Australia Travel Guide

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Uluru (aka, Ayers Rock), Australia (courtesy, Australia Tourism Commission)

Destinations in Australia

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Australia Travel Guide

Maybe we're biased because we live here, but Australia has a lot of bests—world bests, that is. It has some of the best natural scenery, the weirdest wildlife, the most brilliant scuba diving and snorkeling, the best beaches (shut up, California), the oldest rainforest (110 million years and counting), the oldest human civilization (some archaeologists say 40,000 years, some say 120,000; whatever—it's old), the best wines (come see what we mean), the best weather (give or take the odd Wet season in the north), the most innovative East-meets-West-meets-someplace-else cuisine—all bathed in sunlight that brings everything up in Technicolor. Read More

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Trip Ideas

The Great and Wonderful Oz
So it's a vast, faraway adventure mecca,no worries, mate! Here come ten abso-bloody-lutely awesome Australian odysseys—from Sydney to the bush—plus locals' picks and all the beta you need to get there.
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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

Best of Australia
Global Adventure Guide
from $3165, 12 days
The Great Ocean Road is world renowned for its dramatic seascapes and beautiful bushland. With cascading waterfalls, rainforest walks and ancient...
Tasmania Wilderness Hiking Adventure
Scott Walking Adventures
from $0, 18 days
A fully guided, all-inclusive walking and hiking adventure tour on the best hiking trails in the Tasmanian Wilderness of Australia. Enjoy fine accommodations & dining and responsible small group travel. ......
Australia Working Holiday and Outback Ranch Stay
i-to-i
from $1695, 365 days
Start in Sydney, the continent's largest city, where you will get settled into Aussie life. You'll get a warm bed and access to all kinds of helpful...
The Australia Explorer
Small World Journeys
from $1920, 8 days
Cairns is blessed with a superb location between ancient rainforest, classic outback and the Great Barrier Reef. On this active adventure, you get to...
Australia Reef & Rainforest Multisport
The World Outdoors
from $2798, 8 days
Experience two magical UNESCO World Heritage areas - the Wet Tropics and the Great Barrier Reef - and see wildlife found nowhere else on earth. From...