We had a GREAT experience working with Dianne and her firm GoWalkAbout Travel. (…) She has deep knowledge of the accommodations, sights and adventures, earned over many years of experience, but happily finds the new and innovative.
Planning Your Trip to Australia and New Zealand
Here is a list of just a few things that your Australia Travel Planner and New Zealand Travel Planner will assist you with when you choose to have us design you a specialist itinerary.
Have a fantastic itinerary planned to suit your wants, needs, and budget
Not everyone has the same interests when on a trip, so we work very closely with you to find out what you love to do so that every dollar you spend on your trip goes toward something you love!
Assistance with planning your flights
Some of our clients like to book with Frequent Flier Points when flying to Australia or New Zealand, and we assist them with planning flights and flight numbers we would like them to have so their itinerary runs as smoothly as possible. We also plan Business Class, Premium Economy, and Economy Class on major airlines and offer guidance on how to get through airports and immigration and customs. We have flown all these routes before and can help you plan the best trip. So we have you covered whether you depart from Toronto, Boston, Calgary, or even Chicago.
Choose the best time to visit New Zealand and Australia
Your Australia Travel Planner will work with you to ensure you know the best time to visit Australia. Australia is the same size as the mainland USA so the differences in weather between the Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock, and Kangaroo Island can be quite extreme. If you plan to visit during cyclone season or a major event that may increase costs, we will help you plan and ensure you are routed to avoid potential issues!
Designing a Self-Drive Itinerary
We all love a good road trip! If you are interested in Self Driving in beautiful New Zealand(opens in a new tab), then your New Zealand Trip Planner will plan an itinerary just for you! This itinerary will consider distances traveled per day, things to see and do, and the types of roads (i.e., single-lane). They will also book accommodation from farm stays on the North and South Islands with a local family to hotels, apartments, or luxury lodges in New Zealand(opens in a new tab).
On top of this, they will give you tips for staying safe when driving on the opposite side of the road! Remember driving in New Zealand is not the same as driving in Houston, Denver(opens in a new tab), or even New York(opens in a new tab)! Did you know New Zealand has more sheep than actual people?
Whether you are after a custom driving tour to a National Park on the Great Ocean Road or visiting Western Australia and enjoying a day trip to a Margaret River Vineyard, our experienced staff will ensure you are covered when visiting the Southern Hemisphere.
Guided Coach Tours
Not everyone is set on having a customized tour designed for them -they would rather do a fully guided coach tour. Your New Zealand and Australia Travel Agents can book these for you. Some of our previous clients from Atlanta(opens in a new tab), Regina, and Ottawa opted to do a fully guided tour in one country and then a customized tour in another; we can also plan that for you!
New Zealand and Australia Combination Vacations
Do you want to visit both New Zealand and Australia? Then your New Zealand and Australia Planners will map out the best Australia itinerary for you to suit the weather in both countries, how to optimize your flight routing so that there is no backtracking and paying extra money, and how to make it all flow smoothly. We also like to try and make sure our clients from the East Coast, i.e., Baltimore, Philadelphia, or Washington, connect on the same day.
Assistance with Stopovers
We all know that the flights from Canada and the USA to Australia and New Zealand are mighty long. If you are interested in a stopover in Fiji(opens in a new tab), The Cook Islands(opens in a new tab), or Tahiti/ French Polynesia(opens in a new tab), we can also plan this for you. Flights to the above destinations depart from Los Angeles and do not always operate on a daily schedule. We find many of our clients who have a connecting flight onward from San Francisco, Dallas, or Los Angeles like to have a stopover to break their long journey.
Tips and tricks and other information when on your custom trip
Your downunder trip planners will guide you on where to buy your sim cards, how to get local currency, and not be ripped off by a million and one fees! What credit cards can be used, how restaurants and local tipping work, what voltage is used, how to stay safe at the beach(opens in a new tab), what to watch out for when self-driving, the best time to buy fuel when self-driving, what to pack, and their favorite places to visit and walk around.
Emergency Contact Details
On top of all of the above. Your Australia Trip Planner and New Zealand Trip Planner will give you access to our 24/7 emergency numbers when you are in Australia and New Zealand. We also have emergency numbers for the South Pacific Islands as well. We have your back the whole trip. If there are any questions or issues, you can be confident that one of our New Zealand and Australia Travel Planners will always be there to assist.
How do we contact you to get started?
If you are interested in learning more about how our travel agency specializing in Australia and New Zealand can assist you, please read our process page(opens in a new tab) and click the button below. We can not wait to send you on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to our home countries!
What Our Past Travelers Have to Say
G’day Dianne. Thank you! You listened well and organized our trip extremely well. Pick up and delivery times were spot on. The hotels were all good to great. (…) I just wanted to let you know that we appreciated everything you did to arrange a wonderful trip.
42 Days, 2 Countries, 6 States, 1 Territory, 15 Cities/Locations, 14 Flights and not a single mishap. On top of that, we had a GREAT TIME! A TRIP OF A LIFE-TIME! Our six week adventure to Australia and Singapore was our most memorable vacation to date. (…) Dianne is a wonderful find and without hesitation we recommend her to family and friends. Dianne will certainly be organizing our next adventure.
(…) Dianne put together an incredible New Zealand trip for us – we travelled from one tip to the other, East and West included. I would have thought Dianne knew me from childhood as every spot we visited or stayed at – was exactly what I would have chosen myself (had I known the country). (…)
Dianne planned a fantastic honeymoon for us. (…) We gave her an idea of the things and activities that we like to do and she just rolled with it! We didn’t really know much about either place, so didn’t have too much of a preference of where we wanted to go, but with her knowledge she was able to send us to some amazing places. (…) Thanks for planning us a wonderful honeymoon!
(…) Everything went very smoothly, thanks to you and your organizational skills! We really appreciate everything you did for us! (…) I want to thank you (Dianne) for all the work you & your colleagues did to ensure that we had an enjoyable holiday.
(…) Dianne, there are so many things you did for us that I cannot list them all in a letter. However, I can say that I have never worked with a travel agent before who took as much time to deal with all the details – big and small. It was like we were part of your extended family and you took full responsibility for our wellbeing. I would recommend you to anyone looking for a great travel agent, and I wish you the best of success in the future.
(…) From the beginning, Dianne really stood out. She spent a significant amount of time on the front end learning what we were interested in and what we did not like about previous tours. (…) I would definitely recommend GoWalkabout Travel to any of my friends and family. Thanks again for our trip! We had a fantastic time!
It was a trip of a lifetime!! (…) Every thing was working like clockwork. (…) Thanks Dianne and it was a pleasure meeting you and you taking the time to meet us in Sydney.
We really enjoyed working with Dianne in planning our trip to Australia. She was very efficient and gave us great recommendations. Prior to our departure, she ensured we had everything we needed including packing tips, in order to have a great trip. We would highly recommend using her services.
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