• 8 or 10 day Brisbane to Cairns - See Australia on a budget
  • 12, 14 or 16 day Sydney to Cairns flexi touring

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  1. Sydney to Cairns flexi tour
  2. 8 or 10 Day Cairns to Brisbane tour
  3. 3 Day Darwin to Alice Springs tour
  4. Perth to Adelaide Wildlife Adventure
  5. Whitsundays Budget Experience

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Backpacker Tours Australia

Backpacker Tours Australia are the leaders for Australia tours. We offer great value (cheap!) inclusive Australia travel such as the Sydney to Cairns tour or Alice Springs to Darwin tour and many many more. Just browse our backpacker tours or ask us and we will sort you out with the best Australia travel deal. And do not forget to organise travel insurance. Flexi tours are one of our best sellers. You pick the dates, we provide all the vouchers and you end up with low prices and impossible to do better yourself, click the headings below to read more. Or maybe just build your own itinerary between Sydney and Cairns. Everything is possible if you ask us. Our team is the best, they know Australia, they know the places please ask us, we are to help. At Backpacker Tours we have over many years put together the very best Australia travel deals and work with all the best Australia travel operators. Click on some we have featured below. We have hundreds more on the Australia travel shop, please browse and do contact us, we are to help and advise.

Best Australia Tours

3 Day Sydney to Melbourne Tour via Canberra
Discover Australia's capital city of Canberra, the Australian Alps, Snowy River wilderness and Wilsons Promontory National Park - as you travel between Australia's two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne. Arguably, the most diverse range of environments travelled through of any Adventure Tours tour

Greyhound Bus Pass- Sydney to Brisbane
Travel between Sydney and Brisbane along the spectacular coastline. Start at either end and visit the Gold Coast, Byron Bay, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie.

2 Day - Albany and Tree Top Walk
On this 2 Day Tour - Visit the Valley of the Giants-experience the Tree top walk. Visit the rugged coastline - Natural Bridge & The Gap...

Beachcomber Plus 4 days 3 nights
Bike ride down the St Mary's Pass to St Helens; walk the Bay of Fires; cycle to Bicheno, walk to Wineglass Bay; bike and walk on Maria Island; bike ride down Hobart's Mt Wellington plus a gentle two hour sea kayak

1 Day Port Douglas Experience- ex Cairns
Enjoy a relaxing afternoon visit to Port Douglas, an international celebrity hotspot and popular film location.

Learn to Dive Courses in Cairns - with Cairns Dive Centre
Cairns Dive Centre is one of the largest certifying agencies in the world. We have been operating in Cairns for many years, maintaining outstanding customer service. Cairns Dive Centre offers day cruises and live aboard trips for the snorkeller and diver, as well as learn-to-dive courses through all levels from Open Water to Instructors. We are a SSI training centre We make sure you do it the right way, and the FUN way!

Dolphin Kayaking Byron Bay
Seeing dolphins in their natural environment is a wonderful experience. In Byron Bay we are fortunate to have easily accessible dolphin encounters. Bottlenose dolphins frequent our waters and there is no better way to see the dolphins than from a kayak. Dolphins are curious creatures and if approached in a safe manner your experience will be longer and more interesting.

Liveaboard Dive/Snorkelling Trips with Cairns Dive
The M.V. Kangaroo Explorer is a modern 25 metre catamaran specifically designed for Queensland coastal cruising. Each of our 16 cabins are air-conditioned, w/ en-suite facilities, port hole or window. The main deck has a spacious saloon and a well stocked bar. The top deck offers an enclosed air-conditioned sun lounge as well as an open and shaded sundeck. The Kangaroo Explorer is equipped with a spacious dive deck along with a dive tender both providing easy access to and from the water.

River Murray Highlights Cruise, South Australia- ex Adelaide
The mighty Murray meanders through three states to the Great Southern Ocean in South Australia. Experience the mallee outback landscape, enjoy a relaxing morning cruise then board the coach to continue your journey through the Murraylands countryside.

Sydney to Cairns Flexi-Tour 16 day
This tour is perfect for backpackers on a budget. See the great sights of Australia from Sydney to Cairns and meet other like minded young travellers. In each location you are looked after by local tour guides that know the region you are visiting. All accommodation is centrally located and chosen for its amenities.Build your own travel tour itinerary with a Flexi Tour. Australia offers many different destinations that backpackers want to visit. With Flexi Tours you can experience Australia in your own time. You get to choose between a lodge or camping safari on Fraser Island - between a hostel sailing package in the Whitsundays or a live-aboard experience - between Surf Camp (Byron Bay) or Gold Coast - between scuba or snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. Simply get a quote for more information.

