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Margaret, traveled in October
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- Operator
- Via Travel Australia
- Explorer
- Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Low Intensity
- Travelers can expect some light physical activities
- Guided in English
- Group Size 4 - 16
- Ages 12+
Highlights
- Explore Sydney with a local guide
- Meet koalas and kangaroos up close
- Cruise and snorkel the Great Barrier Reef
- Relax on Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsundays
- Discover the Daintree Rainforest and wildlife
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Sydney
- Day 2 Hunter Valley and Newcastle
- Day 3 Port Macquarie and Koala Hospital
- Day 4 Byron Bay & Niigi Niigi (Sealy Lookout)
- Day 5 Byron Bay
- Day 6 Noosa & Rainbow Beach
- Day 7 K’gari (Fraser Island)
- Day 8 Brisbane
- Day 9 Brisbane to Airlie Beach
- Day 10 Whitsunday Islands and Airlie Beach
- Day 11 Mission Beach
- Day 12 Cairns via the Atherton Tablelands
- Day 13 Snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef
- Day 14 Kuranda and Port Douglas
- Day 15 Mossman Gorge & Immersive First Nations Experience
- Day 16 Daintree Rainforest Walk, Cape Tribulation & Nature/Crocodile Cruise
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Flights
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Holiday Inn Potts Point - 4 Star
Hotelday 1Upgrade AvailableLucky Hotel Newcastle - Boutique Hotel
Hotelday 2El Paso Motor Inn - 4 Star
Hotelday 3Beachcomber Byron Bay - 4 Star
ResortDays 4, 5Rainbow Beach Getaway Holiday Apartments - 4 Star
ApartmentDays 6, 7The Point Hotel Brisbane - 4 Star
Hotelday 8Mantra Club Croc Resort
ResortDays 9, 10Mission Beach Resort - 4 Star
Resortday 11Flynn Hotel Cairns - 5 Star
HotelDays 12, 13Paradise Links Resort - 4 Star
ResortDays 14, 15
Adventure Type
- Group AdventuresJoin a group and forge lifelong friendships.What to expect
- Group of 16 travelers max.
- Fast booking confirmation
- Carefully planned itineraries
- Travel with like-minded people
- Personalized AdventuresCustomize an existing itinerary or create your own.What to expect
- Travel with your own group of min. 4 travelers
- Choose your preferred dates and duration
- Upgrade your accommodation
- Customize the itineraries
Operated by
Via Travel Australia
Number of tours
7
Age Range
18 to 90 years old
Response time
within 2 days
Response rate
96%
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- StevenNovember 4th, 2025This is an excellent trip to catch the best of east coast Australia.Traveled in October 2025
- MargaretOctober 30th, 2025What a great tour! Our guide, Linda, was knowledgeable, well organized, friendly and a great person. She went out of...Show moreTraveled in September 2025
- KKirstenFebruary 28th, 2025ABSOLUT AMAZING TOUR, especially our Tour-Guide Cara, almost not only best driver and organizer, but more a friend,...Show moreTraveled in February 2025Reply from: Via Travel AustraliaHi Kirsten! Thanks so much for such a great review of the tour and your amazing guide Cara! She is amazing! Fantastic to hear that you loved the style of hotels, itinerary and inclusions. Thanks again for your review and we hope to have you on board another trip in the future! Stu & Team Via Travel AustraliaShow more
- LynnOctober 5th, 2024Justin was an amazing guide. Knowledgeable regarding aspects of Australia and even if he didn't know the answer, he...Show moreTraveled in September 2024Reply from: Via Travel AustraliaHey Lynn! So glad you had a great time on the trip and with like minded travel mates! So happy after our intial chats that you got to enjoy your Australian Bucket list adventure! Come back and do our west coast tour? https://www.tourradar.com/t/248793 Thanks again for taking the time to review us : D Stu and the team at Via Travel AustraliaShow more
- LLoreneNovember 13th, 2023I'm in my 60s...this tour was a mix of comfortable accommodation and enjoyable light activities. It was a small group...Show moreTraveled in October 2023Reply from: Via Travel AustraliaThanks for the review Lorene. So glad that the tour was the right match for you you and we hope to have you back on another trip one day! StuShow more
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Natalie
Asked on December 18th, 2025I want to book a trip but its my first real time doing something like this. Just wondering if you give me a brief run down on how it works and what to expect.
Via Travel AustraliaOperator•Written December 2025This is a comfort level tour, accommodation is 3.5 to 4.5 star, where possible we try to use family run hotels/accommodation. We stay in mix of hotel and apartment style accommodation. We travel in a small coach or minibus depending on the group size. Maximum group size is 16. The tour guide will also be your driver. There is no toilet onboard but we make frequent stops along way for meals, sightseeing or bio breaks, so this is generally not an issue. Include meals and sightseeing is specified in the itinerary. There are some group meals included but if there isn't a group meal the guide will give you a load of suggestions for cafes or restaurants and we often find that people go out together for a meal. This tour starts in Sydney, we meet up on the first night of the tour and head out for a welcome dinner, it's a great opportunity to get know your fellow passengers. Our typical age range is about 55-75 but we often get passengers either side of this. On the east coast we tend to attract a lot of international travellers, generally from UK, Canada, USA, Germany, Switzerland etc.
