Destinations

Adventure Holidays

From camel trekking across South Australia’s red dunes to hiking the Great Ocean Road or snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef, Australia’s adventure holidays promise thrilling, unforgettable experiences.

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Coral Coast and Ningaloo

The best ways to experience the pristine Ningaloo Reef

The pictures you see of World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef almost seem too good to be true: a whale shark cruising towards you as smoothly as an ocean liner, a manta ray executing a perfect loop in crystal clear ocean, turtles stopping to nibble on coral, oblivious you’re watching from less than one metre away, and tropical fish, absolutely everywhere you look.

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Lady Elliot Island

Inside the Great Barrier Reef’s scuba diving mecca

With some of the planet’s best scuba diving spots, the Great Barrier Reef is a natural playground in our own backyard waiting to be explored, and the best of it is found on and around its stunning coral cays at the likes of the stunning Lady Elliot Island.

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The other Tasmanian mid-winter festival you need to know about
South Tasmania

The other Tasmanian mid-winter festival you need to know about

You’ve heard of Dark Mofo, but how about Tasmania’s other truly weird and wonderful mid-winter festival? Get acquainted with the Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival, and the ancient traditions that inspire it. Words by Imogen Eveson

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Australia

Discover why #Vanlife is so much more than just a hashtag

If you think the ideals of the hippie era have been replaced by the consumerism of the 21st century, think again.

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Best trips and excursions near Australia’s capital cities
Australia

Best trips and excursions near Australia’s capital cities

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Wilpena Pound
Australia

Great Australian family holidays made easy

Family Holidays are one of life’s great joys; spending time away from the distractions and dramas of day-to-day life and reconnecting with each other, as well as the simpler things in life. Whether you’ve got toddlers or teenagers in tow, a family adventure need not be stressful, given there are so many options to choose from, both in our own backyard and further afield.

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10 unusual Christmas holiday destinations in Australia
VIC

10 unusual Christmas holiday destinations in Australia

Choosing the road less travelled is fine in theory – but it helps if you’ve got something to choose from. So, to fill your summer with places and pastimes that never even occurred to you, here are ten Christmas destinations you might have left off the wish list.

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Review: Emma Gorge Resort
Kimberley

Review: Emma Gorge Resort

Right around the corner from the luxury El Questro Homestead, with one eye on the setting sun and the other on his G&T, is the base of Emma Gorge Resort Accommodation.

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Outback Queensland Winton
Australia

10 ways you can see Australia on wheel and wing

We’ve rounded up the best ways to traverse the country on road, off-road and from the air: from the exhilarating to the epicurean and sometimes both at once.

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