This was my itinerary for my 3 week trip to Australia & New Zealand (Sydney, Cairns, Melbourne, Auckland, Rotorua, Taupo, Taraunga, Waitomo). I travelled with my brother Andrew.
042310-051310 Australia & New Zealand
Accommodations
Sydney – Uncle Ronald’s
Cairns – Dreamtime Travellers Rest Hostel
Melbourne – Habitat HQ
Auckland – Freemans Lodge B&B
Rotorua – Crash Palace Backpackers
04/23-25 – Sydney
FLY – Air Canada – YYZ – YVR – SYD
-Arrival in Sydney
-Uncle Ronald pick-up
-Kings Cross, Fish Market, Macquaries Lane, Chinatown
04/26 – Sydney
-Circular Quay
-Sydney Opera House
-Sydney Harbour
-Manly Beach
04/27 – Sydney
-Bondi Beach
04/28 – Sydney
-Katoomba – Blue Mountain – Three Sisters
– Blue mountain tour – OZ Trail Tour – $39
– http://www.oztrails.com.au/tours/blue-mountains-special-tour/
04/29 – Sydney – Cairns
FLY – Jetstar – SYD – CNS
Hostel – Dreamtime Travelers Rest Hostel
-AJ Hacketts – Bungy Jumping – $139
– http://www.ajhackett.com/cairns/
04/30 – Cairns
-Great Barrier Reef
– Passions of Paradise – $129
-Great Barrier Reef – Michaelmas Cay and Paradise Reef
-Snorkel – equipment and guided snorkel tour
05/01 – Cairns
– Kuranda
– Return Skyrail experience & Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Experience – with return transfers from Cairns and Beaches – $157
– Koala & Bird World – $18
– http://www.skyrail.com.au/tours/compare
05/02 – Cairns
-DFO – Outlet
-Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours – $90ea x 2 = $180
http://www.junglesurfing.com.au/junglesurfing.html
http://www.godo.com.au/activity/JSCT100/?subcategoryId=40&state_id=0&categoryId=7®ion_id=0
PO Box 117 – Port Douglas, Queensland, 4877, Australia
Cape Tribulation
2 hour tours
05/03 – Cairns – Melbourne
FLY – Virgin Blue – CNS – MEL
Hostel – Habitat HQ
-Explore downtown
05/04 – Melbourne
-Philip Island Tour – 120AUD
– http://www.bunyiptours.com/phillip-island/penguin-tours
05/05 – Melbourne
-Great Ocean Road Tour – 125AUD
– http://www.bunyiptours.com/great-ocean-road/classic-tour
05/06 – Melbourne – Auckland
FLY – Qantas – MEL – AKL
Hostel – Freemans Lodge
-Explore city
-Flinders Station
-Federation Square
-Queen Victoria Market
-National Gallery of Victoria
-Old Melbourne Gaol via City Tram
05/07 – Auckland
-Rangitoto Island
-Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
http://www.aucklandartgallery.govt.nz/
05/08 – Auckland
-Auckland Museum
05/09 – Auckland – Rotorua
-Rent car for the week
Hostel – Crash Palace Backpackers
-Mitai & Rainbow Springs
05/10 – Rotorua – Taupo
-Tongariro National Park
-chalet
-Soda Pop Falls
-Emerald Lake
–http://www.nationalpark.co.nz/
-Huka Falls
05/11 – Rotorua – Taraunga
-Surf Lesson – Discovery Surfing NZ – 89.95NZD
-2 hours beginner
-Mount Maunganui – Main Beach – Taraunga
-Zorbing
-Zydro – single ride – 39 NZD
–http://www.zorb.com/zorb/rides/
05/12 – Rotorua – Waitomo – Wai-O-Tapu – Auckland
-Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Park (32.50NZD)
-Waitomo Caves
05/13 – Auckland – Sydney – Vancouver – Toronto
FLY – Qantas – AKL – SYD
FLY – Air Canada – SYD – YVR – YYZ
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