Solo female travel in Australia, planned for comfort, safety and adventure.
Réponse courte : Wanderlust Travel & Adventure specialises in solo female trips around Australia, mostly the East Coast from Melbourne or Sydney to Cairns. We plan for comfort, safety and adventure: every bed is booked before you arrive, in a hostel rated at least 7.0 on Hostelworld (we pick 9.0+ first), in a female-only dorm when you ask for one or a private room if you'd rather. The big adventures (K'gari 4WD, Whitsundays sailing, the Great Barrier Reef) are guided group trips, so you're travelling solo but never doing the big days alone. A 30-day Melbourne to Cairns trip with hostels, the bus pass and the big adventures is from 2 659 € per person. Trip planning is free.
Prices per person in AUD, checked 29 October 2026.
How we plan a trip for a woman travelling solo
Comfort
- Female-only dorms when you ask, or private rooms if you'd rather have your own space.
- Hostels rated 7.0+ on Hostelworld, and we choose 9.0+ first, even when a lower-rated one is cheaper.
- On K'gari, a camp with hot showers and flushing toilets is an option (Pippies, ages 18 to 35).
- Beds, buses and the big trips booked in the right order, so you're not planning every night on the road.
Safety
- Every bed booked before you arrive. No turning up late looking for a room.
- If female-only dorms are full somewhere, we tell you on the plan and offer a private room. Never a quiet swap.
- Guided group trips for K'gari, the Whitsundays and the reef, run by licensed operators. We show their public ratings where they have them.
- Help on WhatsApp or email while you travel, plus reminders the day before each guided trip on Travel Mates.
Aventure
- Drive a 4WD down K'gari's beach highway and swim in Lake McKenzie.
- Sleep on a boat in the Whitsundays and wake up off Whitehaven Beach.
- Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef, surf in Byron, skydive over the coast.
- Solo travel, mates along the way: you meet people on every guided day.
Trips solo women book with us
Whole-trip prices. Every Travel Mates trip is open-dated for 12 months; you pick the start date.
| Circuit | Durée | Dès |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne to Cairns, 30 Days Semi-Guided The whole coast from Melbourne: Great Ocean Road, Sydney, Byron, Noosa, K'gari, the Whitsundays, Magnetic Island and the reef. 22 hostel nights, the bus pass and the big adventures booked. | 30 jours | 2 659 € |
| The East Coast Classic : 33 jours de Sydney à Cairns, tous les incontournables Sydney to Cairns with every big stop, at a slower pace. | 33 jours | 3 109 € |
| Côte est semi-guidée : 21 jours, de Sydney à Cairns Sydney to Cairns in three weeks, the classic first trip. | 21 jours | 1 959 € |
| Côte est de l'Australie : aventure semi-guidée de 14 jours Two weeks, the highlights only. | 14 jours | 1 649 € |
| Combo K'gari + Whitsundays A week for the two trips most people come for: K'gari and the Whitsundays. | 7 jours | 949 € |
| Package Big Three côte est : K'gari en 4x4, croisière à la voile dans les Whitsundays et Grande Barrière de corail Activities only: K'gari 4WD, a Whitsundays sail and a reef day. Bring your own bus and beds. | 7 jours | 559 € |
A month from Melbourne to Cairns: what it looks like
The 30-day Melbourne to Cairns trip, with room to add days anywhere you like.
Melbourne (jours 1–2)
Cafés dans les laneways, rooftop bars, plage de St Kilda : la capitale culturelle de l'Australie avant de filer vers le nord.
Great Ocean Road (jour 3)
Les Twelve Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge et la côte sauvage du surf, le tout en une journée complète.
Melbourne, bus de nuit pour Sydney (jour 4)
Une dernière journée à Melbourne : Queen Victoria Market et les laneways, puis le bus de nuit vers le nord.
Sydney (jours 5–8)
Récupère ton pass de bus + ton pack itinéraire. L'Opera House, le Harbour Bridge et la balade côtière de Bondi à Coogee. Bus de nuit pour Byron au jour 8.
Byron Bay (jours 9–11)
Cours d'initiation au surf, balade jusqu'au phare, observation des baleines en saison.
Gold Coast et Brisbane (jours 12–13)
Parcs d'attractions et Surfers Paradise, puis Brisbane, la ville au bord de la rivière.
Noosa (jours 14–16)
Plages et balade en canoë dans les Everglades, sur des cours d'eau lisses comme un miroir, puis, l'après-midi du jour 16, bus jusqu'à Rainbow Beach pour la nuit avant K'gari.
K'gari / Fraser Island (jours 17–19)
Départ de Rainbow Beach à 7am. Tag-along 4x4 de 3 jours : 75-Mile Beach, Lake McKenzie, épave du Maheno, Indian Head. Bus de nuit vers Airlie Beach le jour 19.
