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28 days · 2 countries Updated Apr 2026
ANZ Grand Tour
Sydney → Cairns → Uluru → Auckland → Queenstown
"Two countries' worth of bucket-list scenery, compressed into one ambitious month."
You'll fly a lot. You'll cover 10,000+ km on the ground. And you'll come home with the strongest camera roll of your life. Internal flights are essential — don't try to do this trip by car.
Best season
Australia: April–October. NZ: November–April. Compromise: March or November.
Budget
$200–280 per person per day
Pace
Fast-paced — internal flights every 3–5 days
Best for
Once-in-a-lifetime trippers, landscape photographers, active couples
Highlights
Headline experiences
- Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef from Cairns
- Sunrise + sunset at Uluru and the Field of Light
- Hobbiton + the Tongariro crossing on the North Island
- Milford Sound cruise through Fiordland
Gallery
A taste of the route
Day by day
Days 1–6
Sydney & East Coast
Sydney highlights — Opera House, Bondi-to-Coogee walk. Fly to Cairns for a Great Barrier Reef snorkel or dive day.
Days 7–9
Uluru
Fly to Ayers Rock. Sunrise + sunset at Uluru, Bruce Munro's Field of Light, Kings Canyon rim walk if you have a spare day.
Days 10–14
Melbourne
Fly south. Coffee culture, laneway galleries, a Great Ocean Road drive to the Twelve Apostles, a Yarra Valley day for wine.
Days 15–21
New Zealand North Island
Fly to Auckland. Drive south via Rotorua geysers, Hobbiton, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, finishing in Wellington.
Days 22–28
South Island
Ferry across the Cook Strait. Kaikoura whales, Christchurch, Queenstown adventure base, Milford Sound day cruise, fly out from Christchurch.
Side trip
Franz Josef glacier
Detour up the West Coast from Queenstown — a heli-hike onto the Franz Josef ice face is the only way to actually walk on it (the terminal face has retreated past the valley floor). Combine with Lake Matheson's mirror-reflection sunrise the next morning.
Connectivity
The eSIM + VPN combo for this trip
VPN
NordVPN
No content restrictions in either country. Use for hotel Wi-Fi privacy and home streaming access.
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