SYDNEY TO AUCKLAND A
Fly UK to Sydney - transfer to 4-star hotel for 2 night stay
- embark ms Noordam for 15 night cruise to Melbourne,
Australia - Hobart (Tasmania), Australia - Milford Sound,
NZ - Cruising Fjordland National Park - Port Chalmers
(Dunedin), NZ - Akaroa, NZ - Picton, NZ - Wellington,
NZ - Napier, NZ - Tauranga (Rotorua), NZ - Auckland, NZ -
disembark and transfer to 4-star hotel for 2 night stay - Fly
Auckland UK
SYDNEY TO AUCKLAND B
Fly UK to Sydney - transfer to 4-star hotel for 2 night stay
- embark ms Noordam for 17 night cruise to Melbourne,
Australia - Burnie (Tasmania), Australia - Port Arthur,
Australia - Hobart (Tasmania), Australia (overnight in
port) - Milford Sound, NZ - Cruising Fjordland National
Park - Port Chalmers (Dunedin), NZ - Akaroa, NZ - Picton,
NZ - Wellington, NZ - Napier, NZ - Tauranga (Rotorua), NZ
- Auckland, NZ - disembark and transfer to 4-star hotel for
2 night stay - Fly Auckland UK
Date Itinerary Nights Interior Oceanview Balcony
18 Oct 17 A 22 £2399 £2599 £2979
17 Nov 17 A 22 £2299 £2449 £2749
28 Jan 18 B 24 £2699 £2989 £3499
AUCKLAND TO SYDNEY
Fly UK to Auckland - transfer to 4-star hotel for 2 night
stay - embark ms Noordam for 14 night cruise to Tauranga
(Rotorua), NZ - Napier, NZ - Wellington, NZ - Picton, NZ
- Akaroa (Christchurch), NZ - Port Chalmers (Dunedin),
NZ - Cruising Fjordland National Park - Hobart (Tasmania),
Australia - Melbourne, Australia - Eden (New South
Wales), Australia - Sydney, Australia - disembark and
transfer to 4-star hotel for 2 night stay - Fly Sydney UK
Date Itinerary Nights Interior Oceanview Balcony
2 Nov 17 B 22 £2299 £2399 £2649
2 Dec 17 B 22 £2149 £2279 £2539
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MARVEL AT MILFORD SOUND,
NEW ZEALAND
Milford Sound, or Piopiotahi (its name in Maori),
sits on the west coast of New Zealand's South
Island and was first called the Eighth Wonder of
the World by none other than Rudyard Kipling,
who had seen some pretty wonderful places. As
you sail up the 15-kilometer-long (nine-mile-long)
sound, with soaring snow-topped peaks looming
above-the tallest reaches an altitude of 1,517
meters (4,977 feet. Although it is called a sound,
it is technically a fjord-a narrow inlet created
by glacial erosion over thousands of years. While
its geological history is long, its human history is
not. It is believed that the Maori first explored the
sound, and the rest of the area that is now part of
Fiordland National Park, around 1,000 years ago;
Captain Cook followed in 1770. But neither Maori
nor Europeans created permanent settlements of
any significance, and the land was pristine when
Fiordland National Park, New Zealand's largest
national park, was established in 1952. While many
walking trails cross the park, the most breathtaking
views are arguably those from the water, with the
sheer rock faces looming above your ship as you
sail through this majestic landscape.
VISIT TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND
Site of fierce Maori wars, Tauranga today is a
peaceful city in the heart of kiwifruit-growing
country. Farther afield: Rotorua, with its spouting
geysers and bubbling mud pools, the Waitomo
Glow Worm Caves and nocturnal kiwi houses.
DISCOVER HOBART, TASMANIA
The capital of Tasmania, Hobart lies along
the Derwent River and is dominated by the
breathtaking Mount Wellington. Stroll the harbour
side docks to browse artist studios, relax at a local
café, and visit the Tasmanian Museum and Art
Gallery. Nearby, sample the famous wines of Coal
River Valley or view the magnificent cliffs of Port
Arthur.
EXPLORE DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND
Nestled in tree-clad hills on the South East coast of
the South Island, Dunedin is New Zealand's largest
city by area and arguably the most spectacular
in terms of contrasting landscapes. Known as the
"Edinburgh of New Zealand" Dunedin is a Kiwi city
where Scottish heritage can be found everywhere,
you'll find the statue of Robert Burns in the Octagon
as well as New Zealand's only scotch distillery and
kilt shop. The city boasts a wealth of distinguished
architecture, including Dunedin train station with its
elaborate Victorian facade, extravagant tile floors
and etched glass work. Other points of interest are
Larnach Castle, the untamed landscape of the Otago
Peninsula and the Botanical Gardens.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
✥ Return flights from London Heathrow
Regional flights available at a supplement
✥ All transfers
✥ 2 nights' 4-star pre-cruise hotel stay in Sydney
✥ 15- 17 night full-board cruise onboard
the 5-star ms Noordam
✥ 2 nights' 4-star post-cruise hotel stay in Auckland
✥ All port taxes and port charges
Aukland Tauranga Dunedin
Milford Sound
