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Best places to visit in Australia
Australia, a dream country/continent, 14 times bigger than France. Hello distances! It's best therefore to choose your itinerary well before heading there. Where to begin? Don't panic: our well-informed travellers are here to help you. Thanks to their advice, you can prepare your trip to Australia according to your wishes by clicking on the places to discover. It all depends on which Australia tempts you...
The one with the cities? If so, Melbourne, a cultural and sporting city near the Great Ocean Road, will seduce you, just like the chic Sydney, with its opera and its prized beaches. Canberra, the green capital with modern architecture, is worth the detour, not forgetting Perth, a prosperous and relaxed city, isolated in the West.
The Australia of open spaces? Red earth, bush and unusual geological formations? Aim for the central region, with the symbolic and must-see site of Uluru. Kings Canyon, Devils Marbles, Wave Rock, Bungle Bungle or Flinder Ranges will, no doubt, also figure on your list.
The Australia full of adventure and unique encounters? Head to the north, to the heart of the Aboriginal tribes; rock paintings and crocodiles are waiting for you at Kakadu National Park. Cross the Kimberley savannah in a 4x4, stand awestruck in front of the horizontal waterfalls, not forgetting the sunset astride a camel on Cable Beach in Broome.
The Australia of surfing and nautical activities in idyllic locations? Go kayaking on the Whitsunday Islands, dive in the Great Barrier Reef or Ningaloo Reef, its lesser-known equivalent to the west, with sharks and whales. Greet the dolphins at Monkey Mia. Are you a surfer? East, West, South coasts: the spots are bustling, whether it's the waves of Byron Bay, Margaret River or Bell's Beach...
The Australia off the beaten track? Choose Esperance, the pink lake and the beaches of Cape Le Grand. And Tasmania? This forgotten little part of New Zealand will bowl you over with its exceptional fauna and flora.
Now it's up to you to create your unique trip!
A lighthouse and small village to the south of Adelaide in South Australia, Cape Jervis is a slightly other-worldly place.
Mount Gambier is located almost midway between Adelaide and Melbourne. It is an ideal stopover for travellers coming from or going to Kangaroo Island, The Great Ocean Road or the Grampians.
About a hundred kilometres south of Katherine, Mataranka is a tiny village of just 200 but it's also a natural reserve, which has hot water springs.
On your journey, whether you are going north, towards Darwin, or south, towards Alice Springs, stop off at Devils Marbles. These round granite blocks which come out of nowhere, are a geological curiosity which are worth seeing.
An island archipelago off Airlie Beach, in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef.
450 km away from Alice Springs, Ayers Rock is an enormous red monolith. It is the most sacred place for the Aboriginal people who believe it to be the centre of the world.
The largest city in Australia, Sydney is also the city that offers the greatest number of iconic sites to visit—all in a magnificent setting.
