Beach Holidays

Few experiences rival the surf–sand–sun combo, and with over 50,000 kilometres of coastline, Australia offers an endless choice of unforgettable beach holiday destinations.

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Australia

12 trendy beach towns to visit this summer

Just-opened eateries, chic boutiques and genetically blessed locals flow throughout Australia’s most exhilarating beach towns and neighbourhoods.

Australia

The best coastal summer holidays in Australia

There are more than 10,000 beaches in Australia. Yep. Ten. Thousand. If you’ve got a spare 30 years up your sleeve, you might just be able to visit each and every one of them. Failing that, your best bet is to pull together a shortlist.

Australia

22 secret beaches to visit in Australia

Escape the crowds this summer at these 22 secret beaches in Australia.

Cairns

15 of the best beaches in and around Cairns to visit

These are the beautiful Cairns beaches you need to explore right now.

Broome

A guide to the best beaches in and near Broome

Broome may be famous for its pearling history and Shinju Matsuri Festival, but many visitors are really there for the beaches.

Australia

How a surfer and a rock legend saved Australia’s beaches

Australia’s National Surfing Reserves are hallowed ground when it comes to the beaches found along our coast, and not only for surfers.

Cocos (Keeling)

The best things to do in the Cocos Keeling Islands

The ‘Welcome to Paradise’ brochures handed out at Cocos Keeling Islands’ airport after half a day’s travel from Perth perfectly encapsulates Australia’s most remote group of 27 islands that hang in the Indian Ocean like a sparkling tiara.

Cocos (Keeling)

Your complete guide to accommodation in Cocos Keeling Islands

You’ve scoured the internet for an untrampled nature-based destination and happened upon Cocos Keeling Islands – a tropical, coconut palm-covered horseshoe of sparkling gems, 27 of them in fact, peeking out of the Indian Ocean.