🇦🇺 Sydney · Melbourne · Gold Coast, Australia · Cruise
Australia Cruise & Stay
Australia by sea and by land — a cruise leg plus time ashore in Sydney · Melbourne · Gold Coast.
Starting from
₹2,74,999 / person
Overview
See Australia from the water and from the ground. This 9-night trip pairs a cruise leg with land nights across Sydney · Melbourne · Gold Coast, so you wake up in a new port without repacking, and still get proper time ashore at Sydney Opera House & Harbour and Great Barrier Reef. Cabin, excursions and port transfers are all arranged.
Sep – Nov · Mar – May is the sweet spot for Australia (Oceania), and we plan departures from Surat around it — flights via Mumbai or Ahmedabad, 4★ hotel + cruise cabin hotels locked in writing, and this itinerary from ₹2,74,999 per person on twin sharing.
Explera's Surat desk runs the whole journey end to end — flights, stays, transfers, guided sightseeing, Australia visa assistance and insurance — with a written day-by-day plan before you pay and a human on call 24/7 while you travel. Every departure is fully customisable to your dates, budget and travellers.
Trip highlights
✓ What’s included
- ✓9 nights' 4★ hotel + cruise cabin stay with daily breakfast
- ✓Return airport transfers
- ✓Sightseeing & tours as per the itinerary
- ✓Australia visa assistance & documentation
- ✓Cruise leg in an outside cabin with onboard meals
- ✓Shore excursions and port transfers at each call
- ✓Explera 24/7 on-trip support
✗ What’s excluded
- ✗International/domestic airfare unless specified in the inclusions
- ✗Visa fees, travel insurance and any airport taxes not mentioned
- ✗Personal expenses — laundry, tips, mini-bar, phone calls and shopping
- ✗Anything not listed under "What’s included"
- ✗GST (5%) and TCS as applicable under Indian tax rules
- ✗Cost escalation due to currency fluctuation or fuel surcharge before travel
Day-wise itinerary
Day 1
Arrive Sydney
Arrive in Sydney and transfer to your hotel for a night on land before boarding — no rushing straight from a flight onto a ship.
Day 2
Sydney Opera House
A shore day at Sydney Opera House & Harbour, then back aboard to sail on overnight while you sleep.
Day 3
Great Barrier Reef
Ashore at Great Barrier Reef today — a guided excursion timed to the ship's window, back aboard for dinner.
Day 4
Gold Coast theme parks
Gold Coast theme parks on the day's port call, with the rest of the afternoon on deck as the coast goes by.
Day 5
Great Ocean Road
Today's landing is Great Ocean Road; the excursion is booked, so you step off and straight into it.
Day 6
Blue Mountains
Visit Blue Mountains from the water — a different first view of it than the road gives you.
Day 7
Sydney Opera House
A shore day at Sydney Opera House & Harbour, then back aboard to sail on overnight while you sleep.
Day 8
Great Barrier Reef
Ashore at Great Barrier Reef today — a guided excursion timed to the ship's window, back aboard for dinner.
Day 9
Gold Coast theme parks
Gold Coast theme parks on the day's port call, with the rest of the afternoon on deck as the coast goes by.
Day 10
Departure
Disembark after breakfast, with a transfer straight from the port to the airport arranged.
Book your Sydney · Melbourne · Gold Coast trip from Surat & Gujarat
Explera Vacations plans Sydney · Melbourne · Gold Coast holidays for travellers across Surat, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Vapi and the rest of Gujarat — from our Surat Diamond Bourse (Khajod) and L. H. Road (Varachha) offices, or entirely on WhatsApp. As an IATA-certified agency and the official SDB travel desk since 2009, we handle the whole trip on one invoice: visa, flights, hotels, transfers and sightseeing, with flexible 20% booking, GST billing and a 24/7 desk while you travel. Share your dates for a written, all-inclusive quote — no hidden mark-ups.
Package FAQ
Sydney · Melbourne · Gold Coast package — questions
Prices are indicative, per person on twin sharing, and vary with season, availability, hotel category and currency. Share your dates for a confirmed, customised quote.
Traveller reviews
What travellers say about the Sydney · Melbourne · Gold Coast trip
“Great value for a 9-night Sydney trip. Clear communication before travel, GST invoice for our records, and genuine 24/7 support. This is how a holiday should be planned.”
Harsh Italiya
Navsari · Solo travel
“Booked the 9N/10D Sydney trip with Explera for our solo travel and it was flawless — 4★ hotel + cruise cabin, smooth transfers and a well-paced itinerary. Nothing to arrange ourselves, we just enjoyed.”
Zeel Kothiya
Navsari · Solo travel
“Explera planned our Sydney holiday end to end — flights, 4★ hotel + cruise cabin, sightseeing and visa where needed, all on one bill. Every day ran exactly to plan. Best travel agent in Surat, honestly.”
Yash Bhanderi
Navsari · Solo travel
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