At TravelEssence, we specialise in crafting custom-made holidays that take you off the beaten path and create memories to last a lifetime. We believe in connecting with the heart and soul of a place, introducing you to the locals who call it home. Engage in conversations with fascinating individuals who will share their stories, traditions, and way of life, leaving an indelible mark on your journey.
Set out on an exhilarating journey across Australia where vibrant cities, vast outback landscapes, lush rainforests, and the mesmerizing wonders of the Great Barrier Reef are all included.
Fly to Brisbane as you commence a 16-day memorable trip down under. Discover the highlights of Australia, including the bustling cities of Brisbane, Cairns, Sidney, and Melbourne, and visit the region's most iconic attractions, such as Daintree Rainforest, the Great Barrier Reef, and Ayers Rock, all while taking part in some of the region's most exciting activities and staying in some incredible accommodations.
Have a look at what your dream Australian trip with your partner could look like:
- Relaxed travel pace with two to three nights at selected accommodation
- Thirteen nights accommodation in B&Bs, hotels, and cottages/cabins
- Five activities included
- Intermediate SUV hire for four days included
If you would like to book your Australia holiday for you and your partner, contact one of our travel specialists, obligation-free, to find out how we can help you experience an authentic and unforgettable experience down under. Below, you can discover our suggested locations.
Route and Impressions
![australia](/img/maps/map-australia-fc.png)
![Watch the sunset over the Storey Bridge](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/2-5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=394d0d73dbeda8fb7728912cc194cee6 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/2-5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=bb8dd1e612c6fa32bfbb1f3caaa514f4 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/2-5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=bd4dc6dc3ed54bfe6fc7448c46d914cd 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/2-5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=4705a571f1132d4ba67c0411ff37b21e 400w)
![Explore a place where the reef meets the rainforest](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU037-Daintree-National-Park_Queensland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=8668436f7327c68ffe377ce7204d9c14 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU037-Daintree-National-Park_Queensland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=7d10e2e6955cfcf6c3f910ba0cb2f0ec 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU037-Daintree-National-Park_Queensland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=0c858ff476e3767564c71e3b95c52b56 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU037-Daintree-National-Park_Queensland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=f40e801fcfe89d9bdc730cb87195cb6d 400w)
![Explore Daintree National Park with an Indigenous guide on day five](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU037-Daintree-National-Park_Queensland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=8668436f7327c68ffe377ce7204d9c14 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU037-Daintree-National-Park_Queensland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=7d10e2e6955cfcf6c3f910ba0cb2f0ec 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU037-Daintree-National-Park_Queensland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=0c858ff476e3767564c71e3b95c52b56 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU037-Daintree-National-Park_Queensland.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=f40e801fcfe89d9bdc730cb87195cb6d 400w)
![Snorkel in one of the seven wonders of the world](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/2423_Pro_Dive_Cairns6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=cfb99f1e144b7824d2c00d8dcffc5133 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/2423_Pro_Dive_Cairns6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=263ee0bc92ab8aa724e3f52712bfd0e6 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/2423_Pro_Dive_Cairns6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=7772e69f16f53c0df771e1f82dcf6c1f 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/2423_Pro_Dive_Cairns6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=344defb2fad1b45c9a477ec82cdb2ef4 400w)
![Snorkel the stunning Great Barrier Reef on day seven](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/AUS-ostkueste-queensland-turtle.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=5a7a6459ea0e444ef52c0201f2e986e5 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/AUS-ostkueste-queensland-turtle.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=51809823245d735f230fb28f8be82d20 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/AUS-ostkueste-queensland-turtle.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=5435630511aebc3b929b56c9503fcf23 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/AUS-ostkueste-queensland-turtle.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=0f0fc4637480baa597ffac7a8e2a468d 400w)
![Full day guided exploration of Uluru and Kata Tjuta on day nine](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/blog/discover-page/culture/au-uluru-national-park-discoverpage-national-parks.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=538d7334b7d0b0b8bb0dfb7c5ee9836d 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/blog/discover-page/culture/au-uluru-national-park-discoverpage-national-parks.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=1efeec73e150980cbf9004bb8966b2e8 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/blog/discover-page/culture/au-uluru-national-park-discoverpage-national-parks.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=656962ee03539d4f0cb6270220615a3c 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/blog/discover-page/culture/au-uluru-national-park-discoverpage-national-parks.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=cec30ea5170b10e17d53eb2182b1dd87 400w)
![Explore the city by bike or on foot, take a boat or a train](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/auz-sydney-opera-house-solo-easy-going-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=dbe2460175e40c9da2ead44c7ed20bfc 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/auz-sydney-opera-house-solo-easy-going-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=27bfe40d8668ea380f31ac82d26d2471 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/auz-sydney-opera-house-solo-easy-going-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=a5a52abd42f0a5a110747a382459aafe 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/auz-sydney-opera-house-solo-easy-going-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=e69de6117c8afdb26914d6da39a2c3ca 400w)
![Behind the scenes tour in Sydney Opera House on day eleven](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/blog/photoholgic-EVpe2BMCf2s-unsplash.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=dd34b50cd3af050d8432972fc24c63a4 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/blog/photoholgic-EVpe2BMCf2s-unsplash.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=45f316157173fab4492c2083404f8fc2 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/blog/photoholgic-EVpe2BMCf2s-unsplash.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=54c4cbe142783effd61d1611899e9b5e 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/blog/photoholgic-EVpe2BMCf2s-unsplash.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=9b3ab681936c2b9175731736dc878e3d 400w)
£6,900 Per person
- Return Economy Flights
- Domestic flights
- Thirteen nights accommodation
- Intermediate SUV hire for four days
- Enjoy fully CO2 compensated travel
- Three pre-booked exclusive activities
- 24-hour local support network while you travel
Ready for the holiday of a lifetime?
Discover a world beyond ordinary
At TravelEssence, we specialise in crafting custom-made holidays that take you off the beaten path and create memories to last a lifetime. We believe in connecting with the heart and soul of a place, introducing you to the locals who call it home. Engage in conversations with fascinating individuals who will share their stories, traditions, and way of life, leaving an indelible mark on your journey.
Contact us
Questions? Speak to one of our specialists by phone Mon - Sat 9am until 6pm. You can discuss your travel plans in detail where and when it suits you, also in the evenings and on weekends on a no obligation basis.