Inspiring Journeys day small group boutique journeys. Incredible Stories. The 4 pillars. Accommodation

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1 20 2 Incredibe Stories Traveing has the power to enrich our ives in many ways. It s not just the paces you go, it s the peope you re with, the experiences you share and the stories you write aong the way. Everyone has a story. your next chapter on an Inspiring Journey through Austraia and New Zeaand. Creating moments Create moments you remember a your ife, by connecting with interesting peope, amazing paces, diverse cutures and unique environments. Cutura immersion We a dream of traveing the word and discovering ourseves in different cutures. But it s one thing to hear someone ese s story and another to create yours. At Inspiring Journeys we don t just show you paces, we create immersive experiences you never forget. The 4 piars Inspiring Journeys 5-22 day sma group boutique journeys Our Inspiring Journeys aow you to enjoy a cross section of exciting, interesting and enriching experiences. This is why our itinerary highights have been grouped to cover a number of areas. These experiences aow you to be observationa, to take a step back and take it a in. Expore These highights are much more interactive and give you the opportunity to connect with your surroundings. On an Inspiring Journey we wi take you off the beaten track with immersive experiences in a boutique sma group setting. You trave in uxury coaches or 4WD vehices and stay in boutique retreats, odges and resorts with gourmet cuisine to match. We offer the perfect baance of freedom from the stress of hoiday panning, with the fexibiity to shape your journey with a choice of optiona experiences. You share your hoiday with a sma group of up to 20 ike-minded traveers. Take your hoiday to another eve as you earn something new through active participation. Reax Enjoy some down time to simpy unwind and appreciate your destination or indugent experience. Best of a our expert Trave Directors and/or Driver Guides wi take care of everything ese, so you can sit back and be inspired by the journey. Accommodation On an Inspiring Journey, you wi stay in hand-picked accommodation that is situated in both beautifu and unique ocations, where there is a rea sense of connection. Miford Sound Lodge, award-winning Roya Mai Hote and Cicada Lodge, feature in our itineraries.

2 22 Bay of Isands 2 Russe Auckand Whangarei Coromande $4200 share and ony A dates are Definite Departures 23 Lake Pukaki & Mt. Cook The Long White Coud 22/2/ DAYS CHRISTCHURCH TO AUCKLAND NZIJ/NZSI/NZNI Stunning Miford Sound in the heart of Fiordand Nationa Park New Zeaand s capita Weington Experience Franz Josef Gacier The Waitomo Gowworm Grotto Expore Journey on the iconic TranzApine Train Historic godrush Arrowtown Untouched Stewart Isand A jade factory & see artists at work Wak the rainforest Treetop Wakway Experience the Agrodome Farm Show Gain an insight into Maori ife at Whakarewarewa Living Viage Reax Ride a gondoa to Bob s Peak Cruise the Bay of Isands Stay in chaets & cruise on stunning Miford Sound A Maori Hangi with the Tamaki famiy 2 Fu buffet breakfasts B Be my Guest unch BG Lunch L 0 Dinners with wine DW 2 Highight Dinners HD Farewe Dinner FD the scenic majesty of the North and South Isands of New Zeaand with a sma group of feow-exporers, combining natura beauty with a touch of uxury as you overnight in the Franz Josef rainforest in the foothis of Mount Cook, and in magica Miford Sound, sumber amidst the treetops in the Coromande Ranges, and journey into the deep south to the wid and pristine andscapes of remote Stewart Isand. Day : Wecome to Christchurch On arriva at your Christchurch hote you have time at eisure to reax or expore. This evening meet your Trave Director for a wecome drink and dinner. Hote: Hote Montrea, Christchurch. DW Day 2: Christchurch Punakaiki This morning, take one of the word s great scenic raiway journeys on the famous TranzApine train. Trave through the spectacuar Southern Aps, and spend the night in an eco-friendy waterfront resort at Punakaiki. Hote: Punakaiki Resort, Punakaiki. B DW Day 3: Punakaiki Franz Josef Visit Hokitika for a demonstration by a greenstone (jade) carver, then ascend to a treetop wakway to view the canopy of the ush nearby rainforest. Continue to the mighty Franz Josef Gacier for a tour to the viewing area with an expert gacier guide. Hote: Te Waonui Forest Retreat, Franz Josef. B DW Day 4: Franz Josef Queenstown Take an optiona scenic fight over the gacier this morning, then trave aong the shores of Lakes Wanaka and Hawea. Expore the historic god-mining viage of Arrowtown en route to Queenstown. Nested on the shores of crystacear Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown s scenery is inspiring. Hote: Mibrook Resort, Queenstown, 3 nights. B DW Day 5: Queenstown Free Time Today is free for you to expore New Zeaand s adventure capita. Ride the Shotover Jet Boat or venture out on a Wine Tour. Tonight you dine at Bob s Peak overooking Queenstown. B HD Day 6: Queenstown Free Time Make the most of your extended stay in Queenstown. Why not sit back and enjoy a peacefu cruise across Lake Wakatipu aboard New Zeaand s odest steamship, the TSS Earnsaw, to Water Peak Station. B Day 7: Queenstown Miford