HOLLAND AMERICA AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND CRUISETOURS
Discover natural wonders, fascinating cultures and new friends. The Lands Down Under have their own special allure. The scenery is spectacular from New Zealands jagged, snow-capped peaks to Ayer's rock, a massive feldspar outcropping in Australia's desert outback, to the Great Barrier Reef, a living organism so large it can be seen from space. Here the majestic and beautiful collide with the utterly unique. Home to numerous plant and animal species found nowhere else on earth, Australia and New Zealand are on any serious traveler's bucket list and there's no better way to experience them than on a Holland America Line cruisetour.
Spend time in Sydney or Auckland before or after your cruise. Even for many Australians, Sydney poses a curios challenge to define accurately. The entire world arrives daily to tour the harbor and its stellar modern architectural icons like the famed Sydney Opera House. Yet, easily as noticeable 50,000 years of Aboriginal history which unfolds in real time, helping forge the multicultural future of the world's largest island nation that has a knack for eye-catching imagery and particularly monolithic rock formations.
What makes Auckland one of the loveliest and most livable South Pacific cities in the world? Credit the visually enticing and world renowned north island of New Zealand where this city sits. To the south, picture rugged and mountainous terrain laced with caves and mystery, while extinct volcanoes in this Ring of Fire nation now form perfect sites for parks with grassy hillsides. Explore all this and more with your Holland America Line cruisetour!
The deep whir of an aboriginal didgeridoo. The collapse of waves on sand white as clouds. The thrash of kangaroos leaping through brush, rooted in earth red as Mars. Holland America Line is thrilled to take you to and immerse you in the rich spectacle of this wonder-filled land down under, where your cruise combines the exotic, the ancient and the ultramodern in one unforgettable journey. The epitome of exotic: The Grand Barrier Reef, earth's largest interconnected structure of living organisms, where you can sink your eyes into a riot of tropical colour, coral and aquatic life. The ancient island of Maori warriors, New Zealand amazes with its near-bottomless Fiordland National Park, revealing around every bend another vista more magnificent than the last. No less awe-inspiring are the modern marvels that mark your Holland America journey, like the spectacle of the Sydney Opera House silhouetted against the glow of an early evening sky.
Our Holland America Australia / New Zealand Cruise Tours take you further on land! Enjoy a 3 night stay in Sydney, complete with a full day Sydney City Tour and Harbour Highlights Cruise. Or Explore Auckland for 2 nights, including a full day Taste of Auckland tour with wine tasting.
Exploring Australia and New Zealand has never been easier. Come join us on an epic journey down under!
