We originally only planned to be in Australia for 1 month but our time kept creeping up, the more we wanted to see of the country. Taking into account the size of this country led us to divide our time into a total of 2 months as shown below.
Melbourne
– 5 days –
- Hosier Lane – see the graffiti
- Degraves Street – best coffee in town
- Moonlight Cinema – watch the latest movie releases outdoors
- Skydeck – get the best views over the city
The Great Ocean Road
– 5 days –
- Twelve Apostles
- Loch Ard Gorge
- Cape Otway Lighthouse
- Kennet River
Uluru
– 3 days –
- Ayers Rock
- Kata Tjuta
- Kings Canyon
Sydney
– 11 days –
- Sydney Opera House
- Bondi beach
- Luna Park
- Blue Mountains
Newcastle, Hunter Valley
– 1 night –
- Wine, cheese and chocolate making tour {whilst suffering from a terrible cold!}
Bryon Bay
– 3 nights –
- Markets and night performers
- Cape Bryon Lighthouse
- Spot dolphins, turtles and stingrays from the lighthouse
Surfers Paradise
– 2 nights –
- Surfer or boogie boarding the waves
- Amazing beaches
- Ferry tour around the harbour
- Best £6 steak ever!
Brisbane
– 3 nights –
- Australia Zoo
- Shopping!
- World war monuments – Shrine of Remembrance
Noosa
Gagaju bushcamp
– 3 nights –
- ‘Free’ tour from Greyhound – kayaking, rope swinging and camping in the bush
Hervey Bay
– 3 nights –
2 nights before, 1 night after
Fraser island
– 2 nights –
- 2 nights 4×4 tour of Fraser Island
Airlie beach
– 12 nights –
- Hamilton island
- Heart reef
Whitsundays
– 2 nights –
- 2 nights sailing
Ayr
– 2 nights –
- S.S. Yongala shipwreck diving
Magnetic Island
– 4 nights –
- 4×4 driving
- Horse-riding through bushland, on the beach and even into the sea!
- Wildlife encounters
- Self-guided snorkeling trails
Mission beach
– 1 night –
- Skydiving! The only sky dive to land on the beach!
Cairns
– 4 nights –
- Great Barrier Reef diving
- Barefoot tour of Cairns
Darwin
– 6 nights –
- Litchfield National Park
- Crocosaurus Cove