Luxury Small Group Journeys 2019 / Australia New Zealand

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1 Luxury Sma Group Journeys 209 / 2020 Austraia New Zeaand

2 We beieve that the best journeys are persona and intimate, Meet Rosie Bevie at the Tamaki Māori Viage Come on an awe-inspiring journey with me, back in time to ancient Māori ands. Hear stories of my ancestors, passed down through generations and immerse yoursef in the beauty and wisdom of our fascinating traditions. Read more in New Zeaand, p56

3 that authentic experiences keep a ifeong passion for trave aive. Meet Manue Pamka at the Top Didj Experience Discover a civiisation with a history dating back thousands of years as I share my passion for my cuture and teach you traditiona Rarrk painting techniques passed down through generations. Read more in Austraia, p24

4 4 Start Exporing Start Exporing Why Inspiring Journeys?... 9 The Four Piars... 0 Famiy Vaues TreadRight NEW NEW NEW NEW AUSTRALIA Inspiring Austraia 3 days IJFLY Deight your senses on a journey from the Tropica North, to Austraia s spiritua heart and on to sparking Sydney. The Utimate Territory Adventure in Stye 0 days MNCR The wid majesty of the Top End and the dramatic andscapes of Austraia Red Centre combine on this unforgettabe journey. The Uncharted Coast 8 days IJSQLD This idyic journey takes you to pristine Fraser Isand and the iconic coasta destinations of Byron Bay and Noosa. A Journey to the West 7 days IJWA Intriguing Rottnest Isand, aid-back Margaret River and the wecoming cities of Perth and Fremante await you in the West. Tasmania s Footsteps and Trais 7 days IJTAS Expore the secrets of this sma, majestic isand as it emerges as a major destination for the discriminating traveer. Learn about Tasmanian Indigenous cuture with an immersive waking experience. Victoria s Hidden Gems 7 days IJVIC Discover the secrets of Victoria s rura charm on this wepaced ecectic sojourn. Kakadu s Ancient Secrets 5 days MNDD Swim at Gunom Fas, see Ubirr rock art, cruise ancient waterways, spot widife, and enjoy first cass cuisine. Outback Contrasts: A Journey to the Centre 5 days CRAU Experience the mystery and drama of Kata Tjuta and Uuru amid the stunning andscapes of the Red Centre. Outback Austraia: The Coour Of Red 5 days CRUA Expore the highights and hidden treasures of the Red Centre and first cass dining experiences aong the way. NEW ZEALAND The Long White Coud 22 days NZIJ Spanning both isands, this iconic itinerary has it a, from the TranzApine Train to Franz Josef Gacier to Rotorua and the Bay of Isands, this journey has it a. The Southern Drift 2 days NZSI Experience genuine awe as you marve at mighty Franz Josef Gacier, then trave to stunning Queenstown and transcendent Miford Sound. The Endess Shores days NZNI Experience Auckand, Weington, the Hawke s Bay region and the dazzing white beaches of the Bay of Isands. Inspiring New Zeaand 0 days NZFLY This epic New Zeaand journey spans both isands reveaing cosmopoitan cities, majestic snow-capped mountains, pristine coastines, as you induge your taste buds aong the way. KEY Accommodation Cutura Experience Loca Dining Experience Taior Made Touring FRONT COVER Lake Wanaka, New Zeaand Dining Journey Seect Ways to Trave Lake Wanaka ies at the heart of the Otago Lakes in the ower South Isand of New Zeaand. Its name is Māori, a corruption of Oanaka ( The pace of Anaka, a oca triba chief).

5 Highights 5 Sustainabe and Eco-friendy Trave Know that you are supporting sustainabe tourism and widife conservation efforts whie you visit pristine protected habitats, reax in five star eco-odges and support TreadRight s sustainabiity projects (see p22). Discover Kakadu whie staying in the eco-friendy Widman Widerness Lodge, reaxing in the knowedge that they are committed to these same environmentay sensitive tourism principes. Highights Excusive Cutura Experiences Enrich your journey with authentic cutura experiences designed to share the ancient narratives of your destination. In New Zeaand, you immerse yoursef in Māori cuture and experience the stories hidden in their ancient customs as you interact with descendants who keep these traditions aive. Unique Loca Dining Experiences Meet the ocas and induge in gourmet produce and wine sourced from the region during an intimate dining experience. Deight in the deicious food and wine that embodies the sou of each destination and create favourfu moments to ast a ifetime. To book or for more information, visit inspiringjourneys.com, ca , or speak to your trave agent.

6 6 Unique Experiences Unique Experiences Every destination hods endess opportunities to create asting memories through enriching and inspiring experiences. At Inspiring Journeys, we ensure that a trips showcase a wide variety of highights that are authentic, engaging and off the beaten track. Our experiences feature rea ocas who hod genuine connections to each destination as we as breathtakingy unique andscapes. Whether it s staying in the heart of a pristine nationa park or having unch with a famiy of dairy farmers, each journey wi inspire stories to ast a ifetime. I enjoyed broadening my knowedge and understanding of what the Northern Territory has to offer, incuding Aborigina cuture. I oved the aid-back stye, casua nature and seeing the spectacuar scenery. Cimbing Ubirr and exporing Katherine Gorge were major highights. Discover Daintree Rainforest See the ush Daintree, the word s odest iving rainforest, from a new perspective during a private guided tour. Your Indigenous guide wi highight medicina properties of pants and demonstrate traditiona bush tucker whie sharing the cuture and stories of the Kuku Yaanji peope. Inspiring Austraia, p26 Traveer on Kakadu s Ancient Secrets

7 Share your #InspiringJourneys 7 Share your Journey #InspiringJourneys #SimpyInspiring #WonderOfTrave Immerse yoursef in a Wecome to Country Ceremony Witness a Wecome to Country ceremony performed by Indigenous Austraian Eders wecoming visitors to their traditiona and. Then oca Gariwerd, Djab Wurrung and Jardwadjai peope wi teach you how to throw a boomerang and gather oca bush tucker for #inspiringjourneys #uuru #trave #traveing #centraaustraia #outbacknt #ioveaustraia #uurukatatjutanationapark #northernterritory Victoria s Hidden Gems, #inspiringjourneys #nz #wounderfu_paces #beautifupaces #pictures #travephotographer #redwood #travepics Te Waonui Forest Retreat Escape the city rush and be surrounded by the pristine widerness of New Zeaand s West Coast, when you stay at Te Waonui Forest Retreat. Nested near the Franz Josef Gacier, reax in the Franz Josef geotherma hot poos as you take in the natura ambiance and simpy unwind. The Southern Drift, #inspiringjourneys #wonderoftrave #simpyinspiring #waiheke

8 8 6 Quintessentia Reasons 3 Smaer Groups With a maximum of ony 20 peope per journey you wi enjoy a more excusive and intimate experience, incuding access to unique ocations that can t be reached by arger groups. Quintessentia reasons to choose Inspiring Journeys 4 Immersive Experiences We offer a range of hands-on and authentic experiences that bring to ife the history and cuture of each destination, heping you to create a ifetime of memories. Taiored Luxury Hoidays Whether it s visiting a museum, dining at an excusive restaurant or discovering hidden gems, we wi hep you taior your journey to get the most out of every destination, based on what your trip means to you. 5 Gobay Sustainabe Partnering with the TreadRight Foundation (see p22), we pace conservation and responsibe tourism at the heart of every trip. 2 Superb Service From boutique accommodation to uxury coaches and excusive experiences; a aspects of an Inspiring Journey have been carefuy chosen to provide you with superb service. 6 Our Peope Your passionate Journey Director and/or Driver Guide wi be with you a the way, aways ready to share in-depth oca knowedge and take care of a the finer detais so you don t have to.

9 Why Inspiring Journeys 9 Why Inspiring Journeys? Miford Sound is named after Miford Haven in Waes, whie the Ceddau River which fows into the sound is aso named for its Wesh namesake. The Māori named the sound Piopiotahi after the thrush-ike piopio bird, now extinct. Miford Sound, South New Zeaand Isand At Inspiring Journeys, we want to rekinde your passion for trave through immersive, boutique experiences. We offer a range of journeys from 5 to 22 days to the most idyic, breathtaking and iconic ocations in Austraia and New Zeaand in a sma group of up to 20 traveers, with no chidren under 2. Best of a our expert Journey Directors and/or Driver Guides wi take care of everything ese, so you can sit back and be inspired by the journey. The Four Piars Discover Expore Immerse Reax Our Inspiring Journeys offer the perfect baance of freedom from the stress of hoiday panning, with the fexibiity to shape your persona journey. Each itinerary is designed to be catered to your tastes by offering a range of authentic and enriching experiences, known as the Four Piars. Touches of Luxury We ve thought of everything to make your journey as comfortabe as possibe. Trave in stye with fuy air-conditioned uxury coaches or 4WD vehices, and enjoy on-board compimentary drinks and snacks. Our coaches come with recining seats, footrests, panoramic windows, and an on-board restroom, as we as phone chargers and free WiFi (coverage may vary in remote areas). We aso provide free arriva and departure transfers between designated airports and our hotes. To book or for more information, visit inspiringjourneys.com, ca , or speak to your trave agent.

10 0 The Four Piars Discover With each journey comes an opportunity to discover a destination and a itte more about one s sef. Deve into the sou of what makes each pace specia the sights, sounds, smes and tastes that set one ocation apart from another and fixes them in our memory forever. Our Inspiring Journeys scratch beneath the surface, sharing not ony iconic destinations, but specia paces that few have had an opportunity to encounter without the guiding hand of an expert. Bay of Fires, Tasmania Great Ocean Road, Victoria Discover the Great Ocean Road, one of the word s most scenic coasta drives, aong the south-west coast of Victoria. Witness breathtaking views of the Tweve Apostes, pristine rainforest, native widife, goden beaches and sapphire bue seas. Victoria s Hidden Gems, p46 Church of the Good Shepherd, New Zeaand Situated on the shores of Lake Tekapo, the Church of the Good Shepherd is nested amongst the natura beauty of the region. Expore the buiding s simpe but charming main chamber and be sure to wak around the grounds, taking in the magnificent apine views. The Southern Drift, p62 Ways to Trave Look for this symbo denoting the various ways you trave on each itinerary. On our Inspiring Journeys you experience an array of trave modes ranging from uxury coaches to 4WD vehices, iconic train journeys, jet boats and unforgettabe cruises. Kata Tjuta (the Ogas), Northern Territory Witness the iconic sunrise over the 36 mystica domes of the Kata Tjuta formation and watch them gow as they change coour with the surrounding andscape. Hike around the soaring rock domes and earn about the Traditiona Owners of this and, the Anangu, who have ived in the region for tens of thousands of years. Outback Austraia: The Coour of Red, p54

11 The Four Piars Expore Kawarau River, New Zeaand Leave no stone unturned as you enjoy an epic exporation made possibe through our unforgettabe range of Inspiring Journeys. Interact and connect with your surrounds, uncovering the hidden gems and insider experiences that any oca woud be proud to share with their treasured guests. From the edgy designs of Mebourne s ceebrated street art to the soufu spendour of Kakadu vaey viewed from a secuded vantage point, embark on an unforgettabe exporation of Austraia and New Zeaand on your terms. Redwoods Treewak Rotorua, New Zeaand Set in the majestic Redwoods forest, enjoy an eevated bird s-eye view of these redwood giants. Inspiring New Zeaand, p70 Lake McKenzie, Queensand Witness the awe-inspiring beauty of Lake McKenzie and its surrounds. Swim in the exceptiona vivid bue waters or take a stro on the pristine white siica sand that surround the perched ake. The Uncharted Coast, p34 Mebourne s shopping arcades Embark on Mebourne s most famous boutique shopping experience as you expore the city s spendid Victoria era arcades, vibrant wakways and busting ane ways. Victoria s Hidden Gems, p46 Journey Seect Look for this symbo for a seection of experiences that wi aow you to personaise your journey. At certain destinations, just choose an experience and your Journey Director wi hep taior your itinerary at no extra cost. Want to do more? Look for our optiona Taior Made Touring experiences. To book or for more information, visit inspiringjourneys.com, ca , or speak to your trave agent.

12 2 The Four Piars Immerse Indigenous artwork Immerse yoursef in a the fascinating ayers of your destination the ancient and contemporary cuture, centuries-od heritage and the stories that make every stop aong your journey a memorabe one. We bring these paces to ife, giving you an opportunity to dive straight in and participate in as many activities and experiences as you wish, from saiing on Sydney Harbour to Hangi feasts shared with your gracious Māori hosts. Encounter the peope, paces and fokore that have shaped each destination aong your unforgettabe Inspiring Journey. Greenstone Carvings, Hokitika, South Isand Meet a oca greenstone (jade) artisan and enjoy a traditiona carving demonstrating, as you earn about the cutura vaue and compexity of jade craft. The Long White Coud, p58 Indigenous Cutura Experience, Kakadu Enjoy an excusive Aborigina cutura experience, as you earn about ife in the bush and experience firsthand the fine art of rarrk painting. After which you create your very own masterpiece to take home. Kakadu s Ancient Secrets, p50 Saiing, Sydney Sai across the Sydney Harbour on board a uxury yacht and take in the city sights incuding Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge and the historic Rocks district. Inspiring Austraia, p26 Cutura Experiences Look for this symbo in our Austraian journeys and in our New Zeaand journeys for unique Aborigina or Māori cutura experiences that wi aow you to immerse yoursef in oca history and tradition.

13 The Four Piars 3 Reax Take time to reax and refect on your spectacuar surrounds. Inspiring Journeys are designed with fexibiity in mind, giving you time to unwind and enjoy the destination at your own pace. Be inspired by the scenic natura beauty that ies ahead. Stea a quiet moment for yoursef, induging in deicious oca favours and reaxing in serene ocations, from the spiritua site of Uuru to the heaing spa waters of Dayesford. Tropica North Queensand Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa, Dayesford Expore the humbe god rush beginnings and idyic spa setting of Dayesford, today most famous for its natura minera springs. Reax in the heaing waters of its historic Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa, soaking up the restorative powers that discerning visitors have been enjoying for over a century. Victoria s Hidden Gems, p46 Weington, New Zeaand Unwind in the cuinary capita of New Zeaand. Whie reaxing, treat your senses to the region s gourmet deights or perhaps enjoy a iterary encounter with New Zeaand s great writers on the famed Weington Writers Wak. The Endess Shores, p66 Loca Dining Experiences Look for this symbo for our carefuy-curated Loca Dining Experience. Reax and enjoy regionay-sourced produce and wine with oca experts and induge in fine cuisine in seected restaurants. Cape Naturaiste, Western Austraia Enjoy a short wak in the Cape Naturaiste Lighthouse precinct and take in the breathtaking panoramic views of the Indian Ocean, Cape Naturaiste, Leeuwin-Naturaiste Nationa Park and the beautifu Geographe Bay coastine. A Journey to the West, p38 To book or for more information, visit inspiringjourneys.com, ca , or speak to your trave agent.

14 4 Guiding Your Journey Guiding Your Journey On an Inspiring Journey, you wi be supported by a dedicated and passionate Journey Director and/or Driver Guide, who wi be on hand to hep make your journey the best it can be. With in-depth knowedge of every destination, an abundance of persona experience and a genuine ove for what they do, they can taior your experiences to suit your tastes. In Service to You Avaiabe around the cock, your Journey Director wi ensure your trip exceeds your highest expectations. Equipped with years of experience, they wi take care of a of the ogistica detais of a smooth-running journey, ike hote check-ins and baggage transfers. It s a part of their passion to offer you an unforgettabe experience, every step of the way. Loca Expert Knowedge One of the most vauabe aspects of your Journey Director s roe is to hep you connect with the paces you visit through authentic experiences. Connected with the ocas, they can suggest restaurants, spas and other activities you ove as we as provide you with a weath of information on each destination s heritage and traditions.

