Overall, the trip was great & affordable. However, a few recommendations to consider. — group check-in is a time suck, book people on their own itineraries, especially when flying so much in a 3-week window. — a local guide is imperative (living in Perth, a city we don’t even travel to, doesn’t not a guide make). This should be a given. — itinerary should be shifted to focus on key areas - as an example, spending more time in Dunedin, New Zealand, than in Sydney, Australia, is absurd. — accommodations could stand to be reviewed / assessed - some of the hotels were a outdated and unclean.