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NSW · Harbours and High Country

New South Wales.

108 destinations

358 experiences

63 places to stay

4 categories

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City 32 Coastal 27 Outback 14 Natural Wonder 10

City

Sydney

Harbour City of the Pacific

Coastal

South West Rocks

Trial Bay Gaol, coral diving and uncrowded Mid North Coast beaches

Cultural Landmark

Nimbin

Australia's counter-culture capital in the Northern Rivers

Coastal

Narooma

Crystal-clear waters, Montague Island and the famous Australia Rock

Natural Wonder

Myall Lakes

A chain of freshwater coastal lakes behind untouched ocean beaches

Mountain

Jindabyne

The gateway town to the Snowy Mountains and Kosciuszko

Natural Wonder

Stockton Sand Dunes

The largest moving coastal sand dunes in the southern hemisphere

Cultural Landmark

Darling Harbour

Sydney's waterfront playground of museums, dining and fireworks

Mountain

Thredbo

Australia's premier alpine village in the Snowy Mountains

Rainforest

Barrington Tops

World Heritage rainforest and sub-alpine plateau near the Hunter

Natural Wonder

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Aboriginal rock art and bushland waterways on Sydney's northern edge

Coastal

Nambucca Heads

A peaceful river-mouth town on the Mid North Coast

VIC · Art, Coffee and Coast

Victoria.

87 destinations

316 experiences

40 places to stay

4 categories

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City 38 Coastal 17 Outback 6 Natural Wonder 6

City

Melbourne

Laneways, Coffee, and the Yarra

Coastal

Great Ocean Road

One of the most spectacular coastal drives on the planet

Coastal

Lorne

A surf-side village nestled between the Otways and the ocean

Coastal

Warrnambool

A coastal city where southern right whales calve within sight of shore

Coastal

Port Fairy

A beautifully preserved whaling port with bluestone cottages and folk music

Coastal

Mallacoota

A remote inlet town on the edge of the Croajingolong wilderness

Cultural Landmark

Castlemaine

A gold rush town reborn as a thriving arts and food destination

Cultural Landmark

Walhalla

A gold mining village hidden in a deep Gippsland valley

City

Mildura

A river city of sun, citrus and paddlesteamers on the Murray

Mountain

Falls Creek

Victoria's largest alpine village with year-round mountain adventures

Natural Wonder

Cape Otway

Ancient rainforest, wild coastline and the oldest lighthouse on mainland Australia

Coastal

Anglesea

Wild kangaroos on the fairway and surf breaks on the river mouth

QLD · Reefs and Rainforests

Queensland.

100 destinations

301 experiences

38 places to stay

4 categories

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Coastal 34 City 19 Natural Wonder 16 Outback 13

City

Brisbane

River City Beneath the Sun

Natural Wonder

Undara Lava Tubes

One of the longest lava tube systems on earth, deep in the Gulf Savannah

Coastal

Lizard Island

A remote luxury island at the northern tip of the Great Barrier Reef

Outback

Chillagoe

Limestone caves, Aboriginal rock art and a forgotten mining frontier

Outback

Longreach

Heart of the outback and birthplace of Qantas and the Australian Stockman

Outback

Birdsville

Australia's most remote pub town, on the edge of the Simpson Desert

Coastal

Cooktown

Where Captain Cook beached the Endeavour and two cultures first met

Natural Wonder

Hinchinbrook Island

The largest island national park in Australia, wild and mostly untracked

Coastal

Great Keppel Island

A laid-back island with seventeen beaches on the southern Great Barrier Reef

Coastal

Agnes Water

Queensland's most northerly surf beach and gateway to Lady Musgrave Island

Natural Wonder

Girraween National Park

Spectacular granite formations and wildflower displays on the Granite Belt

Coastal

Fitzroy Island

A rainforest-covered reef island just 45 minutes by ferry from Cairns

WA · Wild and Boundless

Western Australia.

