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Wellington, New Zealand Great Barrier Reef
Daintree Rainforest
Port Douglas
Cairns

AUSTRALIA

Auckland
Tauranga
Great Barrier Reef Picton
Melbourne
Freycinet NEW Wellington
National Park ZEALAND
Burnie Lyttelton
Hobart (Christchurch)
Fiordland Port Chalmers
(Dunedin)
National Park Blu

DAY 5 • MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA DAYS 9/10 • AT SEA has been a gateway to the Antarctic since
The capital and most populated city of the DAY 11 • SCENIC CRUISING the early 1900s, and you can gain insight
state of Victoria, Melbourne is located on FIORDLAND NATIONAL PARK, into the frozen frontier at the International
the large natural bay of Port Philip. The NEW ZEALAND Antarctic Center.
abundance of parks and gardens here has DAY 15 • WELLINGTON,
resulted in Melbourne being referred to This is one day you won’t want to sleep NEW ZEALAND
as Australia’s “Garden City.” in. Shimmering waterfalls, primeval forest,
playful marine life — this serene UNESCO The capital of New Zealand spreads across
(Includes breakfast at the hotel and transfer wilderness is dazzling in its beauty. the shores of a wide harbor and up steep
to the yacht.) hills. It’s a great city for food lovers,
DAY 12 • BLUFF, NEW ZEALAND claiming to have more places to eat and
DAY 6 • BURNIE, TASMANIA, This small town is the country’s closest port drink per capita than New York City.
AUSTRALIA to Australia, making it an access point for
Despite its small size, this tiny Taz town immigrants: something that may account DAY 16 • PICTON, NEW ZEALAND
has lots of restaurants and cafés to tempt for the hint of a Scottish burr in the local As the gateway to the Marlborough region
you, along with lovely gardens, parks, dialect. World famous for Bluff Oysters, with their delicious sauvignon blanc wines,
and art deco architecture. the city is also the gateway to Stewart Island Picton is a foodies delight. Indulge your
with its rare kiwis. taste buds with their famous green-lipped
DAY 7 • FREYCINET NATIONAL PARK, mussels, indigenous to the region, and their
AUSTRALIA DAY 13 • PORT CHALMERS refreshing white wine.
Jutting out into the sea on Tasmania’s east (DUNEDIN), NEW ZEALAND
coast is the ruggedly beautiful Freycinet Scottish Dunedin offers the best of DAY 17 • AT SEA
Peninsula. Its pink granite mountains surge both worlds. Take in grand Victorian and DAY 18 • TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND
up out of turquoise bays, while other bays Edwardian buildings like the iconic Railway
are fringed by curvaceous white beaches. Station and New Zealand’s only castle. Beautiful Tauranga is the home of
Head to the Otago Peninsula to see rare The Shire where many scenes were
DAY 8 • HOBART, TASMANIA, yellow-eyed penguins. Or ride a historic filmed for Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
AUSTRALIA train through spectacular Taieri Gorge. movies. Another attraction is the Waitomo
The capital of Tasmania has a palpable Glowworm Caves with a glowworm species
colonial identity, and any decent walkabout DAY 14 • LYTTELTON exclusive to this area.
will lead you to historic 19 century buildings. (CHRISTCHURCH), NEW ZEALAND DAY 19 • AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
th
You’ll find them in the city center, along If Dunedin is a bit of Scotland then
the waterfront where elegant Georgian Christchurch is a bit of England, right down End your Cruise Tour in the “City of Sails,”
sandstone warehouses once held exports to the Avon River flowing through the city a multicultural city enriched by more than
like fruit and whale oil, and at well- and its plethora of parks and gardens. The 180 ethnic groups.
preserved Battery Point where the Botanical Garden is well worth a trip, or set
well-heeled built grand mansions. your sights on a different terrain. This city

DEPARTURE DATES: Star Breeze: Nov 30, 2022; Jan 10 *; Dec 17*, 2023
*Itinerary varies, visit WindstarCruises.com for details.
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