Sound Trave to Lake Te Anau, then Fiordand Nationa Park to the Miford Sound. Tonight, stay at magica Miford Sound Lodge. Hote: Miford Sound Lodge, Fiordand Nationa Park. B DW Day 8: Miford Sound Stewart Isand A breakfast cruise to the spectacuar Tasman Sea begins your day. Later, at Invercargi, trave by ferry to remote Stewart Isand, keeping a ookout for seas, dophins and abatross. Stewart Isand is arguaby the best pace to spot a kiwi in the wid. Hote: Bay Mote, Stewart Isand, 2 nights. B Day 9: Stewart Isand A guided tour and cruise today reveas an unspoied, a beautifu haven, steeped in stories of Maori egend. Stewart Isand is a destination for those who yearn to go beyond the ordinary. B L Day 0: Stewart Isand Mt. Cook Cruise back to the mainand and trave though ush Southand pastures on your way to Aoraki (Mt. Cook). Hote: Hermitage, Mount Cook. B DW Day : Mt. Cook Christchurch Trave to tranqui Lake Tekapo, visit the Church of the Good Shepherd. Later you be wecomed to Moreea Farm by your hosts Angie and Stan Tayor for unch in their 240-hectare garden. Hote: Hote Montrea, Christchurch. B BG Day 2: Christchurch Weington Guest depart this morning in Christchurch (Code: NZSI). Expore Christchurch at your eisure, then you re off to New Zeaand s capita city, Weington. Enjoy a city tour and visit Te Papa, the Museum of New Zeaand. Guest join this afternoon in Weington (Code: NZNI). Hote: Sofite Hote, Weington, 2 nights. B DW Day 3: Weington Expore Weington at your own pace. B Day 4: Weington Taupo Trave through verdant dairy country to Tongariro Nationa Park, a near-desert with three active vocanoes, Mounts Tongariro, Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe. Hote: Hiton Hote, Taupo. B DW Day 5: Taupo Rotorua Trave to nearby Rotorua via the spectacuar Huka Fas. Tonight, an evening of Maori history, cuture and traditiona food awaits you at the Tamaki Famiy Marae. Hote: Regent of Rotorua, 2 nights. B HD Day 6: Rotorua Enjoy the entertaining Agrodome Farm Show and a visit to Rainbow Springs Nature Park. Later, gain an insight into Maori ife at Whakarewarewa Living Viage. B Waitomo Caves 2 Rotorua Huka Fas Mt. Taupo Ruapehu Picton 2 Weington Punakaiki Arthur s Kaikoura Pass Hokitika TranzApine Franz Josef Gacier Mt. Cook Train Haast Christchurch Church of the Good Shepherd Miford Sound Lindis Pass 3 Oamaru Te Anau Queenstown Stewart Isand 2 Buff Day 7: Rotorua Coromande An excusive 5-star Eco Gow Worm experience awaits you today in the famous Waitomo Caves. Later, trave through the dairy-farming district of Waikato to the Coromande Peninsua, famous for pristine beaches and native forests. Hote: Grand Mercure Puka Park Resort, Coromande. B DW Day 8: Coromande Auckand Trave to Auckand, New Zeaand s argest city. Take a city tour, and then expore, reax and dine at your own pace. Hote: Sofite, Auckand. B Day 9: Auckand Bay of Isands Trave north to the Waipoua Forest, home to the 2,000-year-od Tane Mahuta. A Maori guide wi expain the egend behind the argest Kauri tree in existence. Spend tonight at your waterfront resort in the heart of the gorious Bay of Isands. Hote: Copthorne Resort, Bay of Isands, 2 nights. B DW Day 20: Bay of Isands Take a ferry to historic Russe for a tour of the first European settement in New Zeaand. The rest of the day is free for reaxing or exporing. B Day 2: Bay of Isands Auckand Experience spectacuar scenery today as you cruise through wordrenowned game-fishing waters to Cape Brett and, weather permitting, through the famous Hoe in the Rock formation. The return cruise to Paihia meanders through picturesque isands see deserted sandy beaches and secuded bays and keep your eyes peeed for the marine ife. Ceebrate this evening at a Farewe Dinner with your Trave Director and new-found friends. Hote: Sofite, Auckand. B FD Day 22: Farewe from Auckand Say farewe to your feow traveers when your journey comes to an end this morning after breakfast. B NZIJ: Christchurch to Auckand 22 days $4200 $9245 Singe* Oct 5 Nov 05 Dec 0 Dec 3 Visit aatkings.com/nzij or nzsi or nzni for additiona departure dates. *Singe traveer must pay the singe price. Note: Itinerary, departure dates & prices may change from 0/0/8. Eary payment discount Save up to $445pp Kings Cub discount Save up to $725pp 2 Fu buffet breakfasts B Be My Guest unch BG Lunch L $4200 $9245 Singe* Jan 4 Feb 04 Jan 2 Feb Feb 04 Feb 25 Feb Mar 04 Feb 8 Mar Mar 04 Mar 25 Mar 8 Apr 08 $4450 $9525 Singe* Oct 4 Nov 04 Dec 09 Dec 30 NZSI: Christchurch return 2 days $7945 $0645 Singe* Oct 5 Oct 26 Dec 0 Dec 2 $7945 $0645 Singe* Jan 4 Jan 24 Jan 2 Jan 3 Feb 04 Feb 4 Feb Feb 2 Feb 8 Feb 28 Mar 04 Mar 4 Mar 8 Mar 28 $800 $0825 Singe* Oct 4 Oct 25 Dec 09 Dec 20 NZNI: Weington to Auckand days $6925 $9250 Singe* Oct 26 Nov 05 Dec 2 Dec 3 $6925 $9250 Singe* Jan 25 Feb 04 Feb 0 Feb Feb 5 Feb 25 Feb 22 Mar 04 Mar 0 Mar Mar 5 Mar 25 Mar 29 Apr 08 $7050 $9400 Singe* Oct 25 Nov 04 Dec 20 Dec 30 0 Dinners with wine DW 2 Highight Dinners HD Farewe Dinner FD NZIJ: Christchurch to Auckand Day fights to arrive prior to 4.00pm into Christchurch Day 22 fights to depart anytime from Auckand NZSI: Christchurch return Day fights to arrive prior to 4.00pm into Christchurch Day 2 fights to depart anytime from Christchurch NZNI: Weington to Auckand Day 2 fights to arrive prior to 4.00pm into Weington Day 22 fights to depart anytime from Auckand Fights are not incuded in the hoiday price

