Australia and Fiji, Desert, Reef and Island
Sydney, Uluru, Melbourne and Lizard Island, then three nights on a private island in Fiji.
- 13 nights
- Six stays
- Australia, Fiji
- Cities, desert, reef, private island
Thirteen nights from Sydney Harbour to the Red Centre, Melbourne and the northern Great Barrier Reef, all with private guides. The journey ends with three quiet nights at Laucala, a private island in Fiji.
- Length
- 13 nights
- Pace
- Six stays
- Style
- Cities, desert, reef, private island
- Route
- Sydney to Uluru and Kata Tjuta to Melbourne to Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef to Laucala, Fiji
- SydneyTwo nights
- Uluru and Kata TjutaTwo nights
- MelbourneTwo nights
- Lizard Island, Great Barrier ReefThree nights
- SydneyOne night
- Laucala, FijiThree nights
01
Days 1 to 3 · two nights
Sydney
A private transfer from the airport to the harbour, and a first look at the city with a guide that afternoon. The next morning's private touring includes a private visit inside the Sydney Opera House, and that evening there is dinner and a performance there.
Where you stay
Park Hyatt Sydney
Park Hyatt Sydney sits on the edge of Sydney Harbour by The Rocks, looking across the water to the Opera House. It has 155 rooms and suites, each with floor-to-ceiling glass doors opening onto a balcony, and a rooftop pool and spa.
02
Days 3 to 5 · two nights
Uluru and Kata Tjuta
A flight to Uluru and a private transfer to the lodge, with a private sunset outing on the first evening. The next day is spent with a guide at the scenic and cultural sites of Uluru and Kata Tjuta, morning and afternoon, with dinner outdoors in the desert that night. A last private outing the next morning comes before the flight south.
Where you stay
Longitude 131
Longitude 131 is a tented lodge among the red dunes of the Central Desert, looking out to Uluru. It has 16 tented pavilions, 15 tents facing Uluru and one Dune Pavilion that sees both Uluru and Kata Tjuta, with a restaurant, a bar and Spa Kinara.
03
Days 5 to 7 · two nights
Melbourne
A private transfer into Melbourne on arrival. The following morning is a private city tour, and the afternoon and evening are spent on Phillip Island with a naturalist guide, staying on for the penguin parade at dusk.
Where you stay
Park Hyatt Melbourne
Park Hyatt Melbourne is in the city centre, overlooking St Patrick's Cathedral and the Fitzroy Gardens. It has 245 rooms and suites, a pool, a spa and a fitness centre.
04
Days 7 to 10 · three nights
Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef
A flight to Cairns, with help making the connection to the small plane for Lizard Island. One day goes on a snorkelling trip out to the Outer Reef, and another includes a private appointment at the island's research station. On day 10 the flights run back through Cairns to Sydney.
Where you stay
Lizard Island
Lizard Island is the northernmost resort on the Great Barrier Reef, about 240 kilometres north of Cairns, inside a national park of some 1,000 hectares. The island has 24 white sand beaches, and the resort has a day spa and kayaks, paddle boards, snorkelling gear and small motor dinghies for guests.
05
Days 10 to 11 · one night
Sydney
A single night back in Sydney, met at the airport and driven to the hotel, between the reef and the flight to Fiji.
Where you stay
Park Hyatt Sydney
Park Hyatt Sydney sits on the edge of Sydney Harbour by The Rocks, looking across the water to the Opera House. It has 155 rooms and suites, each with floor-to-ceiling glass doors opening onto a balcony, and a rooftop pool and spa.
06
Days 11 to 14 · three nights
Laucala, Fiji
A private transfer to the airport for the flight to Nadi, and a further flight on to the island. The three days on Laucala are left free, for the reef, the beach and the villa. On day 14 a flight back to Nadi connects with the journey home.
Where you stay
Laucala Island
Laucala is a private island in Fiji with 25 villas, each with its own pool and opening to the ocean or the jungle. Guests have a personal host, and there is reef, wellness, golf, riding and boating on the island. The island is closed for renovation and reopens in October 2027.
Ways to make it yours
- In Sydney: a harbour boat ride, surfing lessons, wildlife visits behind the scenes, tasting tours, kayaking, Sydney Skywalk or a climb of the Harbour Bridge
- In Melbourne: a scenic flight over the Great Ocean Road and the Twelve Apostles
- On Lizard Island: scuba diving and lessons, sunset cruises and fishing trips
- In Fiji: spa appointments, special meals and further cultural touring
This is a sample. The hotels, the pace and the order are where we start, not where we finish: every journey is designed around the people taking it.
Made around you
Most travel is bought. This is designed.
Before anything is booked, we talk: who is travelling, how you like to spend a morning, and the hotel preferences below the obvious, from the kind of bath you like to the time you wake and how much daylight you need in a room. You see options where options matter and clean recommendations where they don't.
The same person remains your point of contact from the first reply to the trip after next. No handovers. No team.
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