15 Our Peope 5 From Our Guests I reay appreciated the enjoyabe manner in which information was imparted by Myes. His enthusiasm and sense of fun brought a activities to ife which heped infuence others. I enjoyed the pace of waks and activities et us enjoy them with no sense of being rushed. Katheen s Gaery and gaing areas are a great pace to visit. Traveer on Outback Austraia: The Coour of Red I ove being abe to ca Austraia home, to me it s the most spectacuar pace on Earth. There is so much beauty and cuture everywhere and to be abe to show guests from a over the word how beautifu the heart of Austraia is as my job is a wonderfu priviege. Watching a guest reay connect with the and and its history in their own way is a definite highight. Myes Devonshire Northern Territory Every second, from the moment the 4WD rumbed up to the hote door to coect me, to our ast night on the river cruise dinner, wi hod asting memories for me. The sma intimate group made the whoe experience so much better. Warren was a superb and knowedgabe person. A great introduction to the Northern Territory. Traveer on Kakadu s Ancient Secrets Traveing through the Red Centre, rich with traditions and cuture, in a sma intimate group of traveers, makes the whoe experience more personaised and authentic. Each ocation is absoutey breathtaking and comes with its own unique story, and I ove being abe to share this with guests who are eager to earn about the ancient narratives of these scared andscapes. Brett Homes Northern Territory New Zeaand is a breathtaking destination that is fied with spectacuar scenery and beautifu heritage. A highight of mine is watching guests discover the wonders of New Zeaand at their own pace. Being abe to take the time to refect on the magnificent surrounds, aows guests to truy immerses themseves in the destination. Katie Lupton New Zeaand To book or for more information, visit inspiringjourneys.com, ca , or speak to your trave agent.

16 6 Enjoy Your Stay Enjoy Your Stay Reax and unwind in comfort throughout your journey, with each trip featuring the best accommodation avaiabe at every destination. On many journeys, you wi have the chance to stay somewhere truy remarkabe, whether it s an eco-odge in the heart of a pristine nationa park or a boutique hote in an idyic country town, these paces wi charm you with their unique heritage and unparaeed service. Crowne Paza Aice Springs Lasseters Aamanda Pam Cove Miford Sound Lodge Widman Widerness Lodge The Langham Sydney

17 Accommodation 7 Sofite Auckand Eements of Byron Bay Roya Mai Hote, Dunked bespoke accommodation, wukaina wak, Bay of Fires Accommodation Te Waonui Forest Retreat, Franz Josef Look for this symbo for the seected accommodation for your Inspiring Journey. Unwind in comfort at the end of each day, secure in the knowedge that you re enjoying your stay in the best-handpicked accommodation in each destination you visit. To book or for more information, visit inspiringjourneys.com, ca , or speak to your trave agent.

18 8 Gourmet Experiences NuNu Restaurant, Aamanda Pam Cove Spicers Hidden Vae Cicada Lodge MACq 0 Hote Dining Many of the meas and award-winning wines, and much of the authentic oca produce you enjoy on your Inspiring Journey are incuded. Look for this symbo indicating which meas are incuded each day. The Argus, Peppers Minera Springs Hote

19 Food Wine 9 Gourmet Experiences Casita Miro Induge the senses with gourmet food, authentic oca produce and award-winning wines. We offer gourmet dining experiences and opportunities to try traditiona Indigenous meas. Whie many meas incuding buffet breakfasts and a Ceebration Dinner are incuded for each Inspiring Journey, we aso provide you with the freedom to dine where you ike in seected destinations. Hay Shed Hi Winery Katherine Gorge dinner cruise The Langham Sydney To book or for more information, visit inspiringjourneys.com, ca , or speak to your trave agent.

20 20 Famiy Vaues Our Commitment Our Passion Our Customers Our Responsibiity We are committed to estabishing asting reationships with our guests by exceeding their expectations the first time and every time. We show pride, energy and determination in a that we do. We are committed to creating exceptiona experiences for our guests, empoyees and Journey Directors. We put our guests at the heart of everything we do in order to secure their engagement, oyaty and recommendation. Through partnering with the TreadRight Foundation, we strive to enhance and protect the communities we work in and to be a good corporate citizen.

21 The Trave Corporation 2 a famiy of brands ttc.com Famiy Vaues Inspiring Journeys is a member of The Trave Corporation (TTC), a 4th generation, famiy-owned business with over 00 years of trave expertise and passion. With a muti award-winning portfoio ranging from uxury hotes and boutique river cruises, to independent vacation package companies and a variety of guided trave experiences, TTC offers something for everyone. We are wordwide experts with 30 trave and tourism brands spanning over 70 countries, managed by 40 saes offices and over 0,000 team members, serving over 2 miion customers annuay. We pride ourseves on taking a ong-term view, with an ethos of attention to detai in a areas of the company. For more information, visit TTC.com

22 22 Making Trave Matter Making Trave Matter The Viage Weavers Project heps deveop ranges of handicrafts that combine craftsmanship and tradition with artistic creativity and market knowedge that create economic opportunities for artisans in rura ocations. Luang Prabang, Laos Inspiring Journeys partners with the TreadRight Foundation to safeguard the panet, widife and peope in the paces we visit for generations to come. Trave is an incredibe gift. It has the abiity to open our eyes, our hearts and our minds to the unique cutures and spebinding beauty of the natura word. But with this gift comes a responsibiity to protect the word as we know it. By partnering with TreadRight, we work together to have a positive impact on the peope and communities we visit, to hep protect marine and widife, and to care for the panet we a ca home. For more information visit TreadRight.org and connect on socia #TreadRight #MakeTraveMatter. Panet Initiatives Reducing the environmenta impact of our business isn t just a nice-to-have for us, it s at the core of what we do. Together with The Trave Corporation, we ve committed to eiminating a singe-use pastics in both our offices and out on the road by And that s just the beginning. In 207 we introduced our e-docs program which aows our guests to receive their trave documents digitay, repacing the need for paper whist aso having a tree panted in their name as part of our pant a tree initiative. A of this, whist supporting projects striving to keep our oceans and coastines cean, are just some of the ways we re committing to safeguarding the future of our panet. Your Roe in Sustainabiity Each guest traveing with Inspiring Journeys receives a compementary stainess stee water botte in our effort to hep reduce consumption of one-time use pastic bottes.

23 TreadRight Foundation 23 Widife Initiatives The word s widife is baancing on a dangerous precipice, so it is our responsibiity to hep protect some of these species most at risk from extinction. Partnering with eading widife organisations, we work to hep protect and rehabiitate some of the eephant, rhino and big cat popuations around the word, whist aso educating our guests on ethica widife experiences. Queensand, Austraia Austraia Zoo Widife Warriors Here in Austraia, we ve partnered with Austraia Zoo Widife Warriors, one of the argest and busiest widife hospitas in the word! Their mission is to rescue, rehabiitate and reease sick, injured or dispaced native widife, contributing to research that supports conservation of Austraian native fauna. Rotorua, New Zeaand Kiwi Conservation Programme We contribute to the Kiwi Breeding Program in Rotorua to hatch and raise chicks, perform heath checks and daiy monitoring. Guests get to have a behind the scenes guided tour incuding the kiwi encounter where you can see the hatchery and the kiwi breeding program in action. We ve hatched 55% of kiwis nationwide Our hatchery at Rainbow Springs is the argest kiwi conservation hatchery in the word, 76% of a North Isand chicks and 55% of chicks hatched nationwide are incubated and hatched at our hatchery and visitors on our behind the scenes tours are given a unique insight into the pight of the kiwi and the work that our team do every day to hep save kiwi. Guests can see our work at Rainbow Springs Nature Park on Day 7 of The Long White Coud, p58, Day 6 of The Endess Shores, p66 and on Day 5 of Inspiring New Zeaand, p70. Thanks to Inspiring Journeys and the TreadRight Foundation, the Austraia Zoo Widife Hospita has treated over 2,000 koaas since 204 providing koaas with a much needed ifeine. As Austraia s busiest koaa hospita, the faciity is at the forefront of koaa research and conservation. We ve heped support over 2,000 koaas Despite being one of Austraia s most iconic animas, the koaa is under severe threat in the wid. Habitat destruction, road accidents, dog attacks and ife threatening diseases continue to devastate popuations. Through sponsoring the trauma treatment ward at the Widife Hospita, the TreadRight Foundation directy heps up to 3 koaas in recovery at any one time. With this support, the dedicated team of veterinary staff work tireessy to provide hundreds of koaas each year with a second chance at ife in the wid. Guests can see our work at the Austraia Zoo on Day 4 of The Uncharted Coast, p34 Peope Initiatives At TreadRight, we are committed to encouraging the cutures, traditions and arts of the communities we visit to thrive. We seek to enabe some of these communities to see true benefit from tourism through economic empowerment. We do this through our support of micro-enterprises, and community based tourism initiatives that buids positive futures for community members and their famiies. Iraq A-Amir Women s Cooperative The objective aims to make the women in the area financiay independent and to raise their standard of iving by increasing their income and preserving oca heritage. Wadi Seer, Iraq For more information, visit TreadRight.org and connect on socia #TreadRight #MakeTraveMatter

24 Austraia Top Didj Cutura Experience & Art Gaery, Katherine Discover a rich passion for cuture and expore the works of oca Indigenous artists as they te their story and showcase traditiona activities.

25 Discover a beautifu cuture that amazes many traveers. Deve into a and rich with contrasts and ancient secrets. Experience the wonder of a desert sunrise against a burnt red andscape in the Red Centre, swim amongst vibrant marine ife at the Great Barrier Reef or induge in gourmet food and wine aong Victoria s spectacuar coast. Top Didj identified the need for visitors to share a cutura interaction with the Aborigina peope of Katherine. We are passionate about capturing this rich cuture and providing an avenue for oca Indigenous artists to te their story and to showcase traditiona activities such as fire ighting, spear and boomerang throwing, painting whist educating visitors of their cuture and way of ife. This experience is designed to aow guests the opportunity to engage with Aborigina peope. We own a beautifu cuture which amazes many traveers. Manue Pamka, Top Didj

26 26 Inspiring Austraia Embark on an Inspiring Journey through the rainforests and reefs of northern Austraia to the spiritua Red Centre and iconic harbour city of Sydney. It wi deight your senses as you encounter ancient cutures, induge in deicious cuisine, and experience natura ocations that are simpy out of this word. Pam Cove is 27 kiometres north of the city of Cairns. It is named after the pam trees that ine the beach. The reef sheters the inshore waters from the Cora Sea swes creating reativey cam waters between the reef and the beach. Pam Cove, Cairns

27 3 Days Inspiring Austraia IJFLY 27 Indigenous cuture in the Daintree Rainforest, Queensand Hunter Vaey Wines The Rocks District, Sydney Great Barrier Reef, Queensand 0 DAYS Cairns Pam Cove Daintree Great Barrier Reef Aice Springs Kings Canyon Uuru Kata Tjuta Sydney Bue Mountains Hunter Vaey Discover The Word Heritage isted Bue Mountains Iconic Uuru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (the Ogas) Spectacuar Sydney Harbour and the famous beaches The spectacuar Great Barrier Reef on a cruise Expore Hike to the top of Kings Canyon The 36 mystica domes of Kata Tjuta Immerse Enjoy an Indigenous experience in the Daintree Rainforest Sai a yacht on Sydney Harbour Snorke on the Great Barrier Reef Reax Toast an Uuru sunset with sparking wine Taste your way through the Hunter Vaey Kings Canyon, Northern Territory See itinerary next page >

28 28 3 Days Inspiring Austraia IJFLY Austraian communities. Join your Aice Springs famiy hosts this evening for a Loca Dining Experience barbecue dinner around a campfire, as the Miky Way ights up the sky. Crowne Paza Aice Springs Lasseters Fu buffet breakfast, Loca Dining Experience Day 5: Aice Springs Kings Canyon This morning s journey takes you through the West MacDonne Ranges and aong the 4WD Mereenie Loop Road, passing Tyers Lookout and Gosses Buff. Take a wak through Angkere (Standey Chasm), created over miions of years, and continue to your destination, Kings Canyon, where you can stro aong the shady creek bed at the foot of the towering sandstone ciffs of the canyon. Kings Canyon Resort, Deuxe Spa Rooms Fu buffet breakfast, unch, dinner with wine Day 6: Kings Canyon Uuru Uuru Rise with the birds and embark on the exhiarating 6km Rim Wak at Kings Canyon past the domes of the Lost City. Next stop is Curtin Springs Station. Learn about the egacy of the Severin famiy and their wranging heritage and then kick back in true Aussie stye at a deicious barbecue unch. This afternoon, venture to the spiritua midst of Uuru in time to enjoy sparking wine at a spectacuar sunset. Sais in the Desert Hote, Ayers Rock Resort, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, unch Day 7: Uuru and Kata Tjuta Day : Wecome to Cairns A warm wecome to the gateway city of Tropica North Queensand the aunch pad for your epic adventure from north to south, through the untamed widerness of the outback. Upon arriva, you have time to reax before meeting your Journey Director this afternoon for a Wecome Reception with drinks and canapés and ater dine overooking the geaming waters of the Cora Sea. Aamanda Pam Cove, Cairns, 3 nights Dinner with wine Day 2: Daintree and Indigenous Cuture Expore the symbiotic reationship between the oca Kuku Yaanji peope and ancient andscapes of the Daintree as you join your Aborigina guide on an excusive journey into the rainforest. Spend the morning earning about their fascinating traditions, bush diet and traditiona medicines shared amidst the soundtrack of the untamed forest. Learn how to hunt for eusive mud crabs before enjoying unch under the eafy canopies of mahogany and oak. Fu buffet breakfast, unch Day 3: Great Barrier Reef Go beyond the great and into an underwater wonderand your cruise to discover the magic of the Great Barrier Reef wi venture to Agincourt Reef on the Quicksiver wavepiercing catamaran, where you have a unique opportunity to soak up the pristine natura setting before you. Snorke past iridescent cora formations and coourfu marine-ife an undersea treasure-trove as far as the eye can see. Reax up on deck surrounded by the vivid bue of the Cora Sea, bask in the goden Austraian sunshine and enjoy a tropica unch on board before returning to Pam Cove. Fu buffet breakfast, unch Day 4: Cairns Aice Springs Depart the hoiday hotspot of Cairns, fying to Aice Springs where you gain unique insights into what ife is ike in an isoated Austraian town. Spending some time at the Schoo of the Air and Roya Fying Doctor Service, earn how these services provide a much-needed medica ifeine to remote Venture to the Uuru Kata Tjuta Cutura Centre where you earn about the strong connection shared over miennia between the Anangu peope and this ancient and. The mystica domes of Kata Tjuta are your next stop. Join your Journey Director for a guided wak deep through the whisting Wapa Gorge, tracing the cutura significance of Kata Tjuta s ancient rocky domes. Spend the rest of the afternoon at the base of Uuru s red sopes, embracing the timeess stories of the Anangu whose rock art you have an opportunity to see before visiting the Mutitjuu Waterhoe, home to the Anangu s wanampi, an ancestra water snake. Afterwards, meet the magica stars of the Southern Hemisphere this evening at the sensationa Sounds of Sience Dinner. Fu buffet breakfast, Loca Dining Experience Day 8: Uuru Sydney Witness a mesmerising sunrise over Uuru perfecty viewed from the dune viewing area. Afterwards, kick back and enjoy aidback Aussie vibes before your fight to Sydney. Consider an optiona experience scenic heicopter fight over Uuru and Kata Tjuta, earn the art of Aborigina dot painting or simpy reax with a good book. This afternoon, soufu Uuru gives way to cosmopoitan Sydney. The Langham, Sydney Fu buffet breakfast Schoo of the Air was estabished in Aice Springs in 95 and has since been estabished in other remote parts of Austraia. Schoo of the Air gave the chidren iving in isoated areas a voice and gave them friends as every day they got to tak to other chidren aong with their teacher. Our visitors get to join in the cassroom, seeing the teacher and chidren interact and earn and our cassroom is very different to a city cassroom. Merriyn Spencer, Aice Springs Schoo of the Air

