Australia i Nowa Zelandia

Sydney • Bondi Beach • Homebush • Blue Mountain National Park • Katoomba • Manly Beach • Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park • Cairns • Kuranda • Great Barrier Reef • Christchurch • Lake Tekapo • Arrowtown • Queenstown • Milford Sound • Fox Glacier • Punakaiki National Park • Pancake Rocks • Wellington • Tongairo National Park • Lake Taupo • Rotorua • Waiotapu • Hobbiton • Waitomo • Auckland
Australia - for some the smallest continent, for others the largest island in the world. First of all, they are natural wonders: the most beautiful beaches, majestic mountains, tropical rainforests and eucalyptus forests, deserts, high waterfalls, turquoise lakes and numerous national parks. Unusual endemic plants and animals: kangaroos, koalas, wombats, spikes, platypuses, dingoes, the most beautiful coral reef, the oldest ethnic group in the world Aborigines - indigenous people of Australia. These areas are geographically very varied, with unusual places, where time slows down and people are happy and smiling. New Zealand, called the Country of the Long White Cloud by the Maori people, is a paradise for lovers of nature and mountains, as well as amateurs of active tourism and extreme sports. Stunning landscapes, the cleanest spring water in the world, the ubiquitous sheep breeding and stills from the movie "The Lord of the Rings" will delight everyone! The route in the visited countries: approx. 11,700 km.

