Guaranteed Departures mean peace of mind when you are booking your international vacation.
Below are dates on our most popular Regionally Escorted tours.

AUSTRALIA - Barrier Reef and East Coast

13 day Barrier Reef Island Wanderer (CN13) Premier Plus Escorted - Sydney to Cairns
2010: Sep 16, 30, Oct 7, Oct 19*, Nov 9* 2011: Mar 22*

12 day East Coast Adventure (TQ12) Premier Escorted - Sydney to Cairns
2010: Oct 28, Nov 9* 2011: Mar 8*

AUSTRALIA - Tasmania

12 day Royal Tasman (RT12) Premier Escorted - Launceston to Launceston
2010: Sep 21, Oct 19, Nov 9, 16, 30 2011: Jan 4, 25

10 day Grand Tasman (TXT10) Affordable Escorted - Launceston to Launceston
2010: Oct 9

NEW ZEALAND

18 day Great New Zealand Experience - Premier Plus Escorted - Auckland to Auckland
2010: May 16, Sep 17, Oct 7, 22, Nov 8, 19, Dec 12 2011: Jan 9, 10, 15, 24, Mar 2, 14

14 day New Zealand Highlighter - Premier Escorted - Auckland to Christchurch
2010: Oct 5, 12, 26, Nov 9, 16, 23, 30, Dec 7, 28
2011: Jan 11, 18, 25, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar 8, 15

*Reverse Direction.
There are shorter variations available of these tours. More dates are added as the season progresses. Confirmation is subject to availability at time of booking.

Independent and Small Group Touring and Safaris
Many of these tours have weekly and daily departures in the Outback (Red Centre/Alice Springs and Ayers Rock) and Top End (Darwin and Kakadu) and Kangaroo Island.

Have you ever wanted to escape the Northern Hemisphere winter?

This is your chance with a summer escape downunder and save $800 per couple!

APT’s 15 Day South Pacific Highlights (EV15) Escorted vacation captures the highlights of Australia & New Zealand with many three night stopovers and leisure days in major cities for independent exploring and includes 23 meals and Air from Los Angeles.

You will enjoy sightseeing and cruises and also some leisure days for independent exploring. Twenty three meals are included with feature dinners at the Observatory Restaurant in Auckland, the Walter Peak High Country Farm in New Zealand and the Tower Restaurant in Sydney.  It's the perfect two week vacation from Saturday to Saturday.

GUARANTEED Departure Dates:
November 6 to November 20, 2010
December 18, 2010 to January 1, 2011
February 5 to February 19, 2011

Perhaps go punting on the Avon River in Christchurch	Cruise past towering Mitre Peak on Milford Sound	Cruise on beautiful Sydney Harbour and explore	Snorkel and swim on the Great Barrier Reef Cairns

Booking Info:
Offer is valid for new bookings through October 31, 2010 when booking EV15 tour with International and Domestic air from Los Angeles for travel on Guaranteed dates listed.  Must ask for offer at time of booking.  Space is limited and subject to availability and no other discounts apply.  Cannot be combined with other offers.  See APT 2010/11 brochure for full booking details.

Come on down, the weather's at it's best in the next few months to visit the Australian tropics - and there are some great airline fares available!

See Australia with the locals on APT’s favorite Queensland and Great Barrier Reef Regionally Escorted vacations and SAVE $600 per couple

Premier Escorted, Tangalooma, Fraser & Daydream Islands,  Cairns, Skyrail, and more

12 day East Coast Adventure   map (TQ12)

September 2, 14* 30, October 12*

Tangalooma Resort, Wild Dolphins (TQ)	Meet some locals at the Australia Zoo (TQ)	Relax on Dunk Island, Cairns (CN)	Skyrail Cableway, Cairns (TQ, CN)

Premier Plus Escorted, Freedom of Choice Touring and Dining
Fraser, Hamilton & Dunk Islands, Cairns, Quicksilver Cruise, Kuranda, and more

13 day Barrier Reef Islander Wanderer  map (CN13)

September 16, 28*,October 7, 12*, 28, November 16*

Booking Information:
Offer is valid for new bookings for travel on the above dates. $600 per couple or $300 per person. Tours on ‘All Meals’ basis apply.  Must ask for offer at time of booking. Space is limited and subject to availability and no other discounts apply.  Cannot be combined with other offers. See APT 2010/11 brochure for full booking details.

Some departures are guaranteed, check at time of booking.
*Reverse direction tour codes (TQ12R, CS13)

Our most popular Fully Escorted Vacations - just book one of these GUARANTEED Fully Escorted Australia & New Zealand Vacations and you and will be cheering knowing the departure is guaranteed!

You have the option to include international and domestic Australia/New Zealand air, or domestic Australia/New Zealand air only.

Premier Plus * Fully Escorted * Small Group Sizes * No more than 30 people * 98%Satisfaction Guarantee

21 Day Royal Escorted Australia & New Zealand (E21)
24 Day Southern Explorer Australia & New Zealand (E24)
17 Day Essence of Australia and New Zealand (E17)
2010: Sep 12, Oct 3, 20, Nov 7, Dec 15
2011: Jan 16, 23, Feb 6, 13, 23, Mar 9, 20

13 Day Australia Escorted (E13)
16 Day Downunder Escorted (E16)
2010: Sep 20, Oct 11, 28, Nov 15, Dec 23
2011: Jan 24, 31, Feb 14, 21, Mar 3, 17, 28

Sydney's famed Opera House on the Harbour	Take a Jetboat ride in Queenstown, New Zealand	Experience fantastic views from Skyrail, Cairns	Enjoy dining on the Ghan Railway in the outback

Affordable Fully Escorted * The Perfect 2 Week Vacation * Saturday to Saturday

15 Day South Pacific Highlights Australia & New Zealand (EV15)
2010: Nov 6, Dec 18
2011: Feb 5

 More departures will be Guaranteed as the season progresses.

