Hi folks - my wife and I am planning a 17-18 day trip to Australia in
mid Feb. I want to see the important bits - Sydney, Melbourne, GBR etc.
I would like to do visit the Daintree if time permits. I've no natural
incliantion to go to Alice Springs or Uluru. We don't like orgainsed
groups. In fact we have to avoid them. We are not the adventorous kind
(no outback for us) but do like it close to nature and would love to
see some of the varied animal life that Australia has to offer. The
following is a rough itinerary at this point in time - can you guys
comment on it/give some suggestions specially for the second half of
the trip (after Melbourne)?
LA-Syd - spend about 5 days in Sydney. Sydney Harbour, Opera house, the
Rocks, Taronga zoo, drive to blue montains, Bondi/Manly beach (one of
the two).
Fly from Syd->Melbourne Spend 5 days here. the Great Ocean Road, the
Twelve Apostles , Phillip Island (penguin parade)
Fly from Mel to Brisbane - rent a car. spend 3 days visting nearby
beaches (gold coast?). Would it be a good time to hit the beaches
(around end of Feb) in terms of the weather? Would the water be safe
(no box jelly fish?) Is there enough to do for 3 days?
Fly Brisbane->Cairns - GBR, what else does one do here? We don't know
much swimming (I know, I know :-(.We would like to snorkel but are not
into scuba diving. How much time would I need here? Someone on this
newsgroup suggested that I go to Port Douglas for the GBR? Is that a
better choice?
Drive from Cairns to Daintree and Cape Tribulation and back. How much
time would I need to cover this? Is this worth the time it will take
us?
Thanks a lot for your help. I think I might be finally getting close to
booking tickets for my trip :-)
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