29 3 Days Inspiring Austraia IJFLY 29 At a gance: Kings Canyon 2 Ayers Rock Resort Uuru Kata Tjuta Aice Springs Daintree Nationa Park Pam Cove 3 Cairns Great Barrier Reef Cruise TOP 3 HIGHLIGHTS. Sounds of Sience and Benneong Sydney Dinners 2. Aborigina Cuture in Cairns and the Red Centre 3. Sai under the Harbour Bridge on famous Sydney Harbour DINING 2 Fu buffet breakfasts 5 Lunches 4 Dinners with wine 2 Loca Dining Experiences Ceebration Dinner Bue Mountains Hunter Vaey 2 Sydney Start Finish Overnight Sightseeing Coach Fight Cruise Sydney Harbour saiing Day 9: Sydney Bue Mountains The shimmering hue of the Word Heritage isted Bue Mountains Nationa Park beckons from afar as you embark on a day of discovery to expore its extraordinary beauty. Soak up eucayptus scents and discover such icons as the Three Sisters at Echo Point and spectacuar Brida Vei Fas. Go off the beaten path in the company of your Journey Director to secuded ookouts and peacefu short bushwaks. Fairmont Resort Bue Mountains Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 0: Bue Mountains Hunter Vaey Expore Austraia s origina wine country. A day of guit-free indugence awaits as you sampe the deectabe favours and award-winning vintages of the Hunter Vaey. Enjoy private wine tastings at boutique vineyards and a sumptuous unch in exquisite surrounds before arriving at your hote and spending the rest of the afternoon at eisure. Kirkton Park Hote, Hunter Vaey Fu buffet breakfast, unch, dinner with wine Day 2: Sydney Sightseeing The Eastern Suburbs of Sydney wecome you this morning as you stro aong the coasta wak. No trip to Sydney woud be compete without a visit to the iconic Sydney Opera House for a VIP guided tour to earn about this architectura marve. Afterwards, toast your Inspiring Journey at a Ceebration Dinner at chef Peter Gimore s iconic Benneong Restaurant under the sais of the Sydney Opera House. Fu buffet breakfast, Ceebration Dinner Day 3: Farewe from Sydney Bid farewe to the Harbour City and new found friends as your epic discovery of Austraia s natura spendour and spiritua sou has come to an end and you are transferred to Sydney Airport for your onward fight. Fu buffet breakfast Day : Hunter Vaey Sydney The wind in your sais, it s time to kick-start your afternoon on famous Sydney Harbour. Prime your sea egs and join your saiing crew on board a uxury yacht. Take the hem, work the grinders or simpy kick back as you sai past the biowing sais of the Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge and sma secuded coves surrounded by muti-miion doar waterfront homes. An evening at eisure foows your exhiarating day on the water. The Langham, Sydney, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast From $8225 per person twin share and ony IJFLY: Cairns to Sydney Fights are not incuded in hoiday price. Fight Information: Day fights to arrive prior to 2.00pm into Cairns Airport Day 3 fights to depart anytime from Sydney Airport Interna-hoiday fights required to be purchased in order to fufi the itinerary: Day 4 Cairns to Aice Springs: QF949 Day 8 Ayers Rock to Sydney: JQ66 For departure dates, pricing, and ways to save, see pages 74 & 76/77. For the detaied itinerary and additiona departure dates, pease visit inspiringjourneys.com/ijfy, or speak to your trave agent

30 30 NEW The Utimate Territory Adventure in Stye Expore Kakadu s ancient gorges, spectacuar wetands and unique widife, and meet the descendants of Aborigina peope who have ived here for 65,000 years. Then fy to the magica Red Centre, experiencing iconic Uuru, the mystica domes of Kata Tjuta, and windswept Wapa Gorge. One of the most spectacuar areas in Austraia, the Katherine Gorge winds 2 km with was cimbing more than 70 metres high. The Jawoyn s ancestors have been reported to have ived in the region up to 45,000 years ago. Katherine Gorge

31 0 Days The Utimate Territory Adventure in Stye MNCR 3 Kings Canyon Ubirr Rock Art West MacDonne Ranges 0 DAYS Darwin Mary River Kakadu Nationa Park Katherine Gorge Litchfied Nationa Park Aice Springs West MacDonne Ranges Kings Canyon Kata Tjuta Uuru Discover Word Heritage isted Kakadu & Litchfied Nationa Parks Uncover the Mary River on a safari cruise Iconic Uuru (Ayers Rock) Litchfied Termite Mounds Expore The 36 mystica domes of Kata Tjuta (the Ogas) Cimb Nourangie for spectacuar views over Kakadu Nationa Park Get off road on the Marrakai 4WD track Immerse Learn about rock art at Ubirr and Uuru Enjoy an Aborigina cutura experience Hike to the top of Kings Canyon for magnificent views Mereenie Loop Reax Toast an Uuru sunset with sparking wine Experience a spectacuar Red Centre sunrise Swim at Gunom Fas and Wangi Fas See itinerary next page >

32 32 0 Days The Utimate Territory Adventure in Stye MNCR As this Inspiring Journey departs eary in the morning, you wi need to pre-book accommodation for the previous night at Mantra on the Espanade, Darwin. Day : Darwin Mary River Your epic Top End adventure begins in the tropica northern city of Darwin. Meet your oca Journey Director and board your uxury 4WD vehice. Your brush with Austraia s natura treasures begins in Litchfied Nationa Park. Hear how the oca Aborigina peope s ancestra spirits have shaped the andscape, before embarking on a cross-country journey aong the rugged Marrakai Track (seasonay accessibe) to the Mary River Wetands. Tonight, get to know your feow traveers at a Wecome Reception with drinks and canapés foowed by dinner. Widman Widerness Lodge, Mary River Lunch, dinner with wine Day 2: Mary River Kakadu Top Didj Cutura Experience Wake up with the widife and head to Corroboree Biabong, where you take a cruise in the company of a oca guide to expore its foodpains and spot the creatures that find sanctuary in its otus-covered waters. Next, journey into the tropica depths of iconic Kakadu Nationa Park, enjoying a sunset wak at the rock-art gaeries of Ubirr. Perched atop Nadab Lookout, watch the sun set over the ush Kakadu foodpains. Mercure Kakadu Crocodie Hote, Jabiru Fu buffet breakfast, unch, dinner with wine Day 3: Kakadu Katherine Visit Nitmiuk with an open heart and mind. Be open to fee the natura beauty, the peace and the gente presence of the Jawoyn peope who have been iving on this country for tens of thousands of years. Bring this beautifu state of mind back home and you can rest assured that this experience wi have eft a mark on your ife. Sveva Faetto, Nitmiuk Tours & Cicada Lodge Enjoy a eisurey start to your day, or take to the skies on an optiona experience eary-morning fight over Kakadu before venturing to Nourangie to admire the ancient Dreamtime art of the Bininj and Mungguy peope. Continue cross-country to Gunom Fas, where a hike to the summit is rewarded with a refreshing dip in the crysta-cear punge poo. Lunch in the shade of rusting gum-trees before driving on to tonight s five-star eco-odge accommodation. Cicada Lodge, Nitmiuk Nationa Park, Katherine, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, unch, dinner with wine Day 4: Katherine Gorge Meet didgeridoo expert Manue Pamka this morning and share in his passion for the rich traditiona cuture into which he was born. Learn about ife in the bush and experience firsthand the fine art of rarrk (cross-hatch) painting. Later, board a dinner cruise on Katherine Gorge and earn about the history and cuture of the oca Jawoyn peope, traditiona owners of Nitmiuk Nationa Park. Fu buffet breakfast, unch, Loca Dining Experience Day 5: Katherine Darwin A eisurey start to the day coud see you reaxing at the odge or setting off on a comfortabe wak. Later, emerge from the widerness to journey north aong the Stuart Highway on your return to Darwin, stopping to coo off in the cascading waters of Edith Fas and visit the poignant Adeaide River War Cemetery. Tonight, enjoy an evening at eisure in Darwin. Mantra on the Espanade, Darwin Fu buffet breakfast, unch Day 6: Darwin Aice Springs Wangi Fas After a morning fight to Aice Springs meet your Red Centre Journey Director and group of feow traveers. Visit the Roya Fying Doctor Service to see how this faciity provides vita medica assistance to outback inhabitants. Nearby, is the Schoo of the Air, a crucia service providing education to chidren iving in remote Austraian communities. This evening, join your Aice Springs famiy hosts for a Loca Dining Experience barbecue dinner around a campfire, as the Miky Way ights up the sky. Crowne Paza Aice Springs Lasseters, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, Loca Dining Experience

33 0 Days The Utimate Territory Adventure in Stye MNCR 33 Darwin Litchfied Mary River 2 Katherine Gorge Jabiru Kakadu Nitmiuk At a gance: TOP 3 HIGHLIGHTS. Swimming at Gunom Fas 2. Barbecue dinner under the stars in Aice Springs 3. Experience the magic of an Uuru and Kata Tjuta sunrise DINING 9 Fu buffet breakfasts 8 Lunches 4 Dinners with wine 3 Loca Dining Experiences Ceebration Dinner Ayers Rock Resort West MacDonne Ranges Uuru Kata Tjuta 2 Kings Canyon Aice Springs Start Finish Overnight Sightseeing Coach Fight Uuru sunrise Day 7: Aice Springs Visit the historic Overand Teegraph Station, site of the first European settement in Aice Springs, and earn how it reayed messages between Darwin and Adeaide for 60 years. Then the stunning andscapes of the West MacDonne Ranges take centre stage as you embark on a wak through Simpsons Gap and dramatic Angkere (Standey Chasm), which was created over miions of years. The deep red sandstone formation contrasts with the ush green ferns and gum trees on the vaey foor. Later, back in Aice Springs, you have some free time to reax by the poo or choose to expore more, at your own pace. Fu buffet breakfast, unch, dinner with wine Day 8: Aice Springs Kings Canyon En route to Kings Canyon you trave aong the 4WD Mereenie Loop Road past Tyers Lookout and Gosses Buff. On arriva, gaze across the deep chasm at the edge of Kings Canyon as you embark on a 6km rim wak past the domed Lost City and the uscious Garden of Eden. Another unique widerness dining experience, Under a Desert Moon, awaits you this evening. The fickering gow of the fire is the perfect accompaniment to sparking wine and canapés foowed by dinner, prepared from fresh produce and ingredients unique to the Austraian outback. Kings Canyon Resort, Deuxe Spa Rooms Fu buffet breakfast, unch, Loca Dining Experience Day 9: Kings Canyon Uuru Now you re bound for Uuru. On your way visit Curtin Springs Station, home to the Severin famiy since 956. Kick back in true Aussie-stye at a barbecue unch whie hearing from one of the ocas about the Severin s and the ogistics of running a miion-acre catte property. Afterwards, enter Uuru Kata Tjuta Nationa Park, experiencing the magnificence of the 36 red congomerate rock domes that form Kata Tjuta, and joining your Journey Director for a guided wak through the immense Wapa Gorge. Later, witness the spectacuar changing coours as the sun sets over Uuru, then join your Journey Director and feow traveers for a Ceebration Dinner at Ikari Restaurant. Sais in the Desert Hote, Ayers Rock Resort Fu buffet breakfast, unch, Ceebration Dinner Day 0: Farewe from Ayers Rock Resort Experience a majestic sunrise over Kata Tjuta and Uuru from the fantastic Kata Tjuta dune viewing patform. From here it s off to the Uuru Kata Tjuta Cutura Centre for breakfast and an insight into the history of the oca Anangu peope. Take a wak around to the base of Uuru, hearing timeess stories, viewing spectacuar rock art, and visiting the cuturaysignificant Mutitjuu Waterhoe. In the ate morning, when your Inspiring Journey comes to an end, you be transferred to Ayers Rock Airport for your onward fight. Fu buffet breakfast From $5995 per person twin share and ony MNCR: Darwin to Uuru (Ayers Rock) Fights are not incuded in the hoiday price. Fight Information: Day Prior fights to arrive anytime into Darwin Airport Day 0 fights to depart after.00pm from Ayers Rock Airport. Interna-hoiday fights required to be purchased in order to fufi the itinerary: Day 6 Darwin to Aice Springs: QF937 For departure dates, pricing, and ways to save, see pages 74 & 76/77. For the detaied itinerary and additiona departure dates, pease visit inspiringjourneys.com/mncr, or speak to your trave agent

34 34 NEW The Uncharted Coast Induge yoursef in the reaxed ifestye of the southern Queensand coast. From the understated uxury of Spicers Hidden Vae to the rugged beauty of the word s argest sand isand, you discover the beach cuture for which tropica Byron Bay and Noosa are internationay renowned. Be in awe of the Enchanted Cave, the argest amethyst cave in the word, and aso the word s taest geode pair, The Crysta Guardians. Be at peace with the argest stone Bessing Buddha in Austraia, and the ony Kaachakra Word Peace Stupa in the southern hemisphere. Crysta Caste & Shambhaa Gardens

35 8 Days The Uncharted Coast IJSQLD 35 Austraia Zoo Tamborine Mountain Summer Land Came Farm 8 DAYS Brisbane Noosa Rainbow Beach Fraser Isand Grandchester Tamborine Mountain Byron Bay God Coast Discover Queensand Hinterand with off the beaten track ocations Wak to Caro Sandbow from Rainbow beach, a famous sunset or sunrise vantage point Montvie Expore With a waking tour of Brisbane with a oca Indigenous guide and expert Swim in the fresh waters of Lake McKenzie at Fraser Isand Immerse Enjoy a private Indigenous storyteing under the stars at Spicers Hidden Vae Learn of Austraia Zoo s widife endeavours Meet cames at Summer Land Came Farm and earn about the heath benefits of came s mik from an expert Reax On a private boat tour of God Coast waterways whie enjoying a pre-dinner drink Lake McKenzie, Fraser Isand See itinerary next page >

36 36 8 Days The Uncharted Coast IJSQLD Noosa beach Cape Byron Lighthouse Rainbow Beach Day : Wecome to Brisbane On arriva in Brisbane, you be transferred by private car to your hote in Brisbane s South Bank. Meet your Journey Director for a Wecome Reception with drinks and canapés before a stro to the waterfront restaurant, Stokehouse Q. Take in the river and city views as you dine with your traveing companions. Emporium Hote South Bank, Brisbane Dinner with wine Day 2: Brisbane Rainbow Beach After breakfast, you join a oca expert on a unique waking tour of Brisbane that wi offer you a rare opportunity to earn about Brisbane s Aborigina history and its cuturay rich street art. Try some Indigenous favours at morning tea before departing Brisbane for your road trip through the Queensand countryside with time aong the way to stop in charming hinterand viages incuding Montvie. You arrive ate afternoon in the tiny, idyic town of Rainbow Beach at the base of the Inskip Peninsua, known for its coourfu sandciffs. Rainbow Ocean Pams Resort, Rainbow Beach Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 3: Rainbow Beach Noosa Take the ferry to famous Fraser Isand and join a 4WD tour of the word s argest sand isand. Wak through towering rainforest at Centra Station and swim in the exceptionay pure, vivid bue waters of Lake McKenzie, or stro on the pristine white siica sand that surrounds the perched ake. Continue your journey to the iconic beachside destination of Noosa. This evening wi be free for you to dine at eisure in Hastings Street. Peppers Noosa Resort & Vias Fu buffet breakfast, unch Day 4: Noosa Grandchester A widife extravaganza awaits you today at Austraia Zoo, made famous by the ate Steve Irwin, the Crocodie Hunter. Witness the renowned Crocoseum Widife Warrior show and enjoy unch before meeting staff at the Austraia Zoo Widife Hospita for a private tour of this eading-edge treatment faciity. Continue your journey to Spicers Hidden Vae, an historic Austraian homestead set on 2,000 acres. This evening, a dinner created from oca produce is served at the onsite restaurant. Spicers Hidden Vae, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, unch with wine, dinner with wine Day 5: Grandchester After a eisurey breakfast, visit Summer Land Came Farm, the argest commercia-scae came dairy operation outside of the Midde East. You have the opportunity to create your own came-mik skincare product in the onsite aboratory before unch at the farm. During the afternoon you re free to do as much or as itte as you pease. Spicers Hidden Vae offers an abundance of activities incuding sef-guided nature waks and mountain-biking. However, you may consider an optiona experience 4WD discovery tour or you can take to the skies on a heicopter excursion. Or simpy reax by the poo whie taking in the sights and sounds of the Lockyer Vaey. This evening, join a oca Indigenous storyteer under the stars for an unforgettabe dining experience. Fu buffet breakfast, unch, Loca Dining Experience Day 6: Grandchester Byron Bay Your first destination today is Mount Tamborine, known as the Green behind the God. Discover stunning waterfas and oca art, or take an optiona experience on the Tamborine

