South Pacific Wonders Featuring Australia and New Zealand with Optional 3-Night Fiji Post Tour Extension October 31 – November 14, 2017
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Capital Region Chamber presents… South Pacific Wonders featuring Australia and New Zealand with Optional 3-Night Fiji Post Tour Extension October 31 – November 14, 2017 See Back Cover Book Now & Save $500 Per Person For more information contact Jean Gagnon Plaza Travel Center (518) 785-3338 [email protected] 15 Days ● 20 Meals: 12 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 6 Dinners Book Now & Save $500 Per Person: * Double $6,999; Double $6,499 Single $8,199; Single $7,699; Triple $6,949 Triple $6,449 For bookings made after April 25, 2017 call for rates. 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(See registration form for consent.) 786425 Must-See Inclusions Culinary Inclusions Collette Experiences Board a catamaran for an Take in the sights during Come to know Australia’s exciting excursion to the a dinner cruise of Sydney people at the Tjapukai Great Barrier Reef. Harbour. Aboriginal Cultural See where the original A New Zealand family Center. colonists first settled welcomes you into their Get up close and during a city tour of home for dinner! personal with cuddly Sydney. Visit a local winery to koalas and native Explore New Zealand's taste some of their crocodiles at Hartley’s most famous national famous wines. Croc Farm. park, Mount Cook. Take a guided tour of the fascinating Sydney Opera House. Highlights: Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Sydney, Sydney Opera House, Christchurch, Mount Cook National Park, Queenstown, Milford Sound, Arrowtown Day 1 – 2: October 31 – November 1, thousands of species of sea life, as 2017 Depart From Home Today you well as turtles and birds. (D) board your flight and begin the Day 4: Friday, November 3, 2017 adventure of a lifetime. Crossing the Great Barrier Reef Board a high International Dateline, you skip a day speed catamaran for an exciting ahead. excursion to the Great Barrier Reef. Day 3: Thursday, November 2, 2017 This is an immense series of 2,800 Cairns, Australia - Tour Begins Your coral reefs which are home to tour opens in Cairns, the tropical amazingly diverse marine life. gateway to one of the world’s most Explore the reef from your base on spectacular natural attractions and a Green Island. Enjoy a glass bottom World Heritage site – the Great boat ride, stroll the island walking Barrier Reef. Established as a marine trails, relax on the beaches, snorkel or park in 1975, the reef is a haven for just watch the fish and sea turtles swim past from the pier. For a more adventurous encounter with the reef, optional scuba diving and an outer Day 6: Sunday, November 5, 2017 reef tour are also available. Whichever Cairns - Sydney Your morning is at way you choose, you’ll see some of leisure. Make your own adventure or the world’s most fascinating marine simply relax and take in the tropical and plant life. (B, L) atmosphere. Later today, fly to the Day 5: Saturday, November 4, 2017 bustling city of Sydney. (B) Cairns Come to know the history of Day 7: Monday, November 6, 2017 Australia’s original inhabitants at the Sydney This morning, see where the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Center. original English colonists first Here you’ll see traditional dances, settled in 1788 during a city tour of learn how to play a didgeridoo or even Sydney. Highlights of your tour throw a boomerang. Browse the include Kings Cross, the Harbour renowned art gallery and visit the Bridge, Chinatown, the Rocks, interpretation center which houses a Circular Quay, the Botanic Gardens collection of interesting artifacts. At and the fashionable suburb of Hartley’s Croc Farm, get up close and Paddington. Discover one of the personal with crocodiles in their world’s most fascinating architectural natural habitat! Boardwalks take you sights as you take a guided tour of on a path of adventure through the Sydney Opera House, poised rainforests and woodlands, home to majestically on Sydney Harbour. birds, reptiles and wallabies. While Next, learn how raw opals mined from visiting you also have the chance to the depths of the Earth are meet some of the local koalas and transformed into beautiful works of art have a private talk with a wildlife at the National Opal Centre. The naturalist to learn more about these evening is free to explore Sydney at cuddly creatures. Take an exciting your leisure…the opportunities are cruise on the lagoon and watch for endless! (B) crocodiles before enjoying a delicious Day 