Australia, New Zealand Adventure Vacation

This package is all inclusive of the following:
This 14 night luxury Australia, New Zealand Adventure Vacation allows you to explore some of the most beautiful and stunning regions in Australia & New Zealand, combined with exciting adventures that allow you to experience it all first hand. Rock Climb in the Blue Mountains, Kayak in the crystal clear waters of Jervis Bay, climb Cradle Mountain, go white water raftng in the world famous Queenstown rivers and enjoy a unique heli hiking adventure in Wanaka! Enjoy these incredible experiences all while staying in luxury accommodation. Only for those who like a little luxury with their adventure vacation... Luxury Adventures are your New Zealand, Australia, Tahiti and Fiji adventure travel specialists.

All accommodation as follows:
•3 nights in a city view room at the Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney
•3 nights in an original safari tent at Paperbark Camp, Jervis Bay
•3 nights in a spa cabin at Cradle Mountain Lodge, Tasmania
•1 night in a city view room at the Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney
•4 nights in a clutha room at Riverrun, Wanaka

•full breakfasts daily except when at the Four Seasons, Sydney
•selected beverages
•use of canoes & bikes at Paperbark Camp
•lodge activities; 20 different self guided walking tracks, native animal briefing and slide presentation at Cradle Mountain Lodge
•evening appetisers, fresh fruit, chocolates, nuts, home baked cookies, fruit juices, sparkling water and other non-alcoholic refreshments at Riverrun

All activities as follows:
•rock climbing in the Blue Mountains, Australia
•Jervis Bay sea kayaking adventure, Australia
•Cradle Mountain summit climb, Tasmania, Australia
•white water rafting in Queenstown
•ziplining in Queenstown
•guided alpine lakes heli hike

All internal air transfers as follows:
•Sydney to Tasmania
•Tasmania to Sydney
•Queenstown to Auckland

All private vehicle transfers as follows:
•Sydney airport to the Four Seasons return x 2
•Sydney to Paperbark Camp return
•Devonport (Tasmania) airport to Cradle Mountain return

Executive hire car for 15 days (Toyota Camry or similar)
•Includes standard vehicle insurance & unlimited km's
•Excludes airport pick up/drop off fee, fuel and remote drop off fee (if applicable)
•View Vehicles: Toyota Camry

Sydney, Australia
3 nights 3 days in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, Australia's harbourside city with the world's friendliest people has been voted several times as the best city in the world for visitors. Here we give you a glimpse of what is available, all you have to do is explore! With an average of 240 days of warm sunshine and blue sky each year, Sydney... More details

Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney. Stunningly situated overlooking Sydney Harbour in the historic Rocks district, a short walk from the city's shopping and business centers The Four Seasons Hotel Sydney is vibrant and elegant, with dramatic harbourfront views and also offering a luxurious day spa featuring exclusive skincare and aromatherapy treatments. Four Seasons Hotel Sydney offers 531 rooms and suites, elegantly decorated in a luxurious contemporary style. Views from the guest rooms include Sydney’s most famous icons; the Sydney Harbour Bridge; the sunrise over the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Sydney Opera House, Darling Harbour and beyond.

Four Seasons Hotel Sydney offers 531 rooms and suites, elegantly decorated in a luxurious contemporary style. Views from the guest rooms include Sydney’s most famous icons: the sunrise over the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Sydney Opera House, the harbour, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Darling Harbour and beyond.

