Australia Tours
Australia offers life-changing, eye-opening tour possibilities for every performer. The American Celebration of Music will incorporate the best that Australia’s great cities have to offer, by arranging amazing concert venues and “must-see” site-seeing experiences. Please click on the itinerary links below to discover the best fit for your ensemble. Remember — in order to maximize your cultural and musical experience abroad, we consider these tour options a solid starting point, upon which we can further customize the ideal concert tour for your ensemble.
Tour #1 – 9 nights | 12 days – Sydney | Canberra | Albury Wodonga | Melbourne
Depart for Sydney Australia. Arrive in Sydney and meet your Tour Manager. See Sydney Harbour Bridge and visit the world famous Opera House. Visit the Wildlife World and Aquarium to see local wildlife from this unique landscape of the South Pacific. Enjoy time to climb the Sydney Bridge or take a thrilling jet boat ride for views of Sydney Harbour. Participate in a morning masterclass. Perform as part of the American Celebration of Music in Australia. Enjoy some retail therapy in Sydney and visit the QV Building. Transfer to Canberra. Visit the Parliament House and Mt. Ainslee lookout for views of the capital region. Take a guided tour of the War Memorial Galleries and Museum. Perform as part of the American Celebration of Music in Australia. Transfer to Albury Wodonga. Attend a Mayoral Reception followed by an informal performance. Visit the Wonga Wetlands for a unique cultural experience about Australia’s aboriginal history. Transfer to Melbourne. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Melbourne’s Victorian architecture including St. Paul’s Cathedral, Princess and Regent Theatres, and the Queen Victoria Markets. Participate in a morning masterclass. Perform as part of the American Celebration of Music in Australia. Enjoy a farewell dinner and depart for home.
Tour #2 – 11 nights | 14 days – Auckland | Hobbiton | Rotorua | Taupo | Hamilton | Auckland | Sydney
Depart for Auckland, New Zealand. Arrive in Auckland and meet your Tour Manager. Take a sightseeing tour of Auckland for a view of the Harbour Bridge which shows why Auckland is known as the City of Sails. Venture up Auckland’s Sky Tower for breathtaking views. Participate in a masterclass. Visit the seaside township of Devonport or explore many Museums and Art Galleries in Auckland. Perform as part of the American Celebration of Music in New Zealand. Excursion to visit the Hobbiton Movie Set from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films. Explore Hobbit Holes, The Green Dragon Inn, and many more famous sites. Continue to Rotorua for a Maori Huangi (feast). Take a Skyline Gondola up Mt. Ngogotaha and ride the luge back down the mountain. Have a Sulphur Spa experience with geothermal mud baths. Transfer to Taupo to see the mighty Huka Falls with optional jet boat ride. Continue to Hamilton. Perform as part of the American Celebration of Music in New Zealand. Transfer to Sydney. Take an orientation tour of the city. Participate in a masterclass. Perform as part of the American Celebration of Music in Australia. See Sydney Harbour Bridge and visit the world famous Opera House. Visit the Wildlife World and Aquarium. Enjoy time to climb the Sydney Bridge or take a thrilling jet boat ride for views of Sydney Harbour. Transfer to Canberra. Visit the Parliament House and Mt. Ainslee lookout for views of the capital region. Take a guided tour of the War Memorial Galleries and Museum. Perform as part of the American Celebration of Music in Australia. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Melbourne’s Victorian architecture including St. Paul’s Cathedral, Princess and Regent Theatres, and the Queen Victoria Markets. Participate in a morning masterclass. Perform as part of the American Celebration of Music in Australia. Enjoy a farewell dinner and depart for home.