One of the best ways to travel the east coast is by booking a self guided tour along the east coast or multiple tours. Doing this you get to visit the different locations along the east coast. These travel packages can be anywhere from 7 days to 42 days (or even more). You can book a Greyhound Bus Pass or jump on the Premier bus. Both bus companies offer hop on and hop off options. This way you’d have the freedom to do your own activities & tours!

Melbourne to Cairns East Coast Express Self Guided Package – 11 days

Don’t have a lot of time to see the east coast? This 11 day express guided package is perfect to travel from Melbourne to Cairns (or Cairns to Melbourne) quickly. You’ll get accommodation and some meals already paid for. You can drive yourself or purchase a Greyhound Bus pass through the booking. Starting from Melbourne, you head to Sydney. While staying in Sydney you do a Blue Mountains day tour to see the Three Sisters.

Then you head from Sydney to Brisbane for a night. You’ll then spend two nights in Rainbow Beach. While here you do the one day Fraser Island tour. Then you head to Airlie Beach for a night. Here you do a day trip on the Whitsundays on Ocean Rafting or the Thundercat. Coming towards the end of the trip you’ll head to Cairns for a night. Then you get to do a one day Great Barrier Reef tour.

Melbourne to Cairns East Coast Essentials DIY Tour Package – 19 days

See the major cities and popular towns along the east coast in 19 days. Start in Melbourne and head to Sydney for two nights. From Sydney you go to Byron Bay for two nights. Here you can choose between a half day kayaking with dolphins or half day surf lessons. After Byron Bay you spend one night in Brisbane. From Brisbane you then go to Rainbow Beach and spend two nights here. Then you get to do a three day Fraser Island tour. You’ll then spend two nights in Airlie Beach. You have two nights sailing in the Whitsundays where you can pick between many different boats. From a party boat to a luxurious catamaran. The choice is yours! The end of the trip comes towards an end spending two nights in Cairns. With a one day tour of the Great Barrier Reef. You can do this trip from Cairns to Melbourne too.

Melbourne to Cairns East Coast Nature Lover’s Custom made Package – 29 days

Explore Australia’s nature and wildlife in 29 days. You spend two nights in Melbourne and do the Great Ocean Road and 12 Apostles day tour. Head to Sydney for two nights to do the Blue Mountains day tour. Then spend two nights in Byron Bay and do a half day kayaking with dolphins. Have two nights in Surfer Paradise and do the half day Springbrook National Park tour. You then spend two nights in Noosa and get to do the one day Everglades river cruise or canoe. Enjoy three nights in Rainbow Beach before doing the Three Day Two Night Fraser Island tour.

Spend two nights in Airline Beach and then have two nights sailing on the Whitsundays. Have two nights on Magnetic Island then head to Cairns for four nights. From here you do the Cape Tribulation and Daintree Rainforest day tour. You also spend a day in the Great Barrier Reef and then do the one day Atherton Tablelands tour. You can do this trip in reverse if you decide to start in Cairns.