Australia Itineraries
Sample itineraries written by our Australia experts
Our Australia travel specialists have written the following itineraries to help plan your trip. Not sure where to begin? Contact us now and we'll connect you with a specialist tour operator for expert Australia advice.
12 days
Australia’s ultimate road trip
Barossa Valley, Eyre Peninsula and the Great Outback
20 days
The real Gold Coast
The best the coast has to offer between Brisbane and Cairns
11 days
Sydney to Melbourne inland
Mountain views, gold mining towns and a taste of outlaw life
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Victoria
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Mildura
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Melbourne
Australia’s self-proclaimed culture capital may not have the golden charms of its northerly cousin, but what it lacks in glam it makes up for in urban cool... -
Beechworth
The legendary Ned Kelly is Australia’s most famous outlaw, best known for wearing a bulletproof suit in his final shootout with the police... -
Ballarat
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Gippsland
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Yarra Valley
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Grampians National Park
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Northern Territory
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Darwin
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Litchfield National Park
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Berry Springs
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Batchelor
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Kakadu National Park
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Mary River National Park
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Arnhem Land
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Cobourg Peninsula
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Sydney
Famed for its golden beaches and magnificent harbour, Australia’s biggest city is as glossy as it is iconic, and a must-see for many tourists heading down-under for their next trip... -
Western Australia
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New South Wales
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Queensland
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Whitsunday Islands
A sailing trip around the jaw-dropping Whitsunday Islands might be one of the most beautiful things you’ll ever do... -
Brisbane
Smaller than its West coast sister cities but no less interesting, Queensland’s riverside capital is as cool as its climate is not... -
Cairns
While once people flocked to marshy, tropical Cairns in search of treasure in the Hodgekinson goldfields to the west, they now arrive in droves to sample the natural delights of Far Northern Queensland and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef... -
Fraser Island
Known by the local Butchulla people as K’gari, meaning “paradise,” the world’s largest sand island more than lives up to its nickname... -
Canberra
Since becoming Australia’s capital in 1927, Canberra has evolved from a relatively quiet, rural city into a fully cosmopolitan metropolis, with a food and cultural scene to match... -
Whyalla
Originally named Hummocks Hill, Whyalla is known as Australia’s “steel city” due to its steelwork and shipbuilding heritage... -
Baird Bay
This small fishing village on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula presents tourists with the unique opportunity to swim with the friendly Australian sea lions and bottlenose dolphins who call this bay home... -
Head of Bight
Search for whales from the clifftops at the Head of Bight, one of only two locations on Australia’s south coast where southern right whales visit for calving season during their winter migration... -
Perth
Where the Swan River joins the southwest coast lies Western Australia's thriving capital city... -
Mount Kosciuszko
Standing 2,228m tall, Mount Kosciuszko in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales is 21km round walk if you choose to hike the entire Merrits Nature Track... -
Barossa Valley
Australia offers several excellent places to go wine-tasting, but none surpass South Australia’s famous Barossa Valley... -
Nullarbor
What’s so exciting about a golf course? The defining factor of the Nullarbor Links course is its 1,365km length, spanning the Eyre Highway from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia to Ceduna in South Australia... -
Mon Repos Conservation Park
Head Bundaberg and the Mon Repos Conservation Park to see Loggerhead turtles laying eggs between November and January and hatching from January to March... -
Kalgoorlie
Explore Australia’s gold mining country in little Kalgoorlie, but don’t miss the giant super-pit where you can watch some of the planet’s heaviest diggers cut a deep hole into Australian earth in a never-ending search for gold... -
Townsville
Near Townsville is the SS Yongala, a 110m passenger ship that sank 1911 during a tropical cyclone... -
Mission Beach
Get your heart pumping by going white-water rafting on the world-class rapid of Tully River... -
Adelaide
Spend a day exploring Adelaide's renowned natural history museum — the South Australian Museum — and the Art Gallery of South Australia, known for its expansive collection of indigenous artwork... -
Noosa
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Eungella National Park
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Rockhampton
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Agnes Water
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Tasmania
Made up of a collection of smaller islands surrounding the larger mainland, Tasmania is an island state off the coast of Australia... -
Hobart
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Freycinet National Park
Covering a large area of the Freycinet Peninsular, the national park encompasses areas undisturbed by humans, protected historical sites and an extensive, rugged coastline... -
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Home of Cradle Mountain, this world heritage listed national park, situated northwest of the state capital of Hobart, is a popular area for hiking and walking, with tracks exploring the range... -
Tasman National Park
Hosting cliffs and rock formations along a wide stretching coastal region, Tasman National Park, located south of Hobart, offers ample opportunities for hiking and rock climbing as well as exploring the coast by boat... -
Mount Field National Park
One of the oldest and most accessible parks in Tasmania, Mount Field features wheelchair accessible paths as well as hiking routes across the area... -
Maria Island National Park
An uninhabited island, Maria Island is reserved as a sanctuary for a number of endangered species, including the Tasmanian devil...
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