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Melbourne to Auckland

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£7,570

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Travel Period

Experience a 15 day guided holiday across Australia & New Zealand that captures the best of both worlds

Team Info

Travel Director, Driver Guide and local Guides

Travel

15 days, 2 countries and 7 cities

Accommodation

14 nights

Meals

14 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 6 Dinners

Itinerary

Just how many legendary Antipodean attractions can you tick off in one journey? This comprehensive Melbourne to Auckland tour does both Australia and New Zealand justice. There’s the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics of Queensland, Sydney Opera House, electric Melbourne lanes, Queenstown’s Remarkable Range, Rotorua’s steamy thermals and Auckland’s just-as-hot restaurants, just to name some highlights… whew!

CODE: 

QPACA

Trip Details

What's included

  • Guided walking tour of Melbourne city
  • Enjoy a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at  Koorie Heritage Trust
  • Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures Wildlife River Cruise
  • Enjoy a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience - Hands-On Tree Planting Activity with Rainforest Rescue
  • Cruise out to the Great Barrier Reef – a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Explore the flora and fauna of the Wet Tropics of Queensland – a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Behind the scenes guided tour of the Sydney Opera House
  • Be My Guest lunch at Bondi Beach
  • Cruise around Sydney Harbour and see the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge
  • MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience - Farm Experience at Real Country 
  • Cruise Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak on TSS Earnslaw Steamship
  • Gourmet BBQ dinner and farm show at Walter Peak High Country Farm
  • MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience - National Kiwi Hatchery Tour     
  • MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience - Guided Te Po Indigenous Experience at Te Puia
  • Explore the geothermal wonders of Rotorua
  • Guided Tour of Waitomo Caves including Glowworm Cruise
  • Private Airport to Hotel transfers upon arrival and departure
  • Transportation by luxury air-conditioned coach with WiFi (where available)

Fitness Requirements

Low level of fitness required.

Flight Information

Flights to and from the start/end of your trip are not included in the trip price.

Day 1 – flights to arrive prior to 12 noon into Melbourne Airport
Day 15 – flights to depart anytime from Auckland Airport

Return arrival and departure airport to hotel transfers are included.

Internal-holiday flights Included
Please note that prices include land and internal-holiday airfares, which AAT Kings will book in order to fulfil the holiday itinerary: 

Day 3 – Melbourne to Cairns
Day 6 – Cairns to Sydney
Day 9 – Sydney to Queenstown
Day 12 – Queenstown to Auckland

What to bring

  • Camera
  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat
  • Water bottle
  • Warm layers in cooler months

Trip map & itinerary

Day by day itinerary

15 Days Guided Holiday | Melbourne to Auckland

Highlights

Cultural Immersion

Your Te Po Experience at Te Puia includes hangi inspired cuisine, authentic cultural performance and spectacular thermal activity.

Local Connection

From city life in Sydney to farm life in New Zealand, go behind the scenes while meeting passionate locals. How does a tour of the Opera House sound?

Make Travel Matter

Operation Nest Egg may sound like it’s from a Bond movie, but it’s actually a way that the National Kiwi Hatchery is helping boost the population of kiwi birds in the wild. Your visit helps.

World Class Nature

Cairns is a place two World Heritage Sites meet: The Wet Tropics of Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef. Bring your sense of adventure to explore both.