Help! My husband and I are traveling to Australia in February 2025. We are flying into And out of Sydney. This is our second trip to Australia. This time we’d like to drive less and stay a few days or even a week in each place. We loved the Blue Mt. area, especially the Grand Canyon hike so we plan to stay in Leura. Is it possible to do a circuit starting and ending in Sydney? We have also been to Tasmania and we loved the history of Pt Arthur, but don’t need to go there again.
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Irving
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OP
WA
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Thanks! Ordered and on its way.
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Colorado Springs
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With a full month at your disposal you can craft a very nice itinerary by making good use of the Qantas low- cost affiliate JetStar to get around the parts of the country you've not yet seen.
A few favorites that come immediately to mind: Adelaide is one of Australia's better kept secrets in my opinion - it's essentially a park surrounded by a very pretty city, with the added attractions of beach to the south and wine country to the north.
Likewise Perth and it's beautiful seaside suburb of Fremantle - one of the prettiest cities you'll find anywhere.
Surfers Paradise and the Gold Coast are great for experiencing some of the local beach culture.
Uluru, the Olgas, and Alice Springs are worth a few days too. Book your accommodations early though. Uluru in particular can fill up quickly that time of year.
We enjoyed a meandering drive across Outback New South Wales between Lamington National Park and the Barossa Valley near Adelaide on our last trip. Lightning Ridge and Broken Hill were particular favorites.
Research local school holidays as part of your planning. Popular places nationwide can fill up with Aussies on holiday during those periods
Thumbing thru a few guidebooks can be helpful in sorting things out according to your particular interests.
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There is a train that goes from Sydney to Perth, but it takes three days. Air flights are five hours to Perth.
We did a cruise over the top of Australia for two weeks starting in Perth and ending in Sydney. We stopped in NW Australia, Bali for two days, then Darwin, Cairns, Brisbane and then Sydney.
On another trip we visited Melbourne, which was great. Also did the nearby wine area as well as a two day tour to The Great Ocean Road and Philip Island ( to see the penguins come in from the ocean).