Australia & New Zealand

On the Great Barrier Reef, the defining private moment is a seaplane flight to a sandbar on the Reef, with the water below in every shade of blue. The Reef & Rainforest journey, a 6–8 day starting point, pairs the Great Barrier Reef with the Daintree rainforest, travelling by private boat and seaplane. Your advisor reshapes it entirely around you.

A Fiordland helicopter journey flies you into Milford's fjords, lands on a glacier and ends with a picnic where few ever stand. It is one of the signature private moments of a New Zealand journey, and it fits naturally with the South Island's lodges and heli-access in the Southern Alps.

On New Zealand's South Island, the experience centres on a wilderness lodge no road reaches, with a private guide and the Southern Alps as your only neighbour. The New Zealand Lodges journey, a 7–10 day starting point, combines the island's legendary lodges with helicopter access into the Southern Alps.

Yes. The Grand South Pacific weaves Australia and New Zealand into one journey to the edge of the world, as a 12–14 day starting point blending nature and culture. It can draw together the private islands of the Reef, helicopter access in New Zealand and lodges no road reaches, arranged as one seamless journey and reshaped around you.

The Sydney & the Coast journey is a calm, city-focused starting point of 4–6 days. It centres on harbour suites in Sydney, private yachts on the water and the wineries beyond the city, and your advisor reshapes it entirely around you. It suits travellers who want the city at an easier pace before or alongside the wilder parts of the South Pacific.

There is no single best month for Australia & New Zealand; the right timing depends on the journey you choose. Reef & Rainforest centres on the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree, New Zealand Lodges on the South Island and the Southern Alps, and Sydney & the Coast on the harbour and the wineries beyond the city. Your Forest Travel advisor matches the timing to the moments you want, from a seaplane to a Reef sandbar to a glacier landing in Fiordland.

For Australia & New Zealand, Forest Travel's starting points run from 4 to 14 days. Sydney & the Coast takes 4–6 days, Reef & Rainforest on the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree 6–8 days, and New Zealand Lodges on the South Island 7–10 days. To combine both countries, The Grand South Pacific weaves Australia and New Zealand into one 12–14 day journey. Each is a point of departure that your advisor reshapes entirely around your pace.

Yes. Forest Travel arranges Australia & New Zealand in private, treating every journey as a point of departure that your advisor reshapes entirely around you. That can mean a private seaplane to a sandbar on the Great Barrier Reef, private boats and yachts, a wilderness lodge no road reaches with a private guide, or a helicopter into Milford's fjords. Forest Travel holds the private islands, the heli-access and the remote lodges, and weaves them into one seamless journey.

At a luxury level an average says little: a private trip to Australia and New Zealand starts from around US$1,500 per person per night, across the October to April season. Our South Island journeys of six to nine days start from US$12,500 per traveler. The figure rises with private guiding on the Great Barrier Reef, helicopter days into Fiordland, remote lodges and the length of the trip. Forest Travel's planning fee is US$250 per itinerary, and your advisor shares a range before any design work.