Holiday Overview
Take in the main sights on Australia’s East Coast on this multi-centre tour. Experience exciting Sydney with its iconic harbour and skyline. Spend some time relaxing in the beautiful Whitsunday Islands, a holiday hotspot for the rich and famous. Finish your trip just north of Cairns in Port Douglas, with its wonderful beaches and easy access to the great barrier reef and tropical rainforest.
Start Sydney End Cairns - can operate in reverse
13 nights / 14 Days
States visited: New South Wales, Queensland
Highlights;
Stunning accommodation throughout.
Outback and Blue Mountains Tours from Sydney
Sea plane experience in Hamilton Island
Great Barrier Reef Cruise
Queensland Rainforest Tour
Australia's East Coast In Style includes:
- 3 nights accommodation at the Shangri-La in Sydney
- Sydney Outback Wilderness and Aboriginal Tour
- Blue Mountains Tour
- 3 nights accommodation in qualia Hamilton Island
- Whitehaven beach sea plane experience
- 4 nights acccommodation Thala Beach Nature Reserve Port Douglas
- Outer Barrier Reef Cruise
- Transfers from Cairns to Port Douglas
- Cape Tribulation day tour
Day 1 - Sydney
Arrive in Sydney check into your chosen hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Featured accommodation
Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney
Day 2 - Sydney
Enjoy a full day at leisure exploring the delights of Sydney. Perhaps take a walk through the Botanic Gardens to “Mrs Maquarie’s Chair” for a great view of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
We have included a Sydney Harbour cruise with afternoon tea on board for you to enjoy.
Featured accommodation
Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney
Day 3 - Sydney & the Blue Mountains
Enjoy a full day tour to the stunning Blue Mountains
Featured accommodation
Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney
Unmissable Experiences
AEA Blue Mountains Deluxe Day
Day 4 - Sydney to Hamilton Island
Take the short flight to Hamilton Island, one of the Whitsunday Islands, just off the Queensland Coast. The majority of the Whitsunday Islands are uninhabited national park islands, but four islands offer a variety of resort accommodation, all with the Great Barrier Reef and fringing coral reefs at their doorstep.
Featured accommodation
qualia
Day 5 - Hamilton Island
A full day of leisure in the Whitsunday Islands
Featured accommodation
qualia
Day 6 - Hamilton Island
Enjoy a 2 hour seaplane tour to Whitehaven Beach, one of the worlds most beautiful beaches
Featured accommodation
qualia
Day 7 - Hamilton Island to Brisbane
Today check out of your Hamilton Island hotel and make your own way to the airport for your internal flight to Brisbane. Once arrived into Brisbane check into your hotel and spend the rest of your day at lesuire.
Featured accommodation
Spicers Balfour Hotel
Day 8 - Brisbane
Spend today exploring the metropolitan city of Brisbane at your lesuire.
Featured accommodation
Spicers Balfour Hotel
Day 9 - Brisbane to Port Douglas
Fly North to Cairns and transfer (Included) to Port Douglas, check into your chosen hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Featured accommodation
Thala Beach Nature Reserve
Day 10 - Port Douglas
Take a full day excursion to the Great Barrier Reef with Quicksilver Cruises. Visit Agincourt Reef, a magnificent ribbon reef where you can experience first hand the magic that is the Great Barrier Reef.
Featured accommodation
Thala Beach Nature Reserve
Unmissable Experiences
Great Barrier Reef Cruise
Day 11 - Port Douglas
A full day of leisure in Port Douglas
Featured accommodation
Thala Beach Nature Reserve
Day 12 - Port Douglas - Cape Tribulation, Daintree & Mossman
Take a full day excursion to explore the ancient rainforests of World Heritage listed Cape Tribulation and the Daintree National Park. Discover the secrets of the rainforest at Mossman Gorge and spot wildlife along the Daintree River Cruise.
Featured accommodation
Thala Beach Nature Reserve
Unmissable Experiences
Cape Tribulation, Daintree & Mossman
Day 13 - Port Douglas to Cairns
Transfer (Included) back to Cairns where this itinerary concludes.
Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney Holidays
Wake up to breath-taking views of the iconic Sydney Opera House, the Harbour Bridge or Darling Harbour each morning. You will be spoiled for choice at the Shangri-La Hotel, with a day spa, fitness centre and indoor pool at your disposal.
qualia, Hamilton Island Holidays
qualia's distinctive style combined with its sun-drenched location and intuitive service makes it a luxurious resort on world-class standards. It's a truly special place where everything has been meticulously considered to relax the mind and completely spoil the senses
Spicers Balfour Hotel, Brisbane Holidays
Spicers Balfour Hotel is an award-winning boutique hotel just minutes from the Brisbane city centre, 16km from Brisbane Airport, and a 2 minute walk from Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane’s newest entertainment and lifestyle destination
Thala Beach Nature Reserve, Port Douglas Holidays
Thala Beach Nature Reserve is a deluxe family-owned eco and wildlife retreat containing 58 hectares of native forest adjacent to secluded Oak Beach. Thala has proudly achieved the highest accreditation of eco-certification through sustainable practices and environmental sensitivity. Boutique timber bungalows are built high on stilts within the forest canopy providing a private and unobtrusive approach to nature.
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Thala Beach Nature Reserve
Whitehaven Beach
Daintree Forrest
Darling Harbour Sydney
Daintree
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Shangri-La Opera House View room
Thala Beach Nature Reserve
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Australia Stopovers
Australia is on the other side of the world, making it really easy to include stopovers as part of your perfect itinerary. Stopover experiences can enhance or contrast with your Australian journey, so if you are looking to see the delights of Dubai, the shops of Singapore, the bustle of Bangkok, the neon of New York or the cuisine of Capetown, just let us know...
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