Travel Guide

Australia Travel Guide

Opera House at dawn, Great Barrier Reef by noon, Uluru at sunset — all in the same week.

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Why Visit Australia?

Australia is one of those countries so large and so varied that a single trip can only scratch the surface — which is also the reason most people who visit come back. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on earth; Uluru is a sandstone monolith the spiritual significance of which the Anangu people have held for 60,000 years; the Daintree Rainforest is the oldest continuously surviving tropical rainforest on the planet. And through all of this extraordinary nature runs a contemporary culture — in Sydney's harbour bars, Melbourne's coffee and gallery scene, and the vast red interior of the Outback — that is genuinely distinct from anywhere else on earth.

Best Time to Visit

When to Go to Australia

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Must-See

Top Highlights of Australia

Iconic

Sydney Opera House & Harbour

The world's most recognisable performing arts venue — Jørn Utzon's shell-vaulted masterpiece perched...

Bucket List

Great Barrier Reef

The world's largest coral ecosystem — 2,300km of reef containing 1,500 fish species, 4,000 mollusc s...

Spiritual

Uluru (Ayers Rock)

A 348-metre sandstone monolith rising from the flat red centre of Australia — sacred to the Anangu p...

Foodie

Melbourne Food & Culture Scene

Australia's culture capital — coffee so seriously taken that Melbourne baristas are considered among...

Nature

Daintree Rainforest & Cape Tribulation

The world's oldest surviving tropical rainforest (135 million years old) meets the Great Barrier Ree...

Beaches

Bondi Beach & Coastal Walks

Australia's most famous beach — a crescent of white sand 20 minutes from central Sydney, with consis...

Practical Tips

Before You Go — Australia Essentials

FAQs

Australia Travel Guide — Common Questions

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