1. DAY. Meeting of participants at the airport. Departure to Australia.
2. DAY. SYDNEY Arrival in SYDNEY. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation, night.
3. DAY. SYDNEY - BONDI BEACH Breakfast. Sightseeing SYDNEY: the historic, historic district of The Rocks with numerous pubs, restaurants and souvenir shops, the Opera House with "white sails" - one of the most characteristic buildings in the world entered on the UNESCO list, the Royal Botanical Gardens. Transfer to BONDI BEACH, walk on the beach, the most famous surfing spot on the Tasman Sea. Free time in the evening. Optional (for an extra charge on site): entry to the Sydney Tower viewing point (305 m). Return to the hotel, overnight.
4. DAY. HOMEBUSH - P.N. BLUE MOUNTAINS - KATOOMBA Breakfast. Transfer by train to the National Park of the Blue Mountains. Their name comes from the steaming eucalyptus oil that creates a delicate blue haze over the mountains. On the way, a visit to HOMEBUSH - the site of the 2000 Summer Olympics. Transfer to the park, where you can meet Australian animals: kangaroos, koalas, parrots, emus and wombats. Transfer to KATOOMBA. Passage to the Echo Point viewpoint, from where you can see the Three Sisters rock formation. Return to the hotel, overnight.
5. DAY. SYDNEY - MANLY BEACH Breakfast. Visiting SYDNEY: fish market, Sydney Aquarium - Australia's largest aquarium, where you can admire the underwater world, the Queen Victoria building, while walking through a glass tunnel. Walk along the port and the coast of Darling Harbor with its restaurants and shops. Take a ferry along the coast and Sydney Bay, between the headlands, on one of the most beautiful ferry routes to the famous MANLY BEACH beach. Walk along the boardwalk, relax on the beach, free time. Possibility to learn surfing or rent kayaks. Return to the hotel, overnight.
6. DAY. P.N. ULURU - KATA TJUTA Breakfast. Checking out. Transfer to the airport. Flight to Ayers Rock. Transfer to the ULURU - KATA TJUTA NATIONAL PARK. Admire the rock formations of the prehistoric Kata Tjuta sandstones. Walk along rock formations called "many heads". Then drive to Uluru, the symbol of the Australian interior. Admiring the sunset by one of the largest monoliths in the world, considered a holy place by the Aborigines. A visit to the Aboriginal Cultural Center. Transfer to the hotel, accommodation, overnight.
7. DAY. CAIRNS Watching the sunrise at Uluru. Return to the hotel for breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Flight to CAIRNS, the capital of tropical north Queensland, with a holiday atmosphere, shops, marina and an interesting waterfront. A city walk where you can meet diving enthusiasts and travelers from all over the world. Hotel accommodation, overnight.
8. DAY. KURANDA Breakfast. Free time for sunbathing. Optional (with an extra charge on site): travel by a vintage train through the rainforest to KURANDA - a village in the rainforest, with picture galleries, souvenir stalls and shops selling local arts and crafts. Return by the Skyrail cable car. Along the way, great scenery, tunnels, waterfalls, views of the rainforest and the Coral Sea. Return to the hotel, overnight.
9. DAY. CAIRNS - THE GREAT REPEAT OF THE CORAL Breakfast. Free time for sunbathing. Optionally (for an extra charge on site): cruise to the GREAT CORAL REEF, entered on the UNESCO list. Possibility of diving or snorkeling, observation of underwater life, tropical colorful fish, coral gardens, octopus and sea turtles (equipment to be rented on the ship at an additional cost). Return to the hotel, overnight.
10. DAY. CHRISTCHURCH Breakfast. Checking out. Transfer to the airport. Flight to CHRISTCHURCH, the largest city on the South Island of New Zealand, with an English character, beautiful gardens and elegant buildings. Transfer to the hotel, accommodation, overnight.
11. DAY. LAKE TEKAPO - ARROWTOWN - QUEENSTOWN Breakfast. Checking out. Drive to the picturesque glacial LAKES of TEKAPO with turquoise water in which the snow-capped peaks of the Southern Alps reflect. On the shore there is the Church of the Good Shepherd, beautifully harmonizing with the surroundings. Transfer to ARROWTOWN, a former settlement of gold prospectors. A walk around a charming town. A ride over the historic Kawarau Bridge, where the history of bungee jumping began. Transfer to Queenstown, a resort called Saint Moritz of the Antipodes, charmingly situated on Lake Wakatipu. Transfer to the hotel, accommodation, overnight.
12. DAY. QUEENSTOWN / MILFORD SOUND Breakfast. Free time to explore QUEENSTOWN. Optional (extra charge on site): trip to MILFORD SOUND, one of New Zealand's most famous fjords and one of New Zealand's greatest attractions. The world-famous and beautiful alpine route along Lakes Wakatipu and Te Anau, through endemic forests to the Fiordland National Park leads there. These are the most virgin regions of New Zealand. The program includes a cruise on the Milford Fjord, between the mountains resembling those in the books of Tolkien and the Tasmanian Sea. Return to the hotel, overnight.
13. DAY. FOX GLACIER Breakfast. Checking out. Drive through the Haast Pass to the FOX GLACIER, one of the main attractions of the west coast. Walk to the glacier. Both the Fox Glacier and the neighboring Franz Josef Glacier are the only ones in the world that are surrounded by a subtropical rainforest and flow into the sea. Transfer to Greymouth, hotel accommodation, overnight stay.
14. DAY. P.N. PUNAKAIKI - PANCAKE ROCKS - CHRISTCHURCH Breakfast. Checking out. Drive along the west coast to PUNAKAIKI NATIONAL PARK, with PANCAKE ROCKS - rocks in the shape of a pile of pancakes. Walk into the rock formations overlooking choppy waves pouring through the cracks and splashing into the caverns. Drive to CHRISTCHURCH. Walk: Cathedral Square with Christchurch Cathedral, Art Galery, Bridge over the River Avon, former City Library, Glass and Steel Art Gallery building, and Town Hall. Transfer to the airport, flight to Wellington. Accommodation, night.
15. DAY. WELLINGTON Breakfast. Checking out. Visiting WELLINGTON - the capital of New Zealand. The city has long been compared to San Francisco for its hilly terrain, old wooden houses, and the historic cable car that climbs the hill overlooking the harbor. Walk: government buildings, parliament buildings, theater, Civic Square, the old town hall building, the historic church - the museum of St. Paul. A visit to the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand, with the most valuable treasures, collections and exhibits from New Zealand, incl. Maori art and an interesting exhibition of fauna and flora. Transfer to the hotel, accommodation, overnight.
16. DAY. P.N. TONGARIO - LAKE TAUPO - ROTORUA Breakfast. Checking out. Transfer to the TONGARIO NATIONAL PARK with three active volcanoes, entered on the UNESCO list. This is where many scenes from the movie "The Lord of the Rings" come from. Drive to New Zealand's largest LAKE - TAUPO. Transfer to ROTORUA, one of the most popular spas in the world, with healing marshes, hot pools, geysers, where there is a mist with a specific smell of sulfur. It is also an important center of Maori culture. Accommodation at the hotel, overnight.
17. DAY. WAIOTAPU Breakfast. Free time. Optionally (for an extra fee on site): a trip to WAIOTAP, the geothermal world known as "holy water" and "fairy-tale thermal land" with geysers, hot springs, colorful lakes, muddy ponds. A visit to the Te Puia Maori Cultural Center. Observation of the eruption of three geysers, wood carver's workshop. In the evening, traditional Maori welcome and hangi dinner with a performance by Maori artists. Return to the hotel, overnight.
18. DAY. HOBBITON - WAITOMO - AUCKLAND Breakfast. Checking out. Transfer to the town of Matamata, to the farm where the Hobbit village is located, known from the films "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" - HOBBITON. Transfer to WAITOMO, famous for its caves and grottos. Visiting the cave, the ceiling of which is dotted with thousands of fireflies, resembling a starry sky. Arrival at AUCKLAND, New Zealand's largest city known as the "city of the sails". Walk the streets of the Parnell district with its colonial buildings, numerous restaurants and cafes, the Ferry Building, Queen Elizabeth Square, Town Hall, Civic Theater, Albert Park. Optional (for an extra charge on site): entry to the Sky Tower observation tower, from where there is a beautiful panorama of the city. Hotel accommodation, overnight stay.
19. DAY. Breakfast. Checking out. Transfer to the airport. Departure to Poland.
20. DAY. Arrival in Poland.

BENEFITS: 17 nights in hotels ** / *** on the route of the trip; 2-person rooms with bathrooms • meals: 17 breakfasts • flight: Warsaw-Sydney, Auckland-Warsaw • internal flights: Sydney-Uluru, Uluru-Cairns, Cairns-Christchurch, Christchurch-Wellington • cruise on Sydney Harbor • transfer by van, minibus or coach ( depending on the number of people) • pilot care • KL and NW insurance

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