| When you are starting to plan your initial itinerary, | | | | is not recommended in that short time frame. If |
| you need to have worked out how many weeks | | | | you have 4 months it's best to travel through half |
| or months you have for your trip. Presuming you | | | | of Australia. If you want to enjoy driving around |
| are driving and leaving from home, look at a map | | | | Australia and see a lot more the suggested time |
| and estimate how far you will be able to travel | | | | is about 6 months or more, while some travel for |
| and what direction interests you and your other | | | | more than a year.If you have 2 or 4 months |
| travellers. You may already have a destination | | | | available, this is enough time to travel half of |
| you really want to go to, so work out if it is | | | | Australia – either the Eastern half or Western |
| possible in the time you have available by using | | | | half. It's best to allow 3 to 4 months for this so |
| the trip planners as described above. | | | | you can do plenty of sightseeing.Staying in one |
| Find information about each region and town that | | | | state or territory may suit you, touring the coast |
| you are interested in visiting. Check with others | | | | and inland and exploring all the different regions |
| that are going on the trip or holiday to find out if | | | | within that state or territory. |
| they have any preference or interest in visiting a | | | | Australia has an amazing range of destinations, |
| particular destination, attraction or experience. | | | | activities and experiences, which give you many |
| Your trip or holiday can be organised in many | | | | options when you are planning your itinerary. |
| different ways - here are a few suggestions: | | | | Everybody is different so we all have different |
| Travel for several weeks or months to a year or | | | | ideas of what a holiday is. |
| more.Stay at 2 or 3 places or you may go on a | | | | Some of us love to laze by the pool or the |
| long trip and stay at 20 or more places.Most of | | | | beach, or explore rainforests and nature's |
| your trip might be kept to a budget but add a | | | | wonders, while others try to find as much fun as |
| special experience or a couple of nights in a luxury | | | | they can, go adventuring and enjoying the |
| or unique accommodation or include an attraction | | | | nightlife. Or you may enjoy shopping and coffee |
| or experience that you have always wanted to | | | | shops or museums and art galleries. The list of |
| do, like a cruise around beautiful islands or a flight, | | | | things to do is nearly endless. |
| for example.Use several different ways of | | | | There is no right or wrong way to have a holiday, |
| travelling like flying, hiring a car, travelling by coach | | | | it's completely up to you and your preferences to |
| or train.If you have one destination in mind, for | | | | make your holiday the way you want it to be. |
| example going to the 'Gold Coast' and maybe | | | | You need to work out what sort of holiday you |
| visiting the Theme Parks and relaxing for 2 | | | | and other travellers that are with you will enjoy. |
| weeks, you could travel in different ways. You | | | | Some compromising may have to be done as to |
| could either fly to the Gold Coast to save time or | | | | who does what. Sometimes you will find that half |
| drive there and make the road trip an adventure | | | | will want to undertake an adventurous activity |
| by taking a different route on the way back, e.g. | | | | and the other half may want to do something |
| follow the coast on the way there and return via | | | | quieter. This is quite OK, as everyone will get to |
| the hinterland.If are interested in going to Central | | | | do what they want to do. |
| Australia but you live several thousands of | | | | When you start working out a proposed |
| kilometres away and you only have 2 or 3 | | | | itinerary, write down a list of places you have |
| weeks, a good option is to fly to Alice Springs, | | | | selected and next to each destination, write down |
| hire a vehicle and do some touring or go on | | | | how many days you estimate to stay there. Do |
| organised tours. This option will work for any | | | | some research on the towns and destinations you |
| destination that is a long distance from your | | | | are interested in so you have some knowledge of |
| home. | | | | tourist attractions etc.This will make it easier to |
| Travelling around Australia can theoretically be | | | | estimate how long you need for each location. |
| done in about 4 months when you stay on | | | | Try to be realistic as to how much you can travel |
| Highway 1 and don't do much side tracking, but it | | | | each day. |