New South Wales
In Sydney, cruise by private yacht on the Sydney Harbour,
take a sea plane to a deserted beach for a picnic,
watch a performance at the Sydney Opera House, visit
an Aboriginal Cultural Center, purchase local opals
in its world class shops, or purchase local crafts from the eclectic Paddington
Markets. The Botanical Gardens are an inspiring
place to watch the sunset, wander the museums, or stroll the neighborhood's
funky cafés…go to Hunter Valley to do
some wine tasting…look for nocturnal animals by twilight in the Blue
Mountains…search for bottleneck dolphins
from the beach at Jervis Bay or Port Stephens…fly to Broken
Hill in the Outback…overnight on a camel safari…visit
the ghost mining town of Silverton or the opal mining
town of White Cliffs…explore the Aboriginal
paintings at Mootwingee and Kinchenga
National Parks.
Victoria
In Melbourne, visit the street markets, affluent
shops of Toorak, and charming cafés…drive
to the Dandenong Ranges…explore the wine region
of the Yarra Valley or the gold rush towns of Bendigo
and Ballarat…take a scenic drive along the Great
Ocean Road and Shipwreck Coast.
Tasmania
Visit Freycinet Peninsula or Cradle
Mountain…admire the Victorian streetscapes and Georgian architecture
in Launceston.
South Australia
Wak the parks of Adelaide…take the legendary
Ghan train to Alice Springs or the Indian
Pacific to Perth…go wine tasting in the Barossa
Valley…look at the rock paintings at the Flinders
Ranges…visit a working opal mine in Coober Pedy
and spend the night in the world's only underground hotel.
Western Australia
Visit the Pinnacles Desert or the gold mining town
of Kalgoorlie…dive with whale sharks at Ningaloo
Reef…see the rock towers of the Bungle Bungle
Range…overnight at a secluded bush camp for Barramundi fly
fishing on the Ord River…spend a night at a working
cattle station.
Northern Territory
Take a pre-dawn hot air balloon excursion over the
MacDonnell Ranges…learn about the geological
formation of Ayers Rock and the Olgas…take
a small plane excursion to Litchfield National Park, Kakadu,
and the Katherine Gorge…learn from Aborigines
in the Arnhem Land and the Tiwi
Islands.
Queensland
Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef...see the underground
lava tubes...indulge yourself at Bedarra,
Hayman and Lizard Islands…walk under the canopy of leaves in the
Daintree Rainforest…take a daytrip out to the
beautiful Cape Tribulation.
