Hey guys!
Are you heading to Australia soon?
Well let's talk about how much YOU need to budget!
Welcome back guys, today we're gonna talk about one of my favorite places to
travel in the world - Australia! Now off the back of my 2017 video on how much to
budget for a month in Australia I thought I'd do a bit of an update
because it's 2019, everything's two years old there's some
new changes for transport options, there's been some price changes as well.
and I thought I'd throw a few more things in the mix to help you prepare even better.
So yeah let's get started
2,400km to cover between Sydney and Cairns there is a big distance and
it is gonna be one of your bigger costs. Now the most popular way to travel
up the coast is still the Greyhound point-to-point and your Sydney to Cairns
Pass will now set you back $469 Aussie dollars. Now grey hand have also released
a new product as well, called the WHIMit Pass which is only limited by the time
scale do you buy it for. So if you're spending 30 days covering Sydney to Cairns
or Cairns to Sydney you can pick up that pass for $399 Aussie dollars. So if you are
going for just the month that does work out the better value.
Now the other major thing you need to consider is where you're going to be staying.
Now a hostel dorm in Australia will set you back anywhere between $25 and $50 per night.
This does vary a lot though depending on where you're staying
and also the season. So if you're staying somewhere for example Mission Beach in
the off season it's going to be a lot cheaper than say Sydney over Christmas
and New Year where you'll be paying a big premium. So do your research guys on
the time of year you're traveling so you can weigh up how much that's going to cost you.
And then you could forget about food and drink? Now obviously if you're
going to be backpacker and keep it massively under budget, 50 cents for a packet of
instant noodles- you're not gonna go wrong! You can also smash together some
veggie pasta yourself in the hostel kitchen that will cost you around about $3.50
Also keep a lookout for some awesome backpacker meal deals
so places like Cheeky Monkeys in Byron Bay do a $5 backpacker meal
and places like WakeUp in Sydney also have some awesome deals and there's a lot of
other hostels up the coast and restaurants and bars that do some
awesome deals. Now for drinking wise if you're gonna be
in a bar expect to pay between $5 to $8 for a beer.
Or if you're drinking from a bottle shop it'll be about $5 per beer.
So we've covered your transport, we've covered your accommodation, now let's talk about
the fun stuff you'll be spending some money on - your tours!
Now I'm just going to
quickly run through some of the top tours along the East Coast so you can
get an idea of how much you'll be spending on each item
Surf lesson, that'll set you back $69
Dolphin kayaking also $69 dollars
open water dive course = $695
Now you can do that in both Byron Cay and Cairns which would be
my top picks
Fraser Island, which is one of my overall favorite tours on the
whole of the east coast is $469 or you can do it
for $510 and that will include one night pre and post trip
Overnight Whitsundays Sailing Adventure = $499
I highly recommend Tongarra for that one
Tandem skydive! Do it!
It's awesome! $275
Now the Great Barrier Reef,
you've got a few options here. Barrier Reef snorkel tour = $140
If you're already a certified diver $210
including two dives. Or if you want to give diving a try for the first time an
intro dive is also $210
So let's get to the bottom line -
how much will you be spending for a month traveling the East Coast of Australia?
Now based on my calculations of what the average backpacker gets up to
between Sydney and Cairns, including your accommodation, transport and main tours
and also some food and drink. You're going to need to be budgeting roughly
$3,270 for the month which works out
which works out about a $109 per day. Now obviously you can spend a lot less
if you stay in cheap hostels, cook cheaper meals and don't drink. Or obviously you can
spend a hell of a lot more if you'd go for private rooms, smaller dorms or
pack in a lot more tours up the coast. but that $3,270
is a good starting point for an epic time up the coast
Now if you guys want a more detailed breakdown of costs, hit the link in the description
for my full Australia Budget Post and also on my blog you'll find heaps of
tips and advice from all my time living, working and travelling Australia.
And if you are heading to Australia soon also check out the crew
from RTW Backpackers who have an epic range of trips and tours across
Australia. They also specialise in custom East Coast package deals so fill in
their form, get a quote and they'll save you heaps of money!
Again there are links in the description for all of that, so go check them out!
There's my 2019 Australia
budget update! If you guys have any questions about travelling Australia
chuck them in the comments below and I'll respond and of course check out all the
links in my description for helpful blog posts on budgets and traveling in
Australia in general.
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