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Australia’s Outback to New Zealand’s South Island (Sydney to Christchurch) (2024)

19 days
From Sydney to Christchurch
4.3
34 traveler reviews
Australia’s Outback to New Zealand’s South Island  (Sydney to Christchurch) (2024) - Collette
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Plan your adventure:
Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Guided in English
Age range 5 to 99
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Highlights

  • Sydney
  • Sydney Opera House
  • Cairns
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • Alice Springs
  • Uluru
  • Melbourne
  • Queenstown
  • Milford Sound
  • Mt. Cook National Park
  • Christchurch

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Depart from Home
  2. Day 2 Sydney, Australia
  3. Day 3 Sydney
  4. Day 4 Sydney
  5. Day 5 Sydney - Cairns
  6. Day 6 Cairns
  7. Day 7 Cairns
  8. Day 8 Cairns - Alice Springs
  9. Day 9 Alice Springs
  10. Day 10 Alice Springs - Uluru
  11. Day 11 Uluru - Melbourne
  12. Day 12 Melbourne
  13. Day 13 Melbourne - Queenstown, New Zealand
  14. Day 14 Queenstown - Milford Sound - Queenstown
  15. Day 15 Queenstown
  16. Day 16 Queenstown - Mt. Cook National Park
  17. Day 17 Mt. Cook National Park - Christchurch
  18. Day 18 Christchurch
  19. Day 19 Christchurch - Tour Ends
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What's Included

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  • Guide
  • Meals
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What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

Where You'll Stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Operated by

Collette

Number of tours

286

Age Range

5 to 99 years old

Response time

within 1 day

Response rate

92%

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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    Heather Larsen, our tour manager did a wonderful job! She was a lot of fun. I loved seeing the the difference between Sydney and Melbourne, experiencing the outback, the rain forest and the Great Barrier Reef. One of my favorite memories is the Little Penguin Parade. In New Zealand, Queenstown was my favorite! The scenery, the water, and the people were wonderful! Milford Sound and the drive there and back to Queenstown were breathtaking! P.S.- I loved going to Hartley's too! Also, the Rainforestation was so neat.
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    Trip date: January 2023
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    I enjoyed my trip to Australia and New Zealand very much. Each country has so much to see and do. I would recommend it to anyone. But do it when you are on the younger side. It is tiring with all the flights. It was a great trip except for one interruption issue.
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    Trip date: January 2023
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    Cultural dinner with family nd part of my group
    Trip date: February 2023
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    Overall a good tour. One flight in country and our return flight should have been much better.
    Trip date: February 2023
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    The tour was wonderful! There are so many favorites it would be hard to pick just one! Loved everything about the tour - except for one disappointment! I was sad that we did not get to actually experience any of the indigenous cultures in Australia or in New Zealand. Very disappointed in not having that experience.
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    Trip date: February 2023
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    There were several on your own days when if someone didn’t book an extra tour, there was nothing to do. I don’t like shopping.
    Trip date: March 2023
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    Excellent starts with the Tour Manager - Heather is the best! Good size - under 40. Amazing places, well planned. My third, but not last Collette Tour.
    Trip date: March 2023
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    I was not happy about only being able to spend a single night at Uluru and Mount Cook. Those are two locations that a second night would have been welcomed. I was not comfortable with the bus driver we had in New Zealand. He was very knowledgable and nice, but he was very vocally opinionated about certain races, politics and environmental matters. I was very impressed with Emily the tour manager, especially since this tour was only her second time being a tour manager and this was a very large group. She has a great personality and attitude and she's very well spoken. Emily will do well managing any tour for Collette. I'm so glad we booked this tour, all of our Collette tours have been wonderful and I look forward to booking more tours.
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    Trip date: March 2023
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    Most of the trip was well planned and my personal favorite part was the Outer Reef Experience and snorkeling.
    Trip date: March 2023
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    Everything was well planned out and mostly went as planned.
    Trip date: March 2023
    Review collected by Collette

Dates & Availability

19 days
Australia’s Outback to New Zealand’s South Island (Sydney to Christchurch) (2024)
From Sydney to Christchurch

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Tour ID: 251841

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    New Zealand
  • Plugs & Adapters

    As a traveler from USA, Canada, England, South Africa you will need an adaptor for type I.

    Type I
    Australia and New Zealand
  • Vaccines
    • These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
    • Yellow fever - Certificate of vaccination required if arriving from an infected area for Australia. Ideally 10 days before travel.
    • Japanese B encephalitis - Recommended for Australia. Ideally 1 month before travel.
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    • Unfortunately we cannot offer you a visa application service. Whether you need a visa or not depends on your nationality and where you wish to travel. Assuming your home country does not have a visa agreement with the country you're planning to visit, you will need to apply for a visa in advance of your scheduled departure.
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    • For any tour departing before February 25th, 2025 a full payment is necessary. For tours departing after February 25th, 2025, a minimum payment of $349 is required to confirm your booking with Collette. The final payment will be automatically charged to your credit card on the designated due date. The final payment of the remaining balance is required at least 65 days prior to the departure date of your tour. TourRadar never charges you a booking fee and will charge you in the stated currency.
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