37 8 Days The Uncharted Coast IJSQLD 37 Montvie River Heads Noosa Lake McKenzie Fraser Isand Rainbow Beach Caro Sandbow At a gance: TOP 3 HIGHLIGHTS. Enjoy a sower pace at Spicers Hidden Vae 2. A 4WD tour of word-famous Fraser Isand 3. The Aussie beach vibe at Byron Bay DINING 7 Fu buffet breakfasts 2 Lunches Lunch with wine 3 Dinners with wine Loca Dining Experience Ceebration Dinner Austraia Zoo Grandchester 2 Brisbane Summer Land Came Farm Tamborine Mountain Crysta Caste/ Shambhaa Gardens God Coast Byron Bay Start Finish Overnight Sightseeing Coach 4WD Caro Sandbow Rainforest Skywak 30 metres above the vaey. If you prefer, you can visit a oca winery for a eisurey wine-tasting. This afternoon, cross the border from Queensand into New South Waes and visit Crysta Caste and Shambhaa Gardens, where you discover giant crystas, ush sub-tropica gardens and beautifu spaces for contempation and meditation. This evening is free for you to reax and unwind at your resort. Eements of Byron Resort & Spa Fu buffet breakfast Day 7: Byron Bay God Coast Byron Bay is famous for its vibe, and is Austraia s easternmost point. This morning there s time to expore the town at your own pace. You may ike to book an optiona experience sunrise baoon fight for spectacuar views over the ush Green Caudron region. Before eaving Byron Bay, head to the famous Cape Byron Lighthouse, a stunning vantage point offering panoramic ocean views and the opportunity for spotting whaes (June to November). Your destination beckons as you approach the gitz and gamour of Austraia s God Coast. Enjoy a pre-dinner drink on a private boat as you cruise aong the canas before a sumptuous Ceebration Dinner with your Journey Director and newfound friends. Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, God Coast Fu buffet breakfast, Ceebration Dinner Day 8: Farewe from God Coast Your journey concudes this morning after breakfast with your transfer to Cooangatta or Brisbane Airport for your onward fight. Fu buffet breakfast Extend Your Journey Eysian, Long Isand Escape from the crowds at Eysian, the most secuded isand retreat in the Whitsundays, catering to a maximum of 20 guests. In Paradise Bay on the southern point of Long Isand, your package incudes fu board, wine with dinner and a non-motorised water sports. From $860 per person twin share 2 nights Incudes road transfer from Proserpine Airport to Whitsunday Airport, heicopter fight to Long Isand and uggage storage. Traveers must purchase the fight from Brisbane to Proserpine. Chidren 5 years and under are not permitted. quaia, Hamiton Isand Situated at the heart of the Great Barrier Reef, quaia is nested in the most pristine and secuded position on the isand. Immerse yoursef in a reaxed atmosphere where everything has been meticuousy considered to reax the mind and yet competey spoi the senses. From $400 * per person twin share 2 nights * Incudes VIP airport transfers from Hamiton Isand Airport. Traveers must purchase the fight from Brisbane to Hamiton Isand. Incudes breakfast daiy. Chidren 5 years and under are not permitted. From $5475 per person twin share and ony IJSQLD: Brisbane to God Coast Fights are not incuded in hoiday price. Fight Information: Day fights to arrive prior to 2.00pm into Brisbane Airport Day 8 fights to depart anytime from Cooangatta Airport or Brisbane Airport For departure dates, pricing, and ways to save, see pages 74 & 76/77. For the detaied itinerary and additiona departure dates, pease visit inspiringjourneys.com/ijsqd, or speak to your trave agent

38 38 NEW A Journey to the West From the renowned vineyards of surfing mecca Margaret River to the endearing native quokkas on Rottnest Isand and the aid-back, historic cities of Perth and Fremante, this Inspiring Journey has much to offer the discerning traveer. Beautifu accommodation aong the way adds much to your experience. The Sugaroaf Rock is a gigantic towering granite rock that emerges from the Indian Ocean extremey cose to the mainand just off Cape Naturaiste. Its ocean side is battered by treacherous seas and the rock is separated from the coast by just a narrow channe of wid water. This has created a unique environment which is home to much widife. Cape Naturaiste

39 7 Days A Journey to the West IJWA 39 Busseton Jetty Quokka, Rottnest Isand 7 DAYS Perth Penguin Isand Bunker Bay Busseton Cape Naturaiste Margaret River Rottnest Isand Fremante Kings Park, Perth Discover Magnificent Rottnest Isand The sights of Perth, taking in beautifu Kings Park Expore Shoawater Bay s widife sanctuary Wak the ength of the historic Busseton Jetty Immerse Learn about oca Indigenous cuture and bush tucker at Cape Naturaiste Take a ocay guided waking tour through historic Fremante Fremante Reax Enjoy some of Austraia s best wines in Margaret River Stay in uxury at the InterContinenta Perth and beautifu boutique regiona accommodation See itinerary next page >

40 40 7 Days A Journey to the West IJWA Fremante Day : Wecome to Perth On arriva in the thriving Western Austraian capita, take some time to reax or expore independenty. You may ike to take a stro to the nearby Swan Bes, a set of 8 bes arrayed in a stunning modernist 82½ metre-high copper and gass campanie. Enjoy canapés and oca wines as you get to know your Journey Director and traveing companions at a Wecome Reception this evening at your hote. InterContinenta, Perth, 2 nights Day 2: Perth After a eisurey breakfast visit Eizabeth Quay, where the city meets the Swan River, and Yagan Square, one of the city s most popuar community, meeting and ceebration paces. Then expore beautifu Kings Park, the jewe in the city s crown. The afternoon is free for you to expore the city further at your own pace. Tonight you dine in Perth s premier historica, cutura and dining precinct, the State Buidings. Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine I hope that every guest who comes aong on a tour with us waks away with a better understanding of the oca history here in Perth but aso what it is ike to ive here as a oca. They wi see the amazing ifestye we have here in Perth but aso some of the chaenges facing one of the most isoated cities in the word. Ryan Mossny, Two Feet & a Heartbeat Day 3: Perth Margaret River En route to the word-renowned Margaret River wine region today, you discover the white sandy beaches and crysta-cear waters of Penguin Isand in the heart of the ruggedy spectacuar Shoawater Isands Marine Park. Cruise Shoawater Bay s widife sanctuary to see dophins, penguins, sea ions and a myriad of sea-birds, then journey south to historic Busseton Jetty. Enjoy a wak on the beautifuy-restored 50-year-od construction, or ride the sma train to the end,.8 kiometres from the shore. Check in to your 5-star accommodation set on the turquoise waters of Bunker Bay, and dine at the Other Side of the Moon Rottnest Isand

41 7 Days A Journey to the West IJWA 4 Rottnest Isand Penguin Isand Cruise Rockingham Fremante Shoawater Isands Marine Park 2 Perth At a gance: TOP 3 HIGHLIGHTS. An indugent degustation unch with matching wines 2. Overnight stay on Rottnest Isand 3. Aborigina Cutura Experience at Cape Naturaiste DINING 6 Fu buffet breakfasts 3 Dinners with wine Loca Dining Experience Ceebration Dinner Cape Naturaiste Bunker Bay 2 Busseton Margaret River Start Finish Overnight Sightseeing Coach Cruise Eizabeth Quay, Perth restaurant, named after one of the popuar oca surf breaks. Puman Bunker Bay Resort, Margaret River, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 4: Margaret River A Wecome to Country ceremony begins your Indigenous experience at Cape Naturaiste, where a oca guide wi escort you on a short wak in the Cape Naturaiste Lighthouse precinct. See the and through the eyes of an Indigenous custodian, and experience an artefact interpretation and didgeridoo demonstration. Then drive aong peacefu vineyard-ined roads to a Margaret River winery and take a guided wak through the vines. A Loca Dining Experience foows at a degustation unch with matching wines. In the afternoon you expore more of the region, and have the opportunity to spend time in the quaint town of Margaret River. Fu buffet breakfast, Loca Dining Experience Day 5: Margaret River Rottnest Isand Leaving the roing wine country behind you, journey up the beautifu southwest coastine towards Fremante. Board your ferry for the short crossing to magnificent Rottnest Isand. The isand was separated from the mainand around 7,000 years ago when sea-eves rose, and human artefacts dating back at east 30,000 years have been found there. The sandy beaches, abundant marine ife and friendy widife on Rottnest wi deight you. The endearing quokka, a sma kangaroo-ike mamma, is native to the isand, where a pants and animas are protected by aw. Sette in to your eco gamping tent, and watch the sun set this evening from a nearby dune. Pinky s Eco Retreat, Rottnest Isand Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 6: Rottnest Isand Fremante Wake up to the serenity of this natura paradise and enjoy a eisurey start to the day. Later this morning, take a guided coach tour of some of Rottnest s most spectacuar ocations, and earn about the isand s diverse fora, fauna and history. This afternoon, cruise back to seaside Fremante and, after taking some time to reax at your hote, meet your feow traveers for a Ceebration Dinner. Espanade Hote, Fremante Fu buffet breakfast, Ceebration Dinner Day 7: Farewe from Fremante Join a oca expert guide this morning for a waking tour of historic Fremante, known for its maritime past and Victorian architecture. Gain unique insights into the past, present and future of the port city, and enjoy its weath of we-preserved and restored architectura buidings, many of which were convict-buit during the coonia era. Your Inspiring Journey comes to an end ater this morning when you re transferred by private car to Perth Airport for your onward fight. Fu buffet breakfast From $3825 per person twin share and ony IJWA: Perth to Fremante Fights are not incuded in hoiday price. Fight Information: Day fights to arrive prior to 4.30pm into Perth Airport Day 7 fights to depart after.00pm (domestic) or 3.00pm (internationa) from Perth Airport For departure dates, pricing, and ways to save, see pages 74 & 76/77. For the detaied itinerary and additiona departure dates, pease visit inspiringjourneys.com/ijwa, or speak to your trave agent

42 42 NEW Tasmania s Footsteps and Trais A range of unique cutura, gastronomic and accommodation experiences unfod as you expore this beautifu, historic isand. Discover Hobart s Museum of Od and New Art (MONA), spectacuar Bruny Isand, the Bay of Fires and gorious Winegass and Coes Bays on this truy unique journey. The Bay of Fires (Indigenous name: arapuna) is a bay on the northeastern coast of Tasmania, extending from Binaong Bay to Eddystone Point. Its name refers to the Aborigina fires spotted by Captain Tobias Furneaux when he saied past in 773, but it coud aso appy to the briiant orange ichen that grows on the granite bouders ining the bay. Bay of Fires

43 7 Days Tasmania s Footsteps and Trais IJTAS 43 Historic Launceston MONA Mooria Winery 7 DAYS Launceston Mount Wiiam Nationa Park Bay of Fires Freycinet Nationa Park Coes Bay Hobart Bruny Isand Discover The Bay Of Fires magnificent natura andscape Bruny Isand s widife as you cruise from Adventure Bay Hobart Expore The renowned Museum of Od and New Art (MONA) The natura beauty of Freycinet Nationa Park Immerse Participate in cutura practices that have been passed down for hundreds of generations Wak with Indigenous paawa guides in the footsteps of their traditiona peope Reax Stay in Hobart s hottest new CBD property MACq 0 Induge a your senses at the Art Meets Wine experience Reax in a beautifu private resort in Coes Bay Eephant Seas, Bay of Fires See itinerary next page >

44 44 7 Days Tasmania s Footsteps and Trais IJTAS The Source, Mooria Day : Wecome to Launceston On arriva at Launceston Airport you be transferred by private car to your hote, where you have the opportunity to reax and freshen up before meeting your Journey Director for drinks and canapés at a Wecome Reception. Peppers Sio Hote, Launceston Day 2 & 3: The wukaina wak Eddystone Point This is a two-night Aborigina-owned and operated guided wak through the magnificent natura andscape of the Bay of Fires and Mt. Wiiam areas, the cutura homeand of the paawa peope. The wak is a genuine cutura experience that wi deepen your understanding of paawa (a Tasmanian Aborigina can ) cuture and community history as we as immerse you in the natura, rugged beauty of wukaina and arapuna. Spend one night in absoute comfort in bespoke paawainspired (domed) huts, and one night in the meticuousyrenovated Lighthouse Keeper s Cottage at arapuna/bay of Fires. You be accompanied by paawa guides in the footsteps of their traditiona peope on the cutura homeands of wukaina and arapuna (8kms per day at an easy to moderate pace). Hear paawa creation stories and participate in cutura practices that have been passed down through hundreds of generations. bespoke accommodation, Bay of Fires, 2 nights Day 2 & 3: Fu buffet breakfast, unch, dinner with wine Day 4: Bay of Fires Freycinet After breakfast, board your vehice and foow the coast to Coes Bay and Freycinet Nationa Park. The natura beauty of this region, which comprises a peninsua defined by Schouten Isand and a granite mountain range known as The Hazards, is quite simpy breathtaking. Trais ead up to a ookout for panoramic views over Winegass Bay, and you aso see the secuded coves of Coes, Honeymoon and Seepy Bays. Views from Cape Tourvie Lighthouse stretch over the cear bue waters of the Tasman Sea. After two nights on the trai, check in eary to your secuded waterfront accommodation to unwind and rest before enjoying a sumptuous dinner together. Edge of the Bay Resort, Coes Bay Fu buffet breakfast, unch, dinner with wine Day 5: Freycinet Hobart After a eisurey start this morning, continue to Hobart to the

45 7 Days Tasmania s Footsteps and Trais IJTAS 45 Launceston Mount Wiiam Nationa Park 2 Bay of Fires Coes Bay At a gance: TOP 3 HIGHLIGHTS. wukaina wak through the Bay of Fires 2. Art meets Wine Experience at MONA 3. Bruny Isand Widife Cruise DINING 6 Fu buffet breakfasts 4 Lunches 3 Dinners with wine Loca Dining Experience Ceebration Dinner Freycinet Nationa Park MONA Hobart 2 Adventure Bay Start Finish Overnight Sightseeing Coach Bruny Isand Cruise wukaina wak dining renowned Museum of Od and New Art (MONA) for an aincusive Art Meets Wine experience. Perched on the banks of the River Derwent, MONA is Austraia s argest privateyowned gaery and museum. Showcasing the diverse coection of its Tasmanian owner David Wash, the museum exhibits everything from ancient Egyptian funerary objects and modernist masterpieces to a machine that mimics the human digestive system. Begin your MONA experience by exporing the maze of subterranean gaeries, then make your way to the on-site Source restaurant for a unch of seasona oca produce and wine from the adjacent Mooria Estate winery. A behind-the-scenes tour of the vineyard, the second-odest in Tasmania, foows. You be treated to a tasting of ten different Mooria wines before taking the MONA ROMA ferry to Hobart s Constitution Dock, where the egendary Sydney to Hobart yacht race concudes each year. From there it s just a short wak to your accommodation, the 5-star MACq 0 Hote. The evening is free for you to expore the historic, yet trendy CBD. MACq 0 Hote, Hobart, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, Loca Dining Experience Day 6: Bruny Isand Enjoy an unforgettabe, award-winning cruise experience aong Bruny Isand s rugged coastine. Take the ferry across the quiet d Entrecasteaux Channe to the isand, where a morning tea of freshy-baked muffins wi be served at a beachside café in Adventure Bay before your cruise departs. Then board your vesse to skirt some of Austraia s highest sea-ciffs, enter deep sea-caves and join in the search for seas, dophins, sea-birds and even migratory whaes. Return to the coast for unch, and arrive back at your Hobart hote by sunset, with time to reax before a Ceebration Dinner at the Od Wharf Restaurant to toast your journey. Fu buffet breakfast, unch, Ceebration Dinner I ike wine and I ike art, a ot of peope do. It s just that I get paid. And at Mooria and MONA we ve taken our passions a bit further than most. We re more than just a winery and more than just an art museum. The two combined give you an experience ike no other. Where ese can you sip wine sitting on a sheep whist foating on a boat down a river to an improbabe word of important things? Danie McMahon, Mooria Day 7: Farewe from Hobart Bid farewe to your newfound friends as your inspiring Tasmanian journey concudes. After breakfast, a private vehice wi transfer you to Hobart Airport for your onward fight. Fu buffet breakfast From $4990 per person twin share and ony IJTAS: Launceston to Hobart Fights are not incuded in hoiday price. Fight Information: Day fights to arrive prior to 3.00pm into Launceston Airport Day 7 fights to depart anytime from Hobart Airport For departure dates, pricing, and ways to save, see pages 74 & 76/77. For the detaied itinerary and additiona departure dates, pease visit inspiringjourneys.com/ijtas, or speak to your trave agent

46 46 Victoria s Hidden Gems Deve into the cosmopoitan sophistication and natura beauty of Victoria, journeying past eegant Mebournian arcades, sandstone peaks and the Tweve Apostes that stand imposingy aong the spectacuar coastine. From trendy cityscapes to quaint viages, scenic coasta drives to white-capped surf, Victoria s intoxicating charm is reveaed on this Inspiring Journey. Their origina names: What we now ca the Tweve Apostes were originay caed The Sow and Pigets. The Sow was Mutton Bird Isand, which stands at the mouth of Loch Ard Gorge, and her Pigets were the 2 Apostes. The Tweve Apostes

