DESTINATIONS · Australia
Australia isn’t a destination you simply tick off. It’s a continent you discover.
Australia often begins in Sydney, between the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, the harbour and the beaches of Bondi and Manly, but the country’s true scale becomes clear as soon as you travel further. Melbourne brings a different energy, shaped by food, art and its laneways, while further west the Great Ocean Road follows one of the continent’s most spectacular coastlines, past cliffs, beaches and the rock formations of the Twelve Apostles.
Australia isn’t a destination you simply tick off. It’s a continent you discover.
In the northeast, Queensland changes the scenery completely. The Great Barrier Reef opens a world of reefs, islands and marine life, while Cairns, Port Douglas and the Daintree Rainforest allow you to move from the ocean to one of the world’s oldest tropical rainforests in a single journey. In the heart of the continent, Uluru and the red landscapes of the Red Centre tell a much older story — one connected to the land and to Aboriginal cultures that have known it for tens of thousands of years.
And there is still Perth and Western Australia, Adelaide and its wine regions, Tasmania, national parks, unique wildlife and roads that seem to stretch forever. You come for cities, ocean, diving, surfing, wildlife, food, hiking or the Outback, but Australia rewards selection rather than speed. Sydney and Melbourne, reef and rainforest, Uluru and desert, mainland and Tasmania — the best journey doesn’t try to see everything; it chooses a few worlds and gives them enough time to become experiences.
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The same journey can begin with the occasion that inspires you to travel, the time of year, or simply the place you want to reach.
Amélie
“In Australia, I wouldn’t begin with ‘what can we see?’, because the answer would be far too long. I’d begin with ‘which Australia do you want to experience?’. The distances are enormous, and here a well-designed route is worth far more than a long list of places.”
Sydney and Melbourne? The Great Barrier Reef and Daintree? Uluru and the Red Centre? Tasmania or a coastal road trip? Tell me how much time you have and what made you dream of Australia, and I’ll help you choose the places that deserve to be part of your journey — and the time they deserve.