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Sydney & the Blue Mountains — 5 days (Jenolan, Melbourne, Great Ocean Road, Twelve Apostles & Grampians)

4.0(4 reviews)10 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Ten days across the south-east, with an internal flight. Five days around Sydney only, without Melbourne or the coast road.

Meridian Overland
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Ten days across the south-east, with an internal flight
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • Sydney HarbourTen days in the south-east — the harbour, sandstone country, and the road along the Shipwreck Coast.
  • The RocksThe harbour foreshore has Gadigal engravings and middens on it, and the walking tours that point them out are run by Aboriginal guides.
  • Three SistersThe blue is real — eucalyptus oil in the air scatters light.
  • Jenolan CavesThe Jenolan limestone has been dated to around 340 million years, which makes them among the oldest open cave systems in the world.
  • Hosier LaneMelbourne's laneways were service alleys and are now the city's main attraction, which locals find slightly funny.
  • TorquayThe road was built between 1919 and 1932 by returned soldiers, largely by hand, and it is the largest war memorial in the world.
  • Twelve ApostlesThere were never twelve and there are now eight — one fell in 2005.
  • The PinnacleGariwerd holds around eighty percent of Victoria's rock art, and the shelters open to visitors are the ones the Traditional Owners have…

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 9 nights accommodation as listed: hostel, homestay or tent, shared
  • Guesthouses on the Great Ocean Road rather than day-tripping it from Melbourne
Flights
  • The Sydney–Melbourne flight
Transport
  • Shared airport transfer both ways
  • All internal transport as listed: coach, train or shared jeep
  • Jenolan cave tour and all rail on the Blue Mountains day
Meals
  • Meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 15
  • An Aboriginal-led harbour walk in Sydney and a guided rock art visit in Gariwerd
Permits & fees
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • International flights
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Most meals
  • Upgrades from shared transport to private
  • Day-tripping the Great Ocean Road, which this deliberately does not do
  • January, when the coast is at peak domestic holiday
  • Most lunches

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Sydney Hostel

Hostel

Days 1, 2, 4

Blue Mountains Hostel

Hostel

Day 3

Melbourne Hostel

Hostel

Days 5, 9

Great Ocean Road Hostel

Hostel

Day 6

Twelve Apostles Hostel

Hostel

Day 7

Grampians Hostel

Hostel

Day 8

What you'll eat

9 breakfasts and 5 dinners across 10 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 10.

  • DinnerServed on days 1, 3, 6, 7, 8
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–10

14 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Meridian Overland
4.0 (4)

Based in New Delhi

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.0/5
Based on 4 reviews
Review summary
Food
3.8/5
Guide
3.5/5
Itinerary
3.5/5
Transport
3.8/5
Accommodation
3.8/5
Tour operator
3.8/5
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Owen Clarke – London2025-01-05 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Solid operator.

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Dev Chatterjee – Kolkata2025-01-05 · Verified booking

Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Farah Qureshi – Chennai2025-01-05 · Verified booking

New South Wales and Victoria done well. The itinerary had room to breathe.

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Divya Reddy – Kolkata2025-01-05 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Good value for what's included.

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