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December 1, 2019

Australia explore

admin Australia, Travel

Australia is a huge continent and it is as big as USA. It is the 6th biggest country after Russia, Canada, China, USA and Brazil. Australia is the smallest continental land, but it is the world’s largest island. Most of Australia’s 19 million people live near the coast, because the inner parts of Australia are made up of deserts. 80% of the country’s population live in the south-eastern part of the country.

  1. Queensland (Capital – Brisbane)
  2. New South Wales (Capital – Sydney)
  3. South Australia (Capital – Adelaide)
  4. Victoria (Capital – Melbourne)
  5. Western Australia (Capital – Perth)
  6. Northern Territory (Capital – Darwin)
  7. Australia Capital Territory (Capital – Canberra)
  8. Tasmania (Capital – Hobart)

Here is our trip itinerary

3 days in each major destination Sydney, Cairns , Uluru and Melbourne.

Day 1 : Reach Sydney
Day 2 : Sydney
Day 3 :  Sydney
Day 4 : Flight from Sydney to Cairns
Day 5 : Cairns
Day 6 : Cairns
Day 7 : Flight from Cairns to Ayers Rock
Day 8 : Uluru/Ayers Rock
Day 9 : Drive from Ayers Rock to Alice Springs
Day 10 : Flight from Alice Springs to Melbourne
Day 11 : Melbourne
Day 12 : Melbourne
Day 13 : Flight from Melbourne to Queens town, NZ

Weather

SUMMER (December to February) :

The hottest months in Australia are December, January and February. In these months, you might like to head south to escape the heat. During summer it will be crowded with tourists and also price are at peak. Northern Territory, Uluru in Summer will be extremely hot

AUTUMN (March to May) :

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WINTER (June to August)

The coldest months are June, July and August a perfect time to explore up north in 65 to 70F

SPRING (September to November)

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Instead of going by Seasons, it will be good to look at the weather based on the city and area. All the cities Sydney, Cairns, Northern Territory, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and Tasmania have different weather at the same time. Sydney sees 340 sunny days in a year. Cairns is a tropical and summers are humid and hot.

Currency

AUD  – 1 Australian Dollar equals 0.70 United States Dollar

Visa Requirements

Visa requires for the US citizens. We can apply online and get for < 90 days for US citizens

https://www.eta.homeaffairs.gov.au/ETAS3/etas?locale=en&tab=&submit=apply

Time Zone

Pacific Standard Time is 18 hours behind of Australian Eastern Standard Time

8AM AEST = 2PM pST (-1 day)

Travel between cities

Cities in Australia are far and it is not easy to drive between the cities. Flying is the best option between cities.

 

Travel  dates : July 20, 2019 to Aug 6th, 2019

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