48 destinations

98 experiences

16 places to stay

4 categories

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Coastal 14 Natural Wonder 14 City 11 Outback 2

City

Perth

Australia's Western Window

Rainforest

Valley of the Giants

Walk among ancient tingle trees on a canopy bridge 40 metres above the forest floor

Coastal

Greens Pool

A sheltered granite-ringed swimming bay with water so clear it looks tropical

Coastal

Busselton

Home to the longest timber-piled jetty in the southern hemisphere at 1.8 kilometres

Natural Wonder

Two Peoples Bay

A nature reserve where a bird presumed extinct was rediscovered in 1961

Coastal

Geographe Bay

A 100 kilometre arc of calm turquoise water between two capes in the south-west

Natural Wonder

D'Entrecasteaux National Park

Wild coastline, mobile sand dunes and ancient peat swamps along a remote southern shore

Natural Wonder

Tunnel Creek

Wade through a 750 metre cave tunnel carved through a Devonian reef in the Kimberley

Mountain

Stirling Range National Park

The only mountain range in south-west WA that regularly catches snow in winter

Natural Wonder

Kings Park

400 Hectares of Bushland and Botanic Gardens Over the City

Coastal

Cottesloe Beach

Perth's Signature Sunset Beach

Natural Wonder

Kalbarri National Park

Nature's Window and the Murchison Gorge

SA · Wine and Wilderness

South Australia.

48 destinations

131 experiences

9 places to stay

4 categories

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City 19 Coastal 11 Natural Wonder 9 Outback 3

City

Adelaide

The Twenty-Minute City

Natural Wonder

Seal Bay

Walk on the beach among Australia's third-largest colony of Australian sea lions

Coastal

Second Valley

A tiny cove with a timber jetty, reef snorkelling and forested cliffs south of Adelaide

Coastal

Streaky Bay

A remote Eyre Peninsula fishing town with stunning coastal granite formations

Coastal

Goolwa

Where the Murray River meets the Southern Ocean after 2,500 kilometres

Mountain

Mount Lofty

The highest point in the Adelaide Hills with sweeping views from the gulf to the ranges

City

Port Augusta

The crossroads of Australia where the outback, the coast and the ranges converge

Natural Wonder

Blue Lake

The Volcanic Crater Lake That Changes Colour

Natural Wonder

Umpherston Sinkhole

The Sunken Garden in a Collapsed Limestone Cave

City

Clare Valley

Australia's Riesling Capital

Coastal

Fleurieu Peninsula

Wine, Whales and Wild Beaches South of Adelaide

Natural Wonder

Naracoorte Caves

A World Heritage Window Into Ice Age Australia

TAS · Ancient Islands

Tasmania.

34 destinations

11 experiences

5 places to stay

4 categories

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Coastal 10 Cultural Landmark 6 Natural Wonder 5 City 4

City

Hobart

Sandstone Town Beneath kunanyi

Coastal

Bicheno

A fishing town with penguins, granite headlands and glass-clear water

Coastal

Coles Bay

The gateway village to Freycinet with pink granite views from every angle

Mountain

Walls of Jerusalem National Park

A remote alpine plateau of dolerite peaks and glacial lakes

Cultural Landmark

Sheffield

The town of murals at the foot of Mount Roland

Cultural Landmark

Ross

A convict-built sandstone village in the heart of the Tasmanian Midlands

Mountain

Hartz Mountains National Park

Alpine wilderness and ancient forests just ninety minutes from Hobart

Rainforest

Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park

A vast wilderness of wild rivers and ancient Huon pine forests

Natural Wonder

Bridestowe Lavender Estate

The largest lavender farm in the southern hemisphere in full purple bloom

Cultural Landmark

Salamanca Place

The Historic Waterfront Warehouse Row and Saturday Market

Cultural Landmark

MONA (Museum of Old and New Art)

The Subterranean Art Museum That Rewrote Hobart

Coastal

Freycinet National Park

Pink Granite Mountains and the Most Famous Beach in Tasmania

NT · The Spiritual Heart

Northern Territory.

