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Fish Hook pass Sydney or Melbourne to Alice Springs
Start in Sydney or Melbourne to travel to Alice Springs.
This is the pass for those wanting to have the flexibility of travelling via the South Coast and Outback and breaking their journey at key destinations like Melbourne and Adelaide between individual tours that make up the pass.
Before you leave Sydney take a Blue Mountains Day tour which is included in your pass.
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Sydney is the starting and finishing point for many popular passes.
If you are starting here, come in and see us at our Oz Ex Site at 804 George St, Sydney Central, to get pre-departure advice and travel planning assistance.
Oz Experience recommends:
- Do a Blue Mountains Day Tour or multi-night package to this popular destination just 2 hours from Sydney
- Note: Fish Hook, Whipper Snapper, Knobs and Bells, Fair Dinkum passes starting or passing through Sydney include a Blue Mountains as a standard inclusion.
- Stay at base Backpackers or Wake Up! Hostel
Find more information on Sydney destination guide
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You will travel to Australia’s capital city of Canberra checking out Parliament House and other highlights on a city tour.
After lunch we pass through Cooma, learning about Australia’s great engineering feat the ‘Snowy Hydro-Electric Scheme.
Oz Experience recommends:
- Getting off in Canberra for a few days to see the National Gallery and National Museum. Well worth staying here.
- Stay at the YHA Canberra
Find more information on Canberra destination guide
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This is an overnight stop for the Oz Experience bus. Accommodation and meals are included here as part of your Local Payment. Here you’ll get to enjoy the mountain life; perhaps a sauna, swim or a drink at the bar while taking in the magnificent view of the lake.
Seasonal itineraries:
Let the bus do all the work as we climb high into the Australian Alps (seasonal Nov-May). Enjoy a rewarding hike to the glacial Blue Lake along an alpine track (2½ hour round-trip) absorbing stunning views and the peak of Mt Kosciuszko (the highest point in Australia).
During winter, (Jun–Oct) we visit the ski village of Perisher/Smiggins for fun in the snow (optional hire of toboggans or snow tubes at own expense).
Oz Experience recommends:
- Give yourself a few days here in winter for additional alpine walks or go skiing/snowboarding at the nearby Perisher and Thredbo resorts (own expense)
- Go 'hot dogging' behind a power boat on lake Jindabyne in summer
Find more information on Jindabyne destination guide
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You will travel along the The Barry Way - a remote un-sealed road that cuts across the Snowy Mountains on the Victoria and New South Wales state border.
It is a road rarely travelled by the general public but it offers spectacular views of the surrounding valleys and rivers including the Snowy.
Find more information on Barry Way destination guide
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Arrive for your overnight stop at the coastal township of Lakes Entrance; the Gateway to the Gippsland Lakes and Australia’s longest beach - Ninety Mile Beach. Accommodation and meals are included here as part of your Local Payment.
Oz Experience recommends:
- Getting off here if you are into fishing or need a quiet place to chill out for a few days
Find more information on Lakes Entrance destination guide
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At Wilsons Promontory National Park you will have time to hike and explore!
Walk on squeaky beaches and watch the ocean of Bass Strait pound on to the Australian mainland’s most southerly point.
Your guide will take you on a walk along spectacular granite rock formations with fantastic views and learn about the coastal flora and native wildlife (maybe even sighting emus and wombats)
Oz Experience recommends:
- Having your swim gear handy for a swim at the Prom in summer.
Find more information on Wilsons Promontory destination guide
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Melbourne is a diverse and interesting city to interest all tastes for many days.
It is the starting and finishing point for many passes.
Oz Experience recommends:
Find more information on Melbourne destination guide
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Torquay is the home of the Rip Curl pro surfing event every Easter at the famous Bells Beach surf break. Oz Experience stops at Torquay for a bit of shopping at the factory outlets for Rip Curl and Quiksilver clothing. You will also stop at nearby Bells beach to see the surf pump in to shore.
Find more information on Torquay / Bells Beach destination guide
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Oz Experience stops here for a break - there are more galleries, boutiques and cafes here than elsewhere on the Coast. If you choose to stay here it's a great place to rest up and chill out.
Find more information on Lorne destination guide
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The Oz Experience bus will stop here long enough to pick up and drop off Oz Experience travellers who might wish to stay/have stayed on longer in Apollo Bay.
Find more information on Apollo Bay destination guide
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This elevated tree top walk is unique in its kind insofar as it is the longest (more than 600 meters) and tallest (can reach about 25 metres high) in the world.
Normal admission costs AU$19.50 but entry is included with your pass.
You'll do a short walk here and learn about the giant forest trees and special ecology of the area from a new perspective high in the forest canopy.
There's also a 45 metre high spiral lookout point for those looking for some extra excitement!
Find more information on Otway Fly destination guide
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Princetown is an overnight stop for Oz Experience and is the closest town to the Twelve Apostles. Accommodation and meals are included here as part of your Local Payment.
Find more information on Princetown destination guide
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Near Port Campbell you and your Guide will take the Gibson Steps down to the beach for a look at the Twelve Apostles and then check out Loch Ard Gorge before continuing along the western end of the Great Ocean Road viewing London Bridge, Bay of Martyrs and Bay of Islands.
