Begin in New Zealand, where farming regions, small towns, and dramatic landscapes shape everyday life. Travel through Hawke’s Bay and Rotorua, visiting fruit and dairy farms, glowworm caves, and experiencing Māori culture through a hangi feast and time in an authentic village. The journey continues south past sheep and deer farms, hydro lakes, and irrigation regions that define the country’s rural backbone.
On the South Island, cruise through Milford Sound, surrounded by waterfalls and towering cliffs, then travel onward through salmon farms, rural stores, machinery dealerships, and working farms on the Canterbury Plains. These days reveal how agriculture, infrastructure, and landscape are closely connected across the country.
The journey then shifts to Australia, beginning in tropical Cairns with scenic rail travel, rainforest cableways, and time on the Great Barrier Reef. From there, explore farming regions across Victoria and South Australia before ending in Sydney, where a harbour cruise and Opera House visit provide a memorable finish to this journey.
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January 10 & 11, 2027
The tour begins with a flight into New Zealand. You will cross the International Date Line and lose a day.
January 12, 13 & 14, 2027
Arrive Auckland, New Zealand, then connecting flight to Napier. Visit Napier & Hawks Bay region including a winery lunch & tasting. View farms such as fruit farms, dairy farms etc.
January 15 & 16, 2027
Spend two nights in Rotorua, enjoying a Hangi Feast and concert, along with a guided village tour. Visit the “Agrodome” for a sheep show, sheepdog demo, and farm wagon tour featuring kiwi fruit.
January 17 & 18, 2027
Visit the “Waitomo Glowworm Caves” before arriving in Auckland, the “City of Sails.” Explore Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World with penguins and sharks, then visit Davenport. Enjoy free time to explore Auckland in the afternoon and evening.
January 19 & 20, 2027
Included flight from Auckland to Queenstown on the South Island. Enjoy a evening cruise aboard the historic SS Earnslaw to Walter Peak Sheep Station for dinner and sheepdog demonstration. Visit Cromwell’s wine and fruit region, visit the original bungee jumping site, and explore the historic gold rush town, Arrowtown.
January 21 & 22, 2027
Travel along Lake Wakatipu’s shoreline past sheep and deer farms to Te Anau. Enter Fiordland National Park, crossing mountain passes and scenic valleys to Milford Sound. Enjoy a luncheon cruise in this breathtaking fjord. Continue to Gore for a farm visit, then head to Dunedin, the “Edinburgh of New Zealand.” Visit Baldwin Street, the world’s steepest residential street, with the option to climb it.
January 23 & 24, 2027
Over the next few days, visit the Moeraki Boulders, then travel through Waitaki River Valley past hydro lakes and irrigation schemes. Stop at a salmon farm and admire the striking blue waters of Lakes Pukaki and Tekapo. Continue to the Geraldine area for a farm visit. Visit a rural store known for some of the most extensive range of quality New Zealand-made merino woolen products for sale along with a visit to a local machinery dealership. Arrive in Ashburton for a two-night stay on the Canterbury Plains.
January 25, 2027
Explore multiple farms on the Canterbury Plains, including dairy, arable, and cattle operations. This region, New Zealand’s largest flatland, features 500,000 hectares of irrigated land, enabling diverse farming. Depending on conditions, you may see arable crops being harvested.
January 26, 2027
Travel to Christchurch for a city tour and a stroll through the Botanic Gardens.
January 27, 28 & 29, 2027
Included morning flight from Christchurch to Cairns. Visit Freshwater Train Station to board the Kuranda Rail for a scenic journey to Kuranda Village. Experience the “Skyrail Rainforest Cableway”, the world’s longest gondola, for stunning views. Take a 45-minute catamaran ride to Green Island on the “Great Barrier Reef”, enjoying a glass-bottom boat ride and snorkeling.
January 30 to February 2, 2027
Included flight to Melbourne for a city tour before heading to Ballarat, Victoria’s largest inland city. Explore Ballarat’s heritage, visit a local sheep sales yard, a potato, corn farm, and dairy. Also, tour a company that manufactures Australian sprayers.
February 3 & 4, 2027
Travel through the “Victorian Wheat Belt”, visiting a carrot farm and a large-scale cereal grain operation. Tour a seed cleaning facility before continuing to Murray Bridge. Visit an onion processing plant, then explore the historic town of Mannum.
*Note that accommodations in this area are rural and the best available for this farming region.
February 5, 2027
Explore the Barossa Valley, one of Australia’s oldest and finest wine regions, with a tour and lunch at a local winery. Continue onto Adelaide/Glenelg a beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide.
February 6, 2027
This entire day will be at your leisure to enjoy the beach front hotel.
February 7 & 8 2027
Included flight into Sydney. Check into your hotel situated on the Darling Harbour for a two night stay. Enjoy a tour and visit to the world-famous Sydney Opera House and a cruise on the Sydney Harbour. Free time to explore on your own.
February 9, 2027
All good things must come to an end. Depart from Sydney Airport for your return flight home.
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