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Arrival to Sydney
Arriving to Sydney at 8 10 am. getting accommodations, spending a relaxing day walking near the Opera House, the bridge, exploring the city. Bondi Beach. -
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En route east to Brisbane
Rent a van and start driving east towards Brisbane.
Distance: 918 km
Non-stop travel time by car: ~ 12 hrs
Places to see on the way: Byron Bay, Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise Stop #1: Byron Bay (Dec. 16, eveining)
Stop # 2: Gold Coast (Dec 17 afternoon), spend 2 nights there
Stop # 3: Brisbane (Dec. 19 morning)
Stop # 1 - Byron Bay -
Arrival at Brisbane
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Brisbane
Things to do in Brisbane: TBD
Use Brisbane as a hub to explore things around:
Gold Coast - surf town 94 km south of Brisbane
Great Barrier Reef
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Whitsunday Islands/Great Barrier Reef
Stay at Hamilton Island with day trips to the reef. As well as camp on Whitesand beach for 2 days. -
Arrival at Melbourne
Merry Christmas present guests to the friends in Melbourne;) Everything will be closed so we may as well visit the amigos in Victoria. -
Fly to Melbourne
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Exploring Melmourne and surroundings
Things to do:
Great Ocean Road - reant a car and travel through spectaculat scenic route ( a 243 km long)
Explore wineries
Explore Melbourne's night life
Pinguins Parade
Halls Gap caravan park for Koalas (near Ocean rd)
Tram restaurant -
Take an overnight train to Sydney
the train Melbourne - Sydney:
19:54 - 06:55 (Dec. 30th), get 2 night accommodation, relax before the NYC night, explore the city -
New Year Celebration
It would be nice to celebrate on the street at midnight, but we should also look into venues we can go to afterwards -
Departure to Toronto
