AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
9 Days 8 Nights
Tour Highlights: Sydney: Darling Harbour, Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House, Bondi Beach, The Gap, Double and Rose Bay, Kings Cross, Sydney Tower Eye with 4D Experience, Power House Museum, Blue Mountain Tour, Koala Park Sanctuary, etc.
itinerary
DAY 0: MANILA – DEPARTURE
Check in at NAIA, three (3) hours prior to departure time.
DAY 01: ARRIVAL – SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (L/D)
Upon arrival at Sydney, meet and greet your local representative then transfer to your half day Citysights of Sydney, it includes Bondi Beach, The Gap and pass by at Double and Rose Bay and Kings Cross. Take your lunch at The Star – Harvest Buffet and continue to view the Sydney Opera House for 1 hour guided tour and visit the Sydney Eye 4D Cinema and Power House Museum then check in hotel. In the evening, enjoy your 2 course Western Dinner. Transfer to hotel for check in. (L: Harvest Buffet D: 2 Course Western)
DAY 02: SYDNEY – FULL DAY BLUE MOUNTAIN TOUR, AUSTRALIA (B/L/D)
After breakfast, transfer to your full day Blue Mountain Tour. First stop will be at Koala Park Sanctuary and feed the Kangaroos and pat the Koalas. Have your BBQ lunch, continue to travel to Blue Mountains and enjoy scenic cable rides and pass. Have your Nine Dragon Chinese Dinner then back to hotel.
DAY 03: SYDNEY – MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (B/L/D)
After breakfast, transfer to airport for your domestic flight to Melbourne. Upon arrival, meet and greet by our airport coordinator and transfer to Ballarat Sovereign Hill. Have your Chinese lunch then continue to visit the Gold and underground guided tour and discover the Secret of Chamber Tours, watch the Gold Pour show, explore and browse the local shops. Have your early buffet dinner at the Kitchen Workshops from 1730-1900.
Transfer to hotel for check in.
DAY 04: MELBOURNE – DANDENONG FULL DAY TOUR , AUSTRALIA (B/L/D)
​After breakfast, transfer to your full day Dandenong Tour. Enjoy the Puffing Billy – the oldest steam train from Belgrave to Menzies station. Take your 2 course lunch at the Rochford and enjoy the Wine Tasting then travel back to Melbourne for your 2 course dinner meal along Docklands. In the evening, prepare for check out the next day for your flight going to Auckland, New Zealand.
DAY 05: MELBOURNE – AUCKLAND , NEW ZEALAND (B/D)
After breakfast, have free time on your own leisure
until check out then transfer to airport for your onward flight. Arrive at Auckland, meet the local representative then transfer hotel for check in.
DAY 06: AUCKLAND , NEW ZEALAND (B/L/D)
After your breakfast, proceed to Auckland city sightseeing tour. Highlights: Harbour Bridge, Waterfront, Mission Bay, Tamaki Drive, Savage Points, Parnell Rose Park and Village, DomainParks and Gardens, City Centre and Victoria Park. Visit Sky Tower (entry to main observatory deck)– A truly captivating experience awaits you to Auckland’s Sky Tower. At 328 metres, it is the tallest man-made structure in New Zealand and offers breathtaking views for up to 80 kilometres in every direction. After dinner, back to hotel. (L: Fortuna Buffet D: Chinese Dinner)
DAY 07: AUCKLAND – MATAMATA – ROTORUA , NEW ZEALAND (B/L/D)
After breakfast, transfer to Matamata (3H) then visit the Hobbiton Movie Set & Farm Tour and experience Matamata or the Shire’s Rest from The Lord of the Rings movies in a fascinating two-hour guided tour. There are spectacular views across to the Kaimai Ranges from the rolling green hills of the movie set. Transfer to Rotorua, then enjoy Maori concert and Hangi dinner. Check in hotel.
DAY 08: ROTORUA – WAITOMO GLOW WORM CAVES , NEW ZEALAND (B/L/D)
After breakfast, proceed to Rotorua city sightseeing tour. Enjoy the Agrodome Sheep Show for 1 hour performance, presented live by a skilled enthusiastic stage presenter. You will be entertained from this multi-award winning stage show as the presenter gives an exciting and informative insight of agriculture in New Zealand. Visit Te Puia-guided (60 minutes) Thermal Reserve and Maori Arts and Crafts Institute. Then proceed to the small town of Waitomo, take a trip underground with a 45- minute guided tour through the world famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves, a series of limestone caves formed over 30 million years ago. Learn all about stalagmites, stalactites and other intriguing rock formations as you walk through the caverns, and finish the tour with an enchanting boat ride through the Glowworm Grotto, illuminated by thousands of tiny glowworms. Depart Rotorua and transfer to Auckland City.
DAY 09: AUCKLAND - DEPARTURE (B)
Have your boxed breakfast then check out. Meet the driver at the hotel lobby then transfer to Auckland Airport for departure back.
