East Coast Australia

by Lonely Planet, Lindsay Brown, Ryan Ver Berkmoes

Sunscreen: check! Surf gear: check! Lonely Planet: check! Make the great Aussie pilgrimage up the eastern seaboard - sun-kissed realm of beaches and buzzing cities, wilderness and wildlife, country retreats and wineries. Our definitive guidebook gives you detailed regional coverage for the perfect coastal odyssey.

Cruise The Coast - coverage of the best beaches from St Kilda Esplanade to the Great Barrier Reef, and beyond

Embrace The Outdoors - whether it’s boating or bungee jumping, cycling or surfing, we’ll help you to an adrenaline high

Suss Out The Cities - inside information on how to make the most of magical Melbourne, sassy Sydney and breezy Brisbane

Taste The Tucker - freshly shucked rock oysters, snags sizzling on the barbie or fresh mangoes, whatever you fancy, we’ll have you salivating

Go Your Own Way - 95 maps to help you navigate from sports event to market to beach, and detours to escape the crowds

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Australia

520 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2002

About the author

OUR STORY
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.

Reviews

[Julia Dove · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found the guide useful to plan my trip to Eastern Australia, come up with an itinerary, sort out practicalities and generally learn a bit about the country. I obviously did not read about each attraction in detail, but I checked in detail things that interested me, Melbourne, Sydney, GBR, etc.

[Mojca · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 ½ - 4 stars

[ARC · Rating 5 out of 5]

The latest edition Apr 2021 takes into account post-Covid changes (as far as possible) so grab this to plan your wanderlust itineraries!

[Kalei · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read select parts (beginning, couple cities, and general info)

[Amber Cavanagh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too much waffle but I was happy to skip over the bits I wasn’t interested in so a pretty good summary. I enjoyed the history of Australia bit at the end.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used this book mostly when I was in Cairns. I managed to see everything in the section on the spectacular Atherton Tablelands and they did not disappoint! I stayed at a recommended hostel and it met the glowing reviews Lonely Planet had given it. I also walked the suggested ocean view path between Bondi and Coogee beaches in Sydney (something I would have not done otherwise) and it was excellent! I ventured out away from the book a lot but it was a good place to start!

[Wil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finished at just the right time.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved! Super helpful book for my travels to Oz.

[Rachel Mantas]

A helpful little guide to the East coast. Wished it shared more about the sunshine coast.

[A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid intro to exploring the east coast of Australia, with great tips and insights.

[Alexandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

*ebook*
Was a good help but where I’ll normally find “too” much information in my LPs, I noticed this one missed a lot and was too brief on several areas.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just looking for Sydney info so didn't read the majority of the book