Attractions

Australia is famous for its beaches -  here are some of the more famous Australian beaches.

• Bondi Beach - Sydney, New South Wales
• Surfers Paradise Beach - Gold Coast, Queensland
• Cable Beach - Broome, Western Australia
• Bells Beach - Victoria's famous surf beach

Much of the appeal of Australia comes from its diverse natural landscape.  There are so many natural landmarks, these are only a handful.

• Great Barrier Reef - Queensland
• Uluru (Ayers Rock) - Northern Territory
• Sydney Harbour - New South Wales
• Great Ocean Road - Victoria
• Cape Tribulation - Queensland
• Kakadu - Northern Territory
• The Kimberleys - Western Australia
• Blue Mountains - Sydney, New South Wales
• Nullabor Plain - South Australia and Western Australia

Here are some of the great man made icons of Australia.

• Sydney Opera House - New South Wales
• Sydney Harbour Bridge - New South Wales
• Gold Coast Theme Parks: Dreamworld, MovieWorld, Sea World, Wet n Wild and Whitewater World - Queensland
• Sydney Olympic Park, built for the 2000 Olympics - New South Wales
• Federation Square - Victoria

You know you've really seen Australia when you can tick off each of these native Australian animals: koala, kangaroo, wallaby, emu, cassowary, platypus, echidna, womat, Tasmanian Devil, Kookaburra.  You can see them in sanctuaries, but seeing them in the wild is even more exciting.

• Alice Springs Desert Park - Northern Territory
• The Australian Reptile Park - Sydney, New South Wales
• Australia Zoo, Steve Irwin, Crocodile Hunter - Queensland
• Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary - Gold Coast, Queensland
• The Koala Hospital - Port Macquarie, New South Wales
• Marapana Wildlife World, Western Australia
• Healesville Sanctuary - Victoria
• Southern Right Whales in the Southern Ocean
• Quokkas - Rottnest Island, Western Australia
• Dolphins - Monkey Mia, Westsern Australia and Tangalooma, Queensland
• Stingrays - Great Barrier Reef, Queensland

Tour the wineries and taste the wines where they are made.

• Barossa Valley - South Australia
• Hunter Valley - New South Wales
• Margaret River - Western Australia
• Yarra Valley - Victoria