3 24 25 Auckand 2 The Red Barn 2 Rotorua 2 Weington Doubtfu Sound Inspiring New Zeaand 0 DAYS AUCKLAND TO QUEENSTOWN NZFLY Doubtfu Sound 3 Queenstown Stunning Doubtfu Sound in the heart of Fiordand Nationa Park Beautifu Lake Rotorua Stunning scenery in Adventure capita Queenstown Expore Visit Rainbow Springs Nature Park Historic godrush Arrowtown Queenstown Freedom of Choice experiences Visit Te Papa the Museum of New Zeaand Experience Maori cuture at the Tamaki Maori Viage Zeaandia, the word s first fuy-fenced urban ecosanctuary Reax In cosmopoitan Auckand & Weington Rotorua Freedom of Choice experiences On Waiheke Isand sampe oive ois & visit 3 vineyards Join the O Suivans for unch on their Waikato farm A Maori Hangi with the Tamaki famiy 9 Fu buffet breakfasts B Be my Guest unch BG 2 Lunches L 4 Dinners with wine DW Highight Dinner HD Farewe Dinner FD 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. In the North Isand, expore vibrant Auckand, experience the history and traditions of Maori cuture in Rotorua, and discover cosmopoitan Weington. And in the spectacuar South Isand, et your hair down in apine adventure capita Queenstown and marve at awesome Doubtfu Sound. Day : Wecome to Auckand Upon arriva in Auckand spend some time at eisure to reax or expore on your own. This evening meet your Trave Director for dinner and a wecome drink. Hote: Sofite Auckand, 2 nights. DW Day 2: Auckand A city sights tour wi start your morning in Auckand. Trave around the city waterfront to Mission Bay. Prepare your camera for Bastion Point and the Michae Joseph Savage Memoria, with stunning shots of Auckand, the North Shore and the Waitemata Harbour. Next up we take a ferry over to Waiheke Isand. At Stonyridge Vineyard, enjoy a tour and tastings, pus a ight unch over views of the vineyard. Depart for Rangihoua Estate, which introduces you to Waiheke s oive growing industry, incuding tasting award winning oive ois. A stop at Casita Miro wi eave you enchanted with the tastes of the Mediterranean. Your tour finishes with wine tastings at the beautifu Mudbrick Vineyard, with spectacuar views of the Hauraki Guf, before returning to Auckand by ferry. Tonight enjoy a free evening; why not try one of the many restaurants in Wynyard Quarter or the Viaduct? B L Day 3: Auckand to Rotorua Foow the meandering Waikato River to our Be My Guest Experience at the home of Lance and Bridgette O Suivan New Zeaand horse racing royaty. Enjoy a sumptuous country stye unch at the Red Barn on their beautifu Waikato Farm. After unch we trave to Rotorua, for an orientation tour with views of Lake Rotorua. Tonight enjoy a Maori Cutura Experience at Tamaki Maori Viage; you gain an insight into oca Maori cuture and history with our specia Maori show and traditiona Hangi. Experience the heartpounding wero (chaenge) from a Maori warrior during a Powhiri, a ceremonia Maori wecome. In the viage, see how Maori ived prior to European settement. Experience customs ike the Hongi greeting, as we as earn some customary phrases. Feast on succuent meats and vegetabes cooked in a Hangi, the Maori method of cooking in the earth with geotherma steam. Hote: Princes Gate, Rotorua, 2 nights. B BG HD Day 4: Rotorua Freedom of Choice Today choose one of our Freedom of Choice sightseeing experiences. Perhaps unwind with a spa treatment at the Poynesian Spa, take a tour of the famed Hobbiton movie set, or why not try zip ining with Canopy Tours. Tonight, dinner is at your restaurant of choice ask your Trave Director for more detais. B DW Day 5: Rotorua Weington This morning visit Rainbow Springs Nature Park. native fora that grows around the crysta cear minera water springs. You might even spot a kiwi! Next visit Whakawerawera Living Viage, where a oca guide wi show you New Zeaand s biggest geyser, bubbing mud poos and therma springs before fying to Weington. This evening why not venture down to Courtenay Pace or Cuba Street and dine at one of Weington s tucked away bars or quirky cafés? Hote: Sofite Weington, 2 nights. B Day 6: Weington This morning venture out into Weington s aneways, enjoy cuinary experiences as we as the city s history and architecture. fresh tastes in New Zeaand s cafe and cuinary capita, as we introduce you to oca tastes, products and peope. With a persona guide to te the oca stories, you wi taste gourmet products such as coffee, chocoate, geato, cheeses and other speciaties in top food paces the ocas know. This afternoon we trave to Zeaandia, the word s first fuy-fenced urban ecosanctuary. The 225 hectare park is a ground-breaking conservation project that has reintroduced 8 species of native widife back into the area, six of which were previousy absent from mainand New Zeaand for over 00 years. Tonight it is dinner of your choice at one of the oca restaurants ask your Trave Director for detais. B DW Day 7: Weington Queenstown A visit to Te Papa, the Museum of New Zeaand wi compete your time here in Weington. New Zeaand s nature, history, art and heritage on a guided wak through its many exhibitions. Later we trave to New Zeaand s adventure capita Queenstown. Airfare is not incuded and must be booked by you or your trave agent. Upon arriva you board your coach and trave