Australia: Sydney, Gold Coast & the Reef
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Australia: Sydney, Gold Coast & the Reef

Sydney's harbour and Blue Mountains, the Gold Coast's theme parks, and Cairns for the Great Barrier Reef and rainforest.

  • 10 days / 9 nights
  • Australia
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  • Hotels
  • Meals
  • Flights
  • Transfers
  • Sightseeing
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Trip highlights

Jacaranda season in Sydney
Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge and Bondi
Blue Mountains and the Three Sisters
Gold Coast theme parks and Surfers Paradise
Koala sanctuary visit
Great Barrier Reef day cruise with snorkelling
Kuranda scenic railway and Skyrail rainforest cableway

About this trip

Australia's east coast gives families three very different stops. Sydney offers the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, Bondi Beach and a ferry to Manly, with a day in the Blue Mountains for the Three Sisters rock formation and the scenic railway. The Gold Coast in Queensland is Australia's theme-park capital, with several large parks a short drive from the Surfers Paradise beachfront, plus a koala sanctuary. Cairns, in the tropical north, is the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system stretching over 2,300 km, visited by day cruise to a pontoon or island for snorkelling, and to the Daintree and Kuranda rainforests reached by scenic railway and cable car. Domestic flights link the three. Hotels, flights, park tickets and reef cruise are set by the supplier and listed for confirmation.

Jacaranda cuspidifolia (= Jacaranda chapadensis) - BIGNONIACEAE Jardim Botânico de Brasília - Distrito Federal - Brasil.
Jørn Utzon's Sydney Opera House, and the Harbour Bridge, two of Sydney's most famous landmarks, taken at late dusk. The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic buildings built
Sydney Australia.

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1: Arrival in Sydney

    Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Evening at Darling Harbour.

    arrival Sydney Darling Harbour

  2. Day 2: Sydney harbour

    Opera House and Circular Quay, the Rocks, a harbour cruise or Manly ferry, and Bondi Beach in the afternoon.

    Opera House Harbour Bridge Bondi

  3. Day 3: Blue Mountains

    Day to Katoomba for the Three Sisters, Scenic World's railway and skyway, and a wildlife park on the way back.

    Blue Mountains Three Sisters Scenic World

  4. Day 4: Fly to the Gold Coast

    Flight to the Gold Coast and check in at Surfers Paradise. Beach afternoon and the SkyPoint deck.

    Gold Coast Surfers Paradise flight

  5. Day 5: Theme park day

    A full day at a major theme park (ticket as agreed).

    theme park family

  6. Day 6: Second park or sanctuary

    Koala sanctuary in the morning, a second theme park or Sea World in the afternoon, as chosen.

    koala sanctuary theme park

  7. Day 7: Fly to Cairns

    Flight to Cairns. Esplanade lagoon and the night markets.

    Cairns flight

  8. Day 8: Great Barrier Reef

    Full-day reef cruise to a pontoon or island with snorkelling, glass-bottom boat and lunch on board.

    Great Barrier Reef snorkelling reef cruise

  9. Day 9: Kuranda rainforest

    Kuranda Scenic Railway up, Skyrail cableway down, with the village markets and rainforest boardwalks between.

    Kuranda Skyrail rainforest

  10. Day 10: Departure

    Transfer to Cairns airport for the flight home via Sydney or Brisbane.

    departure

What's included

Included in the price

  • 9 nights in hotels of an agreed category (3-star or 4-star)
  • Daily breakfast
  • Airport and inter-city transfers as per itinerary
  • Sightseeing as per itinerary
  • Domestic flights Sydney–Gold Coast–Cairns as per itinerary
  • Great Barrier Reef cruise as per itinerary
  • Theme park tickets as agreed
  • Government taxes as applicable on the services listed

Not included

  • International flights unless stated
  • Visa and related fees
  • Travel insurance
  • Meals not mentioned
  • Entry tickets unless stated
  • Optional activities, personal expenses and tips

Visa for Indian passport holders

  • Australia: Indian passport holders need a visa before travelling; tourists generally apply for a Visitor visa (subclass 600), which Home Affairs lists with 3, 6 or 12 month stay options. eVisitor is for certain European passports only (checked 19 Oct 2026)

Our visa desk prepares the documents, books the appointment and tracks the application until your passport is back. Allow for the processing time when you fix your dates. Visa desk: +91 97278 86777.

Common questions

The Australia: Sydney, Gold Coast & the Reef is 10 days and 9 nights in Australia. The plan is a starting point — nights can be added or dropped to fit your dates.

Included: 9 nights in hotels of an agreed category (3-star or 4-star), Daily breakfast, Airport and inter-city transfers as per itinerary, Sightseeing as per itinerary, Domestic flights Sydney–Gold Coast–Cairns as per itinerary, Great Barrier Reef cruise as per itinerary, Theme park tickets as agreed and Government taxes as applicable on the services listed. Not included: International flights unless stated, Visa and related fees, Travel insurance, Meals not mentioned, Entry tickets unless stated and Optional activities, personal expenses and tips. Air tickets are one of our services, so flights can be quoted with the package — ask for them when you enquire.

Because any number we published would be out of date by the time you called. Airline fares, hotel rates and the season move the cost of this trip constantly, and a group of four is priced differently from a couple. We check live rates when you enquire and send you the lowest we can do — which is almost always better than a printed price.

Within working hours (Mon–Sat, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm IST) you will normally have a costed itinerary the same day, with the hotels named and a clear list of what is included. There is no fee and no obligation.

Your quote covers the land arrangements listed under "What's included". We quote flights from Surat, Ahmedabad or Mumbai alongside it so you can see the all-in figure and still choose the airline and fare that suit you.

Yes. This 10-day plan is a starting point — we regularly adjust hotels, add or drop nights and change sightseeing to suit how you like to travel.

Confirm the itinerary with us, pay the advance stated in your quotation by UPI, bank transfer or card, and we issue a GST invoice with your booking confirmation. The balance is due before departure.

For Australia, yes — and we handle it. Our visa desk (+91 97278 86777) prepares the paperwork, books the appointment and tracks the application until your passport is back.

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Tell us your dates and group size — you will get a costed itinerary with hotels named, usually the same working day.

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Itinerary last updated 20 October 2026.

Photography: João Medeiros (CC BY 2.0); Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons.
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