Private East Coast Australia Tours Your group. Your coach. Your legend.
Premium private multi-day tours from 3 to 15 days, built around your group. Your own first class coach and driver, real hotels, and an itinerary customised stop by stop, from Sydney to everywhere between Melbourne and Brisbane. Corporate teams, international visitors, retirees, travel agents and big celebrations, all welcome.
your route, your pace
Private, Premium, All Yours.
Your people only, on your dates, in your own first class coach, with a crew that has run more than a thousand tours across Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Hunter Valley, Canberra, Byron Bay, the Gold Coast and Brisbane. Every stop, hotel and pace customised to your group, and every kilometre handled by us. Corporate teams, international visitors, retirees, travel agents and big celebrations, all welcome. Travelling for work? See our corporate and incentive programs.
The Sydney Short Stays.
Our two most-loved trips, each with several ways to run it. Pick the vibe, we will handle every kilometre.
Sydney Icons: Classic
Day by day
- D1: Arrive, The Rocks walk, Opera House guided tour, welcome dinner
- D2: Blue Mountains: Echo Point, Scenic World, Leura
- D3: Bondi coastal morning, fly out
Sydney Icons: Jam-Packed Variant
Day by day
- D1: Arrive, The Rocks walk, Opera House guided tour, Bondi + eastern suburbs coastal drive, welcome dinner
- D2: Blue Mountains: Echo Point, Scenic World, Leura
- D3: Royal National Park, Sea Cliff Bridge to Wollongong. Optional: Symbio Wildlife Park or a south coast winery
Sydney Icons: Adventure Variant
Day by day
- D1: Arrive, hotel drop, SUNSET BridgeClimb, free evening
- D2: Sunrise harbour kayak, long lunch with a view, free evening
- D3: Bondi to Coogee coastal walk, fly out
Sydney Icons: Sun & Water Variant
Day by day
- D1: Arrive, Bondi swim, beachside drinks and nibbles
- D2: Private harbour cruise: swim stop + onboard BBQ (BYO on board)
- D3: Icons drive, Opera House stop, fly out
Sydney Animal Icons - Wildlife Bundle
Day by day
- South D1: Symbio (koala photo + roo feeding), south to the coast
- South D2: Whale watching (Sep to Nov) + Kiama done properly
- South D3: South coast wine tour + Berry, home
- North: dolphins, dunes + koalas via Port Stephens instead
- +2 Sydney nights up front to make it 5 days (additional cost)
The Legends of Sydney: Classic
Day by day
- D1: Arrive, harbour + Opera House tour, welcome dinner
- D2: Sydney icons: Bondi lunch, ferry to Taronga
- D3: Blue Mountains: Scenic World, Leura, DFO
- D4: Southern Highlands wine day: 2 tastings + long lunch
- D5: Grand Pacific Drive finale, fly out
The Legends of Sydney: Vines & Views Variant
Day by day
- D1: Arrive, harbour + Opera House tour
- D2: Sydney icons day
- D3: Hunter Valley wine day, overnight in the vines
- D4: Dawn balloon option, second Hunter day, back to Sydney
- D5: Grand Pacific Drive finale, fly out
The Legends of Sydney: Wild One Variant
Day by day
- D1: Arrive, harbour + Opera House tour
- D2: Ferry to Taronga, icons day
- D3: Blue Mountains day
- D4: Symbio roo feeding + clifftop pub lunch, optional skydive or hang glide
- D5: Bondi morning, fly out
Hunter & Coast Escape
Day by day
- D1: Arrive, Central Coast lunch, into the Hunter resort
- D2: Hunter wine day: tastings + long lunch
- D3: Slow resort morning (balloon slot), Newcastle
- D4: Fort + coastline to Terrigal, pelican feeding
- D5: Beach morning, fly out. Good Vibes edition available
Snowy Adventure
Day by day
- D1: Sydney or Canberra to Jindabyne, gear fit (winter gear hire included; lift passes and lessons booked direct, we send the links)
- D2: Winter: Perisher boards. Summer: Thredbo MTB
- D3: Winter: snow day 2 + snowshoe twilight. Summer: Kosciuszko summit walk
- D4: Choice day: more snow, lake kayak or distillery
- D5: Home run
Explore Other Tours.
From a long weekend to the full coast. Every trip below is private, tailored to your group, and runs in three tiers from transport-only to all-inclusive.