to the deightfu god rush viage of Arrowtown, on the sparking Arrow River, once one of the word s richest rivers. Afterwards you get a fee for Queenstown and surrounds on an orientation tour. See Lake Wakatipu, the Remarkabes mountain range and home of the Bungy Jump at Kawarau Bridge. Hote: Heritage Queenstown, 3 nights. B Day 8: Doubtfu Sound Trave to an untouched word deep in the heart of Fiordand Nationa Park. The beauty and vastness of Doubtfu Sound wi take your breath away as you experience its deep widerness. Your day begins in Manapouri with a cruise across the picturesque Lake Manapouri foowed by a trip across New Zeaand s most expensive road over Wimot Pass, pausing aong the way to experience the dense Fiordand rainforest and view Doubtfu Sound gistening far beow. In Doubtfu Sound cruise through this pristine fiord; ook out for the varied widife you may encounter ike dophins, fur seas and the rare Fiordand crested penguin. Tonight enjoy dinner at your hote. B L DW Day 9: Queenstown Freedom of Choice Today choose one of our Freedom of Choice sightseeing experiences. You have the option to join a wine tour, take a guided wak through native beech forest or trave on a 4WD minibus tour through spectacuar Skippers Canyon. Your Trave Director wi assist you in booking a of your chosen Incuded Choice experiences. This evening join your Trave Director and your new-found friends for a Farewe Dinner with wine at a oca restaurant. B FD Day 0: Farewe from Queenstown Say farewe to your feow traveers when your journey comes to an end this morning after breakfast. B A dates are Definite Departures $7890 $9935 Singe* Nov 8 Nov 27 $7890 share and ony $7890 $9935 Singe* Feb 7 Feb 26 Mar 7 Mar 26 $8065 $035 Singe* Nov 24 Dec 03 Visit aatkings.com/nzfy for additiona departure dates. *Singe traveer must pay the singe price. from 0/0/8. Eary payment discount Save up to $805pp Kings Cub discount Save up to $405pp 9 Fu buffet breakfasts B 2 Lunches L Be My Guest unch BG Highight Dinner HD 4 Dinners with wine DW Farewe Dinner FD Day fights to arrive prior to 4.00pm into Auckand Day 0 fights to depart anytime from Queenstown Fights are not incuded in the hoiday price Interna-hoiday fights: Land Ony price requires the foowing interna-hoiday fights to be purchased separatey in order to fufi the hoiday itinerary: Day 5 Rotorua to Weington: NZ8235 Day 7 Weington to Queenstown: NZ605

4 26 27 Curtin Springs Station Ayers Rock Resort 2 Kata Tjuta Uuru Aice Springs Daintree Nationa Park Pam Cove 3 Great Barrier Cairns Reef Cruise Bue Mountains Hunter Vaey 2 Sydney Inspiring Austraia 3 DAYS CAIRNS TO SYDNEY IJFLY The Word Heritage isted Bue Mountains Iconic Uuru (Ayers Rock) & Kata Tjuta (the Ogas) Spectacuar Sydney Harbour & beaches The Great Barrier Reef Expore Hike to the top of The 36 mystica domes of Kata Tjuta 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 your way through the Hunter Vaey Experience an excusive Be My Guest dinner under the stars Induge your taste buds under the magica southern stars at the Sounds of Sience Dinner Enjoy an indugent dinner at chef Peter Gimore s iconic Benneong Restaurant under the sais of the Opera House 2 Fu buffet breakfasts B Be my Guest dinner BG 5 Lunches L 4 Dinners with wine DW Highight Dinner HD Farewe Dinner FD This cassic Austraian journey takes the traveer from the Tropica North to Centra Austraia s spiritua heartand and on to cosmopoitan Sydney. Pristine beaches, dense rainforests, endess red desert and rugged coastines await you each day. Experience ancient cuture and stunning andscapes, gourmet produce and warm-hearted oca characters as you visit iconic highights and venture off the beaten track to discover the magic of this vast continent. Day : Wecome to Pam Cove This afternoon, join your Trave Director for a Wecome Reception and dinner overooking the stunning, waters of the Cora Sea. Dine on award-winning modern Austraian cuisine at the utimate tropica beachfront restaurant. Hote: Aamanda Pam Cove, 3 nights. DW Day 2: Daintree & Cuture Today, enjoy an excusive journey to the Word Heritage isted Daintree Rainforest. Your Aborigina guide wi share insights into the reationship between the oca Kuku Yaanji peope and their and. Learn about cutura traditions, bush foods and medicine, and traditiona hunting techniques. Enjoy unch in a tranqui rainforest setting. B L Day 3: Great Barrier Reef the magic of the Heritage isted Great Barrier Reef today on a cruise to three secuded outer-reef dive sites, on the Quicksiver Siver Series catamaran. Spectacuar cora formations and an underwater word of unique marine creatures await you beneath the turquoise waters. Snorke through cora gardens or bask in the sun on deck. Enjoy a deicious tropica unch on board your air-conditioned vesse before returning to Pam Cove. B L Day 4: Cairns Aice Springs Fy today from tropica Cairns to remote Aice Springs. Visit the Schoo of the Air and Roya Fying Doctor Service. An exceptiona Be My Guest dining experience in a natura bush setting awaits you this evening. Enjoy a drink and take some time to expore your surroundings and watch the sun set whie your host cooks a deicious 3-course mea in a bush oven. Dine under the Miky Way as he shares his knowedge of traditiona Indigenous bush foods and stories of the and. Hote: Crowne Paza Aice