Australia Travel Guides and Tours

From the outback, reef, and cosmopolitan cities of Australia to the geysers, fiords, and Maori culture of New Zealand, experience the very best on this extraordinary New Zealand and Australia tour. Looking for an all-Australia or all-New Zealand Journey? Spotlight on Australia 2010 features the first 12 days of Grand Australia & New Zealand; Spotlight on New Zealand 2010, features the last 9 days of Grand Australia & New Zealand. 2010 Details. Tauck's ultimate 20-day New Zealand and Australia tour includes desert Outback, tropical rainforests, coral reefs, glacier-capped mountains, dramatic fjords, and cosmopolitan cities. Bring plenty of film to capture the amazing sights of the Great Barrier Reef, the dramatic waters of Milford Sound, and the setting sun on Uluru (Ayers Rock). From koalas to kangaroos, jet boat rides to formal garden tours, elegance in the Outback, and a Maori cultural experience, you get a full sampling of Down Under culture – plus private charter flights throughout New Zealand! Looking for an all-Australia or all-New Zealand Journey? Spotlight on Australia 2010 features the first 12 days of Grand Australia & New Zealand; Spotlight on New Zealand 2010, features the last 9 days of Grand Australia & New Zealand. 2010 Details.

Begin your incredible 22-day Australia and New Zealand tour in the natural areas of Australian cities Cairns, Alice Springs and Ayers Rock. Then, travel to the more populous cities in beautiful Australia and New Zealand. Your guided tour is sure to give you a whole new understanding of the cultures of Australia and New Zealand. Trip costs include: Round-trip air transportation with a major airline, airport transfers and escorts 5 flights in Australia and New Zealand The services of a professional Tour Director A licensed local city guide in Alice Springs, Olgas, Ayers Rock, Melbourne, Sydney, Christchurch and Auckland 19 nights accommodation in comfortable, well-located hotels with twin beds and private bath or shower All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling and local taxes Buffet breakfast (B) daily 1 lunch (L) 3 three-course dinners, including wine or beer (D) Private deluxe motorcoach Guided sightseeing and entrance fees to select sights as described Go Ahead travel gift and membership in our World Traveler Club, which includes credit toward your next tour Walking on tour: Most of your sightseeing on the Australia & New Zealand tour is done by private motorcoach. In your free time, the cities of Melbourne, Sydney, Christchurch and Auckland are walkable, but you may want to break up the time with rides on the trams in Melbourne, monorail and buses in Sydney, interchange in Auckland and buses in Christchurch.

Explore fascinating Australia during this captivating vacation. From the Outback to the Great Barrier Reef, on this vacation you experience the beauty of Australia’s unique scenery and the adventure of its cities. Your trip begins in Brisbane, where you drive to the Sunshine Coast. Here, visit the Australia Zoo of Steve “Crocodile Hunter” Irwin fame, and come face to face with many of Australia’s native animals. Then fly north to Cairns, gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Board a catamaran and experience Australia’s Great Barrier Reef firsthand on Green Island, one of the many tropical islands on the Great Barrier Reef. Snorkel, take a glass-bottom boat tour, or walk through the island’s rainforest. Fly to Darwin and experience the rich Aboriginal heritage of Kakadu National Park with its 7,300 square miles of unspoiled waterways. Cruise waterways where you may view crocodiles and walk ancient trails to see Aboriginal rock petroglyphs. Tour Darwin then travel to Alice Springs to discover life in the Outback. Enjoy a tour around the base of Ayers Rock and witness the changing colors of the Rock at sunset. Then board The Ghan for an overnight train journey to Adelaide and for fascinating perspectives of the Outback. Take a city tour of Adelaide and enjoy leisure time before traveling outside Adelaide to sample some of Australia’s premium wines at the beautiful vineyards of the Barossa Valley. In Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, enjoy a sightseeing tour and see beautiful Fitzroy Gardens. Drive to Philip Island for the Penguin Parade, where every evening at dusk, the Little Penguins come home from the sea. From the waves, across the beach, and to the sand dunes, the Little Penguins can almost be touched as they waddle to their burrows. It is the nightly ritual of these little flightless birds, which will enthrall you as you observe from the exclusive viewing platform. Next, fly to Hobart, Tasmania, and enjoy an excursion to Port Arthur, where the first convicts arrived in the 1830s. In Tasmania, you also have an opportunity to see the famous Tasmanian Devil, a rare marsupial wolf, at a wildlife sanctuary. Then fly to Sydney, the largest city in Australia. In Sydney, cruise on Sydney Harbour and enjoy a guided tour that includes the Sydney Opera House, A UNESCO World Heritage Site. A full day of leisure in Sydney offers you an opportunity to join an optional excursion to the Blue Mountains, or you can climb to the top of Sydney’s Harbour Bridge. A special farewell dinner at a waterfront restaurant with fantastic views of Sydney’s highlights is a perfect way to end this spectacular Australia vacation. It’s a trip of a lifetime!

