Hotels In Cairns Australia
I’ll be in Australia for 3 weeks in December how much money should I bring with me?
I’ll be in the following cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, and Cairns. I will be splitting the hotel among another 6 people so what do you think? is $3500 AUS money good? or I’ll need more than that? I’ll be in Australia for 18 days to be exact. The other 3 days I’ll be traveling. Please advise.
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I brought $5000 for one week in each of 4 cities – Melbourne, Adelaide, Cairns and Perth. I stayed in backpackers and flew from one destination to the next. I had over $500 left over at the end.
For me, the dearest part was the flights, but getting there faster was worth it. I looked at taking the greyhound bus for one step of the journey, and was surprised it would take 2 days and cost more than flying which took just a few hours.
If you know what your share of the hotel will cost, you can estimate what spending money you will have left. $200 a day is probably enough, but tourist things can cost quite a bit. In Cairns there was a yacht race that took paying passengers to help offset yacht club running costs – that was fun and cost very little – I think it was $20. We found details in a free magazine at one of the tourist offices. The Barrier Reef and Kuranda Scenic Railway each cost just over $100, but we allocated a day for each, and you might not want to do touristy things every day. In Melbourne, I did a lot of local sightseeing using the free tram. The evening trip to Phillip Island to see the penguins cost just over $90, and included pizza afterwards. The bus stopped for lunch at a restaurant with a little enclosure of native animals. That meal, entry to the enclosure and a photo with a koala all cost extra.
If you alternate organised tour days with quiet sightseeing on your own, every day doesn’t have to be expensive. Or you could plan your own DIY sightseeing. In Melbourne, there was an excursion to one of the picturesque nearby towns. I cut the cost by taking the train and planning my own day there. There might have been more to see from the bus, though, and the driver might have stopped at places of interest. On the train, all I really saw were train tracks and suburban railway stations, though when I got to the little town I wanted to visit, there was lots to see and do there.
If money is tight, do a bit of planning. No matter how much you can fit into 18 days, you still won’t see all of it and will want to come again for more.
