When it comes to superlatives, Australia simply has no equals. On this ancient and spectacular continent, you can dive among the dazzling marine life of the world’s largest coral reef, explore its oldest living rainforests and most sacred rock formations, marvel at some of its rarest and most extraordinary animals, and engage with the descendants of its longest surviving culture. Australia isn’t a place to lose yourself: it’s a place to find yourself – amid some of the most breathtaking landscapes on Earth. Australia Tours & Vacations
Australia really is like nowhere else on Earth. A giant island afloat in the Great Southern Ocean, cut off from the rest of the world for millennia, this most ancient of continents has long hidden its startling physical beauty and remarkable native wildlife from the rest of the world. Inhabited by Aboriginal people who have coexisted with the land for more than 40,000 years, it was into this pristine wilderness that the British first arrived in 1788. With its proximity to the Asian trading routes, and its isolated geography, Australia was the perfect penal colony for Britain’s overcrowded shores. For the next 100 years, this beguiling land remained the haunt of convicts, explorers and spirited free settlers, who together with growing bands of intrepid gold-miners, pearlers, farmers and traders, forged an Australian spirit that is characterized by independence, irreverence, and a good dose of humor. Australia Tours & Vacations
Despite its transformation from wild hinterland into a sophisticated and glamorous nation, the land and the spirit of Australia still have the power to captivate you like nowhere else. With a population of only 23 million and a landmass almost the size of America, this is a vast, untamed land where you can always find room to get off the beaten track and chance upon the unexpected – as well as being peppered for choice in sensational cities like Sydney and Melbourne. Australia Tours & Vacations
Sip your favorite cocktail as you cruise around Sydney Harbour on a luxury yacht, unfurl your swag by a crackling campfire in the Outback, join a gourmet walking tour in Tasmania, savor end-of-the-world views from an award-winning eco-lodge, or explore legendary World Heritage Sites such as Kakadu National Park, the Ningaloo Coast and Lord Howe Island. Journeying through Australia could last a lifetime, but there are a few locations that we’d recommend as absolute highlights:
Dive or snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef, the largest structure on Earth made by living organisms, and one of the seven wonders of the natural world. Grab your mask and flippers and plunge into the turquoise waters of the world’s largest coral reef system, or just go island-hopping around the 900 plus islands with some of the lushest rainforest and purest white sand in the world.
Visit the remarkable island-state of Tasmania, almost half of which is designated as World Heritage wilderness. Explore the historic villages and byways which reverberate with Tasmania’s penal past, kayak around the pink granite cliffs of the Freycinet Peninsula, discover sparkling glacial lakes, and climb the stunning sub-alpine peaks of Cradle Mountain. Australia Tours & Vacations
We’re not the only ones to have an enduring love affair with Sydney; it topped Forbes Magazine’s List of Most Reliable Cities in 2013, which rated Sydney’s beauty and safety as top notch. Sydney makes the perfect place for the start or end of your Australian adventure. Spend a few days in this glorious harborside city, exploring the hidden bays and inlets of Sydney Harbour on a luxury yacht, strolling around the historic sandstone terraces of Paddington and Woollahra, taking a private surf lesson on Bondi Beach, or walking through the many breathtaking harborside national parks at the heart of this lovely city. Australia Tours & Vacations
Raise your glasses in the superb wine-growing regions of Margaret River, in Western Australia, and the legendary Barossa Valley in South Australia. Outstanding destinations in themselves, Margaret River is famous for its beautiful beaches, distinctive artistic ventures and organic food. When visiting Barossa, spend a night strolling down the sandstone avenues of Adelaide, one of Australia’s first ‘free settler towns’, and visit Kangaroo Island, an enclave of dramatic coastlines and sea lion-ruled beaches. Kangaroo Island not only features outstanding wildlife sanctuaries, but these South Australians are serious about their five-star accommodation and superb locally-produced cuisine. Australia Tours & Vacations
Explore one of the world’s largest – and arguably its most sacred – ancient monolith, Uluru (Ayers Rock), and traverse the gorges and valleys of Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) in Australia’s ‘Red Centre’. This landscape of startling beauty will transport you to another world as you cross remote canyons in a customized 4WD vehicle, swim in luminous waterholes, discover evocative Aboriginal rock art, and sleep in a swag or a luxury tent under the vast southern night sky. Australia Tours & Vacations
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