Oceania Travel: East Coast Australia in 8 Weeks — Country Itinerary

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This is a high level overview of travel throughout Australia over a eight week period.

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Countries covered in this itinerary

• Australia

The itinerary

Australian City Base	Nights	Day Trip
Sydney	9	Coogee, Manly
Katoomba (Blue Mountains)	2	Jenolan Caves
Hunter Valley	1	Newcastle
Port Stephens	2
Port Macquarie	3
Coffs Harbour	1	Coastal drive en route to Byron Bay
Byron Bay	3	Coastal drive en route to Byron Bay
Brisbane	2
Bundaberg	1
Airlie Beach	3
Whitsunday Islands	1
Cairns	4	Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation, Kuranda, Port Douglas
Melbourne	15	Port Campbell (Great Ocean Road)

Journey outline

• Day 1 – Sydney
• Day 2 – Sydney
• Day 3 – Sydney
• Day 4 – Sydney
• Day 5 – Sydney
• Day 6 – Sydney
• Day 7 – Sydney
• Day 8 – Sydney
• Day 9 – Sydney
• Day 10 – Sydney / Depart for Katoomba (Blue Mountains)
• Day 11 – Katoomba (Blue Mountains)
• Day 12 – Katoomba (Blue Mountains) / Depart for Hunter Valley
• Day 13 – Hunter Valley / Depart for Port Stephens
• Day 14 – Port Stephens
• Day 15 – Port Stephens / Depart for Port Macquarie
• Day 16 – Port Macquarie
• Day 17 – Port Macquarie
• Day 18 – Port Macquarie / Depart for Coffs Harbour
• Day 19 – Coffs Harbour / Depart for Byron Bay
• Day 20 – Byron Bay
• Day 21 – Byron Bay
• Day 22 – Byron Bay / Depart for Brisbane
• Day 23 – Brisbane
• Day 24 – Brisbane / Depart for Bundaberg
• Day 25 – Bundaberg / Depart for Cains
• Day 26 – Cains
• Day 27 – Cains
• Day 28 – Cains
• Day 29 – Cains / Depart for Airlie Beach
• Day 30 – Airlie Beach
• Day 31 – Airlie Beach
• Day 32 – Airlie Beach / Depart for Whitsunday Islands
• Day 33 – Whitsunday Islands / Fly to Melbourne
• Day 34 – Melbourne
• Day 35 – Melbourne
• Day 36 – Melbourne
• Day 37 – Melbourne
• Day 38 – Melbourne
• Day 39 – Melbourne
• Day 40 – Melbourne
• Day 41 – Melbourne
• Day 42 – Melbourne
• Day 43 – Melbourne
• Day 44 – Melbourne
• Day 45 – Melbourne
• Day 46 – Melbourne
• Day 47 – Melbourne
• Day 48 – Melbourne
• Day 49 – Melbourne
• Day 50 – Melbourne
• Day 51 – Melbourne
• Day 52 – Melbourne
• Day 53 – Melbourne

Maps of locations covered

• Map Sydney to Brisbane
• Map Train Brisbane to Bundaberg to Airlie Beach
• Map Airlie Beach to Cairns + Day Trip
• Map Melbourne + Day Trip

Map Sydney to Brisbane

Map Train Brisbane to Bundaberg to Airlie Beach

Map Airlie Beach to Cairns + Day Trip

Map Melbourne + Day Trip

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Transport times

• Car Sydney to Katoomba (Blue Mountains) — 2 hours
• Car Katoomba (Blue Mountains) to Hunter Valley — 3 hours
• Car Hunter Valley to Newcastle — 1 hour
• Car Newcastle to Port Stephens — 1 hour
• Car Port Stephens to Port Macquarie — 3 hours
• Car Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour — 1 hour, 45 minutes
• Car Coffs Harbour to Byron Bay — 3 hours, 30 minutes
• Car Byron Bay to Brisbane — 2 hours
• Train Brisbane to Bundaberg — 4 hours, 30 minutes
• Train Bundaberg to Airlie Beach — 12 hours
• Train Airlie Beach to Cairns — 12 hours
• Car Cairns to Daintree Rainforest — 1 hour, 45 minutes

Mode of transport — Rental car from Sydney to Brisbane; train between Brisbane to Cairns; private car tour between Cairns to Daintree Rainforest; flight from Cairns to Melbourne; private car tour from Melbourne to Great Ocean Road

Costs

Cost of Travel: A Case Study of Spending During 52 Days of Travel in East Coast Australia