Australia has both iconic attractions and exhilarating experiences. The Sydney Opera House, Uluru, the Great Barrier Reef, the Great Ocean Road, sunshine, kangaroos, koalas and wombats are usually top of mind for places to visit.
But there is so much more to experience in Australia before or after your Melbourne conference; from watching migrating whales and visiting rainforests or dusty opal-mining towns, to enjoying imaginative, world-class cuisine, Australia has many fascinating corners.
Unique Australian Tourist Attractions
All visitors remember Australia because it is a truly unique country. To begin with, the native plants and animals set it apart from every other continent. Nature is easily accessible, from the possums living in backyard trees, to the brightly coloured lorikeets that feed in the gardens. In the sun-scorched Australian Outback, kangaroos, emus, giant lizards and eagles are easily spotted.
Breathtaking Nature from Rainforests to Coral Reefs
The steamy rainforests of New South Wales and tropical North Queensland are a biological time capsule dating back to when flowering plants first appeared on the planet. National Parks like Kakadu and The Grampians offer a treasury of bird species, wildlife and Aboriginal rock art sites. The Great Barrier Reef is a living chain of coral that spans more than 2,000 kilometres – it is also the largest living thing on Earth. And of course, stunning beaches are in abundance all around Australia.
Clearly, mother nature saved some of her most wondrous creations for the world’s biggest island continent.
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