Tourist Spots in Australia

• Glittering rivers and oceans, enthralling wildlife, imposing mountains, captivating scenery, crystal-like waterfalls, postcard perfect beaches all come together to attract people from all round the globe to the fascinating country of Australia.
• Spread over an area of 7.68 million sq. km, Australia is home to some 19.5 million people.
• Sun-kissed beaches, the dramatic Red Centre, the splendid beauty of over 500 national parks along with most warm hearted and friendly people makes Australia most sought after tourist destination.
• A sublime time bending quality along with perfect amalgamation of urban lifestyles thriving in Victorian-era buildings makes Australia an exciting place to visit.
Blue mountain:
This splendid natural habitat has been Sydney’s wilderness getaway for years. The magnificent scenery, excellent bush-walks, numerous gum trees, gorges, outdoor activities and great eating joint make Blue Mountains an ideal tourist destination in the New South Wales region of Australia offering comfy and rugged stay to your liking.If you also wish to hear the ringing of unfamiliar bird song rising from the valley, to smell the subtle scent of eucalyptus and sassafras or to simply just sit quietly and watch the slide behind the horizon at dusk, join us on Travel to Blue Mountains. Just an hour and half drive from the glittering city of Sydney, Australia’s most accessible wilderness, the region is a declared World Heritage Site with loads of people thronging the place all the year round. The Blue haze, which gave the Blue Mountains their name, is a result of the ultrafine oily mist given off by eucalyptus.
The Blue Mountains National Park has some truly fantastic scenery, excellent bushwalks and all the gorges, gum trees and cliff you could possibly imagine to find at one place.The foothills begin 65 km inland from Sydney and the mountains rise up to 1100m. So whether you want to take a break from the monotony of your strenuous life or simply want to experience an enthralling adventurous trekking vacation, Blue Mountains is the place to be..
Fraser Island
Fraser Island is the world’s largest sand island. The unique sand dunes system, the rainforests on sand and the beautiful fresh water Lakes all add charm to the allure of the Fraser Island making it a hot holiday destination for people all over the world. If you also wish to visit this wondrous place. Spread over a wide expanse of 124 km and covering an area of 163,000 hectares, this mesmerizing island is characterized by an amazing variety of landscapes, long surf beaches, cliffs and gorges in shades of orange, red, yellow and pure white sand, dense rainforests, vast, desert-like sandblows, freshwater lakes perched high up in its dunes, winding streams, great basalt headlands and salt pans with eerie mangrove forests. The beaches and forests are abode to more than 230 species of birds - one of the largest and most varied bird communities in Australia.
There are over forty two lakes on Fraser Island each with its own individual character - from lakes stained red with tannin to others with pure white sand and crystal clear water. Few mammal species are present on the island. The most common are bats, particularly flying foxes. The dingo population on the island is regarded as the most pure strain of dingoes remaining in eastern Australia.
Great Barrier reef
Home to colorful marine life the Great Barrier Reef, located in Cairns, Queensland’s most northerly city is one of the natural wonders of the world and a popular boarding point. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of mollusc. It also holds great scientific interest as the habitat of species such as the dugong (’sea cow’) and the large green turtle, which are threatened with extinction.
Listed as a World Heritage Site, the Great Barrier Reef is a premier holiday destination in Australia. It is the largest of the world’s 552 World Heritage Areas, covering 347,000 kms; there are more than 2800-catalogued reefs in the area. Running parallel to the Queensland coast, the Reef has also been declared as a Marine Park by the Australian Government. The first European explorer to see the Great Barrier Reef was Captai James Cook.The area abounds with wildlife, including dugong and green turtles, varieties of dolphins and whales, more than 1500 species of fish, 4000 types of mollusc and more than 200 species of birdlife.
The Great Barrier Reef system consists of more than 3000 reefs which range in size from 1 hectare to over 10,000 hectares in area. Home to some of the most fascinating rare varities of species and mammals, the Great Barrier Reef witnesses a total of 2 million tourist each year who come from all over the world to bask in its glory.
Ayers Rock

Also known as the Ayers Rock, resting in the middle of the Australian continent lies the imposing monolithic sandstone structure of the Uluru, a major tourist attraction of the region. Standing at a height of more than thousand feet from the desert ground, the monument was named by Anangu, the Aboriginal people who live on the land around it and who are its traditional owners.
Consisting of mineral rich sandstone, Uluru measures 2.4km (1.5 miles) long and 1.6km (1 mile) wide, and is one of earth’s great natural wonders. Uluru is a sacred site for the Aboriginal tribes, and has great spiritual meaning. Each feature of the rock has a meaning in ‘Tjukurpa’ or Dreamtime, the traditional Anangu law that explains how the world was created. Another mesmerizing feature of this monolithic structure is that as each day passes, the rock changes color depending on the light and atmospheric conditions, and never remains the exact same permanent shade.When it is wet, it is purple or black and on sunny days it appears red or orange.
Uluru can be climbed and is done so by thousands of tourists every year. In recognition of the rock’s significance to the Aboriginal culture, the Australian government has created the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, which is visited each year by thousands of people from all over the world.
kakadu park
The Kakadu National Park is a natural marvel encompassing a variety of habitats, a mass of wildlife and significant rock-art sites. Stretching for more than 200 kms south from the coast and 100 kms from east to west, Kakadu’s main entrance lies about 153 kms east of Darwin along the Bitumen road. It takes in a variety of superb landscapes, swarms with wildlife and has some of Australia’s best Aboriginal rock art.
