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Milford Sound, New Zealand

SURF BOARDS AND FIORDS. Penal colonies and penguins.
Flightless kiwi birds and kiwi fruit with fur. The Land Down Under is full of
conundrums for you to explore as Windstar pays its inaugural visit to Australia
and New Zealand. Natural wonders take your breath away — the Great Barrier

Reef, Fiordland National Park, lush Whitehaven Beach. Others make your mouth
water. Taste fine local wines in iconic cities, then head off the beaten track to
taste Bluff oysters and Kaikoura crayfish. Make a grand entrance into Auckland,
City of Sails, on your elegant yacht, and unheralded wet landings on tiny islands.

Sit side-by-side with Maoris and Torres Strait Islanders, as you listen to stories
passed down through generations. Explore postcard-pretty Tasmania from its
old-growth forests to historic Middle Percy Island. From unusual wildlife to
world-class cities, we’ve got it all.

W I NE S

Koala Hawke’s Bay wines

Daintree Rainforest, Australia

FEATURED SHORE EXCURSIONS:
Burnie: Countryside & Wildlife – Burnie is the gateway to Napier: Countryside & Private Home Visit – Fertile soil and
Tasmania’s wilderness, and you’ll pass through rolling green a temperate climate have made the picturesque Hawke’s Bay
hills and rural farmland on your way to Wings Wildlife Park countryside one of New Zealand’s leading wine producers, and
along the beautiful Leven River. This land has been in the same you’ll have the chance to taste some splendid organic wines at a
family for seven generations, and the park displays the largest boutique winery before exploring the Puketapu and Dartmoor
collection of Tasmanian wildlife in Australia. There are over growing regions. After your tasting, head to Horsford Downs
150 species of animals here, including Tasmanian devils, to meet your hosts Hamish and Diane, and join them for light
wombats, wallabies, quolls, and koalas — all in their lush, refreshments in their beautifully landscaped garden.
natural surroundings.