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- Gold Operator
- Collette
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Partially Guided
- Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
- Guided in English
- Age range 5 to 99
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Sydney
- Sydney Opera House
- Cairns
- Great Barrier Reef
- Alice Springs
- Uluru
- Melbourne
- Queenstown
- Milford Sound
- Mt. Cook National Park
- Christchurch
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Depart from Home
- Day 2 Sydney, Australia
- Day 3 Sydney
- Day 4 Sydney
- Day 5 Sydney - Cairns
- Day 6 Cairns
- Day 7 Cairns
- Day 8 Cairns - Alice Springs
- Day 9 Alice Springs
- Day 10 Alice Springs - Uluru
- Day 11 Uluru - Melbourne
- Day 12 Melbourne
- Day 13 Melbourne - Queenstown, New Zealand
- Day 14 Queenstown - Milford Sound - Queenstown
- Day 15 Queenstown
- Day 16 Queenstown - Mt. Cook National Park
- Day 17 Mt. Cook National Park - Christchurch
- Day 18 Christchurch
- Day 19 Christchurch - Tour Ends
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Sofitel Sydney Wentworth
HotelDays 1, 2, 3Bailey Crystalbrook Collection Hotel
HotelDays 4, 5, 6Crowne Plaza Alice Springs Lasseters Hotel
HotelDays 7, 8Desert Gardens
Hotelday 9Crown Promenade Melbourne
HotelDays 10, 11Novotel Queenstown Lakeside
HotelDays 12, 13, 14The Hermitage
Hotelday 15Distinction Christchurch
HotelDays 16, 17
Operated by
Collette
Number of tours
286
Age Range
5 to 99 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
92%
Since 1918, Collette has earned a global reputation as a travel company that offers extraordinary experiences, unsurpassed guest service and a wide appeal. Traveling with Collette comes with benefits that take the guided travel experience to another level. Our inclusive tours offer you more value...
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- AAmy· October 30th, 2024Heather 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.Show moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Collette
- ADan· October 30th, 2024I 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.Show moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Collette
- ABetty· October 30th, 2024Cultural dinner with family nd part of my groupTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Collette
- AGLINDA· October 30th, 2024Overall a good tour. One flight in country and our return flight should have been much better.Trip date: February 2023Review collected by Collette
- ASharron· October 30th, 2024The 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.Show moreTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Collette
- AMary· October 30th, 2024There 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 2023Review collected by Collette
- AJeffrey· October 30th, 2024Excellent 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 2023Review collected by Collette
- ARochelle· October 30th, 2024I 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.Show moreTrip date: March 2023Review collected by Collette
- ACarol· October 30th, 2024Most of the trip was well planned and my personal favorite part was the Outer Reef Experience and snorkeling.Trip date: March 2023Review collected by Collette
- AJoan· October 30th, 2024Everything was well planned out and mostly went as planned.Trip date: March 2023Review collected by Collette
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