Je prépare actuellement un voyage de quatre mois en Australie, je prévois pour le moment de faire principalement de l'itinérance, et de travailler durant environ un mois. Cela me permettra de mélanger deux manières différentes sur faire des rencontres sur place, et plus matériellement de gagner un peu d'argent !
Partant de début mai à mi-septembre cette année, j'envisage d'arriver à Melbourne puis de remonter la côte Est. Une fois arrivé au nord, je redescendrais visiter le centre du pays. Je me pose pas mal de questions sur ce périple. Le choix de Melbourne comme arrivée est du au fait qu'en mai il y fera surement plus chaud qu'à la fin de mon voyage, début septembre. En remontant la côte Est je retrouverais des températures plus "clémentes". Est-ce un choix valable ou le climat hivernal de Melbourne est suffisamment doux pour ne pas en tenir compte ?
Je me demande ensuite jusqu'où je dois pousser la remontée de la côte Est... Aller jusque Cairns puis partir vers le centre est-il suffisant ou ce serait passer à coté de paysages extraordinaires ? Est-il intéressant de visiter la côte Nord et d'aller jusque Darwin ?
Une de mes principales interrogations est celle de la ville de retour. Dois-je revenir vers Melbourne en passant par Adélaïde, revenir à Sydney, sachant que dans ces deux cas ce serait des villes déjà visitées, ou bien après avoir visité le centre du pays prendre un avion vers Perth, en profiter pour visiter la ville puis faire le retour vers la France depuis cette même ville ?
En parlant d'avion, j'aimerais aussi beaucoup profiter du long trajet et des escales pour passer deux-trois jours à Singapour ou Hong-Kong ! Apparemment c'est largement envisageable, des vols partant de Londres n'ont pas l'air trop chers et permettent de faire un break dans ces villes. Si ce sont des arrêts que vous avez déjà fait, auriez-vous des conseils sur les compagnies à prendre ou des escales de préférence ?
Pour trouver du travail, d'après tous les échos que je peux avoir, cela a l'air assez simple étant donné le nombre d'offres, mais je pense que je serais un peu déçu si je vais en Australie pour cueillir des fruits ou faire la plonge... Même si cela me permettrait de rencontrer des gens et de gagner des sous, je préfèrerais travailler par exemple dans une réserve naturelle, ou dans un club de voile (j'ai le monitorat de planche à voile en France), cela pourrait peut-être sortir de l'ordinaire ! Est-ce possible ou cela est-il plutôt réservé aux locaux ?
Enfin une question un peu classique et subjective mais que je demande à tous ceux que je rencontre car cela me permet de préciser mon tour : quels sont les endroits que vous pensez incontournables, ou au contraire ceux que je pourrais zapper ? Je lisais par exemple dans une discussion précédente que Canberra n'était pas forcément une ville intéressante...
Cela fait beaucoup, mais j'avoue que plus je me renseigne sur ce pays, plus je me pose de questions ^^ J'ai déjà du me convaincre de ne pas faire la côte Ouest, a priori magnifique, à cause du manque de temps...
Un grand merci pour tous les conseils que vous pourriez me donner, je souhaite vraiment profiter à fond de ces quatre mois !
Je vais essayer de répondre à quelques unes de tes questions :
Concernant le climat, il va faire à peu près les mêmes températures à Melbourne en mai qu'en septembre. Les températures peuvent descendre en-dessous de 10°C (c'est ce que j'ai eu en septembre dernier, idem à Sydney)... Ensuite, plus tu t'approches de Brisbane puis du Tropique du Capricorne, plus la température va être meilleure.
Cela dépend du temps que tu as, mais je te conseille de remonter jusqu'à Cairns. Depuis Melbourne, je prendrais un vol jusqu'à Sydney. Depuis là, tu peux voir les Blue Mountains (attention, risque de neige à cette période...), aller au sud de Sydney jusque vers Ulladulla (région très méconnue des étrangers mais bcp plus connues pour les australies. Les plages (Mollymook Beach, Pebbly Beach) et paysages (Royal NP, Princess Highway, ...) sont magnifiques. Ensuite, de Sydney je prendrais un vol jusqu'à Ballina puis un bus jusqu'à Byron Bay. Entre Sydney et Byron Bay il n'y a pas grand chose à voir... Puis de Byron Bay, tu peux remonter la côte jusqu'à Cairns en voiture ou bus, etc. Tu peux t'arrêter à Brisbane, Fraser Islands, Whitsundays Islands, ... Ensuite, j'irais directement sur Darwin par avion (pour t'éviter des longues distances sans grand intérêt). Depuis Darwin, tu peux visiter divers parcs nationaux puis te rendre dans le Red Centre.
Regarde sur les sites internet de Greyhound et OZ Experience. Ils proposent des pass et ça te donnent une idée des km et du temps qu'il faut.
Une fois en Australie, tu peux aller dans les agences "Peter Pan". Ces agences te réservent les backpackers, vols, bus avec certaines fois des excursions offertes.
Si tu as encore du temps, passe par Perth. La "Western Australia" vaut vraiment la peine. Les paysages sont très différents. Au nord de Perth, ne manque pas de visiter les Pinnacles, Sharks Bay et Monkey Mia. Au sud, arrête-toi à Margaret River, Albany, Esperence. Le nord est désertique et le sud très arboré. Je viens de voir que tu ne voulais pas voir la côte ouest, mais bon, je te donne quand même mes impressions...
Autrement, tu peux repartir sur l'Asie depuis Darwin (normalement) sans devoir repasser par Sydney ou Melbourne
Au retour, je me suis arrêtée 3 jours complets à Hong Kong. Tu peux soit rester dans la frénésie et la foule de Hong Kong ou alors t'évader dans la verdure du Peak Victoria (tu as une magnifique vue sur la baie de Hong Kong) ou de l'Ile de Lantau (il y a le + gd bouddha). A mon avis, tu as bcp plus à visiter à Hong Kong. Cependant, si l'électronique t'intéresse plus, Singapour est plus conseillé.
Si tu veux passer par Hong Kong, il y a Qantas, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, ...
et par Singapour, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, British Airways, ...
Qantas à très souvent des bons tarifs.
Endroits à éviter :
- Canberra
- Adélaïde (sauf si c'est pour aller sur Kangaroo Island et encore, pas indispensable. La ville en elle-même est ennuyeuse à souhait😉)
Mes coups de coeur (je ne connais ni les Territoires du Nord ni la côte au nord de Brisbane):
- Perth/Fremantle
- Pebbly Beach
- Melbourne
- Byron Bay
- Sydney
- La Tasmanie (peu de voyageurs y vont, c'est un endroit MAGNIFIQUE, absolument avec une voiture de location car les transports publics ne courent pas les rues, endroit très nature. Attention, il peut neiger pendant ta période)
Quant aux boulots que tu peux trouver, je ne peux pas t'aider car je n'ai pas expérimenté. Cependant, les gens que j'ai rencontré m'ont dit que c'était assez difficile de trouver qqch car les gens recherchent des personnes "fixes" et pas qui partent après quelques mois.
Je te souhaite déjà un excellent séjour et profite bien!
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