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Plan visits to Australia’s national parks, landmarks, beaches, islands and scenic routes.

Hill Inlet in Queensland’s Whitsundays
Australia in Australia
Destinations
Destinations

Karijini National Park

For visitors planning a Karijini trip, the main question is how long to allow and which gorges suit their experience.

Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island’s granite headland
Destinations

Kangaroo Island

If you are planning a Kangaroo Island trip, this guide covers how long to allow, how to reach the island and how to plan travel between its widely spaced towns, beaches and parks.

Tasmania in Australia
Destinations
Tasmania

Strahan

If you are planning time in Strahan, this guide helps you choose between its cruises, railway trips, short walks and coastal drives, and plan around West Coast weather and travel times.

Wineglass Bay from the Freycinet lookout
Destinations

Freycinet National Park

If you are planning a first visit to Freycinet National Park on Tasmania’s east coast, this guide covers park entry, getting to Coles Bay, the Wineglass Bay walk and places to stay.

Princes Bridge and the Melbourne skyline above the Yarra River
Victoria

Victoria

Planning a trip around Victoria? Here is what you need to know: the state's tourism regions, the best cities and towns to base yourself in, how to get around, and the major attractions.

City Beach on Perth’s Indian Ocean coast
Western Australia

City Beach Perth

City Beach has a swimming and surfing beach, lawns, playgrounds, picnic areas and cafés.

Anbangbang Billabong beneath Kakadu’s sandstone escarpment
Northern Territory

Anbangbang Billabong

Anbangbang Billabong is a wetland in Kakadu National Park, near Burrungkuy (Nourlangie).

Northern Territory in Australia
Destinations
Northern Territory

Bowali Visitor Centre

Bowali Visitor Centre in Jabiru is a useful first stop for planning a Kakadu visit.

Layered sandstone above the woodland at Burrungkuy in Kakadu
Northern Territory

Burrungkuy

Allow about two hours to walk the 1.5 km route at Burrungkuy, also known as Nourlangie, in Kakadu National Park, and visit its rock-art galleries and Kunwarddewardde lookout.

Alice Springs and the MacDonnell Ranges
Northern Territory

Alice Springs

Alice Springs is a practical base for exploring Central Australia.

Orange lichen on granite beside the Tasman Sea at the Bay of Fires
Tasmania

Bay of Fires

The Bay of Fires runs along Tasmania’s north-east coast, from Binalong Bay to larapuna/Eddystone Point.

Bondi Beach and its curved Sydney shoreline
New South Wales

Bondi Beach

Bondi Beach is an urban beach in Sydney. Surf can be rough, and conditions change daily.