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AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
• Cairs • Sydney • Blue Moutains • Christchurch • Queenstown • Rotorua • Auckland
     
 
     

Day 1Cairns
On arrival after clearing customs and immigrations meet your local Nymphette Tours Tour Manager and board your coach for transfer to the Hotel. Reminder of the day is at leisure.(Dinner)

Day 2 - Full Day Outer Barrier Reef Cruise, Cairns
This morning after breakfast travel by shuttle coach to Port Douglas to board the Quicksilver, a high-speed catamaran. Your destination is the unique wilderness of the Outer Great Barrier Reef. This is your opportunity to explore the magic of the reef. Relax in the sun, swim, snorkel, or ride in a semi-submersible coral viewer, the choice is yours. We will be return to our hotel late this afternoon. This evening enjoy an Indian dinner.(Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 3Kuranda Touring, Skyrail,Cairns
Today we proceed the peaceful village of Kuranda. Upon arrival into Kuranda there is free time to enjoy this unique mountain village, home to the colourful Kuranda Heritage Markets. This afternoon we board the Skyrail, an enclosed cable car which takes you skimming across the rainforest canopy taking in breathtaking views of the Coral Sea and Green Island, to Caravonica Lakes at the base of the range. This evening enjoy an Indian dinner.(Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 4Cairns to Sydney, Sydney sightseeing
Today we transfer to the airport for your flight to Sydney. On arrival we meet our expert local guide to enjoy a city sightseeing tour stopping briefly the world famous Bondi Beach before visiting Watson’s Bay for a spectacular view over the pacific Ocean. Continue through Double Bay, Rushcutters Bay and cosmopolitan Kings Cross. Stop at Mrs Macquaries chair for splendid views over this magnificent harbor and the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge. Visit the Sydney Opera House, described  as the  Eighth Wonder of the World, for a guided tour. See St.Mary’s Cathedral, Parliament House, Darling Harbour and Chinatown. Visit the historical Rocks area. Later we check in to our hotel for a two nights and in the evening enjoy an Indian dinner.(Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 5Full Day Blue Mountains Tour, Scenic Rail, Scenic sender, Koala and Wildlife Park
Travel over the Sydney Harbour Bridge for a full day tour of the Blue Mountains. These are aptly named by the distinctive blue haze, caused by light striking droplets of Eucalyptus oil evaporating from the gum trees. View sheer escarpments, rugged bushland And awe- inspiring views from mountain lookouts. Ride the Scenic Railway and Scenic sender Cable car and see the three Sisters rock formation. Visit an Anstralian wildlife Park, meet unique Australian animals, and also view the Sydney Olympic park, home of the successful 2000 Olympic Games. Later enjoy an Indian dinner. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 6 - Sydney, Christchurch, New Zealand
This morning we transfer to the airport for your flight to Christchurch, New Zealand. After completing entry formalities we will be met by a local representative and will proceed directly on a half-day sightseeing tour of Christchurch city. Christchurch, the most England, grew out of a planned Anglican settlement in the 1850’s . The beautiful urban parks and formal gardens shaded by oaks and willows, fine Gothic cathedral and Victorian architecture typify this corner of New Zealand. Visit the international Antarctic Centre to learn about life at the South Pole. Visit the former RNZAF Base at Wigram, where the Air Force World Museum is now sited. Ride the aerial Christchurch Gondola Up into the hills for unique 360-degree views of Christchurch City, the Canterbury plains and Lyttelton  Harbout as you rise to the summit complex situated on the crater rum of an extinct volcano. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 7 - Christchurch, Mt Cook
Today travel south across the alluvial Canterbury Plains, New Zealand’s chief cropping area. See the quaint Church of the Good Shepherd on the shores of Lake Tekapo then travel along the shores of glacial Lake Pukaki to Mt Cook Village in the Mt Cook National park. At the heart of New Zealand’s most spectacular alpine region is Mt Cook, at 3,754 metres the highest peak in Australasia. The Mt Cook National park comprises 70,013 hectares of ice, snow, rock, sub- alpine scrub, tussock and riverbeds. Experience the wonder of the National Park, which features 15 peaks and 5 major glaciers. In the afternoon you have time for an optional helicopter rider over the magnificent Tasman Glacier and mt Cook. (Breakfast, Continental Dinner)

