Luxury Australia & New Zealand Vacation Review: Daintree Forest, Sydney Harbor, Melbourne, Outback, Franz Josef, Culture & Scenery

Although we enjoyed Port Douglas and the Daintree Forest, our full day trip to the Great Barrier Reef was mostly disappointing. The ride to the reef on a large touristy boat was no fun and the snorkeling was a big disappointment. Having been to many other destinations with snorkeling ,which were great , i would skip the reef. The helicopter flight back from the reef was fun but did not “save the day”.
We visited the west coast of NZ to see the Franz Josef glacier. If we had know how much rain they get , we would not have journeyed there. Our heli flights were cancelled because it never stopped raining and the visibility was low. Our guide took us on a fun hike, in the rain, but i would settle for the Alaskan glaciers and skip Franz Josef.