Capital & Coast: Classic
Day by day
- D1: Arrive Sydney, The Rocks and an Opera House tour, welcome dinner
- D2: Sydney icons: Bondi lunch, ferry to Taronga, gold-light harbour sail
- D3: Southern Highlands: Fitzroy Falls, two cellar-door tastings, into Canberra
- D4: Canberra: War Memorial, Parliament, Mt Ainslie and a lake cruise
- D5: Kangaroo Valley, Berry and the Kiama blowhole, harbourside overnight
- D6: Minnamurra Rainforest, then the Grand Pacific Drive back to Sydney
- D7: A Bondi morning or a last shopping run, then the airport transfer
Capital & Coast: The Family One
Day by day
- D1: Arrive Sydney, a gentle Darling Harbour playground afternoon and an easy dinner
- D2: Ferry to Taronga Zoo in the morning, then Luna Park for the afternoon
- D3: Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk with a zipline option, long lawn-side lunch, into Canberra
- D4: Canberra: Questacon in the morning, the National Dinosaur Museum after lunch
- D5: Kangaroo Valley pie stop, Berry's famous donut van, then the Kiama blowhole
- D6: A Kiama beach morning, then Symbio Wildlife Park with kangaroo feeding included
- D7: A Manly or Bondi beach morning, then the airport transfer
Capital & Coast: The Adventure One
Day by day
- D1: Arrive Sydney, a sunset BridgeClimb as an optional add-on, free evening
- D2: Sunrise harbour kayak, then the Bondi to Coogee coastal walk
- D3: Fitzroy Falls rim walk, the Illawarra Fly zipline, on to Canberra
- D4: Mt Stromlo mountain bikes or a Lake Burley Griffin kayak, plus the Mt Ainslie summit
- D5: A Kangaroo Valley canoe under Hampden Bridge, Berry, then the Kiama blowhole
- D6: The adrenaline menu home: tandem skydive or hang gliding, Sea Cliff Bridge to Sydney
- D7: A Manly surf-check morning, then the airport transfer
East Coast Signature
Day by day
- D1: Arrive Sydney, Opera House tour
- D2: Bondi + Taronga
- D3: Hunter Valley tastings, Pokolbin night
- D4: North to Port Macquarie, Koala Hospital
- D5: Waterfall Way + Dorrigo Skywalk, into Bellingen
- D6: Bellingen exhale day: falls, markets, river
- D7: Yamba lunch, Byron lighthouse sunset
- D8: Byron day: beach, hinterland, free evening
- D9: Border brewery paddle, Gold Coast
- D10: Brisbane riverside, fly out BNE
The Full Legend
Day by day
- D1: Melbourne pickup, Yarra Valley wine tour included, sleep Whitfield in the King Valley
- D2: King Valley wine country to Bright via Beechworth
- D3: Bright activity morning (hiking, MTB or wine), Alpine Way to Jindabyne
- D4: Snow play or alpine walks by season, on to Canberra
- D5: Canberra: memorial, Parliament, lake, then Southern Highlands overnight
- D6: Bowral and Dirty Janes morning, Highlands wine tastings, into Sydney
- D7: Sydney icons day
- D8: Blue Mountains or flex Sydney day
- D9: Hunter the scenic way: Peats Ridge, Wollombi, Laguna and Broke Fordwich, boutique tasting + platter lunch, overnight Broke
- D10: North to Port Macquarie, Koala Hospital
- D11: Waterfall Way to Bellingen
- D12: Bellingen exhale day
- D13: Yamba to Byron, lighthouse sunset
- D14: Byron day + farewell dinner
- D15: Border brewery, Surfers stop, fly out BNE
The Golf One
Day by day
- D1: Arrive, sunset harbour cruise
- D2: GOLF: The Coast Little Bay, beachfront long lunch
- D3: Hunter trail, Cypress Lakes resort
- D4: GOLF: resort round, winery lunch, evening flights
- Optional D5: a third 18-hole round at The Vintage (Greg Norman championship course, Pokolbin), OR an optional sunrise hot air balloon flight over the Hunter Valley with a slow resort morning, then airport
Vivid Sydney Lights
Day by day
- D1: Arrive, evening lights circuit by private coach
- D2: Opera House + city day, VIVID harbour dinner cruise
- D3: Blue Mountains day, free Light Walk evening
- D4: Bondi morning, fly out
Mardi Gras Weekend
Day by day
- D1 Fri: Arrive, Oxford St orientation, welcome dinner
- D2 Sat: Slow morning, PARADE NIGHT: drop-off, viewing, midnight pickup
- D3 Sun: Recovery brunch with a view, fly out
Incentive Reward Programs
Day by day
- Built to your program brief: 3 worked examples on our corporate page
- Proposal within 48 hours, famil available for decision-makers
Not Sure Which Trip?
