The Sydney Opera House on the harbor in late afternoon light

A couple watching Uluru glow red at sunset across the desert

Cable cars above Sydney Harbor, with the city skyline and the Harbour Bridge beyond

Shoppers on a Queenstown street lined with red and gold autumn trees

Oceania

Two sample itineraries, grouped by country. Each is an example we have run for leisure and custom groups, and each can be reshaped around your travelers.

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Australia

Sample itinerary · Fully customizable

Australia from coast to Red Centre in two weeks. Melbourne's laneways, the Penguin Parade on Phillip Island and the Great Ocean Road come first, then sunset and sunrise at Uluru and a walk into Kata Tjuta. Brisbane brings a river cruise and the koalas of Lone Pine, Cairns the Kuranda rainforest and a day on the Great Barrier Reef at Green Island, and Sydney its Opera House, harbor and the Blue Mountains.

Day by day: Australia Highlights
Day	Location	Highlights
Day 1	Melbourne	Arrive in Melbourne
Day 2	Melbourne → Phillip Island	Laneways, the MCG and the Penguin Parade
Day 3	Melbourne	A full day on the Great Ocean Road
Day 4	Melbourne → Uluru	Fly to the Red Centre for an Uluru sunset dinner
Day 5	Uluru	Sunrise at Uluru and the Walpa Gorge walk at Kata Tjuta
Day 6	Uluru → Brisbane	Fly to Brisbane
Day 7	Brisbane	A river cruise and Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
Day 8	Brisbane → Cairns	Fly north to Cairns
Day 9	Cairns → Kuranda	Skyrail, Aboriginal culture and the Kuranda Scenic Railway
Day 10	Cairns → Green Island	The Great Barrier Reef by snorkel or glass-bottom boat
Day 11	Cairns → Sydney	Fly to Sydney
Day 12	Sydney	A city tour, the Opera House and Sydney Tower
Day 13	Sydney → Blue Mountains	The Three Sisters, Scenic World and Sydney Zoo
Day 14	Sydney	Depart from Sydney

New Zealand

Sample itinerary · Fully customizable

Both of New Zealand's islands in nine days. From Auckland, the road south stops at the Hobbiton movie set and the Waitomo glowworm caves on the way to Rotorua's geothermal parks. A flight to Queenstown opens the South Island, with a day out to Milford Sound and a Shotover jetboat ride, before the drive past Mount Cook and Lake Tekapo to Christchurch and the International Antarctic Centre.

Day by day: New Zealand Highlights
Day	Location	Highlights
Day 1	Auckland	Arrive in Auckland
Day 2	Auckland → Rotorua	Hobbiton and the Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Day 3	Rotorua	Rotorua's geothermal landscapes
Day 4	Rotorua → Queenstown	Fly south to Queenstown
Day 5	Queenstown → Milford Sound	A full day out to Milford Sound
Day 6	Queenstown	A Shotover jetboat ride
Day 7	Queenstown → Christchurch	Mount Cook and Lake Tekapo on the way north
Day 8	Christchurch	A city tour and the International Antarctic Centre
Day 9	Christchurch	Depart from Christchurch

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Oceania

Australia

01Australia Highlights14 days · 13 nights · Melbourne → Uluru → Brisbane → Cairns → Sydney

New Zealand

01New Zealand Highlights9 days · 8 nights · Auckland → Rotorua → Queenstown → Christchurch

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