Things I have to do if I visit Australia?

Question

OK guys - give me your top tips for things to eat, see, visit etc in Australia (anywhere) because I am going travelling there and want to see the best of the best. I'm not necessarily looking for tourist things - stuff off the beaten track is cool too...

Answer 1

Hi. There are a couple of main attraction to see.

1. The outback. I recommend catching a flight to Alice Springs and taking a 3 day tour to Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kings Canyon and other outback sites.

2. Great Ocean Rd. Adelaide - Melbourne. This is one of the most beautiful and scenic routes in Australia. You'll see things like the 12 apostles, beautiful Mt. Gambier & the famous Bell's beach. There are also 3-4 day tours for this route.

3. Sydney. No other city in Australia has the attractions and natural beauty combined. I recommend at least 3 days to take in the attractions, beaches and day trip to the Blue Mountains.

In all you probably need at least 2 weeks to do all this in Australia.

If you need any further info feel free to contact me.

Answer 2

sydney zoo

Answer 3

Dude, if you're from the states, you'll HATE it here. I dont like it at all (in melbourne), and i've lived here my whole 13 year life. Well, if i were you, i'd go to the gold coast in Queensland first - it is stunning. You'll want to go to the brisbane theme parks in Queensland also. they are Movieworld, Sea World, Wet 'n' Wild water world, and Dreamworld. No, they arent as big as Disneyland is said to be, but they are awesome. If you are going to the left hand side of australia, careful of our Aboyriginals, they tend to ask you for ciggerettes alot, and they dont mix well with alcohol, and if the men do, they beat up their wives and the wives come and ask you for cigarettes. its also creepy when they sit there in the heat for like ever, ust looking at you...i'd prefer indians to be my courties natives anyday.

I like the sound of the States, i think i'll live there when im older...

Answer 4

Across the Nullarbor....most from Australia will say "What tha??" but seriously if you head off down some of the tracks off the Nullabor you get to see some amazing sights, perhaps even the Nullarbor Nimph!!

If you go between June and October you may get to see whales from the Great Australian Bight...something most Australians have not ventured to see. Plus the amount of hilarious characters in the roadhouses along the way...well lets just say I haven't laughed so much in years!!

Check out the site below, it has many great Australian sites to visit.

....and you know what, I have searched through about 20 sites and I still havent nailed down the spelling!! It is either Nullarbor, Nullabor, or Nullabour depending on which tourist site you use!! Geesh even Aussies cant figure it out!

Answer 5

Australia's a whole continent where you can ski, experience dessert, nice beaches and tropical weather in one :-)! most major capital cities have nice bars, clubs and restaurants you can feast, drink till your heart content and party :-)

I will list the states and the main attractions below(as well as what to eat):

NORTHERN TERRITORY (The Top part of Australia with major capital city called DARWIN)

http://en.travelnt.com/

- Famous for The Ayer's Rock (or known as Uluru).

This is magnificent rock and has different colour (brown, red) depending on the sun light on the rock.

- Kakadu National Park for amazing Northern territory natural landscape of waterfalls, dessert, aboriginal experience.

You can spend days or weeks depending on the depth of your travel.

- Spot a crocodile - just be careful, don't just swim in any rivers in this area as the high chance of them infested by crocodiles :)

- Ride a camel in dessert

- eat Tropical fruits

QUEENSLAND (top east coast)

Queensland is one of the biggest state in Australia

http://www.visit-queensland.com/visit-qu...

Tropical North Queensland (major capital city being Cairns)

You can visit:

- Daintree Rainforest region (where you get to walk the canopy, see cassowari birds, stay in one of their lodges)

- Cape Tribulation (where you can snorkle/dive the great barrier reef in peace instead of the more popular place of Port Douglas where you get loads of tourists), Drinks and really experience tranquality as it's very remote. You could pick coconuts off the trees as well as do sea kayaking

- Port Douglas - you can snorkle/dive great barier reef, nightlife here is nice too for the far north Queensland region.

In here you can watch a massive groper while drinkig cold beer an eat prawns served in plastic bucket. You chuck the shell prawns in the sea :-)...sooo d**n nice (you can just ask anyone in port douglas for the name of the bar, it's really famous and always pack)

- Watch out for the cane toads, destroy them if you see them around as they're pests.

