Explore Your Destination
Information on services and activities at your chosen destination.
Tasmania
Separated from mainland Australia by the 240 km stretch of Bass Strait, Tasmania is a land apart - a place of wild and beautiful landscapes; friendly, welcoming people; a pleasant, temperate climate; wonderful wine and food; a rich history; and a relaxed island lifestyle.
Victoria
Hugging the tip of the Australian east coast, Victoria is Australia’s second smallest state. Packed into this compact area is a diverse range of areas and attractions, from sweeping coastline and pristine beaches to national parks and forests teeming with wildlife to wineries, lakes and mountains offering skiing, climbing and hiking. Best of all, many of Victoria's unique and varied landscapes are easily accessible as day trips from Melbourne, the states capital city.
New South Wales
New South Wales is vast and varied, with alpine areas that blossom with summery wildflowers and desolate outback extremes haunted by colonial architecture and aeons-old Aboriginal history. Then there are beaches blessed with year-round sun, vast tracts of secluded bush and fascinating wildlife. And, of course, Sydney, the largest city in Australia.
South Australia
South Australia, with it's huge semi-desert areas in the far Outback, is the driest out of all of the states and also the most urbanised. Adelaide, the capital, has been called 'the city of churches'. Although the churches are still in Adelaide, times are different now. The state is well-known for it's wineries. The main wine growing region is in the Barossa Valley. It also hosts fantastic scenery and bushwalking, it is possible to watch whales at the Head of Bight along the Great Australian Bight and the wild coast offers plenty for the tourist, as well as the relaxing Kangaroo Island.
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) was established in 1911 to create a capital for the newly federated country of Australia. Some 2330 square kilometres (900 square miles) was set aside, 53 per cent of which today remains nature park or reserve. Canberra, the urban centre of the ACT, is a thriving modern city of 325,000 people. The surrounding rural areas and stretches of natural bushland are home to charming rural townships such as Tharwa and Hall, award-winning wineries, and stunning nature parks.
Queensland
Queensland is often referred to as the 'holiday state' and this is certainly a fitting title. The population of approximately 3.5 million live in the states 1,727,000 square kilometres. Queensland holds activities for everyone, and is the perfect holiday destination. It includes Surfers Paradise, Brisbane, Cairns, the Great Barrier Reef, many islands along the coast, a great number of beaches, rainforests and National Parks.
Western Australia
At a whopping 2,532,400 sq km (977,765 sq mi), WA is twice the size of Western Europe and comes with all the geographical variety that such an expanse entails. Forests, gorges, caves, ancient aboriginal rock art, beaches and pristine reef could keep a traveller enthralled for years.
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is the most barren of all areas in the whole of Australia. Red is the predominant colour found in the soil, the rocks and Uluru (Ayers Rock) which are all situated in Central Australia (also known as the Red Centre). Surrounding the centre are a number of meteorite crators, canyons and valleys. Far North Northern Territory (the Top End) is home to the vast Arnhem Land which is Aboriginal land, as well as the Kakadu National Park. Just off of the Northern Territory coast are the Tiwi Islands, home to the Tiwi people.