Oz Experience recommends:
- Taking a Helicopter Flight over the 12 Apostles and coastline (own expense). Your Guide can organise your flight and time to do the flight is organised around the normal days itinerary.
Find more information on 12 Apostles destination guide
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Port Campbell is another one of those 'oh so cute' coastal towns that you pass and Oz Experience stops at.
Find more information on Port Campbell destination guide
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This is the largest town in the region of the Great Ocean Road with some 30,000 people. The town is a popular place for whale watching in the winter months at Logans Beach. Oz Experience will stop here during the day.
Find more information on Warrnambool destination guide
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The Oz Experience bus overnights in Halls Gap, on the edge of the Grampians National Park. Accommodation and meals are included here as part of your Local Payment.
Halls Gap sits in the shadow of a mountain range and you can do short walks straight from the town. There are a range of backpacker accommodation options here for those who wish to stay longer.
Find more information on Halls Gap destination guide
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The Grampians, Gariwerd as the Aboriginal People know it, is famous for its rugged mountain ranges, superb scenery, wild life, bushwalks, waterfalls (particular McKenzie Falls), rock climbing, and abseiling as well as the wild flowers which bloom between August and November.
Find more information on Grampians National Park destination guide
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Oz Experience stops here to refuel, to pick up and drop off travellers and for a break to/from Adelaide.
Find more information on Horsham destination guide
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More than likely you will see some peculair White Kangaroos at Bordertown when you stop there. They are actually not albino roo’s as they have dark eyes not red/pink. They are a direct result of genetic breeding.
Find more information on Bordertown destination guide
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Oz Experience has many passes start, finish or overnight in Adelaide.
Oz Experience recommends:
Find more information on Adelaide destination guide
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Enjoy a return walk to the Aboriginal rock art site known as the Yourambulla Caves. There are interpetive boards explaining some of the symbolism of the designs you will see. The walk to the caves, view and artworks are a great reward.
Find more information on Yourambulla Caves destination guide
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Parachilna is an overnight stop for the Oz Experience bus. Accommodation and meals are included here as part of your Local Payment. This small town (population 4 and a few dogs) will show you some of the districts hospitality
Oz Experience recommends:
- Soaking up the atmosphere of the place with a cool beverage in the pub.
- Trying some Kangaroo, Emu or Camel that might be cooked on the barbeque for dinner! Vegetarians catered for.
Find more information on Parachilna destination guide
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At Wilpena Pound you will go on a 2 hour+ walk carrying water and snacks to the top of Mount Ohlssen Bagge, for a beautiful view of this interesting Flinders Ranges landform.
Find more information on Wilpena Pound destination guide
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Rawnsley Park is an overnight stop for the Oz Experience bus. Accommodation and meals are included here as part of your Local Payment.
This working sheep station enables people to discover and experience the operation of a working sheep station and has received several awards for its quality.
Oz Experience recommends:
- Watching the sun go down over the Flinders Ranges from here
Find more information on Rawnsley Park destination guide
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The Oz Experience bus will stop overnight here. Accommodation and meals are included here as part of your Local Payment.
You will sleep underground where the temperature is a constant 22 degrees Centigrade year round.
Coober Pedy is the Opal capital of the world. To learn more about opals you will go on an Opal Mine Tour and 'Noodling' experience.
Find more information on Coober Pedy destination guide
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The Oz Experience bus will overnight at Yulara at our permanent campsite, as close as anyone can camp next to Uluru. Accommodation and meals are included here as part of your Local Payment.
You will see sunset (with complimentary sparkling wine to enhance the experience) and sunrise change the light over Uluru.
You will have the option to walk around or up (not encouraged by the traditional Anangu Aboriginal owners) Uluru.
Oz Experience recommends:
- Walking the 9.4km around Uluru - changing rock surface and shaded waterhole you will see gives a greater understanding of this rock as you walk around.
Find more information on Uluru Ayers Rock destination guide
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Gain a further insight into the local Anangu Aboriginal culture of the Uluru area when you visit the award winning cultural centre. The centre is conveniently positioned near the base of Uluru (Ayers Rock).
Find more information on Uluru Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre destination guide
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At Kata Tjuta, the ‘place of many heads’, a short distance from Uluru you will do a walk to explore part of the area of the unusual weathered rock 'domes'.
Find more information on Kata Tjuta The Olgas destination guide
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The Oz Experience bus will overnight near the actual Canyon at our permanent campsite. The campsite has great views and is well away from other tourist areas. Accommodation and meals are included here as part of your Local Payment.
Your Guide will lead your group on a walk around the Canyon rim for stunning views iand experiences closs to the cliff edges.
Find more information on Kings Canyon destination guide
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Erldunda is a place for a break, a toilet stop and an ice cream before continuing on.
Find more information on Erldunda destination guide
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Alice Springs is the starting and finishing point for all tours and passes in this region.
There are regular flights to and from Alice Springs to other Australian destinations.
Oz Experience recommends:
- Taking some time out here and spending a few days getting to know the town and doing some of the activities
- Staying at Haven backpackers hostel
Find more information on Alice Springs destination guide
Town tour including Parliament House, Canberra 
Visit the Opal Mines of Coober Pedy and stay underground 
