THE BOXING DAY TEST · MIDNIGHT ON THE HARBOUR · THE SOUTH ISLAND

Summer, while home is freezing

Cricket at the 'G on the 26th, a million people on Sydney Harbour on the 31st, and the Southern Alps three hours east of both. Two fixed dates and a whole summer to build around them. Tell me when and I'll shape it.

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Days worth building around

One ticket the whole summer is built around

The Boxing Day Test starts at the MCG on 26 December, every year, without exception. Day 1 is the one people fly for - 90,000-odd in for the first session, and a city that shuts down around it. Get that date locked and the rest of the trip arranges itself.

26 Dec

Day 1, every year

First ball around 10:30am. Gates open long before that.

1892

Cricket at the 'G on Boxing Day

The fixture has been an Australian institution ever since.

100,024

seats at the MCG

~91,000

through the gate on a big Day 1

5 days

of play, if it goes the distance

Where to stand at midnight

Then three hours east: New Zealand

Which summer is yours?

Real itineraries we've built · flights and transfers included

Long lunches, late dinners

Their summer runs December to March

When to actually go

26 Dec

Boxing Day Test

Melbourne stops. Day 1 at the MCG is the ticket to get.

31 Dec

Sydney NYE

9pm family fireworks, then midnight over the Bridge.

January

Peak summer

Hottest, longest days - and the priciest fares of the year.

Feb – Mar

Warm and quieter

Still summer, minus the crowds. Best value of the season.

26 Dec

Boxing Day Test

Melbourne stops. Day 1 at the MCG is the ticket to get.

31 Dec

Sydney NYE

9pm family fireworks, then midnight over the Bridge.

January

Peak summer

Hottest, longest days - and the priciest fares of the year.

Feb – Mar

Warm and quieter

Still summer, minus the crowds. Best value of the season.

The two big dates are fixed, and everything around them books out early - flights from India for late December go months ahead. Come in February or March instead for the same weather at a much better price.

Australia + New Zealand · e-visas

Your visa, handled

Both are online applications, and both are slow - New Zealand especially. We prep the paperwork, check every document and submit for you, so the processing clock starts as early as it can.

Type

e-Visa, both

Australia

~20 days

New Zealand

~40 days

We handle

Docs + filing

Start the New Zealand application first - it takes roughly twice as long as the Australian one. Apply for both at least three months out if you're travelling over Christmas.

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