My 2-month Australia travel itinerary

Posted by on Jun 1, 2016 in Australia, Top things to do

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 –

Melbourne

  • 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 –

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  • Twelve Apostles
  • Loch Ard Gorge
  • Cape Otway Lighthouse
  • Kennet River

Uluru
– 3 days –

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  • Ayers Rock
  • Kata Tjuta
  • Kings Canyon

Sydney
– 11 days –

  • Sydney Opera House
  • Bondi beach
  • Luna Park
  • Blue Mountains

Newcastle, Hunter Valley
– 1 night –

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  • Wine, cheese and chocolate making tour {whilst suffering from a terrible cold!}

Bryon Bay
– 3 nights –

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  • Markets and night performers
  • Cape Bryon Lighthouse
  • Spot dolphins, turtles and stingrays from the lighthouse

Surfers Paradise
– 2 nights –

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  • Surfer or boogie boarding the waves
  • Amazing beaches
  • Ferry tour around the harbour
  • Best £6 steak ever!

Brisbane
– 3 nights –

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  • Australia Zoo
  • Shopping!
  • World war monuments – Shrine of Remembrance

Noosa
Gagaju bushcamp
– 3 nights –

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  • ‘Free’ tour from Greyhound – kayaking, rope swinging and camping in the bush

Hervey Bay
– 3 nights –

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Fraser island
– 2 nights –

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  • 2 nights 4×4 tour of Fraser Island

Airlie beach
– 12 nights –

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  • Hamilton island
  • Heart reef

Whitsundays
– 2 nights –

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  • 2 nights sailing

Ayr
– 2 nights –

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  • S.S. Yongala shipwreck diving

Magnetic Island
– 4 nights –

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  • 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 –

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  • Skydiving! The only sky dive to land on the beach!

Cairns
– 4 nights –

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  • Great Barrier Reef diving
  • Barefoot tour of Cairns

Darwin
– 6 nights –

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  • Litchfield National Park
  • Crocosaurus Cove