 9/24/2012	$5,079
8/28/2012 - 9/25/2012	$5,079
8/29/2012 - 9/26/2012	$5,079
8/30/2012 - 9/27/2012	$5,079
8/31/2012 - 9/28/2012	$5,079
9/1/2012 - 9/29/2012	$5,079
9/2/2012 - 9/30/2012	$5,079
9/3/2012 - 10/1/2012	$5,079
9/4/2012 - 10/2/2012	$5,079
9/5/2012 - 10/3/2012	$5,079
9/6/2012 - 10/4/2012	$5,219
9/7/2012 - 10/5/2012	$5,219
9/8/2012 - 10/6/2012	$5,219
9/9/2012 - 10/7/2012	$5,219
9/10/2012 - 10/8/2012	$5,219
9/11/2012 - 10/9/2012	$5,219
9/12/2012 - 10/10/2012	$5,219
9/13/2012 - 10/11/2012	$5,219
9/14/2012 - 10/12/2012	$5,219
9/15/2012 - 10/13/2012	$5,219
9/16/2012 - 10/14/2012	$5,219
9/17/2012 - 10/15/2012	$5,219
9/18/2012 - 10/16/2012	$5,219
9/19/2012 - 10/17/2012	$5,219
9/20/2012 - 10/18/2012	$5,219
9/21/2012 - 10/19/2012	$5,219
9/22/2012 - 10/20/2012	$5,219
9/23/2012 - 10/21/2012	$5,219
9/24/2012 - 10/22/2012	$5,219
9/25/2012 - 10/23/2012	$5,219
9/26/2012 - 10/24/2012	$5,219
9/27/2012 - 10/25/2012	$5,219
9/28/2012 - 10/26/2012	$5,219
9/29/2012 - 10/27/2012	$5,219
9/30/2012 - 10/28/2012	$5,219
10/1/2012 - 10/29/2012	$5,219
10/2/2012 - 10/30/2012	$5,219
10/3/2012 - 10/31/2012	$5,219
10/4/2012 - 11/1/2012	$5,219
10/5/2012 - 11/2/2012	$5,219
10/6/2012 - 11/3/2012	$5,219
10/7/2012 - 11/4/2012	$5,219
10/8/2012 - 11/5/2012	$5,219
10/9/2012 - 11/6/2012	$5,219
10/10/2012 - 11/7/2012	$5,219
10/11/2012 - 11/8/2012	$5,219
10/12/2012 - 11/9/2012	$5,219
10/13/2012 - 11/10/2012	$5,219
10/14/2012 - 11/11/2012	$5,219
10/15/2012 - 11/12/2012	$5,219
10/16/2012 - 11/13/2012	$5,219
10/17/2012 - 11/14/2012	$5,219
10/18/2012 - 11/15/2012	$5,219
10/19/2012 - 11/16/2012	$5,219
10/20/2012 - 11/17/2012	$5,219
10/21/2012 - 11/18/2012	$5,219
10/22/2012 - 11/19/2012	$5,219
10/23/2012 - 11/20/2012	$5,219
10/24/2012 - 11/21/2012	$5,219
10/25/2012 - 11/22/2012	$5,219
10/26/2012 - 11/23/2012	$5,219
10/27/2012 - 11/24/2012	$5,219
10/28/2012 - 11/25/2012	$5,219
10/29/2012 - 11/26/2012	$5,219
10/30/2012 - 11/27/2012	$5,219
10/31/2012 - 11/28/2012	$5,219
11/1/2012 - 11/29/2012	$5,219
11/2/2012 - 11/30/2012	$5,219
11/3/2012 - 12/1/2012	$5,219
11/4/2012 - 12/2/2012	$5,219
11/5/2012 - 12/3/2012	$5,219
11/6/2012 - 12/4/2012	$5,219
11/7/2012 - 12/5/2012	$5,219
11/8/2012 - 12/6/2012	$5,219
11/9/2012 - 12/7/2012	$5,219
11/10/2012 - 12/8/2012	$5,219
11/11/2012 - 12/9/2012	$5,219
11/12/2012 - 12/10/2012	$5,219
11/13/2012 - 12/11/2012	$5,219
11/14/2012 - 12/12/2012	$5,219
11/15/2012 - 12/13/2012	$5,219
11/16/2012 - 12/14/2012	$5,219
11/17/2012 - 12/15/2012	$5,219
11/18/2012 - 12/16/2012	$5,219
11/19/2012 - 12/17/2012	$5,219
11/20/2012 - 12/18/2012	$5,219
11/21/2012 - 12/19/2012	$5,219
11/22/2012 - 12/20/2012	$5,219
11/23/2012 - 12/21/2012	$5,219
11/24/2012 - 12/22/2012	$5,219
11/25/2012 - 12/23/2012	$5,159
11/26/2012 - 12/24/2012	$5,109
11/27/2012 - 12/25/2012	$5,109
11/28/2012 - 12/26/2012	$5,109
11/29/2012 - 12/27/2012	$5,109
11/30/2012 - 12/28/2012	$5,109
12/1/2012 - 12/29/2012	$5,109
12/2/2012 - 12/30/2012	$5,109
12/3/2012 - 12/31/2012	$5,109
12/4/2012 - 1/1/2013	$5,109
12/5/2012 - 1/2/2013	$5,109
12/6/2012 - 1/3/2013	$5,109
12/7/2012 - 1/4/2013	$5,189
12/8/2012 - 1/5/2013	$5,189
12/9/2012 - 1/6/2013	$5,189
12/10/2012 - 1/7/2013	$5,189
12/11/2012 - 1/8/2013	$5,189
12/12/2012 - 1/9/2013	$5,189
12/13/2012 - 1/10/2013	$5,189
12/14/2012 - 1/11/2013	$5,189
12/15/2012 - 1/12/2013	$5,189
12/16/2012 - 1/13/2013	$5,189
12/17/2012 - 1/14/2013	$5,189
12/18/2012 - 1/15/2013	$5,239
12/19/2012 - 1/16/2013	$5,249
12/20/2012 - 1/17/2013	$5,269
12/21/2012 - 1/18/2013	$5,279
12/22/2012 - 1/19/2013	$5,289
12/23/2012 - 1/20/2013	$5,299
12/24/2012 - 1/21/2013	$5,309
12/25/2012 - 1/22/2013	$5,319
12/26/2012 - 1/23/2013	$5,339
12/27/2012 - 1/24/2013	$5,359
12/28/2012 - 1/25/2013	$5,369
12/29/2012 - 1/26/2013	$5,369
12/30/2012 - 1/27/2013	$5,379
12/31/2012 - 1/28/2013	$5,379
Note: Departures appearing above in green are guaranteed to operate by the tour operator.
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