INCLUSIONS
- 47 nights accommodation + 2 nights overnight bus
- Welcome Dinner
- Melbourne City and Laneway Tour
- Experience the Great Ocean Road and Otway Ranges rainforest
- Visit Twelve Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge & London Bridge.
- Visit Victoria’s biggest waterfall - MacKenzies Fall.
- Eureka Skydeck
- Domestic flight from Melbourne to Sydney
- Sydney City Tour
- Byron Bay Yoga, Cheese & Wine Night
- Lighthouse Walk & Surf Lesson
- Byron Bay Beach & City Tour
- Surfers Paradise Beach & City Tour
- Brisbane City Tour & Streets Beach
- Noosa Headland and National Park Walk
- Dolphin Encounter in Rainbow Beach
| - Rainbow Beach Sand Blow Walk
- 3 day / 2 night All inclusive Fraser Island Tour
- Visit Lake Mckenzie
- Float down Eli Creek
- Discover Town of 1770 + Hostel camp fire
- 2 day / 2 night Whitsunday Island Sailing
- Explore Whitehaven Beach
- Whitsundays snorkelling
- Airlie Beach post cruise party
- Magnetic Island Adventure return ferry
- Magnetic Island Fort’s Walk
- Visit Mission Beach
- Visit Cairns Lagoon
- 1 day Great Barrier Reef Snorkel Trip ($20 reef conservation levy payable locally)
- 1 day Atherton Tablelands Waterfalls tour
- 9 x Breakfast, 7 x Lunch, 7 x Dinner
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Local fees: $20 port fuel and reef levy - Great Barrier Reef, $30 insurance - Fraser Island Adventure.
We recommend a travel budget of approx $30-$45/ day for meals when not included in the itinerary.
TOUR NOTES
This tour stars at the meeting point in Melbourne on Day 1 of the itinerary. You must make your own way to the meeting point and first nights accommodation as an arrival transfer is not included. The tour officially starts at 4pm on Day 1.
Arriving early? Choose to add additional pre-tour nights when you book online, or chat with our reservations team to organise extra nights.
The Melbourne to Cairns Explorer group tour is a combination of our East Coast Explorer + Sydney (6 Week) tour in addition to a further 7 days in Melbourne. The first week in Melbourne is fully guided. Some group members will officially join the tour on Day 8 of the itinerary in Sydney.
WHERE WE STAY
The Ultimate Melbourne to Cairns Explorer tour includes 40 nights accommodation and 2 overnight buses.
36-nights are spent in dorm share accommodation in the very best hostels on the Aussie East Coast. You'll be staying in a beachfront hostel, resort-style flashpacker accommodation and a leafy island bungalow with an on-site wildlife park.
You'll also spend 2 nights sailing around the Whitsunday Islands and 2-nights camping on Fraser Island.
Accommodation is based on 4-10 bed shared dorm arrangements.
Twin share and Private rooms upgrades are available.
TRANSPORT & GUIDES
MELBOURNE TO SYDNEY FLIGHT
On Day 7 of this itinerary, we will fly from Melbourne to Sydney via a domestic airline. The airfare and transport to and from the airport is included in the tour price. You are permitted to travel with 20kg of luggage. Excess luggage fees do apply.
TRANSPORT SYDNEY TO CAIRNS
We travel from Sydney to Cairns by premium air-conditioned coach transport featuring comfortable leather reclining seats, free Wifi, in-seat USB chargers, and onboard toilets. To make the most of our time in each location, we use several overnight coach services to travel, so we arrive rested, refreshed and ready for our next adventure!
ULTIMATE TOUR GUIDES
Your Ultimate East Coast Australia Explorer guide will be travelling with you from start to finish and available 24/7. Our guides are experienced, first-aid trained, professional, fun and have expert local knowledge - they will show you the best time!
OPTIONAL EXTRAS
Whilst our tours are jam-packed with awesome activities, you may choose to add our optional activities to your booking.
Whether you'd like to brave a Skydive, a Bungy Jump, go White Water Rafting, visit the Daintree Rainforest or extend your stay in Cairns, we're here to help you plan the trip of a lifetime!
You can pre-book optional activities guaranteeing availability on your chosen departure date or organise any additional activities with your Ultimate guide as you travel, for the same price (subject to tour availability.) Check out some of our popular optional extras and simply add them to your booking at checkout.
Ultimate East Coast Australia Explorer + Sydney
Many Ultimate East Coast Australia Explorer customers will arrive into Sydney early to explore the Harbour City with our Ultimate East Coast Australia Explorer + Sydney option.
The East Coast Australia Explorer + Sydney tour includes seven nights in Australia's Top Hostel located in central Sydney. The Sydney week includes a city walk, Harbour Cruise, a visit to the Blue Mountains and 2 nights in Bondi Beach! Check it out here.
OUTBACK ADD-ON
Experience Outback Australia on our 3-day tour of the iconic Red Centre. Visit the sacred sites of Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon, sleep in an Aussie swag under the stars and learn about Aboriginal history and current day Aboriginal culture.
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Looking to do a stopover on the way to Australia? Join our Ultimate guided tours in Thailand, Bali and Vietnam!
Want to explore another part of Australia or keen for an activity we haven't mentioned? Let us know! We're the Aussie travel experts and are here to help you plan your dream adventure Down Under!
HOW TO BOOK
To book this Melbourne to Cairns group tour, select your chosen departure date and any optional extras you would like to book. We'll send you a booking confirmation as well as important information about your tour.
If you have a travel date in mind but you're not ready to pay in full, you can secure your spot with a 20% deposit.
- Book your flights into Melbourne (not included)
- Organise your travel insurance which is required to participate in this tour (not included)
TOUR INFORMATION
Tour starts in Melbourne on Day 1 of the itinerary (Mondays at 4pmp)
Tour ends in Cairns (Monday at 10am)
LOCAL CHARGES (Paid direct on arrival)
We have done our best to include the key touring components but have listed the below fee's that are required to be paid on arrival whilst on tour.
- Fraser Island Insurance Fee ($20 AUD) - Paid direct on arrival
- Fraser Island Sleeping Bag Hire ($10AUD) - Paid direct if required
- Great Barrier Reef Conservation Levy ($20 AUD) Paid direct on arrival
- Dolphin Feeding ($5 AUD) Paid direct on arrival. Optional only.
- Excess airline luggage fee (20kg permitted)
OPEN DATED BOOKINGS
Book open dated when you have not decided on a tour date yet, but want to confirm your travel plans and secure a price. Once you have booked open dated, you can book on any available start date of your choosing, subject to availability.
