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Reasons To
Visit Australia

  • Self-drive

    Driving is a pleasure on Australia's scenic, safe and uncrowded roads. We usually arrange for you to be met at the airport and taken to your hotel, where a hire car will be delivered. Embark on one of the world's most scenic drives including the Great Ocean Road or Gibb River Road.

    Self-drive

  • Aboriginal culture

    Australia's Red Centre has one of the country's highest concentrations of Aboriginal culture while in the north, Arnhem Land is Aboriginal owned and home to Australia's most extensive and significant collection of Aboriginal rock-art.

    Aboriginal culture

  • Beach life

    You don't need a surf board to appreciate the endless white sands that ring Australia. From the hustle and bustle of Bondi beach to the idyllic shores of the Whitsundays or remote beaches of the west, each has its own appeal.

    Beach life

  • Cosmopolitan cities

    From the world-famous Sydney in the east with her iconic Opera House and bridge, to the gleaming buildings and sandy shores of Perth, Australia offers the visitor endless opportunities to enjoy the fast-pace and excitement of city life.

    Cosmopolitan cities

  • National Parks

    Australia has one of the largest and greatest national park systems in the world, covering over 24 million hectares. With such diversity as lush rainforest to arid desertscapes the wildlife that call these national parks home are equally diverse.

    National Parks

  • Outback encounters

    The vastness of Australia is something truly to behold and there is nowhere better to take this in than in the outback itself, where beautiful desertscape stretch for as far as the eye can see.

    Outback encounters

  • Walking

    Whatever your fitness level, there are plenty of opportunities to head out into the Australian countryside and enjoy the remarkably-varied landscapes during your trip. Choose from leisurely strolls to more strenuous, multiple day hikes.

    Walking

  • Wildlife

    Australia is well-known for its kangaroos and koalas, but delve a little deeper and you may come across some of the country's more unusual and interesting wildlife, such as the dugong or thorny devil.

    Wildlife

  • Wine regions

    Australia is fast-becoming one of the most highly-regarded wine producers in the world, and with the likes of the beautiful and picturesque Barossa, Yarra and Hunter valleys, as well as Margaret River region to explore, we can understand why.

    Wine regions

  • Reefs & Oceans

    The kaleidoscopic colours of the fish and corals that inhibit the world's largest offshore reef, the Great Barrier Reef to the east, and the world's largest fringing reef, Ningaloo Reef to the west, are a must-see.

    Reefs & Oceans

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Visit Atherton Tablelands, Australia

The Atherton Tablelands is a lush cool plateau of crystal lakes, waterfalls (including the famed Milla Milla), national parks and stunning scenery in northern Queensland.

Atherton Tableland's, Australia
Atherton Tableland's, AustraliaMillaa Millaa Falls, Atherton Tablelands, Australia

Atherton Tablelands

Australia

Mountains rise inland from Cairns and the Northern Beaches to flatten out into the Atherton Tablelands, a rugged landscape of mountains and crater lakes.

Once this was a hive of volcanic activity, but is now much calmer: a lush cool plateau of crystal lakes, waterfalls (including the famed Milla Milla), national parks and stunning scenery.

Exploring Atherton Tablelands

An introduction is the spectacular railway journey which climbs and tunnels its way from Cairns to the rainforest village of Kuranda, something of a tourist mecca with a busy market beautifully set amongst the trees, but this is just a day-trip and the area is worth much more time than this.

You will find some of Australia’s quirky wildlife at Mount Hypipamee National Park, including red-legged pademelons, bandicoots and a diverse array of possums, and this is also a good place to spot platypus in rivers and seek out the elusive flightless cassowary.

From the lively and untouristy town of Atherton the steam train to Herberton passes through magnificent scenery of rolling hills and dense forest. The Crater Lakes area is known for ancient rainforest and gigantic kauri pines whilst Yungaburra is renowned for its remarkable, parasitic curtain fig trees, still standing long after their host trees have been subsumed.

Past Mount Garnet the Undara Volcanic National Park protects a matrix of lava tubes almost 200,000 years old.

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