Tours of Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand are located in the South Pacific. Known for the Great Barrier Reef, the Outback and world-famous cities, Australia is perfect for a vacation getaway. Combine your trip with New Zealand, located over 1,300 miles east. There are several companies that offer tours combining the two countries. Keep in mind that Sydney is about a 14-hour flight from America's West Coast, and the seasons are in reverse of North America: When it's summer here, it's winter there, though winter there is more temperate.

Swain Tours
- This company offers several choices for Australia and New Zealand tours as well as two that combines both. One of these tours lasts 14 nights and the other is 20 nights. The 14-night tour is more luxurious than the 20-night one and includes staying at a Four Seasons Hotel and partaking in a luxury Sydney Harbor cruise. A private helicopter tour is also included.
  
  The 20-night tour brings its guests to places like Auckland, Melbourne, Ayers Rock, the Great Barrier Reef and Sydney. It also includes escorted sightseeing of the highlights in Australia and New Zealand. Prices for both tours include accommodations, transportation and some meals.
  
  Swain Tours
  6 W. Lancaster Ave.
  Ardmore, PA 19003
  (800) 227-9246
  swaintours.com
Tauck World Discovery
- This company offers an Australia/New Zealand tour that lasts 20 days. Twelve days are spent in Australia and nine days are spent in New Zealand. The tour takes guests through the Outback, the Great Barrier Reef and Wellington.
  
  Guests begin in Melbourne, travel to Ayers Rock, Queensland, Sydney and then to New Zealand. All accommodations, transportation, admissions to attractions and most meals are included in the price. The in-country flights and private flights over New Zealand must be purchased as part of the tour package.
  
  Tauck World Discovery
  10 Norden Place
  Norwalk, CT 06855
  (800) 788-7885
  tauck.com
Go Ahead Tours
- This company takes guests on a 22-day journey of Australia and New Zealand. It's a guided tour to places like Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Melbourne, Queensland and Auckland. Throughout the tour there are several opportunities for optional adventures. For example, you may want to go on a half-day trek through Kuranda village and rainforest. Optional adventures cost an extra fee.
  
  The company also provides an extension to this tour to Fiji for an added fee. Tours include round-trip airfare, a licensed local city guide for some touring, accommodations, some meals, entrance fees to select sites and transportation.
  
  Go Ahead Tours
  1 Education St.
  Cambridge, MA 02141
  (800) 590-1170
  goaheadtours.com
Qantas Vacations
- Qantas Vacations offers several options for traveling to Australia and New Zealand. The company's most popular tour is the 21-Day Royal Escorted tour. It takes guests through each country with tour directors and guides.
  
  The smaller 15-day South Pacific Highlights tour takes guests on the eastern side of Australia and through upper and lower New Zealand. Included in the price of these tours is airfare, most meals, accommodations and transportation.
  
  Qantas Vacations
  300 Continental Blvd., Suite 350
  El Segundo, CA 90245
  (866) 914-4359
  qantasvacations.com

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