47 7 Days Victoria s Hidden Gems IJVIC 47 Fagstaff Hi Maritime Viage Austraian Surfing Museum Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa 7 DAYS Mebourne Dayesford Dunked The Grampians Warrnamboo Great Ocean Road Mornington Peninsua Dunked Kitchen Garden Discover The ecectic town of Dayesford, with antique shops, bazaars and cottage industries The iconic Mebourne Cricket Ground Expore Mebourne s vibrant aneways and arcades Green Oive Farm at Red Hi on the Mornington Peninsua Immerse Visit Creswick Wooen Mis, the ast cooured wooen spinning mi in Austraia Ca in at the high-tech Eureka Centre in Baarat Experience a Wecome to Country ceremony in the Grampians Browse the Austraian Nationa Surfing Museum in Torquay Mebourne s shopping arcades Reax Induge in a reaxing minera bath at the historic Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa On a scenic coasta drive aong the Great Ocean Road See itinerary next page >

48 48 7 Days Victoria s Hidden Gems IJVIC Loch Ard Gorge Day : Wecome to Mebourne Admire the stye and spirit of Victoria s capita. This evening, join your Journey Director for a Wecome Reception with drinks and canapés before boarding the Coonia Tramcar Restaurant to trunde through the gittering city streets. Sofite Mebourne on Coins Dinner with wine Day 2: Mebourne Dayesford View the city s impressive skyine over breakfast on the 35th foor restaurant of Sofite Mebourne on Coins. Return to earth and begin your exporation of Mebourne s wide avenues, charming arcades and trendy street art in the company of a oca expert. Induge in the Mebournian tradition of morning tea before enjoying unch at your eisure. We head for the ecectic spa town of Dayesford, then reax in the heaing waters of the historic Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa. Tonight enjoy dinner in the award-winning restaurant, The Argus. Peppers Minera Springs Hote, Dayesford Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 4: Dunked Warrnamboo After breakfast, you re invited to join the ground s gardener for a guided wak through the hote s kitchen garden. Then head to Has Gap and the Brambuk Cutura Centre. Witness a Wecome to Country ceremony and then the oca Gariwerd, Djab Wurrung and Jardwadjai peope wi teach you how to throw a boomerang and gather oca bush tucker for samping. Admire the views over the Grampians Mountain range before heading down the mountain to coasta Warrnamboo. This evening, discover the maritime history of the region during a Sound and Light Show at Fagstaff Hi Maritime Viage. Deep Bue Hote & Hot Springs, Warrnamboo Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 3: Dayesford Dunked A eisurey start to the day coud see you enjoy a stro through the enchanting Wombat Hi Botanic Gardens. Your first stop today is Lavandua Swiss Itaian Farm for morning tea. Drip syrupy avender honey over freshy baked scones before heading to Creswick Wooen Mis, for an excusive guided tour. Continue on to the historic town of Cunes admiring beautifuy preserved Victorian architecture. Grab a spot of unch at one of the cafés or the country pub, the Nationa Hote. En route to Dunked, visit the Eureka Centre, where the origina Stockade fag is housed to gain insights into the birth of Austraian democracy. Sette in to the picturesque surrounds of the Southern Grampians this evening. Your dinner at the hote is made with fresh oca ingredients and avaiabe produce growing in the extensive kitchen garden. Roya Mai Hote, Dunked Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Indigenous cuture at Has Gap

49 7 Days Victoria s Hidden Gems IJVIC 49 Warrnamboo The Grampians Cunes Has Gap Creswick Dunked Bay of Isands Port Campbe Loch Ard Gorge Baarat Bearine Torquay Dayesford Queensciff Sorrento Lorne Mebourne Red Hi At a gance: TOP 3 HIGHLIGHTS. Aborigina Cutura Experience at Brambuk in the Grampians 2. An indugent 3 course unch at Jack Rabbit Winery 3. Swimming at Hepburn Natura Hot Springs DINING 6 Fu buffet breakfasts 5 Dinners with wine Loca Dining Experience Ceebration Lunch The Tweve Apostes Apoo Bay Start Finish Overnight Sightseeing Torquay Day 5: Warrnamboo Lorne Enjoy a eisurey morning, preparing for one of the word s most scenic coasta drives ater today. Goden beaches stretch endessy aong the route. Wind through ush forests and stop to admire highights incuding the Bay of Isands, London Bridge, Loch Ard Gorge and the Tweve Apostes. The crisp sea air provides a refreshing backdrop for a unch stop in the seaside town of Port Campbe or consider an optiona experience heicopter fight over the Tweve Apostes. Stop in quaint Apoo Bay before arriving in the seaside viage of Lorne ate afternoon. Cumberand Lorne Fu buffet breakfast Day 6: Lorne Mornington Peninsua The ast eg of the Great Ocean Road brings us to the surf capita of Torquay, where you earn about Austraia s beoved surf cuture before continuing to the Bearine Peninsua. Induge in a Loca Dining Experience unch and wine tasting at the award-winning Jack Rabbit Vineyard. Appetites queed, board a ferry to Queensciff and Green Oive Farm. This evening enjoy a sumptuous dinner together at Linden Tree Restaurant. Lindenderry at Red Hi Fu buffet breakfast, Loca Dining Experience, dinner with wine Day 7: Mornington Peninsua Farewe from Mebourne The aroma of coffee beans beckon as you head back to Mebourne after breakfast. As this Inspiring Journey nears its end, venture into the haowed grounds of the Mebourne Cricket Ground. Later, enjoy a Ceebration Lunch with newfound friends after an epic adventure through the diverse andscapes and ifestyes of Victoria. For now, a that s eft to say is a fond farewe ti next time. Fu buffet breakfast, Ceebration Lunch It s important to take time for friends and famiy. Aso, it s important and interesting to know the story behind what you re eating and drinking. Our menu is seasona and showcases oca produce as much as is humany possibe. A ot of our produce is sourced from sma artisan growers here on The Bearine. We take a ot of pride in showcasing our regiona goodness. Kristie Luscott, Jack Rabbit Vineyard From $4390 per person twin share and ony IJVIC: Mebourne Return Fights are not incuded in hoiday price. Fight Information: Day fights to arrive prior to 2.00pm into Mebourne Airport Day 7 fights to depart after 5.00pm (domestic) or 7.00pm (internationa) from Mebourne Airport For departure dates, pricing, and ways to save, see pages 74 & 76/77. For the detaied itinerary and additiona departure dates, pease visit inspiringjourneys.com/ijvic, or speak to your trave agent

50 50 5 Days Kakadu s Ancient Secrets MNDD Kakadu s Ancient Secrets Venture to Austraia s Top End, through the untamed widerness and wetands of Kakadu an ancient andscape of biabongs, gorges and hidden canyons teeming with spectacuar widife. Embark on an Inspiring Journey to the haunt of the Lightning Man, Aborigina cans and the mighty crocs that roam Kakadu s foodpains. Wangi Fas 5 DAYS Darwin Mary River Kakadu Nationa Park Katherine Gorge Litchfied Nationa Park Discover Word Heritage isted Kakadu Nationa Park Litchfied Nationa Park s many wonderfu waterfas Uncover the Mary River on a safari cruise Expore Cimb Nourangie for spectacuar views over Kakadu Nationa Park Get off road on the Marrakai 4WD track Nourangie Rock Art Immerse Deve into WWII history at Adeaide River War Cemetery Learn about Aborigina rock art at Ubirr Enjoy an excusive Aborigina cutura experience Reax With a swim at Gunom Fas overooking Kakadu Stay in uxury accommodation at Cicada Lodge and Widman Widerness Lodge Take a refreshing dip at Wangi Fas Edith Fas

51 5 Days Kakadu s Ancient Secrets MNDD 5 At a gance: Darwin Ubirr TOP 3 HIGHLIGHTS. An indugent two night stay at Cicada Lodge 2. Swimming at Gunom Fas 3. Katherine Top Didj Aborigina Cutura Experience Wangi Fas Litchfied Nationa Park Corroboree Biabong Mary River Adeaide River Forence Fas Gunom Fas Jabiru Nourangie Kakadu Nationa Park DINING 4 Fu buffet breakfasts 5 Lunches 3 Dinners with wine Loca Dinning Experience Edith Fas Katherine River Nitmiuk Nationa Park 2 Katherine Gorge Start Finish Overnight Sightseeing Litchfied Termite Mounds As this Inspiring Journey departs eary morning, accommodation wi need to be pre-booked for the previous night at Mantra on the Espanade, Darwin. Day : Darwin Mary River Your epic Top End adventure begins in the tropica northern city of Darwin. Meet your oca Journey Director and board your uxury 4WD vehice. Your brush with Austraia s natura treasures begins in Litchfied Nationa Park. Hear how the oca Aborigina peope s ancestra spirits have shaped the andscape, before embarking on a cross-country journey aong the rugged Marrakai Track (seasonay accessibe) to the Mary River Wetands. Tonight, get to know your feow traveers at a Wecome Reception with drinks and canapés foowed by dinner. Widman Widerness Lodge, Mary River Lunch, dinner with wine Day 2: Mary River Kakadu Wake up with the widife of Mary River and head to Corroboree Biabong, where you board a widife cruise in the company of a oca guide to expore its foodpains and spot the creatures that find sanctuary in its otus-covered waters. Journey into the tropica depths of the iconic Kakadu Nationa Park next, stopping at Bowai Visitor Centre. Prime your adventurer egs this afternoon for a sunset wak at the rock art gaeries of Ubirr. Perched atop Nadab Lookout, watch the sun dip into the ush Kakadu foodpains. Mercure Kakadu Crocodie Hote, Jabiru Fu buffet breakfast, unch, dinner with wine continue to Nitmiuk Nationa Park, where you stay tonight in a five-star eco-odge. Cicada Lodge, Nitmiuk Nationa Park, Katherine, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, unch, dinner with wine Day 4: Katherine Gorge The hypnotic rhythms of the didgeridoo take centre stage this morning as you meet Manue Pamka and share in his passion for the rich traditiona cuture into which he was born. Learn about ife in the bush and experience first-hand the fine art of rarrk painting using a specia reed brush, after which you create your very own masterpiece to take home. Later, board a specia dinner cruise and earn about the history and cuture of the oca Jawoyn peope. Fu buffet breakfast, unch, Loca Dining Experience Day 5: Katherine Farewe from Darwin A eisurey start to the day coud see you reaxing at the odge or embarking on a wak. Later, eave the widerness behind and journey north aong the Stuart Highway, stopping to coo off in the cascading waters of Edith Fas. Next, continue to Adeaide River War Cemetery and pay homage to the heroes who gave their ives in the service and defence of Austraia. Bid farewe to this Inspiring Journey as you return to the tropica Northern Territory capita of Darwin. Fu buffet breakfast, unch Day 3: Kakadu Katherine Enjoy a eisurey start to your day or take to the skies on an optiona experience eary morning scenic fight over Kakadu before venturing to Nourangie to admire the ancient Dreamtime art of the Bininj and Mungguy peope that is said to span 20,000 years. Later, veer off the seaed road and onto a grave track for a scenic cross-country journey to Gunom Fas hike to the top of the fas rewarded with a refreshing dip in the crysta-cear punge poo. Enjoy unch in the shade of rusting gum trees before you From $3250 per person twin share and ony MNDD: Darwin Return Fights are not incuded in hoiday price. Fight Information: Day Prior fights to arrive anytime into Darwin Airport Day 5 fights to depart after 8.00pm from Darwin Airport For departure dates, pricing, and ways to save, see pages 74 & 76/77. For the detaied itinerary and additiona departure dates, pease visit inspiringjourneys.com/mndd, or speak to your trave agent

52 52 5 Days Outback Contrasts: A Journey to the Centre CRAU Outback Contrasts: A Journey to the Centre Witnessing the rugged spendour of Austraia s Red Centre is a ife-changing experience. On this journey, the majesty of Uuru, Kings Canyon and the soaring West MacDonne Ranges combine with unique dining experiences under the stars and the outback vibe of Aice Springs. Kings Canyon 5 DAYS Aice Springs West MacDonne Ranges Kings Canyon Kata Tjuta Uuru Discover The sprawing West MacDonne Ranges Wander through Simpsons Gap Iconic Uuru (Ayers Rock) Expore Fascinating Angkere (Standey Chasm) The 36 mystica domes of Kata Tjuta (the Ogas) Uuru sunset Immerse Hike to the top of Kings Canyon for magnificent views Learn about Aborigina rock art at Uuru Hike through Wapa Gorge Reax Unwind in your Deuxe Spa Room at Kings Canyon Resort Experience a spectacuar Red Centre sunrise Toast an Uuru sunset with sparking wine Under a Desert Moon Dinner

53 5 Days Outback Contrasts: A Journey to the Centre CRAU 53 At a gance: Kings Canyon Ayers Rock Resort West MacDonne Ranges Mereenie Loop Kings Creek Station Curtin Springs Station Eery Creek Big Hoe Angkere 2 Simpsons Gap Aice Springs TOP 3 HIGHLIGHTS. Under a Desert Moon dining experience at Kings Canyon Resort 2. Learn about the traditions and cuture of the oca Anangu peope 3. Experience the magic of Uuru and Kata Tjuta sunrise DINING 4 Fu buffet breakfasts 3 Lunches Dinner with wine 2 Loca Dining Experiences Ceebration Dinner Kata Tjuta Uuru Uuru Kata Tjuta Nationa Park Start Finish Overnight Sightseeing West MacDonne Ranges Day : Wecome to Aice Springs Your outback Inspiring Journey begins on arriva in Aice Spring. Meet your Journey Director for a visit to the ifesaving outback institution of the Roya Fying Doctor Service, to see how this faciity provides medica assistance to those iving in remote Austraia. Nearby, visit the Schoo of the Air, a crucia service providing education to chidren iving in remote Austraian communities. This evening, join your feow traveers for a Wecome Reception and Loca Dining Experience barbecue dinner around a campfire with your Aice Spring hosts, as the Miky Way ights up the sky. Crowne Paza Aice Springs Lasseters, 2 nights Loca Dining Experience Day 2: Aice Springs This morning visit the historic Overand Teegraph Station, site of the first European settement in Aice Springs, and earn how it reayed messages between Darwin and Adeaide for 60 years. Then the stunning andscapes of the West MacDonne Ranges take centre stage as you embark on a wak through Simpsons Gap and dramatic Angkere, which was created over miions of years. The deep red sandstone formation contrasts with the carpet of ush green ferns and gum trees on the vaey foor. Later, back in Aice Springs, you have free time to reax by the poo or choose to expore more, at your own pace. Fu buffet breakfast, unch, dinner with wine Day 3: Aice Springs Kings Canyon En route to Kings Canyon you trave off-road aong the 4WD Mereenie Loop Road, passing Tyers Lookout and Gosses Buff. On arriva, gaze across the deep chasm at the edge of Kings Canyon as you embark on a 6km rim wak, past the domed Lost City and the uscious Garden of Eden. This evening you re treated to the unique dining experience, Under a Desert Moon, set in the widerness under a canopy of the Southern Night sky. The fickering gow of the fire is the perfect accompaniment to sparking wine and canapés foowed by dinner, prepared from fresh produce and ingredients unique to the Austraian outback. Kings Canyon Resort, Deuxe Spa Rooms Fu buffet breakfast, unch, Loca Dining Experience Day 4: Kings Canyon Uuru Now you re bound for Uuru. On your way visit Curtin Springs Station, a miion-acre property, where you gain insights into the catte rearing heritage of the Severin famiy, before kicking back in true Aussie-stye at a deicious barbecue unch. This afternoon enter Uuru Kata Tjuta Nationa Park, experiencing the magnificence of the 36 red congomerate domes that form Kata Tjuta, and joining your Journey Director for a wak through Wapa Gorge. Later, witness the spectacuar changing coours as the sun sets over Uuru, whie sipping sparking wine. This evening toast your hoiday with your feow traveers at a Ceebration Dinner at Ikari Restaurant. Sais in the Desert Hote, Ayers Rock Resort Fu buffet breakfast, unch, Ceebration Dinner Day 5: Farewe from Uuru Experience a majestic sunrise over Kata Tjuta and Uuru from the fantastic Kata Tjuta dune viewing patform. From here it s off to the Uuru Kata Tjuta Cutura Centre for breakfast and an insight into the history of the oca Anangu peope. Take a wak around to the base of Uuru, hearing timeess stories, viewing spectacuar rock art, and visiting the cuturaysignificant Mutitjuu Waterhoe. In the ate morning, when your Inspiring Journey comes to an end, you be transferred to Ayers Rock Airport for your onward fight. Fu buffet breakfast From $2750 per person twin share and ony CRAU: Aice Springs to Uuru (Ayers Rock) Fights are not incuded in hoiday price. Fight Information: Day fights to arrive prior to 2.30pm into Aice Springs Airport Day 5 fights to depart after.00pm from Ayers Rock Airport. For departure dates, pricing, and ways to save, see pages 74 & 76/77. For the detaied itinerary and additiona departure dates, pease visit inspiringjourneys.com/crau, or speak to your trave agent

