Australia- New Zealand 16 Nights/17 Days

Arrive Melbourne international airport 1915 Hrs. 

Meet your tour manager and transfer to hotel. 

Check into your hotel & relax

Overnight at the hotel

Meal Plan: Packed Dinner

Breakfast at the Hotel

Today we depart for the city tour, your first visit would be to the MCG (Melbourne cricket ground) Followed by Lunch. Later we visit the Philip Island, lies just off Australia’s southern coast.

At Summerland Beach, spectators gather daily at sunset to watch the  Penguin Parade, where little penguins come ashore in groups. The Nobbies outcrop is the viewing site for Seal Rocks, home to a large colony of Australian fur seals. The Phillip Island Circuit is a well-known track for motorcycle and car racing.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the Hotel

Today we depart for a full day visit to the Great Ocean Road. The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage listed 243-kilometre stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Allansford.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the Hotel

Today after breakfast we are transferred to the airport for our flight to Cairns. On arrival we are transferred to the Skyrail terminal to Kuranda (Kuranda Skyrail Caravonica to Kuranda). The Skyrail Rainforest Cableway experience spans 7.5 kms over Australia’s pristine tropical rainforests. You’ll glide just metres above the rainforest canopy before descending through the canopy layers and deep into the heart of the forest at Skyrail’s two rainforest mid- stations for the ultimate tropical rainforest experience.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Dinner

Early morning, we depart for Green Island, a beautiful coral cay on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

Green Island is a Marine National Park with unique rainforests, surrounded by white sandy beaches and magnificent coral reefs and abundant marine life. Big Cat “Reef Rocket” is a comfortable catamaran with spacious interior cabins and a relaxed atmosphere. Travel time to Green Island is just over one hour from Cairns. Passengers can take part in the many activities available or simply relax on the beach. The friendly crew will help you to organise your activities to make the most of your time on Green Island.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the Hotel

Today after breakfast we are transferred to the airport for our flight to Sydney. On arrival we proceed to the restaurant for lunch. After lunch we visit Sydney Tower. At 250m tall, the Sydney Tower Eye offers stunning, uninterrupted panoramic 360-degree views of Sydney and its famous landmarks. The new 4D Experience is a ground breaking 3D film with spectacular in-theatre effects and a breath-taking fourth dimension that gives an amazing view.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the Hotel

This morning, we proceed for a guided tour of one the worlds’ most spectacular landmarks – the Sydney Opera House. Enjoy lunch at the local Indian Restaurant. Tonight, get set for the time of your life on board the Showboat Dinner Cruise. Enjoy a three course Indian dinner, followed by a spectacular cabaret show, with a cavalcade of glamorous Australian and international artistes to entertain you. Overnight at the hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner on board

Breakfast at the Hotel

Today after breakfast we are transferred for a full day excursion to visit the Blue Mountain. Take a scenic drive along the winding Cliff Drive into the Blue Mountains National Park. Enjoy panoramic views over the Megalong Valley. Later see Australia’s native animals at Feather dale Wildlife Park.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the hotel

Today after breakfast we are transferred to the airport for our flight to Christchurch, New Zealand.

On arrival our local representative will meet and transfer. Christchurch is New Zealand’s second-largest city and the gateway to South Island. Bordered by hills and the Pacific Ocean, it is situated on the edge of the Canterbury Plains. Upon arrival we are transferred to Visit the International Antarctic Centre. Later we check into hotel

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch(flight) and Dinner

Breakfast at the hotel

This morning, we check out of the hotel and board the Trans Alpine Express from Christchurch to Greymouth for Arthur’s Pass. On this train ride you will pass through the most scenic sights of South Island. Arrive Franz Josef and check-in at your hotel. Enjoy lunch at an Indian restaurant. The evening is at leisure to experience the scenic views. Tonight, enjoy Indian dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the hotel

Today you will make a short visit to Lake Wanaka, and then follow the shore of Lake Hawea through to Makarora. From here you are on the Haast Road which follows the ancient Maori trail to the West Coast. From the Haast Township the scenery changes as you pass through small settlements and lakes full of trout and salmon.

Later we depart for Queenstown. 

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Dinner

Breakfast at the hotel

Today depart to visit the eighth wonder of the world Milford Sound also known as Piopiotahi in Maori. Nowhere else in Fiord land do the mountains stand so tall, straight out of the sea, Luxuriant rainforest clings to sheer rock walls and waterfalls tumble hundreds of meters to the sea below. Enjoy a day cruise with lunch at Milford Sound.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch on board and Dinner

Breakfast at the hotel

Today after breakfast we take a scenic ride in the iconic Skyline Gondola and take in the stunning views as you ride the steepest cable car lift in the Southern Hemisphere. Today you have some free time in the city center to explore and do some adventure activities on own.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After early breakfast we will be transferred to the airport for our flight to Auckland and drive to Rotorua. Departing Auckland, the suburban scenery gradually gives way to farmland and the mighty Waikato River will accompany you for much of the journey through the green countryside. At Fitzgerald Glade, the lush ferns and pretty tree canopy signals the approach into Rotorua. A geothermal hot spot, Rotorua is full of steaming vents, spouting geysers and bubbling mud pools. The city is surrounded by mountains, rivers, forests and freshwater lakes, with natural hot springs perfect for bathing and relaxing. Rotorua is the heartland of Maori culture and an ideal place to experience the traditional customs of New Zealand’s indigenous people.

Arrive Rotorua.

The moment of arrival in Rotorua is somehow quite different. There is a scent of sulphur in the air. At the nearby geothermal hotspots, there are spouting geysers, mud pools bubbling and warm geothermal pools and ponds that create a kaleidoscope of colour. Rotorua is also the heartland of New Zealand’s Maoridom and the warm spirit of this living culture will captivate and enthral

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Dinner

After breakfast we visit the Agrodome for a New Zealand farm show featuring sheep dog demonstrations, cow milking and an introduction to the stars of our sheep industry. Later we drive to visit the Waitomo / Rotorua Inc Glow-worm Caves. Travel through the horticultural farmland and into the lush dairy farm areas. After this continue through the ever-changing scenery, driving around Hamilton the Bridge City, onto the Waitomo region where we stop at today’s highlight: your guided tour through the famous Waitomo Glow-worm Caves, which have spectacular limestone formations and the roof is studded with the lights of thousands of tiny Glow-worms. Later, depart for Auckland by coach. On arrival, enjoy an orientation tour of Auckland with Indian lunch. Tonight, enjoy Indian dinner at a local Indian restaurant.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the hotel

Auckland: Sightseeing Inc Kelly Tarltons

Today we visit Kelly Tarlton’s Antarctic Encounter. At Auckland’s most visited attraction, begin with walk through the life size reconstruction of Captain Scott’s Antarctic Hut as it was in 1911. Then it is back to the present into the special Antarctic enclosure where you will see King and Gentoo Penguins closer than ever before. Later enter the Underwater World and come face to face with giant stingrays, moray eels, thousands of different fish species and ‘the sharks’.

Overnight stay at the hotel

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the hotel

Check out and proceed to airport

Board a flight by Malaysian airlines MH 144 departing Auckland at 1300 Hrs and arrive Kuala Lumpur by 2025 Hrs, on arrival board a connecting flight by Malaysian airlines MH 192 departing from Kuala Lumpur at 2200 Hrs and arrive

Bangalore by 2345 Hrs.

Meal Plan: Breakfast