Adelaide, Cairns, Hobart, Sunshine Coast, Kakadu National Park, Darwin, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Melbourne, Sydney

Transportation

Tour by luxury air-conditioned coach with 2-door access, restroom, seatbelts, reclining seats, panoramic windows

Professionally Escorted

Tour with an experienced, professional Tour Director and Tour Driver

Accommodation

Twin share rooms with private facilities in centrally located hotels

Dining Inclusions

Full Buffet Breakfasts (9) B

Lunches (2) L

Hotel Dinner (5) YOUR CHOICE

Plus

Welcome drink

All purpose travel wallet and map

Airport transfers

Hotel porterage included

Gold Creek Sheep Station

Tour of Parliament House

Kosciuszko National Park

Explore historic Beechworth

Travel the Great Ocean Road

The amazing Twelve Apostles

Tower Hill Game Reserve

View the mysterious Blue Lake

City tour of Adelaide

Visit seaside Glenelg

Explore Victor Harbor

Sea Lions at Seal Bay

Flinders Chase National Park

2 nights on Kangaroo Island

INCLUDED Aboriginal Cultural Experience

Transportation

Tour by luxury air-conditioned coach with 2-door access, restroom, seatbelts, reclining seats, panoramic windows

Professionally Escorted

Tour with an experienced, professional Tour Director and Tour Driver

Accommodation

Twin share rooms with private facilities in centrally located hotels

Dining Inclusions

Full Buffet Breakfasts (5) B

Lunches (1) L

Hotel Dinner (4) YOUR CHOICE

Plus

Welcome drink

All purpose travel wallet and map

Airport transfers

Hotel porterage included

Travel the Great Ocean Road

The Amazing Twelve Apostles

Surfing mecca Bells Beach

Tower Hill Game Reserve

View the mysterious Blue Lake

City tour of Adelaide

Visit seaside Glenelg

2 nights on Kangaroo Island

Sea Lions at Seal Bay

Flinders Chase National Park

INCLUDED Aboriginal Cultural Experience

Transportation

Tour by luxury air-conditioned coach with 2-door access, restroom, seatbelts, reclining seats, panoramic windows

Professionally Escorted

Tour with an experienced, professional Tour Director and Tour Driver

Accommodation

Twin share rooms with private facilities in centrally located hotels

Dining Inclusions

Full Buffet Breakfasts (2) B

Lunches (1) L

Hotel Dinner (1) YOUR CHOICE

Plus

Welcome drink

All purpose travel wallet and map

Airport transfers

Hotel porterage included

Visit historic Berrima

Gold Creek Sheep Station

Tour the sights of Canberra

Tour of Parliament House

The Australian War Memorial

Kosciuszko National Park

Picturesque Alpine Way

Explore historic Beechworth

Travel Ned Kelly country