54 54 5 Days Outback Austraia: The Coour of Red CRUA Outback Austraia: The Coour of Red Journey to the Red Centre of Austraia the sacred andscapes of the Outback and imposing Uuru. Deve into fascinating rituas of the Anangu during your Inspiring Journey through outback Austraia and share in their spiritua connection with this ancient and that spans miennia. Uuru 5 DAYS Uuru Kata Tjuta Kings Canyon West MacDonne Ranges Aice Springs Discover Iconic Uuru (Ayers Rock) Embark on a 4WD off the Mereenie Loop Road Wander through Simpsons Gap Expore The 36 mystica domes of Kata Tjuta (the Ogas) Fascinating Angkere (Standey Chasm) Simpsons Gap Immerse Hike through Wapa Gorge Learn about Uuru s sacred sites Hike to the top of Kings Canyon for magnificent views Reax Toast an Uuru sunset with sparking wine Experience a spectacuar Red Centre sunrise Unwind in your Deuxe Spa Room at Kings Canyon Resort Uuru Base Wak

55 5 Days Outback Austraia: The Coour of Red CRUA 55 At a gance: Kings Canyon Ayers Rock Resort West MacDonne Ranges Mereenie Loop Kings Creek Station Curtin Springs Station Eery Creek Big Hoe Angkere 2 Simpsons Gap Aice Springs TOP 3 HIGHLIGHTS. Barbecue dinner around a campfire under the Miky Way 2. Embark on Kings Canyon s 6km rim wak 3. Witness the spectacuar changing coours as the sun sets over Uuru DINING 4 Fu buffet breakfasts 3 Lunches 2 Dinners with wine 2 Loca Dining Experiences Kata Tjuta Uuru Uuru Kata Tjuta Nationa Park Start Finish Overnight Sightseeing Kata Tjuta Day : Wecome to Uuru Fee the stirring of something bigger than you as you arrive in Ayers Rock Resort, your aunch pad to Austraia s fiery heart in the Uuru Kata Tjuta Nationa Park. This afternoon, join your Journey Director and feow traveers to expore the foundations of ife and society of the oca Aborigina peope and their ancestors, before traveing to Kata Tjuta for a wak through Wapa Gorge. As the day fades, the outback sun bids a fiery farewe the perfect backdrop for a Wecome Reception with sparking wine whie overooking Uuru. Sais in the Desert Hote, Ayers Rock Resort Dinner with wine Day 2: Uuru Kings Canyon Enjoy the mesmerising arriva of another day overooking Kata Tjuta and Uuru. Skirting the red ciffs of Uuru, hear ancient taes, see rock art and visit Mutitjuu Waterhoe. The next stop is Curtin Springs Station, where you gain insights into the catte-rearing heritage of the Severin famiy and enjoy a BBQ unch before viewing Atia (Mt. Conner). Traveing to Kings Canyon, stop at Kings Creek Station. This evening, under the canopy of a starry southern hemisphere sky, sette back with sparking wine the fickering gow of the fire is the perfect accompaniment to Under A Desert Moon dinner. Kings Canyon Resort, Deuxe Spa Rooms Fu buffet breakfast, unch, Loca Dining Experience Day 4: West MacDonne Ranges This morning you visit the historic Overand Teegraph Station and earn why it was estabished in Aice Springs. Now the stunning andscapes of the West MacDonne Ranges take centre stage as you embark on a wak through Simpsons Gap and dramatic Angkere, which was created over miions of years. The deep red sandstone formation contrasts with the ush green ferns and gum trees on the vaey foor. This evening, join your Aice Springs hosts for a Loca dining Experience barbecue dinner around a campfire, as the Miky Way ights up the sky. Fu buffet breakfast, unch, Loca Dining Experience Day 5: Farewe from Aice Springs This epic adventure is amost at its end, but not before you visit the Roya Fying Doctor Service to see how this faciity provides medica assistance to those iving in remote outback Austraia. You aso visit the Schoo of the Air to earn how chidren iving in the far reaches of the outback receive an education over the air waves. Your Red Centre Inspiring Journey comes to an end ater this morning. Fu buffet breakfast Day 3: Kings Canyon Aice Springs Gaze across the deep chasm of Kings Canyon as you embark on a sunrise 6km rim wak, taking in the domed Lost City and the verdant Garden of Eden. If you d prefer a more reaxed wak, you can opt for a more gente wak aong the Canyon Creek Bed. Afterwards you re off the beaten track, traveing aong the 4WD Mereenie Loop Road past Gosses Buff and then through the West MacDonne Ranges to the iconic outback town of Aice Springs. Crowne Paza Aice Springs Lasseters, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, unch, dinner with wine From $2750 per person twin share and ony CRUA: Uuru (Ayers Rock) to Aice Springs Fights are not incuded in hoiday price. Fight Information: Day fights to arrive prior to 2.30pm into Ayers Rock Airport Day 5 fights to depart after 2.30pm from Aice Springs Airport. For departure dates, pricing, and ways to save, see pages 74 & 76/77. For the detaied itinerary and additiona departure dates, pease visit inspiringjourneys.com/crua, or speak to your trave agent

56 New Zeaand Tamaki Māori Viage, Rotorua Discover rich Māori cuture during a thriing evening of feasting and performance deep within an ancient forest.

57 Share the story of our ancestors: not ony the way they ived, but their spiritua beiefs. Step into a word unike any other and be amazed by snow-capped mountains, vocanic fieds, crysta-cear fiordands and pristine akes. Discover everything the North and South Isands have to offer and deight in New Zeaand s famous wines and gourmet oca produce, experience Māori heritage and expore both untamed ands and sophisticated cities. We are Tamaki Māori Viage, our viage is buit both in honour our ancestors and in ceebration of our beautifu cuture. Deep in ush Rotorua forest, our ocation is not ony visuay beautifu, but rooted upon sacred Māori grounds. The pace our ancestors once roamed is now buzzing with ife from a across the gobe! We offer an awe-inspiring journey back in time to ancient Māori ands. We share the story of our ancestors; not ony the way they ived, but their spiritua beiefs, stories, artworks, myths and Gods. Both the story s hidden in their intrinsic carvings, art works and tattoos and the stories passed down through generations. Rosie Bevie, Tamaki Māori Viage

58 58 The Long White Coud Embark on an enchanting expedition through the North and South Isands that provides the perfect baance of reaxation and adventure. Expore extraordinary andscapes and the age-od egends of the Māori as you encounter exhiarating New Zeaand as few have seen it before. The water in Miford Sound is inky back - a combination of darkened fresh water and sea water. During rainfas the water drains from the surrounding ush forests and washes a tannin which stains the water the coour of strong tea. There s approximatey 6 meters of fresh water that sit on top of the ocean water, which bocks out the ight making it uniquey idea for deep sea ife to thrive even in shaow waters. Miford Sound

59 22 Days The Long White Coud NZIJ 59 TranzApine Train Kaikoura Tamaki Māori Viage 22 DAYS Christchurch Franz Josef Gacier Queenstown Miford Sound Dunedin Weington Hawke s Bay Rotorua Auckand Bay of Isands Huka Fas Discover Franz Josef with a Gacier Vaey Wak The buzzing resort town of Queenstown New Zeaand s vibrant capita Weington Expore Gowworm Caves in Waitomo Miford Sound with a nature cruise and kayak Immerse In traditiona Māori Life at Whakarewarewa Living Viage Take a guided wak through the sacred Waipoua Forest Tour the grounds and caste of the Larnach Famiy in Dunedin Redwood Treetop Wak Reax Spa treatment in Queenstown In the beauty of the Bay of Isands With a soak in Rotorua s heaing waters See itinerary next page >

60 60 22 Days The Long White Coud NZIJ Day : Wecome to Christchurch Your New Zeaand adventure begins in Christchurch, the Garden City. Spend the afternoon at eisure, before joining your Journey Director and feow traveers for a Wecome Reception to kick-off your journey of a ifetime. Hote Montrea, Christchurch Day 2: Christchurch Franz Josef Gacier Traverse the Canterbury Pains on board the TranzApine train. The gente chug-chug in extraordinary surrounds gives way to more epic scenery as you board the coach at Arthur s Pass. Admire the vivid hues of greenstone (jade) on a visit to Hokitika to meet a oca artisan for a jeweery carving demonstration. Continue to Franz Josef Gacier. Your eco-friendy accommodation for the next two nights is set in pristine widerness, with an emphasis on reaxation and rejuvenation. Your ony priority reaxing in Franz Josef s geotherma hot poos. Te Waonui Forest Retreat, Franz Josef, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 3: Franz Josef Gacier After a reaxed start, you expore the area with a oca guide, who expain the history behind Franz Josef Gacier. Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 4: Franz Josef Gacier Queenstown It s time for adventure as you board a purpose-buit fuy encosed river jet boat and journey down the Haast River. After a unch stop in Makarora and ater the historic god-mining viage of Arrowtown, the adventure capita of Queenstown awaits and you have an opportunity to expore it during an orientation tour. Crown Paza, Queenstown, 3 nights Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 5: Queenstown Journey Seect Today, seect your choice of sightseeing: consider a day induging in the region s vintages on a wine tour. View the Lord of the Rings fim ocations and scenery of Queenstown and Genorchy on a scenic tour or spend time in the spa induging in a reaxing massage. Fu buffet breakfast Day 6: Queenstown Free Time Caing a thri seekers! Today s the day to earn your adventurer stripes braving some of Queenstown s most daring activities. This evening, enjoy a memorabe Loca Dining Experience at one of Queenstown s fine dining restaurants. Fu buffet breakfast, Loca Dining Experience Day 7: Queenstown Miford Sound Venture to Te Anau and then deep within the Fiordand Nationa Park. Drive through the hand-hewn Homer Tunne and emerge into a photographer s paradise where gaciers and peaks give way to the unexpected beauty of Mirror Lake. You stop to expore the wonder of the Chasm Wak before arriving at Miford Sound Lodge, with its exquisite views of the Ceddau Vaey. Miford Sound Lodge, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 8: Miford Sound Cruise Wake up to the starting beauty of Miford Sound. This morning, before boarding the Southern Discoveries vesse for a haf day exporation of Miford Sound a nature guide wi share their knowedge of the fiordand and the widife that ca it home Sai out to the Tasman sea ooking for widife and an opportunity to go sea kayaking in Harrison Cove. Fu buffet breakfast, unch, dinner with wine Day 9: Miford Sound Dunedin This morning, embark on a journey from the rainforests of Fiordand Nationa Park through the fertie sheep-dotted pastures of South Otago and Te Anau, known for its beautifu ake. Stop in the country musica town of Gore at unchtime before arriving in Dunedin, New Zeaand s southernmost city. Distinction Hote, Dunedin, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 0: Dunedin Free Time This morning, join an excusive tour of Larnach Caste. Your afternoon is at eisure. Perhaps ride the historic Taieri Gorge Raiway or take a widife cruise. Fu buffet breakfast Day : Dunedin Christchurch Discover the shores of Lake Tekapo and the Church of the Good Shepherd today, before returning to Christchurch for an in-depth sightseeing tour. Hote Montrea, Christchurch Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 2: Christchurch Weington Against the backdrop of snow-capped peaks, you arrive in the whae-watching capita of Kaikoura. Consider an optiona experience scenic whae-watching fight. Continue to the picturesque port town of Picton, the aunch pad for a serene saiing across the Cook Strait to trendy Weington. Sofite, Weington, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 3: Weington Journey Seect Today, seect your choice of sightseeing: you may wish to experience Weta Cave, home of the creative wizards behind The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit triogies. Take a waking tour around Weington with a oca guide or a guided tour of Te Papa Museum of New Zeaand. Fu buffet breakfast Day 4: Weington Hawke s Bay Trave through the dairy farming and of Manawatu to Napier in Hawke s Bay. Enjoy time to reax after the day s adventures before joining your Journey Director for dinner at your hote. Porters Boutique Hote, Hawke s Bay, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 5: Hawke s Bay Enjoy a reaxed start before you venture out to expore Napier. Join a oca guide for a city tour where you see severa types of Art Deco architecture, the stye in which Napier was rebuit after a devastating earthquake in 93. This evening, enjoy wine-tasting and dinner at one of the region s renowned wineries. Fu buffet breakfast, Loca Dining Experience Day 6: Hawke s Bay Rotorua You trave past Lake Taupo and visit Huka Fas before you Life as a kayak guide here in Miford Sound is ike no other. Every singe day can be competey different from the one before. Whether it s seas foowing us around on a kayaking trip, or having thousands of waterfas appear within hours of rainfa - every group I take gets their own unique Miford experience. Stea, Kayak Guide, Southern Discoveries

61 22 Days The Long White Coud NZIJ 6 Bay of Isands Waipoua Forest Bay of Isands Maritime Park 2 Orewa Auckand Maritime Park Cruise At a gance: TOP 3 HIGHLIGHTS. Traditiona Māori experience 2. Bay of Isands cruise 3. Miford Sound Cruise and Kayak Waitomo Caves 2 Taupo Rotorua 2 Hawke s Bay DINING 2 Fu buffet breakfasts Lunch 0 Dinners with wine 3 Loca Dining Experiences Ceebration Dinner Picton 2 Weington Franz Josef Gacier Miford Sound Fiordand Nationa Park Te Anau 2 Haast Hokitika 3 2 Tekapo Pukaki Arthur s Pass Queenstown 2 Dunedin Kaikoura TranzApine Train Christchurch Start Finish Overnight Sightseeing Coach TranzApine Cruise Footwhiste Cave arrive in Rotorua, the cutura capita, for a sightseeing tour. Visit Whakarewarewa Living Viage for insights into the ives of the Māori community and their specia bond with this ancient and. This evening, enjoy a Māori Hangi feast and concert at the Tamaki Māori Marae. Puman, Rotorua, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, Loca Dining Experience Day 7: Rotorua Your first stop is Rotorua s natura spendour reveaed in the crysta cear minera springs and native fora of Rainbow Springs Nature Park. Later, ascending to the Redwoods Treewak, enjoy an eevated bird s-eye view of these redwood giants. Your afternoon is at eisure. Fu buffet breakfast Day 8: Rotorua Auckand Begin your day with a dazzing show during an excusive five-star Eco Gowworm experience. Later in New Zeaand s argest city, Auckand, get your bearings during a city tour, then spend the rest of the day discovering why it s deemed one of the word s most iveabe cities. Sofite, Auckand Fu buffet breakfast Day 9: Auckand Bay of Isands The goden sands of Orewa seem to stretch endessy heading north to the native forest of Waipoua. Join a oca Māori guide and head deep into the forest, immersing yoursef in the fascinating egends behind these giant trees. Finay, journey to your waterfront resort in the Bay of Isands. Copthorne Resort, Bay of Isands, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 20: Bay of Isands Free Time Make the most of your extended stay in the Bay of Isands. Why not sai aboard a historic ta ship, enjoy wine tasting around Kerikeri, or discover Russe on a highights tour of this sma township. Your Journey Director can assist you in booking your choice of activity. Fu buffet breakfast Day 2: Bay of Isands Cruise Auckand Set forth through the Bay of Isands Maritime Park, and expore some the 44 isands in the bay. Return to Auckand for a memorabe Ceebration Dinner this evening. Sofite, Auckand Fu buffet breakfast, Ceebration Dinner Day 22: Farewe from Auckand Bid a fond farewe to your newfound friends as your epic New Zeaand Inspiring Journey has come to an end. Fu buffet breakfast From $375 per person twin share and ony NZIJ: Christchurch to Auckand Fights are not incuded in hoiday price. Fight Information: Day fights to arrive prior to 4.00pm into Christchurch Airport Day 22 fights to depart anytime from Auckand Airport For departure dates, pricing, and ways to save, see pages 74 & 76/77. Departures from January to March 209 operate to the 208/9 itinerary. Pease visit our website for detais. For the detaied itinerary and additiona departure dates, pease visit inspiringjourneys.com/nzij or speak to your trave agent.