Springs Lasseters. B BG Day 5: Aice Springs Trave off the beaten track ater today to the Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve. This afternoon, enjoy a reaxed wak aong the creek-bed of spectacuar, and gaze up at the sheer red rock was that tower above you. Hote: Resort, Deuxe Spa Room. B L DW Day 6: Ayers Rock This morning at sunrise you have the opportunity to take the iconic 6 kiometre Rim Wak around magnificent. Highights incude the domed Lost City and Cotteri s Lookout, for spectacuar views across the pains. Trave on to vast Curtain Springs Station, where you can join a unique paper-making workshop, then sit down and chat to the ocas over a barbecue unch. This afternoon you enter Uuru Kata Tjuta Nationa Park to witness the truy spectacuar Uuru sunset. Hote: Sais in the Desert Hote, Ayers Rock Resort, 2 nights. B L Day 7: Uuru & Kata Tjuta Venture to the Uuru Kata Tjuta Cutura Centre to gain an insight into the history and cuture of the Anangu, the traditiona owners of this and. Then, wak amidst the sheer rock-was of Wapa Gorge, foowing the creek bed between two of the argest domes. This afternoon, expore the base of Uuru. Afterwards, meet the magica stars of the Southern Hemisphere this evening at the sensationa Sounds of Sience Dinner. B HD Day 8: Ayers Rock Sydney Rise with the creatures of the desert to view the sou-stirring sunrise over Uuru. Afterwards, fy from Ayers Rock in the Red Centre to cosmopoitan Sydney. Easing back into city ife upon your arriva in Sydney, your Trave Director wi be abe to give you hints on the best paces to eat this evening. Hote: The Langham, Sydney. B Day 9: Sydney Bue Mountains Today you expore the Word Heritage isted Bue Mountains Nationa Park, a pristine environment extending over 400,000 hectares. See the soaring Three Sisters rock formation at Echo Point, and spectacuar Brida Vei Fas. Then, traveing off the we-worn track, you discover secuded ookouts and enjoy peacefu short bushwaks. Journey on this afternoon through spectacuar andscapes to your hote, where there be time to reax before dinner, a deicious mea designed around produce sourced from oca Bue Mountains suppiers. Hote: Parkands Country Garden and Lodges, Backheath. B DW Day 0: Bue Mountains Hunter Vaey Traversing the roing vineyard-cad his of the Hunter Vaey, you ook forward to a day of indugence in Austraia s origina wine country good food, great wine and spectacuar scenery. Sampe deicious oca vintages during excusive private wine tastings at boutique vineyards with a oca speciaist and a deectabe tasting patter unch before spending your afternoon at eisure. Perhaps enjoy a sundowner on your private bacony before dinner at the resort. Hote: Kirkton Park, Hunter Vaey. B L DW Day : Hunter Vaey Sydney Take to stunning Sydney Harbour this afternoon aboard an authentic America s Cup yacht. You can take the hem, work the grinders or simpy sit back and reax as you sai past the architectura marve of the Sydney Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, the Rocks district and the many secuded coves surrounded by muti-miiondoar waterfront homes. After an unforgettabe day, this evening is free for you to dine at your eisure. Hote: The Langham, Sydney, 2 nights. B Day 2: Sydney Today, expore the cosmopoitan city of Sydney. Visit the Eastern Suburbs, for a stro aong the coasta wak for magnificent views over the Pacific Ocean. Later, join a VIP guided tour of the iconic Sydney Opera House, foowed by a Farewe Dinner at chef Peter Gimore s iconic Benneong Restaurant under the biowing sais of the Opera House. B FD Day 3: Farewe from Sydney Say farewe to your feow traveers when your journey comes to an end this morning after breakfast. B $8640 share and ony A dates are Definite Departures $8640 $475 Singe* Apr 0 Apr 22 Oct 09 Oct 2 Nov 06 Nov 8 Visit aatkings.com/ijfy for additiona departure dates. *Singe traveer must pay the singe price. from 0/04/9. Eary payment discount Save up to $890pp Kings Cub discount Save up to $445pp 2 Fu buffet breakfasts B 5 Lunches L Be My Guest dinner BG $8640 $475 Singe* Feb 05 Feb 7 Mar 05 Mar 7 $8895 $775 Singe* Apr 09 Apr 2 Oct 08 Oct 20 Nov 2 Nov 24 4 Dinners with wine DW Highight Dinner HD Farewe Dinner FD Day fights to arrive prior to 2.00pm into Cairns Day 3 fights to depart anytime from Sydney Fights are not incuded in the hoiday price Interna-hoiday fights: Land Ony price requires the foowing interna-hoiday fights to be purchased separatey in order to fufi the hoiday itinerary: Day 4 Cairns to Aice Springs: QF949 Day 8 Ayers Rock to Sydney: JQ66

