International · Australia
Australia
Reef, outback, vineyard, rainforest — one country, four continents.
Ideal length
14–18 days
Bespoke from
₹5.6L / pax
Time zone
GMT +10 (East)
Visa
ETA online
Featured packages
Featured packages for Australia.
The Place
A country the size of a continent that's too often reduced to Sydney + Cairns. We add the Margaret River, Kangaroo Island, the Daintree, and a few nights in the Red Centre — Uluru at sunrise, silently.
Language
English
Plug
Type I · 230V
Driving
Left-hand side
Tipping
10% in fine dining
Best time
September – November, March – May
Getting there
Direct flights to Sydney & Melbourne
Currency
AUD
Preferred · Why we go
Three reasons Australia stays on our atlas.
Preferred · 01
Reef done responsibly
Small-boat operators, citizen science where you want it.
Preferred · 02
Wine country
Margaret River, Barossa, Yarra — with cellar-door access we keep to ourselves.
Preferred · 03
Indigenous Australia
Uluru and the Daintree, with First Nations guides.
When to go
Signature experiences
The reasons you came for, and a few you didn't.
IndigenousUluru at first and last light
Two viewings in twenty-four hours with an Anangu guide. The rock is never the same colour twice.
OceanGreat Barrier Reef, small-boat
A six-guest sailing catamaran to outer reef sites that the day-boats never reach.
WineMargaret River cellar doors
A long lunch at Vasse Felix, a private barrel tasting, a swim between the vines and the sea.
WildlifeKangaroo Island wildlife day
Echidnas, sea lions, and koalas in the wild, with a naturalist who lives on the island.
CitySydney harbour at dawn
Coffee at the fish market, the bridge climb in the half-light, breakfast at Bennelong.
WalksDaintree rainforest walk
The oldest tropical rainforest on earth, with a Kuku Yalanji guide naming everything.
A possible shape
One way to spend your time in Australia.
Not a fixed trip — a sketch to argue with. Every Gallivant journey is rebuilt around your dates, pace, and people.
Day 1–3
Sydney
Harbour suite. Bondi to Bronte, Art Gallery of NSW, dinner at Saint Peter.
Day 4–5
Uluru
Longitude 131° tented suites. Field of Light at dusk, Anangu cultural day.
Day 6–8
Great Barrier Reef
Lizard Island or a small-boat liveaboard. Dive, snorkel, sail.
Day 9–10
Daintree
Silky Oaks Lodge. Rainforest walks, river cruise, Mossman Gorge.
Day 11–13
Melbourne · Yarra
Laneway coffee, Yarra Valley wines, a long lunch at Oakridge.
Day 14
Onward
Direct flight home — or extend to Tasmania for a coda.
Where you'll sleep
Three archetypes, one shortlist.
Tented luxury
Longitude 131°, Uluru
Sixteen tents on a sand dune, each facing the Rock. Star-bath dinners.
Reef-island resort
Lizard Island, GBR
Twenty-four beaches, a private reef anchorage, a kitchen run by an ex-Quay chef.
Architectural lodge
Saffire Freycinet, Tasmania
Sculpted into the cliff above Wineglass Bay — Tasmania's quietest stretch of coast.
On the plate
Food, drinks, and the rituals around them.
Saint Peter, Sydney
Josh Niland's whole-fish kitchen. We book the eight-course chef's counter.
Attica, Melbourne
Native ingredients, foraged daily. The most quietly radical kitchen in the country.
Bangalow pork at Three Blue Ducks
Byron Bay farmstead lunch. Two hours, ocean breeze, perfect.
Bush tucker with a Yalanji guide
Green ants, finger lime, kangaroo carpaccio — explained by the people who taught the chefs.
Which season
The year, in four moods.
Spring · Sep–Nov
Our pick. Wildflowers in the west, calm Reef water, warm but not yet humid.
Summer · Dec–Feb
Sydney season — beach, opera, fireworks. The tropical north is wet and stinger-prone.
Autumn · Mar–May
Vintage in the wine regions, mild everywhere, golden light.
Winter · Jun–Aug
Best time for the Reef and the Red Centre. Snow in the Victorian Alps if you want it.
Field notes
Small things that change the trip.
Practical Australia knowledge from people who keep going back.
- 01
Distances are continental — we always include internal flights, never bus-and-suffer.
- 02
Sun protection here is not optional. UV index hits 14 in summer.
- 03
Self-drive is excellent on quiet roads; we provide an itinerary book and a 24/7 line.
- 04
Tipping is light by global standards — 10% on a fine-dining bill is generous.
- 05
Internet at remote lodges can be slow. We warn ahead; most clients enjoy the disconnect.
Questions
What we get asked about Australia.
Pair this with
Trips we often run alongside.
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