How does it work?
You can stay on one trip with the same group and travel in the minimum time for a tour-type experience (itinerary below) or spend more times in the places you love by hopping on and off the bus at different places. All transport over your set pass route, whether in your local operators own buses, public buses, trains or boats  is included in one direction, once. Passes are valid for 12 months. You can hop on and off anywhere over your route, stay longer and jump back on when you’re ready.
Stray Mate App
Once you have confirmed your booking. Your local operator will provide you with a login to their app to manage your pass. Book on and off your transport; book, rate and review, and get great deals on accommodation and activities.
Travel Day: Sydney ─ Barrington Tops
Depart Sydney at 8am and head to the Hunter Valley area and do a wine tasting, then head to the stunning stop on the edge of Barrington Tops National Park (a World Heritage-listed area). You have the option to try tubing (additional cost) or just relax in the hot tub at the lodge.
Travel Day: Barrington Tops ─ Spot X Surf Camp
In the morning we take a guided walk tocheck out the amazing wildlife all around including kangaroos, platypus and a wide range of bird life.
Visit a koala hospital to learn about their efforts in preserving koalas and what you can do to help, then travel on to the waterfront accommodation at the Spot X Surf Camp, arriving in the early evening.
Travel Day: Spot X ─ River Retreat
We have the morning at leisure at Spot X. You can relax on the beach or choose to take a group surf lesson (additional cost). In the afternoon we travel to our River Retreatfor a guided canoe tour in Nymboida.In the evening have a few drinks, BBQ and/or build a camp fire under the stars. For the night you'll be sleeping in cabins by the river!
Travel Day: River Retreat ─ Byron Bay
Leave the camp early and head up towards Byron Bay, Australia’s famous surf and arts town. We stop at Yamba for lunch and a visit to the Angourie Blue Pools for a swim.
Free Day in Byron Bay
Explore, learn to surf, party, visit the alternative town of Nimbin (extra cost), or just relax and take in the laid-back, hippy vibe. Taking a walk to the lighthouse to view the Australian mainland’s most easterly point is highly recommended.
Travel Day: Byron Bay ─ Brisbane
We stop at the NSW/QLD border for a walk at Danger Point. Continue to the Gold Coast where you have the option to hop off, and then onto Brisbane.