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- de eksklusive opplevelsene AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND OG FIJI AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND OG FIJI - de exklusive opplevelsene Contents Australia page 06 Air Safaris 08 Iconic Landscapes 10 Unique Environments 12 Wilderness and Wildlife Encounters 14 Great Walks of Australia 16 Far from the Madding Crowd 18 Australia’s Accessible Outback 22 Aussie Rural Life 24 Aboriginal Country 26 Exclusive Touring 28 Great Barrier Reef 30 Luxury Island Resorts 32 Unique Island Hideaways 34 Tropical Rainforest 36 Private Retreats 38 Heritage Arts and Architecture 40 City Chic 42 Cosmopolitan Collection 44 Style, Design and Interiors 46 Unique Places to Stay 48 Luxury Cruising 50 Adventures on Water 52 Australia’s Nature Coast 54 Sydney Harbour 58 Country Food, Wine and Spa Retreats 60 Winery Trails 62 2 Golf, Gourmet and Spa Indulgence 64 Contents Contents Glacier and Alpine Adventures 68 New Zealand page 66 Volcanic, Thermal and Spa 70 Wildlife and Wilderness Encounters 72 Exploring New Zealand 74 Luxury Lakeside Living 78 New Zealand Adventures 80 Maori and Modern Culture 82 Private Retreats and Country Estates 86 Unique Places to Stay 88 Food, Wine and Golf 90 Luxury Fiji 94 Fiji page 92 Australia 06 Maps New Zealand 66 Fiji 92 3 Contents Bamaga Milingimbi Timor Sea Aurukun Darwin Lockhart River G r Kakadu NP e Arhnhem Land a Katherine Gulf of t Coral Sea Kalumburu Cooktown Carpentaria Wyndham Daintree & Cape Tribulation Timber Creek Port Douglas B Kununurra Palm Cove Cairns a Normanton r Mission Beach r i e Halls Creek Townsville r Broome Fitzroy Crossing Whitsundays R Airlie Beach e Northern Mount Isa e Australia Territory Mackay f Port Hedland Goldsworthy Roebourne Longreach Rockhampton Alice Springs Gladstone Kings Canyon Queensland Bundaberg Exmouth Uluru Hervey Bay Fraser island Western Sunshine Coast Coral Bay Australia Toowoomba Brisbane Gold Coast Murwillumbah Monkey Mia Denham Byron Bay Meekatharra South Coober Pedy Australia New South Wales ng Coffs Harbour Kalbarri Flinders Range Darli Tamworth Port Macquarie Head of Bight Broken Hill Dubbo Lord Howe Island Port Augusta Hunter Valley Newcastle Whyalla Port Pirie Bathurst Murray Mildura Blue Mountains Norseman Barossa Valley Northam Narrandera Sydney Perth Great Australian Bight Maitland Wollongong Fremantle Adelaide Vinefera Esperance Canberra Victoria Murray A.C.T. Busselton Kangaroo Island Bendigo Wodonga Bega Margaret River Maryborough Yarra Valley Albany Great Ocean Road Geelong Melbourne Tasman Sea Mornington Peninsula Wonthaggi Surfers riding a frothing wave toward Bondi Beach. Kangaroos bounding through wild grasslands. Diners savouring local Devonport Launceston vintages in an urban bistro. All of this is Australia. Cradle Mountain Freycinet Hobart Feel the thunder of hooves as you canter across a vast outback sheep station. Maria Island Inhale the salty tang of sea air as you walk a scenic coastal path. Delight in the Tasmania thrum of a helicopter rotor as you travel to undiscovered places. Listen to the ancient tales of an Aboriginal storyteller under a starry sky. With countless species of plants and animals, Australia exerts a magnetic Enjoy a new era of Australian experiential luxury. Now, even in remote pull on nature lovers. Whether you’re enjoying the dawn chorus of parrots, locales, you can stay in exceptional accommodations, from exquisite photographing a sleepy koala in a eucalyptus tree, or chuckling at a parade of historic buildings to tented ‘camps’ serving gourmet fare. Unwind with a little penguins, you’ll feel as though you’re starring in a nature documentary. massage in the luxe spa of a city hotel or savour a cooking class in a wine country retreat. Everywhere, service is superb; in many properties the owners For the urban adventurer, Australia’s cosmopolitan cities are unparalleled are on site. places to relax, indulge and play. Attend an avant-garde play in sophisticated Melbourne. Shop for designer fashions in Sydney. Immerse yourself in Adelaide’s City or country. Mountain or island. Rainforest or vineyard. Spa or trail. The diversity thriving culinary scene. Revel into the small hours on the glittering Gold Coast or of uniquely Australian places is endless–and with luxurious options abounding, 4 enjoy the laid-back beach culture of Perth. there’s never been a better time to visit. Australia Day 4 This morning you will be transferred by private car to Rose Bay for your seaplane tour. Join Sydney Seaplanes for your four-hour tour to Palm Beach and enjoy lunch at Jonah’s. Perched high on the edge of a cliff, enjoying dramatic views of Whale Beach and the sprawling Pacific Ocean, Jonah’s at Palm Beach is one of Australia’s most prestigious ocean retreats. Return to Sydney on a glorious afternoon seaplane flight back to Rose Bay, with a Sydney Harbour circuit of the Harbour Bridge and Opera House. Day 5 Depart Sydney for your flight to Uluru (Ayres Rock). You will be met on arrival and transferred to the Longitude 131º (two nights in a luxury tent). Longitude 131º offers eco-sensitive and romantic accommodation, complete with private views of the sun rising and setting over Uluru. Venture to Uluru and Kata Tjuta and you are exposed to an expansive living cultural landscape, which very few are able to experience. Day 6 Enjoy a full day at Ayers Rock today with luxury touring to the world’s largest monolith. Rising 348 metres above the desert floor with a circumference of eight kilometres, Uluru is considered one of the great Cairns wonders of the world. It is located in the Uluru and Kata Tjuta National Park, which is owned and run by the local Aboriginals. 