Kakadu is a cultural landscape. It was shaped by the spiritual ancestors of Aboriginal people during the Creation Time. These ancestors or ‘first people’ journeyed across the country creating landforms, plants, animals and Bininj/Mungguy* (Aboriginal people). The name ‘Kakadu’ comes from an Aboriginal floodplain language called Gagudju which was one of the languages spoken in the north of the park at the beginning of the twentieth century. This World Heritage listed park characterize some exceptional galleries of Aboriginal art and diverse and fascinating wildlife.
The wildlife in Kakadu National Park includes over 280 species of birds, 60 kinds of native mammals, 55 kinds of freshwater fish, thousands of species of insects, and many species of reptiles, the most famous of which is the salt-water crocodile. Over 230,000 tourists visit Kakadu National Park every year. Rugged mountain scenery for long leisurely walks, crystal-like waterfalls, wetlands and numerous species of flora and fauna all together makes your visit to the Kakadu National park a memorable experience.
Kata Tjuta
Sprawled over 132 566 hectares of arid ecosystems and located close to the centre of Australia in the traditional lands of Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara Aboriginal people (locally known as Anangu), the Kata Tjuta National Park is a major crowd puller of the continent. About 32 kilometres to the west of Uluru lie the 36 steep-sided domes of Kata Tjuta, also known as Olgas. The domes cover an area of 3 500 hectares with Mount Olga, the highest feature, rising to a height of 500 metres and the area is sacred under Anangu men’s law.
The Kata Tjuta National Park was declared a World Heritage Site for both its cultural and natural values. The predominantly sandy landscape is dominated by spinifex and low shrubs on sand dunes and sand plains dotted with large desert oaks. Sizeable areas of mulga woodland and other low shrubs also occur on dunes and swales. The alluvial flow areas at the very base of the major rock formations support large bloodwoods, acacias and native grasses. Water holes and soaks provide restricted habitats for a number of rare and unique plant species. Larger stands of mulga and other acacias dominate the harder, wide, sand plain surrounding Uluru and Kata Tjuta.
Over 150 species of birds, and many reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates adapted to arid environments have been seen in this Park. A number of rare mammals are also found in Kata Tjuta, including the hairy-footed dunnart, the sandhill dunnart and the mulgara. Reptile species are found in numbers unparalleled anywhere else in the world and are well adapted to the arid environment. A number of lizard species are found in the park, including the rare giant desert skink and Australia’s largest lizard, the perentie, which may grow to a length of 2.5 metres. Today the Park is jointly managed under direction of Board of management and that includes a majority of Anangu traditional owners.
Kangaroo Island
A small and serene beautiful place with a population, Kangaroo Island in one of the famed spots in Australia. The coastline of towering rock and sheltered beaches is edged with turquoise seas, while acres of forest and bush cover the interior’s red earth. The island’s real treat however, is the abundant glorious birds, animals and ocean-based creatures that inhabit the place. If you also want to bask in the glory of this fascinating island, join us on Travel to Kangaroo Island.Lying just 110 kms south of Adelaide and 16 kms off the coastline of South Australia you’ll find one of Australia’s best-kept secrets, the Kangaroo Island.
This unique part of the continent gives you an opportunity to brush shoulders with wallabies, goannas, koalas, kangaroos, echidnas, dolphins, sea lions, penguins, fur seals, eagles, whales and ospreys, just to name a few. Share with them the pure air and clean water that makes Kangaroo Island one of the last unspoilt wonder of the world. With one third of the island conserved in National Parks, the distinctive variety of flora and fauna present in the island will leave you completely enthralled.Kangaroo Island’s geographical has mercifully kept it free from dingoes, rabbits and foxes.
Kangaroo Island is the third largest island off the coast of Australia with a length of 155 km, and width up to 55 km while covering an area of 4,500 square kms. Teeming with wildlife and surrounded by pristine beaches of white sand and crystal blue waters; the island in every way is truly a visitor’s delight. Kangaroo Island is one of Australia’s great scenic treasures and a must see for anyone interested in travel to wilderness destinations.
Purnululu National Park
Located in the East Kimberly region of Western Australia over an area of 239,723 hectares, the Purnululu National Park is an imposing and alluring attraction of the region. The Bungle Bungle Range, in Purnululu National Park, is one of the most fascinating geological landmarks and for this reason the Purnululu National Park is also known as the Bungle Bungle National Park. With its huge expanse of striking banded beehive structures, sandstone cliffs and towers makes the Park a must visit with Travel to Purnululu National Park.
Now declared as a World Heritage Site, Purnululu was nominated for its rich Aboriginal cultural heritage spanning over some 20 000 years. The general public did not know the Bungles until 1986 when a TV crew happened to fly over and film the strange bee hive rock formations. Since then Purnululu has been made into a National Park. The orange and black stripes across the beehive-like mounds, encased in a skin of silica and algae, can be sighted from the south of this fascinating Park. Constant erosion and river movements have formed the huge black and orange striped domes over the last 20 million years.
There are some fantastic gorges around the Bungle Bungle National Park, with Echidna Chasm in the northern section of the park, and Cathedral Gorge in the southern section of the park. Both are about 1 hour’s walk from the National Park car park, while for the adventurous lot the long 10 hour walk of the Piccaninny Gorge is very refreshing and thrilling. Other gorges within the northern section of the park are inaccessible on the ground, but offer a breath taking view from the air.