Leading Australia and New Zealand escorted tour operator, AAT Kings, has announced an evolution of its touring styles with the addition of new Small Group tours for the 2026/27 season.
Up to 10% discount is available on select departures of 2026/27 Classic or Small Group tours, when booked before 30th September 2025.*
*All details correct at time of publish (25 July 2025)
The brand will now operate two types of guided holidays – Small Group and Classic Tours – on itineraries across Australia and New Zealand.
Small Group tours will have an average of 16 and a maximum of 24 guests, offering a more intimate, deeper-access tour experience, and the shift comes from recent research and feedback from the travel trade.
Both types of tours continue to blend exploration, iconic landscapes, seamless comfort, and unique adventures and experiences – carefully curated over the brand’s 100+ year history.
14 new Small Group itineraries are being introduced, along with many new on-tour experiences. There are also nine new MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® experiences, which offer guests extraordinary encounters championing local people, places, and the planet.
AGENT TRAINING & GIVEAWAY
A series of agent training webinars is being offered with the UK sales team, Heather Colbourn and Gary Skilling, covering all the developments and key selling points for the new season. Sessions will run at 10am on:
- Tuesday 5th August
- Wednesday 6th August
- Thursday 7th August
- Tuesday 9th September
- Wednesday 10th September
- Thursday 11th September
Pre-registration is essential, but a recording will be made available to anyone who can’t dial in on the day.
There will be three giveaways per webinar of £20 life:style vouchers and registration can be done by contacting the team or completing the form at: https://forms.office.com/r/xsbVgh2rRG.
Ben Hall, AAT Kings Group CEO, said: “Guests asked for deeper local stories and more flexibility, so we’re rolling out Small Group and Classic Group departures from Tasmania to the Kimberley and right across New Zealand.
“Every new experience is designed to spark wonder, whether that’s sleeping beneath fiordland stars in Milford Sound, tasting bush tucker with Indigenous food advocate Rayleen Brown, chasing the sunrise over Uluru, or sipping organic pinot in Wairarapa.
“Our 2026/27 season hands you the keys to curate your own extraordinary holiday experience with many moments that surprise and delight.”
Highlights of the new Small Group itineraries for 2026/27 include:
Tropical Queensland, a 9-day tour from Brisbane to Cairns – expected to be especially popular with the UK and Irish market. Priced from £3,731pp based on twin-share and excluding international flights. First departure 26th July 2026.
Broome and the Kimberley Highlights: A 7-day tour from Broome to Kununurra, from £2,918pp
Tasmania & Flinders Island Explorer: A 6-day tour roundtrip from Launceston, from £2,526pp
Outback Icons: A 15-day tour from Adelaide to Darwin, priced from £5,202pp
Northern Territory Top End National Parks: A 6-day tour roundtrip from Darwin, from £2,381pp
Outback Contrasts: A 6-day tour roundtrip from Alice Springs, from £2,349pp
Northern Territory Dreaming: A 12-day tour from Darwin to Alice Springs, from £5,280pp
New Zealand’s Northern Gems: A 10-day tour from Wellington to Auckland, from £3,461pp
Untamed New Zealand: A 17-day tour from Auckland to Christchurch, from £6,611pp
For more information, visit www.aatkings.com.
*For new bookings only made by Sep 30, 2025, or until sold out. Subject to availability. Available on selected AAT Kings operated Guided Holidays for travel from Apr 1 2026 to Mar 31, 2027.
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