62 62 The Southern Drift Discover New Zeaand on this Inspiring Journey through the natura treasures of the South Isand. From the sti waters of Miford Sound and snow-capped peaks of the Southern Aps to the roing his of Centra Otago, deve into the beauty of andscapes that have remained unchanged for miennia. Miford s second highest waterfa is the Stiring Fas, a staggering 5m in height three times the height of Niagara Fas, but the,300m mountain behind dispaces this incredibe height. This is the famous waterfa that Hugh Jackman jumped off in the movie Woverine. Stiring Fas, Miford Sound

63 2 Days The Southern Drift NZSI 63 Te Anau Church of the Good Shepherd 2 DAYS Christchurch Arthur s Pass Franz Josef Gacier Queenstown Miford Sound Te Anau Dunedin Pukaki Tekapo Church of the Good Shepherd Miford Sound Discover The magnificent icy andscape of Franz Josef Gacier Dunedin s Scottish infuence Expore Kayak across the waters of magica Miford Sound Listen to the stories and expore the grounds of Larnach Caste Vibrant Queenstown, nested at the foot of the Remarkabes Immerse With an adventure on the Haast River Uncover Arrowtown s god mining heritage Reax Stay in a uxury eco-odge in Fiordand Nationa Park Induge in a spa treatment in Queenstown With view of mountains and rivers on the TranzApine Train Chasm Wak See itinerary next page >

64 64 2 Days The Southern Drift NZSI Day : Wecome to Christchurch Your New Zeaand adventure begins in Christchurch, the Garden City. Spend the afternoon at eisure before joining your Journey Director and feow traveers for a Wecome Reception. Hote Montrea, Christchurch Day 2: Christchurch Franz Josef Gacier Traverse the verdant Canterbury Pains and snow-capped Southern Aps on board the TranzApine, renowned as one of the word s most scenic rai journeys. Witness more epic scenery as you board your coach at Arthur s Pass. Later, admire the vivid hues of greenstone (jade) on a visit to Hokitika for demonstration by a oca carver. Today s fina stop is the extraordinary Franz Josef Gacier, where you spend the night in an eco-friendy retreat in the pristine widerness. Te Waonui Forest Retreat, Franz Josef, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 3: Franz Josef Gacier Wine tasting in Queenstown Spend the morning reaxing and then expore the area with a oca guide, who expain the history behind Franz Josef Gacier. Later, why not take to the air on an optiona experience scenic fight over this spectacuar gacier? Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 4: Franz Josef Gacier Queenstown It s time for adventure as you board a purpose-buit fuy encosed jet boat for a journey down the Haast River. Stop in Makarora at unchtime and ater the historic god-mining viage of Arrowtown. The adventure-capita of Queenstown awaits and you have the opportunity to expore it during an orientation tour when you arrive. Crowne Paza, Queenstown, 3 nights Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown The best thing about Haast River Safari is being abe to expore the back country as the origina inventor of the jet boat Bi Hamiton intended to expore New Zeaand s back country experiencing and one of the ast frontiers! We want to share with our guests the authenticity of the experiences we offer and reay show a connection with New Zeaand through meeting ocas, interacting with guides and participating in Indigenous experiences. Lisa Gubb, Haast River Safari Day 5: Queenstown Journey Seect Today, seect your choice of sightseeing: consider a day induging in the region s vintages on a wine tour. View the Lord of the Rings fim ocations and scenery of Queenstown and Genorchy on a scenic tour or spend time in the spa induging in a reaxing massage. Fu buffet breakfast Day 6: Queenstown Free Time Caing a thri-seekers! Today s the day to earn your stripes tacking some of Queenstown s most adventurous activities. This evening, enjoy a memorabe dinner at one of Queenstown s fine restaurants. Fu buffet breakfast, Loca Dining Experience Day 7: Queenstown Miford Sound Larnach Caste, Dunedin Skirting the shores of Lake Wakatipu southwards, venture to Te Anau and then deep into the Fiordand Nationa Park.

65 2 Days The Southern Drift NZSI 65 At a gance: TOP 3 HIGHLIGHTS. Kayaking on stunning Miford Sound 2. Haast River Jet Boat Ride 3. Loca Dining Experience at a premium Queenstown restaurant Franz Josef Gacier Haast Hokitika Tekapo Church of the Good Shepherd Arthur s Pass TranzApine Train Christchurch DINING Fu buffet breakfasts Lunch 6 Dinners with wine Loca Dining Experience Ceebration Dinner Miford Sound 2 3 Pukaki Makarora Arrowtown Queenstown Te Anau Fiordand Nationa Park Gore Dunedin Start Finish Overnight Sightseeing Coach TranzApine Cruise Genorchy Driving through the hand-hewn Homer Tunne, you emerge into a photographer s paradise where gaciers and peaks give way to the unexpected serenity of Mirror Lake. Stop to expore the wonder of the Chasm Wak before arriving at Miford Sound Lodge, with its exquisite views of the Ceddau Vaey. Miford Sound Lodge, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 8: Miford Sound Cruise Wake up to the starting beauty of your surrounds. Learn more about Fiordand Nationa Park during an informative tak by a speciaist Nature Guide and board the Southern Discoveries vesse for a haf-day exporation of magnificent Miford Sound. Cruise out to the Tasman Sea ooking for widife aong the way, and take the opportunity to go sea-kayaking in Harrison Cove. Fu buffet breakfast, unch, dinner with wine Day : Dunedin Christchurch Discover the shores of Lake Tekapo and the Church of the Good Shepherd today before crossing the Canterbury Pains and arriving in Christchurch for an in-depth sightseeing tour on arriva. This evening, join your Journey Director for a memorabe Ceebration Dinner Hote Montrea, Christchurch Fu buffet breakfast, Ceebration Dinner Day 2: Christchurch Weington It s time to say a fond farewe to your feow traveers this morning as your Inspiring Journey comes to an end. Fu buffet breakfast Day 9: Miford Sound Dunedin Embark on a journey from the rainforests of Fiordand to the roing his of Centra Otago, traveing through Te Anau, known for its beautifu ake. Stop in the country musica town of Gore at unchtime, before arriving in Dunedin, New Zeaand s southernmost city. Distinction Hote, Dunedin, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 0: Dunedin This morning, join an excusive tour of Larnach Caste. Your afternoon is at eisure. Perhaps ride the historic Taireri Gorge Raiway or take a widife cruise. Fu buffet breakfast From $7750 per person twin share and ony NZSI: Christchurch Return Fights are not incuded in hoiday price. Fight Information: Day fights to arrive prior to 4.00pm into Christchurch Airport Day 2 fights to depart anytime from Christchurch Airport For departure dates, pricing, and ways to save, see pages 74 & 76/77. Departures from January to March 209 operate to the 208/9 itinerary. Pease visit our website for detais. For the detaied itinerary and additiona departure dates, pease visit inspiringjourneys.com/nzsi or speak to your trave agent.

66 66 The Endess Shores Embrace the Hongi touch of your Māori hosts, whose reationship with this unspoit and is reveaed on this Inspiring Journey. Experience mesmerising natura wonders, from the uminous gowworms of the Footwhiste Cave and the native forests redwood giants, to the fantasy-and of The Lord of The Rings Shire. At the top of Huka fas a series of sma waterfas drop around 8 metres, before the main event: an -metre drop that s sure to impress. Water fows over the fas at a rate of 220,000 itres per second. At this rate it woud take just seconds to fi an entire Oympic sized swimming poo! Huka Fas

67 Days The Endess Shores NZNI 67 Rainbow Springs Nature Park Waipoua Forest Weington Harbour Redwood Treetop Wak DAYS Weington Hawke s Bay Taupo Huka Fas Rotorua Auckand Waipoua Forest Bay of Isands Discover Napier s art deco charm The magica Gowworm Grotto of the Footwhiste Cave Expore The native gardens of Rainbow Springs Nature Park The giant Redwood Trees on a series of 23 suspension bridges Immerse Enjoy a traditiona Māori experience in Rotorua Take a guided wak through the sacred Waipoua Forest Footwhiste Cave Reax Cruise the beautifu Bay of Isands In Rotorua s heaing minera springs Wine and Dine at Napier s top winery See itinerary next page >

68 68 Days The Endess Shores NZNI Napier Rotorua Redwood Forest Tamaki Māori Viage Day : Wecome to Weington On arriva in the cuinary capita of New Zeaand you have time to reax. Perhaps enjoy a iterary encounter with New Zeaand s great writers on the famed Weington Writers Wak. Meet your Journey Director for a Wecome Reception and dinner this evening at your hote. Sofite, Weington, 2 nights Dinner with wine Day 2: Weington Journey Seect Today, seect your choice of sightseeing: you may wish to experience Weta Cave, home of the creative wizards behind The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit triogies. Take a waking tour around Weington with a oca guide or join a guide who wi revea the stories behind the exhibitions at Te Papa Museum of New Zeaand. Fu buffet breakfast Day 3: Weington Hawke s Bay Trave through the dairy farming and of Manawatu to Napier in Hawke s Bay. Enjoy time to reax after the day s adventures before joining your Journey Director for dinner at your hote. Porters Boutique Hote, Hawke s Bay, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 4: Hawke s Bay Join a oca guide for a city tour. You see severa types of Art Deco architecture, the stye in which Napier was rebuit after a devastating earthquake in 93. This evening, enjoy wine-tasting and dinner at one of the renowned wineries in Hawke s Bay. Fu buffet breakfast, Loca Dining Experience Day 5: Hawke s Bay Rotorua You trave past Lake Taupo and visit spectacuar Huka Fas before you arrive in Rotorua, the cutura capita, for a sightseeing tour. Visit Whakarewarewa Living Viage, where you be introduced to members of the Māori community and earn about their specia bond with this ancient and. This evening, induge in the mouthwatering favours of a traditiona Hangi feast cooked underground using geotherma steam at the Tamaki Māori Marae. Puman, Rotorua, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, Loca Dining Experience We are Tamaki Māori Viage, our viage is buit both in honour of our ancestors and in ceebration of our beautifu cuture. Deep in ush Rotorua forest, our ocation is not ony visuay beautifu, but rooted upon sacred Māori grounds. We offer an awe-inspiring journey back in time to ancient Māori ands. We share the story of our ancestors; not ony the way they ived, but their spiritua beiefs, myths and Gods. Both the story s hidden in their intrinsic carvings, art works and tattoos and the stories passed down through generations. Casey Rameka, Tamaki Māori Viage

69 Days The Endess Shores NZNI 69 Bay of Isands Paihia Waipoua Forest Bay of Isands Maritime Park 2 Orewa Auckand Maritime Park Cruise Northand At a gance: TOP 3 HIGHLIGHTS. Redwoods Treewak 2. Dining experience in Napier 3. Caves and Ciffs tour DINING 0 Fu buffet breakfasts 3 Dinners with wine 2 Loca Dining Experiences Ceebration Dinner Waitomo Caves Tamaki Māori Viage Rotorua 2 Whakarewarewa Living Viage Taupo Huka Fas Hawke s Bay 2 Napier Weington 2 Start Finish Overnight Sightseeing Coach Cruise Te Papa Museum Day 6: Rotorua Rotorua s natura spendour is reveaed in the crysta-cear minera springs and native fora of Rainbow Springs Nature Park. You re sure to catch a gimpse of the shy, iconic nationa bird in the park s nocturna kiwi encosure, on a behind the scenes tour. Next up, ascending to the Redwoods Treewak, enjoy an eevated view of these redwood giants from a series of 23 suspension bridges inking the majestic trees, a competey unique perspective. Fu buffet breakfast Day 7: Rotorua Auckand Begin your day by exporing the iridescent Waitomo Caves on an excusive five-star Eco Gowworm experience with a Loca Expert. Admire the magica subterranean word of Footwhiste Cave before you continue your journey to Auckand, the City of Sais. Get your bearings during a sightseeing city tour, then spend the rest of the day discovering why Auckand is deemed one of the word s most iveabe cities. Sofite, Auckand Fu buffet breakfast Day 8: Auckand Bay of Isands The goden sands of Orewa seem to stretch endessy heading north to the native forest of Waipoua. Join a oca Māori guide and head deep into the forest of Waipoua, a sanctuary that is home to many native trees incuding the argest Kauri tree in existence, Tane Mahuta (over 2,000 years od). Finay, journey to your waterfront resort in the Bay of Isands. Copthorne Resort, Bay of Isands, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 9: Bay of Isands Free Time Make the most of your extended stay in the Bay of Isands with a choice of optiona experiences. Why not sai aboard a historic ta ship, enjoy wine tasting around Kerikeri, or discover Russe on a highights tour of this sma township? Your Journey Director can assist you in booking your choice of activity. Fu buffet breakfast Day 0: Bay of Isands Cruise Auckand This morning cruise through the Bay of Isands Maritime Park and expore some of the 44 isands in the bay. Later, head through the sma towns of Northand, over the Harbour Bridge and into Auckand city. This evening toast your inspiring journey at a memorabe Ceebration Dinner. Sofite, Auckand Fu buffet breakfast, Ceebration Dinner Day : Farewe from Auckand Bid a fond farewe to your trave companions this morning as your North Isand Inspiring Journey comes to an end. Fu buffet breakfast From $5850 per person twin share and ony NZNI: Weington to Auckand Fights are not incuded in hoiday price. Fight Information: Day fights to arrive prior to 4.00pm into Weington Airport Day fights to depart anytime from Auckand Airport For departure dates, pricing, and ways to save, see pages 74 & 76/77. Departures from January to March 209 operate to the 208/9 itinerary. Pease visit our website for detais. For the detaied itinerary and additiona departure dates, pease visit inspiringjourneys.com/nzni or speak to your trave agent.

