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Endowed with a myriad of natural wonders, plenty of wildlife, dazzling beaches, cosmopolitan metropolises, and large expanses of the outback, it’s easy to see why this captivating country is such a complete travel destination. Australia is globally famous for its natural wonders, wide-open spaces, beaches, deserts, “The Bush”, and “The Outback”. Australia is one of the world’s most highly urbanised countries; it’s well known for its attractive mega cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Darwin and Perth.

Australia is known for

Aboriginal Culture

Kuku-Yalanji Dreamtime Walks Guided walks through Mossman Gorge in Queensland with Indigenous guides.

Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre Understand local Aboriginal law, custom and religion on Uluru’s doorstep. Book an Indigenous guide for the Rock.

Ngurrangga Tours Cultural expeditions from Karratha in WA to nearby petroglyphs and waterholes.

Dampier Peninsula Interact with remote WA communities and learn how to spear fish and catch mudcrabs.

Kakadu Animal Tracks Tours through Kakadu’s famous Aboriginal rock-art galleries and wetlands, departing Darwin or Jabiru.

Barunga Festival Aboriginal cultural and sports festival near Katherine. Music, dance, arts, storytelling, crafts, football and spear throwing.

Injalak Arts Terrific gallery, shop and a chance to sit with the artists while they paint.

Garma Festival One of Australia’s best Aboriginal festivals out in Eastern Arnhem Land.

Uptuyu Personalised cultural tours taking in wetlands, rock art, fishing and Indigenous Kimberley communities.

Koorie Heritage Trust In Melbourne: a great place to discover southeastern Aboriginal culture, with tours, and contemporary and traditional art.

Aboriginal
Beaches

Beaches

Whitehaven Beach The jewel of the Whitsundays in Queensland, with powdery white sand and crystal-clear waters.

Bondi Beach An essential Sydney experience: carve up the surf or just laze around and people-watch.

Wineglass Bay It’s worth the scramble up and over the saddle to visit this gorgeous goblet of Tasmanian sand.

Bells Beach Australia’s best-known surf beach is near Torquay on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road.

Hellfire Bay Talcum-powder sand in Western Australia’s Cape Le Grand National Park, which is precisely in the middle of nowhere.

Avalon The most photogenic of Sydney’s gorgeous northern beaches.

Fraser Island The world’s largest sand island is basically one big beach.

Cape Tribulation The Queensland rainforest sweeps down to smooch the reef at empty stretches of sand.

Shark Bay Around 1500km of remote WA beaches and towering limestone cliffs.

Cable Beach Surely the most famous, camel-strewn, sunset-photographed beach in Australia’s north.

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Islands

Kangaroo Island A great spot in South Australia for wildlife watching and super-fresh seafood.

Bruny Island A windswept, sparsely populated retreat south of Hobart, with magical coastal scenery.

Fraser Island The world’s largest sand island has giant dunes, freshwater lakes and abundant wildlife.

The Whitsundays Check yourself into a resort or go sailing around this pristine Queensland archipelago.

North Stradbroke Island Brisbane’s holiday playground, with surf beaches and passing whales.

Rottnest Island A ferry ride from Fremantle in WA is this atmospheric atoll with adorable quokkas but a chequered history.

Lizard Island A real get-away-from-it-all isle in Far North Queensland: splash out on a resort or rough it with some camping.

Lady Elliot Island Ringed by the Great Barrier Reef, this remote Queensland island is the place to play castaway.

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Winery

Winery Touring

Margaret River Over 150 cellar doors, many with exquisite restaurants, close to surf beaches and towering forests.

Barossa Valley Home to Australia’s greatest reds, with 80-plus cellar doors around historic German-settled villages, in SA.

McLaren Vale An hour south of Adelaide, this is Mediterranean-feeling shiraz heaven with prominent architecture.

Tamar Valley Tasmania’s boutique cool-climate wine area (pinot noir a favourite), a short hop from Launceston.

Clare Valley SA’s Clare Valley makes riesling that rocks in a semi-arid truly Australian landscape.

Yarra Valley Just outside Melbourne, the Yarra Valley is the place for complex cabernets and farm gates interspersed with cellar doors.

Hunter Valley Dating back to the 1820s, the Hunter Valley is Australia’s oldest wine region – super semillon.

Granite Belt Queensland’s high-altitude wine region produces some surprisingly good wines.

Mornington Peninsula Southeast of Melbourne and centred on Red Hill, this wine region includes horseback wine-tasting tours.

Coonawarra Cabernet sauvignon is the name of Coonawarra’s game, with 100-year-old vines all easily visited on a bicycle tour.

Art Galleries

National Gallery of Australia This superb Canberra museum houses 7500-plus works by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.

MONA Australia’s most thematically challenging art museum is the talk of Hobart town.

National Gallery of Victoria International Home to travelling exhibitions par excellence (Monet, Dali, Caravaggio): queue up with the rest of Melbourne to get in.

Art Gallery of NSW This old-stager keeps things hip with ever-changing exhibitions, including the always-controversial Archibald Prize for portraiture.

Art Gallery of South Australia On Adelaide’s North Terrace, this art gallery does things with progressive style.

Art Gallery of Ballarat Australia’s oldest and largest regional gallery, crammed with works by noted Australian artists.

Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Darwin’s classy art gallery is packed full of superb Indigenous Australian art.

Ghunmarn Culture Centre One of the NT’s best, with an exceptional collection of art and culture from West Arnhem Land.

Pro Hart Gallery In Broken Hill, NSW, this gallery showcases a collection of works by this miner-turned-world-renowned painter.

Art Gallery of Western Australia A treasure trove of Indigenous Australian art.

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Landscape

Landscapes

The Red Centre Expect to be moved by the spiritual significance imbued in these beautiful rock formations at Uluru and Kata Tjuta.

Karijini National Park Scramble, abseil, slide and dive through gorges on an adventure in this remote WA park.

Oodnadatta Track This historic former rail route in SA passes Kati Thanda (Lake Eyre), remote pubs and desert landscapes.

Nullarbor Plain The ultimate outback road trip: 2700km from Adelaide to Perth across the long, wide, arid Nullarbor Plain.

Mungo National Park An outback destination in NSW, with land formations, wildlife and incredible Aboriginal history.

4WD to Cape York One of Australia’s great wilderness adventures, this is an off-road journey to the most northern tip: best done on a tour unless you have all the gear.

Arnhem Land Prepare well in advance, seeking permission and guidance to take a tour of remote Arnhem Land in the NT.

Purnululu National Park Worth the journey to wander through these ancient eroded beehive domes in WA.

Gibb River Road You’ll need a 4WD to solo tour this glorious route traversing The Kimberley in WA.

Wildlife

Australia is blessed with wildlife and seeing these unique animals is worth planning your trip around.

Whale watching You can spy whales offshore in WA and Queensland.

Wombats Wilson’s Prom or Cradle Mountain are two great spots to see wombats.

Fairy Penguins The world’s largest little penguin colony; catch them at sunset marching up from the sea.

Quokkas Rottnest Island just off Fremantle in WA has been made famous by these adorable little creatures.

Black-footed rock wallabies Inhabit the West Macdonnell Ranges in the NT and Kalbarri National Park in WA.

Birdlife The rich wetlands of Kakadu National Park are great for birdwatching in beautiful landscapes.

Crocodiles Cahill’s Crossing, where Kakadu National Park meets Arnhem Land, is one of many prime crocodile spots.

Dingoes The wild dingoes on Fraser Island are the purest breed in Australia.

Dolphins At Bunbury and Monkey Mia in WA visitors can see these incredible mammals when they come into the shallows

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