Facilities: Spa and fitness centre, swimming pool, and Executive club, restaurants and bar

Sydney, Australia
3 nights and 3 days in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, Australia's harbourside city with the world's friendliest people has been voted several times as the best city in the world for visitors. Here we give you a glimpse of what is available, all you have to do is explore! With an average of 240 days of warm sunshine and blue sky each year, Sydney... More details

Paperbark Camp
The unique, luxurious tents at Paperbark Camp deliver both great hospitality along with wonderful food and fantastic experiences. This "camping for grown-ups" experience is found not far from Sydney on the unspoilt south coast of NSW. The bay is surrounded by amazing scenery, pristine white sand beaches and crystal clear water for swimming. Placed thoughtfully amongst the soaring eucalypts and intriguing paperbarks, the twelve safari style tents are built above the ground for your privacy and comfort and feature wrap around verandah, hardwood flooring, full insect screening and solar powered lighting as well as highest quality cotton linen and all the hotel amenities you would expect for a luxe camping experience. All accommodation includes your own outdoor private en-suite, perfect for birdwatching while you unwind under a steaming hot shower, but for a camping experience like no other, spoil yourself in one of our four deluxe tents with free standing bath-with-a-view and the latest in contemporary furnishings to create a romantic candle lit oasis amongst the gum trees. you'll never pitch your own tent again!

The Paperbark property has walking trails that take you through paperbark, gum and mangrove forests and are perfect for a stroll before breakfast (a great time for spotting kangaroos). At night take a torch and enjoy the nocturnal animals such as possums that reside here.

Facilities: Complimentary bikes and canoes are provided for guests enjoyment and are an eco-friendly way to explore the local area. Take the Paperbark Challenge and canoe to Huskisson and back, stopping off for a picnic and a swim on the banks of the Currambene Creek, a great days activity!

Tasmania, Australia
3 nights 3 days in Tasmania, Australia
Separated from mainland Australia, Tasmania is a land apart, a place of wild and beautiful landscapes; friendly, welcoming people; a pleasant, temperate climate; wonderful wine and food; a rich history; and a relaxed island lifestyle. More than anywhere else in Australia, Tasmania enjoys four distinctly... More details

Cradle Mountain Lodge
Cradle Mountain Lodge is a warm, retreat nestled high in the Tasmanian wilderness, a superb escape featuring cosy cabins, fine food and wine and many activities. Cradle Mountain Lodge is a unique wilderness retreat on the edge of the World Heritage Listed Cradle Mountain/Lake St. Clair National Park. The awesome beauty of this region is an inspiration that will stay with you long after you leave. Here you see the face of creation all around you in the mirror lakes and rugged mountain peaks. And you don't need to be an environmentalist to feel humble in the towering presence of a King Billy Pine - over 1,000 years old yet still a relative newcomer to these ancient forests. This is a superb escape with breathtaking scenery, cosy cabins, magnificent meals and days filled with simple pleasures.

Cradle Mountain Lodge has an ambience of warmth and security that welcomes you to every room. Perhaps it's the glow of the open fires that keeps drawing you back or those quiet moments in the Guest's Lounge, catching up on local lore and history. Then of course there's the temptation of the Highland Restaurant and its walk-in Wine Cellar. Or perhaps the mood calls for a less formal meal in the Tavern Bar, a great place to share your adventures with new friends. Inside your cabin you'll immediately feel at home. The layout is generous, comfortable and more than a touch romantic. And when the snow falls, as it can even in the summer months at Cradle Mountain Lodge, there's nothing cosier than being in your cabin. After dinner in the Lodge retreat to your cabin and perhaps share a glass of red wine in front of a fire. One thing is certain, summer or winter, the beauty of Cradle Mountain Lodge is an inspiration that will stay with you long after you leave.

Facilities: Foreign exchange and travellers cheques cashed, Waldheim Alpine Spa Centre (10:00 am to 7:00 pm), daily activity program, flora & fauna reference literature, guest television and video, pool table and darts, complimentary board games, car parking, public phones, baby sitting - fee applies, children's dinner and supervised activities during Australian school holidays, guest laundry and ironing rooms, porterage (if required) - charges apply, cots.

