Top 20 Travel Influencers in Australia on Instagram (Aug 2026)

We found 43 travel influencers in Australia on Instagram. These creators use "travel" in their Instagram bio and have audiences concentrated in Australia. Here are the top 20, ranked on engagement rate, audience quality and reach, not follower count alone.

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Ranked by engagement rate, audience quality and reach

Updated August 1, 2026

  1. 1Honey Badger Instagram profile photo

    Honey Badger

    @nickbadger

    Never corner a Honey Badger. Aussie Rugby. Travel. Adventure. On the burst! Management: @alwayshuman

    Mid-tierAustralia
    Followers450K
    Engagement rate18.12%4.4x page median
    Suspicious followers18.0%Moderate
    Average reel plays48.8KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

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    Honey Badger's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Australia61%
    United Kingdom11%
    New Zealand5.5%
    United States4.7%
    South Africa3.3%

    Audience gender

  2. Followers121K
    Engagement rate5.18%1.3x page median
    Suspicious followers34.0%High
    Average reel plays56.1KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    Australia70%
    New Zealand2.6%
    Canada1.4%
    United Kingdom0.8%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 6.3K. Avg comments: 24. Audience credibility: 81%.

  3. Followers120K
    Engagement rate2.57%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers35.0%High
    Average reel plays203KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    Australia86%
    United Kingdom1.6%
    Indonesia0.9%
    Italy0.8%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 3.1K. Avg comments: 29. Audience credibility: 78%.

  4. 4Jon Wyeth Instagram profile photo

    Jon Wyeth

    @jon.wyeth

    ๐Ÿ“ง: talent@neuralle.com Travel, food n weird stuff :) YOUTUBE โฌ‡๏ธ

    MicroAustralia
    Followers93.6K
    Engagement rate2.05%0.5x page median
    Suspicious followers15.4%Moderate
    Average reel plays141KPer video post

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    Jon Wyeth's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Australia78%
    United States3.1%
    United Kingdom2.8%
    New Zealand2.0%
    India1.5%

    Audience gender

  5. 5Lewis Pullman Instagram profile photo

    Lewis Pullman

    @lewispullman_

    Aussie hitchhiking the world ๐ŸŒ Raw travel & real human connection Changing your perspective, one place at a time! ๐Ÿ“ Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ

    MicroAustralia
    Followers66.5K
    Engagement rate6.81%1.7x page median
    Suspicious followers13.2%Moderate
    Average reel plays55.6KPer video post

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    Lewis Pullman's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Australia92%
    United States3.0%
    Italy0.5%
    Thailand0.5%
    Vietnam0.5%

    Audience gender

  6. 6Josh Barker Instagram profile photo

    Josh Barker

    @joshy.barker

    โ€œThe quieter you are the more you hearโ€. 31, work hard, enjoy good times, adventure, Surf, travel, and just live......

    MicroAustralia
    Followers64.2K
    Engagement rate4.52%At page median
    Suspicious followers17.2%Moderate
    Average reel plays195KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Josh Barker's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Australia88%
    United States2.9%
    New Zealand2.0%
    United Kingdom1.4%
    Indonesia0.8%

    Audience gender

  7. 7Dom & Jesso | Travel Photographers & Creators | Australia Instagram profile photo

    Dom & Jesso | Travel Photographers & Creators | Australia

    @domandjesso

    ๐Ÿš Road-tripping Australia for 5 years! ๐Ÿ“ธ Tourism | Lifestyle | Commercial Photography ๐Ÿ’Œ hello@domandjesso.com ๐Ÿ“Western Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

    MicroAustralia
    Followers57.0K
    Engagement rate2.15%0.5x page median
    Suspicious followers13.6%Moderate
    Average reel plays20.6KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

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    Dom & Jesso | Travel Photographers & Creators | Australia's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Australia58%
    United Kingdom14%
    United States5.4%
    Germany1.8%
    Italy1.8%

    Audience gender

  8. Followers48.9K
    Engagement rate12.21%3.0x page median
    Suspicious followers32.6%High
    Average reel plays40.7KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    Australia66%
    United Kingdom5.0%
    Philippines2.6%
    Canada2.3%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 6.0K. Avg comments: 43. Audience credibility: 83%.

