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CRUISING THE SOUTH PACIFIC

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Experience the best of Australia and New Zealand - by land and sea" on this in-depth Cruise & Tour vacation. Arrive Down Under in Cairns, gateway to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, where you cruise aboard a catamaran to one of the Great Barrier Reef's many tropical islands. Snorkel, take a glass-bottom boat tour, or walk through the cool rainforest. Next, fly to the Outback, where Ayers Rock and the magnificent Olgas, a geological splendor of some 30 brilliant monoliths, await. Experience an Aboriginal "Dreamtime" tour. In Alice Springs, see how Outback locals live, and visit Anzac Hill, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and a camel farm. A highlight of your Outback tour is the opportunity to ride a camel. Then, fly to Sydney and enjoy a guided sightseeing tour including a cruise on Sydney Harbour and a visit to the Opera House. In Sydney, embark your Holland America cruise ship and set sail for Melbourne and then New Zealand with a stop in Burnie, Tasmania. In New Zealand, see Milford Sound in Fiordland National Park with some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world. Stop in Dunedin, Christchurch, and Picton - gateway to New Zealand's largest wine-producing region. Then, cruise to Wellington, capital of New Zealand, Napier, and Tauranga. At each stop in your cruise, choose from optional tours, excursions, and activities to give you a unique experience at each destination. Disembark in Auckland and enjoy a city tour - a wonderful ending to a fantastic journey. Cherish this vacation, including Australia and New Zealand land and cruise adventures, for a lifetime!

City Highlights
Cairns:
Great Barrier Reef cruise with choice of activities; welcome dinner

Alice Springs:
Sightseeing tour; visit the Old Telegraph Station, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and a camel farm; Aboriginal Dreamtime Tour; Outback barbeque

Ayers Rock:
Sightseeing tour around the base of the rock; sunset toast
Sydney: Sightseeing tour; Sydney Harbour cruise; visit the Opera House, botanical gardens, Bondi Surf Bathers" Life Saving Club, and an opal company;
farewell dinner

Cruising:
14-night Holland America cruise to Melbourne, Tasmania, Milford Sound, Dunedin, Christchurch, Picton, Wellington, Napier, Tauranga, and Auckland

Auckland:
Sightseeing tour; services of a Local Host

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Notes:

• Cruise itinerary provided by Holland America Line and is most up to date at time of printing. Your travel documents will contain the most current information.
• Your Tour Director will not accompany you on board the cruise.
• Tour PCR operates in reverse. Start in Auckland, where you will board your cruise which ends in Sydney. Here you will start the land portion of the itinerary, which ends in Cairns.