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Gunnedah (NSW)
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Bondi Beach (NSW)
Beach, surf and café culture: Sydney's famous beach
has something for everyone. |
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Climb Sydney Harbour Bridge (NSW)
Scale the bridge for adrenaline thrills and great vistas
- or walk or cycle across it for free. |
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Blue Mountains (NSW)
World Heritage listed, the Blue Mountains, just west of
Sydney, get their name from the blue mist of fragrant
eucalyptus oil hanging in the air all year round. |
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Sail the Whitsundays (QLD)
There's fantastic sailing and diving - and whale watching
in season - in the idyllic white-sand Whitsunday Islands.
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Sydney Mardi Gras (QLD)
The irreverent Oxford Street parade, from "dykes
on bikes" to the "Melbourne marching boys",
ends the summer season. |
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Dance on the tables at the Woolshed (QLD)
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Fraser Island (QLD)
The giant dunes, freshwater lakes and sculpted, coloured
sands of the world's largest sand island form the backdrop
to exciting 4WD safaris. |
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Diving at the Great Barrier Reef (QLD)
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Melbourne Cup (VIC)
Bring out your finest for the Melbourne Cup, a day of
horseracing and extreme hats. This 130 year old event
brings to country to a stop with everyone gathering around
the tv. |
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Aussie Rules at the MCG (VIC)
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The Great Ocean Road (VIC)
On two wheels or four, the 280-kilometre ride along the
rugged, surf-battered cliffs bordering the Great Ocean
Road comes straight out of a road movie. |
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Coober Pedy (SA)
The underground homes, shops and churches of Coober Pedy
- where temperatures soar to over 50C in the summer -
are the most enduring symbol of the harshness of the Australian
Outback. |
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Barossa Valley wineries (SA)
Australia's premier wine-producing region, just 50km from
Adelaide, is a great place to stop over and unwind. |
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Sunday Session at the Cott (WA)
It's tradition to have a to get together with your friends
for a beer at the Cottesloe
Hotel on Sunday afternoons. You catch up on events,
be sociable and watch the sunset over the incredible Indian
Ocean. Something that only happens on the Western coast.
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The Kimberley (WA)
Regarded as Australia's last frontier, the Kimberley is
a sparsely populated, untamed wilderness that contains
some stunning landscapes. |
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Dolphins at Monkey Mia (WA)
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Karijini National Park (WA)
The water-carved gorges of the Karijini National Park
make a dramatic backdrop for challenging canyoneering
adventures.
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Surf off the coast of Margaret River (WA)
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Visit giant termite mounds (NT)
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Kings Canyon in Watarrka National Park (NT)
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Uluru (NT)
Otherwise known as Ayers Rock, Uluru represents a sacred
landmark for Aboriginal peoples and is a magnet to tourists
all over the world. It is considered extremely rude to
climb the rock and removing any pieces is forbidden. Those
who have will be cursed with bad luck - rumour has it
people have returned the pieces they took to stop the
curse from affecting them further. |
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Kakadu National Park (NT)
Australia's largest national park is a vast World Heritage
- listed wilderness with an amazing diversity of wildlife.
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Coober Pedy
(SA)
The underground homes, shops and churches of Coober Pedy
- where temperatures soar to over 50°C in summer -
are the most enduring symbol of the harshness of Australia's
Outback. |
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Beer Can Regatta, Darwin
(NT)
Wacky boat races in sea craft made entirely from beer
cans, held in early August. |
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Skiing in the Snowy Mountains (NSW)
The Snowy Mountains have the best skiing in Australia. |
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Humpback whales (Qld)
Saved from extinction by a ban on whaling, humpback whales
migrate up the Queensland coast between June and October
to calve around the Whitsundays' warm tropical waters. |
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Overland Track in Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair
National Park (Tas)
The eighty-kilometre Overland Track is Australia's greatest
extended bushwalk, spread over five or more mud- and leech-filled
days of physical, exhilarating exhaustion. |
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Diving at the Great Barrier Reef (Qld)
Come face-to-face with stunning coral and shoals of curious
fish. |
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Bushtucker
Witchetty grubs and wattle seeds, possum-tail soup and
rooburgers - a few restaurants around the country are
now experimenting with bushtucker. |
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The Franklin River (Tas)
White-water rafting is the only way to explore the wild
Franklin River, one of the great rivers of Australia.
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Kangaroo
Island (SA)
Unspoilt Kangaroo Island boasts fantastic coastal scenery
and excellent wildlife-spotting opportunities. |
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Sydney
Opera House (NSW)
Take in a performance at one of the world's busiest performing-arts
centres - interval drinks certainly don't have such spectacular
harbour views anywhere else in the world. |
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Crocodiles (NT)
Head up north to see the Territory's growing population
of fearsome crocs. |
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Canoeing up the Katherine Gorge (NT)
Hop on a cruise or paddle a canoe through the dramatic
orange cliffs of the Katherine Gorge - you won't have
it to yourself, but it's still hugely enjoyable. |
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Boating on the Murray River (SA)
By far the best way to see the great brown Murray River
is to get out on the water - hop on a paddle steamer,
splash about in a canoe or rent a houseboat. |
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Giant termite mounds (NT)
These impressively huge towers - up to 4m tall - are a
regular feature of the Top End. |
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Kings Canyon in Watarrka National Park (NT)
The hike around the canyon's rim takes you past exposed
lookouts, domed outcrops, and a secluded waterhole that's
great for a dip on a hot day. |
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Wilpena Pound (SA)
Fantastic hikes amid spectacular scenery at the famous
elevated basin of Wilpena Pound in the Flinders Ranges
National Park. |
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Manly Ferry (NSW)
The short ferry trip from Circular Quay to the surfing
Mecca of Manly takes in picture-postcard views of Sydney
Harbour. |
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Mutawintji National Park (NSW)
Red, barren earth laced with ancient galleries of Aboriginal
rock art, secluded gorges and quiet waterholes. |
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Lake Eyre (SA)
This massive saline lake, topped by a glaring salt crust
and walled by red dunes, creates a harsh, unforgettable
landscape. |
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Aboriginal Dance Festival at Laura (Qld)
Electrifying celebration of Aboriginal culture, held in
June in odd-numbered years. |
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Hiking through Carnarvon Gorge (Qld)
With its Aboriginal art sites and magical scenery, a day-hike
into the Carnarvon Gorge takes some beating. |
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Tall Timber Country (WA)
The primeval karri forests of the so-called Tall Timber
Country are one of WA's greatest natural sights. Get a
bird's-eye view from the Tree Top Walk. |
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Broken Hill (NSW)
Pay a visit to the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the
School of the Air headquarters at NSW's historic Outback
mining town and thriving arts centre. |
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Rent a four-wheel-drive
Adventure off-road from Queensland's Cape York to the
Territory's Central Deserts or WA's Kimberley. |
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Wilsons Promontory National Park (Vic)
Victoria's most popular national park, "The Prom"
boasts some superb coastal scenery and bushwalks. |
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Birdsville Races (Qld)
Birdsville Hotel is the focus for the annual Birdsville
Races, when five thousand people descend on the tiny desert
township in Queensland's Outback for a weekend of drinking,
horse racing and mayhem. |
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Atherton Tablelands (Qld)
With its majestic rainforest, crater lakes and abundant
wildlife, you could spend days exploring the Atherton
Tablelands. |