  9. 9WHERES LOZ Instagram profile photo

    WHERES LOZ

    @lauren.mackenziee

    ๐ŸŒ Aussie girl travelling the world ๐ŸŒบ nature & bucketlist travel ๐Ÿ‘‡ TRAVEL WITH ME

    MicroAustralia
    Followers47.2K
    Engagement rate5.39%1.3x page median
    Suspicious followers16.9%Moderate
    Average reel plays53.5KPer video post

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    WHERES LOZ's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Australia86%
    United States3.8%
    Indonesia2.6%
    United Kingdom2.0%
    Singapore0.9%

    Audience gender

  10. 10George Nield ๐Ÿค Instagram profile photo

    George Nield ๐Ÿค

    @georgewnield

    Training | Racing | Travel Next: cycling world champs๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต @lskd athlete ๐Ÿ“ง demi@everi-body.com @meridabikesaus @garminau @thepedlaโ€ฆ

    MicroAustralia
    Followers45.9K
    Engagement rate2.88%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers22.0%Elevated
    Average reel plays20.3KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

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    George Nield ๐Ÿค's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Australia66%
    United States12%
    United Kingdom2.7%
    Italy1.7%
    Brazil1.6%

    Audience gender

  11. 11Jono Fren Instagram profile photo

    Jono Fren

    @jonofren21

    ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“บ: Travel Guides Series 1-10 @travelguides โœˆ๏ธ๐ŸŒ: The Fren Family @thefrenfamily ๐Ÿ“‹: Mgmt: Claire @cmctalent ๐Ÿ’–: @dani.fren21 ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘–:โ€ฆ

    MicroAustralia
    Followers45.7K
    Engagement rate4.47%At page median
    Suspicious followers15.5%Moderate
    Average reel plays130KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Jono Fren's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Australia82%
    New Zealand8.5%
    United States3.4%
    Indonesia1.4%
    United Kingdom0.9%

    Audience gender

  12. 12Lucy Neville โœจ Your Internet Bestie Instagram profile photo

    Lucy Neville โœจ Your Internet Bestie

    @lucymneville

    Approachable Beauty โ€ข Travel โ€ข Mental Health 50% of @imwiggingout ๐Ÿ’Œ lucy@daymgmt.com.au

    MicroAustralia
    Followers41.2K
    Engagement rate2.95%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers23.8%Elevated
    Average reel plays15.9KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

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    Lucy Neville โœจ Your Internet Bestie's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Australia63%
    United States13%
    United Kingdom4.5%
    Brazil1.3%
    Canada1.2%

    Audience gender

  13. 13Neelam | Melbourne | Travel, Food & Stay Instagram profile photo

    Neelam | Melbourne | Travel, Food & Stay

    @wanderfulvibes

    ๐Ÿ“ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฅ๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž | ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐Ÿฆ˜ โœˆ๏ธ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ, ๐‡๐ข๐๐๐ž๐ง ๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐…๐จ๐จ๐, ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ‘’ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅโ€ฆ

    MicroAustralia
    Followers31.3K
    Engagement rate1.91%0.5x page median
    Suspicious followers16.9%Moderate
    Average reel plays28.9KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Neelam | Melbourne | Travel, Food & Stay's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Australia64%
    India12%
    United States2.1%
    Indonesia2.0%
    Sri Lanka1.5%

    Audience gender

  14. 14Lachie Meiss // Travel Australia Instagram profile photo

    Lachie Meiss // Travel Australia

    @meissymate

    โ†  I have one of those overpriced utes โ†  @meissyyyy ๐Ÿ“ง Info@meissymate.com

    MicroAustralia
    Followers30.9K
    Engagement rate3.75%At page median
    Suspicious followers15.6%Moderate
    Average reel plays13.6KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

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    Lachie Meiss // Travel Australia's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Australia87%
    New Zealand3.6%
    United States1.9%
    United Kingdom0.8%
    South Africa0.5%

    Audience gender

  15. 15Cameron Doyle Instagram profile photo

    Cameron Doyle

    @cameronmarkdoyle

    I wrote a children's travel book ๐Ÿ“– @thegrandadventurersbook โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ GRAB ONE HERE โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ

    MicroAustralia
    Followers29.2K
    Engagement rate7.91%1.9x page median
    Suspicious followers15.9%Moderate
    Average reel plays65.9KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

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    Cameron Doyle's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Australia80%
    United States6.2%
    United Kingdom2.4%
    Canada1.5%
    New Zealand0.8%

    Audience gender

  16. 16Ab & Alex // adventure couple Instagram profile photo

    Ab & Alex // adventure couple

    @ab.and.al

    โ˜ผ a couple making everyday life an adventure โ˜ผ travel, lifestyle & the sunny side of life ๐ŸŒž โ˜ผ currently based in TNQ โœ‰๏ธŽ abventureswithalex@gmail.com

    MicroAustralia
    Followers26.7K
    Engagement rate2.92%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers10.0%Low risk
    Average reel plays19.1KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

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    Ab & Alex // adventure couple's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Australia50%
    United Kingdom19%
    United States6.9%
    New Zealand2.1%
    Canada1.8%

    Audience gender

  17. Followers26.6K
    Engagement rate6.17%1.5x page median
    Suspicious followers29.1%Elevated
    Average reel plays16.8KPer video post

    Audience gender

    Audience location

    Australia68%
    Japan1.7%
    China1.6%
    Philippines1.6%

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 1.6K. Avg comments: 65. Audience credibility: 76%.

