As is well known, our CEO leading tours is a hallmark of AA Plus Vacation, where both new and returning guests have become good friends. Each tour feels like a big family outing – affectionate, warm, and joyful. This time we spent sixteen days exploring Australia and New Zealand.
Australia is known as a country riding on sheep's backs and is a living museum of ancient animals, with abundant natural resources. The land is vast and surrounded by ocean on all sides. Koalas, kangaroos, platypuses, and emus all inhabit Australia. Sydney is Australia's largest and oldest city. The Sydney Opera House, one of Sydney's iconic landmarks, impresses with its design and fashion-forward aesthetics, serving as a world-renowned performing arts center. St. Mary's Cathedral is Australia's largest and oldest religious building. Inside the cathedral, the soaring and vast nave creates a breathtaking effect. The Art Gallery of New South Wales showcases a blend of contemporary and indigenous art, with countless masterpieces and frequent exhibitions of renowned artists' works. The Friendship Garden, built to commemorate Sino-Australian friendship, is an oasis in the heart of Sydney, featuring classical aesthetics that transport visitors to Jiangnan in China. With pavilions, buildings, hills, waters, bridges, and stones nestled among towering high-rises, this area becomes an especially serene and distinctive retreat.
New Zealand, while lacking an extensive history and abundant ancient relics, boasts limitless natural beauty. Those who love outdoor activities will find it their paradise. Multiple premier hiking trails invite visitors to intimately experience nature and discover stunning landscapes. In New Zealand, you can release another adventurous side of yourself. Ride the Southern Hemisphere's steepest Skyline Gondola to take in Queenstown's panoramic views. Experience the City of Sails, Auckland, and gaze upon the Southern Hemisphere's highest structure, the Sky Tower, overlooking the entire cityscape. Wellington Botanic Garden, surrounded by lush greenery, cultivates world-renowned flowers from every continent. Chinese camellias, African cedars, Dutch tulips, Japanese cherry blossoms, and more showcase remarkable diversity and beauty.
Beyond the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, Sydney is truly a culinary paradise! Emperor crabs, lobsters, and white oysters are Australia's three treasures, a gift to seafood lovers.
Every journey is a form of learning, where with clear eyes you observe the world and different societies, understanding varying values and learning to love and cherish more deeply. We cherish the anticipation of each trip, and in the season of youthful vitality, having a distant and beautiful destination where we journey together as one family, basking in the sunshine, is truly wonderful to have all of you.
We look forward very much to our next adventure together with you and your family and friends!