Brisbane Tours & Vacations

Trips from 1 January 2023 onwards

From 1 January 2023, Intrepid will no longer require travellers to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 (excluding all Polar trips and select adventure cruises).

However, we continue to strongly recommend that all Intrepid travellers and leaders get vaccinated to protect themselves and others.

Specific proof of testing or vaccination may still be required by your destination or airline. Please ensure you check travel and entry requirements carefully.

Brisbane Airport is well-connected with direct flights to 29 international and over 40 domestic destinations. The CBD is located just 16 km from the airport and is easy to get to on the train, bus or in a rideshare/taxi.

If you don't have far to go, it's easy to walk around Brisbane's CBD as it's almost completely flat. If you want to travel further afield, you can rent a car or catch a bus, ferry or train. Brisbane also has an excellent network of bikeways and a public bike hire scheme if you want to be active.

With a subtropical climate, any time of year is a good time to visit Brisbane. The weather is hot for the majority of the year, but there is some seasonal variation.

Summer is hot, humid and wet, which calls for swimming in the city lagoon and cool drinks on rooftop bars.

Spring and autumn are slightly cooler and dry, so the weather is near perfect for most activities.

Winter is the coolest time of year, but daytime temperatures are still warm, and with clear skies and minimal rain, it's a great time of year to go hiking or cycling.

We are committed to making travel widely accessible, regardless of ability or disability. We do our best to help you see the world, regardless of physical or mental limitations. 

We are always happy to talk to travellers with disabilities and see if we can help guide them toward the most suitable itinerary for their needs and, where possible, make reasonable adjustments to our itineraries.

Brisbane is a laid-back destination and smart casual is the most common style of dress for a night out unless you're planning on hitting the clubs in Fortitude Valley. It's pleasantly warm throughout the year, although it can get cool in the evening so bring a lightweight sweater just in case.

Bring swimwear as well as you may like to go swimming, even in winter. Sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat are a must all year as sunshine is plentiful.

Brisbane is the capital of Queensland so there's good wi-fi coverage in cafes, bars and restaurants in town and the surrounding area. Free wi-fi is available in the Queen Street Mall, State Library of Queensland and on most trains and ferry services.

There's good mobile phone coverage in town and the surrounding area. However, you may have patchy signal when you're on the road or in nearby national parks.

Brisbane is known for having reasonably good weather all year round with tourists flocking to the state to enjoy warm year-round temperatures and plentiful sunshine.

It never gets super cold in Brisbane, with average lows dropping to a mild 9°C or 10°C in July, the coolest month of the year. At the height of summer in January and February, overnight temperatures only drop to 22°C.