  18. 18Ben Little | Travel Storyteller Instagram profile photo

    Ben Little | Travel Storyteller

    @benjamin.little_

    Australiaโ€™s most extraordinary stays. Found it. Weโ€™re staying here.

    MicroAustralia
    Followers24.9K
    Engagement rate2.30%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers16.6%Moderate
    Average reel plays63.6KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Ben Little | Travel Storyteller's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Australia71%
    United States10%
    United Kingdom2.3%
    Canada1.6%
    New Zealand1.1%

    Audience gender

  19. 19Megs Lawrence Instagram profile photo

    Megs Lawrence

    @megs.79

    ๐“ƒ ๐“ƒก Founder โ€ @countrymile_ Travelโ•‘LandCruisersโ•‘Workโ•‘Camping Victoria ๐Ÿ“

    MicroAustralia
    Followers24.9K
    Engagement rate3.07%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers18.4%Moderate
    Average reel plays23.7KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Median

    Megs Lawrence's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Australia86%
    United States4.3%
    New Zealand1.8%
    South Africa0.8%
    Canada0.6%

    Audience gender

Benchmarks

Top travel influencers in Australia: engagement and audience benchmarks

The median and ranges across this ranking, so you can tell a genuinely strong travel creator from an average one.

43creators indexed45.8Kmedian followers4.11%median engagement20.0%avg suspicious followers

The top travel influencers in Australia run a median engagement rate of 4.11% and average 20.0% suspicious followers. Treat 4.11% as the bar a strong travel creator in Australia should clear; below it, you are paying for reach, not attention.

The best travel influencers in Australia here span 17 nano or micro and 0 macro accounts, covering both cost-efficient gifting and broad-reach launches. Audiences concentrate in Australia (95%), skewing female at 54%.

How this list is built. These are Instagram creators who describe themselves using terms like travel, travel blogger, wanderlust in their own bio and whose audience is concentrated in Australia. 43 accounts matched. We rank them on a blend of engagement rate, suspicious-follower share and reach, then publish the top 20. Figures are a snapshot taken on Aug 2026 and are frozen between refreshes, so the order you see is the order everyone sees.

Where their audiences are

Australia95%

Follower tiers in this ranking

Nanounder 10K
0
Micro10K to 100K
17
Mid-tier100K to 500K
3
Macro500K+
0

Combined audience gender

FAQ

Travel influencers in Australia: common questions

How do I find travel influencers in Australia?

Three approaches work. You can search local hashtags and location tags manually, which is free but slow and biased toward whoever posts most. You can ask your existing customers who they follow. Or you can filter an index: Leewou holds 43 travel influencers in Australia and lets you narrow by follower range, engagement rate, audience country and suspicious-follower share in one query. The 20 on this page are the top of that set, and the rest are in the app.

Who are the top travel influencers in Australia right now?

On this ranking, Honey Badger (@nickbadger), Sivan Heyns (@sivanheyns), Alex Pendlebury (@alpendlebury). The ordering blends engagement rate, audience quality and reach rather than follower count alone, which is why a smaller account can outrank a larger one. Data was last refreshed in Aug 2026.

What counts as a good engagement rate for travel creators?

Use the set you are actually buying from as the benchmark, not a global average. Across these travel influencers in Australia, the median engagement rate is 4.11% at a median of 45.8K followers. Anything meaningfully above that median is doing better than its peers at the same size; anything well below is worth a second look before you pay for reach.

Are these follower counts real?

Not entirely, and that is true of every Instagram list. Across this group, an average of 20.0% of followers show signs of being fake or inactive. We publish that figure on every card instead of hiding it, so you can discount reach estimates before you negotiate. Anything above 30% is worth auditing manually before you commit budget.

Can I see contact details and full audience data for these creators?

Not on this page: it is a public preview. Inside Leewou you get the full audience breakdown (age, gender, country, city, interests, credibility), historical growth, content performance and email unlocks, plus the ability to save creators to shared lists and monitor their campaign posts. The trial runs 14 days with no card required.

Search 43 travel influencers in Australia

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