The essentials of the East Coast and Northern Australia
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Sydney ?
The map of your stay "The essentials of the East Coast and Northern Australia"
Detail of the stay : The essentials of the East Coast and Northern Australia
How to get there - Sydney
Sydney's must-sees
Steps: Sydney
First day in Sydney. Visit the essentials of the city: theOpera House, the Harbour Bridge, The Rocks, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), or Darling Harbour and Hyde Park.
Places of interest : SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE HYDE PARK MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART AUSTRALIA (MCA) SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Crossing to the north
Steps: Byron Bay
Cross the famous Harbour Bridge and head north. On the way to Byron Bay, you can make a quick stop at Newcastle, Port Macquarie or Coffs Harbour.
Places of interest : SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE
Relaxation on the beach
Steps: Byron Bay
Arrival in Byron Bay, famous for its beaches and relaxed culture.
Heading for Queensland
You're entering Queensland. Take a detour inland to visit Lamington and Springbrook National Parks.
Endless beach, surfer's paradise
Steps: Brisbane
Try your hand at taming the Australian wave and take a surfing lesson. Head for the Gold Coast, where you'll discover 40 kilometers of beaches and resorts, including Surfers Paradise, before reaching Brisbane for the night.
Noosa Heads
Steps: Hervey Bay
Join Noosa Heads, visit its beautiful national park between forest and ocean and see koalas sleeping peacefully atop the eucalyptus trees just a short walk from the beach. Then head to Hervey Bay.
Getaway on K'Gari (Fraser Island)
Steps: Fraser Island - K'Gari
You will take the boat to reach theisland. Rent a 4x4 before your arrival on K'Gari and discover this beautiful island, huge sandbar.
Farniente and swimming
Steps: Fraser Island - K'Gari
Spend this second day on K'Gari exploring the island and enjoying its beauty, unspoilt beaches and freshwater lakes for swimming.
Preparation of a cruise in the islands
Steps: Whitsunday Island
Continue your road to Airlie Beach, the starting point to the Whitsundays. Book a cruise for one of the many islands.
Direction the Whitsundays, a small corner of paradise
Steps: Whitsunday Island
Discover the Whitsundays, an archipelago of 74 islands between the coast and the Great Barrier Reef.
Scuba diving
Go diving in the blue lagoons and discover the aquatic flora.
After the sea, the forest
Go trekking and explore the rainforest. Late afternoon departure for Cairns.
Recreation in Cairns
Steps: Cairns
A day of relaxation in Cairns. Enjoy a day of rafting on the Tully River or explore the rainforest.
Discovery of the Great Barrier Reef
Plan a day cruise to visit the Great Barrier Reef and explore this underwater paradise. Diving with masks and snorkel or with bottles.
Arrival in the desert
Flight Cairns-Alice Springs. You'll notice the intense contrast between the two destinations. Allow a day to explore this unique city.
Glowing landscapes of Ayers Rock
Steps: Kata Tjuta
Head south to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and watch the sun set over Australia's most famous monolith: Uluru (Ayers Rock).
Places of interest : KATA TJUTA
Hiking around Uluru
Steps: Kata Tjuta
Get up early to watch the sunrise on the rock. Walk around Uluru for a few hours to get a closer look at the beauty of the monolith. Or fly over it in a helicopter and head to Les Olgas and its Valley of the Winds.
Places of interest : ULURU
Escape to the sheer walls of Kings Canyon
Steps: Watarrka National Park
Head for Kings Canyon, an Outback wonderland. A few hours' walk on the canyon's heights will give you an extraordinary view. Observe Kings Canyon's unique rock formations and discover the Garden of Eden.
Visit Alice Springs
Steps: Alice Springs
In Alice Springs, visit of Anzac Hill from where you will have a breathtaking view of the town and the surrounding mountains. Visit the Royal Flying Doctors and the School of the Air.
Places of interest : ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE SCHOOL OF THE AIR
Around Alice Springs
Steps: West Macdonnell Ranges
Around Alice Springs, take a hot-air balloon ride and a trip into the MacDonnell Ranges to see Simpson Gap and the impressive Standley Chasm.
Places of interest : STANDLEY CHASM
Further north
Steps: Tennant Creek
Head north on the Stuart Highway. Discover the famous Devils Marble, then Tennant Creek, a prosperous gold and copper mining town.
Places of interest : KARLU KARLU (DEVILS MARBLES)
Oasis in the desert
Steps: Mataranka
En route to Katherine via Larrimah and Mataranka, oases for weary travelers. Bathe in the clear thermal waters of the Waterhouse and Roper rivers before arriving in Katherine.
Waterfalls and bodies of water
Steps: Pine Creek
Visit Nitmiluk National Park, where you'll discover Katherine Gorges, then Edith Falls, before returning to the Stuart Higwhay via Pine Creek. Stop at Batchelor.
Green expanses
Steps: Litchfield National Park
Visit Litchfield National Park, with the Tabletop Ranges plateau, rich in waterfalls, a real paradise. Take the Arnhem Highway. Before arriving at Mary River for your overnight stay, visit Window of the Wetland for a view of the wetlands.
Places of interest : WETLAND VIEW TOP AND INFORMATION CENTRE
Aboriginal rock art
Steps: Kakadu National Park
Visit Kakadu National Park, a World Heritage Site. The park includes several major rock art sites.
Wildlife watching
Continuation of the visit to Kakadu National Park. You'll see many species of animal.
Game-drive in Kakadu National Park
Steps: Kakadu National Park
For this third day in Kakadu National Park, we take a 4x4 excursion to visit Jim Jim Falls and Twin Falls .
