Itinerary for must visit places for my first time dream trip to Australia!

Wow a month to explore Aussie, what a luxury of time! And you'll be there on summer! 

The sun can be harsh, yet sometimes misty rain. 

I agree with the Catharina (the first answer) but I would add: 

Great Ocean Road

Seven Mile Beach 

Hunter Valley or Victoria (Australia) vineyard trip 

Blue Mountains 

Melbourne 

Don't miss Sidney's nye fireworks! Get the best spot early! 

I had 2 weeks in last December-Jan, just to explore Sydney and the states. 

Have fun!

Hi Caterina, my wife and I lived in Australia for a few years and traveled a ton, so here's my perspective. 

Rather than re-invent the wheel, here are a few blog posts we wrote.

http://theviewdownunder.blogspot.com/2011/03/kangaroo-island.html

http://theviewdownunder.blogspot.com/2011/03/south-australia-part-deux-barossa.html

http://theviewdownunder.blogspot.com/2012/08/northern-queensland-part-1-parrallel.html

Rather than stay in Cairns, you should fly there but then drive up to Port Douglas. From there you can visit the Great Barrier Reef and also the Daintree Rainforest, which is the oldest remaining forest in the world.

Here's how I'd break down your time:

Sydney - 5 days (Day 1: Circular Quay/The Rocks; Day 2: Ferry to Manly; Day 3: Taronga Zoo, Cockatoo Island; Day 4: Bondi Beach-to-Bronte Beach ocean walk; Day 5: Oxford Street, Paddington)
Kangaroo Island - 3-4 days
Barossa Valley (if you add it) - 2 days
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park - 1.5-2 days (get in a sunrise and a sunset and you're good)
Port Douglas - 4-5 days (for both GBR and Daintree)
Darwin - ? (we never went)

Let me know of other questions,

Adam

Three more suggestions for the Sydney area:

Featherdale Wildlife Park

Sydney Fish Market

Woolloomooloo

Hi Caterina

It's great that you want to see so many places in Australia, but since you said its a dream trip for you I really need to tell you that Australia is HUGE!

I guess if you have an unlimited budget you could fly between all those places in a month - you would be very busy though!

Most travelers hit Sydney and travel up the coast from Sydneyto Cairns, stopping at Byron Bay, the Sunshine Coast (Queensland) and/or Gold Coast and if they have time Airlie Beach.

This is the general backpacker route that most travelers take, and you can travel by bus and train, and by catching a lift with other travelers - lots of backpackers buy a cheap car and drive between Cairns and Sydney. You could leave out Airlie Beach and the Gold Coast if you arent into partying that much.

You wont make it to Darwin (its a 3-4 hour domestic flight from most Australian cities) and there's no real need to go there on a one-month trip.

Unless you have lots of money and a very strong desire I hate to say that you probably wont make it to Uluru (unless you make it a big priority, then of course anything is possible!).

Most people will tell you there's no real attraction to go to Adelaide, it's just a quiet little city.

Even doing what I have recommended (Sydney to Cairns) will be a very busy month for you. I recommend spending lots of time in the Cairns area (I lived there for 12 years). The Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest are remarkable places to see, and there's a lot to do around Cairns. Also, it is very well set up for travelers. 

Good luck on your trip Caterina, you will LOVE Australia!

PS I love your city of Florence, it's very beautiful!

Hi Caterina,

A month is a nice amount of time! Try to do at least an overnight in Kangaroo Island to make the most out of the visit. Also for Cairns consider Palm Cove or Port Douglas that is further north but gives you a great reef/retreat style visit. If you wanted to get in some of the countryside the Ghan Railway is a great way to get from the Red Center to Darwin. You could do a couple of nights Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park & then travel to Alice Springs to catch the train. 

I would skip Adelaide and opt for Melbourne! Wine country, the great ocean road, wildlife reserves, and a city full of art and culture (my favorite city in Australia) - lived there for 3 months.  Melbourne reminds me of SF and Sydney is like LA.  Stay in The Rocks district of Sydney.  Enjoy!

Kangaroo Island, Darwin, Adelaide, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and Cairns

Dear aussie dreamer, 

Your plans sound great. You may want to look up Noosa on the east coast. Whitsunday catamaran with on ice catamaran company(amazing) as well

I am totally speaking from bias here but when you're in Adelaide you should go check out High coffee in the InterContinental Adelaide.

I went to experience an onslaught of non-stop treats. The Aussies know how to get down you will have a lot of fun! 

Adelaide