Day 8Mt.cook, Queenstown
Today retrace your journey back along the shores of Lake Pukaki and pass the small towns of Twizel and Omarama. At the southern end of the Mackenzie Country the road climbs through bleak ruged hills to the summit of the Lindis Pass before descending into Central Otago. The road follows the mighty clutha River into recently created Lake Dunstan then through the spectacular rugged Kawarau Gorge to Queenstown set on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Queenstown, nestled among glacier-rounded hills and dramatic rugged mountain peaks, is one of the country’s major resort centres. It offers a host of holiday attractions for the visitor from helicopter flights and tips on jet-boats. Later enjoy an Indian dinner.(Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 9 - Milford Sound Day Excursion
Early morning we travel around lake Wakatipu and through Te Anau and the Fiordland National Park to Milford Sound. Fiordland National Park, part of the Southwest New Zealand World Heritage Area is one of the great wilderness areas of the Southern Hemisphere. The scenery is spectacular with lofty mountailns and deep valleys carved out by ice Age glaciers. In the afternoon we board the MV Milford Monarch for a cruise down Milford Sound past towering Mitre Peak to the Tasman Sea. Seals and solphins are often seen in the clear waters of the fiord. We then drive back to Queenstown traveling via the Cleddeau Gorge, Homer Tunnel and lovely Englinton Valley. This evening enjoy an Indian dinner.(Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 10Queenstown, Rotorua

This morning we transfer to Queenstown Airport for our flight to Rotorua. On arrival we transfer to our hotel. Rotorua is located in the heart of New Zealand’s famous thermal region and forms part of the geologically active “Pacific Rim of Fire”. Situated on the shores of lake Rotorua, it is also renowed for Maori cultural activities. Reminder of the day is al leisure. This evening enjoy an Indian dinner.(Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 11 Rotorua
Morning sightseeing tour of Rotorua. Highlights include a guided tour of Te Puia to visit the Whakarwarewa Thermal Reserve to see the boiling mud pools, steaming silica terraces and the geyser activity and the New Zealand Maori Arts and CraftsInsittute where young Maori are learning traditional carving and weaving skills. Visit Rainbow Springs to see the huge rainbow trout and the rare Kiwi birds. Also visit the famous Polynesian Spa for a soak in the naturally heated mineral waters. The Lake Spa Retreat offers unique and exclusive bathing in four hot mineral rock pools with lovely views over Lake Rotorua.(Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 12Rotorua, Waitomo, Auckland
Leave Rotorua and travel across the Mamaku Ranges then cross the mighty Waikato River via one of the hydro-electric dams before arriving in the Waitomo Cave region. Join a guided tour of the famous Waitomo Caves to discover an ancient underground labyrinth of limestone caves and grottos. See the fascinating limestone formations of stalagmites, stalacities and columns that have formed over thousands of years then enjoy a silent boat ride on an underground river into the starry wonderland of the magnificent Glowworm Grotto. In the afternoon travel north through the dairyng and horse breeding Waikato Valley then across the Bombay Hills and into Auckland City. Auckland is a modern city set on a narrow isthmus between the restless Tasman See and the calmer waters of the Pacific Ocean. The Waitemata Harbour, one of the city’s greatest treasures, is a mecca for sailors, and the popularity of sailing on the harbour has led to the affectionate term, “City of Sails”.(Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 13Auckland Sightseeing, Flight out
Before departing this hotel this morning, ride the high speed elevator up the sky Tower, the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere. Stand on the glass floor and see Auckland at your feet – an amazing experience. Morning sightseeing tour of Auckland. Highlights include the main Central  Business District, the iconic Auckland Harbour Bridge, the pretty waterfront drive and the Auckland War Memorial Museum gives an excellent introduction to the people of the pacific and New Zealand and the remarkable flora, fauna and geography of the area. Also visit Mt Eden which is the tallest of the 47 extinct volcanoes around which Auckland is built. Later we transfer to the airport for your return flight home.(Breakfast)