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.
Are you ready to uncover the natural treasures along the East Coast of Australia? A perfect mix of city, nature, culture and history. Visit secluded beaches. Drive through coastal roads. Pop by small towns. And more. During this diverse journey through Australia, you will visit some of the most beautiful places between Sydney and Brisbane.
Quick facts about this sample itinerary
- This itinerary will be customised to suit your individual wishe
- Best travel time is between September and May
- Relaxed travel pace with 2-4 nights at each location
- The average drive between each accommodation is 2-4 hours
- Stay with locals at 9 locations, away from the crowds
- Choose from a diverse mix of activities with locals
- Collect rental car on your last day in Sydney and return in Brisbane
Below, you can discover our suggested locations. Feel free to adjust your comfort level, add activity packages along the route, and indicate whether you would like us to arrange your flights. The price indication is based on travel in high season, so shoulder season travel will often give you a price advantage.
Route and Impressions
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![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)
![Discover 92 different species of eucalyptus](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Blue-Mountains-Walk.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=7d7dd4c30a064e91e9d374b19682e477 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Blue-Mountains-Walk.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=2bdf0f1dd996d5b6003c3f0f17da6432 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Blue-Mountains-Walk.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=3fae9f4e0a18a1e79ca9ce6d1488053f 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Blue-Mountains-Walk.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=e2e285bdabf4d4d02b0ae749718018eb 400w)
![Sleep between the vines](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/aus-nsw-Hunter-Valley-Spicers-Vineyard-Estate-vinyard.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=ca42b48c1e11cc08a3269a5862fa7f88 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/aus-nsw-Hunter-Valley-Spicers-Vineyard-Estate-vinyard.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=ab62cb45814b7eedf95dea6f92507015 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/aus-nsw-Hunter-Valley-Spicers-Vineyard-Estate-vinyard.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=2eab51c0fa7ccfabc8803bb569f454fe 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/aus-nsw-Hunter-Valley-Spicers-Vineyard-Estate-vinyard.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=f5d73747513f2987b10ae3aac33fd099 400w)
![Experience an Aussie-farm stay](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Glenhope-Alpacas-Bed-Breakfast-Armidale.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=29b757a4a91cc530c85a177593f7bb1d 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Glenhope-Alpacas-Bed-Breakfast-Armidale.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=d37c22683e42daf7bd0d7dd4a7ce9633 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Glenhope-Alpacas-Bed-Breakfast-Armidale.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=b72305f3492b9cbfab132d29292985ad 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Glenhope-Alpacas-Bed-Breakfast-Armidale.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=87ca6b3b22c17e8982266a8cec74d4d0 400w)
![Explore mysterious landscapes](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/hillcrestbedbreakfastimg5670.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=2a9797fa2601708d90e6d2897c4024e8 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/hillcrestbedbreakfastimg5670.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=7f3e507ea6d80f294c211d80c82d8530 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/hillcrestbedbreakfastimg5670.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=53d36a66aec6806d59a0193841cc1de9 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/general/hillcrestbedbreakfastimg5670.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=c993a67557d3fcca9c869bf7bf30c222 400w)
![Hike the trails of the Glasshouse Mountains](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Travel-Essence-QLD-Glasshouse-Mountains22.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=147a68f3c8af26dcabdf3edc0dd3d7fe 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Travel-Essence-QLD-Glasshouse-Mountains22.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=5f82ef159636052998716a5a1cbe4952 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Travel-Essence-QLD-Glasshouse-Mountains22.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=8f889118338db4e8659e2dec29579549 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Travel-Essence-QLD-Glasshouse-Mountains22.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=02c560a0b3bacd263e8723e92b127c95 400w)
![Learn to surf at Noosa](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Noosa_TeaTree_Drone.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=91bf21c03d2125b4a74e2b50ca58e444 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Noosa_TeaTree_Drone.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=6e4bb27ce437586126039e247f20fc50 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Noosa_TeaTree_Drone.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=9a55fbd146fe8ec3d395f05bb4a1db6b 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Noosa_TeaTree_Drone.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=230b2db857ffd031c1db3478236dca2a 400w)
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