Top 10 Places You Need to Visit in Australia

Australia is also a land of staggering contrast and spectacular beauty. Along the coast, visitors can explore vibrant multicultural cities, safari across vast sand islands, trek through ancient rainforests, and dive the Great Barrier Reef. In the Outback, rugged national parks and red-earthed deserts offer the ultimate in adventure travel. Among the many iconic sites and landmarks you can visit in Australia are Ayers Rock and the Sydney Opera House. While these spots are very popular with tourists, there are a number of tourist attractions in Australia that aren’t as well-known but are just as impressive.

1. Harbour Bridge Sydney 

The Sydney Harbour is a bridge that joins north Sydney with south Sydney. People can cross the bridge by car, walking or by train.

2. Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast is one of Mother Nature’s most dazzling creations, a labyrinth of coral cays, islands, lagoons, channels and caverns furnished with an amazing variety of marine life.

3. Opera House Sydney

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, Australia. It is one of the 20th century's most famous and distinctive buildings.

4. Bondi Beach 

Bondi Beach is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

5. Blue Mountains

Marvel at the one million hectares of tall forests, sandstone cliffs, canyons, caves, walking tracks and waterfalls that make up the magnificent Blue Mountains.

6. Uluru (Ayers Rock)

Uluru is considered one of the great wonders of the world and one of Australia's most recognizable natural icons.

7. Melbourne

Melbourne is the coastal capital of the southeastern Australian state of Victoria. At the city's centre is the modern Federation Square development, with plazas, bars, and restaurants by the Yarra River.

8. Fraser Island

Fraser Island, off Australia’s eastern Queensland coast, is the world's largest sand island, stretching over 120km. It is the perfect place to stimulate your sense of wonder.

9. Daintree Rainforest

The Daintree Rainforest is believed to be one of the three oldest in the world with unique plants and animals found nowhere else, a Paradise for bird-watchers and nature-lovers. 

10. Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage listed 243 kilometres stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Allansford.