Australia · 28 days · 4,500 km · One-way
Grand East Coast tour — Cairns to Melbourne complete
4 weeks to do the East Coast unhurried. Daintree, Cairns, Whitsundays, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Sydney, Blue Mountains, southern Sydney coast, Eden, Wilsons Prom, Phillip Island, partial Great Ocean Road, Melbourne. Grand classic for sabbaticals and mature backpackers.
Highlights
- Cape Tribulation
- Mossman Gorge
- Whitsundays sailing
- Fraser Island
- Noosa
- Byron Bay
- Sydney Opera House
- Blue Mountains
- Jervis Bay
- Eden whales
- Wilsons Promontory
- Phillip Island penguins
- Great Ocean Road
Day-by-day itinerary
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Day 1
Cairns → Cape Tribulation
Cairns → Cape Tribulation · 140 km
Overnight: Lync Haven
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Day 2
Cape Trib → Mission Beach
Cape Tribulation → Mission Beach · 270 km
Overnight: Mission Beach Hideaway
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Day 3
Mission Beach → Townsville
Mission Beach → Townsville · 240 km
Overnight: Rowes Bay
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Day 4
Townsville → Airlie Beach
Townsville → Airlie Beach · 280 km
Overnight: BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday
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Day 5
Whitsundays sailing
Airlie Beach
Overnight: BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday
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Day 6
Airlie Beach → Mackay
Airlie Beach → Mackay · 150 km
Overnight: Mackay Marine Tourist Park
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Day 7
Mackay → Agnes Water
Mackay → Agnes Water · 480 km
Overnight: Workmans Beach Holiday Park
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Day 8
Agnes Water → Hervey Bay
Agnes Water → Hervey Bay · 280 km
Overnight: Discovery Parks Hervey Bay
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Day 9
Fraser Island day tour
Hervey Bay
Overnight: Discovery Parks Hervey Bay
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Day 10
Hervey Bay → Noosa
Hervey Bay → Noosa · 200 km
Overnight: Noosa River Holiday Park
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Day 11
Noosa → Brisbane
Noosa → Brisbane · 150 km
Overnight: Brisbane Holiday Village
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Day 12
Brisbane → Byron Bay
Brisbane → Byron Bay · 175 km
Overnight: Broken Head Holiday Park
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Day 13
Byron Bay → Coffs Harbour
Byron Bay → Coffs Harbour · 240 km
Overnight: Coffs Coast Holiday Park
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Day 14
Coffs → Port Stephens
Coffs Harbour → Nelson Bay · 380 km
Overnight: Halifax Holiday Park
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Day 15
Port Stephens → Sydney
Nelson Bay → Sydney · 220 km
Overnight: Sydney Lakeside Holiday Park
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Day 16
Sydney — full day
Sydney · 30 km
Overnight: Sydney Lakeside Holiday Park
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Day 17
Sydney → Blue Mountains
Sydney → Katoomba · 110 km
Overnight: Katoomba Falls
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Day 18
Blue Mountains → Kiama
Katoomba → Kiama · 200 km
Overnight: NRMA Kiama Coast
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Day 19
Kiama → Jervis Bay
Kiama → Huskisson · 110 km
Overnight: Jervis Bay Holiday Park
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Day 20
Jervis Bay → Bateman's Bay
Huskisson → Bateman's Bay · 130 km
Overnight: BIG4 Bateman's Bay
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Day 21
Bateman's Bay → Eden
Bateman's Bay → Eden · 200 km
Overnight: Eden Tourist Park
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Day 22
Eden → Lakes Entrance
Eden → Lakes Entrance · 280 km
Overnight: BIG4 Whiters
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Day 23
Lakes Entrance → Wilsons Promontory
Lakes Entrance → Tidal River · 280 km
Overnight: Tidal River Campground
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Day 24
Wilsons Prom — hiking
Tidal River · 50 km
Overnight: Tidal River Campground
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Day 25
Wilsons Prom → Phillip Island
Tidal River → Phillip Island · 220 km
Overnight: BIG4 Phillip Island
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Day 26
Phillip Island → Apollo Bay (Great Ocean Rd)
Phillip Island → Apollo Bay · 250 km
Overnight: Apollo Bay Holiday Park
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Day 27
Apollo Bay → Twelve Apostles → Melbourne
Apollo Bay → Melbourne · 290 km
Overnight: Discovery Parks Melbourne
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Day 28
Melbourne — drop-off
Melbourne · 30 km
Recommended brands for this route
Selection based on road type and trip length. Tighter budgets — we can also quote Mighty.