Airlie Beach et Whitsundays (jours 20–23)
Deux nuits sur un maxi yacht de course : Whitehaven Beach, Hill Inlet, snorkeling sur le récif frangeant.
Magnetic Island (jours 24–25)
Ferry aller-retour + 2 nuits, koalas, balade des forts, baies de snorkeling.
Mission Beach (jour 26)
Forêt tropicale et récif réunis, avec un saut en parachute en tandem à 15 000 ft au-dessus de la plage en option, si tu te sens d'attaque.
Cairns et la Grande Barrière de corail (jours 27–30)
Excursion à la journée sur la Grande Barrière de corail et jours libres pour finir dans le nord tropical.
2 659 € per person most of the year, 3 109 € in April, September and November, 3 399 € in December and January. Want female-only dorms all the way, private rooms, more beach days or no overnight coaches? Tell us on the plan form and we'll price it as one package.
The adventures, with today's prices
K'gari 3-day 4WD tag-along
K'gari : tag-along 4x4 de 3 jours au départ de Rainbow Beach
Drive the beach highway in a guided convoy, camp two nights on the island.
dès 369 €
Croisière à la voile avec nuit à bord aux Whitsundays
Apollo Whitsundays : croisière à la voile, 3 jours 2 nuits
Nights sleeping on a boat around the Whitsunday Islands, snorkelling stops along the way.
dès 439 €
Journée sur la Grande Barrière de corail
Excursion d'une journée sur le récif externe de la Grande Barrière de corail
A snorkelling day on the Great Barrier Reef, gear included.
dès 179 €
Cours de surf à Byron Bay
Cours de surf d'une demi-journée à Byron Bay (oct.–avril)
Learn to stand up with an instructor, boards and wetsuits included.
dès 59 €
Saut en parachute en tandem
Saut en parachute en tandem à Cairns jusqu'à 14 000 ft
The one everyone talks about after.
dès 209 €
Questions: solo female travel in Australia
La côte est de l’Australie est-elle sûre pour les voyageuses solo ?
Yes, it's one of the most travelled backpacker routes in the world, and a lot of the people on it are women travelling solo. The usual city sense applies. Book your beds before you arrive so you're never hunting for a room at night, pick well-rated hostels, swim between the red and yellow flags, and in the tropical north (roughly the Whitsundays up) wear the stinger suit the boat gives you from about November to May. Emergency number: 000.
Do you book female-only dorms?
Yes. Tick "Female-only dorm" on the plan form and we book female-only dorms in hostels rated 7.0+ on Hostelworld, choosing 9.0+ first. If every rated female-only dorm in a town is full on your dates, we don't swap you quietly: the plan says so for that stop and offers a private room instead. On a Travel Mates trip, add "female-only dorms" in the notes at checkout and we'll book them wherever the hostel has them.
Can I have private rooms instead of dorms?
Yes. Choose "Private room" on the plan form and we price private rooms in the hostels instead. K'gari has no private rooms (everyone camps or shares), and a private cabin on a Whitsundays boat is possible but costs a lot more, so we quote that on request.
How much does a solo East Coast trip cost?
Our 30-day Melbourne to Cairns Travel Mates trip is 2 659 € per person most of the year, 3 109 € in high season (April, September, November) and 3 399 € in December and January. That includes 22 hostel nights, the hop-on hop-off bus pass, K'gari, a 2-night Whitsundays sail, a reef day and 13 meals. Flights and most meals are extra.
Will I meet people if I travel on my own?
Yes. Every guided day (K'gari, the Whitsundays sail, the reef) runs with other backpackers, and the hostels on the route are full of people doing the same trip. Travel Mates is built around that: solo travel, mates along the way. There's no tour leader and no group that travels together the whole way, so you keep your own pace.
Can I start in Melbourne instead of Sydney?
Yes. The Melbourne to Cairns trip starts with two days in Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road, then an overnight coach to Sydney. If you'd rather skip overnight coaches, ask and we'll plan day coaches or a short flight instead.
Is Wanderlust a women-only tour company?
No. We're an Australian travel agency based in Byron Bay, and the tours we book are mixed groups run by licensed operators. What we specialise in is how we plan and book a trip for a woman travelling solo: female-only dorms or private rooms, rated hostels, beds booked before you arrive, and guided trips for the big adventures.
What happens if something goes wrong on the trip?
Message us on WhatsApp or email and we sort it with the operator or hostel. On Travel Mates trips you also get a trip pack with every booking, time and contact before you go, and a reminder the day before each guided trip.
More reading: Guide du voyage en solo sur la côte est, best East Coast tours for solo travellers, Travel Mates et about us.
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