We will be leaving on our trip to Australia/New Zealand/Fiji on Thursday, January 10 and we will be returning Friday, February 1. This is our itinerary:
Follow the timeline: Thisis a pretty good timezone map: http://www.worldandcitymaps.com/gfx/map_of_timezones.jpg. When we land we will be 15 hours ahead of Michigan and then 14 hours in Alice Springs, back to 15 hours ahead in Cairns and Sydney, and then 17 hours ahead in New Zealand and Fiji. Follow flights on a map at http://www.flightradar24.com/.
I've added a few maps for your reference throughout the trip.
| Day | Date | Day | Activity |
| 1 | 1/10 | Thursday | Depart from Detroit with a stop
in Los Angeles Leave drom Detroit at 2:05pm on Amer Airlines #4007 (Operated by American Eagle) to Chicago O'Hare Arrival 2:30pm; Leave Chicago at 3:05pm (pretty tight) on Amer Airlines #1445 with arrival in Los Angeles at 5:30pm; Leave Los Angeles at 11:30pm on Quantas #94 |
| 2 | 1/11 | Friday | Cross International Dateline and lose a day |
| 3 | 1/12 | Saturday | Arrive in Melbourne and begin
tour of Melbourne Arrive at 10:20 am |
| 4 | 1/13 | Sunday | Melbourne (Fitzroy Gardens) |
| 5 | 1/14 | Monday | Fly from Melbourne to Alice
Springs: See Old Telegraph Station and Anzac Hill Gain insight of the Outback Educational System Meet Aboriginal Group) Fly on Quantas #796 at 9:50am; Arrive in Alice Springs at 11:10am |
| 6 | 1/15 | Tuesday | Alice Springs: 'Dreamtime Tour' of everyday activities of the Aboriginals |
| 7 | 1/16 | Wednesday | Drive from Alice Springs to Ayers Rock |
| 8 | 1/17 | Thursday | Visit Ayers Rock then fly to
Cairns Fly Quantas # 1854 (Operated by QuantasLink) at 3:25pm; Arrive in Cairns at 6:30pm |
| 9 | 1/18 | Friday | Cairns- Great Barrier Reef |
| 10 | 1/19 | Saturday | Cairns - Explore forest canopy
and in the afternoon fly to Sydney Fly Quantas #925 at 12:05pm; Arrive in Sydney at 4:00pm |
| 11 | 1/20 | Sunday | Sydney: Tour Kings Cross, the Harbour Bridge, Chinatown, the Rocks, Circular Quay, the Botanic Gardens, Sydney Opera House |
| 12 | 1/21 | Monday | Sydney: Koala Park, National Opal Collection, Sydney Harbour Cruise |
| 13 | 1/22 | Tuesday | Fly from Sydney to Christchurch New Zealand: See
magnificent gardens, elegant park district and Neo-Gothic cathedral; visit a
New Zealand home for dinner Fly Quantas #45 at 8:25am; Arrive in Christchurch at 1:30pm |
| 14 | 1/23 | Wednesday | Travel from Christchurch to Franz Josef Glacier Region; See the Southern Alps |
| 15 | 1/24 | Thursday | Franz Josef: West Coast Wildlife Centre and take a coach to Queenstown: pass through the rainforest with the surrounding S Alps |
| 16 | 1/25 | Friday | Queenstown: Travel to Milford Sound for a cruise |
| 17 | 1/26 | Saturday | Queenstown: Visit Queenstown area in our own way |
| 18 | 1/27 | Sunday | Queenstown to Mt. Cook National Park: Visit Arrowtown a boomtown in the 1800's goldrush; winetasting |
| 19 | 1/28 | Monday | Mt. Cook to Christchurch: Visit a working farm with sheep shearing and a sheep herding dog |
| 20 | 1/29 | Tuesday | Fly from Christchurch to Fiji Fly Quantas #4954 (Operated by Jetstar Airways) at 8:05am; Arrive in Auckland at 9:25am; leave Auckland #3843 (Operated by Air Pacific) at 1:50pm; Arrive in Fiji at 3:55pm |
| 21 | 1/30 | Wednesday | Fiji |
| 22 | 1/31 | Thursday | Leave Fiji in the evening and fly home Fly Quantas #3839 (Operated by Air Pacific) at 10:00pm; Arrive in Los Angeles at 12:15pm;Fly Amer Airlines from Los Angeles #660 at 11:30pm |
| 23 | 2/1 | Friday | Fly Los Angeles to
Detroit Arrive in Chicago at 5:20am; Leave Chicago #5993 (Operated by United Express) at 7:21am; Arrive in Detroit at 9:39am |
Follow the timeline: Thisis a pretty good timezone map: http://www.worldandcitymaps.com/gfx/map_of_timezones.jpg. When we land we will be 15 hours ahead of Michigan and then 14 hours in Alice Springs, back to 15 hours ahead in Cairns and Sydney, and then 17 hours ahead in New Zealand and Fiji. Follow flights on a map at http://www.flightradar24.com/.
I've added a few maps for your reference throughout the trip.
