THE JOURNAL · TRAVEL IDEAS

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89 suggested itineraries covering every location in the Journal. Choose a city day, a mountain break or a slower island escape.

Recommended routes, not personal trip reports. Repeat locations share a guide so you can explore without reading the same plan twice.

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Six places to begin.

1 day

Sydney: harbour to neighbourhoods

Harbour walks, a ferry ride and an easy first day.

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2 days

Shanghai: river views and city texture

Historic riverfronts and a contrasting neighbourhood afternoon.

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2 days

Tokyo: two different city days

Two days of city texture, with room for a booked art visit.

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2 days

Queenstown: lake days and mountain time

A compact alpine break with time outdoors.

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3 days

Angkor and Siem Reap

Three days with a Siem Reap base and space between temple visits.

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3 days

Labuan Bajo and Komodo waters

A boat excursion with a sensible weather buffer.

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89 itineraries

1 day

Sydney: harbour to neighbourhoods

Central Sydney

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Half day

Sydney’s north shore

Milsons Point

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Half day

Sydney’s gardens and harbour

Royal Botanic Garden

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Half day

Sydney: gardens, matcha and Chinatown

Haymarket and Darling Harbour

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1 day

Sydney’s eastern suburbs

Bondi or the eastern suburbs

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Half day

A relaxed afternoon in Double Bay

Double Bay

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Half day

Alexandria: brunch and a slow afternoon

Alexandria

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Half day or evening

Oxford Street and inner-city Sydney

Darlinghurst

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1 day

Parramatta: river and heritage

Parramatta

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1 day

Belmore Falls and the Southern Highlands

Robertson

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1 day

Greenfield Beach and Jervis Bay

Vincentia or Huskisson

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1 day

Byron Bay at an easy pace

Byron Bay

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1 day

Bexhill and the Northern Rivers

Lismore

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2 days

A Blue Mountains introduction

Katoomba

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2 days in snow season

A Perisher snow break

Jindabyne

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1 day

Gold Coast: beach and city

Surfers Paradise

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1 day

Springbrook rainforest day

Gold Coast

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Half day

Cedar Creek Falls: choose the right base

Queensland — confirm the exact falls

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1 day

A Sunshine Coast beach day

Noosa

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2 days

Whitsundays: islands without rushing

Airlie Beach

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1 day

Magnetic Island by bus and on foot

Townsville or Nelly Bay

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1 day

Waterfalls of the Atherton Tablelands

Atherton or Yungaburra

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1 day

Wallaman Falls: a lookout-led day

Ingham

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2 days

Uluru with time to listen

Yulara

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1 day

Melbourne: laneways and a skyline

Central Melbourne

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1 day

Hobart around the waterfront

Central Hobart

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1 day

Perth: parks and riverside light

Central Perth

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1 day

A relaxed Rottnest Island day

Perth or Fremantle

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1 day

Auckland on the water

Central Auckland

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1 day

A Hobbiton day from Matamata

Matamata or Hamilton

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1 day

Piha and Kitekite Falls

Auckland

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1 day

Mount Maunganui: beach and harbour

Mount Maunganui

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1 day

Taranaki Falls at a thoughtful pace

Whakapapa Village

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1 day

Wellington: wildlife and waterfront

Wellington

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1 day

An easy Kāpiti Coast day

Paraparaumu

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2 days

Queenstown: lake days and mountain time

Queenstown

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Wānaka: lake first, mountains second

Wānaka

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2 days

Aoraki and Lake Pukaki

Aoraki/Mount Cook Village or Twizel

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2 days

Franz Josef with a weather buffer

Franz Josef/Waiau

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2 days

Tokyo: two different city days

Tokyo

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2 days

Hakone: a slower overnight escape

Hakone

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2 days

Lake Kawaguchiko and Fuji views

Kawaguchiko

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2 days

Kyoto: shrines and quieter spaces

Kyoto

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1 day

A day among Nara’s temples

Nara, or a day trip from Kyoto/Osaka

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1 day

Miyajima: shrine and shoreline

Hiroshima or Miyajima

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2 days

Nagano: temple streets and mountain air

Nagano or Yudanaka

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2 days

Nozawa Onsen: village and snow

Nozawa Onsen

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2 days

Madarao mountain break

Madarao

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1 day

Shirakawa-go: a village day

Takayama or Kanazawa

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2 days

Bangkok: temples and the river

Bangkok

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1 day

Ayutthaya: a temple day

Ayutthaya or Bangkok

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1 day

Maeklong and a slower market day

Bangkok

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1 day

Chiang Mai: temples and a slow city day

Chiang Mai

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Doi Inthanon: a mountain day

Chiang Mai

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1 day

Pha Chor: a landscape day

Chiang Mai

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1 day

Phang Nga Bay by water

Phuket or Phang Nga

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1 day

A quieter Phuket day

Phuket

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2 days

Phi Phi with an overnight buffer

Phi Phi Don

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2 days

Ko Samui: a coast-led escape

Ko Samui

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3 days

Angkor and Siem Reap

Siem Reap

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2 days

Hanoi: old streets and history

Hanoi

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2 days

Ninh Bình: boats and a viewpoint

Ninh Bình or Tam Cốc

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2 days

Cát Bà and the bay

Cát Bà town

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2 days

Ho Chi Minh City: buildings and café breaks

District 1

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1 day

Đà Nẵng: coast and Sơn Trà

Đà Nẵng

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3 days

Labuan Bajo and Komodo waters

Labuan Bajo

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4 days

Bali: two bases, less rushing

Ubud and the south coast

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2 days

George Town: heritage and food

George Town

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2 days

Singapore around Marina Bay

Central Singapore

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1 day

Mount Faber and the southern waterfront

Singapore

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3 days

Hong Kong: harbour and neighbourhoods

Hong Kong

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2 days

Taipei: city streets and an easy lookout

Taipei

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1 day

Seoul: a city-and-tower day

Seoul

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3 days

Jeju: an eastern-island introduction

Jeju City and the east coast

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3 days

El Nido: lagoons and breathing room

El Nido

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2 days

Shanghai: river views and city texture

Central Shanghai

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2 days

Chongqing: rivers and layered streets

Central Chongqing

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2 days

Wulong Karst with an overnight stay

Wulong

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3 days

Zhangjiajie: give the landscape time

Wulingyuan and Zhangjiajie city

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2 days

Chengdu: pandas and city life

Chengdu

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1 day

Leshan: a dedicated day trip

Leshan or Chengdu

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2 days

Mount Emei: a slower mountain visit

Emeishan

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2 days

Yangshuo: river scenery and country lanes

Yangshuo

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2 days

Guangzhou: old streets and a modern riverfront

Guangzhou

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3 days

Sanya: a beach-based pause

One Sanya beach area

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2 days

London along the Thames

Central London

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Paris: the Seine and a neighbourhood day

Central Paris

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3 days

Switzerland: a Lucerne-based introduction

Lucerne

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3 days

Europe: a Florence city break

Florence

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