+61 7 5538 1246 joyfulsunrise@gmail.com 79 Denison St, Deakin ACT 2600 Mon–Fri 9:00–18:00 · Sat 10:00–14:00
Real people · real fast

Talk to a travel designer

Fifteen minutes on the phone beats three evenings of browser tabs. Call, write or drop by the studio — the person who answers is the person who'll plan your trip.

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inside office hours — evenings go to the on-duty designer, not a bot

Call the studio

+61 7 5538 1246

Mon–Fri 9:00–18:00
Sat 10:00–14:00 AEST

Write to us

joyfulsunrise@gmail.com

Trip ideas, changes, media — same inbox, same humans.

Find the studio

79 Denison St, Deakin ACT 2600

Drop in for coffee and a map spread — ring first, we're often out scouting.

Video consult

15 minutes, free

Live route sketching over video. Book via the form — pick "video consult".

Start here

The two-minute brief

Tell us the rough shape — we'll call back with real options, usually inside the hour.

We reply within the hour in office time. No newsletters unless you ask.
What happens next
We read it like humans
A designer — not a script — picks up your brief and checks what actually fits your dates.
Callback within the hour
Office hours 9–18 weekdays. Evening messages get first-slot attention next morning.
A route, not a brochure
You get a real sketch with honest pricing — take it, tweak it, or walk away free.
Travel designer mid-call with a marked-up map
The studio

Deakin, Canberra — drop-ins welcome

A former bakery full of maps, sample luggage and an unhealthy number of guidebooks. Fifteen minutes from the airport if you're passing through.

  • Studio hours
    Mon–Fri 9:00–18:00 · Sat 10:00–14:00 · Sundays by appointment
  • Parking
    Free bays on Denison St; the coffee machine is permanently on.
  • Wherever you are
    Most trips are planned over video — timezone-friendly slots, evenings included.
Outside the Joyful Sunrise studio in Deakin
Write a better brief

Four details that get you a sharper answer

30 seconds of prep

Real dates

"October-ish" works, but "12–22 October" gets you actual seat numbers back.

Who's coming

Kids, grandparents, a bucks party — group shape changes the whole route design.

A budget range

Nobody enjoys quoting blind. A rough band means we pitch the right tier first go.

One dealbreaker

"Must see the reef" or "no early mornings" — the thing you won't compromise on.

Before you write

Quick answers

Save yourself an email — the things people ask first.

Handwritten notes pinned above a desk

Genuinely free. Fifteen minutes, a sketch of a route and honest pricing. If we're not the right agency for it, we'll tell you who is.

Most of our travellers are. Video consults run on any timezone, itineraries land as one clean PDF, and we take over the moment you clear arrivals.

Six months is comfortable for the Kimberley and event weekends; reef and city trips can come together in a fortnight. Tell us your dates and we'll be straight about what's possible.

Call the same number — someone is on it 24/7 while you're travelling. Weather reroutes, extra nights, an early flight home: we've sorted all of it, often before you'd have noticed.
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