Places to visit in Australia

Sydney, New South Wales

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory

Kings Canyon, Northern Territory

Kings Canyon. jimmyboy/shutterstock

Moreton Island, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Artificial reef on Moreton Island, the third largest sand island in the world. mark-higgins/shutterstock

Noosa, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Noosa, a popular cosmopolitan beach town north of Brisbane. col/shutterstock

Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Hervey Bay, one of the best destinations in Australia for seeing humback whales which visit from August to November. dmitriy-komarov/shutterstock

Fraser Island, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

The Kimberleys, Western Australia

The Great Barrier Reef, Far North Queensland

Cairns, Far North Queensland

Palm Cove near Cairns. Cairns is the fourth most visited city in Australia and is a popular departure point to the Great Barrier Reef. janelle-lugge/shutterstock

Cape Tribulation, Far North Queensland

Fan Palm at Cape Tribulation, a small settlement 3 hours north of Cairns. It is a popular eco tourist destination. silken-photography/shutterstock

The Whitsundays, Far North Queensland

Whitehaven beach in the Whitsunday Islands, one of the most popular yachting destinations in the Southern Hemisphere. taras-vyshnya/shutterstock

Wilson's Promontory, Victoria

Wombat at Wilson's Promontory, the southernmost point of mainland Australia. robyn-butler/shutterstock

Byron Bay, New South Wales

View over the main beach of Byron Bay, a mecca for surfers, backpackers and hippies.

Coober Pedy, South Australia

Digging machine in Coober Pedy, an opal mining town in a desolate part of central Australia. The summers here are so harsh that many residents live underground. joern/shutterstock

Melbourne, Victoria

View along the Yarra River in Melbourne, a metropolis crowned the 'worlds most livable city' three years in a row.

The Great Ocean Road, Victoria

Perth, Western Australia

Cottesloe beach. janelle-lugge/shutterstock

Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

Ninglaoo is the second largest reef in Australia and contains an amazing diversity of marine life including dolphins, manta rays, dugongs and humpback whales. Whale sharks visit from March to June. andrea-izzotti/shutterstock

Nambung National Park, Western Australia

The Pinnacles limestone rock formation. nokuro/shutterstock

Kakadu National Parks, Northern Territory

Freycinet National Park, Tasmania

Wineglass bay in Freycinet National Park, voted by travel authorities as one of the ten best beaches in the world.

Cradle Mountain, Tasmania

Dove Lake in Cradle Mountain, the starting point for Australia's most famous bush walk, the 82 km Overland Trek. jacqui-martin/shutterstock

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