Sunshine Coast

- Lots of nice swimmable beaches and also visit Steve Irwin Zoo (for the true croc experience)

Brisbane City

- Cosmopolitan city, just drive past it when you are on the way from Sunshine coast to Gold coast unless you have a spare time.

Gold Coast

- This is where the Year 12 students would have their end of highschool excursions and parties.

- First of all the beach is long, white, the sand is soft and warm...as you walk in the beach, due to the softness of the sand, it makes noise :-). You can swim at night too, the water's sooo warm and spend lazing around the beach.

- Home to 4 theme parks (Warner Bros Movie World, The Dreamworld, Wet and Wild and the Sea World)

- At night, lots of nice bars and restaurants - great to party in a beach mood.

- Voted by Travel Channel top 5 world's best beaches (Activity beach) - you can play cricket in the beach :-)

Whitsundays

- great if you sail, you can sail to whitsundays islands :) or do sea kayaking expedition.

- eat Seafood (moreton bay bugs only exist in Moreton Bay) also tropical fruits

NEW SOUTH WALES (east coast of Australia with major capital city called Sydney)

http://www.visitnsw.com/

Sydney

- beaches (manly, bondi) within close proximity to the main city, Sydney Opera house, Tarronga Zoos. Great party city, great restaurants, nightclubs and bars, Sydney Harbour Bridge (Make sure you experience the climb)

- eat Asian food here, Sydney has the most variety of Asian food

Perisher Blue - Ski in New South Wales

Blue Mountain

- Nice national parks

Hunter Valley Winery

- Amazing vineyards in New South Wales region

Newcastle (2-3 hrs North of Sydney)

Smaller than Sydney but great beach to surf and also student town

Wollongong (south of Sydney)

Similar to Newcastle, again great beach to surf.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (capital of Australia called Canberra)

- Good design of the city as this is the youngest city in Australia and was 'artificially' designed. So the city was designed then built :-). This is where the central parliament and federal government of Australia rules. Visit the parliament house.

VICTORIA (south east coast of Australia with major capital city of Melbourne)

www.visitvictoria.com.au

Melbourne - the home of Australian open tennis tournament, Melbourne Cup Horse Racing and Australian Grand prix

- The world's most livable city, little alleys full of hidden bars, pubs, cafes and clubs. European buildings, very cute.

- St Kilda Beach - the closest and cosmopolitan beach in Melbourne

- MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) - make sure you experience watching Australian Rules or Cricket in the ground

- Melbourne Zoo (voted one of the best zoos in the world) as well as their open range zoo and healesville sanctuary (for true upclose experience with Australian native animals, you can see platypus here :-) )

- Melbourne museum, Science museum, Melbourne Arts Centre

- Drink Carlton Draught Beer, Victoria Bitter Beer as well as the famous Rutherglen Shiraz

- Eat Kebabs, Greeks and Italians as there are a lot of Greeks an Italians population here in Melbourne

-Make sure you experience going to Melbourne Spring Racing carnival if you happen to be around the month of November. You'll get to dress up (Melburnian spend heaps and wear their best outfit on this day) as well as drink champanes early (like 10am) and Gamble (bet on horses), Melburnians even have a public holiday called Melbourne Cup Day to celeberte this horse racing :-)

-You can easily also experience attending Australian Open Tennis championship (unlike US Open or Wimbledon where you absolutey have no chance on even getting the ground tickets)

- This applies to Australian F1 Grandprix :-)

- Make sure you also experience watching AFL (Australian Football) or cricket durin summer at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) - prob the closest to Wembley stadium :-)

Dandenong Ranges

The best view of Melbourne city, catch a steam train while enjoying forest experience

Penguin Island

You get to see little penguins going inland to retreat from the sea during dawn :)

Torquay Beach, Bells Beach

within 1.5-2hrs drive from Melbourne, voted to be the best surf beach in the world, great waves. Around there there's a lot of things to see and do including the Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road and The Grampians

Picturesque coastal drive (hire a sports car hehe) also spot the 12 apostles rock formation in the sea. Go hiking at the Grampians or do rock climbing (see some waterfalls and amazing hills)

Mt Buller, Mt Hotham, Falls Creek for down hill skiing or Lake Mountain for cross country skiing

Ballarat

The old gold town (the reason why people back then come to Melbourne during gold rush)

Wilson Promontory

Great for camping, natural wonders :)

Rutherglenn

The home of the famous Australian Shiraz :-)

Yarra Valley Winery

The vineyards of Victoria

TASMANIA (it's an island in the south of Australia)

http://www.discovertasmania.com/us/

This is the natural wonder, very green part of Australia

I once saw an ESPN TV crew filming one of the alternative sport of rock jumping.