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Natalie
Traveler•Written December 2025I'm 28 years old is there any tours more for younger people? For about 20 days or so?
- Via Travel AustraliaOperator•Written December 2025
Unfortunately Via Travel doesn't have another tour on the east coast. Although we are more than happy to have younger people on the tour, I will message TourRadar to see if they can reach out to you with some other choices specifically aimed at a younger demographic.
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Amelia
Asked on April 29th, 2025Can you do pre and post tour accommodations? Any airport transfers to and from the hotel? Do you help with flight arrangements?
- Via Travel AustraliaOperator•Written April 2025
We can do pre and post accommodation. The night immediately before and just after the tour we hold rooms and any additional days we request with the hotel. We don't do airport transfers or flight.
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Dean
Asked on January 12th, 2025Do I need to bring travel documents or hotel vouchers for the tour, or is the booking confirmation with payment proof sufficient?
- Via Travel AustraliaOperator•Written January 2025
You don't need any documentation or voucher for the trip at all, no need to print anything.
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Suzanne
Asked on August 8th, 2024Do you have a single supplement available on this date?
- Via Travel AustraliaOperator•Written August 2024
Yes there is a single supplement available on this departure.
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Suzanne
Traveler•Written August 2024I was on the booking page and it says there are 10+ spaces available for this trip. I am worried that the trip will be cancelled if not enough people buy into it. What is the policy?
- Via Travel AustraliaOperator•Written August 2024
This trip is guaranteed to depart.
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Chloe
Asked on August 8th, 2024I am a 42 yr old solo female traveller from Ireland. I want to check the age range of the people going on this trip? If it is my 30s-40s I am happy to book it, I would rather closer to my own age if possible. If it is older, then I am not interested. Could you let me know please?
- Via Travel AustraliaOperator•Written August 2024
Currently the age range on this trip is 30-55, however this can change as we don't have an age restriction. In general our trips tend to attract those from 35-75 years.
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Matthew
Asked on July 2nd, 2024Will it be possible to visit the Australia Zoo while in Brisbane?
- Via Travel AustraliaOperator•Written July 2024
Australia Zoo is just over an hours drive from Brisbane and we don't make a stop there. There is a little free time in Brisbane so you could possibly make it there. The easiest way probably would be to rent a car but there is a train service that goes nearby the zoo and they operate a courtesy bus from the train station.
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Connie
Asked on June 1st, 2024Are there alternate dates for tours? I am looking for a tour beginning March 25, 2025.
- Via Travel AustraliaOperator•Written June 2024
For this 17 day Boutique tour the March 2025 departures are the 2nd, 16th and 30th of March. We do have a 16 day Flashpacker Adventure Tour (up to 49 years of age) departing 20 March but nothing on 25 March. Let me know if the flashpacker trip may be something that could work for you and I can send you some further innformation.
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Andrea
Asked on April 19th, 2024Is there a single supplement penalty for traveling alone. (I don't mind having a roommate if one is available). Would there be a place available in the ternary to wash clothes if needed?
- Via Travel AustraliaOperator•Written April 2024
There is a single supplement if you to have your own room, however if you are happy with twin-share we will match you with a roommate if available. Several of our accommodations have laundry facilites, some are free, some are paid and some are even right in your room. We have a number of two night stays which makes it the prefect time to get some washing done.
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Andrea
Traveler•Written April 2024Is there a required minimum number of people going on this trip in order to go? Once I book on line, does that mean that the trip is happening and I can book flights? If there is another solo female traveler that would not mind a roommate during the trip sign me up!
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Morgan
Asked on October 22nd, 2023Hi there, I'm looking for a bit more information on the Sydney to carnes tour. Please could you give an example of the accommodation and confirm that it is double rooms? Also, are meals included ?
- Via Travel AustraliaOperator•Written October 2023
We can definitely confirm double rooms throughout the trip - just be sure to mention it when booking. Our hotels on this trip are usually small locally owned boutique hotels or apartment style, although we do use some larger hotels in some cities, they range from 3.5* to 4.5* stars and all have private facilities. The apartment style often have washing machines in the room and some of hotels have washing facilities available on site (may be a charge), which is super handy when you are on the road! Hotels can vary from trip to trip but still remain the same standard. Some examples are Sydney - Holiday Inn Potts Point, Byron - Beachcomber, Cairns - Flynn Hotel. Breakfast is included on most days - except arrival day and free day in Byron. 3 lunches and 2 dinners.
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