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Beaches   Sydney

Beaches, Sydney

 87 Reviews  After visiting Botany Bay National Park we drove down to Cape Solander to admire the views from the cliffs. The views here really are breathtaking; almost as if you are standing on the edge of the... 

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Margaret River   Perth

Margaret River, Perth

 12 Reviews  If you are looking for the finest wine in Margaret River, then look for Voyager Estate which s located in the premium wine producing region of Margaret River Our oldest vines date back to 1978, just... 

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General   Brisbane

General, Brisbane

 50 Reviews  A great way to see native fauna and flora in Brisbane. There are quite a few bushes around Brisbane with worn tracks that are quite easy to navigate around. The level needed ranges from easy strols to... 

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Hinterland / National Parks   Gold Coast

Hinterland / National Parks, Gold Coast

 24 Reviews  Since Sarah and I took our trip during the middle of winter, we did not spend as much time at the beach, but rather out in the Hinterland, which is chock full of beautiful National Parks. Binna... 

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Rural South Australia   Adelaide

Rural South Australia, Adelaide

 10 Reviews  Some years ago, I was a huge fan of the Australian TV series McLeod's Daughters. It is a series about two very odd sisters who, after the death of their father, undertake it to run the family farm in... 

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Outer Towns and Suburbs   Canberra

Outer Towns and Suburbs, Canberra

 16 Reviews  Canberra is well situated to use as a base for trips to quite a diverse range of places and scenery. Anywhere within the ACT (see separate tips) can be reached within an hour's driving. Within one... 

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Great Ocean Road & Otways   Geelong

Great Ocean Road & Otways, Geelong

 9 Reviews  Geelong to the Great Ocean Road One part of living in Victoria that I love is our beaches, and the history of those beaches. Along the Great Ocean Road there are numerous places where many ships and... 

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Suburbs.   Hobart

Suburbs., Hobart

 8 Reviews  A great trip out of town is to visit Seven Mile Beach. If you're brave enough you can go for a swim is the cold water, if you like walking -there's a trail to Lauderdale (about 10km) from where you... 

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Scenic Walks   Sydney

Scenic Walks, Sydney

 28 Reviews   The higher the better! A good address if you want to admire Sydney from the heights and save some $$$. The great views will cost you only the price of a drink of your choice... compare to the AU$ 25... 

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The Pinnacles   Perth

The Pinnacles, Perth

 14 Reviews  On our way back after visiting the Pinnacles to Cervantes we were attracted by a signpost to ‘Lake Thetis’. We took the turn off and through a rather bad gravel road we reached after about 1½... 

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Coochiemudlo Island   Brisbane

Coochiemudlo Island, Brisbane

 3 Reviews  "COOCHIE" is what the Island is commonly known as, is located 1km off the coast at Victoria Point. The Island is a small 5ks, so you can walk the whole Island quite easily, this I have done once. No... 

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Islands.   Gold Coast

Islands., Gold Coast

 8 Reviews  This is definitely undiscovered, but only a couple of kilometres from Surfers Paradise. A large sand island 20km long, it has empty beaches. A ferry runs from the west side of The Spit for about $7... 

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Adelaide Hills   Adelaide

Adelaide Hills, Adelaide

 11 Reviews  This is a great hike to do when you are in Adelaide. It starts at Waterfall Gully carpark where there is a large waterfall and as you continue up the trail there is a second waterfall. The cappark is... 

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National Parks / Reserves   Canberra

National Parks / Reserves, Canberra

 11 Reviews  This park is in existence because Cotter Dam is nearby. At the time of writing Cotter Dam is going to become a whole lot bigger, massive in fact. However, that won't spoil the park, a lovely expanse... 

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Werribee Mansion and Zoo   Geelong

Werribee Mansion and Zoo, Geelong

 2 Reviews  Werribee Park Mansion - is the state's largest private residence, it was built between 1874 and 1877 by two of Victoria's most substantial landholders - Thomas and Andrew Chirnside. A vehicle... 

