Stay : The essentials of the East Coast and Northern Australia

From Sydney to Darwin, all the faces of Australia, both modern and wild, from the Great Barrier to the Outback. To finish with Aboriginal Australia and not to miss anything of this surprising continent.

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Detail of the stay : The essentials of the East Coast and Northern Australia - 28 days

  • Sydney
  • Sydney
  • Sydney
  • Sydney
  • Sydney
  • Sydney
  • Sydney
  • Port Macquarie
  • Byron Bay
  • Byron Bay
  • Surfers Paradise
  • Hervey Bay
  • Noosa Heads
  • Hervey Bay
  • Fraser Island - K'Gari
  • Fraser Island - K'Gari
  • Airlie Beach
  • Whitsunday Island
  • Whitsunday Island
  • Cairns
  • Cairns
  • Cairns
  • Alice Springs
  • Kata Tjuta (Les Olgas)
  • Kata Tjuta (Les Olgas)
  • Uluru - Ayers Rock
  • Uluru - Ayers Rock
  • Kata Tjuta (Les Olgas)
  • Watarrka National Park
  • Broken Hill
  • Broken Hill
  • Broken Hill
  • Alice Springs
  • Alice Springs
  • Tennant Creek
  • Tennant Creek
  • Tennant Creek
  • Mataranka
  • Mataranka
  • Katherine
  • Mataranka
  • Pine Creek
  • Katherine
  • Darwin
  • Darwin
  • Litchfield National Park
  • Kakadu National Park
  • Kakadu National Park
  • Kakadu National Park
  • Kakadu National Park
  • Kakadu National Park
  • Darwin

Day 1: Sydney's must-sees

Steps: Sydney

First day in Sydney. Visit the essentials of the city: theOpera House, the Harbour Bridge, The Rocks, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), or Darling Harbour and Hyde Park.

Day 2: Crossing to the north

Steps: Sydney, Port Macquarie, Byron Bay

Cross the famous Harbour Bridge and head north. Towards Byron Bay, you'll pass through Kempsey, Port Macquarie and Grafton.

Places of interest :
SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE

Day 3: Relaxation on the beach

Steps: Byron Bay

Arrival in Byron Bay, famous for its beaches and relaxed culture.

Day 4: Amazing rock formation

You are entering Queensland. You will see Natural Arch, a spectacular waterfall that flows through an arch-shaped rock formation.

Day 5: Endless beach, surfers' paradise

Steps: Surfers Paradise, Hervey Bay

Try your hand at taming the Australian wave and take a surf lesson. Head to the Gold Coast, where you'll discover 40 kilometers of beaches and resorts, like Surfers Paradise, before heading to Hervey Bay.

Day 6: Noosa Heads

Steps: Noosa Heads, Hervey Bay

Join Noosa Heads, visit its beautiful national park between forest and ocean and see koalas sleeping peacefully atop the eucalyptus trees just a short walk from the beach. Then head to Hervey Bay.

Day 7: Getaway on K'Gari (Fraser Island)

Steps: Fraser Island - K'Gari

You will take the boat to reach theisland. Rent a 4x4 before your arrival on K'Gari and discover this beautiful island, huge sandbar.

Day 8: Farniente and swimming

Steps: Fraser Island - K'Gari

Spend this second day on K'Gari(Fraser Island) exploring the island and enjoying its beauty, unspoiled beaches, and freshwater lakes for swimming.

Day 9: Preparation of a cruise in the islands

Steps: Airlie Beach, Whitsunday Island

Continue your road to Airlie Beach, the starting point to the Whitsundays. Book a cruise for one of the many islands.

Day 10: Direction the Whitsundays, a small corner of paradise

Steps: Whitsunday Island

Discover the Whitsundays, an archipelago of 74 islands between the coast and the Great Barrier Reef.

Day 11: Scuba diving

Go diving in the blue lagoons and discover the aquatic flora.

Day 12: After the sea, the forest

Steps: Cairns

Go trekking and explore the rainforest. In the late afternoon, departure for Cairns.

Day 13: Recreation in Cairns

Steps: Cairns

A day of relaxation in Cairns. Enjoy a day of rafting on the Tully River or explore the rainforest.

Day 14: Discovery of the Great Barrier Reef

Plan a day cruise to visit the Great Barrier Reef and explore this underwater paradise. Diving with masks and snorkel or with bottles.

Day 15: Arrival in the desert

Steps: Cairns, Alice Springs

Flight Cairns-Alice Springs. You will notice the intense contrast between the two destinations. Plan a day to explore this unique city.

Day 16: Glowing landscapes of Ayers Rock

Steps: Kata Tjuta

Head south to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and watch the sun set over Australia's most famous monolith: Uluru (Ayers Rock).

Places of interest :
LES BALADES DE KATA TJUTA

Day 17: Hiking around Uluru

Steps: Uluru - Ayers Rock, Kata Tjuta

Get up early to watch the sunrise on the rock. Walk around Uluru for a few hours to get a closer look at the beauty of the monolith. Or fly over it in a helicopter and head to Les Olgas and its Valley of the Winds.

Places of interest :
ULURU

Day 18: Escapade on the steep walls of Kings Canyon

Steps: Watarrka National Park

Direction Kings Canyon, a marvel of the Outback. A walk of a few hours on the heights of the canyon will make you enjoy an extraordinary view. Observe the unique rock formations of Kings Canyon and discover the Garden of Eden.

Day 19: Visit Alice Springs

Steps: Broken Hill, Alice Springs

In Alice Springs, visit of Anzac Hill from where you will have a breathtaking view of the town and the surrounding mountains. Visit the Royal Flying Doctors and the School of the Air.

Day 20: Around Alice Springs

Steps: Alice Springs

AroundAlice Springs, take a hot air balloon ride and a trip into the Mac Donnell Ranges to see Simpson Gap and the impressive Standley Chasm.

Day 21: Further north

Steps: Tennant Creek

Head north on the Stuart Highway. Discover the famous Devils Marble, then Tennant Creek, a prosperous gold and copper mining town.

Places of interest :
KARLU KARLU (DEVILS MARBLES)

Day 22: Oasis in the desert

Steps: Mataranka, Katherine

Drive to Katherine via Larrimah and Mataranka, an oasis for weary travelers. Soak in the clear, thermal waters of the Waterhouse and Roper Rivers before arriving in Katherine.

Day 23: Waterfalls and water bodies

Steps: Pine Creek, Katherine

Visit Nitmiluk National Park where you will discover Katherine Gorges and Edith Falls before heading back to the Stuart Higwhay, passing through Pine Creek. Stop at Batchelor.

Day 24: Green expanses

Steps: Darwin, Litchfield National Park

Visit Litchfield National Park, with the Tabletop Ranges plateau, rich in waterfalls, a real paradise. Take the Arnhem Highway. Before arriving at Mary River for your overnight stay, visit Window of the Wetland for a view of the wetlands.

Places of interest :
WINDOW ON THE WETLANDS

Day 25: Aboriginal rock art

Steps: Kakadu National Park

Visit Kakadu National Park, a World Heritage Site. The park includes several major rock art sites.

Day 26: Observation of wildlife

Steps: Kakadu National Park

Visit of Kakadu National Park, you'll see many animal species.

Day 27: Game-drive in Kakadu National Park

Steps: Kakadu National Park

For this third day in Kakadu National Park, 4x4 excursion to visit Jim Jim Falls and Twin Falls .

Day 28: End of the stay

Steps: Darwin

Return to Darwin to visit the city and spend the late afternoon at Mitchell Street, Cullen Bay or the Wharf.

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