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 learn about and experience the oldest culture in the world? During this five-week journey, you will get better acquainted with the diversity of Australia. Meet local Indigenous guides. Explore vibrant cities. Discover the Outback. Marvel at the World Heritage Listed Great Barrier Reef. And more. A trip with memories that last a lifetime.
Quick facts about this sample itinerary
- This itinerary will be customised to suit your individual wishes
- Best travel time is between May and September
- Relaxed travel pace with 3-4 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 and return 1st rental car in Darwin
- Collect and return 2nd rental car in Cairns
- 3 domestic flights
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
![australia](/img/maps/map-australia-fc.png)
![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)
![Have close encounters with Australian wildlife](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Kangaroo-Sanctuary-Alice-Springs-C-Tourism-NT.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=05830a6bac869f41ee8c6090eddbb3de 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Kangaroo-Sanctuary-Alice-Springs-C-Tourism-NT.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=0dd4d8925fcbba1abdf91efeb6c418e5 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Kangaroo-Sanctuary-Alice-Springs-C-Tourism-NT.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=d4ccbd84a6c7a3f3e112a1796dff6b00 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Kangaroo-Sanctuary-Alice-Springs-C-Tourism-NT.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=98cbc58c5a97447163a4ca79237e63a0 400w)
![Savour a barbecue, Aussie-style!](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/partner/see-and-do/aus-2191-darwin-canoe-fresh-food-partner-see-and-do-adventurous.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=d5bad90a91531a6a36906c636df46100 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/partner/see-and-do/aus-2191-darwin-canoe-fresh-food-partner-see-and-do-adventurous.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=73c9dc4c2024151f7c76163208e57178 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/partner/see-and-do/aus-2191-darwin-canoe-fresh-food-partner-see-and-do-adventurous.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=6c87045e6ca44ed7c35dcd1f1274d4f2 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/partner/see-and-do/aus-2191-darwin-canoe-fresh-food-partner-see-and-do-adventurous.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=98b34d25c884278ee5d718b4f9541b63 400w)
![Admire ancient rock paintings](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/111128-575.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=09f312e0d7fcf0a883213c6e274ee9c3 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/111128-575.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=763914db550f5c1bed0393d7bc0b5c66 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/111128-575.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=fd7e1bea8c6e5b9984b78c830f288571 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/111128-575.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=99465df26475e03b76059d44965e3e73 400w)
![Kayak through timeless landscapes](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Gecko-Kayaking-Katherine-River-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=6f635dc35e86c2d62d1e1fedeb576248 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Gecko-Kayaking-Katherine-River-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=f5b3dd845546c60c28d2bef9dfd8e9bf 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Gecko-Kayaking-Katherine-River-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=e98be69d0dac84dd7968835ebb38f424 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/Gecko-Kayaking-Katherine-River-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=d3b5e2d3145ec01bc35a8315c6920a10 400w)
![Marvel at termite mounds, as high as two metres](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU047-Litchfield-National-Park-termites-hill.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=e33d3e7ceda7ab6c234f30bcd4079316 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU047-Litchfield-National-Park-termites-hill.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=820282be286c5824caef83054a159382 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU047-Litchfield-National-Park-termites-hill.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=64cad5198e11ed72cb6651a6576003c6 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/AU047-Litchfield-National-Park-termites-hill.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=5dff16706b1c2cc17990f322cafc75eb 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)
![Go waterfall hopping](https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/IMG_20180528_124714.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1000&s=67b6bf0a55006da6ad78d8b5b9e54c85 1000w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/IMG_20180528_124714.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=600&q=80&w=800&s=e376e833a247ada674d59504a72b663e 800w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/IMG_20180528_124714.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=450&q=80&w=600&s=6c60e62190ae46ce98bb456a6a24ff7d 600w, https://cdn-travelessence.imgix.net/travelessence/australia/example-itinerary/IMG_20180528_124714.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=300&q=80&w=400&s=1cee1cc870f871f441155a780c85b489 400w)
Price guide per person
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