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Sydney · Uluru · Great Barrier Reef · 11 nights
Eleven nights from Sydney to the Great Barrier Reef, paced around the days that matter.
Eleven nights across three stops: Sydney for four nights, Uluru for four and the Great Barrier Reef for three. Every transfer between them is private and timed around the day's plan.
The days are built around Harbour, Opera House and The Rocks; Base Walk and Cultural Centre; Outer Reef Day; and Bondi, Coogee and the Coast Walk. Each one is set out below with what you will see, how you get there and which meals are included.
The defining moment of this route: sunrise at Uluru with a private Anangu storyteller. Your travel specialist can add a night, swap a day or change the order before you book.
Moments shaped just for you

An inside tour of the Sydney Opera House, the sandstone lanes and pubs of The Rocks, and a ferry leg across the harbour for the view every postcard uses.

The six-kilometre clifftop path from Bondi to Coogee past Tamarama and Bronte, with an ocean-pool swim and a beachside lunch.

Ninety minutes west to Katoomba for the Three Sisters, the Scenic World railway into the valley and a section of the escarpment walking track.

A guided walk along the base with an Anangu guide or park interpreter, covering rock art, waterholes and the Tjukurpa law that governs the site. Climbing Uluru has been prohibited since 2019.
Day by day
Arrive at Sydney Kingsford Smith, about 30 minutes by road to the harbour suburbs and transfer privately to your base. Time today to walk the Circular Quay foreshore past the Opera House to the Botanic Garden point.
An inside tour of the Sydney Opera House, the sandstone lanes and pubs of The Rocks, and a ferry leg across the harbour for the view every postcard uses.
The six-kilometre clifftop path from Bondi to Coogee past Tamarama and Bronte, with an ocean-pool swim and a beachside lunch.
Ninety minutes west to Katoomba for the Three Sisters, the Scenic World railway into the valley and a section of the escarpment walking track.
Fly into the Red Centre from Sydney, Cairns or Alice Springs. On arrival, take the sunset viewing area as the rock changes colour.
A guided walk along the base with an Anangu guide or park interpreter, covering rock art, waterholes and the Tjukurpa law that governs the site. Climbing Uluru has been prohibited since 2019.
The Walpa Gorge or Valley of the Winds walk among the 36 domes of Kata Tjuta, then a desert dinner under some of the clearest night skies anywhere.
A camel ride through the dunes at first light, an Indigenous art workshop, and time at the resort's lookouts.
Fly into Cairns and transfer to the reef coast. On arrival, settle on the coast and walk the esplanade or the Port Douglas waterfront.
A fast catamaran to an outer reef pontoon or mooring site for snorkelling and introductory or certified diving, with a marine biologist on board. Stinger suits are provided November to May.
North to the Daintree, the oldest continuously surviving rainforest on earth, with a Mossman Gorge walk and the crocodile river cruise.
A last reef-coast morning before the transfer to Cairns. Private transfer to Cairns airport in good time for your onward flight.
Ten to eleven days covers Sydney, Uluru and the reef at a comfortable pace. Fourteen days lets you add Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road.
Yes, a Visitor visa (subclass 600) applied for online. Apply well ahead of travel; we provide a detailed itinerary and bookings to support your application.
Very. Wildlife parks, beaches, reef trips with glass-bottom boats and easy walks suit all ages, and distances are covered by short flights.
Yes. Wildlife sanctuaries near Sydney and Cairns are the easiest places, and wild kangaroos are common in the countryside at dawn and dusk.
Yes. Sydney and Melbourne have excellent Indian and vegetarian restaurants, and hotels and reef boats cater to dietary needs on request.
Yes. The reef is vast, and the outer reefs visited from Port Douglas and Cairns remain spectacular. Operators run conservation programmes and share current reef health updates.
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