15 or 18 days
New Zealand, Australia
Traveling anywhere is an incredible adventure, but when you add an expedition into tomorrow, you start to realize that New Zealand and Australia are truly a world away. Meeting with the Aboriginal and Maori people to learn their customs, spending time beneath the southern hemisphere stars, and stretching your legs on beaches, rainforest paths, and city streets; it’s all so exciting, so different down under.
Day 1: Fly to New Zealand
Day 2: Cross the International Date Line
Day 3: Auckland
Meet your Tour Director at the airport
Take a tour of Auckland
Day 4: Hokianga
Travel to Hokianga
Visit a Maori marae
Enjoy a Maori bone carving and weaving demonstration
Take a twilight walking tour through the magnificent Waipoua Forest
Day 5: Hokianga • Paihia
Meet with students at a local school
Visit the Waiariki hot pools
Visit the Kawiti Glow Worm Caves
Day 6: Russell Island • Paihia
Enjoy a Bay of Islands dolphin cruise
Explore Russell island
Return to Paihia by ferry
Participate in a guided tour of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds and Museum
Enjoy a traditional hangi dinner
Day 7: Paihia • Brisbane • Sunshine Coast
Fly to Brisbane
Travel to the Sunshine Coast
Day 8: Sunshine Coast
Enjoy an all-day canoe excursion
Enjoy morning tea and a BBQ lunch
Day 9: Sunshine Coast • Fraser Island
Day 10: Surfers Paradise
Enjoy free time in Surfers Paradise
Dinner in Surfer’s Paradise
Day 11: Surfers Paradise
Day 12: Surfers Paradise • Brisbane • Sydney
Travel to Brisbane airport
Fly to Sydney
Visit Sydney Tower
Day 13: Sydney
Visit the National Opal Collection
Take a walking tour of Sydney
Enjoy a guided tour of the Royal Botanical Gardens
Take a walking tour of The Rocks
Visit the Hyde Park Barracks Museum
Day 14: Sydney
Day 15: Depart for home
Add 3 more days
Day 15: Sydney • Port Douglas
Fly to Cairns
Explore Cairns on your own
Take a tour of Mossman Gorge
Day 16: Great Barrier Reef • Port Douglas
Enjoy a Great Barrier Reef cruise
Day 17: Cape Tribulation • Port Douglas
Enjoy a Cape Tribulation crocodile river cruise