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SOUTH PACIFIC
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Jan-May; Sep-Dec 2023 Arrive in Sydney early this evening. Stop at Arthur’s Pass, then fly to Queenstown. Prices below include accommodations, daily breakfast,
For departure dates, available single space, and pricing, visit www.oattravel.com/ azo pricing B — Novotel Sydney Darling Square or similar B,D — Crowne Plaza or similar and private airport transfer.

• Arrive early in Hobart on your Tasmania pre-trip
30 days from $ 10,190 In Australia, we’ll delve into the remote rugged Outback as we spend a night in a private DAY Œ’ • Sydney • Sydney Opera House DAY œœ • Queenstown • Arrowtown extension for $150 per person, per night
Enjoy a walking tour of Queenstown and a
Enjoy a guided tour of the Sydney Opera House
including international airfare tented camp, and explore natural landmarks like the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru (Ayers and a walking tour of the historic Rocks District. gondola ride before departing for Arrowtown. • Arrive early in Melbourne on your main trip
for $150 per person, per night

Single Supplement: FREE Rock). We’ll also feel the pulse of Australia’s cultural centers, from Melbourne to Sydney. In B,L — Novotel Sydney Darling Square or similar B — Crowne Plaza or similar
New Zealand, we’ll cruise Milford Sound and explore Rotorua, a center for Maori culture. • Conclude your main trip or your Bay of
Save a FULL 10%, up to $1109, with our We’ll experience firsthand the Kiwi spirit of adventure. DAY Œ• • Sydney • Sunset Dinner Cruise DAY œ£ • Cruise Milford Sound Islands post-trip extension with more time
Good Buy Plan—reserve by 8/31/22 Enjoy a free day in Sydney. Tonight, take a Board a private boat for a scenic cruise of in Auckland for $200 per person, per night
Sunset Dinner Cruise in Sydney Harbour. Milford Sound.

WHAT TO EXPECT DAY Š • Melbourne • Optional Dandenong DAY š› • Cairns • Port Douglas B,D — Novotel Sydney Darling Square or similar B,L — Crowne Plaza or similar
Ranges tour Fly to Cairns, and transfer to Port Douglas. DAY Œ— • Christchurch, New Zealand DAY œŽ • Queenstown • Optional Dart DAY œ˜ • Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari
Enjoy free time today, or experience the tranquility B,D — Oaks Port Douglas Resort or similar Fly to Christchurch, New Zealand. River Jet-boat Safari • Auckland

of the Dandenong Ranges on an optional tour. En route to Auckland, visit the Arapuni swing bridge
View all physical requirements at DAY šš • Port Douglas • Controversial B,D — Distinction Christchurch Hotel or similar Today is free or you can join an optional tour

www.oattravel.com/ azo B — Jazz Corner Hotel or similar Topic: Coral bleaching • Mossman Gorge • for a jet-boat ride on the Dart River. and take a bushwalk at a conservation project to
DAY Ž • Alice Springs Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride DAY Œ˜ • Christchurch • Home-Hosted Dinner B,D — Crowne Plaza or similar reintroduce endangered species.
ITINERARY Fly to Australia’s Alice Springs, a quintessential Join an early morning optional hot air balloon Take a walking tour of Christchurch, still DAY œ’ • Queenstown • Rotorua B,L — Heritage Auckland or similar
Outback town, and visit the old Telegraph Station. ride over the Atherton Tablelands. After recovering from earthquakes in 2011 and 2016. DAY œ™ • Auckland
DAY š • Depart U.S. B,L — DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Alice Springs or similar looking for crabs and sea snails with spears at Later, enjoy a Home-Hosted Dinner. Fly to Rotorua, a center for Maori culture. On a city tour of Auckland, learn about the early settlements

Fly from the U.S. to Melbourne, Australia. Cooya Beach, visit Mossman Gorge, gateway B,D — Distinction Christchurch Hotel or similar Then, visit a conservation project that raises
DAY ‘ • The Outback • Controversial Topic: baby kiwis. of New Zealand. Tonight, enjoy a Farewell Dinner.
DAY ¡ • Cross International Date Line Aboriginal Australians to Daintree Rainforest. A marine biologist will DAY Œ™ • Farm visit • Controversial Topic: B,D — Distinction Rotorua Hotel or similar B,D — Heritage Auckland or similar
Continue your flight to Melbourne, losing one day En route to the Outback, stop at Simpsons Gap and discuss the Controversial Topic of mass coral New Zealand’s environment • Hokitika
bleaching events.
en route as you cross the International Date Line discuss the Controversial Topic of the treatment Visit a working sheep farm in the Rubicon DAY œ• • Rotorua • Redwoods Treewalk • DAY £ž • Return to U.S.

(which you regain when you fly back home). of Aboriginal Australians with an Aboriginal elder. B,L — Oaks Port Douglas Resort or similar Valley. Learn about the Controversial Topic of Maori village Fly home, or begin your New Zealand’s Bay of
Islands post-trip extension.

DAY ¢ • Melbourne, Australia B,L,D — Private Tented Camp DAY š¡ • Port Douglas • Cruise to the Great New Zealand’s “100% pure” campaign and its At Whakarewarewa Forest, walk along B
suspension bridges between giant redwoods.
impact on farmers. Then, journey to Hokitika.
At your hotel in Melbourne, meet your fellow DAY ” • Outback • Kings Canyon • Uluru Barrier Reef B,L — Stopforths Premium Accommodation or similar Then, a resident of Ohinemutu guides us
travelers, including those who took our optional (Ayers Rock) Board a catamaran with a marine biologist to through his Māori village.
Undiscovered Tasmania pre-trip extension. Tour the walking trails of Kings Canyon on the way the Outer Reef for swimming, snorkeling, or DAY œž • Hokitika • Meet local artists • B,L — Distinction Rotorua Hotel or similar

Jazz Corner Hotel or similar to Yulara, just outside Uluru National Park. viewing the wonders of the Reef from a semi- Controversial Topic: Controlling pos-
B,L,D — Desert Gardens Hotel or similar submersible vessel. sum population DAY œ— • Waimangu Volcanic Valley •
DAY ¥ • Melbourne B,L — Oaks Port Douglas Resort or similar Explore Hoktika Gorge followed by a guided tour Optional Canopy Tour

Visit the 19th-century English Royal Botanic Gardens DAY ˜ • Uluru (Ayers Rock) • Kata Tjuta of Hoktika and a jade carving demonstration. Visit Waimangu Volcanic Valley, including the
with an indigenous guide and participate in a traditional National Park DAY š¢ • Port Douglas • Optional Koala Later, learn about the Controversial Topic of Inferno Crater and Frying Pan Lake, followed
smoking ceremony. Later, enjoy a Welcome Dinner. Discover Kata Tjuta National Park and its rock Gardens Tour using poison to eradicate possums. by a cruise of Lake Rotomahana. Later, join an
B,L,D — Jazz Corner Hotel or similar formations. Later, watch the sun set over Uluru, an Enjoy a free day or join an optional private tour B,D — Stopforths Premium Accommodation optional Canopy Tour in an ancient forest. To learn more about

Aboriginal spiritual site for at least 20,000 years. of Koala Gardens. or similar B,L,D — Distinction Rotorua Hotel or similar this adventure, scan the
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