Jump on the Share Bus to travel with a bunch of other backpackers between Cairns and Brisbane to see the biggest highlights of the East Coast. This is the stuff of backpacker dreams! Take the opportunity to do a 4WD tour on K’gari (Fraser Island), kayak in the Whitsundays, see incredible beaches, mountains, rainforest and animals. Think Noosa, Sunshine Coast, and amazing islands, beaches and towns.
This trip goes for 17 days and 16 nights. The destination is set, but the route is not – take control of your own adventure!
Swim by a few waterfalls on your first stops out of Cairns. Don’t forget Magnetic Island and Mission Beach! Continue further south swimming, surfing, hiking throughout the wonderful nature and beaches. Once in Airlie Beach you can look into taking a water taxi to an island in the Whitsundays to camp overnight and explore the area by kayak. Keep heading down the coast and stop at beaches to swim. You could even go for a surf at Agnes Waters or hang out with some kangaroos at a beach at sunrise. You can stay on the mainland to chill out at Rainbow Beach, or book a 4WD tour to see K’gari—head over there to drive along the beach, tube down a creek, or spot the shipwrecks (and dingoes!). See some incredible rainforest, hinterland and beaches as you travel the Sunshine Coast and stop by Noosa on your way into Brisbane.
Expect to get fit with lots of hiking, snorkelling and exercise as you appreciate the natural sights. This is a no-frills adventure – you’ll be setting up your own tents, sharing the driving, cooking your own dinner and sharing your tent with other 1 or 2 travellers. The target age group is 18-35. It’s a fun and social option for backpacking the east coast from Cairns to Brisbane.
The trip departs from YHA Cairns in the centre of Cairns City at 9:30am on the noted date of departure.
And the bus is returned to our detailers in Brisbane on the 17th day after departure, usually around 5pm, but this time is fairly flexible.
The only additional costs you'll need incur on this trip are food and campsite related! Food will normally work it's way out at $10-$15 a day as you'll normally bulk buy as a group, eating and cooking meals together! Although if working on a budget you can definitely do it for less.
With regards to campsites the majority of the groups opt to free camp most of the time; it normally works it's way out as being 2/3rds free camps. When paying for campsites this normally works out at an average of $15 per night per person.
There is a $350 security deposit made per person at the start of the trip incase any damage to either the vehicle or the equipment provided that doesn't come under fair wear and tear occurs. This will be returned within 2 weeks of the trip ending.
