Looking like I'm going to have almost two weeks in Australia next year and looking at what exactly im going to do. My goal is to find a blend of the city stuff in Sydney and the Outback but idk if im spreading it too thin. Was hoping to get some thoughts on what I've started to put together

Land in Sydney early in the morning and do that day and the next

Fly out to Ayers Rock and do the Uluru stuff plus Kings Canton over three days

Go to Alice Springs for 2 days for a slow day and then West MacDonnell Ranges

Two nights in Blackheath for the Blue Mountain stuff

Then finish with another 3 nights in Sydney

Thoughts?

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Posted by Tigris

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Posted on 5/10/26 at 6:04 pm to WestCoastAg

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Fly out to Ayers Rock and do the Uluru stuff plus Kings Canton over three days

Go to Alice Springs for 2 days for a slow day and then West MacDonnell Ranges

1 day at Ayers and Alice is enough. Alice Springs is a fairy depressing Aboriginal town that has little to offer. Ayers rock is pretty cool but an overpriced tourist trap. I've spent several days at each. The outback around both is fairly cool, though. Trim some time and go see either Darwin or Cairns or both. The outback south of Darwin is just as interesting and fun. And the tropical nature of Cairns is pretty cool too. The Atherton Tablelands just NW of Cairns is my favorite part of Australia. And the barrier reef from Cairns is interesting too. Take your Blue Mountain time and replace it with Atherton. Less time in Sydney (cool city but it is a city).

JMO.

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Posted by WestCoastAg

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Posted on 5/10/26 at 7:03 pm to Tigris

wo8ld you skip the outback altogether for cairns?

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