Tell us your headcount, your dates and the occasion, and we will recommend the right tour and the best-value way to run it. We never squeeze a group in tight; the right trip is the one that fits everyone in comfort.
Ask Us Browse All ToursThree Ways To Travel.
Every tour runs in three tiers. The table shows exactly what your money gets you, so there are no surprises and nothing hidden in fine print.
| What's included | Transport Only | Guided | All-Inclusive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private modern coach + professional driver, every day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fuel, tolls and parking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dedicated guide on touring days | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Set-menu lunches at handpicked venues (the exact number is listed on every tour) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Listed activity entries and tastings | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 4-star hotels, twin share, named on your proposal | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Breakfast daily | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Welcome and farewell dinners | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Planning, bookings and on-tour support from our crew, every day of your trip | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 5-day example, per person | from $320 | from $770 | from $2,100 twin |
Never included in any tier: flights, travel insurance, drinks with meals, free-evening meals and optional add-ons. Single accommodation: add $125 per night.
How It Works.
Private touring should feel effortless from the first email. Here is the whole journey.
Tell us about your group
Headcount, dates, occasion and rough budget per person.
We tailor it
We shape the itinerary, venues and tier around your group.
Proposal in 48 hours
Full day-by-day, exact inclusions and a clear per-person price.
Deposit locks it in
Your dates, hotels and experiences are booked and confirmed.
Balance 14 days out
Then just pack. Your driver, guide and run sheets are ready.
Travel In Your Own Modern Coach.
Modern and immaculate. Our core fleet is owned, operated and maintained in-house, and full-size coaches come through our trusted partner coach network. We match the vehicle to your group and your luggage, from a crew of 8 to a convoy of 100. It is the same fleet that runs our Sydney day tours and Hunter Valley wine tours week in, week out.
14-Seater Sprinter
18-Seater Luxury
27-Seater Coach
41-Seater Luxury Coach
Dream It. We Will Drive It.
Mix any regions between Melbourne and Brisbane: the coast, the vines, the capital, the snow. Tell us your dates, your group and your budget, and a full proposal lands in your inbox within 48 hours.
Start BuildingHow Many Nights In Each Place.
The question we get asked more than any other, and one worth asking any operator before you book. A tour that changes hotel every single night covers a lot of ground, and it is a lot to live through. Here is how we pace a multi-day run, and why.
Two nights minimum, wherever we can
Two nights means one full day where nobody packs a bag. You wake up, the coach is loaded for a day trip rather than a transfer, and you get the place instead of a photo of it. We build in two-night stops wherever the route allows it.
Three or more nights as a base
On the Sydney legs we often stay put for three nights and run day trips out and back. You unpack once, the Blue Mountains and the coast both become day trips, and the luggage never comes off the coach in between.
One night, only where it earns it
Some stops are genuinely a staging point on a long corridor, and pretending otherwise wastes a day. We use single nights sparingly and we tell you which nights they are before you book, not after.
If a fixed itinerary does not pace the way your group travels, we change it. These are private tours, so the running order is a starting point rather than a timetable you have to fit into.
Flights, Airports And The Start Line.
A straight answer, because it is a common question: we are a ground operator. We do not sell airfares and we do not bundle business-class flights into a tour price. What we do is make the ground side fit your flights exactly.
You book your own flights, or your travel agent does, on whatever airline and cabin you prefer. You are not paying a tour operator's margin on an airfare you could have booked yourself, and you keep your own frequent flyer benefits.
- Airport pickup timed to your actual arrival, not a fixed transfer window
- Staggered collections when a group lands across several flights
- One-way runs supported: start in one city, finish in another
- Coach bays and meeting points confirmed in writing before you fly
Bundling flights ties everyone to the same itinerary and the same cabin. Keeping the air separate means the group can arrive from different cities, in different cabins, on different days, and still start the tour together.