70 70 Inspiring New Zeaand A tae of two great isands, of epic natura beauty and ancient rituas and traditions yours to expore on this Inspiring Journey across the ength and breadth of New Zeaand. Embrace the sophistication of its cities and the soufu expanse of its stunning untamed andscapes. The argest Redwood in Whakarewarewa is approximatey 72 metres ta and 69 centimetres in diameter. In its natura habitat of Caifornia, these Redwoods grow as ta as 0 metres and the average ifespan is 600 years. However, they can survive for over 2000 years. Redwoods, Rotorua

71 0 Days Inspiring New Zeaand NZFLY 7 Cruise Doubtfu Sound The Red Barn Expore Weington 0 DAYS Auckand Rotorua Weington Waiheke Isand Queenstown Doubtfu Sound Learn about Māori cuture Discover Stunning Doubtfu Sound in the heart of Fiordand Nationa Park Beautifu Lake Rotorua Stunning scenery in Adventure Capita Queenstown Expore Rainbow Springs Nature Park Historic godrush Arrowtown Queenstown Journey Seect experiences Immerse Visit Te Papa Museum of New Zeaand Experience Māori cuture at the Tamaki Māori Viage Zeaandia, the word s first fuy-fenced urban eco-sanctuary Hobbiton, Matamata Reax In cosmopoitan Auckand and Weington With Rotorua Journey Seect experiences See itinerary next page >

72 72 0 Days Inspiring New Zeaand NZFLY Waiheke Isand Day : Wecome to Auckand Wecome to New Zeaand s invigorating North Isand hub. Spend your day at eisure, before joining your Journey Director and feow traveing companions for a Wecome Reception and dinner. Sofite Auckand, 2 nights Dinner with wine Day 2: Auckand Experience Tamaki Māori Viage My husband Lance, a retired Champion Jockey, and I, aong with our 2 daughters, proudy ive on one of New Zeaand s iconic dairy farms in the picturesque Hinuera Vaey. 0 years ago, we converted the historica Red Barn into a unique venue where today we host many specia events. The best thing about what we do is the quaity of our warm hospitaity and cuisine that the Red Barn has buit its reputation on. Bridgett O Suivan, The Red Barn Soak up Auckand s intoxicating charm this morning as you embark on a city sightseeing tour. Then trave by ferry to Waiheke Isand for a cuinary extravaganza of bod reds. Continue your ove affair with Waiheke at Casita Miro, savouring deicious Mediterranean favours. Today s fina stop is at Mudbrick Vineyard where you enjoy spectacuar views of the Hauraki Guf. Fu buffet breakfast, unch Day 3: Auckand to Rotorua Your eisurey discovery of New Zeaand s North Isand continues as you foow the Waikato River to the home of Lance and Bridgette O Suivan, for a Be My Guest traditiona country-stye unch. Visit the Tamaki Māori Viage for insights into the oca rituas and traditions and then induge in the mouthwatering favours of a Hangi Loca Dining Experience. Puman, Rotorua, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast, Loca Dining Experience Day 4: Rotorua Journey Seect Embark on one of the Journey Seect sightseeing experiences today to expore the sacred ands and Māori traditions of Rotorua. Induge in the Poynesian Spa s heaing waters, tread in the footsteps of Bibo Baggins in the fantasy-and of Hobbiton or take

73 0 Days Inspiring New Zeaand NZFLY 73 Auckand The Red Barn Matamata Waiheke Isand 2 Rotorua At a gance: TOP 3 HIGHLIGHTS. Wine Tasting on Waiheke Isand 2. Food Waking tour in Weington 3. Cruising Doubtfu Sound DINING 9 Fu buffet breakfasts 2 Lunches 4 Dinners with wine 2 Loca Dining Experiences Ceebration Dinner 2 Weington Doubtfu Sound Fiordand Nationa Park Skippers Canyon Manapouri 3 Arrowtown Queenstown Start Finish Overnight Sightseeing Coach Fight Cruise Casita Miro the native forest zipine adventure tour with Canopy Tours. Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine Day 5: Rotorua Weington Come face-to-face with New Zeaand s indigenous creatures within the ush surrounds of Rainbow Springs Nature Park. Encounter the oca Māori community at Whakarewarewa Living Viage and see New Zeaand s argest geyser before you board your fight to Weington. Sofite Weington, 2 nights Fu buffet breakfast Day 6: Weington A foodie extravaganza awaits this morning as you join a oca guide to sampe the deicious gourmet deights. Expore New Zeaand s fascinating cuture, nature, heritage and art at Te Papa, the Museum of New Zeaand, joining a guide who wi revea the stories behind the exhibitions. Fu buffet breakfast, dinner with wine sience of the Sounds to the ancient rainforests, the beauty and vastness wi eave you speechess. Your day begins in Manapouri, where you embark on a cruise across Lake Manapouri. In Doubtfu Sound, take to the waters of this gistening fiord. Fu buffet breakfast, unch, dinner with wine Day 9: Queenstown Journey Seect Today induge your adventurous side, seecting your choice sightseeing experiences: choose from a wine tour, a guided wak through native forest or a minibus tour in Skippers Canyon. As your fina day ends, spend the evening enjoying a Ceebration Dinner with wine with your Journey Director and new found friends. Fu buffet breakfast, Ceebration Dinner Day 0: Farewe from Queenstown For now, a that s eft to say is a fond farewe as your journey comes to an end after breakfast. Fu buffet breakfast Day 7: Weington Queenstown Discover the urban eco-sanctuary of Zeaandia, admiring the extraordinary efforts of conservationists. Then it s time to fy to Queenstown, New Zeaand s adrenain capita. On arriva, journey to the god-rush viage of Arrowtown. Enjoy an orientation tour of Queenstown. Heritage Queenstown, 3 nights Fu buffet breakfast Day 8: Doubtfu Sound Journey deep into the heart of Fiordand Nationa Park. From the From $7025 per person twin share and ony NZFLY: Auckand to Queenstown Fights are not incuded in hoiday price. Fight Information: Day fights to arrive prior to 4.00pm into Auckand Airport Day 0 fights to depart anytime from Queenstown Airport Interna-hoiday fights required to be purchased in order to fufi the itinerary: Day 5 Rotorua to Weington: NZ8235 Day 7 Weington to Queenstown: NZ605 For departure dates, pricing, and ways to save, see pages 74 & 76/77. For the detaied itinerary and additiona departure dates, pease visit inspiringjourneys.com/nzfy or speak to your trave agent.

74 74 Ways to Save God Sea Protection Ways to Save Eary Bird Savings Save up to 0% when you pay in fu by 3 January 209 Avaiabe on seected Inspiring Journeys see pages 76 & 77. Savings appy ony to the and content portion of the hoiday. Can be combined with other discounts where appicabe. The fu amount must be paid by the designated date. Subject to avaiabiity and may be withdrawn at any time. Visit inspiringjourneys.com/waystosave for information. Past Traveer Discount VIP Benefit for returning Inspiring Journeys traveers Avaiabe to guests who have previousy traveed with Inspiring Journeys or AAT Kings and our famiy of brands incuding Trafagar, Insight Vacations, Contiki and Uniword. It s our way of saying thank you for your oyaty. God Sea Trave Protection Additiona Protection for ony $99 per person * Most guided hoiday companies are interested in their guests ony after they reach their destination. But with Inspiring Journeys, you get a great dea even before you eave home with our God Sea Additiona Protection pan for ony $99 per person (payabe with deposit). Must be added at time of booking. * Excudes Short Breaks, third-party operated tours and promotiona and and air packages. Covers you if you eave your hoiday eary Shoud you or your trave companion eave at any time during your Inspiring Journey for persona sickness reasons or be required to return home due to injury, sickness or death, each guest who has purchased God Sea Additiona Protection wi be refunded $90 per person per day for the unused portion of the itinerary. (Pease note that in some cases hotes require a one-night canceation fee.) Medica certificates must be suppied as proof of a iness caims. Incudes pre-paid Canceation Option Your deposit and/or payment wi be refunded shoud you cance your Inspiring Journey for any reason, up to 7 days prior to the commencement date of any trave arrangements booked through Inspiring Journeys. This canceation poicy option covers and arrangements operated by Inspiring Journeys ony. God Sea Trave Protection fee is not refundabe for any reason. Covers you if you have to fy home eary If you or a member of your direct famiy in Austraia shoud fa sick whie you are on your Inspiring Journey, we wi take care of the additiona cost of tickets for your earier or ater return home on the first avaiabe fight, provided you hod round-trip airine tickets on Inspiring Journeys recommended airine/s booked through Inspiring Journeys. Pease note that other airine fees and canceation fees may appy. Medica certificates must be suppied as proof of a iness caims.

75 Booking Conditions 75 Booking Conditions Inspiring Journeys is a brand owned by AAT Kings Tours Pty. Ltd., and can be used interchangeaby with AAT Kings. A references to Tours in these booking conditions refer to a Inspiring Journeys. To confirm your reservation, a non-refundabe deposit of $200 per person per tour is required for Inspiring Journeys. Reservations wi be hed for 7 days ony without deposit. (This payment is in addition to any deposit required by your trave agent). Once your deposit has been received, Inspiring Journeys wi send your trave agent or yoursef (if you ve booked direct with Inspiring Journeys) confirmation of the detais of the booking. A airfares are subject to strict ticketing deadines, to be advised at the time of booking. Baance of payment for your tour is to be paid 45 days prior to departure or within 72 hours of booking if ess than 45 days but more than 8 days prior to departure, or at the time of booking if ess than 7 days prior to departure. 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76 209 Departures Prices Departures Prices Austraia Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Inspiring Austraia 3 Days Cairns to Sydney Twin Share Per Person Singe * Eary Bird Savings IJFLY Apr 09 Apr 2 Aug 27 Sep 08 Oct 08 Oct 20 Nov 2 Nov 24 $8,225 $,00 Save up to $825 pp The Utimate Territory Adventure in Stye 0 Days Darwin to Uuru May 05 May 4 May 9 May 28 Jun 02 Jun Jun 6 Jun 25 Jun 30 Ju 09 Ju 4 Ju 23 Ju 28 Aug 06 Aug Aug 20 Aug 25 Sep 03 Sep 08 Sep 7 Sep 22 Oct 0 The Uncharted Coast 8 Days Brisbane to God Coast MNCR $5,995 $7,665 Save up to $600 pp IJSQLD Sep 08 Sep 5 Dec 5 Dec 22 $5,475 $7,295 Save up to $550 pp A Journey to the West 7 Days Perth to Fremante IJWA Sep 2 Sep 27 Oct 9 Oct 25 Nov 6 Nov 22 Dec 4 Dec 20 $3,825 $4,835 Save up to $385 pp Tasmania s Footsteps and Trais 7 Days Launceston to Hobart IJTAS Sep 2 Sep 27 Oct 9 Oct 25 Nov 6 Nov 22 Dec 4 Dec 20 $4,990 $5,950 Save up to $500 pp Victoria s Hidden Gems 7 Days Mebourne to Mebourne IJVIC Sep 3 Sep 9 Oct Oct 7 Nov 08 Nov 4 Dec 06 Dec 2 $4,390 $5,570 Save up to $440 pp Kakadu s Ancient Secrets 5 Days Darwin to Darwin MNDD Apr 28 May 02 May 05 May 09 May 9 May 23 Jun 02 Jun 06 Jun 09 Jun 3 Jun 6 Jun 20 Jun 23 Jun 27 Jun 30 Ju 04 Ju 07 Ju Ju 4 Ju 8 Ju 2 Ju 25 Ju 28 Aug 0 Aug 04 Aug 08 Aug Aug 5 Aug 8 Aug 22 Aug 25 Aug 29 Sep 0 Sep 05 Sep 08 Sep 2 Sep 5 Sep 9 Sep 22 Sep 26 Sep 29 Oct 03 Oct 06 Oct 0 Outback Contrasts: A Journey to the Centre 5 Days Aice Springs to Uuru Apr 2 Apr 6 May 0 May 4 May 24 May 28 Jun 07 Jun Jun 2 Jun 25 Ju 05 Ju 09 Ju 9 Ju 23 Aug 02 Aug 06 Aug 6 Aug 20 Aug 30 Sep 03 Sep 3 Sep 7 Sep 27 Oct 0 Outback Austraia: The Coour of Red 5 Days Uuru to Aice Springs $3,250 $4,205 Save up to $325 pp CRAU $2,750 $3,465 Save up to $275 pp CRUA Apr 02 Apr 06 Apr 6 Apr 20 Apr 23 Apr 27 Apr 30 May 04 May 4 May 8 May 28 Jun 0 Jun Jun 5 Jun 25 Jun 29 Ju 09 Ju 3 Ju 23 Ju 27 Aug 06 Aug 0 Aug 20 Aug 24 Sep 03 Sep 07 Sep 7 Sep 2 Oct 0 Oct 05 Oct 5 Oct 9 $2,750 $3,465 Save up to $275 pp New Zeaand The Long White Coud 22 Days Christchurch to Auckand Jan 07 Jan 28 Jan 4 Feb 04 Jan 2 Feb Feb 04 Feb 25 Feb Mar 04 Feb 8 Mar Feb 25 Mar 8 Mar 04 Mar 25 Mar Apr 0 Mar 8 Apr 08 Mar 25 Apr 5 $,850 $5,875 NZIJ Save up to $,320 pp Oct 07 Oct 28 Oct 4 Nov 04 Nov Dec 02 Nov 25 Dec 6 Dec 09 Dec 30 $3,75 $7,835 The Southern Drift 2 Days Christchurch to Christchurch Jan 07 Jan 8 Jan 4 Jan 25 Jan 2 Feb 0 Feb 04 Feb 5 Feb Feb 22 Feb 8 Mar 0 $6,595 $8,745 Feb 25 Mar 08 Mar 04 Mar 5 Mar Mar 22 Mar 8 Mar 29 Mar 25 Apr 05 Oct 07 Oct 8 Oct 4 Oct 25 Nov Nov 22 Nov 25 Dec 06 Dec 09 Dec 20 $7,750 $0,250 The Endess Shores Days Weington to Auckand Jan 8 Jan 28 Jan 25 Feb 04 Feb 0 Feb Feb 5 Feb 25 Feb 22 Mar 04 Mar 0 Mar $5,945 $7,820 Mar 08 Mar 8 Mar 5 Mar 25 Mar 22 Apr 0 Mar 29 Apr 08 Apr 05 Apr 5 Oct 8 Oct 28 Oct 25 Nov 04 Nov 22 Dec 02 Dec 06 Dec 6 Dec 20 Dec 30 $5,850 $7,860 Inspiring New Zeaand 0 Days Auckand to Queenstown Feb 7 Feb 26 Mar 7 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 30 Sep 08 Sep 7 $7,025 $8,775 Oct 20 Oct 29 Nov 24 Dec 03 $7,025 $9,065 NZSI Save up to $775 pp NZNI Save up to $595 pp NZFLY Save up to $705 pp Dates in Red denote Definite Departures. Prices are quoted in Austraian Doars, incude GST and compusory taxes where appicabe. * Singe traveer must pay the singe price. Itinerary, departure dates and prices may change from 0/04/20. Eary Payment Discount is appied at time of booking, provided hoiday is paid by the designated date.

77 2020 Departures Prices Departures Prices Austraia Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Inspiring Austraia 3 Days Cairns to Sydney Twin Share Per Person Singe * Eary Bird Savings IJFLY Feb 04 Feb 6 Mar 03 Mar 5 $8,225 $,00 Save up to $825 pp The Utimate Territory Adventure in Stye 0 Days Darwin to Uuru MNCR For departures in 2020 for this itinerary, visit inspiringjourneys.com/mncr The Uncharted Coast 8 Days Brisbane to God Coast IJSQLD Jan 2 Jan 9 Feb 09 Feb 6 Mar 5 Mar 22 $5,475 $7,295 Save up to $550 pp A Journey to the West 7 Days Perth to Fremante IJWA Jan Jan 7 Feb 08 Feb 4 Mar 07 Mar 3 $3,825 $4,835 Save up to $385 pp Tasmania s Footsteps and Trais 7 Days Launceston to Hobart IJTAS Jan 25 Jan 3 Feb 5 Feb 2 Mar 07 Mar 3 $4,990 $5,950 Save up to $500 pp Victoria s Hidden Gems 7 Days Mebourne to Mebourne IJVIC Jan 7 Jan 23 Feb 07 Feb 3 Feb 28 Mar 05 Mar 20 Mar 26 $4,390 $5,570 Save up to $440 pp Kakadu s Ancient Secrets 5 Days Darwin to Darwin MNDD For departures in 2020 for this itinerary, visit inspiringjourneys.com/mndd Outback Contrasts: A Journey to the Centre 5 Days Aice Springs to Uuru CRAU For departures in 2020 for this itinerary, visit inspiringjourneys.com/crau Outback Austraia: The Coour of Red 5 Days Uuru to Aice Springs CRUA Mar 0 Mar 4 Mar 7 Mar 2 Mar 24 Mar 28 $2,750 $3,465 Save up to $275 pp New Zeaand The Long White Coud 22 Days Christchurch to Auckand Jan 06 Jan 27 Jan 3 Feb 03 Jan 27 Feb 7 Feb 03 Feb 24 Feb 0 Mar 02 Feb 24 Mar 6 Mar 02 Mar 23 Mar 09 Mar 30 Mar 6 Apr 06 Mar 23 Apr 3 The Southern Drift 2 Days Christchurch to Christchurch Jan 06 Jan 7 Jan 3 Jan 24 Jan 27 Feb 07 Feb 03 Feb 4 Feb 0 Feb 2 Feb 24 Mar 06 Mar 02 Mar 3 Mar 09 Mar 20 Mar 6 Mar 27 Mar 23 Apr 03 The Endess Shores Days Weington to Auckand Jan 7 Jan 27 Jan 24 Feb 03 Feb 07 Feb 7 Feb 4 Feb 24 Feb 2 Mar 02 Mar 06 Mar 6 Mar 3 Mar 23 Mar 20 Mar 30 Mar 27 Apr 06 Apr 03 Apr 3 Inspiring New Zeaand 0 Days Auckand to Queenstown NZIJ $3,75 $7,835 Save up to $,320 pp NZSI $7,750 $0,250 Save up to $775 pp NZNI $5,850 $7,860 Save up to $595 pp NZFLY Feb 6 Feb 25 Mar 5 Mar 24 $7,025 $9,065 Save up to $705 pp Dates in Red denote Definite Departures. Prices are quoted in Austraian Doars, incude GST and compusory taxes where appicabe. * Singe traveer must pay the singe price. Itinerary, departure dates and prices may change from 0/04/20. Eary Payment Discount is appied at time of booking, provided hoiday is paid by the designated date.

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