Going to Australia, any must see or do's?

G-Man

New member
My choices would be:

The Great Barrier Reef.
Airlie Beach & Whitsunday Islands.
Uluru.
Broome, Western Australia.
Sydney.

But the whole place is great. :whip:
 

Mickiana

Well-known member
That's a good list to start with G-Man. If you go to Sydney, check out the Blue Mountains nearby. If you are coming over in winter you can ski in NSW or Victoria. Up in the Top End it's always hot. Great fishing up there. The Outback is several thousand kilometers across. Take your pick there with places to go, but Uluru is beautiful. Not cheap either. Depends on what you want. We've got a bit of everything here. Great beaches, ancient rainforests, amazing deserts, coral reefs, tropical islands and so on.
 

Chicago Jones

New member
I totally forgot about the Great Barrier Reef! I think I might do some research. but I am totally going to Australian Zoo because Steve Irwin was/is a huge idol of mine, I shall pay my respects. I also want to go or visit aboriginals and here me some Didgeridoo!
 

Violet

Moderator Emeritus
It does depend on what you looking for. If you want a bit of everything then yeah, check out Sydney (the Opera House is beautiful, go for the private tour they hold every hour, it's worth it, Darling Habour and the Harbour Bridge are a must). If you do go to Australia Zoo, it is quite hot there so make sure you bring lots of water and sunscreen (and it is a 2 hours nearly 3 drive from Brisbane and the Gold Coast). If you like party towns and beaches and the touristy type stuff (like the theme parks: Warner Bros Movie World, Sea World, Dreamworld, Wet'n'Wild and White Water World), then you go to the Gold Coast, my hometown, the wannabe Miami!

If you like the theatrical arts, then Melbourne is the place to be. Also if you like wineries, you can go to the Yarra Valley from Melbourne (it's quite cold there, so bring wintery clothes to Melbourne, its known as the place that has 4 season days), also check out the Crown Casino and the Melbourne Zoo, and Werribee Mansion and the Werribee Open Range Zoo.

I guess Uluru and the Outback is probably a must for most, (haven't been out there personally, though I don't have much interest in it). If you want to see Aborigines and corroborees, then you can even go to Currumbin Sanctuary on my side of the country, it's quite a nice spot, has all the Australian stuff that Australia Zoo has plus nice picnic spots and has been there for over 90 years plus you can feed the Lorikeets, a great experience (I perfer Currumbin Sanctuary over Australia Zoo, in case you can't tell already!).
 
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