This year we were lucky enough to be able to tour Australia for 3 months and it became one of the best trips of our life. So exciting and so full of surprises that it left us wanting more! So yes, sooner or later we will return to continue exploring this immense country. Throughout this time we went through a lot of incredible places, and many others that we could not visit. If you are planning a great trip to the land Down Under, today we are going to tell you what are the 20 best things to see and do in Australia :
- Rent a car (or better yet, rent a van ) and go exploring the Great Ocean Road, one of the most beautiful scenic roads in the world. Wild koalas, bizarre rock formations, endless coastlines, and a few more surprises await you. Our roadtrip on the Great Ocean Road, and tips for traveling the Great Ocean Road .
- We finally didn’t go to Uluru, but it doesn’t take a guru (I rhymed!) To know that this sacred Aboriginal site is one of the things we all (ahem) should see on our trip to Australia. We will be back. Insurance.
- Our gateway to the country was Perth and Fremantle, and for that alone we have a certain affection for it. It is true that Perthdoes not have anywhere near as much on offer as Sydney or Melbourne, but it is a very pleasant city, with beautiful surroundings. Fremantle for example, is very worthwhile: here you can sleep, as we did, in one of the oldest prisons in Australia and …
4.… Take a ferry to explore one of the places that we fell in love with the most in Australia: Rottnest Island , the island of the quokkas. And it has some beaches that you freak out, huh. Look how it went on Rottnest Island .
- And speaking of beaches, the one we liked the most of our entire trip to Australia was undoubtedly Lucky Bay. And not only because it has turquoise waters and very white sand, but because super handsome kangaroos roam freely around it. This was the night at the Lucky Bay campground.
- If you are a beach person, you also have to visit Hyams Beachwithout excuse , which always appears in the lists of the most beautiful beaches in the world. And yes, beautiful it is for a while, with its famous fine sand and an almost radioactive white (although it has too many houses attached to it, and that of course … takes away some of its charm). This is how we visit it on our roadtrip.
- We finished our Australian trip in Sydney, and it turned out to be the perfect final culmination. We found it spectacular, a place that meets everything you can ask of an ideal city: neighborhoods full of character, wild beaches, wide gastronomic offer and a lot of atmosphere. A trip to Australia without going through Sydney would be incomplete. See everything you can see and do in Sydney.
- Although at this point our hearts are divided, and we ourselves cannot agree. Because Melbourneis the other city that made us consider leaving everything and moving here for a long time. This is how things are: Rober is more from Melbourne and Lety more than Sydney. But we do agree on something: we loved the Fitzroy neighborhood, although Melbourne is much more. Here we tell you everything to see and do in Melbourne.
- Something strange happened to us with Byron Bay: we arrived believing that it was going to look like a too modern-hippy-touristy place, and we loved it. It has something special, almost magnetic, that makes you want to stay longer than planned. Best thing to do in Byron Bay .
- Where we did go with high expectations (which weren’t thwarted at all) was Tasmania. This island-state knew how to hook us from the beginning with its waterfalls, its Bay of Fire and its wild nature. If you have the opportunity to go, don’t miss it. Of course, we recommend you spend at least 7 days there. Here you can see our roadtrip through Tasmania.
- The road trip we did through the Nullarborwas one of the best experiences of the trip. There are hundreds and hundreds of kilometers where you feel lost in the middle of nowhere. Said like this, it seems that it has no attraction, but nothing could be further from the truth: we were able to enjoy immense and vertiginous cliffs (the Bunda Cliffs are a must), fiery sunsets, ghost towns and we even saw wild dingoes. Yes, sometimes getting lost is cool! Here we tell you our passage through the Nullarbor.
- The Blue Mountains National Park, close to Sydney, is a perfect getaway from the city, or an almost obligatory step on any road trip along the east coast of Australia. There are many trails and viewpoints that will leave you speechless. Learn more about the Blue Mountains.
- Another city that we advise you to visit is Adelaide. It has a lot of charm and a lot of nightlife, although we especially liked its Chinatown, you know how we are with Asia. If you are one of those who like to try local wine, in its surroundings you will find the best wineries in all of Australia. We also recommend exploring the nearby (in Australian distances, of course) Eyre Peninsula, which has a few beautiful corners. This is what you can’t miss about Adelaide . And our passage by van through the Eyre Peninsula .
- Spending a few days in the Daintree Forest, north of the east coast, in a little wooden cabin in the middle of the jungle, surrounded by spiders and near rivers where the terrible Australian crocodiles live was at the same time scary and exciting. If you like adventures … you have to go. And don’t hesitate to take a boat tour on the Daintree River to see the dreaded crocodiles up close. This was our experience.
- One of the most amazing sections of the road trip was the one that goes from Perth to Esperance, which runs along the entire southwest coast of the country, where the best wild beaches we saw on our trip are for us. If we had to stay with two places, they would be the Green Pools with Elephant Cove, and the Ocean Beach Road, two places that truly amaze. In this post we tell you our step .
- If on your trip to the east coast of Australia you need a few days of relaxation, we have the perfect plan: Magnetic Island. Koalas in the wild, beautiful and wild beaches to access after the odd trekking, nights of talks over a beer and pizza and some very cool landscapes. Magnetic Island travel guide.
- Australia’s animals are one of its greatest wonders. With any luck you will soon see kangaroosin the wild jumping on the sides of the road (well, it took us 5 days!), But if you want to visit an absolutely wonderful place, write this name: Moone Beach Natural Reserve. We enjoyed here one of the best sunsets of the trip, and we did not do it alone, but we were accompanied by dozens and dozens of kangaroos (two of them fought haha). This was the specific moment of our roadtrip .
- As for the other symbolic animal of Australia, the koala, we have to tell you that it is somewhat more difficult to see them in the wild, but they can be seen, eh. We were able to enjoy them in South Australia, on the Great Ocean Road and in parts of the west coast. If you cannot see them, a recommended place to do so is the Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie, where these animals are rescued and treated. The visit is free but leave a tip, they do a great job. Here you can see more info .
- Although Australia had two gifts reserved for us: the first was to see a mother dolphinswim with her calf in the port of Whyalla, a few meters from us. The other and if possible more special, was to meet two cassowaries in Etty Bay , and although we do not have photos, we keep them in our memory as if it were our most precious memory.
- One of the experiences we will never forget is flying over the Great Barrier Reef and the Whitsunday Islands. There are several ways to do it, both by boat and by plane, although we definitely recommend the latter. In this post we give you more details on how to do it.
20 + 1. Returns . It is impossible to see all that Australia has to offer in one trip!
These are 20 ideas of the best things to see and do in Australia . The list could be endless, as it is a country that has a lot to offer the traveler, so we hope that you will explore it yourself and make us your own suggestions of the best of Australia !