You can fly to the island or take a ferry from Melbourne/Sydney. You can spend Days or Months here.

There're claims of sightings of Tasmanian Tiger but you'll have to see it for yourself to believe it :-)

Experience having ciders and scallop pies (Pie filled with scallops) :)

Hobart

- A very nice cute city woth visiting, especially on Saturday where they have the market called Salamanca Market

- Make sure you have Tasmanian oyster in barilla bay where you get to feast on FRESH oysters :) - like really fresh off the sea with the top shells intact.

Port Arthur

- This is where the convicts was sent :-), You can visit Port Arthur Jail, do a ghost tour, probably the most historic place in Australia, do a cruise around the jail park.

- Visit Tasmania Devil Park where you get to see Tassie Devil upclose and personal :-)

- Port Arthur is unfortunately a place where the famous Port Arthur massacare happened which made Australia reviewed their gun ownership policy.

Wine Glass Bay

Hike the mountain to get to a bay in a shape of wine glass, beautiful beach as well and torquoise water but too cold to swim. I spent a whole day there.

Craddle Mountain

Climb and do a 3 days or 5 days hike of Craddle mountain. This is where Terry Irwin was (Steve Irwin's wife) when Steve died of the stingray attack. So worth doing.

Huon Valley

Climb the canopy of treetops, feast on huon valley mushrooms.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA (major capital city called Adelaide)

http://www.southaustralia.com/uk/

Adelaide

Cute little small town, worth to base yourself here to explore South Australia.

Kangaroo Island

a trip here to experience nature and wilidlife, home to rare seals of Australia

Flinders Ranges National Park

Aboriginal Arts and walking trails

Coober Pedy

http://www.cooberpedy.sa.gov.au/site/pag...

The world capital of Opal :-). You can experience staying in a cave to keep yourself cool in hot weather (amazing experience)

Barossa Valley

Famous winery in Australia - Drink vinos till your heart contents :-)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA (major capital city called Perth)

This is also one of the biggest state in Australia

http://www.westernaustralia.com/uk/Pages...

- nice long coastal and tropical weather beaches

Perth

A very nice cosmopolitan city. Make sure you go to fremantle to experience the coastal and nice town.

Margaret River

Famous winery in Western Australia, gourmet food, beautiful scenery

Kalgoorlie

Goldfields town with interesting old buildings, nice pubs, the home for the flying doctors :-)

Monkey Mia

Swim with dolphins or stand near the sea water and get really close with dolphins (this

Answer 6

I was there for a year last year and it was the best time of my life. The highlights for me were definatly the great barrier reef, although touristy was jsut an amzing experiance. If you do a dive course try an do on where they do a night dive. Its scary an a lovely thrill. You turn arround at the back of the group and everything is pitch black, you dont know whats there, you shine your tourch an its just the fish eyes that reflec, its mental.

Another that was realy good was a 2 week tour from darwin to adalaid straite down the middle of oz. You stop at all the strange stations where there is usualy a strange history to it or people have been missing or murdered etc. You get to see great wildlife and learn a great deal of the guids who take you down. While on the tour i ate emu, croc, camel, and kangaroo, very tasty. Some wick hike to with some amazing peaks where the views are just like nothing you will ever see. Some amamzing picture that you can take with your legs hanging off the ege etc lol impress your friends. They also take your to kings canyon an airs rock which is amamzing. Kings canyon realy is great, i did the walk in 50 degree heat and was just fuking hott but well worth it. Another cool place is coober petey where the entire town lives underground and they rarely flush there toilet as it is so expensive due to water restriction. Bottled water is cheaper than tap water!

Also they take you to salt lake an hundreds more amazing places.

Also the west coast is well worth it. Alot of people just stick to the east coast because its most popular. More of a party trip.But places such as nimbin off byron bay are weird, i saw a wheel barrow full of weed being taken from 1 place to anoother there.

Everywhere you go realy there great things to do however if you looking more for off the beaten track then do west coast an straite down the middle of oz. East coast tho is great fun!