Australia itineraries

These Australia itineraries are 2 - 3 week Australia holidays which we've created by connecting several of our bite-sized Australia tours. We believe that a combination of independent travel and small group tour is the best way to see Australia. This way, you can travel at your own pace but you'll be also able to see more of the remote areas with a local guide and fellow international travellers. You can explore East Coast Australia by hire car independently, and then a guided will take you deep into the national parks and the vast Outback. It's the best of both worlds.

Want to travel completely independently along the East and South Coast? Take a look at our self-drive Australia holidays. Want to build your own Australia itinerary from start to finish? Check out our bite-sized independent Australia adventures to create your own trip.

Prices below are starting prices and are valid to the 31st March 2011. Surcharges apply during holidays and special events.

Australia itinerary #1: combination independent travel / small group travel Go Australia

Duration	21 days/ 20 nights in Australia
Price	£1889 per person - based on 2 people sharing
Transport	partially organised, partially domestic flights (excluded from price)
Departs	three times a week

Route: Sydney > Ayers Rock - Kings Canyon - Alice Springs - Cattle Station - Katherine Gorge - Darwin - Kakadu > Cairns - Cape Tribulation - Palm Cove - Cairns

This is a compact and comprehensive itinerary featuring our most unforgettable Australia experiences! This itinerary will be perfect if you have about three weeks available to travel, but you don't want to drive yourself and would prefer to fly over longer distances. For part of the trip, you'll travel in a small international group with a local guide. However, during your stay in the cities, such as the cosmopolitan Sydney, you'll be on your own to exploreat your own pace. You'll end your Australia trip by spending several days relaxing on beautiful tropical beaches near Cape Tribulation, snorkelling on the magnificent Great Barrier Reef.

Click here for more about our Sydney to Cairns itinerary.

Australia itinerary #2: combination self-drive / small group travel Crocodiles, coral reefs and the Outback

Duration	28 days/ 27 nights
Price	£2757 per person - based on 2 people sharing
Transport	partially organised, partially domestic flight (excluded), partially hire car (included)
Departs	several times a week

Route: Sydney > Ayers Rock - Kings Canyon - Alice Springs > Darwin - Kakadu > Cairns - Cape Tribulation - Palm Cove - Cairns, hire car to Brisbane

Experience vibrant Sydney, the emptiness of the Outback desert, croc-hunting river cruises, the Great Barrier Reef and the tropical beaches of the Pacific Ocean with this comprehensive 4-week Australia itinerary. This is the ideal holiday if you've got a little more time to spend in Australia and you'll keen to venture out on your own four wheels by hire car. The itinerary starts in Sydney and continues into the vast Outback and the wetlands of Kakadu. You'll explore through these beautiful areas in small, international groups led by an enthusiastic Australian guide. Then, you'll fly on to Cairns where you'll pick up your hire car and travel independently along the east coast to Brisbane. During your road trip, you'll stop off to go try sailing to the Whitsunday Islands, experience life on an Australian farm and visit the largest sand island in the world - Fraser Island. At the end of your Australia adventure, you'll fly home from Brisbane International Airport.

Click here for more about our East Coast Australia itinerary.

Australia itineraries - Fuzzy koala bears

Australia itineraries - Sailing at the Whitsundays

Australia itineraries - Aboriginal rock art

Australia itinerary #3: small group travel and 4x4 overland truck tour Roughing it in Australia

Duration	23 days/ 22 nights
Price	£1869 per person - based on 2 people sharing
Transport	partially organised, partially domestic flight (excluded from the price)
Departs	daily from May through November

Route: Darwin - Kakadu/Litchfield > Alice Springs - Ayers Rock - Kings Canyon > Cairns - Cape Tribulation - Fitzroy Island - Cairns > Sydney

Do you enjoy the great outdoors and yearn to get off the beaten track in a rugged 4X4? Would you prefer sleeping in a typical Australian swag by a crackling campfire than in a cosy hotel bed? If so, this may be the perfect itinerary. You don't need to be an extreme sports pro or fitness fanatic - you just need a sense of adventure, and a good level of physical fitness.

You'll travel from Darwin in a specially equipped 4x4 truck through the dense rainforests of Kakadu National Park. Afterwards, you'll take a 4-day 4x4 trek to Ayers Rock, the Olgas and the remote Palm Valley. Next, you'll relax in Cairns before setting off on a rainforest trip to Cape Tribulation. You'll also go take a coral reef cruise, try sea kayaking at Fitzroy Island and finally of course, chill out in Cairns and Sydney.

Click here for more about our Australia overland itinerary.

Australia itineraries - Road through the Outback

Australia itineraries - Sydney Opera House

Australia itinerary #4: small group travel Oz east coast escape

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Duration	14 days/ 13 nights
Price	£1695 per person - based on 2 people sharing
Transport	organised travel: tour bus with driver, maximum of 24 people
Departs	2 departure dates per month

Route: Sydney to Cairns or vice versa, with international group and guide

This East Coast Australia itinerary is brilliant for young, individual travellers or travellers who don't want to drive. You'll travel in a group of international travellers from Sydney to Cairns or vice versa, for 14 days. During the road trip, you'll visit Steve Irwin's crocodile farm, sail through the Whitsunday Islands, stay at an Outback cattle station (a large cattle farm) and take a 4x4 safari on one of the largest sand islands in the world. Accommodation is based on shared facilities, but it is possible to stay in your own room for a surcharge.

Click here for more about our East Coast Australia adventure.

Australia itineraries - Fun on the beach

Australia itineraries - general information

Flights
International flights from the UK to Australia are not included in the price of the Australia itineraries mentioned above. Domestic flights are also not included in the prices mentioned above, as they are usually booked in combination with an international flight at special rates. We will find flights for you that fit best with your preferred travel dates. Click here for more about flights to Australia.

Car Hire
Most Australia itineraries include (partial) car hire. We will recommend an appropriate car for the journey, but you're also free to choose your own type of car. Keep in mind that there are fee that can only be paid locally such as petrol, (if applicable) extra insurance coverage and a deposit. You'll receive detailed driving directions at the beginning of your itinerary. Aside from car hire, you can also decide to (partially) hire a campervan.

Australia itineraries - Red rocks of the Outback

Meals
Breakfast is included during your stay at bed & breakfast style accommodation during our Australia itineraries. Meals are generally not included at hostels and other accommodations. However, these places usually do have their own restaurant.

Tweaking your itinerary...
Perhaps you would like to spend an additional night in one particular city or on the beach? You can easily add extra days to your Australia itinerary, or even add new destinations to your trip. Let us know your preferences on our quote request form or send us an email. If you like, you can give us a call first to share your ideas for your trip: 01273 322055.

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Build your trip with our bite-sized Australia adventures.