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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Australia is huge. They are prepared to pay for internal Australia flights, I hope?

Melbourne to Sydney is a little over 500 miles, about the same as DC to Charleston. Cairns (to get to GBR) is another 1,000 or more. If your itinerary there does not include domestic flights I might consider dropping Melbourne or Sydney. Of the two, I would keep Melbourne as it is more authentically Australian IMO [/quote]

Cost not an issue. They’ll pay for all flights. Sounds like I should plan a full travel day for each flight within Australia, right? Kind of want to end in Cairns but not sure about flying home from there. Does that change any advice?[/quote]

Then I think your itinerary is fine. Sydney is kind of like any big international city, but it has the icons you want to see -- Opera House, etc. I think there's still some bridge walk you can take if you're thrill seekers. There's the Taronga Zoo across the harbor. The Blue Mountains are gorgeous if you fancy a day trip -- lots of tours combine some of those things. If you really believe this is a once in a lifetime trip, you'll want to check the box and see the landmarks, just like you'd want to see the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Melbourne is my favorite city in the world -- I just love the state of Victoria. The kids might like Queensland -- Surfer's Paradise, but yeah, if you have the opportunity to go to the Reef, I'd take it.   It's a shame you don't have more time, but for 8 or so days, I think you kind of have to stick to the Tasman Sea coast. [/quote]

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