- Fly-cruise
- 14–21 days
- Balanced pace
- Diving & snorkelling
- Wildlife & nature
- Beaches
Open with Sydney’s harbour, beaches and buzz, then fly north to tropical Cairns as your base for the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree. A natural add-on to New Zealand.
Why it works
Open with Sydney’s harbour energy, then trade it for the tropics, the short flight north is the trick that makes the reef and rainforest feasible in one trip. New Zealand slots on naturally.
The route
Explore this journey — start at Sydney →Your itinerary
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→ Onward Great Barrier Reef → Brisbane
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→ Onward Great Barrier Reef → Port Moresby
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Make it yours
- Add a Singapore stopover on the way from the UK
- Continue to New Zealand
- Reef by liveaboard cruise instead of day trips
Plan each destination
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