When it comes to the East Coast of Australia trying to figure out where to go and what to do can be tricky – there’s so many options for stops and experiences along the way!
So our team have put together our perfect 4 week Australia itinerary – all in an easy to book, self guided package.
It combines all our favourite stops, hostels and trip along the Sydney to Cairns route – all tried and tested during our numerous trips along the East Coast of Australia
So what do you get?
- 3 nights at Wake Up Sydney
- Overnight bus to Byron Bay
- 3 nights at Aquarius in Byron Bay
- Half day surf lesson in Byron Bay with Style Surf
- Dolphin kayaking in Byron Bay
- 2 nights at Bunk in Surfers Paradise
- 2 nights at YHA Brisbane
- 2 nights at Flashpackers in Noosa
- 2 nights at Pippies in Rainbow Beach
- 3 Day/2 Night Fraser Island tag along tour with Pippies on Fraser (All Inclusive)
- Overnight bus to Airlie Beach
- 3 nights at Nomads in Airlie Beach
- 2 Day/2 Night Whitsundays Sailing Adventure on New Horizon
- 2 Night Magnetic Island Escape with Nomads Magnetic Island (inc return ferry transfers)
- 2 nights at Jackaroo Treehouse Mission Beach
- 15,foot skydive in Mission Beach with Skydive Australia
- 3 nights at Gilligans in Cairns
- Cape Tribulation day trip with Uncle Brians
- Great Barrier Reef Day Trip with Evolution (Inc an Intro Scuba Dive)
- *included with Greyhound Bus Pass Add on
That’s 30 nights of Aussie goodness!
But of course there is still more you can do and instead of locking in your dates and completing the trip in 31 days, you can also book it open dated and use it as the main structure of an even bigger East Coast Adventure – perfect for those on a year long working holiday visa!
We can then bundle in a 30 Day Greyhound East Coast Pass with 10% off!
Additional information
Add Ons | Sydney to Cairns Greyhound Pass, Melbourne to Cairns Greyhound Pass |
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Day 1-3
Sydney
Day 4
Sydney & Overnight Bus to Yamba
(10 hours, 10 mins)
Day 5-6
Yamba
Day 7
Yamba to Byron Bay
(2 hours, 12 mins)
Day 8-9
Byron Bay
Day 10
Byron Bay to Brisbane
(2 hours 30 mins – 5 hours 25 mins depending on departure time)
Day 11
Brisbane
Day 12
Brisbane to Noosa
(2 hours 10 mins – 3 hours 15 mins depending on departure time)
Day 13
Noosa
Day 14
Noosa to Rainbow Beach
(2 hours 30 mins)
Please Note: you need to arrive in Rainbow Beach before 6pm for most of the pre Fraser safety briefings
Day 15-16
Fraser Island Tour
Day 17
Fraser Island & Rainbow Beach
Day 18
Rainbow Beach and Overnight Bus to Airlie Beach
(18 hours 45 mins! You can break it up in Agnes Water/1770 but if you’re short on time power through!)
Day 19
Airlie Beach
Day 20
Airlie Beach
Day 21-22
Whitsundays Sailing Adventure
Day 23
Whitsundays & Airlie Beach
Day 24
Airlie Beach to Townsville to Magnetic Island
(3 hours 40 mins – 5 hours depending on departure time)
Day 25
Magnetic Island
Day 26
Magnetic Island to Townsville to Mission Beach
(3 hours 20 mins)
Day 27
Mission Beach
Day 28
Mission Beach to Cairns
(2 hours – 2 hours 15 min depending on departure time)
Day 29-30
Cairns
This is a self guided package so you can begin any day you choose.
Fraser Island Tour only departs Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday and
Whitsundays Tour only departs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Includes;
- 3 nights at Wake Up Sydney
- 2 nights at Yamba YHA
- Shanes Famous Yamba Tour
- 3 nights at Aquarius Backpackers in Byron Bay
- Half day surf lesson in Byron Bay with Mojo Surf
- Dolphin kayaking in Byron Bay
- 2 nights at Nomads Central in Brisbane
- 2 nights at Nomads in Noosa
- 2 nights at Pippies in Rainbow Beach
- 3 Day/2 Night Fraser Island tag along tour with Pippies on Fraser (All Inclusive)
- 3 nights at Beaches in Airlie Beach
- 2 Day/2 Night Whitsundays Sailing Adventure on Tongarra
- 2 Night Magnetic Island Escape with Base Magnetic Island (inc return ferry transfers)
- 2 nights at Absolute Backpackers in Mission Beach
- 14,foot skydive in Mission Beach with Skydive Australia
- 3 nights at Gilligans in Cairns
- Cape Tribulation day trip with Uncle Brians
- Great Barrier Reef Day Trip with Deep Sea Divers Den (Inc an Intro Scuba Dive)
Add Ons;
- Add in a Greyhound Sydney <> Cairns Bus Pass +$435
- Add in a Greyhound Melbourne <> Cairns Bus Pass +$529
- Extend your time frame to include additional East Coast stops and activities
Please refer to individual products pages for full terms and conditions
Tour Reviews
After using Backpacker Banter to research my Australia trip I decided to take Chris’ advice on where to go and what to do, this deal was amazing and I loved every minute of it! Highly recommended!
This crammed so much into our month in Australia, we wouldn’t change a thing. Fraser Island has to be the highlight though!
We weren’t sure how to spend our month in Australia but this really did help us make the most of it. Hadn’t heard of Yamba before but was one of our favourite stops!
Chris was great and let us swap some hostels for others that we wanted to stay at.
Thanks again!
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