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