Why travel to Australia?

Australia brings to the visitors its natural beauty with spectacular landmarks like the Great Barrier Reef and the Twelve Apostles. Australia has a diverse culture influenced by its indigenous heritage and the European settlers. Many outdoor activities, such as surfing, diving, snorkeling, and hiking, can be done. The National Parks and reserves can show you enormous ecosystems to explore. You can enjoy skydiving, bungee jumping, and hot air ballooning.

Sydney, Melbourne, and Cairns are just a few iconic cities to visit for their unique cultural attractions, culinary experiences, and urban styles.

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Melbourne

It is the second city in Australia with the largest population. The city has two airports that allow domestic and international flights: the Melbourne Airport at Tullamarine (MEL) and the Avalon Airport (AVV). The weather in Melbourne varies; from November to February corresponds to the high season for the Spring and Summer, and from June to August corresponds to the low season for the winter. The local Aboriginal community of Melbourne, the Kulin nation, will teach you their history and culture, offering guided tours and culinary delights using native ingredients. Melbourne is also considered the shoppers’ mecca due to the number of local and international designers selling their brands through shopping strips and vintage markets.

🇬🇸 Melbourne City Park: Treasury Garden

It is a popular and the oldest public garden in Melbourne. People can enjoy the gardens with mature trees, and it is also a popular place for community events, weddings, and even rallies. In the Treasury Gardens City Park, you will find a monument to President John F. Kennedy, a memorial to Robert Burns, a statue in memory of Sir William Clarke, and a memorial for the Victorian Emergency Services.

Address: 2-18 Spring St, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia

🇬🇸 Saint Patrick’s Cathedral

The cathedral is dedicated to St. Patrick, a former Irish bishop who guided the Church in Ireland. The windows are made of translucent alabaster that generates a golden glow.

Address: 1 Cathedral Pl, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia

🇬🇸 Collins Street

Enjoy luxury and contemporary retail experience. You will find Australia’s hospitality in its many businesses available for shopping, dining, and more services.

Address: 121/282 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

🇬🇸 Shrine of Remembrance

Gardens, exhibitions, and memorials for the sacrifice of Australians during war and peacekeeping. The Shrine of Remembrance originated after the First World War. The exhibitions available come from a variety of 800 artworks, interactive multimedia, historical objects, and more. There are four permanent exhibitions: the Gallery in Focus – Recent Conflicts, the Gallery of Medals, the Flowers of War, and the Galleries of Remembrance.

Address: Birdwood Ave, Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia

🇬🇸 St Kilda

This seaside suburb has a beautiful foreshore to walk, cycle, and skate, as well as many restaurants, theatres, art galleries, and seasonal festivals.

Address: St Kilda VIC 3182, Australia

🇬🇸 City of Port Phillip

Many neighborhoods form part of the city of Port Phillip, where many events take place throughout the year, and you can enjoy scenic views of the city while being close to its conveniences.

Address: Port Phillip, Australia

🇬🇸 Eureka Tower

Skyscraper of 297.3 m (975ft) with an observation deck to see a panoramic view of the city of Melbourne.

Address: 7 Riverside Quay, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia

🇬🇸 Great Ocean Road

It’s one of the most scenic coastal drives in the world. You will enjoy seaside cliffs, empty beaches, green countryside, epic surf, hiking, biking, and native wildlife.
Three of the most popular stops on the Great Ocean Road are Apollo Bay, Great Otway National Park, and the 12 Apostles.

Address: Victoria, Australia

Tourist routes: Tourist Drive 21

🇬🇸 Apollo Bay

It is one of the most popular stops in the Great Ocean Road tour, famous for not only its beaches but also for the seafood delights, especially during the cuisine festival in February. Surf, swim and dive in its coastal waters.

Address: Apollo Bay VIC 3233, Australia

🇬🇸 Great Otway National Park

It is a famous national park along the Great Ocean Road with many coastlines, waterfalls, tall mountain forests, tall trees, and hiking trails. You can complete walking all the park in eight days.

Address: Great Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia

🇬🇸 Twelve Apostles

Famous rock stacks are part of the Great Ocean Road. The rocks are a type of limestone forming cliffs along the coast with many caves alongside them. The color of the sand will change during the sunrise and sunset.

Address: Twelve Apostles, Victoria, Australia

Cairns

It is the location of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree World Heritage Rainforest. Cairns is famous for the many outdoor activities available, but you can also find markets, beaches, pool resorts, restaurants, and cafés. The Aboriginal people of Cairns are the Gimuy-walubarra yidi. The Cairns Airport (CNS) is receiving domestic and international flights to the city. It is easy to walk around the city due to its flat surface and also the many available transportation options, such as buses and taxis. For doing tours, it is recommended to hire private transportation especially for visiting the Daintree Rainforest. The low season is considered to be from November to April, and the high season is from May to October. Cairns enjoys a tropical climate throughout the year, with the opportunity to watch the migrating whales during the high season, which is from May to October.

