Early Booking Offers: Homebound stopover from £29 per person
Enjoy a homebound stopover from £29 per person when you book a tour to Australia and/or New Zealand, on departures from September 2026. Book by 30th November 2025.
Early Booking Offer: Save £200 per person
Save £200 per person when you book an Exclusively Solos tour to Australia and/or New Zealand, on departures from September 2026. Book by 30th November 2025.
Discover the best
of Australia & New Zealand on our escorted tours
If you can’t decide whether to take a guided tour of Australia or New Zealand, you can do them both for the ultimate adventure Down Under. Our combination tours offer deeper exploration at exceptional value. Australia and New Zealand offer a world of contrasts, from ancient Aboriginal culture and iconic outback landscapes to vibrant cities, tropical reefs, soaring mountains and dramatic fiords. On our escorted tours, you’ll discover Australia’s natural wonders – from Uluru to the Great Barrier Reef – as well as New Zealand’s breathtaking scenery and geothermal marvels. Expect a journey filled with diversity, beauty and unforgettable moments.
Visit Australia and New Zealand with Distant Journeys
At Distant Journeys, we ensure that our escorted tours of Australia and New Zealand offer you the complete package. On the 31-day Highlights of Australia and New Zealand holiday, not only will you visit all the must-see destinations, but you’ll do so at a relaxed and enjoyable pace. Often, you can look forward to two or three nights in each destination, allowing you lots of time to fully discover all it has to offer.
If you have the time, why not consider one of our Combination Tours? These represent the ultimate trip down under, combining a selection of our Australian and New Zealand tours to create the definitive tour of Australia & New Zealand.
Customer testimonials
Distant Journeys uses Feefo, the global feedback engine, to gather genuine and independently verified reviews. Our guests are invited by Feefo to review our company on all aspects of their holiday experience, from the customer service they received to the product itself.
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“Excellent booking experience”
The process of booking was excellent. The staff are very friendly ,helpful and add their knowledge to help answer any questions. The response to any questions they needed to get further clarification on was responded to within the timescales they said.
“Wonderful holiday destinations”
Distant Journeys offer a fantastic range of must-visit holiday locations. Have travelled on four holidays to date and just booked another. The holidays comprise a good combination of great locations to visit and stay, great cultural highlights, provide freedom days and wonderful guides.
Cliff dweller
“Couldn’t fault. Everything was so well organised.”
This was my third Distant Journeys holiday and I have yet to find a fault with any of them. Their app is really excellent too. Have just booked my 2026 with them.
“Professional and knowledgeable organisation”
Really helpful and professional when I phoned to book, from all 3 people I spoke to.
Paperwork was emailed to me and is most comprehensive.
Colin Lapage
“Quick and easy to deal with.”
“Excellent Travel Agents”
We have been on at least four holidays now and found them very efficient and accomodating and would recommend them whole heartedly
At Distant Journeys we are true escorted touring experts. From our knowledgeable Directors and Reservations consultants at Head Office to our Tour Managers on the ground, each person plays a unique role in ensuring you have the holiday of a lifetime.
We have extensive experience in the travel industry and in creating the best escorted tours of Australasia from the UK. You can be confident that our escorted tours to Australia & New Zealand are of the highest standard.
Our success is evident having now become 23-time winners at the prestigious British Travel Awards, and we have been awarded Feefo’s highest Platinum Trusted rating.
Your money is 100% safe when you book with Distant Journeys. All our Australasian touring packages are fully-bonded by the Civil Aviation Authority (ATOL no. 10913).
Award-winning tours
We have won numerous awards at the British Travel Awards, most recently ‘Best Small Holiday Company to Australasia’, ‘Best Small Holiday to Sub-Saharan Africa’ and ‘Best Small Escorted Tours Holiday Company’.
Our customers are at the heart of what we do, and this is reflected across our company. We have received an incredible 4.8/5 customer experience rating with independent reviews provider Feefo, and were awarded its highest ‘Platinum Trusted’ rating, for consistently delivering an excellent level of customer service.
Take a look at what to expect when you travel to Australia and New Zealand with Distant Journeys:
A leisurely pace
Exceptional value
Spectacular scenery
And so much flexibility to build your perfect holiday