Australia Motorcycle Tour: Melbourne–Brisbane

Your motorcycle tour Australia begins with your arrival in Melbourne during the day. Depending on your arrival time, there is an opportunity for a first stroll around Victoria's vibrant capital before you collect your rental motorcycle the next morning and the journey truly begins.

After collecting your rental motorcycle, this individual motorcycle tour Australia delivers its first highlight straight away: a ride along the world-famous Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay, passing dramatic cliffs and secluded bays right on the Pacific.

Leaving the coast behind, the Great Ocean Road motorcycle tour heads inland to the Grampians National Park: pure nature with mountains, rivers and lakes as far as the eye can see, plus numerous native animals along the roadside.

A free day on your self-guided motorcycle tour Australia: around the Grampians National Park, impressive curves and wide panoramic views await, entirely at your own pace and with no fixed schedule for the day.

A visit to McKenzie Falls in the Grampians, then the ride continues toward Castlemaine – a gentle opening to the next mountain stage of your motorcycle tour Australia through Victoria's historic gold-rush country.

Through the Victoria Highlands and along the Great Alpine Road motorcycle tour, you reach the mountain town of Bright, with good chances of spotting native wildlife along the way as you enjoy the alpine landscape.

Along the Alpine Way, this Snowy Mountains motorcycle tour passes through a grand mountain landscape with dense forests and numerous lakes, until you reach the small town of Jindabyne at the foot of the mountains for the night.

A winding ride on this east coast Australia motorcycle tour over the Snowy Mountains and Princess Highway brings you to Batemans Bay, where you return to the coast and breathe in the salty sea air before heading onward toward Sydney.

Along the Illawarra Coast, this motorcycle tour reaches Sydney. It is a shorter stage, leaving time after arrival to explore some of the first highlights of the metropolis on its world-famous harbour bay.

A visit to the Opera House, the harbour with Harbour Bridge and The Rocks are just a few of the many must-dos during this onroad motorcycle tour Australia in spectacular Sydney – all on foot or by ferry, no motorcycle needed.

Into the Blue Mountains via Scenic World and Three Sisters Valley, through Wollemi National Park and into the renowned Hunter Valley wine region with its gentle rolling vineyards.

Along Thunderbolts Way you enjoy grand views over the Great Dividing Range on this individual motorcycle tour Australia, arriving in the evening at the university town of Armidale.

The famous Waterfall Way leads this Melbourne Brisbane motorcycle tour through deep rainforest, with numerous stops at viewpoints and waterfalls, before you arrive at the small coastal town of Bellingen in New South Wales for the night.

More curves through the rainforest to begin, before this stage ends in the famous coastal town of Byron Bay – a foretaste of golden Pacific beaches and a relaxed coastal atmosphere.

Along the Gold Coast or through the impressive hinterland, this Queensland motorcycle tour crosses the Great Dividing Range to Brisbane, where you return your rental motorcycle at the destination.

Depending on your departure flight, there may still be time on the last day of your motorcycle tour Australia to explore lively Brisbane before heading home with lasting memories.