Australia Destination Guide
Whether it's great cities, gorgeous beaches, unspoiled rainforest or haunting desert, Australia really does have it all. However, trying to see and do everything whilst in Australia would take you a really, really long time! As such, most people find it best to narrow down a few choices of where they want to go and what they want to see. Many people find that the best way to do this is to go on an organized tour.
Let the people who know the place best show it to you!
You should also check out the Australia Country Guide and Australia Destination Guides for more information. Below is a brief list of regional highlights within Australia. You should also ask your host and the staff what to see locally, and how.
Australia Destination Guide
Melbourne
Melbourne often gets overshadowed by Sydney in the world stakes, but it boasts what Sydney cannot - for it is the cultural and sporting capital of Australia. Melbourne and surrounding locations also have a number of other highlights, including:
- The Golden Mile
- Queen Victoria Market
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Southgate
- St Kilda
- Rialto Tower
- Phillip Island
- Lygon Street
- Australian Tennis Open
- Melbourne Formula One
- A trip on one of the trams
Queensland
Pristine rainforests, glistening waters, bronzed aussies and mile upon mile of sundrenched beaches - Queensland's tourist slogan of "Beautiful one day, Perfect the next" is as close to truth as you'll get in advertising. Things not to be missed include:
- The Gold Coast
- The Great Barrier Reef
- Surfer's Paradise
- Daintree Rainforest
- Australia Zoo
- Brisbane
- Fraser Island
- Whitsunday Islands
- Noosa Heads
Sydney
Sydney is one of the world's great cities - spend a bit of time there and you will be hard pressed to disagree. Some of the major highlights of any trip to Sydney (and surrounding regions) are:
- The Harbour Bridge
- The Opera House
- Bondi beach
- Manly beach
- The Sydney Aquarium
- Taronga Zoo
- Darling Harbour
- The Rocks
- Kings Cross
- Oxford Street
- A harbour cruise
- Sydney Tower
- Blue Mountains
The Outback
Western Australia
If it's privacy and seclusion on some of the world's most stunning white sand beaches you're after, this is the place. Other highlights of this vast region include:
- Fremantle
- Rottnest Island
- Ningaloo Marine Park
- Shark Bay
- Kalgoorlie
- Esperance
- The Kimberley
- The Margaret River
- The Southern Forests
- Perth
Wine regions of South Australia
Australian wine (and South Australian wine in particular) has experienced an explosion in popularity in the last decade or so, and there's good reason for it - it's a relatively new flavour in the market, it's great value for money, but most of all, it's really, really good! Come see where it all begins (as well as some other local sights), at:
- Barossa Valley
- Clare Valley
- Adelaide
- Adelaide Hills
- Kangaroo Island
- Eyre Peninsula
- Flinders Ranges
- Yorke Peninsula
- Murraylands