5 28 29 Cunes Dayesford Has Gap The Grampians Baarat Mebourne Dunked Queensciff Torquay Red Hi Port Warrnamboo Campbe Sorrento Lorne The Tweve Apoo Bay Apostes The Tweve Apostes Victoria s Hidden Gems 7 DAYS MELBOURNE RETURN IJVIC The ecectic viage of Dayesford, with antique shops, bazaars & cottage industries The iconic Mebourne Cricket Ground Expore Mebourne s vibrant wakways & arcades Green Oive farm in the Mornington Peninsua Visit Creswick Wooen Mis, the ast cooured wooen spinning mi in Austraia Ca in at the high-tech Museum of Austraian Democracy in Baarat Experience a Wecome to Country ceremony with indigenous peope in the Grampians Browse Torquay s Austraian Surfing Museum Reax Induge in a reaxing minera bath at the historic Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa The Great Ocean Road & Tweve Apostes Enjoy a magica dining experience aboard the famous Coonia Tramcar Restaurant Enjoy a Highight Dinner & Stage Show at Fagstaff Hi Enjoy dinner at the accaimed Roya Mai Hote in the Grampians Enjoy a Be My Guest unch & wine tasting at the award-winning Jack Rabbit Winery Morning tea at Lavandua Swiss Itaian Farm 6 Fu buffet breakfasts B Be my Guest unch BG 4 Dinners with wine DW Highight Dinner HD Farewe Lunch FL the secrets of Victoria s charm on this ecectic sojourn. In cosmopoitan Mebourne, expore anes and discover edgy cafés, whie in quaint Dayesford uncover antique shops and unique cottage industries. Experience a Wecome to Country ceremony with indigenous peope in the spectacuar Grampians, and take one of Austraia s iconic road trips on the Great Ocean Road, whie staying in boutique accommodation and induging your taste buds with gourmet cuisine on the way. Day : Wecome to Mebourne On arriva in Mebourne there s free time to reax or expore. This evening meet your Trave Director at your hote for a Wecome Reception before departing for a magica evening aboard the famous Coonia Tramcar Restaurant. Hote: Sofite Mebourne on Coins. DW Day 2: Mebourne Dayesford After a eisurey breakfast at the Sofite s 35th foor restaurant overooking the city, expore Mebourne s vibrant wakways and arcades with a knowedgeabe oca guide. Enjoy morning tea at one of the oca Mebourne cafés. You re free at unchtime, then we re bound for the ecectic viage of Dayesford, notabe not ony for its minera spring baths, but antique shops, bazaars and various cottage industries. This afternoon enjoy a reaxing minera spa at the historic Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa which has been wecoming visitors since 895. Tonight you stay at the beautifuy appointed Peppers Minera Springs Hote. Dinner this evening is at an award-winning restaurant, The Argus, in Hepburn Springs. Hote: Peppers Minera Springs Hote, Dayesford. B DW Day 3: Dayesford Dunked After breakfast, why not visit beautifu Wombat Hi Botanic Gardens overooking Dayesford town for a ovey morning stro, or take the Peace Mie Wak around Lake Dayesford. After exporing, you head to Lavandua Swiss Itaian Farm for morning tea. See their manicured vegetabe, herb, avender and oive pots, set amongst stone farm buidings dating back to 850 and friendy farm animas. Next stop, we visit the famiyowned and operated Creswick Wooen Mis, the ony remaining cooured wooen spinning mi in Austraia. In a private tour, earn how uxurious natura fibres are processed into designer garments. A itte way down the road is the historic town of Cunes. Step back in time and wander aong the main street where you re free to grab a spot of unch in one of its cafés or at the country pub, the Nationa Hote. Because of its historic main street façade, the town has been the setting for we-known fims incuding Heath Ledger s Ned Key, Mad Max and the 950s cassic On the Beach. On our way to Dunked, we visit The Museum of Austraian Democracy at Eureka in Baarat. Using the atest digita technoogy couped with historic iconic objects, visitors can immerse themseves in a sensory experience on the birth of Austraian democracy. Located at the base of the Grampian Mountains, enjoy dinner at the Roya Mai Hote s accaimed restaurant. Hote: Roya Mai Hote, Dunked. B DW Day 4: Dunked Warrnamboo This morning you might ike to seep in and enjoy eisurey breakfast. Or for the eary riser, join the ground s gardener for a guided wak through their kitchen garden, which suppies most of the hote s produce. Set on haf a hectare, it s Austraia s argest and most productive organic kitchen garden. We head to the top of the Grampians today at Has Gap for a Wecome to Country ceremony by the oca indigenous peope at the Brambuk Cutura Centre. The traditiona peope of Gariwerd, the Djab Wurrung and Jardwidjari, wi teach you how to throw a boomerang and then gather oca bush tucker for you to taste. See spectacuar natura rock formations, waterfas and panoramic views over the Grampian Mountain range. Then we head down the mountain to coasta Warrnamboo. Tonight it s a Highight Dinner and Stage Show at Fagstaff Hi, where you not ony earn about the region s maritime history, but wi experience it! Hote: Deep Bue Spa & Resort, Warrnamboo. B HD Day 5: Warrnamboo Lorne Our departure today wi be eisurey, so why not take advantage of the resort s spa and massage services? Be sure to have your camera ready as we take one of Austraia s most iconic road trips aong the Great Ocean Road. We visit a the must-see sights and stop at vantage points aong the way, incuding the Bay of Isands, London Bridge, Loch Ard Gorge and of course the Tweve Apostes. There wi be some free time for you to grab a bite for unch in the seaside town of Port Campbe and for the adventurous, perhaps a heicopter fight over the Tweve Apostes may appea (own expense). Stretch your egs this afternoon in Apoo Bay before arriving in picturesque Lorne ate afternoon. Enjoy a free night to dine wherever you wish among the beachfront restaurants. Hote: Cumberand Resort, Lorne. B Day 6: Lorne Mornington Peninsua We continue this morning aong the ast eg of the Great Ocean Road, passing stunning coastine unti we arrive in the town of Torquay. It