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Blue Mountains   Sydney

Blue Mountains, Sydney

 62 Reviews  Ok, the Blue Mountains are not "off the beaten path", but they make for a great day trip out of Sydney. The train ride from Sydney to Katoomba takes about 2 hrs and you'll step out into a beautiful... 

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Mandurah   Perth

Mandurah, Perth

 7 Reviews  Mandurah is 65 kms south of Perth is one of the largest inland waterways in Australia. Take a cruise through the waterways admiring the wonderful homes and keeping a look out for dolphins that swim... 

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Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary   Brisbane

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane

 5 Reviews  Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is great for getting close to all the Australian animals. Here you can cuddle a koala and hand feed kangaroos and emus. There are more than 130 koalas here but when you hold... 

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Bird / Animal parks.   Gold Coast

Bird / Animal parks., Gold Coast

 5 Reviews  Australia Zoo is a beautifully laid out and well planned spacious open concept animal sanctuary. It's much more than just another zoo because their vision is for conservation and animal rescue. A... 

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National / Conservation Parks   Adelaide

National / Conservation Parks, Adelaide

 10 Reviews  Marino Conservation Park is located south of Glenelg in the suburb of Marino. It is a small rectanglular park with a lighthouse (off-limits), and superb views of Adelaide's coastline accessible by a... 

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Tourist Attractions   Canberra

Tourist Attractions, Canberra

 6 Reviews  You won’t find The Cotter Loop mentioned in the tourist brochures, that is the name used by vehicle enthusiasts, who love this excellent driver's road. It refers to the road trip out from Canberra... 

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Bellarine Peninsula   Geelong

Bellarine Peninsula, Geelong

 6 Reviews  The Bellarine Peninsula - Meander around the Bellarine Peninsula - a trip of about 86 kilometres. The Bellarine Peninsula follows the Portarlington Road out of Geelong to historic Drysdale and to... 

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Suburbs   Sydney

Suburbs, Sydney

 41 Reviews  Parramatta is a lovely suburb of Sydney. My husband and I ventured to Parramatta on a River Cat from Circular Quay(buses and trains are an alternative mode of transport). I love travelling by ferry... 

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Wave Rock   Perth

Wave Rock, Perth

 6 Reviews  This is an amazing site!! Strange rock formation hey!! It's even better walking underneath it and looking up. You'll find it right in the scrub in the middle of nowhere just west of Margaret River.... 

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Glasshouse mountains   Brisbane

Glasshouse mountains, Brisbane

 2 Reviews  The Glasshouse Mountains are located to the north of Brisbane. On May 17, 1770 Captain James Cook discovered these mountains, and said as they looked like a glass house, he would name them the... 

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savannah way

by lynee

http://www.savannahway.com.au/ is the government web page which is always a good starting point for info.Definitely stay at Katherine and go on a trip up the gorges, I liked Fitzroy crossing, go to Geike Gorge and Tunnel creek. Kunnunurra is intersting for a few day stop, intersting rock formations (hidden Valley) with good bushwalk.Do a detour to Lawn Hill. must not miss this place, magical.Go up to Karumba, best sunsets,chilligo has nice caves, go to Undarra Lava tubes.These were my favorite places along this route. Will tell you about caravan parks later, when I find that info. I assume you have a 4wd and will not be travelling in the middle of the wet. Have done this route in sept, oct, and it was OK

Badger Weir Bushwalk and picnic ground

by TravelPossom

I think this place is a hidden gem. Located in Healsville, Victoria, it is a temperate rainforest where you can experience the less typical Australian bush. It also has a great picnic area, is completely free (uncommon in Australia I'm sorry to say), and if you're quiet you can see native animals in the wild such as parrots, lyrebirds, kangaroos, goannas and kookaburras. This can se paired with a visit to Healsville Sanctuary, another great experience to see Australian native wildlife in a great setting. Great for children too!

