3 weeks in Oz-where to go?

Thanks for all your replies, its been a great help! So here's what I'm thinking of....

Fly to Cairns
Cape Tribulation
Mission Beach
Airlie Beach
Whitsundays
Frasor Island
Bundaburg -to break up the journey
Bryon Bay
Brisbane
Sydney
Blue Mountain
Fly home from Sydney

Let me know what you think! And if you could give me advise on whats the best way of dividing my time, that would be great!

Thanks a mill,

Aishling
 
Aishling,
My advice would be not to take on too much as if you are travelling by bus the journeys between places can be long. We flew into Brisbane and bused it to Cairns taking in Fraser and Airlie beach, but also did one night stop-overs in Rockhampton and Townsville, but in hindsight I would have prefered that time in nicer places.

Just in relation to places I visited I would suggest;
Cairns/ Cape Tribulation - 4/5 days
Airlie beach/Whitsundays - 4 days
Fraser Island - 3/4 days
Sydney - 4/5 days.

I have not been to the other places you mentioned but heard Byron Bay is worth a visit.

Are you stopping off anywhere on the way down or coming back?
 
No, I will be spending the full trip in Austrailia... Been in contact with a travell agent in Oz who were really helpful! Still looking at flights though, anyone know whos the cheapest to fly with to Cairns & back from Sydney?
 
Aishling, I envy you. I did 2 weeks in Oz last September. From my holiday in particular I can recommend:

We booked our Whitsunday holiday through: [broken link removed]
I cannot emphasise how helpful this couple were. They booked the following:

Whitsunday Islands
In Airlie we stayed at:
It was less than a 10 min walk downhill to the village of Airlie - and well away from the rowdy backpacker hostels.
The poolside suite had the feel of a converted garage - but the king suites were lovely.

We did a three night cruise on http://www.pacificsunrisewhitsunday.com/ps/Default.asp
This was our highlight. The boat was fabulous, the food amazing.

If you want to head to a wine region outside Sydney I can be more specific about the Hunter Valley.

In Melbourne, 9 years ago I did an aboriginal tour in the Botanical Gardens which I would recommend

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Cathay Pacific flies into Cairns from Hong Kong - so, if you were planning on going from Heathrow to Australia, and wanted to start in Cairns, you can fly Cathay direct to Cairns - without having to go to Syd or Bris first....less time in the air the better.

Just a thought.
 
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