22 destinations

17 experiences

3 places to stay

4 categories

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Natural Wonder 13 Outback 3 City 2 Cultural Landmark 2

City

Darwin

The Top End Capital

Natural Wonder

Standley Chasm

A narrow slot canyon that blazes red-orange when the midday sun hits the walls

Outback

Chambers Pillar

A 50 metre sandstone column rising from the desert that guided early explorers north

Natural Wonder

Glen Helen Gorge

A deep waterhole where the Finke River cuts through the MacDonnell Ranges

Coastal

Mindil Beach

Darwin's famous sunset beach and the home of the Mindil Beach Markets

Natural Wonder

Mataranka

Crystal-Clear Thermal Pools in the Top End

Natural Wonder

West MacDonnell Ranges

A 220 Kilometre Spine of Quartzite West of Alice Springs

Natural Wonder

Finke Gorge National Park

Palm Valley and the Last Stand of the Red Cabbage Palm

Outback

Daly Waters

Australia's Most Famous Outback Pub

Outback

Katherine

Where the Outback Meets the Tropics

Natural Wonder

Nitmiluk National Park

13 Sandstone Gorges of the Katherine River

Cultural Landmark

Arnhem Land

The Homeland of Yolŋu Culture

ACT · Capital Canvas

Australian Capital Territory.

14 destinations

23 experiences

2 places to stay

4 categories

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Cultural Landmark 5 City 4 Natural Wonder 2 Mountain 2

City

Canberra

Australia's Designed Capital

Cultural Landmark

Old Parliament House

Where Australian democracy was shaped from 1927 to 1988

Cultural Landmark

Parliament House

The working heart of Australian democracy on Capital Hill

Cultural Landmark

National Gallery of Australia

The national art collection on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin

Cultural Landmark

Lake Burley Griffin

The Centerpiece of the National Capital

Cultural Landmark

Australian War Memorial

A Combined Memorial, Museum and Archive of the Australian War Experience

Mountain

Mount Ainslie

The Best View of the National Capital

Natural Wonder

National Arboretum Canberra

94 Forests of Rare and Endangered Trees from Around the World

Mountain

Namadgi National Park

Canberra's Alpine Backyard

Natural Wonder

Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve

Canberra's Wildlife Reserve in the Brindabella Foothills

Choose Your State.

New South Wales.

Sydney

South West Rocks

Nimbin

Narooma

Myall Lakes

Jindabyne

Stockton Sand Dunes

Darling Harbour

Thredbo

Barrington Tops

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Nambucca Heads

Victoria.

Melbourne

Great Ocean Road

Lorne

Warrnambool

Port Fairy

Mallacoota

Castlemaine

Walhalla

Mildura

Falls Creek

Cape Otway

Anglesea

Queensland.

Brisbane

Undara Lava Tubes

Lizard Island

Chillagoe

Longreach

Birdsville

Cooktown

Hinchinbrook Island

Great Keppel Island

Agnes Water

Girraween National Park

Fitzroy Island

Western Australia.

Perth

Valley of the Giants

Greens Pool

Busselton

Two Peoples Bay

Geographe Bay

D'Entrecasteaux National Park

Tunnel Creek

Stirling Range National Park

Kings Park

Cottesloe Beach

Kalbarri National Park

South Australia.

Adelaide

Seal Bay

Second Valley

Streaky Bay

Goolwa

Mount Lofty

Port Augusta

Blue Lake

Umpherston Sinkhole

Clare Valley

Fleurieu Peninsula

Naracoorte Caves

Tasmania.

Hobart

Bicheno

Coles Bay

Walls of Jerusalem National Park

Sheffield

Ross

Hartz Mountains National Park

Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park

Bridestowe Lavender Estate

Salamanca Place

MONA (Museum of Old and New Art)

Freycinet National Park

Northern Territory.

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