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Australia and its people which represents a melting pot of cultures just “get” it. Travelers just can’t seem to get enough of their infectious good natured “joie de vivre” and “G-day Mates.” For them - Life is just too short not to spend time at the beach, appreciating nature and the simpler things in life!
Australian wine, Australian music, Australian beaches and Australian wildlife are just a few of the draws to this unique continent where there is so much to see and do that we shouldn’t have to tell you to visit Australia twice!
Australia is a wonderful romantic getaway if you both enjoy the great outdoors! It is one of twelve “mega-diverse” countries that accounts for 75% of the world’s biodiversity, says the Department of Environment and Climate Change. The existence of Australian animals on the island fascinates biologists, who attribute the tremendous biodiversity to being allowed to proliferate without human interference for so many years. Remember, Australia wasn’t even officially declared a country until 1901.
It’s not every day that you can see 45 species of kangaroo hopping through the bush, an enormous emu running with its gangly ostrich-like legs, or hear a laughing kookaburra in the tree. Some animals can only be found down under. The Tasmanian devil, for instance, is only found in Australia. To Australian guides, it may be nothing to see a playful platypus, 100 varieties of poisonous snakes, 56 species of parrots, a koala or a wild dingo, but travelers are always somewhat bewildered by the sudden emergence of animals they had only previously seen on TV or at the zoo. The bush and the Australian outback are unique experiences, so try to arrange a jeep tour to catch the wildlife in Australia’s great outdoors!
Visit Australiato experience cultural wonders. Where else in the world can you get a vegemite sandwich or buy an authentic Australian aboriginal-made boomerang? Take a tour of the Fosters brewery, sit through an unforgettable performance at the Sydney Opera House, or watch a rugby game. Australian society favors egalitarianism and fraternalism (also called “mateship”). Cinema and music are also prominent pillars of Australian culture.
To partake in the rich Australian experience, you should come during a festival, such as the Charleville Camel, the Donkey and Yabbie Race Festival, Santa Claus Pub Crawl, Woodford Festival, the Darwin Beer Can Regatta, the (March) Adelaide Festival, the Maslin Nude Beach Olympics, the Big Day Out Music Festival and more! Australia Day and New Years are always wild events down under too! Visit “the land down under” to experience events you can’t find anywhere else in the world.
Visit Australia for a good road trip. Don’t miss the Stuart Highway road trip of Australia, as it has virtually no speed limit like Germany’s Autobahn, the landscape is miles and miles of desolate sandy red earth, nostalgic artifacts litter your journey and you may even see flying fox bats squabbling in the trees at the Mataranka Thermal Springs stop-off. Another fantastic adventure is the Great Ocean Road drive from Melbourne to Port Phillip Bay, Bell’s Beach, Torquay, Airey’s Inlet, ApolloBay, Otway Fly and Loch Ard Gorge.
You’ll see surfboard, kangaroos and rainforest gullies along the way to make your trip memorable. A third road trip you may want to take is the remote South Australia quadrant, from Perth to Bunbury and Yallingup through the Margaret River Wine Region. Gothic cathedrals and behemoth trees, organic food and beach towns all meet you on your voyage, and don’t forget the Australian wine tours! While driving isn’t much of a vacation for some, the drives you’ll take around the coastal regions of Australia are transcendental.
