Australian East Coast
Sydney Harbour, the Great Barrier Reef, and laid-back beach towns — Australia's iconic east coast road trip.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1
Sydney
Sydney Opera House tour
Bennelong Point
The Rocks historic walk
The Rocks
Lunch at Sydney Fish Market
Pyrmont
Harbour Bridge walk
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sunset at Mrs Macquarie's Chair
Royal Botanic Garden
Day 2
Sydney
Bondi to Coogee coastal walk
Bondi Beach
Brunch at Bondi
Bills, Bondi
Taronga Zoo
Bradleys Head Rd
Dinner in Surry Hills
Surry Hills
Day 3
Blue Mountains
Drive to Blue Mountains
Great Western Highway
Three Sisters lookout
Echo Point
Scenic Railway & cableway
Scenic World
Lunch in Leura
Leura Mall
Wentworth Falls hike
Wentworth Falls
Return to Sydney
Great Western Highway
Day 4
Byron Bay
Fly to Gold Coast, drive to Byron
Gold Coast Airport
Cape Byron Lighthouse walk
Cape Byron
Lunch at The Farm
Ewingsdale
Main Beach surf lesson
Main Beach
Sunset at The Pass
The Pass
Day 5
Byron Bay
Sunrise at the lighthouse
Cape Byron
Farmers market
Butler Street Reserve
Kayak with dolphins
Byron Bay
Lunch in town
Byron Bay
Crystal Castle
Mullumbimby
Day 6
Cairns
Fly to Cairns
Gold Coast Airport
Great Barrier Reef snorkelling boat
Reef Fleet Terminal
Return to Cairns
Cairns Marina
Cairns Esplanade lagoon swim
Esplanade
Dinner at Prawn Star
Cairns Marina
Day 7
Cairns
Daintree Rainforest day trip
Daintree
Mossman Gorge walk
Mossman Gorge
Lunch at Daintree Ice Cream
Daintree
Cape Tribulation beach
Cape Tribulation
Return to Cairns & farewell dinner
Cairns
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