Just choose three of our APT *Independent Packages in Australia and receive 5% bonus savings off the land cost. All these tours have DAILY departures to make your planning easy!

• 4 day Sydney Highlights 
• 4 day Melbourne Highlights
• 2 day Outback - Uluru Sunset and Kata Tjuta (Olgas)
• 3 day Kakadu and Arnhem Land
• 4 day Great Barrier Reef and Cairns

Find other tours at Trip Finder Australia + Region + City + Short / Independent) and choose the tours to fit your itinerary.

*Tours must be 2 days or more to qualify for savings.  Please ask for discount at time of booking. No other discounts apply.

See www.connections.travel for specials

Small Group Adventures for all ages.. Safaris in the Aussie Outback (Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Kings Canyon) and Top End (Darwin, Kakadu, Katherine) and Western Australia. Discovery touring in New Zealand, 20 travelers with hotel/lodge accommodation.

Four open-dated fully transferrable passes. No complicated conditions. No extra fees. Valid for up to 4 full day tours. This pass is exclusive to overseas visitors and can only be purchased outside Australia.

Flexible, convenient and great value. Offer is available on over 90 day tours departing from these cities:

Have you ever wanted to escape the Northern Hemisphere winter?

This is your chance with a summer escape downunder and save $800 per couple!

APT’s 15 Day South Pacific Highlights (EV15) Escorted vacation captures the highlights of Australia & New Zealand with many three night stopovers and leisure days in major cities for independent exploring and includes 23 meals and Air from Los Angeles.

You will enjoy sightseeing and cruises and also some leisure days for independent exploring. Twenty three meals are included with feature dinners at the Observatory Restaurant in Auckland, the Walter Peak High Country Farm in New Zealand and the Tower Restaurant in Sydney.  It's the perfect two week vacation from Saturday to Saturday.

GUARANTEED Departure Dates:
November 6 to November 20, 2010
December 18, 2010 to January 1, 2011
February 5 to February 19, 2011

Perhaps go punting on the Avon River in Christchurch	Cruise past towering Mitre Peak on Milford Sound	Cruise on beautiful Sydney Harbour and explore	Snorkel and swim on the Great Barrier Reef Cairns

Booking Info:
Offer is valid for new bookings through October 31, 2010 when booking EV15 tour with International and Domestic air from Los Angeles for travel on Guaranteed dates listed.  Must ask for offer at time of booking.  Space is limited and subject to availability and no other discounts apply.  Cannot be combined with other offers.  See APT 2010/11 brochure for full booking details.

Our most popular Fully Escorted Vacations - just book one of these GUARANTEED Fully Escorted Australia & New Zealand Vacations and you and will be cheering knowing the departure is guaranteed!

You have the option to include international and domestic Australia/New Zealand air, or domestic Australia/New Zealand air only.

Premier Plus * Fully Escorted * Small Group Sizes * No more than 30 people * 98%Satisfaction Guarantee

21 Day Royal Escorted Australia & New Zealand (E21)
24 Day Southern Explorer Australia & New Zealand (E24)
17 Day Essence of Australia and New Zealand (E17)
2010: Sep 12, Oct 3, 20, Nov 7, Dec 15
2011: Jan 16, 23, Feb 6, 13, 23, Mar 9, 20

13 Day Australia Escorted (E13)
16 Day Downunder Escorted (E16)
2010: Sep 20, Oct 11, 28, Nov 15, Dec 23
2011: Jan 24, 31, Feb 14, 21, Mar 3, 17, 28

Sydney's famed Opera House on the Harbour	Take a Jetboat ride in Queenstown, New Zealand	Experience fantastic views from Skyrail, Cairns	Enjoy dining on the Ghan Railway in the outback

Affordable Fully Escorted * The Perfect 2 Week Vacation * Saturday to Saturday

15 Day South Pacific Highlights Australia & New Zealand (EV15)
2010: Nov 6, Dec 18
2011: Feb 5

 More departures will be Guaranteed as the season progresses.

Guaranteed Departures mean peace of mind when you are booking your international vacation.
Below are dates on our most popular Regionally Escorted tours.

NEW ZEALAND

18 day Great New Zealand Experience - Premier Plus Escorted - Auckland to Auckland
2010: Oct 7, 22, Nov 8, 19, Dec 12 2011: Jan 9, 10, 15, 24, Mar 2, 14

14 day New Zealand Highlighter - Premier Escorted - Auckland to Christchurch
2010: Oct 5, 12, 26, Nov 9, 16, 23, 30, Dec 7, 28
2011: Jan 11, 18, 25, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar 8, 15

*Reverse Direction.
There are shorter variations available of these tours. More dates are added as the season progresses. Confirmation is subject to availability at time of booking.

Independent and Small Group Touring and Safaris
Many of these tours have weekly and daily departures in the Outback (Red Centre/Alice Springs and Ayers Rock) and Top End (Darwin and Kakadu) and Kangaroo Island.