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Matey pass Melbourne to Sydney
Travel between Australia's largest cities on the scenic route.
Find out there's much more between these two cities than you ever knew. Check out Canberra, Australia's capital city, travel via the Snowy Mountains and the scenic gem that is Wilsons Promontory.
A local payment covers most meals and all accommodation. Tour is operated by Adventure Tours Australia
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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
Wilsons Promontory walk 
Snowy Mountain High Country from the remote 'Barry Way' road
