Travel Group trip: Fiji, Australia, & New Zealand, Feb 16 to March 8, 2025!✈ ‍🦘

Upcoming group trip! The Travel & Culture Group: Fiji, Australia, New Zealand
Feb 16 – Mar 8, 2025

We have 6 spots left! Spots are given to whoever signs up first.
Below is a VERY shortened version of the trip, please call or email Jamie (the founder of the Travel & Culture Group) for the full trip itinerary & details, and if you have questions or want to sign up.
Email: [email protected] / Phone: 1-402-719-9266

The Travel & Culture Group: Down Under edition!
Fiji: Fiji hospitality; both the island and its locals are friendly & warm. Fiji is a small chain of reef islands set in the deep blue Pacific; it’s the perfect destination to relax, unwind, and recharge.
Australia: We’ll be sampling the best of both worlds; Sydney, with its vibrant pulse and history, as well as Port Douglas, a quiet beach town that’s our launching pad for exploring the most amazing reef in the world.
New Zealand: Mountains. Glaciers. Rainforests. Māori tribes. Geothermal springs. New Zealand might be a small country, but it’s truly a miracle of geology.

Short itinerary:
Sun Feb 16, TRAVEL – Depart from Omaha (or your city of departure)
Feb 17, We lose a day by crossing the international date line
Feb 18, ARRIVE TO FIJI. It's a white sand pristine island to relax and defrost from the Nebraskan winter chill
Accommodation: 3 nights at Fiji Intercontinental Golf Resort & Spa. This is a 5 star luxury resort on Natadola Bay, the most beautiful beach in the South Pacific!
Feb 19, FIJI - Free day! To recover from jet lag
Feb 20, FIJI – Free day. Sign up for an optional tour to see a local school, snorkel the reef, or opt for a spa treatment
Feb 21, TRAVEL - Nadi, Fiji to Sydney, Australia
Feb 22, SYDNEY - Half Day Tour of Sydney Sights & Southern Beaches. It's a chance to learn about the history and culture of Australia. Then a cruise in Sydney Harbor
Sun Feb 23, SYDNEY - Full day tour of the Blue Mountains! Bonus stop at Featherdale Wildlife Park, and experience the Blue Mountains Scenic Railway
Feb 24, SYDNEY: The morning is yours! In the afternoon we tour the INSIDE the Sydney Opera House
Feb 25, Sydney to Port Douglas (Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef)
Feb 26, PORT DOUGLAS – We cruise the Great Barrier Reef with a snorkeling and sailing tour with a glass bottom boat, stopping at a local island to explore or relax
Feb 27, PORT DOUGLAS – Free day. Relax, snorkel, or sign up for a Great Barrier Reef scuba trip?
Feb 28, Port Douglas to Cairns. Ngana Julaymba Dungay Daintree Rainforest & Aboriginal Culture Tour, and Kuranda Scenic Rail through the ancient rainforest and on to Cairns
Mar 1, TRAVEL – Cairns, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand
Mar 2, Auckland to Rotorua, Road trip! Stopping for lunch, and again to tour Waitomo Gloworm Caves. Waitomo Caves are home to bioluminescent glowworms that light up the cave like the night sky
Mar 3, ROTORUA – Explore the rainforest with the suspended bridges at Redwoods Treewalk. Then we visit Te Po for their Māori Indigenous Tour & dinner. Located on a volcanic plateau with plenty of hot springs and geothermal activity, Rotorua is a natural spa town. Geysers, bubbling mud pools and steaming, sulphurous lakes give evidence of nature's fascinating power. And even more exciting, Rotorua is the main place in New Zealand where aspects of indigenous Maori traditions can be seen; from wood carvings, and tribal meeting houses, to a Hangi Dinner, and Maori dances.
Mar 4, ROTORUA – Free morning, then Hells Gate Mud Bath and Spa. The morning is the perfect time to explore nearby Lord of the Rings Hobbiton!
Mar 5, Rotorua to Queenstown
Mar 6, QUEENSTOWN – Sail through the breathtaking Milford Sound! One of the highlights from the trip. Mlford Sound is a waterway through remarkable fjords, waterfalls, and mountains.
Mar 7, QUEENSTOWN – Free day. Hike, shop, add a tour, or relax
Mar 8, TRAVEL – Depart Queenstown, travel back home
Price:
Per person based on double occupancy: $10,730
Single Supplement: add $2,550 ((to have a private room to yourself)

This trip was already sold out, but a few more rooms were added to our availability, so we have 6 spots left.

Included:
Airfare from Omaha (inquire for upgraded classes of service, or different departure cities)
Airfare within Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand as per itinerary
Entrance fees to tours that are listed as included
Transfers if you travel with the groups air departure from Omaha
1 checked bag and 1 carry on and 1 personal item 62 linear inches 50 lb max
Breakfast for 18 days, as well as Lunch for 5 days, and Dinner 1 night
Excluded:
Travel Insurance (mandatory)
Optional Tours (such as the Ayers Rock overnight tour)
Other meals & beverages
Transfers if you arrive outside of our group airfare times
Tips
Visas

Meetup events limits words so this is the short version of the trip and doesn't include everything. Please contact Jamie for the full trip itinerary & details, or if you have questions: [email protected] , or call: 1-402-719-9266