Best of Travel: Australia and New Zealand Episode Rating Graph

Seize the day in a city that knows how to play! Rudy Maxa tours the famed Opera House, goes pub hopping in the Old Rocks Quarter, explores the cliffs and rainforests of the Blue Mountains, and captures glimpses of Australia s legendary wildlife at Featherdale Wildlife Park. You'll bask in the sun at Bondi Beach, and swim with sharks at Oceanworld Manly.

Queensland has it all! From the awe-inspiring Great Barrier Reef to the ancient Daintree Rainforest, a trip to Queensland is a once in a lifetime chance to explore a natural world virtually unchanged for millennia. Rudy explores aboriginal culture and visits the remarkable Fraser Island, the world s largest sand island.

Take in New Zealand's most historic site, the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, where Maori chiefs signed a controversial treaty with the British. Stops also include the fruit and olive groves of Hawke's Bay, the massive colony of gannet birds at Cape Kidnappers, a blast from the art deco past at Napier, as well as a primeval forest, an oyster farm, Cape Brett Lighthouse, and regional wineries.