s a mecca for Austraian surf ife, so it s ony fitting that we visit the Austraian Surfing Museum, for a guided tour to earn of the cuture and much-oved pastime as we eave the Great Ocean Road behind. Then onwards to the Bearine Peninsua a wine-growing region where we induge our taste buds in a Be My Guest unch and wine tasting at the award-winning Jack Rabbit Winery. A vehice ferry wi then take us from Queensciff to the beautifu Mornington Peninsua. Here we visit the Green Oive farm for some hands-on experience with assistance from the farmers, enjoying a taste of farm ife and fresh produce with a oca guide before heading to our accommodation. Tonight enjoy a sumptuous dinner together at Linden Tree Restaurant at your hote. Hote: Lindenderry at Red Hi. B BG DW Day 7: Mornington Peninsua Farewe from Mebourne This morning after breakfast we head back towards Mebourne and the famous Mebourne Cricket Ground, the MCG, affectionatey referred to by ocas as the G. Expore its inner sanctum, wak on the haowed arena and experience where egends pay with your guide. Your Inspiring Journey is now coming to an end. Enjoy a Farewe Lunch with your feow trave companions where you can ook back on the past week and raise a gass or two to the wonderfu memories and great friends that have been made. B FL $3840 share and ony $3840 $3840 $570 $570 Singe* Singe* Sep 4 Sep 20 Oct 2 Oct 8 Nov 09 Nov 5 Dec 07 Dec 3 Jan 8 Jan 24 Feb 08 Feb 4 Mar 0 Mar 07 Mar 22 Mar 28 Visit aatkings.com/ijvic for additiona departure dates. *Singe traveer must pay the singe price. from 0/04/9. Eary payment discount Save up to $400pp Kings Cub discount Save up to $200pp 6 Fu buffet breakfasts B Be My Guest unch BG 4 Dinners with wine DW Highight Dinner HD Farewe Lunch FL Day fights to arrive prior to 2.00pm into Mebourne Day 7 fights to depart after 5.00pm (domestic) or 7.00pm (internationa) from Mebourne Fights are not incuded in the hoiday price

6 30 3 Wangi Fas Darwin Litchfied Nationa Park Mary River Ubirr Jabiru Nourangie Gunom Fas 2 Katherine Gorge Kakadu Nationa Park Angkere (Standey Chasm) Simpsons Gap 2 Aice Springs Ayers Rock Resort 2 Henbury Meteorites Kata Tjuta Uuru Gunom Fas, Kakadu Uuru (Ayers Rock) Kakadu s Ancient Secrets 5 DAYS DARWIN RETURN MNDD Outback Austraia: The Coour of Red 5 DAYS AYERS ROCK TO ALICE SPRINGS CRUA Kakadu s immense gorges, crysta-cear rock poos, bird-rich wetands and ancient Aborigina rock-art, wi transport to another pace and time. At the end of exhiarating days of spiritua discovery, reax in safari-stye accommodation at Nitmiuk and Mary River, enjoying first-cass cuisine in pristine natura settings. Kakadu Nationa Park Litchfied s waterfas Cruise the Mary River Expore Cimb Nourangie Get off road on the Marrakai 4WD track About WWII history at Adeaide River See Aborigina rock art at Ubirr Enjoy an excusive Aborigina cutura experience Reax Swim at Gunom Fas & Wangi Fas Stay in uxury at Cicada Lodge &Widman Widerness Lodge Enjoy picnic unches in secuded ocations A 3 course dinner cruise on peacefu Katherine Gorge 4 Fu buffet breakfasts B 5 unches L Highight Dinner HD 3 Dinners with wine DW As this Inspiring Journey departs eary morning, accommodation wi need to be pre-booked for the previous night. Day : Darwin Mary River This morning, board your uxury 4WD vehice to trave to Litchfied Nationa Park. Enjoy a swim at Forence Fas and you aso visit Wangi Fas. Get ready for a cross-country journey via the Marrakai Track to the Mary River. Later, arrive at Widman Widerness Lodge, where you stay in private permanent safari tents. Hote: Widman Widerness Lodge, Mary River. L DW Day 2: Mary River Kakadu Wake up to the evocative sounds of the foodpains. Take a widife cruise on a safari-stye boat to see a myriad of different bird species, spot estuarine crocodies. Next stop is Austraia s argest Nationa Park Kakadu, Word Heritage isted. Check in to your crocodie shaped hote Then, join your Driver Guide on a sunset wak to the Ubirr rock art site and a ookout with remarkabe views over the surrounding wetands for a gorious Ubirr sunset. Hote: Mercure Crocodie Kakadu, Jabiru. B L DW Day 3: Kakadu Katherine Gorge If you re an eary riser there s a chance to take an eary morning scenic fight over Kakadu and Arnhem Land (own expense). This morning you visit Nourangie to see Aborigina rock art. Later go off seaed roads for a scenic cross-country to Gunom Fas. Hike to the top of the fas for a spash in picturesque punge poo and a picnic unch. This afternoon induge in five-star uxury at Cicada Lodge, a stunning architect designed eco-odge surrounded by nature, where each room has a private bacony onto the gories of Nitmiuk Nationa Park. Hote: Cicada Lodge, Nitmiuk Nationa Park, Katherine, 2 nights. B L DW Day 4: Katherine Today meet Manua Pamka who wecome you with a traditiona song on the didgeridoo. He share with you stories of growing up in the bush and teach you the fine art of rarrk painting using a specia brush from a reed caed Juk. Paint your own masterpiece to take home! Later, journey to Mataranka for a swim in the reaxing natura spring fed therma poo. This evening, reax on a three course cande-it dinner cruise on Katherine River. B L DW Day 5: Katherine Farewe from Darwin This morning, have a ie in or take the opportunity to canoe on the river (seasona). Trave