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- Enjoy a half-day sightseeing tour of Moorea and experience the mythical “Bali Hai"
- Explore Auckland
- Explore Rotorua, visiting roaring geysers, boiling mud pools, the fascinating Agrodome
- Discover Cairns
- Visit to the Great Barrier Reef is complete without a cruise to the Outer Reef
- See the Kruger National Park is also home for nearly 150 species of mammals, birds and reptiles.
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- Round-trip international airfare from Chicago (low add-on fares available from other airports )
- 2 Nights' Accommodations in Munich
- Domestic flights, roundtrip between Johannesburg & Kruger
- 2 Nights' Accommodations in Kruger National Park, with all meals
- 4 Game Drives with rangers at the Kruger National Park
- 1 Night's accommodation in Johannesburg
- 2 Nights' accommodations in Sydney
- Cruise on Sydney Harbor
- Domestic flight from Sydney to Cairns
- 3 Nights' accommodation in Cairns
- Cruise to the Great Barrier Reef with lunch
- 2 Nights' accommodations in Auckland
- Lunch cruise on Auckland Harbor
- Tour to Waitomo Caves and Rotorua
- 2 Night's accommodation in Rotorua
- 1 Night's accommodation in Papeete
- Domestic flights, roundtrip between Papeete & Moorea
- 3 Nights' accommodations in Moorea
- Breakfast & Sightseeing tours throughout
- All hotel service charges and applicable hotel taxes
- All Airport-hotel transfers
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Fly from Chicago across the Atlantic to Paris, arriving the next day. (Connecting flights from other cities can be arranged at additional cost)
Explore this lively German city at the foot of the Bavarian Alps. Using a ‘hop-on hop off’ tourist bus visit some of the main sights like the “Marienplatz” (main square) with the world famous Glockenspiel, the impressive Opera and stroll along the bohemian area of “Sc...
Leave Munich this evening and fly overnight, across Africa to Johannesburg.
Early morning arrival in Johannesburg, home to opulent white mansions in leafy suburbs and lively townships like Soweto. During an afternoon tour of Soweto visit the house of Bishop Tutu and the former home of Nelson Mandela.
Fly to Kruger National Park. In the afternoon tour the park in search of the “Big Five” – Buffalo, Elephant, Leopard, Rhinoceros and Lion. Kruger is also home for nearly 150 species of mammals, birds and reptiles. The best time to see the animals is during the early morning and late afternoon game drive in open safari vehicles, accompanied by a professional game ranger.
Leave Kruger early this afternoon and fly back to Johannesburg, connecting to your overnight flight across the Indian Ocean to Australia.
Arrive in Sydney early in the afternoon. After a brief rest you might want to take a cruise on Sydney’s beautiful harbor (included in your tour package).
You will be picked up at your hotel for a half-day city sightseeing tour this morning. The tour will take you to the old part of the city, the historic area called The Rocks, now a lively area with small shops and restaurants. Close by is the magnificent Opera House a...
Leave Sydney this afternoon and fly to Cairns, up north on the Queensland coast. The landscape changes to lush green rainforests and the turquoise of the ocean. Spend the next three nights in this tropical region, gateway to the world famous Great Barrier Reef and to one of the oldest rainforest regions of the world.
No visit to the Great Barrier Reef is complete without a cruise to the Outer Reef. A high-speed catamaran will take you out to the reef in approx. 2 hours. Educational videos about the Reef and marine life are screened during the trip - once at the reef, you have the ...
Spend a free day in the Cairns area. You might want to take an optional tour into the rainforest, take the skyrail gondola up to Kuranda or simply relax at your resort.
Leave Cairns this afternoon and fly across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand. After arrival in Auckland in the evening, you will be transferred to your downtown hotel.
After a leisurely morning take a lunch cruise on Auckland’s magnificent harbor. The rest of the day is free for you to explore Auckland and the surrounding area.
Leaving Auckland behind you travel through the lush Waikato pastures to the famous Waitomo Caves, illuminated by millions of glowworms. Later, travel across the lush New Zealand countryside and arrive in Rotorua, the center of Maori culture and a fascinating geothermal area.
Enjoy a half-day tour of Rotorua, visiting roaring geysers, boiling mud pools, the fascinating Agrodome and some other local attractions. The afternoon is free for you to do as you please - relax by the lake, go fishing or play a round of golf!
Catch an early morning flight back to Auckland today, before continuing on your international flight to Papeete. Crossing the International Date Line, you arrive in Tahiti on the previous evening! Spend a night in Papeete.
Late this morning transfer to the airport (or docks) for a short flight (or ferry ride) to the neighboring island of Moorea. This island, in the heart of French Polynesia, is famous for its awesome natural beauty with its jagged volcanic peaks, cloaked by lush greenery and encircled by the deep blue of the ocean and sky!
Enjoy a half-day sightseeing tour of Moorea and experience the mythical “Bali Hai", made eternally famous by James Michener in his book, Tales of the South Pacific. The remainder of your time is free for you to relax or explore Moorea on your own.
Leave Moorea late this afternoon for the short hop back to Papeete, connecting to your flight back US.
Arrive in Los Angeles early in the morning. After clearing customs & immigration take a domestic flight back to Chicago (or other US airport).
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