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TRAVEL
From the Outback to
New Zealand has many unique species. Visit Sydney’s Koala Park for an up-close and personal opportunity to learn about the different types of wildlife native to the Land Down Under. Here, you can walk among kangaroos, wallabies, indigenous birds, dingoes, and other fascinating creatures. Not far from Melbourne lies Phillip Island, home to a renowned nature reserve with the world’s largest colony of Little Penguins.
Other trip highlights include visits to Christchurch, Queenstown, Mount Cook, Milford Sound, Alice Springs, and Melbourne.
This tour to Australia and New Zealand has been a member favorite for many years, providing outstanding vacation memories with unique breathtaking sights, heart-warming encounters with wild animals and enriching cultural experiences. Join us Down Under from the Outback to the glaciers.
the Glaciers
The Lands Down Under Provide a Wow
There are two countries that always “wow” travelers.
Australia and New Zealand are these destinations, and AAA members can enjoy both on a tour from the former’s Outback to the latter’s glaciers set to travel October 5-24, 2022. This special tour provides examples of some of life’s most wow- worthy travel experiences.
While in The Lands Down Under, you’ll have an opportunity to indulge in numerous once-in-a-lifetime activities, some of which are listed here.
Known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World, the Great Barrier Reef is earth’s largest living organism. Here you find over 2,800 individual coral reef systems, which are home to amazingly diverse marine life. Accessed from Cairns via a high- speed catamaran, your base to explore the reef is Green Island, where there are many ways to explore this aquatic wonderland.
A sunset in the Outback of central Australia provides an opportunity to sit back and watch the colors dramatically change in the wide-open sky and on the giant monolith known locally as “Uluru.” Named Ayers Rock by English settlers, the native cultures attribute many values to this massive sandstone rock formation that stands nearly alone in a vast desert landscape.
No trip Down Under is complete without viewing the iconic Sydney Opera House. This exquisite multi-purpose performance venue sits at the edge of Sydney Harbor and is an imaginative design suggesting wind-filled sails of yachts and clipper ships.
In New Zealand’s Southern Alps, plunging waterfalls
and rugged river gorges surround the mountain passes leading to the famous Franz Josef Glacier. Here, in the heart of Glacier Country near the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island, also is Fox Glacier, fed by four alpine glaciers. From the mountains’ high altitudes, these dynamic rivers of ice unexpectedly extend through lush, temperate rainforests and nearly reach the sea. Helicopter flights provide snowfield landings so you can walk right on the surface of the glaciers.
FROM THE OUTBACK TO THE GLACIERS
OCTOBER 5 – 24, 2022
From $9,379* per person, double occupancy HIGHLIGHTS
Book and deposit an air-inclusive package by April 7, 2022 and receive $250 off per person
Sydney, Australia | Sydney Opera House | Cairns, Australia | Great Barrier Reef (UNESCO World Heritage Site) | Alice Springs, Australia | Uluru (Ayers Rock) | Melbourne, Australia | Queenstown, New Zealand | Milford Sound | Mt. Cook National Park | Christchurch, New Zealand | Willowbank Wildlife Reserve | Local Kiwi family home hosted dinner
For reservations and information, contact your local AAA Travel Agent at 888-743-2844.
*Rates are subject to availability at time of booking and include taxes, fees and fuel surcharges which are subject to change. All pricing and included features are based on a minimum of 15 passengers.
As you might expect, the native wildlife in Australia and
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