40 kilometres west Hamilton Island of Uluru is Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), which are a series of giant majestic Uluru domes, once part of a single rock that was even larger than Uluru itself. Brisbane Sydney, Rock, Day 7 Depart on your flight from Uluru to Cairns. You will be met on arrival at Cairns and transferred to the Daintree Rainforest (two nights) to stay at Silky Sydney Rainforest & The Whitsundays! Oaks Lodge. On the edge of the World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest, – A Custom Itinerary in Exploring Australia Silky Oaks is an oasis with 45 treehouses and riverhouses just 30 minutes from Port Douglas. Day 1 Arrive into Sydney. On arrival, you will be welcomed to Australia by a representative of ACROSS’s team who will assist with your private Day 8 Enjoy a full day at your leisure. Join an indigenous guided rainforest transfer to the Park Hyatt Sydney (four nights), which is set on the water’s edge walk to learn something of the flora and fauna of the region, explore the overlooking Sydney Opera House. Included in your stay is a gourmet daily Mossman Gorge, or take a dawn or dusk river cruise. buffet breakfast. Day 9 Transferred to Cairns for your flight to Hamilton Island. On Day 2 Enjoy a full day at your leisure. Take in the surreal white pinnacles of its arrival you’ll be transfer from the airport to qualia (four nights) to stay on the famous Opera House and explore the historic Rocks district, the heart of the secluded northern tip of the island. qualia, one of Australia’s premium old city. Climb the famous bridge and take in the harbour and city landmarks resorts is set in 30 acres of tropical garden landscape on the northern from an altogether more original vantage point. Tonight you’ll enjoy a seafood most tip of Hamilton Island. dinner at Nick’s Seafood Restaurant. Day 10, 11 & 12 With its secluded and idyllic setting in the glittering Day 3 Board your Sea Sydney Cruises vessel to commence an afternoon Whitsundays, qualia provides the ideal resort to unwind. Within easy cruise. Be engulfed by the beauty of Sydney as you ‘cruise like a local’ aboard access of the marine wonders of the Great Barrier Reef, qualia is the perfect Calypso, a 52-foot motor yacht. Cruise the foreshores of Sydney Harbour past island hideaway, where you can choose do as little or as much as you like. world famous, iconic landmarks including the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Day 13 Depart Hamilton Island. Depart Hamilton Island and connect the Opera House before dropping anchor in a secluded cove for lunch. with your onward journey home. 5 Australia Coastal Fraser Island, Fraser Coast Rainbow Beach, Sunshine Coast Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Coast Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Sunshine Coast Noosa, Sunshine Coast Lady Elliot Ialnd Fraser Island Hervey Bay Fraser Coast Airport Maryborough Australia’s Nature Coast Great Sandy Strait This is your naturally abundant destination for Great Sandy Biosphere, through to Rainbow Beach. From coastal bushwalking, hiking, farm experiences, food trails, towns to character filled hinterland hamlets, diversity in the Inskip horse riding, markets, national parks and gardens, region is abundant. From the Glass House Mountains in the south Point snorkelling and diving, fun filled attractions, water to the Mary Valley in the north, the Sunshine Coast hinterland offers visitors a natural and unspoiled canvas on which to really Rainbow Beach sports and whale watching! uncover the natural assets of the region including walking trails, Sunshine Coast and Fraser Coast offer unbeatable natural Gympie rainforests, an abundance of national parks and botanic gardens, Great Sandy National Park experiences in some of the world’s most diverse and pristine country hamlets and local produce markets. national parks, rainforests and waterways. From the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Glass House Mountains and Pumicestone Passage just Further north, just three hours’ drive from Brisbane International north of Brisbane, through to Noosa with its renowned National Airport, Queensland’s Fraser Coast is world famous for some of Sunshine Park, Everglades, beaches and dining scene and the Great Sandy the most interactive up close and personal natural experiences on Coast Strait leading to iconic Fraser Island — you’ll fall in love with some earth.