If you would rather one company handled everything including air, a travel agent can package our ground programme with flights. We work with agents regularly and can quote at agent rates.
A Big Coach Company Or A Private Tour.
Both are legitimate ways to travel and we are not going to pretend otherwise. They suit different groups, and the difference is mostly about who else is on the bus and who controls the day.
| Big scheduled coach tour | A private Urban Legends tour | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is on board | You plus 40 to 50 strangers on a fixed departure | Only your group. Nobody you did not invite. |
| The itinerary | Fixed. Published months ahead and the same for everyone. | A starting point. Change stops, pace, and start date. |
| Departure dates | Set dates. You travel when the tour runs. | You pick the dates. The tour runs when you do. |
| Pace | Built for the average of 50 people | Built for your group, including a slower one |
| The driver | Allocated by the operator, and may change between legs | Your driver-guide stays with the tour, with rest and rotation planned in on longer runs |
| Best value at | Solo travellers and couples | Groups, where fixed costs split across the whole coach |
The short version: if you are two people who want to meet other travellers, a scheduled tour is genuinely the better buy. If you already have the group, a private tour usually costs less per head and always fits better.
What Happens If Plans Change.
Worth reading before you book anything from anyone. Multi-day touring carries prepaid accommodation and activities, so the terms are necessarily different to a day charter. Ours, in plain English:
Because these are private departures rather than fixed ones, moving a tour is usually far easier than moving a scheduled one, where you are competing for a seat on another set date. How far out you can move without cost depends on the tour and the time of year, because it depends on what we have already committed to hotels and activity operators on your behalf.
Changing the itinerary itself, adding a stop, dropping a day, swapping an activity, is normal and expected right up until we start confirming supplier bookings.
Deposits start at $200 and scale with the size of the tour; on larger programmes the deposit is 10% of the total. Deposits are not refundable, but they stay available as credit toward a future Urban Legends booking, subject to availability.
Cancellation terms on a multi-day tour are set case by case, based on the tour you have booked and the time of year you are travelling. That is not us being vague: a peak-season trip with rooms held in Jindabyne in July commits us to very different supplier terms than a midweek run in the shoulder season, and it would be dishonest to publish one refund table that pretends otherwise.
Your exact deposit, balance date and cancellation terms are written into your proposal in full before you pay anything, so you can read them and ask questions while the trip is still just an idea. Card payments carry a 1.6% surcharge, and quotes are valid for 30 days.
We recommend travel insurance on every multi-day trip, and we will say so again on your confirmation. It covers the things our terms cannot.
Touring For Seniors And Community Groups.
Club and community touring is a brief we know well: Probus and social clubs, retirement villages, church and community groups, alumni and reunion groups. It is a different brief to a corporate trip, and the things that matter are rarely the things a brochure leads with.
The pace is the whole thing
Later starts, longer stops, fewer things crammed into a day, and a proper sit-down lunch rather than a rushed one. We would rather do three things well than six badly, and we will say so when an itinerary is too ambitious for the group.
Access, boarding and the steps
Ask us about the vehicle before you book, not after. Step height, handrails, aisle width and where the coach can actually pull up all vary, and they decide whether a stop works for your group. We will tell you honestly if a stop will not suit.
Door to door, not meet us there
We collect from the village, the club or the hall rather than asking a group to make their own way to a city departure point. On multi-day trips that single detail is often what makes the trip possible at all.
Organising for a club? Tell us the group, the rough dates and any access needs in the form below. For single-day club outings rather than multi-day touring, see seniors and community group bus hire.
Frequently Asked Questions.
Everything travellers and organisers ask us, in one place. If yours is not here, ask it in the form below and we will answer it in writing.
How much does a private multi-day tour cost?
From $210 per person for a 3-day transport-only package. All-inclusive tours start around $1,250 per person twin share and scale with length, season and how legendary you want to go; fully bespoke trips are priced to your brief. Every from-price is based on a group of 20 to 40 travelling together, booked 3+ months ahead; smaller groups are quoted per tier.
What group sizes can you take?
8 to 100+. Up to 41 travel on one coach; bigger groups run as a multi-vehicle convoy from the fleet. Below 8 we quote it as a private charter instead.
What is the difference between Transport Only, Guided and All-Inclusive?
