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SOUTH PACIFIC SAMPLER

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Explore fascinating Australia and New Zealand during this captivating vacation. Your trip begins in Cairns with an excursion to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Board a catamaran and cruise to Green Island, where you can snorkel, take a glass-bottom boat tour, or walk through the cool rainforest. Enjoy dinner at Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park. On to Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, to see Fitzroy Gardens and a local Wildlife Park with koalas and kangaroos. See the Penguin Parade on Phillip Island. Next, fly to Sydney for a tour of the Opera House and Botanical Gardens. You have two days of leisure in Sydney to explore the city or take optional tours. Then, travel to Christchurch, New Zealand's famed "Garden City." Enjoy a sightseeing tour and spectacular views on the way to Queenstown. Travel into Fiordland National Park to Milford Sound. Cruise on the fiord with sheer rock walls raising thousands of feet from the water's great depths. A full day of leisure in Queenstown is the perfect conclusion to your vacation. Explore, shop, or enjoy optional tours and activities. Arrive home with plenty to tell your friends and family about this South Pacific trip featuring an unforgettable vacation to Australia and New Zealand!

City Highlights
Cairns:
Aboriginal dinner and show; Great Barrier Reef cruise with choice
of activities; welcome dinner

Melbourne:
Sightseeing tour; visit Fitzroy Gardens, an opal company, and wildife park; witness the Penguin Parade

Sydney:
Sightseeing tour; visit the Opera House, botanical gardens, and Bondi Surf Bathers" Life Saving Club; dinner cruise

Christchurch:
Sightseeing tour

Omarama:
Visit a sheep farm

Queenstown:
Visit Fiordland National Park and cruise on Milford Sound; cruise on Lake Wakatipu; farewell dinner

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