Active holiday in Australia with a Russian guide.

Australia is quite an expensive country for tourism, but very exotic and unusual. Australia has a different lifestyle than Europe. Rest can be safe and comfortable. But Australia is more suitable for outdoor activities than for a beach holiday. There are no private beaches near hotels, all public beaches, and the price level is higher than for holidays in Turkey, Egypt or Thailand. Australia is a big island and island vacations are never cheap. It should be noted that the distances between tourist sites are significant, it is possible to get by taxi or bus, but the price will not be much cheaper than a trip with an individual guide. Therefore, we recommend you individual tourism with a guide or independently without a guide. So let's start with costing.

Visa. Tourist visa is issued for about a month and costs $ 105 AUD (customs fee) or about $ 300 USD if issued through intermediaries.

Air travel. The cost of the flight ranges from $ 1,600 - $ 1,800 AUD for the flight Moscow - Sydney, including the return flight Sydney - Moscow.

Hotel. On average, a 3* hotel in Sydney, Melbourne or Gold Coast costs $140 – $160 AUD; 4* costs $200 – $250 AUD; 5* costs $300 – $500 AUD. The most expensive hotels in the center of Australia are Alice Springs, where the red mountains of Ayse Rock are located in the middle of the desert. Hotels are 30% more expensive than in Sydney. Cairns hotels are 20% cheaper than Sydney.

Excursions. The price of a bus tour with a group of 40 people from $95 - $150 AUD per person, a personal English-speaking guide costs $500 - $750 AUD in a group of up to 12 people. Often in Australia, the name Private Tour means a group tour in a group of up to 12 people. If you are going to have a company of 4-6 people, it is much more profitable to take a Russian-speaking guide with a car for the whole trip or book a day trip with a Russian-speaking guide on the website. The price will range from $650 to $850 AUD per day, which is per 1 person in a group of 4 people – $162 or $141 for a group of 6 people.

Food. The sheer number of cafes and restaurants at www.eatability.com.au make food affordable and affordable in Australia. On average, you will spend $80 AUD for lunch and dinner.

How to plan a route. I want to express my opinion as a person who has been everywhere in Australia since 2003. There are two main places in Australia: the city of Sydney and the Barrier Reef. Around Sydney there is almost everything there is in other cities – beaches, rainforests, mountains, caves, canyons, rivers, waterfalls, museums and historic buildings. There are no crocodiles in the water and the Barrier Reef. On the well-publicized Gold Coast there is one long beach, with 1 to 3 meters of waves, which are good for surfers, but not for swimming and diving with water temperatures only +2 degrees warmer than in Sydney. There are similar beaches in Sydney, by the way, in Sydney there are more than 32 main beaches with waves and without waves. Also on the Gold Coast there are medium-sized and level theme parks, if you have already visited Disneyland or amusement parks in Europe or America, then you will definitely not be interested in going there. Another well-publicized object is Ayse Rock. Undoubtedly, the red mountain looks spectacular in the rays of the sun, but believe me, in the Blue Mountains there are no less beautiful mountains and gorges, only without the terrible heat of the desert, sand in the air and expensive services and long flights. Now about the Barrier Reef, I advise you to visit it. Usually tourists stop in the city of Cairns, where there are no beaches within the city, as all the banks there are muddy swamps (the local river carries silt). You can stay away from the city, where there are beaches, but during the rains muddy water will be there on the sandy beaches. Paying from $80 to $200, you can go all day to the barrier reef or to the island to swim with fish in crystal clear water.