Travel questions, answered

Straight answers to the questions people actually ask us, with real prices and real departure times rather than brochure copy.

• Who are Lost in Australia, and are the reviews real? What we are, how booking through us works, where our reviews come from and why booking with an agent costs you nothing extra.
• How do I get from Alice Springs to Uluru? Every way to get from Alice Springs to Uluru, what each costs, and the tours that take you there and back with Kings Canyon on the way.
• What can you do from Alice Springs? Trips out of Alice Springs — Uluru and Kings Canyon, the West MacDonnell Ranges, and the long run north to Darwin, with lengths and prices.
• What are the best backpacker tours in Australia? The trips backpackers actually book across Australia — east coast runs, Uluru in a swag, the west coast and Tasmania — with what each costs.
• What can you do from Cairns, and what does it cost? Every day trip out of Cairns — the Great Barrier Reef, Cape Tribulation, the Daintree and the Atherton Tablelands — with what each costs.
• What is the best way to travel the east coast of Australia? How to do Brisbane to Cairns or Sydney to Cairns — the bus passes, the stops, where you sleep and what a packaged run costs, from 7 to 21 days.
• Which tours suit older travellers, or anyone who would rather take it gently? The trips rated easiest for walking, with a real bed, small groups and door-to-door pick-up — across Tasmania, Perth, Uluru and the Top End.
• Great Barrier Reef itinerary — how to plan 3, 7, 10 or 14 days Day-by-day Great Barrier Reef itineraries for 3, 7, 10 and 14 days, built from trips that actually run, with what each day holds and what it costs.
• Can you do the Great Ocean Road in a day from Melbourne? The Great Ocean Road in a day from Melbourne — the Twelve Apostles, rainforest and koalas, which direction to go, and what it costs.
• What are the best day trips from Hobart, and can you do them without a car? Eleven day trips out of Hobart with pick-up from your hotel or hostel included — Bruny Island, Port Arthur, Cradle Mountain, Wineglass Bay and more, with prices.
• Is Uluru worth visiting, and why do people go? Why people travel to the middle of Australia to see one rock, what you actually do there, and what a trip costs.
• Which Kakadu tour should I do from Darwin — one day, two or three? Every Kakadu trip out of Darwin compared — one-day, two-day and three-day, what each one reaches, where you sleep and what it costs.
• Can you do Kangaroo Island in a day, and what do you see? Kangaroo Island in a day from Adelaide — sea lions at Seal Bay, Remarkable Rocks and Flinders Chase, ferry included, with prices.
• Can you do K'gari (Fraser Island) in a day? K'gari in a day from Noosa, Rainbow Beach or Hervey Bay — Lake McKenzie, 75 Mile Beach and the ferry, all included, with prices.
• What are the best day trips from Launceston? Day trips out of Launceston — Cradle Mountain in a short run, and the scenic road to Hobart that doubles as your transfer.
• What are the best day trips from Perth? Day trips out of Perth with hotel pick-up included — the Pinnacles Desert, sandboarding at Lancelin, stargazing and Margaret River, with prices.
• How do I get from Perth to Exmouth or Broome? Every trip up the Western Australian coast from Perth — Monkey Mia, Ningaloo, Exmouth and on to Broome, with lengths and prices.
• What day trips can you do from Sydney? The Blue Mountains in a day from Sydney, what the day covers, and the longer coastal trips that start in Sydney and head north.
• When is the best time to visit Tasmania? Tasmania month by month — real Hobart temperatures and rainfall, what each season gives you, and when the trips run.
• What day trips can you do in Tasmania? Every Tasmanian day trip we sell, from Hobart and Launceston — Bruny Island, Port Arthur, Cradle Mountain, Wineglass Bay and Maria Island, with prices.
• Tasmania itinerary — 5, 6 or 7 days, day by day Day-by-day Tasmania itineraries for 3, 5 and 7 days, built from trips that actually run, with what each day holds and what it costs.
• Where should I go in Tasmania, and how long do I need? The five places worth building a Tasmania trip around, how long each needs, and the loops that link them without doubling back.
• What is the difference between the Uluru Adventure, Safari, Budget and Tour? Adventure, Safari, Budget and Tour are not grades of one range. What each name actually means, what you sleep in, and which to book.
• Uluru itinerary — what fits in 2, 3, 4 and 5 days Day-by-day Uluru itineraries for 2, 3, 4 and 5 days — Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon and the West MacDonnells, with prices.
• What meals are included on an Uluru tour? Exactly which meals are included on every Uluru tour we sell, which ones you pay for yourself, and what happens if you are vegetarian or have an allergy.
• What is Uluru like month by month, and when is the best time to go? What Uluru gives you in every month of the year — the real temperatures, what is best about each season, and which trips run.
• Uluru trips for solo travellers, families and older visitors Which Uluru trips suit travelling alone, with children or at a gentler pace — group sizes, effort ratings and whether there is a real bed.
• What time do Uluru tours start and finish? Start and finish times for the Uluru tours we sell, from Alice Springs and from Ayers Rock, so you can book a flight that actually works.
• Where do you sleep on an Uluru tour — a swag or a tent? Swag, safari tent or your pick of either: exactly where you sleep on every Uluru tour we sell, which camps have hot showers, and the two that don't.
• Where should I go in Australia? The six parts of Australia worth building a trip around, how long each needs, what they cost and when to go.
• Which Whitsundays boat should I pick? How to choose between the Whitsunday sailing boats — racing maxis, tall ships, small yachts and day sails — by group size, age mix and how much actual sailing you want.