3 Day Great Ocean Road Boomerang
This tour is ideal for the traveller with time to relax. See one of the best coastal drive of the world combined with the spectacular mountain scenery of the Grampians National Park.

Open Water Dive Courses with Cairns Dive Centre
At Cairns Dive Centre, the emphasis is on increased training in actual dive conditions. The basis of our training concept is thorough practice of scuba skills in the controlled environment of our new diver training centre. These skills combined with the understanding of safe diving practices and theory, prepare you for the ultimate Great Barrier Reef experience

Backpacker travel agent

An easy way is to book an Australia tour with our specialist backpacker licensed travel agent. They can find the Australia travel package for you. And at really great prices. Just send them your needs directly or via the Australia travel shop or Australia tour listings. Read about some of the Australia tours.

Queensland tours

Queensland is a very large and very diverse state. This is a definite must do for your backpacking travels (as is the whole of Australia). From diving and sailing in the Whitsundays on one of our Whitsundays tours, learning to surf in Noosa on one of our Sunshine Coast tours, or just hire a campervan to cruise from the Gold Coast to Cairns. Click below to explore our great Queensland tours.

New South Wales tours

New South wales has many popular locations which everyone says you just have to experience and without a doubt, Byron Bay is one of them but don't forget to do a little research to find those hidden places where the buses don't arrive 4 times a day to unload passengers and you don't have to wait in queues to order a cold beer… plan well, take your time and see as much as you can… who knows when you'll be back? If you are into wine why hot stop over at the Hunter Valley.

Victoria tours

Victoria is in the south east corner of Australia. In its capital Melbourne you'll find lots of great Melbourne tours. Victoria is the smallest state in Australia but is still the size of the British Isles! Victoria has coastline, national parks, forest, mountains all an easy reach from Melbourne. Warm to hot in the summer and cold to damp in the winter months.

Northern Territory tours

Australia is a big country with so much variety in its weather, terrain, vegetation and population. The Northern Territory is huge, hot, cold, dry, wet and fascinating. The capital city is popular with backpackers and is host to many fun Darwin tours and here you are in the tropics. There's not a lot of overcoat wearing in the Top End.

South Australia tours

Know what they say about South Australia? and Adelaide ...WOW. That's Wine, Outback,  Wildlife. Get ready for the state that serves it up in one great big  hit...explore our tours...

Western Australia tours

Western Australia is famous for sunshine and for beaches, and for a modern relaxed lifestyle. In fact, many visitors see only the relatively populated south-west of Western Australia, but, interesting though that area is, there is far more to the state than that and those who venture further north are rewarded for their efforts. The capital of Western Australia is Perth.

Tasmania tours

Tasmania is unique. It’s small, an island and is sometimes even left off maps of Australia. But despite its size, Tasmania has some of the best holiday spots in the country. It’s known as the Island of Inspiration and a good base to start might be the capital Hobart. Explore our Tasmania tours.

Finding a job is easy in Australia. We provide some very useful information on backpacker jobs and indicate some of the places you might wish to work in as you explore Australia. The backpacker forum has plenty of jobs listed and easy to make contact and organise.

Australia backpacking

Backpacker information is best found using our search box on the top of each page or the sitemap. We have lots of info collected over many years. For general information visit our Australia page which provides the best Australia travel information. You can search and compare cheap flights to Australia and book online. Please share backpacker stories in our backpackers forum and look what others have said. For all that practical stuff have a look at our Australia travel information where we provide all the details on on all the Australia places you might visit and a free Australia travel guide. Share with others on the backpacker message board.

Backpacker Campervans

Backpacker tours also offers a large selection of backpacker campervans, and some great deals on Australia car hire. Our Australia Tour directory is designed with you, the backpacker in mind and you can find whatever tour you are looking for maybe an art tour in Melbourne or diving in the Whitsundays  or a visit to the Great Barrier Reef or some real adventures.

It is important that you have travel insurance which we offer at the very lowest rates. Do take a look at the cheap backpacker travel insurance.

Australia hostels

The Australia accommodation booking service allows you to book backpacker hostels Australia wide. It so easy, safe, cheap and you only pay a small deposit at this stage. Just use the hostel booking search box. Remember many Australian backpacking hostels are extremely busy - so make sure you book early to get the best beds. Another option is book an apartment or cheap Australia hotel, why not have a look at our Australia accommodation using the accommodation search on the left of this page.

Australia backpacking

And some useful places to visit on this great backpacker website that has everything you need to know about backpacking in Australia. Backpacker tours also offers some great info on backpacking in other parts of the world. Have a look at our world travel section.

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