Travel in Australia

"Pick the right destination for you"

Trying to plan your trip and decide where to travel in Australia?

As you've probably worked out by now, Australia is a big country and so your trip needs some careful planning for finding the right Australia travel destinations.

Hopefully these tips will help you decide where to go during your trip.

My advice is not to try to do everything in one trip. Once you have been, you will want to come back and do more. Pick a few managable areas and do them well.

Your trip should be at least 3 weeks. If you are lucky enough to have 3-6 months here in Australia then you should aim to cover the top 10 and take your time. The trips I have outlined all show the minimum time you should spend here. They could all be done much more leisurely, particularly the road trips.

If you have a shorter time than 3 weeks (perhaps you want to spend 2 weeks in New Zealand and just a week in Australia,) I would opt for covering a small area such as Sydney and some of the East coast surrounding Sydney. Spending less than 3 weeks in total though in either Australia or New Zealand just isn't recommended if you are coming from the US or Europe - it takes at least a week to get over the jet lag.

If this is your second trip, consider exploring the top end, Tasmania or Western Australia or parts of the East coast that you missed first time.

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Top 10 places to travel in Australia

But, I often find that trawling through guide books and internet sites leaves me with too much information, making it hard to make a decision on which Australia travel destinations to pick. Hopefully, this guide to travel in Australia will help you narrow down your search for the perfect Australian holiday.

Also consider stopping off on your way here or way back. Or why not combine a trip to Australia with one to New Zealand. For more information, go to travel from Australia

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