north aong the Stuart Highway stopping at Edith Fas aong the way for a reaxing dip. Continue to Adeaide River War Cemetery. During WWII, Adeaide River was headquarters to a arge miitary base, and a arge cemetery was created especiay for those who gave their ives in the service and defence of their country. Say farewe to your feow traveers when your journey comes to an end in Darwin this morning. B L A dates are Definite Departures $3325 $4235 Singe* Apr 22 Apr 26 May 06 May 0 May 20 May 24 Jun 0 Jun 4 Jun 7 Jun 2 Jun 24 Jun 28 Ju 0 Ju 05 Ju 08 Ju 2 Ju 5 Ju 9 Ju 22 Ju 26 Ju 29 Aug 02 Aug 2 Aug 6 Aug 9 Aug 23 Aug 26 Aug 30 Sep 09 Sep 3 Sep 23 Sep 27 $3325 share and ony $3395 $4320 Singe* Apr 28 May 02 May 05 May 09 May 9 May 23 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 Aug 5 Aug 8 Aug 22 Aug 25 Aug 29 Sep 08 Sep 2 Sep 22 Sep 26 Visit aatkings.com/mndd for additiona departure dates. *Singe traveer must pay the singe price. from 0/04/9. Eary payment discount Save up to $340pp Kings Cub discount Save up to $70pp 4 Fu buffet breakfasts B 5 Lunches L Highight Dinner HD 3 Dinners with wine DW Day Prior fights to arrive anytime into Darwin Day 5 fights to depart after 8.00pm from Darwin Fights are not incuded in the hoiday price Both the iconic sights and the hidden treasures of Austraia s Red Centre are reveaed on this journey through never-ending red pains and sprawing catte-stations. wordrenowned Uuru and Kata Tjuta to a itte-known site where an immense meteorite struck the Earth, each day ets you experience the ife, cuture and traditions of the Outback. Sacred Uuru & Kata Tjuta Henbury Meteorites Simpsons Gap Expore Hike through Wapa Gorge See Standey Chasm Learn about Uuru s sacred sights & ancient rock art Hike to the top of Reax Experience an Uuru sunset & sunrise Take a dip in Eery Creek Big Hoe Dine Under a Desert Moon at bush foods in Aice Springs 4 Fu buffet breakfasts B 3 unches L Be my Guest dinner BG 2 Dinners with wine DW Highight Dinner HD Day : Ayers Rock This afternoon take a drive to Uuru Kata Tjuta Nationa Park. You earn about Tjukurpa, the history and cuture of the oca Aborigina peope. Traveing to the spectacuar domes of Kata Tjuta, take a guided wak through Wapa Gorge. Later enjoy sparking wine at the Uuru sunset viewing area, Sunset Strip. This evening get to know your feow traveers over a deicious mea at Ikari Restaurant at your hote. Hote: Sais in the Desert Hote, Ayers Rock Resort. DW Day 2: Ayers Rock You start the day with an impressive sunrise over Kata Tjuta (the Ogas) and Uuru (Ayers Rock) from the Kata Tjuta dune viewing area. Then visit Uuru Kata Tjuta Cutura Centre for breakfast and an insight into the history of the oca Anangu peope. Take a wak at the base of Uuru and hear timeess stories, see rock art, and visit Mutitjuu Waterhoe. Visit Curtin Springs Station, home to the Severin famiy since 956. Sit down to a BBQ unch and meet one of the ocas as you hear about the ogistics of running a 400,000 hectare catte property. Next, view Atia (Mt. Conner), then head towards, stopping briefy at Kings Creek Station. 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 (weather permitting). Hote: Resort, Deuxe Spa Rooms. B L DW Day 3: Aice Springs Today you re off on a 6km sunrise rim wak exporation of spectacuar. If you d prefer a more reaxed wak you can opt for a wak aong the creek bed. Later, trave to the Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve. Continue to Aice Springs. Hote: Crowne Paza Aice Springs Lasseters, 2 nights. B L DW Day 4: West MacDonne Ranges Journey through the West MacDonne Ranges to dramatic Angkere (Standey Chasm). Coo off with a swim at Eery Creek Big Hoe. This afternoon, visit the Roya Fying Doctor Service. Then enjoy an incredibe 3 course mea in a bush setting, under the Miky Way, a prepared in a bush oven with the burning Muga wood. Your host, Bob, wi share cooking tips and his knowedge of Aborigina bush foods. B L D Day 5: Farewe from Aice Springs Before your trip comes to an end, 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. Aso visit the Overand Teegraph Station, once a schoo for Aborigina chidren and was known as The Bungaow. Your Coour of Red Inspiring Journey concudes in the ate morning. B $2675 share and ony A dates are Definite Departures CRUA: Ayers Rock to Aice Springs $2675 $3340 Singe* Apr 7 Apr 2 May 0 May 05 May 5 May 9 May 29 Jun 02 Jun 2 Jun 6 Jun 26 Jun 30 $2795 $3555 Singe* Ju 0 Ju 4 Ju 24 Ju 28 Aug 07 Aug Aug 2 Aug 25 Sep 04 Sep 08 Sep 8 Sep 22 Oct 02 Oct 06 Visit aatkings.com/crua or crau for additiona departure dates and for the reverse itinerary & departure dates from Aice Springs to Ayers Rock (Code: CRAU). *Singe traveer must pay the singe price. Note: Itinerary, departure dates & prices may change from 0/04/9. Eary payment discount Save up to $290pp Kings Cub discount Save up to $45pp 4 Fu buffet breakfasts B 3 Lunches L Be My Guest dinner BG $2750 $3425 Singe* 2 Dinners with wine DW Highight Dinner HD CRUA: Ayers Rock to Aice Springs Day fights to arrive prior to 2.30pm into Ayers Rock Day 5 fights to depart after 2.30pm from Aice Spring Fights are not incuded in the hoiday price Apr 6 Apr 20 Apr 30 May 04 May 4 May 8 May 28 Jun 0 Jun Jun 5 Jun 25 Jun 29 $2895 $3665 Singe* 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