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WesternCanadaKing · 07-08-2009, 11:55 AM

I agree with valo, you should cut down on the amouth of places you're going for that amount of time. But in any case, this would be a good itinerary in going from Asia through Australia to New Zealand.

Lots of people go from Bali and fly to Darwin when coming from Asia. A couple days there would probably be enough (Kakadu is supposed to be amazing though, lots of great crocodile cruises). You could go south from there to Alice Springs to see the Rock and all that stuff around there (Kings Canyon, etc), and then go down through South Australia to Adelaide (you could stop in Coober Peedy on the way, a very cool town thats underground). While in Adelaide you could go to Kangaroo Island, its a great day trip. If you like wine, South Australia is a good region for that too. Then take the Great Ocean Road over to Melbourne, spend a couple days there, and then head north to Sydney. You can get really cheap flights from Melbourne to Sydney, but you'd have to bypass Canberra (which seems to be a place you either love or you hate). From Sydney you could go to New Zealand. You could probably do that in 2 weeks or so, and it'd take you to all the major Australian sites.

07-08-2009, 11:55 AM	#7
WesternCanadaKing Giver of Calculators Join Date: Sep 2005 Exp:	I agree with valo, you should cut down on the amouth of places you're going for that amount of time. But in any case, this would be a good itinerary in going from Asia through Australia to New Zealand. Lots of people go from Bali and fly to Darwin when coming from Asia. A couple days there would probably be enough (Kakadu is supposed to be amazing though, lots of great crocodile cruises). You could go south from there to Alice Springs to see the Rock and all that stuff around there (Kings Canyon, etc), and then go down through South Australia to Adelaide (you could stop in Coober Peedy on the way, a very cool town thats underground). While in Adelaide you could go to Kangaroo Island, its a great day trip. If you like wine, South Australia is a good region for that too. Then take the Great Ocean Road over to Melbourne, spend a couple days there, and then head north to Sydney. You can get really cheap flights from Melbourne to Sydney, but you'd have to bypass Canberra (which seems to be a place you either love or you hate). From Sydney you could go to New Zealand. You could probably do that in 2 weeks or so, and it'd take you to all the major Australian sites.