8: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Aussie barbecue. (B, D) Sydney Take hold of the exciting city of Sydney during a day of independent exploration. Your Tour Day 10: Thursday, November 9, 2017 Manager will be on hand to offer Christchurch Enjoy some leisure time suggestions. Tonight, experience the to explore Christchurch on your own. best of Sydney. As you say your You may wish to visit the farewell to Australia, chat with new International Antarctic Centre to learn friends and take in the sights during about the 7th continent, or simply a delightful dinner cruise of Sydney relax and enjoy what the city has to Harbour. Marvel at the scenic vistas offer. (B) the harbour has to offer including Day 11: Friday, November 10, 2017 Sydney’s magnificent skyline and Christchurch - Mt. Cook Region - iconic attractions: the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. (B, D) Queenstown Traverse the spectacular countryside to New Zealand’s most Day 9: Wednesday, November 8, famous national park, Mount Cook. 2017 Sydney - Christchurch, New Mt. Cook is one of the most Zealand Today you leave Australia impressive mountains in the world. En behind and fly to the historic city of route, visit a Canterbury farmyard for Christchurch, New Zealand. a fantastic opportunity to learn how a Devastated by an earthquake in early New Zealand family farm operates. 2011, see firsthand how the city You may even catch a sheep shearing known as “the Garden City” is demonstration. Continue to recreating itself. Make yourself right Queenstown and enjoy a stop at a at home this evening when a New local fruit stand to gain an inside look Zealand family welcomes you into at the produce of New Zealand. This their home for dinner! This is sure to evening, take in the city of be an unforgettable experience during Queenstown from above and soak in which you will make new friends, the breathtaking views during a learn about the customs of the gondola ride to dinner at the “Kiwis,” and enjoy a home-cooked Skyline Restaurant overlooking meal. (B, D) Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkable Mountains. (B, D) Day 12: Saturday, November 11, 2017 Day 14: Monday, November 13, 2017 Queenstown - Milford Sound - Queenstown - Arrowtown - Queenstown En route to Milford Queenstown Enjoy a leisurely touring Sound, enjoy the rugged grandeur of day as you set off for the beautiful the Hollyford Valley. You’ll travel turn-of-the-century Gold Rush through ancient beech forest via the settlement of Arrowtown. Take time Homer Tunnel. During a cruise of to explore independently and stroll its the breathtakingly beautiful quaint, historic streets. Next, explore Milford Sound you will see why this the Central Otago region where many fjord is one of the most visited sights of New Zealand’s best wines are on the South Island. With rock faces grown and produced. During a stop at that rise nearly 4,000 feet on either a local winery, visit their storage cave side, the scenery will take your breath for a tasting of some of their famous away. Following your cruise, you wines. (B, D) return to Queenstown. You may Day 15: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 choose to return via a short optional Queenstown - Tour Ends Your tour flight (weather permitting) for ends, leaving you with many pleasant spectacular views of New Zealand’s memories of a wonderful adventure. Southern Alps. (B, L) (B) Day 13: Sunday, November 12, 2017 Queenstown Today Queenstown offers up several options to enhance Itinerary at a glance Days 1, 2 Overnight Flight your tour. Shop or people-watch in the village; enjoy an optional and Days 3 – 5 Novotel Cairns Oasis exhilarating jet boat ride on the Resort, Cairns Shotover River; or join the optional Days 6 – 8 Novotel Sydney Rockford "Journey through Middle Earth" tour Darling Harbour, Sydney which takes you through the majestic Days 9, 10 Chateau on the Park, Remarkable Mountains and the Christchurch breathtaking Queenstown countryside Days 11 – 14 Millennium Hotel showcasing many of the spots where Queenstown, The Lord of the Rings movies were Queenstown filmed. (B) On some dates alternate hotels may be used. For important reservation information visit https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/786425. You can also find this information on your tour documents. Experience It! Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park Born of the need to portray Aboriginal culture with dignity and pride, the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park is a stunning theatrical and symbolic interpretation of a 50,000-year-old society.