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A natural bath at the beach

by marcia1

Coogee Beach in Sydney is not the most touristy of beaches and is a nice, easy swimming beach. Regularly serviced by buses and has plenty of eateries in the area. There is a coastal cliff walk (cliff pictured) and at the southern end of the beach a park and ... A really cool natural pool hewn from the rock that is for women bathers only! (Sorry, guys.) It's called McIver's Baths or just the Coogee Women's Baths will get you there. Needless to say, it's salt water, it's sheltered, and a whole range of women use it. Even the odd little coloured anemone has colonised this pool so it'll really get you in touch with nature. There's a short, nice walk to get there with some plantlife to see, but I think accessibility for the disabled might be limited. There used to be a men's bath I think at the north end of the beach, run by an avant-garde masseuse dude in the 1930s, but this ain't there no...

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The Kimberley

by martin_nl

The Kimberley is one of the least visited regions of Australia and Western Australia (WA). However I can advise everyone go to and have a look at the boabs, rivers, and other remote areas of this great region in the top of WA. If you are lucky to have a 4WD vehicle the possibilities in WA are only limted by time, fuel, water and food. There is just too much to see and do in this area.The entrance to the Kimberley if you approach from the north is at Kununurra. This is one of the last stops where you can stock up on all the supplies you might need. Make sure to think of everything before you leave here if you go onto a 4WD track. From Kununurra you can decide to either go onto the Great Northern Highway, which is a sealed road or choose the adventurous unsealed road that is the Gibb River Road. If choosing this road make sure to have checked the track conditions, since many months of the...

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Warnambool

by mad4travel

This is a great place to stop if you are travelling the Great Ocean Road. It is about an hours drive from the 12 Apostles thru lovely pastoral scenery.Warnambool was originally a whaling port but is now more devoted to tourism.It is has a nice small town feel with some nice restaurants in the centre of town.Its a good place to go whalewatching from in season.There is also an interesting heritage park - Flagstaff Hill, which recreates an early australian coastal port. There is also a great laser show in the evening.website is www.flagstaffhill/info

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Coober Pedy - Opal Capital of the World

by beccabug

Coober Pedy is a place you are only likely to see if you are travelling by car or coach between Alice Springs and Adelaide. It's an opal mining town in the middle of nowhere. One of the unique features of this town is that most people live underground! While there you can do a tour of an old opal mine, underground display home, and even sleep underground yourself! A friend and I took a walk around town one evening and went into explore this church. In the entracne bits of the walls still had opal on them!

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A National Past-time it seems.

by unravelau

Whale watching has just about become a national past-time with us....... In winter we tend to watch them swimming north and then into spring watch them coming back often with an extra fin (lol), but still the watch goes on year in year out. I am still waiting for a close up encounter but I could show you a great snap of a couple of spouts in the distance from mutton bird island.

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Vineyards

by aramat

I think it's worth to visit a few wineries. Australian wines have gained a very good reputation during the last decade and it's quite understandable, considering their quality. I visited four wineries in the Yarra Valley, near Melbourne (the Yarra Ridge, the Oakridge Estate, the St Hubert's and the Domaine Chandon) on a day trip organised by the Backpacker Winery Tours and it was great. Our guide was absolutely nice and enthusiastic and knowledgeable, the wines were excellent, we had delicious food, and the countryside was just so beautiful.

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Grampians NP

by tini58de

I don't exactly know, if it is off the beaten path, but I thoroughly enjoyed the Grampians National Park in Victoria! Folded sandstones form a series of ranges running from North to South for about 100 km. The highest point, Mt William in the east, is 1168 m high. The park surrounds three pretty big reservoirs where boating and fishing are popular. Also there are many creeks and streams. There are numerous walking tracks to all the major scenic features. The Wonderland area, near Halls Gap, is the most fascinating and accessible. Eucalypts dominate the forests and woodlands, but nature there has a lot more to offer: nearly 900 flowering species including 100 orchids are found in the park and several are found nowhere else. Over 200 bird species have been recorded. And if you are lucky, you can see the endangered brush-tailed rock wallaby..

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Travel the Nullarbor

by aussirose

If you have time, travel across the Nullabor. It's an experience you will not forget in a hurry. It takes a couple of days to do it but just take in the scenery and spot the animals on the way. (Kangaroos, eagles, camels etc). Also the sunsets and sunrises are amazing. This is a pic I took of a sunrise (Yes sunrise!) on the Nullarbor.Nullarbor

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