Four centres up the east coast with three flights included — and a lead-in price of £3,499.
The trip in a nutshell
Fourteen nights, four destinations, three internal flights and three headline experiences — for less than many people spend on a fortnight in Florida. This is the east coast done properly: Sydney's harbour, Brisbane's easy river city, four nights on the Whitsundays at Airlie Beach and four more in Cairns for the reef.
The included experiences are the ones that matter: a Sydney Harbour lunch cruise, the Camira sailing adventure to Whitehaven Beach with snorkelling, and a Great Barrier Reef cruise from Cairns with a guided snorkel and glass-bottom boat. Everything else is free time, which at this length is exactly right.
“Everything is arranged. Every flight, every transfer, every hotel, every big-ticket experience. All you have to do is turn up at the airport.”
Metro Aspire Hotel Sydney (4 nights) · Point Hotel Brisbane (2 nights) · Airlie Beach Hotel (4 nights) · Oaks Cairns Hotel (4 nights)
Live availability on Travelodeal's site · low deposit · ABTA & ATOL protected
The moments you'll remember
The Opera House and Harbour Bridge from the water, which is the way they were meant to be seen.
A day on a big blue catamaran through the Whitsundays to the whitest sand in Australia, with snorkelling included.
Guided snorkelling plus a glass-bottom boat for anyone who'd rather stay dry.
Long enough to do the icons and then find your own bits of the city.
An easy, underrated river city — South Bank, the ferries and the Story Bridge.
Time for the Daintree, Kuranda, or simply the lagoon and the esplanade.
Sydney → Brisbane → Whitsundays → Cairns, all booked and transferred.
£3,499 against a brochure price of £5,302 on the September 2026 date.
Out to Sydney, home from Cairns — no backtracking.
Where you'll go
Every stop below is included — with all internal flights, transfers and ground travel arranged for you.
4 stops, with every internal flight and transfer between them arranged for you.
SydneyBrisbaneAirlie BeachCairns
Day by day
Tap any stage to open it. Meals included at each stage are marked in green.
Fly to Sydney and settle in at the Metro Aspire. Day two is the harbour discovery cruise with lunch; the rest is yours for Bondi, the Blue Mountains or the Opera House.
Fly north to Queensland's capital. Two nights at the Point Hotel with time for South Bank, the botanic gardens and the river ferries.
Fly to the Whitsunday Coast and check into the Airlie Beach Hotel for four nights. The Camira sailing adventure takes you out to Whitehaven Beach with snorkelling stops on the way.
North to Cairns for four nights at the Oaks. Your Great Barrier Reef cruise includes guided snorkelling and a glass-bottom boat tour; free days open up the Daintree, Kuranda and the Atherton Tablelands.
Return flight to the UK from Cairns.
Itinerary summarised from the operator's published programme and correct at the time of writing. Order of stages can vary by departure date — confirm the exact schedule for your date on the operator's site.
Photo tour
Photography from Wikimedia Commons contributors under Creative Commons licences — full credits here.
The detail
Before you fly
Airport parking, a night at the terminal, lounge access and travel insurance are all cheaper booked early — and on a 15-day trip, the parking alone is a serious line item.
On a four-week trip, airport parking is one of the biggest add-on costs of the whole holiday — and one of the few that gets cheaper the earlier you book.
Long-haul to Australia usually means an early or awkward departure. A night at the terminal beforehand turns a 3am start into a lie-in.
Before a 20-hour flight, three hours of quiet, free food and a proper seat is worth considerably more than it costs.
Non-negotiable on a trip this long and this far away. Check the medical cover limits and that your full trip length and any activities are included.
Skip the roaming charges. An Airalo eSIM gives you data the moment you land, and our referral link takes £2.50 off your first one.
Your flights leave from London Gatwick. Parking, hotels, lounges and insurance are booked through Holiday Extras; eSIMs through Airalo, using our referral link (you get £2.50 off, we get credit too). Both are commercial links — see our disclosure.
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Here's how this compares with the other multi-centre holidays we rate. See all 20 holidays →
| Tour | Days | Australia | New Zealand | Cook Islands | From (pp) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth, Rottnest & Margaret River | 11 | ✓ | — | — | £3,339 | View |
| Sydney, Alice Springs & Melbourne | 9 | ✓ | — | — | £3,429 | View |
| Sydney, Brisbane, Whitsundays & Cairns You're viewing this | 15 | ✓ | — | — | £3,499 | View |
| Sydney, Uluru & Melbourne | 13 | ✓ | — | — | £3,639 | View |
| Australia Bucket List Adventure | 15 | ✓ | — | — | £3,849 | View |
| Singapore & Queensland multi-centre | 16 | ✓ | — | — | £4,019 | View |
| NZ South Island & Stewart Island | 16 | ✓ | ✓ | — | £5,749 | View |
| Ultimate East Coast Explorer | 21 | ✓ | — | — | £7,249 | View |
Before you book
Departures run from October 2026 through to September 2028. Long-haul escorted tours of this length sell out early — the best-value departure dates and preferred room types typically go 9–12 months ahead, so it pays to secure your place sooner rather than later.
Return flights are included from your chosen UK airport. Regional departures are available on most dates, sometimes for a small supplement — you'll see the options for your date when you check availability.
Yes — this is a fully escorted small-group tour with a Travelsphere Holiday Director travelling with you throughout. They handle the logistics, the check-ins and the local know-how, so your job is simply to enjoy it. Groups are typically modest in size and overwhelmingly British.
British passport holders need an Australian ETA (Electronic Travel Authority) and an NZeTA for New Zealand where applicable — both are straightforward online applications. Your passport should have at least six months' validity remaining. Always check the latest FCDO and official government guidance before you travel.
A moderate amount. You should be comfortable on your feet for sightseeing, uneven ground at Uluru and Kakadu, and getting on and off coaches and boats. There is plenty of free time built in to rest, and most active elements are optional.
Very. Escorted touring is one of the friendliest ways to travel solo, and single rooms are available on request — check current availability and any supplement when you view the departure dates.
Live availability, departure dates from your local airport and current offers are on the operator's booking page. Deposits are low, the balance isn't due until much later, and every booking is ABTA and ATOL protected.
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