Sydney, Australia
1 night 1 day in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, Australia's harbourside city with the world's friendliest people has been voted several times as the best city in the world for visitors. Here we give you a glimpse of what is available, all you have to do is explore! With an average of 240 days of warm sunshine and blue sky each year, Sydney... More details

Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney. Stunningly situated overlooking Sydney Harbour in the historic Rocks district, a short walk from the city's shopping and business centers The Four Seasons Hotel Sydney is vibrant and elegant, with dramatic harbourfront views and also offering a luxurious day spa featuring exclusive skincare and aromatherapy treatments. Four Seasons Hotel Sydney offers 531 rooms and suites, elegantly decorated in a luxurious contemporary style. Views from the guest rooms include Sydney’s most famous icons; the Sydney Harbour Bridge; the sunrise over the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Sydney Opera House, Darling Harbour and beyond.

Four Seasons Hotel Sydney offers 531 rooms and suites, elegantly decorated in a luxurious contemporary style. Views from the guest rooms include Sydney’s most famous icons: the sunrise over the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Sydney Opera House, the harbour, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Darling Harbour and beyond.

Facilities: Spa and fitness centre, swimming pool, and Executive club, restaurants and bar

Wanaka, New Zealand
4 nights and 4 days in Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand
Welcome to Wanaka, one of the most treasured tourist destinations in New Zealand. Wanaka is located in Central Otago, where large flocks of moas once lived, and is sheltered behind the Southern Alps in the South Island. Situated in the southern end of Lake Wanaka, this breathtaking marvel of nature is... More details

Riverrun
Set on a high terrace on a tussock and matagouri covered escarpment, Riverrun enjoys uninterrupted mountain views towards the Southern Alps. The lodge overlooks a 500 acre property, just 5 kms from Lake Wanaka resort, which borders both the Clutha and Cardrona rivers. Guests can explore extensive riverside walks and running trails directly from their rooms. The accommodation provides for maximum of just 10 people and ensures individual service, comfort, fine food and wine and a relaxed and convivial atmosphere. Designed by a local architect, the almost 100 tonnes of reclaimed hardwood timber and beams used in its construction give the guest accommodation and living areas a sense of warmth, intimacy and history. Richly polished jarrah floors extend throughout both lounges, historic wharf timbers and massive railway beams show century old adze work. Handcrafted furniture and original metal balustrades and light fittings make this a very individual environment.

Both a summer and a winter destination, Wanaka offers year round adventure. The Wanaka region has an unparalleled selection of walking and biking trails, short hikes, day walks and wilderness adventures. With its two lakes, many rivers and big skies, the valley is popular for mountainbiking, kayaking, fishing, canyoning and skydiving. For those who are wanting less adventure and more relaxation there are wildlife cruises to the lake's island reserves, eco rafting trips on the clutha river, winery tours and magnificent scenic flights around Mt Aspiring and to Milford Sound. Wanaka has a special "village" character. It is also very beautiful, with the backdrop of the Southern Alps, two majestic alpine lakes and New Zealand's largest river, the Clutha, which runs along the northern boundary of Riverrun.

Facilities: Riverrun facilities include two lounges each with roaring log fire, generous seating and deep verandahs, dining room, bar, outdoor cedar hot tub, guest computer and wireless internet throughout, an extensive library of books, movies, music and magazines, separate guest area with tea/coffee making and guest fridge, private outdoor hottub, ski locker rooms, mountain bikes and fishing rods. Guest accommodation at the lodge is uncluttered, spacious, comfortable and simply relaxing, with carefully chosen touches of luxury in the pure cotton bedlinen, robes, big wrap bath towels, herbal soaps and toiletries, feather down pillows and New Zealand wool duvets. Clutha rooms are larger with super-king or twin beds and video as well as tv, the Cardrona rooms have a queen size bed, and open directly onto a veranda. All rooms have magnificent mountain views and spacious ensuite bathrooms. Food at the lodge is fresh, plentiful and local. Home baked cookies, sparkling water, fruit and fruit juices, tea and coffee are always available for refreshment. Breakfasts can be light or indulgent and in the evening our chef provides our guests with some of Wanaka\'s best dining accompanied by a good selection of Central Otago wines. Dinner is available Monday through Friday and we recommend advance reservations at the lodge.

