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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. THIS PAGE GIVES YOU MY TOP 10 PLACES TO VISIT.

Hopefully these tips will help you decide where to go during your trip. But don't miss my best page - Australia Travel tips - this gives all my secret places that only the locals no about!

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. This page gives you ideas to combine your trip: Australia New Zealand Travel

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


There really is so much to do and see in Australia that picking a top 10 is difficult.

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.

You can also check out my travel photos at Travel Photos Australia for more inspiration.

Once you've looked at the top 10 below, you can then head to my Australia Luxury Travel page where you can discover some fabulous venues in your chosen destination.

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

  • Travel Sydney Australia

  • Melbourne

  • Great Ocean Drive

  • Whitsundays australia

  • Kangaroo Island australia

  • East Coast australia Road Trip including Sydney to Melbourne or Cairns Australia to Brisbane.

  • Great Barrier Reef australia

  • Margaret River and Perth travel

  • The Red Centre - Ayers Rock Australia and Kings Canyon

  • Tasmania australia

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    Whilst the above are my top 10, I can't help but want to mention the below as other great ideas for your visit to Australia:

    Queensland Holidays - probably my favourite state in Australia, packed full of great Australia travel destinations. Good for couples and families.

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