East Coast Explorer
Semi-guided adventure on Australia's most famous stretch of coast
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Group Size: Max 24
Trip code: WTTA
Duration: 30 days
Want to explore Australia’s East Coast but can’t decide between the support of a group tour and the freedom of independent travel? This semi-guided trip is the best of both worlds! Spend the first 5 days of your adventure with our experienced group leader, who’ll get you off to the perfect start before you travel up the coast with your new mates. You’ll have an app-based travel guide to follow, and you’ll meet other guides on all our included activities on the way. We hit the biggest highlights of the East Coast, from chilled-out Byron Bay and the gorgeous Gold Coast to Noosa National Park, K’gari, and Cairns. With tons of included activities from boat trips and wine-tasting to a sunset kayak sesh, it’s a great way to experience the best of Queensland and New South Wales without breaking the bank.
Trip Highlights
- Take a 60-minute flight over the jewel-like Whitsunday Islands and a boat trip to the sparkling sands of Whitehaven Beach
- Spend 3 days exploring stunning K’gari by 4WD, swimming in freshwater lakes, exploring shipwrecks, and camping under the stars
- Take a boat trip and canoe on the Noosa Everglades, one of the world’s only Everglades National Parks
- Spend a day on the one-and-only Great Barrier Reef, snorkelling with Nemo, sea turtles, and thousands of colourful tropical fish
- Take a sunset kayak to the pub in Byron Bay
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- 29 nights' accommodation
- 2 breakfasts, 7 lunches, and 5 dinners
- Meet and greet session
- Secret Sydney activity
- Welcome meal
- Lighthouse walk Byron Bay
- Byron Bay dinner
- Night out in Byron Bay
- Sunset kayaking Byron
- Beach time Surfers Paradise
- Mount Tamborine National Park day trip
- Wine tasting
- Waterfall swimming
- Glow-worms
- Noosa National Park
- Fairy Pools
- Wildlife Spotting at Habitat Noosa
- Boat trip and canoe in Everglades National Park
- Carlo Sandblow sunset
- 3 days on K’Gari
- Flight over the Whitsundays and Heart Reef
- Boat trip to Whitehaven Beach
- Snorkel the Whitsundays
- Magnetic Island
- Great Barrier Reef visit
- 24-hour emergency support
- Airport transfers
- Flights
- Visa
- Travel Insurance
- Some meals
- Optional activities
This tour is semi-guided. That means you’ll have your tour guide with you in Sydney and Byron Bay to make sure your trip gets off to a perfect start, before travelling on with the new friends you’ve made. You’ll also always have a guide with you for included activities. When you’re travelling with your group on the semi-guided portion, you’ll have access to an app-based travel guide that will give you suggested activities for each destination, optional activities to book, free activities, and food and drink recommendations.
If you are interested in exploring or working in Melbourne or Sydney for a week prior to the tour please see our Melbourne Intro & East Coast Explorer or Sydney Working Holiday & East Coast Explorer.
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Online booking isn't currently available but if you'd like to enquire please use the form below. Alternatively if you'd like to discuss alternate trips or if you have any other questions please don't hesitate to contact us.This trip starts in Sydney, fly into Sydney International Airport (SYD). Land in Sydney and make your way to the accommodation before 12 as there is a meet and greet session in the afternoon. If you arrive in Sydney early, you can speak with a travel advisor to arrange pre-nights at the accommodation. You’ll need to make your own way to the city centre ready for your meet and greet session.
Accommodation
This trip includes all accommodation. You’ll stay in multi-share rooms (mixed sex) with a maximum of 8 beds in some of Australia’s best hostels as well as spend some nights in seriously special stays, including an amazing lakeside wildlife retreat and two nights camping under the stars on K’gari:
- 21 nights in dorm style rooms in hostels
- 2 nights in a wildlife retreat in Noosa
- 2 nights camping on K’gari
- 2 nights’ dorm accommodation on Magnetic Island
- 2 nights on overnight buses
If you’d like to book any pre or post-trip accommodation, speak to your travel advisor. Let us know if you’re travelling with a partner or friend and we can make sure you’re placed together.
Meals
2 breakfasts, 7 lunches, and 5 dinners are included on this trip. You’ll need to buy the rest of your meals yourself but there are food and drink discounts and specials for every destination.
Please let us know in advance if you have any dietary requirements.
This trip is designed for those aged between 18-35 years old.
British citizens can usually get an eVisitor visa or an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA), which allows you to visit Australia as often as you wish within a 12-month period, and to stay up to 3 months each time.
If you plan to work while you’re in Australia you’ll need to apply for a Working Holiday Visa. To be eligible for a visa, you’ll need to meet the following requirements:
- Hold a passport issued by an eligible country or region
- Be aged 18-35 (inclusive) at the time of applying
- Not be accompanied by dependent children at any time during your stay in Australia
- Meet health, character and financial requirements
- Have not previously entered Australia on a Working Holiday visa (unless applying for a second visa)
- Be outside Australia when you apply and when visa is granted
- Apply within 12 months of intended travel to Australia.
- Have sufficient funds to cover your expected living/trip costs during your stay
- Have funds for a return or onward ticket to depart Australia (or an actual ticket)
- Have health insurance
You’ll need to apply for Medicare once you are in Australia and in order to do this, please ensure that you can provide TWO forms of ID (e.g. passport, driving licence, birth certificate.)
Your passport should be valid for the proposed duration of your stay.
Please note: Visa rules are subject to change. You should check with the relevant embassies before travelling.
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