Rock Climbing in the Blue Mountains
The dramatic sandstone cliffs and rugged canyons of the Blue Mountains are an adventurer's paradise. It is one of Australia's natural wonders. Stretching for over one million hectares the Blue Mountains is an inspiring mix of rainforest, canyons, tall forests and heathlands, combining eight individual conservation reserves, - Yengo, Wollemi, Gardens of Stone, Blue Mountains, Nattai, Kanangra Boyd, Thirlmere Lakes and Jenolan Caves Karst Reserve. It is a nature lover's paradise with an abundance of colourful bird and animal life, the greatest concentration of eucalypt diversity on the continent, and landscapes ranging from rainforest to heathland.

Jervis Bay Sea Kayaking Adventure
It doesn't matter if it's your first time or you are an experienced kayaker, this trip is for everyone. With two relaxed sessions of approximately 1.5 hours, A well deserved mid morning break of about an hour ensures you are able revitalise your mind and energy. Just sit back with friends over a cup of freshly brewed coffee, throw a Frisbee around on the beach, or take a swim or a snorkel if that’s what you desire.

Cradle Mountain Summit Climb
The Cradle Mountain Summit Climb is a must for the more adventurous. Join our guide for a day you will never forget. Hike and climb from the base in the Cradle Mountain National park to the summit of Cradle Mountain and enjoy lunch on 'top of the world' overlooking most of northwest Tasmania. Simply breathtaking. Don't forget your camera to capture your accomplishment along with the spectacular, panoramic views! The walk is of a hard grade (including some rock scrambling) so some fitness is srequired. A briefing is usually held in the Weindorfer Lounge the evening prior and it is recommended that those participating in the climb attend this briefing. (8 hours duration)

White Water Rafting Queenstown
Begin with an unforgettable transfer on the historic Skippers Road along old goldminers trails into Skippers Canyon, unparalleled in terms of scenery before we reach the rapids. Rafting from Deep Creek over peaceful waters at first, we head toward the exhilarating rapids of the lower Canyon, experiencing the memorable rapids and the unforgettable 170m Oxenbridge Tunnel, followed closely by Cascade Rapid.

Ziptrek, Queenstown
The best framed views of Lake Wakatipu can be experienced on an interpretive guided tour using flying foxes as low impact adventure access. Join us on a series of lines that traverse the forest in a way that will never be forgotten. This tour is perfect for families, groups and those who have never ziplined before. Come join us on our exhilarating Moa zipline (flying fox) adventure above spectacular Queenstown! Ride up the Skyline Gondola and then glide through the treetops on a series of four flying foxes. Your experienced Guides will deliver an interpretive tour as you "Zzziiiiiip" from tree to tree. Breath in some pristine mountain air as you venture on a carefully crafted journey that combines exhilaration, adventure, and ecological exploration. Offering spectacular views of the surroundings, Ziptrek Ecotours offers a thrilling eco-adventure experience, while also providing the opportunity to learn about what this breathtaking place has to offer.

Heli Hike Wanaka
Enjoy a scenic helicopter ride into the wild, remote high country surrounding Lake Wanaka followed, by a 2 hour downhill guided hike. Landing on a ridge below the summit of Mt Alpha, you’ll experience the majesty and solitude of this pristine alpine environment as you start your 2 hour easy, down hill hike through the flowing tussock grasses along paths more frequented by wildlife than humans. During the hike, your guide will point out key viewpoints as well as provide you with a fascinating insight into local history and the landscape surrounding you. Plenty of opportunities to stop and take photos of the incredible views of Lakes Wanaka and Hawea, the Cardrona Valley and the snow-capped Southern Alps. The hike finishes with a 4WD journey down through Hill End Station, a working high country sheep farm, and back to your accommodation This adventure is a must if you love hiking but not climbing mountains, let the helicopter do all the hard work for you!