Australia is an island continent as well as a country. It is world’s 6th largest country in the world. Australia has a lot to offer to its tourists. It has a diverse landscape. From deserts to tropical forests to mountains, Australia is a place that will surely win your heart. There are so many things to explore here’ from the great barrier reef to hiking, cruises, beaches, amusement parks and museums, Australia has a lot to offer to its tourists. Canberra is the capital of Australia while the largest city is Sydney. This country has 16 natural world heritage sites to explore as well. The currency of this country is Australian dollars.
Here are 12 fun things to do in Australia. If you are planning a trip to Australia, I am sure this post will help you create a nice itinerary.
12 Fun Things to do in Australia
- Visit the Great Barrier Reef, it’s world’s largest and most beautiful reef which is made up of over 3,000 separate reef systems and dozens of beautiful tropical islands surrounded by azure waters beautiful with marine life
- Visit the world famous Sydney Opera House, which is a theatre of performing arts and considered as a masterpiece of 20th century architecture.
- Drive through the great ocean road, which is a 240 km long scenic beautiful road that is also a national Australian heritage.
- Visit Uluru which is a sacred Australian rock formation
- Explore the Kakadu national park. This is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia which is also a World Heritage Site. Nearest city to this national park is Jabiru.
- Spend time at the beautiful whitehaven beach situated on the Whitsunday Island. This is an iconic white sand beach with clear blue waters, and a must visit place in Australia.
- Explore the daintree rainforest
- Visit the Warner Bros. movie world, obviously one can’t miss this one for sure!
- Visit Dreamworld for the most thrilling rollercoaster ride. You’ll be surprised to know that this has one of the most scariest rollercoasters in the world.
- Visit the litchfield national park for beautiful waterfalls, creeks and rainforest
- Explore the kinds canyon carkpark
- Witness the Lake Hillier as it’s a pink water lake surrounded by sand
Hope this article helps you in creating your list of places to visit and things to do in Australia. Before visiting this beautiful country, I would suggest you to go through some local blogs for more authentic information about the place. I always do this before visiting to any new place.
Also, thanks to Google for helping me create this list. Click here to see photos of places mentioned above on google and for more details.
This post is part of my travel bucket list series. I am creating this list to make sure when I travel to these places, I don’t miss out anything fun thing to do!
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