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Places to Visit in Australia That Will Take Your Breath Away
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items Australia is one of the most extraordinary countries on earth — and I should know, I have lived here my whole life. I am a Queensland local and a mum of two daughters who has explored this country from the tropical reefs of the north to the wild coas...
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Queensland — Our Own Backyard
Iconic Australia — The Bucket List
Natural Wonders & Wildlife
Hidden Gems & Underrated Destinations
Queensland — Our Own Backyard
As a Queensland local, these are the destinations closest to my heart — places I have visited with my family and returned to again and again. Queensland alone could fill an entire travel bucket list and this section barely scratches the surface of wh...
The Great Barrier Reef is Australia's best natural wonder — and no photograph, no documentary, and no description does it justice until you are actually floating above it. The colours, the scale, the sheer volume of life beneath the surface is genuin...
Experience Australia's Great Barrier Reef - Queensland
Whitehaven Beach is one of the crown jewels of the Great Barrier Reef and no Whitsundays excursion is complete without seeing this beautiful corner of the country. The silica sand is so pure it squeaks under your feet and the swirling turquoise and w...
Guide to the Whitsunday Islands - Tourism Australia
Moreton Island is almost entirely declared National Park territory, which means it is largely untouched — featuring pristine blue waters, lush rainforest, historical lighthouses and famed natural wonders including Mount Tempest, the world's largest c...
Guide to Moreton Island - Tourism Australia
Noosa is a little slice of paradise located on the coast of Queensland, full of pristine beaches, national parks, and classy restaurants. What I love about Noosa is that it manages to be simultaneously relaxed and sophisticated — you can walk a beaut...
Travel guide to Noosa, Queensland - Tourism Australia
Iconic Australia — The Bucket List
These are the destinations that belong on every Australian bucket list regardless of where you live or where you are travelling from. The places that define this country internationally and deliver on every expectation when you finally see them in pe...
Uluru is one of the hottest destinations on the planet right now, featuring on Condé Nast Traveler, National Geographic and the BBC's must-visit lists for 2026. But no ranking or award captures what it actually feels like to stand in front of it. The...
Uluru - Ayers Rock
Sydney is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and it earns that reputation every single time you visit. The Opera House is even more extraordinary in person than in any photograph, the Harbour Bridge walk gives you views that genuinely stop...
Travel guide to Sydney, NSW - Tourism Australia
Time Out crowned Melbourne the best city in the world for 2026 — and all the stereotypes are true: everyone is coffee obsessed, and there are hidden laneway bars, rooftop venues and underground theatre spaces around every corner. Melbourne's greatest...
Travel Guide to Melbourne, Victoria - Tourism Australia
One of the world's great road trips and one that never loses its impact no matter how many times you drive it. The Twelve Apostles are the headline act — those limestone stacks rising from the Southern Ocean are genuinely dramatic — but the whole 243...
Great Ocean Road Tours
Natural Wonders & Wildlife
Australia has some of the most extraordinary natural landscapes and unique wildlife on earth — and these destinations let you experience both in ways that stay with you long after you leave. These are the places that remind you how remarkable this co...
The saddle of Tasmania's Cradle Mountain, which looms above pristine Lake St Clair, is the undisputed highlight of the famed Overland Track — where platypuses and Tasmanian devils dwell among the native trees and at the water's edge. Tasmania operate...
Cradle Mountain | Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania
Tourism Australia crowned the Bay of Fires the nation's very best beach — famous for its impossibly azure waters, bleached-white sand and orange lichen-covered boulders. What makes the Bay of Fires extraordinary is the combination of those elements t...
Guide to the Larapuna / Bay of Fires area - Discover Tasmania
With more than a third of Kangaroo Island being a protected nature reserve, it is not uncommon to stumble across koalas, kangaroos, sea lions and even orca whales — and the island is home to a number of low-impact luxury eco-resorts. What sets Kangar...
Kangaroo Island | Visit, Stay & Explore
Kakadu is Australia's largest national park — where nature lovers can spot crocodiles at Yellow Water, swim at Jim Jim Falls, witness ancient Aboriginal rock paintings at Ubirr, and hike and camp in the bush. Kakadu is one of only a handful of places...
Kakadu National Park
Hidden Gems & Underrated Destinations
These are the places that most tourists miss entirely — the destinations that Australians themselves treasure and return to, that deliver extraordinary experiences without the crowds. If you want to see Australia beyond the obvious, start here.
Margaret River features on Condé Nast Traveler's top places to visit in 2026, enticing visitors with beautiful beaches, fabulous food, coastal walks, Indigenous culture and world-class wine. As someone who loves food and wine, Margaret River is one o...
Welcome to the Margaret River Region
Broome is straight up gorgeous — turquoise waters, uncrowded shores, palm trees and a stunning red-dirt backdrop. A sunset camel ride across the golden sand is a must. Broome is one of those towns that feels like it exists slightly outside of ordinar...
Travel guide to Broome, Western Australia
Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia is challenging the Great Barrier Reef in the bucket-list stakes, thanks in large part to the gentle giants that call it home between March and August. Those gentle giants are whale sharks — the largest fish in the o...
Guide to Ningaloo Reef, WA - Tourism Australia
As the world's largest sand island, Fraser Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site stretching over 123 kilometres — a stunning tangle of rainforests, eucalypt woodlands and mangroves surrounded by long flat beach highways where four-wheel-driving is a...
Guide to K'gari - Tourism Australia