Transport Only is the coach, driver and all running costs. Guided adds a dedicated guide, set-menu lunches and the listed activity entries. All-Inclusive adds 4-star twin-share hotels with breakfast, welcome and farewell dinners, and on-tour support from our crew every day of your trip. The comparison table above shows exactly what sits in each.
Can we customise an itinerary?
Yes. Every tour here can be reshaped, and we build fully custom trips from scratch. Tell us your dates, group and budget and you will have a proposal within 48 hours.
What accommodation do you use?
Quality 4-star hotels and resorts, twin share by default, named on your proposal before you pay anything. Travelling solo? Single rooms are a flat $125 per night, shown on every tour page.
When is the best time to travel?
The East Coast works year-round. September to November is the sweet spot for whales and wildflowers, December to February for beaches, June to September for snow add-ons and Vivid. Peak windows price higher, so book early.
How far ahead should we book?
3+ months gets the best hotel rates and full choice; inside 60 days we quote at live rates; inside 21 days it is full payment at booking. Groups of 20+ during events should think 6 to 9 months.
Do you work with travel agents?
Yes, we are the ground operator behind agents in the Philippines, Malaysia and New Zealand. Ask about our agent rates: sharp, simple, and never published here. You can also browse our scheduled group tours any time on our live booking page.
Are your tours suitable for kids?
Yes. Every tour can be adjusted to your family. Send us the ages and we will shape the itinerary, rooms, menus and activities to fit. A few add-ons carry minimum ages (the BridgeClimb, for example) and these are listed per tour.
What is never included?
Flights, travel insurance, drinks with meals, meals marked free time, and optional add-ons. Every tour page lists its inclusions exactly.
Do you run fixed departure dates, or do we pick?
You pick. Every tour on this page is a private departure, which means it runs on the dates your group chooses rather than on a published schedule. That is the main structural difference between us and a large scheduled coach operator, and it is why moving your dates later is usually straightforward.
How many nights do we spend in each place?
We build in two nights wherever the route allows, and three or more where we are using a city as a base for day trips. Single nights are used sparingly and only on genuine staging legs. The full reasoning, and which nights are which, is set out in the pacing section above and confirmed in writing in your itinerary before you book.
Are flights included?
No. We are a ground operator, so you book your own flights in whatever cabin you prefer and we build the ground programme around your actual arrival and departure times. You avoid paying a tour operator's margin on an airfare, and a group arriving from different cities on different flights can still start together. A travel agent can package our ground programme with air if you would rather one invoice.
Is this suitable for an older group or a slower pace?
Yes, and it is a brief we handle regularly: Probus and social clubs, retirement villages, community and church groups. We adjust start times, stop lengths and the number of things in a day, and we collect from your village or club rather than a city departure point. Talk to us about step height, handrails and access at specific stops before you book.
What makes this different to a big coach tour company?
Nobody else is on the coach. The itinerary is a starting point rather than a fixed published route, you choose the departure date, and the pace is built around your group rather than a mixed public departure. For an existing group it often works out better value per head too, because the fixed costs split across people you already know.
Who drives, and is it the same person all trip?
Your driver-guide stays with the tour rather than changing at every leg, so by day two they know the group, the pace and the quirks of the route. On longer runs a second driver is rostered where heavy vehicle fatigue rules require it, and we tell you up front when that applies. Our drivers hold a Working With Children Check and a Heavy Rigid licence for anything 27 seats and up, and Urban Legends is New South Wales Government accredited and fully insured.
How does driver fatigue work on a long tour?
It is planned into the itinerary from the start, not discovered on day four. Heavy vehicle fatigue rules cap how long any driver can be at the wheel, so on longer runs we build in rest and, where the route needs it, rotation. A schedule that cannot legally be driven is not a schedule, and we will redesign a day rather than promise one.
Can we start in one city and finish in another?
Yes. One-way runs along the Melbourne to Brisbane corridor are supported. Worth knowing that a one-way tour prices differently to a loop, because the coach and driver finish a long way from base and have to get home, so tell us the intended finish point when you ask for a quote.
Tell us the trip. We will build the itinerary.
Rough dates, rough numbers and where you would like to go is plenty to start. A real person reads every enquiry and writes every itinerary.
Start Planning Your Legend
Tell us your group size, dates and the occasion. A full proposal, with exact pricing and every inclusion listed, lands within 48 hours.
Get My ProposalPrefer email? jared@urbanlegendstourco.com (fastest reply)