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This November forget Spring Racing! Instead why not treat yourself to the ultimate Spring break with ecruising’s sensational 25-night RAIL & SAIL Australian Journey & the NZ Escape package.

On an adventure-packed journey spanning both sides of the Tasman, including a 21-night cruise onboard Silver Muse and 3 nights aboard The Indian Pacific, this itinerary from Australia’s leading cruise travel expert offers up an unparalleled opportunity to experience the very best of New Zealand’s South Island and outback Australia.

Your adventure begins in Sydney on 31 October 2020 when you embark Silversea Cruises’ flagship, the superbly appointed Silver Muse. Launched in 2017, the ship accommodates just 596 guests and redefines ultra-luxury ocean travel – combining the intimacy of a small ship with spacious all-suite accommodation and the highly personalised, all-inclusive experience that are the luxury cruise operator’s hallmarks. Add in an outstanding choice of dining venues, bars and lounges including the Relais & Chateaux-branded French fine-dining venue, La Dame, and seafood and grill venue, Atlantide, plus an expansive spa, casino Emily Bradford <Communications@ecruising.travel>and theatre for evening shows, it all adds up to an exceptional cruise experience.

But if that isn’t enough tempt you, the cruise itinerary surely will. Over the next 21 nights prepare to immerse yourself in a voyage that circumnavigates New Zealand’s stunning South Island and Australia’s dramatic southern coastline, taking in stunning destinations along the way.

In New Zealand, highlights include stops at Nelson, gateway to the Abel Tasman National Park; Wellington, the nation’s capital and cultural heart, home to the country’s burgeoning film industry; and the charming fishing village of Akaroa, the perfect base from which to visit the nearby cosmopolitan city of Christchurch. At Dunedin, on the Otago Peninsula, discover the lavish and historic estates of Larnach Castle and Olveston House and ancient Maori artefacts in the Otago Museum, while a stopover at Stewart Island, New Zealand’s southernmost point, is a chance to explore its spectacular bays, golden sand beaches and densely forested hills. Next up is the majestic Fiordland National Park on the South Island’s western coast, with its dramatic combination of rugged mountain ranges, solitary alpine lakes, sparkling rivers and splashing waterfalls, where you will spend 2 glorious days cruising through the jaw-dropping Milford and Doubtful Sounds before Silver Muse charts a course back across the Tasman to Australia.

Here, your first port of call is Burnie, on Tasmania’s northwest coast, where you can breathe in some of the freshest air in the world and meet local craft and artisans at the town’s Makers Workshop, before heading across Bass Strait to Melbourne, Australia’s most liveable city, and a chance to visit the iconic galleries, laneways and alleys for which it is famous. Further west, visit Adelaide, the City of Churches, where you can sample some of Australia’s leading wines in South Australia’s famed Barossa Valley; and Kangaroo Island, renowned for its unique wildlife, breathtaking scenery and mouth-watering food. Sailing across the Great Australian Bight to Western Australia, admire Albany’s rugged and spectacular coastline, keeping an eye out for humpback whales who occasionally frequent the region’s bracing waters; and Busselton, home to national parks, towering forests, caves, historic lighthouses and some of the best surfing beaches in the country.

Disembarking in Perth on 21 November, spend a night at uber-luxurious COMO The Treasury, one of the city’s leading hotels, before boarding The Indian Pacific for a truly unforgettable transcontinental rail journey.

Settle into the comfort of your superbly appointed Gold Twin Service cabin, home for the next 3 nights, as it follows the path of bush pioneers, gold rush prospectors, and legendary adventurers across Australia’s outback heart. Pass your days absorbing sweeping vistas and rugged landscapes from the sumptuous comfort of your cabin or mingle with fellow travellers in the sleekly styled Queen Adelaide Restaurant for delicious regionally inspired meals and fine wines, as you traverse the spectacular expanse of the Nullarbor Plain and some of the outermost reaches of West Australia, South Australia and New South Wales en route to Sydney. Along the way, enjoy stopovers in Kalgoorlie in the West Australian Goldfields; the remote ghost town of Cook on the edge of the Nullarbor; South Australia’s elegant Adelaide; Broken Hill, Australia’s silver mining capital, in outback NSW; and the picturesque Blue Mountains; before disembarking in Sydney on 25 November 2020.

ecruising’s 25-night RAIL & SAIL Australian Journey & the NZ Escape package departs from Sydney on 31 October 2020 and is priced from $13,149* per person twin share including all accommodation, touring and transfers as per itinerary.

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