Strzelecki TourCycle from Sydney to Hobart

From charming boutiques to well-deserved comfort, our accommodations are carefully selected to reflect the unique character of each region. We favour places with a true sense of place over big chain hotels, ensuring your stay is as memorable as the ride itself. Depending on the stage, you’ll experience everything from luxurious retreats to functional stays – always selected with care to suit the journey. Below are a range of hotels we use on your tour

This hip hotel opposite Bondi Beach has an artistic vibe, where chic meets mellow, art meets fashion, gin meets tonic and travellers and locals meet to make the world their canvas.

The Carrington Inn, established in 1885, has enjoyed an adventurous life. Initially a coaching inn for travellers on the Cobb & Co route the Carrington has in its century and a half existence, also been a general store and a private residence.

This hotel, complete with a lively cafe with retro cycling memorabilia, is located in the foothills of the High Country and serves as a starting point to some of Australia’s best cycling ascents.

Boldly Melbourne, you’ll be waking up smelling the batch-brew coffee amidst design that toes the industrial divide.
Rooms are alive with edgy essence and punchy chic – luxury accommodation that weaves you into the fabric of the city.

A multi-award–winning family-run farmstay nestled in natural bushland overlooking Lake Meadowbank, with self-contained cottages. We will have the opportunity to explore this working sheep farm, and the owners will prepare dinner for us using their farm’s produce.

Enjoy Harbour and Mountain views from this 4 star, historic mansion. The Lenna Of Hobart Hotel overlooks the action on Battery Point, next to the happening suburb of Salamanca and the most beautiful and historic part of the city.

Australia is famed for its modern cuisine, blending British, European, Asian, and Middle Eastern influences with fresh local produce to create something uniquely Australian. As one of the world’s largest wine exporters, with 200 years of winemaking history, many fine wines can be sampled along the way.

Coffee culture is another highlight—Italian-inspired espresso and quality pastries are found even in small towns, a reminder why Starbucks never took hold here.

Food obsessions range from pizza to generous grazing platters of European cheeses, cured meats, and oils, often paired with Middle Eastern dukkha, falafel bread, and smoky dips. And of course, there’s beer—these days, some of it very good indeed.

A spacious, atmospheric spot tucked into a historic warehouse on Flinders Lane in Melbourne’s heart. Since 2005, it’s served up contemporary Italian-Australian fare—think hand‑stretched pizzas, house‑made pastas, and antipasti platters—paired with a lengthy drinks menu and warm lighting

Blending a refined modern Australian cuisine with Gippsland’s finest local produce. Awarded a prestigious chef’s hat for multiple years, the restaurant offers elegant yet relaxed dining—whether inside its stylish interiors or out on the deck. Expect innovative, seasonal dishes (think wild fennel risotto, tuna crudo, lamb shoulder, ox cheek) paired with a curated wine list and exceptional hospitality.

A waterfront gem offering refined modern Australian fare with a heavy focus on fresh, seasonal Tasmanian seafood and local produce. With sweeping harbour views, thoughtfully crafted dishes, and award-winning service, it’s the perfect spot to unwind and savour the flavours of the West Coast.

Our picnics are a highlight of the day—fresh local produce, plenty of variety, and the freedom to enjoy whatever takes your fancy. While the setting might be a local park, a quiet forest clearing, a hilltop viewpoint, or a scenic roadside stop, it’s always a chance to pause, relax, and refuel. Whether you linger over good food and conversation or grab a quick bite before jumping back on the bike, it’s the perfect mid-ride reset.

In 1839 Explorer Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki set off from Sydney on a journey of scientific discovery. We follow his 5 month journey into the Great Dividing Range through the Snowy Mountains to Melbourne. Spend a rest day in the skiing township of Thredbo NSW giving you a chance to explore Australia’s
highest peak. Strzelecki climbed and named Mt Kosciuszko in March 1840.

Stage 2 heads into bushranger county and along the Murray River before turning back into the mountains and summiting Mt Hotham, Australia’s highest sealed road at 1,840 metres. A beautiful descent through forested wilderness continues over
two days to the coast from where Strzelecki’s expedition took a turn for the worse and he was forced to leave his horses and mineral samples behind. Strzelecki would have likely died of starvation had it not been for the knowledge and hunting skills of his two Aboriginal guides as they made a 3 week long dash to Melbourne.

Stage 3 takes us to Tasmania where Strzelecki spent 2 years exploring much of this rugged and beautiful island. Our route begins with an overnight ferry journey from Melbourne to Devonport. Once back on land we ride up to the picturesque
Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain. From this high point we continue riding through huge pockets of wilderness around the west coast along what has been described by many as being one of the world’s top 10 greatest cycling routes. Our end point is the historically charming city of Hobart.