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Australia itineraries
Ready-made Australia routes for 1 to 4 weeks, plus themed itineraries for families, honeymooners, backpackers, wildlife-watchers, wine travelers and reef-divers — pick a length, then a shape.
2 weeks in Australia
Two real two-week Australia itineraries: the classic east coast run from Sydney to Cairns, and Sydney + Melbourne + the Great Ocean Road — with day-by-day plans and honest notes on fitting in the Red Centre.
Australia family itinerary
An east-coast family route paced for kids, not itineraries — Sydney, the Gold Coast and Brisbane's theme parks and koalas, an optional Sunshine Coast detour, and Cairns/Port Douglas's reef and croc-safe lagoon, with honest notes on flight legs, jet lag and school holidays.
1 week in Australia
A real day-by-day plan for one week in Australia: why one base beats trying to move around, a Sydney-based default with a Blue Mountains and reef add-on, and a Melbourne-based alternate.
3 weeks in Australia
The middle ground between two weeks and four: a full east coast run or a Sydney–Melbourne–Great Ocean Road loop, each paired with one genuine third-week add-on — the Red Centre, Tasmania, or extra reef and diving time.
4 weeks in Australia: the full-country route
The fullest realistic Australia itinerary this site recommends: the full east coast, the Red Centre done properly rather than compressed, and a genuine fourth-week choice of Western Australia, Tasmania or South Australia — with an honest note that even a month still isn't "everything."
Australia backpacker & working-holiday itinerary
The classic working-holiday route — Sydney to Cairns via Byron Bay, the Gold Coast and Airlie Beach — plus the visa mechanics, hostel culture and seasonal work that let backpackers stretch a trip from months into a year or more.
Australia diving & reef itinerary
The Great Barrier Reef's Cairns, Port Douglas and Whitsundays gateways, Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef and its whale shark season, and the honest logistics of getting certified and choosing a day boat over a liveaboard.
Australia honeymoon itinerary
A slow-luxury Australia honeymoon built from a menu of five real romantic regions — Uluru, the Whitsundays, wine country, the Great Barrier Reef and Tasmania's wilderness — combined two or three at a time into a realistic 10–14 day trip.
Australia wildlife itinerary
A route built entirely around wildlife — wild koalas on Magnetic Island and Kangaroo Island, the Great Barrier Reef's marine life, saltwater crocodiles in Kakadu, humpback whale season, Tasmanian devils and the shy, dawn-loving platypus.
Australia wine regions itinerary
Hunter Valley, Yarra Valley, Barossa Valley and Margaret River sit on opposite sides of the country — here's how to actually plan a wine-country trip around whichever one is near your base, rather than chasing all four in one go.
Red Centre itinerary: Uluru, Kata Tjuṯa & Kings Canyon
How to sequence Alice Springs, Uluru-Kata Tjuṯa and Kings Canyon into one Red Centre trip — real distances, sealed vs unsealed route options, and pacing from 4 days to a week or more.
South Australia itinerary
Adelaide, the Barossa Valley's wine and German heritage, and Kangaroo Island's wildlife — the core South Australia loop, plus honest pacing options for extending into the Adelaide Hills or the Flinders Ranges outback.
Sydney to Cairns road trip
The classic Sydney-to-Cairns coastal road trip, stage by stage — Byron Bay, the Gold Coast, Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, K'gari, the Whitsundays and Cairns — with real driving distances, campervan vs car-and-accommodation options, and how many days this actually needs.
The classic east coast itinerary
The full Sydney-to-Cairns east coast route, stop by stop — Blue Mountains, Byron Bay, the Gold Coast, Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, the Whitsundays and Cairns/Port Douglas/the Daintree — with pacing options from 10 days to three weeks.
Western Australia itinerary
Perth, Fremantle, Margaret River's wine and surf coast, and Rottnest Island's quokkas — the core Western Australia loop, plus honest pacing options for pushing further north to Ningaloo Reef and Broome.