Familiar in language and institutions, surprising in landscape and depth — London and Edinburgh, the Scottish Highlands, Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way and the castles of Wales.
Familiar in language and institutions, consistently surprising in landscape and depth — the natural gateway to Europe for Australian travellers.
London is Europe's most cosmopolitan city and arguably the world's most culturally complete — and its great museums are free. Scotland's Highlands, from Ben Nevis and Glen Coe to Loch Ness and the Isle of Skye, are among Europe's last genuinely wild landscapes. Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way is one of the finest coastal drives on Earth, and Wales adds castles, mountains and a language older than English.
Family-run since 1974, Cooee builds British Isles trips that use London as the opening or closing chapter and then head for the wild edges — the glens, the coast roads and the small towns where the real character lives.
City, Highland, coast and countryside — easy to combine on one trip that feels both familiar and new.
England · 3–4 nights
The British Museum, the National Gallery, the West End and food from every corner of the world — Europe's most complete city.
Glen Coe · Skye · Loch Ness
Castle · Royal Mile · the Festival
Dublin · Kerry · the west coast
Honey-stone villages · Roman Bath
Snowdonia · castles · coast
The moments that define a trip to Britain and Ireland.
The British Museum, the National Gallery, the Tate and the V&A — world-class collections, no admission charge.
Year-round500 miles of Highland coastline from Inverness — Cape Wrath, empty beaches and single-track drama.
May – SepThe Fairy Pools, the Old Man of Storr and the Cuillin ridge — Scotland's most cinematic island.
May – SepThe Cliffs of Moher, the Ring of Kerry and Connemara — one of the world's great coastal drives.
Apr – OctFor the UK you now need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before travel — about £20 (raised in April 2026), valid two years, for stays up to six months. Ireland requires nothing in advance for Australians (up to 90 days). Neither counts toward the Schengen 90-day allowance. See our getting there & visas guide.
Most Australia–Europe fares connect through London, so 2–4 nights there costs almost nothing extra in airfares — and it's the ideal cultural decompression: shared language, the British Museum, the National Gallery and the V&A all free, then onward by Eurostar. See our itineraries guide.
Hire a car in Edinburgh or Inverness — the Highlands reward self-drive. Glen Coe, Loch Ness, the Isle of Skye and the NC500 coastal route are the highlights. May to September has the best light and the fewest closures. See our UK travel guide.
Allow 10–14 days to combine London, Scotland and a slice of Ireland comfortably. London deserves 3–4 nights; the Highlands 3–4 days by car; and Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way another 4–5. See our itineraries guide.