Things to do over the New Year's Day long weekend in Australia (Updated 2026)

Australia, Oceania
Haunted Sydney: The Rocks Ghost Murder Mystery Puzzle Walk

Your first day guiding at Hyde Park Barracks ends with a cold touch on your shoulder. A ghostly woman appears: help me find my son. …More

Your first day guiding at Hyde Park Barracks ends with a cold touch on your shoulder. A ghostly woman appears: help me find my son....

80 to 110 minutes Free Cancellation
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$7
Private Transfer from Sydney Cruise Port to Sydney Airport (SYD)

Book your Private Transfer from Sydney Cruise Port to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD). Don't go through all the hassle of waiting in a long …More

Book your Private Transfer from Sydney Cruise Port to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD). Don't go through all the hassle of waiting in a long...

25 minutes Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$49
Explorer Tour by Cairns Waterfalls

Explore the natural of Tropical North Queensland on a full-day tour from Cairns. Start your day with a visit to the botanical gardens, immersing yourself …More

Explore the natural of Tropical North Queensland on a full-day tour from Cairns. Start your day with a visit to the botanical gardens, immersing yourself...

5 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$119
3 Day Private Tour in Blue Mountains and Kiama in Sydney City

Discover the best of Sydney and its surroundings on our 3-day private tour, featuring the Blue Mountains, Kiama, and Sydney City. This exclusive experience offers …More

Discover the best of Sydney and its surroundings on our 3-day private tour, featuring the Blue Mountains, Kiama, and Sydney City. This exclusive experience offers...

3 days Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$701
Private Gold Coast Airport Arrival Transfer to Byron Bay

When it comes to a private Gold Coast Airport transfer, make your trip as relaxed and stress free as possible with this professional and reliable …More

When it comes to a private Gold Coast Airport transfer, make your trip as relaxed and stress free as possible with this professional and reliable...

Flexible Free Cancellation
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$171
Brisbane City Art and Design Walking Tour

We LOVE art. And Brisbane's ever changing art scene has something for everyone.  Take our private three-hour Art + Design Tour and get an up close …More

We LOVE art. And Brisbane's ever changing art scene has something for everyone.  Take our private three-hour Art + Design Tour and get an up close...

3 hours Free Cancellation
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$196
Private Yarra Valley And Puffing Billy Tour

Experience of a lifetime dangling your feet from an historic much loved steam train called Puffing BIlly. The real life Thomas the Tank Engine, taking …More

Experience of a lifetime dangling your feet from an historic much loved steam train called Puffing BIlly. The real life Thomas the Tank Engine, taking...

8 to 9 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$973
Breakfast Bushwalk & Clifftop BBQ Tour

The Breakfast Bushwalk & Clifftop BBQ Tour on Norfolk Island is a combination of adventure, nature, and delicious food. The tour offers guests a choice …More

The Breakfast Bushwalk & Clifftop BBQ Tour on Norfolk Island is a combination of adventure, nature, and delicious food. The tour offers guests a choice...

3 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$57
Self Guided Ebike Winery Tour in the Adelaide Hills

Keen to see what all the fuss is about with E-bikes? The best way to describe our E-mountain bikes is to say they are FUN! …More

Keen to see what all the fuss is about with E-bikes? The best way to describe our E-mountain bikes is to say they are FUN!...

5 hours Free Cancellation
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$123
Best of Rotto Self-Guided Tour with Bike and Lunch

Experience Rottnest like a local - an all inclusive tour that takes in all the best that Rottnest (or Rotto) has to offer - local …More

Experience Rottnest like a local - an all inclusive tour that takes in all the best that Rottnest (or Rotto) has to offer - local...

7 hours 45 minutes Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$112
Private Transfer from Noosa to Sunshine Coast Airport 7 seater

Private Premium Minivan Airport Transfer for group of 1-7 people, up to 13 checked suitcases and carry ons (Luggage Trailer provided) from any Noosa Heads …More

Private Premium Minivan Airport Transfer for group of 1-7 people, up to 13 checked suitcases and carry ons (Luggage Trailer provided) from any Noosa Heads...

30 minutes Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$192
Private Transfer from Brisbane Airport to Noosa for 1 to 3 people

Private Premium SUV/MPV Airport Transfer for 1-3 people and up to 3 checked luggage and carry ons from Brisbane Domestic or International Airport to any …More

Private Premium SUV/MPV Airport Transfer for 1-3 people and up to 3 checked luggage and carry ons from Brisbane Domestic or International Airport to any...

2 hours Free Cancellation
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$320
Minjerribah Cultural Experience

Award winning Cultural experience from Traditional Quandamooka Custodian! View Beautiful Minjerribah (Straddie) through the eyes of a local showcasing it's Culture, Country and Stories. Guaranteed …More

Award winning Cultural experience from Traditional Quandamooka Custodian! View Beautiful Minjerribah (Straddie) through the eyes of a local showcasing it's Culture, Country and Stories. Guaranteed...

3 hours Free Cancellation
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$112
Private Romantic Melbourne Dinner Cruise for 2

Indulge and enjoy a private dinner cruise on Melbourne's spectacular Yarra River for you and your partner. …More

Indulge and enjoy a private dinner cruise on Melbourne's spectacular Yarra River for you and your partner....

1 hour 30 minutes Free Cancellation
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$414
Wirra Wirra Vineyard McLaren Vale: Winery Tour and Shiraz Masterclass

Winery tour and tasting, encompassing a tour of Wirra Wirra's historic cellars, an intimate Shiraz master-class in the original cellar door including a museum tasting, platters …More

Winery tour and tasting, encompassing a tour of Wirra Wirra's historic cellars, an intimate Shiraz master-class in the original cellar door including a museum tasting, platters...

1 hour Free Cancellation
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$57
Skip the Line: Cairns Museum Admission Ticket

Welcome to Cairns Museum – a snapshot of our fascinating, beautiful, dynamic frontier region and its people. Situated in the central business district of Cairns, …More

Welcome to Cairns Museum – a snapshot of our fascinating, beautiful, dynamic frontier region and its people. Situated in the central business district of Cairns,...

1 day Free Cancellation
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$11
Sip, Savour & Stroll Barossa to Hahndorf- Cruise Ship Pickups

Join us for an unforgettable tour of Barossa Valley & Hahndorf, where you'll immerse yourself in the rich German heritage of this picturesque village. Stroll …More

Join us for an unforgettable tour of Barossa Valley & Hahndorf, where you'll immerse yourself in the rich German heritage of this picturesque village. Stroll...

8 hours Free Cancellation
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$150
1 Hour Distillery Tour & Tasting in Turner Stillhouse

In this unique, behind-the-scenes tour, you will be guided by one of our knowledgeable staff around the distillery floor, where we make our multi-award-winning Three …More

In this unique, behind-the-scenes tour, you will be guided by one of our knowledgeable staff around the distillery floor, where we make our multi-award-winning Three...

1 hour Free Cancellation
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$24
Two-Days Kuranda Rainforestation + Green Island Great Barrier

This is unique because you get to cover the most of your time to capture the beauty of the Kuranda day tour, experience the aboriginal …More

This is unique because you get to cover the most of your time to capture the beauty of the Kuranda day tour, experience the aboriginal...

2 days Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$1,047
Breakfast Bushwalk in Norfolk Island

Your walk will take you through diverse habitats from rain forest to clifftops, between enormous pines and white-woods and surrounded by seabirds. While the topography …More

Your walk will take you through diverse habitats from rain forest to clifftops, between enormous pines and white-woods and surrounded by seabirds. While the topography...

3 hours Free Cancellation
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$49
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