The 2017 South Pacific programme, which has launched online, covers guided holidays across Australia and New Zealand and runs from November 10, 2016 until March 2018. It includes the new Contrasts of Australia itinerary, a nine-day At Leisure trip, taking in cities, wildlife and Aboriginal culture.

Australia’s “must-sees” – Melbourne, Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef – are included, but the itinerary also features Trafalgar Insider Moments such as Melbourne’s hidden laneways, lunching with Bondi Beach locals and hearing stories of surf and rescue at the oldest lifesaving club in the country.

In Sydney, the itinerary features a new Be My Guest experience. Clients will visit the historic Gardener’s Lodge Cafe and be welcomed by Aboriginal elder Aunty Beryl.

The trip leads in at £1,825pp and includes eight nights’ accommodation, breakfast, four dinners and two lunches; coach transportation, sightseeing and airport transfers.

Bookings made by November 25 and paid in full earn a 10% discount. Past guest discounts of 5% are additionally offered.