2020 South Pacific Trip
23 days in New Zealand, Australia, & Hawaii
The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from the cities you'll stay in to the cultural discoveries you'll make have been customized by your teacher for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.
For a more detailed itinerary, please go to the EF Tours webpage for this trip.
Please contact Jen Cornell at jcornell@lhsa.com with any additional questions.
Itinerary Outline
Day 1: Fly to New Zealand
Day 2: Cross the International Date Line
Day 3: Auckland | Rotorua
Meet your Tour Director at the airport
Travel to Rotorua
Day 4: Rotorua
Take a Rotorua Duck Tour
Watch a sheep and dog show at the Agrodome
Ride the Skyline Gondola
Learn about jade carving in a local craftsman's shop
Day 5: Rotorua
Take a tour of a Rotorua geothermal park
Visit a Maori Village for a traditional Hangi feast
Day 6: Rotorua | Auckland
Travel to Auckland
Take a tour of Auckland
Day 7: Auckland | Sydney
Fly to Sydney
Take a walking tour of the Rocks neighborhood
Day 8: Sydney
Take a tour of Sydney
Visit the National Opal Collection
Take a cruise of Sydney Harbour
Visit the Sydney Tower
Day 9: Sydney
Visit the Featherdale Wildlife Park
Explore on your own
Day 10: Sydney | Brisbane
Fly to Brisbane
Begin Group Leader-arranged homestay with Lutheran sister school
(EF services end until day 20)
Days 11-15: Group Leader arranged Homestay in Brisbane
Day 16: Brisbane | Cairns
Fly to Cairns and continue homestay with Lutheran sister school
(no EF services)
Days 17-19: Cairns
Group leader arranged activities
Cairns | Honolulu
Fly to Honolulu
Visit the USS Arizona Memorial
Tour Honolulu with an expert local guide
Dinner in Honolulu
Honolulu
Free day to discover Honolulu
Hawaiian Luau
Honolulu | Depart for home
See the Dole Plantation
Visit the Waimea Valley
Dinner in Honolulu before departing for home
Arrive home
Arrive home after an overnight flight
Note: Flights depart late the evening before