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Melbourne to Sydney

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Travel Period

Visit Sydney, Melbourne, Cairns and the red center of Australia on a 13 day guided holiday

Team Info

Travel Director, Driver Guide and local Guides

Travel

13 days, 1 country and 6 cities

Accommodation

12 nights

Meals

13 Full Breakfasts, 1 Be My Guest Dinner, 1 Highlight Lunch, 2 Lunches, 2 Dinners with Wine, 1 Farewell Dinner

Itinerary

Picture Australia: the Coral Sea’s turquoise, the intense rainforest green, powdery white sand, the Red Center’s ochre soil. These are your palette on this Melbourne to Sydney tour, spanning glittering cities and the outback, World Heritage Sites – Uluru-Kata Tjuta and the Great Barrier Reef. Whether Melbourne’s cafes or a barbecue, food is a focus, because this is Australia; eating well is in our DNA.

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IMSE

Trip Details

What's included

  • Specialist team of two highly experienced Travel Director and Driver Guide
  • 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park, Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Opera House
  • Centrally located premium hotels
  • Arrival and departure private airport transfers

Fitness Requirements

Low level of fitness required

Flight information

Day 1 – flights to arrive prior to 12 noon into Melbourne Airport 

Day 13 – flights to depart anytime from Sydney Airport 

Internal-holiday flights: Please note that prices include land and internal-holiday airfares, which AAT Kings will book in order to fulfil the holiday itinerary: 

Day 4 – Melbourne to Alice Springs 

Day 7 – Ayers Rock to Cairns 

Day 10 – Cairns to Sydney 

Return airfares from your home port are not included in the price above. 

Return airport to hotel transfers are included in the price above. 

What to bring

  • Warm layers in cooler months
  • Camera
  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat
  • Water bottle

Trip map & itinerary

Day by day itinerary

13 Days Guided Holiday | Melbourne to Sydney

Highlights

Cultural Immersion

The Sydney Opera House is the stuff of postcards. You get to tour with an expert who not only reveals architectural highlights, but also performance secrets.

Local Connection

Whether you’re exploring vibrant city streets (think, Melbourne’s art-filled alleys) or remote reaches of the Northern Territory under a blaze of stars, you’ll be wowed by local knowledge.

Make Travel Matter

Learn about Aboriginal culture of Central Australia and hear stories of the Anangu.

World Class Nature

The only living organism you can see from outer space, the Great Barrier Reef is among the world’s most important, and biodiverse, ecosystems. Dive under the surface and see for yourself.