Sydney, the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru, Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road. Day-by-day itinerary: Sydney Arrival; Bondi & Manly; Blue Mountains; Flight to Cairns.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Sydney Arrival
06:00 — Arrival at Sydney SYD
08:00 — Airport Link train → city centre
12:00 — Hotel in The Rocks or Darling Harbour
14:00 — Sydney Opera House — guided tour — Sydney Harbour
Walk to the bridge — Sydney Harbour → Circular Quay
17:00 — Sydney Harbour Bridge — view from Milsons Point — North Sydney
Walk to The Rocks — North Sydney → The Rocks
21:00 — Dinner in The Rocks — grilled barramundi — The Rocks
Day 2 — Bondi & Manly
09:00 — Bondi Beach — surf lesson — Bondi
12:00 — Bondi → Coogee Coastal Walk (6km) — Bondi
14:30 — Lunch at a Bronte Beach café
16:00 — Ferry → Manly — Circular Quay → Manly
Walk to the beach — Circular Quay → Manly → Manly
17:30 — Manly Beach & Shelly Beach — Manly
21:00 — Fish & chips at Circular Quay
Day 3 — Blue Mountains
08:00 — Train Sydney → Katoomba (2h)
10:30 — Three Sisters — Echo Point — Katoomba
Walk to the train — Katoomba → Scenic World
12:00 — Scenic Railway (the world's steepest train) — Scenic World
14:00 — Lunch in Katoomba
16:00 — Prince Henry Cliff Walk — Blue Mountains
18:30 — Train back to Sydney
Day 4 — Flight to Cairns
09:00 — Flight Sydney → Cairns (3h)
13:00 — Hotel on the Cairns Esplanade — Cairns
16:00 — Cairns Esplanade & public lagoon — Cairns
20:00 — Seafront seafood dinner
Day 5 — Great Barrier Reef
07:30 — Boat to the outer reef — Port de Cairns
09:00 — Snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef — Great Barrier Reef
12:30 — Buffet lunch on board
17:00 — Back for sunset on the Esplanade
Day 6 — Daintree & Cape Tribulation
07:30 — Daintree Rainforest excursion
09:00 — Daintree River crossing (croc-spotting) — Daintree River
Drive to Cape Tribulation — Daintree River → Cape Tribulation