🇬🇸 Great Barrier Reef

The world’s largest coral reef system located on the north-east coast of Australia, it has more than 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish, 4,000 types of mollusk, the sea cow, and a large green turtle, which is why it is considered as in threat of extinction. The Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven wonders of the natural world, larger than the Great Wall of China and big enough to be visible from Earth’s space. The humpback whales migrate from the Antarctic to the reef. The Great Barrier Reef is more than reefs; you will find Townsville, Rockhampton, and the Charters Towers.

Address: Great Barrier Reef, Australia

🇬🇸 Daintree Rainforest

An ecological park provides hikes for all fitness levels and ages. It is also the third oldest rainforest in the world, with a huge diversity of unique plants and animals. You will find close to the Daintree Rainforest, the Daintree River, the Beaches of Cape Tribulation like Cow Bay Beach and Myall Beach, and the Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre, which is an ecotourism facility with many self-guided walks and other opportunities with the local indigenous culture in the area.

Address: 2333 Cape Tribulation Rd, Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia

🇬🇸 Beaches of Cape Tribulation

The beaches of Cape Tribulation are located between the Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef. There, you will find four beaches: Myall Beach, Noah Beach, Thornton Beach, and Cow Bay Beach. Myall Beach can be found at the end of the Great Barrier Reef Drive, where the Dubuji Boardwalk can be taken with the opportunity to enjoy birdwatching activities. Noah Beach is a perfect place for a public campground; beautiful pictures of the reef and rainforest can be taken. In Thornton Beach, you will find the elevated mountain called Thornton Peak, with a height of 1374 m, offering a panoramic view of the rainforest as well as the coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef. Cow Bay Beach is connected to two World Heritage sites: the Daintree Rainforest and Mount Alexandra, while the Thornton Peak can be observed from a distance.

Address: Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia

🇬🇸 Moosman Gorge Cultural Centre

The award-winning ecotourism cultural center of Moosman Gorge can be found when you enter the Daintree Rainforest. The people of the Kuku Yalanji culture have been living in the area for more than 50,000 years. Tours and guided Dreamtime walks done by the local indigenous people include tracks specially created for tourists, places of cultural and historical importance, rainforest streams, and traditional bark shelters. Self-guided walks include a popular trail called the Gorge Circuit. The Mayi Café allows you to have a coffee and a snack while still surrounded by the relaxed environment of the rainforests.

Address: 212r Mossman Gorge Rd, Mossman Gorge QLD 4873, Australia

Sydney

It is one of Australia’s biggest cities and the capital of New South Wales. Sydney is a dynamic city with many must-visit places, such as the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. You will have many options for designer shops, restaurants, theatre shows, and rooftop bars while enjoying the beauty and relaxed surroundings of its beaches. There are cultural tours for the Aboriginal people of Sydney operating throughout the year. The arrival to the city from the Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) has convenient transportation options, cars, taxis, shuttles, and an urban train line going directly to the city are available to the public. There are four weather seasons in Sydney for which it is advisable to pack your luggage with clothes for unexpected weather conditions; at least adding one sweater to your baggage is a good decision. June to August is considered to be the Low season, while November to February is the high season.

🇬🇸 Sydney Opera House

A famous opera house for performing different arts with multiple venues available like the Drama Theatre and the Concert Hall, it is a cultural symbol for Sydney as it is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Address: Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

🇬🇸 Sydney Harbor Bridge

It is a national heritage significance bridge that symbolizes the development of Sydney, and it is considered one of the world’s best arch bridges.

Address: Sydney Hbr Brg, Sydney NSW, Australia

🇬🇸 Eastern Suburb of Sydney

Famous suburbs of Sydney where you can enjoy the most famous beaches like Bondi Bronte Beach & Clovelly, Coogee, Maroubra, and La Perouse. There are many million-dollar mansions, the Double Bay, the Watsons Bay, and the Vaucluse.

Address: Eastern Suburbs, NSW, Australia

🇬🇸 Paddington in the Eastern Suburb of Sydney

It is a famous boutique dining destination with many pubs, restaurants, cafes, bars, markets, and natural places. The Intersection Paddington is known for being a fashion location at the corner of Glenmore Road and Oxford Street. The seafood restaurant Saint Peter is a sustainable restaurant that uses all the parts of lesser-known fish species to prepare their dishes.

Address: Paddington NSW 2021, Australia

🇬🇸 Bondi Beach

It is located in an iconic stretch with curling waves and sandstone headlands, making the destination popular for walking, golfing, and even whale watching. Many cafés and bars are available, as well as shopping places by Australian and international designers.

Address: Bondi Beach NSW 2026, Australia

🇬🇸 Blue Mountains National Park

It is a national park of more than 260,000 hectares. You will find the Three Sisters rock formation in the cliffs of the Jamison Valley.

Address: Blue Mountains Nat’l Park NSW 2787, Australia

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