Sydney Travel Agent Expert

Sydney Opera House & Bridge you can climb - I did!

I have had the good fortune of traveling to Australia and New Zealand twice.  Once traveling on a independent trip by car to both North and South Island New Zealand.  Auckland has to be one of my favorite world cities - easy walking city with great restaurants and a great ferry service to many islands nearby, including Waiheke Island well known for its wineries and those great New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs!  My first time to Australia was pretty much in the Sydney and all there is to see in this great city but also visitng the Blue Mountains about an hour outside.  But the highlight of that first visit was to fly up to Cairns to the Daintree Rainforest and a trip to Hayman Island and a seaplane snorkelling trip to the Great Barrier Reef - definitely a bucket list check-off!

The second time to these two countries was a Celebrity Cruise from Sydney to Auckland.     I got to check off two of my Bucket List items - climbing the Sydney Harbor Bridge and being in Sydney to usher in the new year on New Years Eve - what a spectacular display of fireworks!!

Celebrity is a great cruiseline and I would suggest booking Aqua Class for its amenities such as the Blu Restuarant only for Aqua Class passgengers.  Our itinerary took us to Melbourne, Hobart Tasmania, across the Southern Ocean, to the Fjords of Milford Sound New Zealand, up the East Coast to Wellington to the Bay of Islands and finally to Auckland.

Cruising is a great way to see both of these countries.  Some of the cruiselines sailing are Royal Caribbean, Seabourn, Oceania, Virgin Voyages, Norwegian, Princess, Holland America and Viking.  Call or email me and we can discuss what cruise line fits your likes, budget and desired ports.