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As part of the holidays to Australia offered by Distant Journeys, guests will have the chance to enjoy an outbound stopover in the wonderful Asian destination of Singapore. Though its culinary scene is widely renowned for the excellent quality of its street food, in recent years Singapore has also become home to a number of fantastic restaurants, which range from home-cooking to Michelin-starred e..

As part of the Australia holidays and tours offered by Distant Journeys, you’ll have the opportunity to spend some time in the world-famous outback, a pure remote wilderness filled with natural wonder. During this visit to the outback, you’ll get to visit Alice Springs, home of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, with an optional day excursion from Alice Springs to the West MacDonnell ranges also bei..

As part of the Australia escorted tours offered by Distant Journeys, you’ll be able to enjoy a fantastic sightseeing tour of Sydney, taking in all of the city’s wonderful sights and landmarks, including the famous Mrs Macquarie’s Chair. (more…)..

The small but perfectly-formed capital of New Zealand, Wellington is famed for its culinary expertise. With 4 restaurants in Wellington being voted New New Zealand's best restaurant in recent years, it’s obviously foodie heaven! Here are a few of our favourite places to eat in Wellington that you could enjoy when touring New Zealand. (more…)..

Singapore’s popular tourist destination, neighbouring Sentosa Island, is just one of the 4 great Asian locations where you can enjoy an optional return stopover following the unforgettable holidays to Australia and New Zealand offered by Distant Journeys. With numerous activities, restaurants and places to go, Sentosa Island has something for everyone, and below we’ve come up with a few facts abou..

Native only to the southern coast of Australia and New Zealand, little penguins, also known as fairy penguins in Australia, are just one of the many fascinating creatures you can get up close to as part of Distant Journeys’ tours of Australia. Before you meet these cuddly and adorable birds in person, we’ve put together a short fact file to help you get to know and learn more about the little peng..

The recent discovery of a fossil dated at 100-million-years-old has shed some light on Australia’s ancient inland sea. The fossil is of the skull of a giant predator fish called cooyoo which was discovered in the outback of Queensland last month, depicting the giant teeth and super-strong jaw of the creature for the first time. (more…)..

Dubai is just one of four great Asian destinations you can visit on an inbound stopover as part of our Australia tours, and has something exciting and different to offer around every corner. Begin your Dubai adventure here with 10 of the most fascinating and surprising facts about this unique city: (more…)..

Our New Zealand holiday packages offer a great taste of New Zealand, and give you the chance to see plenty of the country. Our tours all take in Auckland, where you’ll get to spend time on a guided city tour. But what should you do on your Auckland Freedom Day, when you’re set free to explore for yourself? (more…)..

As part of our Australia escorted tours, a trip to the famously remote town of Alice Springs is included, and is perhaps best known as the base for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, an aerial medical service which is there to help a population living in the almost 2 million square kilometres of remote land that makes up the centre of Australia. (more…)..